God Almighty himfeif condeicended to give Jaws to the Jews; this is a proof that perfeft Wif-dom conllderedtfie workof fegiflation, even fora fmaJl nation, too ' bold and arduous a tafk for •the cifcumfcribed faculties of man. But the French Legislative novices did not think them-lelves tod daringly prefumptuons, when they attempted to frante a code of laws, de fond vn com which would put even theocracy to the bluflf.