All this shows that the religion which the king is bound to maintain has a positive part in it, as well as a negative,--and that the positive part of it (in which we are in perfect agreement with the Catholics and with the Church of Scotland) is infinitely the most valuable and essential.
Burke emphasizes that the king's obligation to maintain religion includes both positive and negative aspects.
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