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Title: [1817 Not Paul II Doctrine]

Description: 1817

Not Paul

II Doctrine

Ch In Jesus no

Adulteress

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1. Leviticus XX. 10.

And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth

adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be

put to death.

2. Deuteronomy XXII. 22. If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband,

then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with

the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel.

3. Deuteronomy XXIV. 1. 2. 3. 4. When a man hath taken a wife and married her, and it

come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some

uncleanness in her, then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

2. And when she is departed out of his house she may go and be another man’s wife.

3. And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement and giveth

it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house, or if the

latter husband die, which took her to be his wife,

4. Her former husband which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife,

after she is defiled; for that is abomination before the Lord: and thou shat not

cause the land to sin, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for

an inheritance.

4. Deuteronomy XVII. 2 to 7. If there be found among you, within any of thy gates

which the Lord thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the

sight of the Lord thy God, in transgressing his covenants,

3. And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the Sun, or moon,

or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;

4. And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and,

behold it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel:

5. Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that

wicked thing, unto thy gate, even that man or that woman, and shall stone them with

stones, till they die.

6. At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of

death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.

7. The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and

afterwards the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among

you.

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Title: [Petersbourg May 17th O.S. 1780. The]

Description: Petersbourg May 17th O.S. 1780.

The Dutchess of Kingston is about buying an estate in Livonia of the Prince Potem kin, for which She is to give upwards of 100,000 pounds sterling. There are about 7,000 slaves to this estate. She is so full of the thought of having so many subjects to lord it over that the poor woman is almost out of her senses. [Sambourski by the Prince's desire goes with her in about a week a to take a view of the premises.] Before she can purchase an estate she must have a rank in the country that is a Military rank. This the Prince can [give her or rather] get for her as high one as she pleases. She will then be wanting orders. She spends 5 or 6 hours at her toilette now: when she has a ribband and Star to adjust. She will have no time left for eating & sleeping. As to the latter indeed she spends very little time in that way, a nap or two while she is in company seems to serve her.

I believe I did not tell you that when I gave my letter to her Grace She either did not or pretended at least not to remember any thing of Lind. However she invited me to dinner on a fixed day some days after the then present. In the meantime I heard from Mr Foster that She told him that as an Architect she could not introduce me into company, partly from that reason but more from Sir James's advice ( to whom I told the story) when the day came I which happened to be the day I was introduced at Court, I sent her an excuse not forgetting to tell her of the engagement which prevented my waiting on her. Notwithstanding I did not make another visit to her, the invitation to her great Bal marque, and I went there but have not been since, nor do I intend it.

Per Monday morning The flat being all out in the road at Cronstadt about 7 o clock in the evening a smoak was seen to issue from the midlemost Ship. Admiral Greig who saw it from his window ran instantly to the waterside and went off onboard. With some difficulty they he made their his way through the smoak

towards the magazine or powderroom, in the passage of which he found a large bundle of oakum just lighted, and the match which was still burning. They He got it out before it burst into flames, and by that means saved the Ship if not the greatest part of the fleet. It is imagined scarcely with any degree of doubt that it was done on purpose. Ma ny circumstances were well calculated to favour such a design . The Ship was the midlemost of the fleet. The wind was very high and in such a direction that the Ships could not be separated from each other, and they lay exceedingly close. Something of this kind has happened before; and last year a Ship was burnt as Revel. This [is the account I have from Sir James H] will probably be talked of in England from a report that circulated a little here of its being done by some english sailors and this owing no doubt to the ill will we are supposed to bear this country at present for acting upon a plan so perfectly neutral. His report however not gain ground. The Admiral examin every body onboard immediately and has found one man who is very much suspected. I must now tell you a little about what I do and may do here: but first I beg it may be kept a perfect secret with respect to every soul but . That it be never spoken of in company. I may very probably engage in this service for the purpose chiefly of making some experiments, and directing & assisting in some works on the Marine usefull to all countries and particularly to this and my own. Sir James Harris not only knows it but assists it and in short proposes it. I wrote a paper offering such services which he gave to Prince Potemkin and the answer was that nothing could be done till the Empress's return it was indeed but the day before they set out. Sir James will most likely speak to the Empress about it also. he had intended it before but had not an opportunity. Admiral Greig also wishes it much, and with heart and voice gives his assistance. There will be an opposition from a quarter whose offers I have already declined though they were to have the superintendence of all the matters in my way. I do all by Sir James's advice, and you may be sure that I shall engage in nothing but what will be perfectly honourable and also lucrative, though no fortune to be got

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Title: [4 passed without my seeing him, he]

Description: 4

passed without my seeing him, he talked with me on several other subjects

but never on that. When I asked him from time to time what her majesty

said to it, his answer was that she had not finished reading it. The people

to whom I had shewn this second paper of mine, people of as

sound judgment as any in the Empire, and who were well acquainted with the

Empress's disposition, were much struck with the importance of my

observations, and assured me that some extraordinary notice would be taken

of them.

1783 ) S.B. Peteresburgh Apr ) to 23/ ) J.B. Linc. Inn May

2

Connected as I was indifferently with the principal of the clashing parties,

and having thus got to the attention of the Empress herself, I was in the

hope that I should not appear attached enough to anyone to raise a motive in

any other to take pains to oppose me. But I was mistaken. Potemkin after

telling me repeatedly that the Empress had ordered him to bring me to

her, put off the time from day to day & from week to week,

till I began to despair at the thought that, after

having taken so much pains to do what I thought would give her

majesty satisfaction,

she would even not give me the audience she had of her own accord

intended to give me before I had done any thing material to distinguish

myself. Princess Dachkoff was now made director of the Academy of

Sciences and was very high in favour. I had planned a chart for exhibiting

a comparative & absolute state of the Population of the several parts

of the Empire. I showed it her she was struck with the Utility of it &

presented it immediately to the Empress telling her it was by the same

person who had given her his observations on the mines & .

The Empress told her that as yet she had not received