Elements of policy civil and ecclesiastical : in a mathematical method . ed of late ; that ail Government isfrom the People, or that Conqueft or Pof-fcffion give a Right to a King De Fa6io^ tomake him a Lawful King. For, ifi^ If all Power is from the People, andthe Church depends upon the State, thenthe Church is fuSjc^^ to the People; confe-quently, every Individual is invcftcd Ori-ginally with all Church-Powers. 2^/y, This Original Power in every Indi-vidual, places the Power of the Keys in e-very one, to open and fliut the Kingdom ofMeaven for himfcif, to forgive his own Slxi^;which is high

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Elements of policy civil and ecclesiastical : in a mathematical method . ed of late ; that ail Government isfrom the People, or that Conqueft or Pof-fcffion give a Right to a King De Fa6io^ tomake him a Lawful King. For, ifi^ If all Power is from the People, andthe Church depends upon the State, thenthe Church is fuSjc^^ to the People; confe-quently, every Individual is invcftcd Ori-ginally with all Church-Powers. 2^/y, This Original Power in every Indi-vidual, places the Power of the Keys in e-very one, to open and fliut the Kingdom ofMeaven for himfcif, to forgive his own Slxi^;which is highly abfurd. ?^dly^ As Penance in a Spiritual Society,is as nccclTary as Puniihmcnts arc in the State, C 88) State, this Penance cap be only a Corpo-real Puniihment for what the Civil Magi-ftrate declares to be a Fault, which makeshim a Judge what is a Crime; Originallytherefore every Individual is his own Judge,what are his Crimes, and what Penance heihall endure. ^thly and lajily^ The Notion of a KingDe Fa^to fubjcc^s all the Sacred Offices ofRelii^ion to the F / N I X

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