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 of which this Cae is one notorious Intance. As for any Advantage which might arie to Children, from the Invalidity of uch Wills, from ome particular unforeeen Contingency; that by no Means detroys my Aertion. The Wit of Man cannot contrive a Law of uch univeral Influence, as to reach every particular Cae that may happen. If therefore we hould find ome Exempt Cae, in which ome particular Woman might be favoured by thoe very Laws which oppres Wives in General, it would only hew that Man, cannot controul Events, and that God can, and does, bring Good out of Evil. But after all, it cannot be uppo'd that Mrs. Lewis, or any Woman in her Senes, would uffer a Will to remain in Force to the Prejudice of her own Children; and that uch Wills hould remain uncancelled by Accident, or Forgetfulnes, or the like, could never be foreeen by the Makers of this Law; neither can it be us'd as an Argument for the Jutification of it. The Reaon of this Law is eaily een, the Conequences of it, as to particular Caes are and mut be unforeeen, as well as the Number of Perons who hould be declared in a wore Condition than that of Captivity itelf, by it. Obj. II.