"The doctrines thus delivered we call the revealed or divine law, and they are to be found only in the holy scriptures ... [and] are found upon comparison to be really part of the original law of nature. Upon these two foundations, the law of nature and the law of revelation, depend all human laws; that is to say, no human laws should be suffered to contradict these. William Blackstone (Federer, p.52)
Follow this link to see how much Blackstone influenced our laws and the constitution: http://www.history1700s.com/articles/article1121.shtml > "And Blackstone repeats, in the words of Sir Matthew Hale, that > 'Christianity is part of the laws of England,' citing Ventris and > Strange ubi surpa. 4. Blackst. 59. Lord Mansfield qualifies it a > little by saying that 'The essential principles of revealed religion > are part of the common law." In the case of the Chamberlain of London > v. Evans, 1767. But he cites no authority, and leaves us at our peril > to find out what, in the opinion of the judge, and according to the > measure of his foot or his faith, are those essential principles of > revealed religion obligatory on us as a part of the common law." > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:262363 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
