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And it may not be amiss, as bearing on this point, to recall a beautiful saying in the writings of Sextus, which is known to most Christians: “The eating of animals,” says he, “is a matter of indifference; but to abstain from them is more agreeable to reason.”

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Every being which is endowed with reason, and transgresses its statutes and limitations, is undoubtedly involved in sin by swerving from rectitude and justice.

The reason why all those we have mentioned hold false opinions and make impious or ignorant assertions about God appears to be nothing else but this, that scripture is not understood in its spiritual sense, but is interpreted according to the bare letter.

It is not irrational, then, to form associations in opposition to existing laws, if done for the sake of the truth.

For the doctrine of punishment is both attended with utility, and is agreeable to truth, and is stated in obscure terms with advantage.

God is incomprehensible, and incapable of being measured.

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