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A man compounded of law and gospel is able to cheat a whole country with his religion and then destroy them under color of law
-Benjamin Franklin
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A Man Compounded Of Law And Gospel

Benjamin Franklin
A man compounded of law and gospel is able to cheat a whole country with his religion and then destroy them under color of law
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But the most dangerous hypocrite in a common-wealth, is one who leaves the gospel for the sake of the law: a man compounded of law and gospel, is able to cheat a whole country with his religion, and then destroy them under colour of law: and here the clergy are in great danger of being deceiv'd, and the people of being deceiv'd by the clergy, until the monster arrives to such power and wealth, that he is out of the reach of both, and can oppress the people without their own blind assistance.
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