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Excerpt from Historical Sketches, Illustrations of Philadelphia and Official Programme of Entertainments Connected With the Bi-Centennial Celebration of the Founding of the Commonwealth of Penn'a: On the Days of October 22d, 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th, 1882, at Philadelphia When the great and wise God had made the world, of all his creatures it pleased him to choose man his deputy to rule it and to fit him for so great a charge and trust, he did not only qualify him with Skill and power, but with integrity to use them justly. This native goodness was his honor and his happiness; and whilst he stood here all went well; there was no need of coercive or compulsive means; the precept of divine love and truth in his bosom was the guide and keeper of his innocency. But last prevailing against duty, made a lamentable breach upon it; and the law, that before had no power over him, took place upon him and his dis honest posterity, that such as would not live con formably to the holy law within, should fall under the reproof and correction, of the first law without, in a judicial administration. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.