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20 July 1810 25 Fallacies Ch. |
20 July 1810 25

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. 4. Churchman's Sinister interest

of The sinister interests to the action of which the probity of a Churchman stands exposed the following circumstances of his condition may be stated as the sources.

1. On his entrance into his profession, and as a condition of his being admitted to a sahre in the priviledges /advantages of all kinds/ attached to it, he has made a solemn and deliberate and solemn and notorious declaration, asserting his belief of the truth of a large collection of propositions framed so long ago as the 1562, (+) and of which the date consideration being had of the ignorance and violence of the times and /compared with/ the obscurity of the subject constitute of itself in every reflecting mind a conclusive proof of its contacting a multitude of propositions absurd in themselves and so absurd as not to be capable of being really believed /on which ground no absurdity so gross but may be and has been believed or endeavoured to be believed/ on any other ground than that of mere authority, by any man at present.
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    4. Churchman's Sinister interest

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    . 4 Churchmen Sinister interest

    On any subject unconnected with religion, no one would suppose that in the question what ought to be law the bare opinion of a Churchman would is not likely either to be delivered or to be received in the character of an authority any more than that of any other man. If in that character attempted to be employed, it is in the character of a fallacy that it would be employed) but presenting no prospect /probability/ of operating in that character, it applies not in that case in the character of an example of the species of fallacy here held up to view

    /It would be in the character of a man of sense /knowledge/ and probity and not in the character of a Churchman as such - that his bare opinion if referred to under any expectation of its influencing the decision would be employed./

    To understand how unfit it is that great the probability of deception would be if on the question what in matters of religion ought to be true the opinion delivered by a Churchman ought as such to be were to be regarded as authority and as such were admitted by a man to [...?] an influence on his decision independently of any specific reasons /arguments/ with which it might happen to it to be accompanied it is necessary to understand /have a clear conception of/ the nature and force[?] of the sinister interest to the action of which in the present state of [...?] [...?] [...?] a person in that situation stands exposed.