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 ¬religion ought to be regarded with reverence and affection. — It is a most evil policy to make the common orders of the people consider them as their oppressors. — They ought never to be personally seen in the demand of what is destined for their support. — Deductions from temporal advantages for the maintenance of spiritual comforts should be guarded as much as possible from being constantly felt, and little difficulty would attend an arrangement which would add dignity to the clergy without abridging their revenues, and improve their connection with the multitude they are to instruct. ¬" As to the support of what is called the poor, the amount of which I have already related, it has spread pauperism through all the middle classes of the community. — In the earlier periods of our history the burthen of maintaining them was scarcely felt, our ancient law confining it to the relief of ' the lame, the blind, and the ' impotent, and such others amongst them as were ' unable to work.' — Every principle of humanity ¬demanded ¬