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Page xlvii
... wrong . 66 SEC . II . Of the different objects of pursuit , and the different paffions and affections of men corresponding to them . 76 SEC . III . Of the ruling paffion , and an eftimate of the propriety and value of the different ...
... wrong . 66 SEC . II . Of the different objects of pursuit , and the different paffions and affections of men corresponding to them . 76 SEC . III . Of the ruling paffion , and an eftimate of the propriety and value of the different ...
Page 66
... wrong . AVING feen what it is that na- ture teaches us concerning GOD , our next inquiry respects the proper rule of human conduct , and our expectations , grounded upon that conduct . No man comes into the world to be idle . Every man ...
... wrong . AVING feen what it is that na- ture teaches us concerning GOD , our next inquiry respects the proper rule of human conduct , and our expectations , grounded upon that conduct . No man comes into the world to be idle . Every man ...
Page 68
... and connection of these rules , I fhall confider each of them separately . The first object of inquiry , in order to in- veftigate the proper rule of right and wrong wrong , is what kind of conduct the di- vine 68 Inftitutes of.
... and connection of these rules , I fhall confider each of them separately . The first object of inquiry , in order to in- veftigate the proper rule of right and wrong wrong , is what kind of conduct the di- vine 68 Inftitutes of.
Page 69
... wrong , with refpect to it , is its fitness to answer his defign in making it . Whatever , in its ftructure , is adapted to gain that end , we immediately pronounce to be as it should be , and whatever ob- ftructs its defign , tendency ...
... wrong , with refpect to it , is its fitness to answer his defign in making it . Whatever , in its ftructure , is adapted to gain that end , we immediately pronounce to be as it should be , and whatever ob- ftructs its defign , tendency ...
Page 70
... wrong : because , when the former pre- vails , the great object of the whole sys- tem is gained ; whereas , when the latter takes place , that end and design is de- feated . 2. On the other hand , if we were to form a rule for our ...
... wrong : because , when the former pre- vails , the great object of the whole sys- tem is gained ; whereas , when the latter takes place , that end and design is de- feated . 2. On the other hand , if we were to form a rule for our ...
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