Heading by Bentham, text in another hand.

1815 Oct. 21

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II. Sub Rev.

Introduction

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§.1. No impiety here

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Schism is but division—separation. Separation by a certain distance. Question still the same. A being at a certain distance from A at how much greater or less distance is B. from A. p.8–14.

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But A. has power B. none. Thereupon A. goes to work upon B. and by force or bribery strives to engage B to receive some opinion be disbelieves to reject some that he believes—p.8–14.

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By no man was ever schism imputed to another but in the desire of seeing tyranny oppression, or corruption employed in the production of mendacity or at least insincerity: attective[?] corruption i.e. bribery always vitious and in many cases punished. p.8–14.

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Saving explanation use of any of these reproachful terms is a declaration of war—actual or eventual against all men or at least all christians. p.9–15.