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A COMMENTARY on
190.
fhew the priefthood, by our cruelty, that we are
no lefs religious than they.
But our religion is more holy than that of
the Romans, and confequently impiety is a great¬
er crime. Granted. God will punifh it. The
part of man is, to punifli that which is criminal
in the public diforder which the impiety hath
occafioned. But if in the aft of impiety the de¬
linquent hath not even Rolen a handkerchief; if
the ceremonies of religion have been in no wife
diRurbed, fhall we, as I faid before, punifh the
impiety as we would punifh parricide? The Mar-
Dial cF Ancre had caufed a white cock to be killed
when the moon was at full: ought we there¬
fore to burn the Mar (hall d’Ancre.
Eft modus in rebusy funt certi denique fines;
Nec fcutica di<*num horribili feclere fiagello.
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190.
fhew the priefthood, by our cruelty, that we are
no lefs religious than they.
But our religion is more holy than that of
the Romans, and confequently impiety is a great¬
er crime. Granted. God will punifh it. The
part of man is, to punifli that which is criminal
in the public diforder which the impiety hath
occafioned. But if in the aft of impiety the de¬
linquent hath not even Rolen a handkerchief; if
the ceremonies of religion have been in no wife
diRurbed, fhall we, as I faid before, punifh the
impiety as we would punifh parricide? The Mar-
Dial cF Ancre had caufed a white cock to be killed
when the moon was at full: ought we there¬
fore to burn the Mar (hall d’Ancre.
Eft modus in rebusy funt certi denique fines;
Nec fcutica di<*num horribili feclere fiagello.
CHAP.
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| Antiquarian books of Scotland > Crime & punishment > Essay on crimes and punishments > (192) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/129850331 |
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| Description | By the Marquis Beccaria of Milan. With a commentary by M. de Voltaire |
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| Shelfmark | ABS.1.86.85 |
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| Description | Thousands of printed books from the Antiquarian Books of Scotland collection which dates from 1641 to the 1980s. The collection consists of 14,800 books which were published in Scotland or have a Scottish connection, e.g. through the author, printer or owner. Subjects covered include sport, education, diseases, adventure, occupations, Jacobites, politics and religion. Among the 29 languages represented are English, Gaelic, Italian, French, Russian and Swedish. |
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