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 the advantages of life; that, if generally practised, it would in time cease to be scandalous; and that, if practised secretly and frequently, it would by degrees come to be thought no crime at all.

Lastly, as the soul of man, according to Mr., becomes every moment a different being, the consequence must be, that the crimes committed by him at one time, cannot be imputable to him at another.