They know that the saints are His special friends, and we give to a friend what we might refuse to one less dear.

_Lege totum, si vis scire totum_, is a motto which writers on national customs should not forget.
Customs were probably the origin of laws.

Law, in its most comprehensive sense, signifies a rule of action laid down[152] by a superior.

Divine law is manifested (1) by the law of nature, and (2) by revelation.

The law of nations is an arbitrary arrangement, founded on the law of nature and the law of revelation: its perfection depends obviously on its correspondence with the divine law.