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ful denunciations of his wrath, can be violated and disregarded in one case, what is there to ensure obedience and respect to them in any other? In the 13th chapter 4th verse of the Hebrews it is declared, "whoremongers and adulterers God will judge." If the Legislature can grant a license to commit this crime with impunity, and thus far neither judges nor condemns, why may it not also, as moral principle alone is concerned, give one for committing murder, or any other deadly sin? In short, what would there be then to deter from trampling on the Decalogue, or the Bible itself, provided the countenance of Government, upon some view of mere policy, could be obtained in the shape and denomination of a license?

Having thus expressed an entire and unqualified disapprobation of any measure that could be construed into a public sanction of brothels, and their wretched inmates, it may be expected that I should myself substitute some efficient proposition on the subject. I should indeed consider such a task a duty, and feel pleasure in its performance, as far as my competency might extend, were I not fully satisfied that there are many, very many, in the country, whose zeal and abilities more eminently qualify them for a disquisition so important, while their political influence is such as to give them a hope, to me not in prospect, of successfully advocating the cause of innocence, virtue, religion, and social happiness.

Printed by R. and A. TAYLOR,

Shoe Lane London.

THE END.

ERRATA.

Page 21, line 7 from bottom, for banisheh read banished

67, line 12 from bottom, for the many read them any

71, line 12 from top, for ra. м. read A.м, Same line for weathe read

weather

114, line 9 from top, for human heart, read human beast

241, line 7, for SORRELL read SORELL

296, line 14 from bottom, for th_mmonness read the commonness 843, line 1, for ha read had

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