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Causes & Obstacles

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4.3 Virtue Universities

 16 Aug. 1819. Is not this superseded by "Swear not?

' 4.3 Effecta National Virtue: Obstacle stated as a cause Doctrine and Description of Church of England Universities

If sincerity be a virtue - if sincerity be not only /itself/ a virtue, but the basis of all the rest - if in one sense /in its effects/ all justice depends on truth, - if in another sense /the mind of him whose judgement or action is in question/, all justice depends upon the regard paid to truth - if this be admitted, it will then (such in that seat /those seats/ of supposed /or at least/ virtue is the state of antient and still continued practice, that if in other respects an honest and worthy man be to be found in the elder of the two English /an English/ Universities, it must be not because, but notwithstanding, he is a Member of it.

If sincerity be a virtue /if and veracity be a virtue/ - if its opposites /their opposites/ insincerity and mendacity are vices, much more the /much the/ deeper must be their tinge, the greater the degree of recollection and /or/ intensity of asseveration with which the false declaration is accompanied /has been preceded/. Such is the case where for its sanction the for the purpose of augmenting the force of the obligation supposed to be incurred, the asseveration has been /is/ accompanied by the sort of ceremony of /called/ an oath.