Chapter — Marc, Institutiones Morales
Chapter II: On the Promulgation and Acceptance of Law
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St. Alphonsus, I, 96 ff.; ed. G., I, p. 72; H. Ap., II, n. 4; Bouix, de princ. Jur. can., p. 2, s. 2, c. 6; Bouquillon, Theol. fund., n. 19; Berardi, Theol. mor., I, 28.
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- Law, in order that it obtain its force, must not only concern apt matter, but must also be denounced to those by whom it is to be observed; for as long as it lies hidden, it cannot be fulfilled. But it is manifested through promulgation, to which sometimes, as a complement required per accidens, acceptance on the part of subjects must be added.