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may shake off these cords, or what gaps the 

 licentious may make in this hedge ; but such as 

 value God, or heaven, or prince, or peace, can 

 discover it no way better than in a sincere use 

 of so divine an ordinance. 



There can be no certain rule given, when to 

 believe, and when not, what such as are, or 

 would be great, please to inculcate to us. I 

 find more wrecks upon the rock of credulity : 

 and it is no heresy to affirm, that many have 

 been saved by their infidelity. I commend that 

 of Epicharmus, 



Na^£, K^ ^g^yacro a'CUifsl 



V. 



PRINCIPLE VIII. 



Necessiti/ of a State is a very competent Apology for the 



iDorst of actions. 



It has been observed, that in all innovations 

 and rebellions (which ordinarily have their rise 

 from pretences of religion, or reformation, or 

 both,) the breach and neglect of laws have been 

 authorized by that great patroness of illegal 

 actions — necessity.* 



* 'Ex^^ct' dvayar), Sseva necessitas. 



