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" God, the author of it ; and as the suicide is guilty of a double offence ; one spiritual, in invading the prerogative of the Almighty, and rushing into his immediate presence uncalled for ; the other temporal, against the king, who hath an interest in... "
The Whole Law Relative to the Duty and Office of a Justice of the Peace ... - Page 833
by Thomas Walter Williams - 1808 - 1172 pages
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Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, Volume 1

Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1825 - 576 pages
...life, but by commission from God, the author of it ; and as the suicide is guilty of a double offence ; one spiritual, in invading the prerogative of the...this among the highest crimes, making it a peculiar species of felony, a felony committed on one's self. And this admits of accessories before the fact,...
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Commentaries on the laws of England. [Another], Volume 4

sir William Blackstone - Law - 1825 - 584 pages
...life, but by commission from God, the author of it ; and as the suicide is guilty of a double offence ; one spiritual, in invading the prerogative of the...• among the highest crimes, making it a peculiar species of felony, a felony committed on one's self. And this admits of accessories before the fact,...
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Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York, Volume 55, Issues 3-4

New York (State). Legislature. Assembly - New York (State) - 1832 - 930 pages
...authority, but immediately from God ; and, says he, as the suicide is guilty of offence by evading the prerogative of the Almighty, and rushing into his immediate presence uncalled for, the law has ranked it among the Mghest crimes, making it a peculiar species of felony, and holding him...
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Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books ; with an ..., Volume 4

William Blackstone - Law - 1836 - 704 pages
...but by commission from God, the author of it : and, as the suicide is guilty of a double offence ; one spiritual, in invading the prerogative of the...this among the highest crimes, making it a peculiar species of felony, a felony committed on one's • self. And this admits of accessaries before the...
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Select Extracts from Blackstone's Commentaries ... With a glossary ...

Sir William BLACKSTONE - 1837 - 468 pages
...God, the author of it ; and, as the suicide is guilty of a double offence ; one spiritual, in evading the prerogative of the Almighty, and rushing into...all his subjects; the law has therefore ranked this amongst the highest crimes, making it a peculiar species of felony, a felony committed on one's self....
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A Treatise on the Law of Coroner: With Copious Precedents of Inquisitions ...

Richard Clarke Sewell - Coroners - 1843 - 406 pages
...destroy life, but by commission of God, the author of it, the Suicide, is guilty of a double offence: one spiritual, in invading the prerogative of the Almighty, and rushing into his presence uncalled for : and the other temporal, against the king, who has an interest in the preservation...
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The Covenant: A Quarterly Periodical Devoted to the Cause of Odd-Fellowship

1844 - 592 pages
...authority. " The suicide," continues Blackstone, " is guilty of a double offence ; one spiritual, in evading the prerogative of the Almighty and rushing into his...his subjects. The law has, therefore, ranked this amongst the highest crimes !" Hence, it appears, that the law recognizes no right of taking away his...
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Documents Accompanying the Journal ...

Michigan. Legislature - Michigan - 1844 - 268 pages
...authority. "The suicide," continues Blackstone, '-is gu'lty of a double offence ; one spiritual, in evading the prerogative of the Almighty and rushing into his...immediate presence uncalled for; the other temporal, ng.iinst the king, who hath an interest in the preservation of all his subjects. The law has. therefore,...
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The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949: Comprising Reports of Cases in the ...

Law reports, digests, etc - 1848 - 1170 pages
...but by commission from God, the author of it, and as the suicide is guilty of a double offence — one spiritual, in invading the prerogative of the...this among the highest crimes, making it a peculiar species of felony — % felony committed on one's self. A felo de se, therefore, is he that deliberately...
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Common Bench Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Common ...

Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, James Manning, Thomas Colpitts Granger, John Scott - Law reports, digests, etc - 1848 - 1084 pages
...but by commission from God, the author of it : and, as the suicide is guilty of a double offence — one spiritual, in invading the prerogative of the...the King, who hath an interest in the preservation (c) of all his subjects; the law has therefore ranked this anion^ the highest crimes, making it a peculiar...
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