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but_o the_o love_n of_o ourselves_o do_v but_o thorough_o consider_v and_o weigh_v all_o the_o source_n of_o our_o friendship_n and_o you_o will_v find_v they_o be_v reduce_v to_o interest_n gratitude_n relation_n sympathy_n and_o a_o delicate_a agreement_n of_o that_o virtue_n with_o self-love_n which_o make_v we_o think_v that_o we_o love_v it_o for_o its_o own_o sake_n whereas_o indeed_o we_o love_v it_o mere_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o ourselves_o and_o it_o whole_o terminate_v in_o self-love_n it_o be_v from_o hence_o that_o relation_n borrow_v all_o its_o rapture_n and_o strength_n for_o kindle_v our_o affection_n we_o love_v our_o child_n because_o they_o be_v our_o child_n be_v they_o another_o man_n child_n they_o will_v be_v indifferent_a to_o we_o therefore_o we_o do_v it_o proper_o love_v they_o but_o the_o relation_n which_o link_v we_o to_o '_o they_o it_o be_v true_a child_n do_v love_v their_o parent_n with_o the_o same_o degree_n of_o affection_n as_o parent_n do_v 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to_o love_v superiority_n make_v the_o child_n hate_v dependence_n nothing_o lay_v so_o heavy_a a_o weight_n upon_o we_o as_o a_o benefit_n when_o it_o be_v too_o great_a because_o it_o depress_n we_o to_o too_o great_a submission_n we_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o delicate_a but_o very_o strong_a chain_n which_o link_v our_o heart_n and_o constrain_v our_o liberty_n this_o be_v the_o mystery_n of_o that_o common_a maxim_n blood_n never_o rise_v but_o as_o there_o be_v a_o relation_n of_o blood_n profession_n religion_n country_n etc._n etc._n the_o affection_n be_v infinite_o diversify_v according_a to_o these_o various_a respect_n but_o woe_n be_v to_o relation_n if_o it_o be_v combat_v by_o interest_n for_o interest_n will_v infallible_o get_v the_o better_a that_o tend_v to_o we_o direct_o relation_n only_o by_o reflection_n hence_o interest_n be_v always_o more_o strong_a and_o prevalent_a than_o relation_n but_o in_o this_o as_o in_o every_o thing_n else_o particular_a circumstance_n very_o much_o alter_v the_o general_a proposition_n what_o we_o common_o experience_n that_o no_o hatred_n be_v more_o violent_a than_o that_o which_o happen_v between_o those_o who_o be_v former_o very_o great_a friend_n be_v to_o be_v impute_v to_o almost_o the_o same_o reason_n it_o be_v because_o these_o person_n find_v either_o profit_n or_o pleasure_n in_o love_a one_o another_o this_o interest_v their_o self-love_n but_o when_o they_o come_v to_o change_v their_o sentiment_n the_o motive_n of_o love_n join_v themselves_o with_o the_o motive_n of_o hatred_n they_o revolt_v and_o rise_v up_o in_o arm_n both_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o idea_n of_o the_o wrong_n that_o be_v do_v they_o and_o of_o the_o pleasure_n of_o that_o friendship_n which_o they_o renounce_v and_o they_o suffer_v not_o only_o by_o the_o hatred_n which_o be_v kindle_v but_o also_o by_o the_o affection_n which_o be_v extinguish_v which_o
captivity_n whence_o the_o legislator_n cover_v and_o shroud_n himself_o as_o it_o be_v with_o this_o benefit_n in_o order_n to_o draw_v they_o to_o the_o obedience_n they_o owe_v to_o he_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n who_o bring_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n thou_o shall_v have_v none_o other_o god_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v plain_a that_o this_o motive_n have_v not_o the_o same_o force_n upon_o the_o heart_n of_o those_o man_n who_o do_v not_o partake_v of_o this_o deliverance_n it_o will_v be_v to_o no_o purpose_n to_o say_v that_o though_o they_o do_v not_o all_o partake_v of_o the_o temporal_a deliverance_n of_o the_o israelite_n yet_o have_v they_o be_v spiritual_o deliver_v from_o the_o egypt_n of_o sin_n mystical_a sense_n be_v good_a in_o a_o simple_a doctrine_n design_v to_o instruct_v but_o be_v of_o no_o use_n in_o a_o precept_n which_o require_v a_o exact_a obedience_n can_v be_v conceive_v in_o term_n too_o precise_a or_o too_o proper_a and_o again_o what_o a_o number_n of_o people_n be_v there_o in_o the_o world_n to_o who_o god_n have_v certain_o give_v the_o natural_a law_n as_o well_o as_o to_o other_o man_n who_o yet_o have_v never_o hear_v of_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o israelite_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o moses_n and_o who_o consequent_o can_v find_v a_o emblem_n of_o their_o spiritual_a deliverance_n 2._o the_o israelite_n be_v in_o a_o desert_n where_o they_o can_v have_v no_o other_o drink_n but_o water_n nor_o other_o meat_n but_o manna_n have_v no_o need_n of_o any_o instruction_n or_o precept_n to_o incline_v they_o to_o sobriety_n by_o make_v they_o to_o avoid_v drunkenness_n and_o gluttony_n no_o other_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v of_o this_o why_o the_o lawgiver_n have_v not_o forbid_v this_o kind_n of_o intemperance_n in_o the_o decalogue_n which_o have_v always_o pass_v for_o a_o capital_a vice_n 3._o the_o canaanite_n who_o have_v incur_v the_o displeasure_n of_o god_n and_o bear_v the_o punishment_n of_o their_o own_o sin_n do_v nevertheless_o seem_v accurse_v outward_o and_o interpretative_o as_o the_o school_n speak_v by_o occasion_n of_o the_o crime_n of_o cham_n who_o discover_v his_o father_n shame_n and_o be_v punish_v by_o this_o prophetic_a malediction_n which_o presage_v the_o ruin_n of_o canaan_n posterity_n the_o son_n of_o the_o impious_a one_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o the_o decalogue_n manifest_o allude_v to_o this_o in_o the_o five_o commandment_n conceive_v in_o these_o word_n honour_v thy_o father_n and_o thy_o mother_n that_o thy_o day_n may_v be_v long_o in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o by_o the_o land_n must_v be_v understand_v not_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n in_o general_a but_o this_o land_n which_o have_v be_v allot_v to_o the_o israelite_n which_o evident_o appear_v from_o this_o expression_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o and_o doubtless_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o law_n be_v that_o they_o ought_v to_o avoid_v the_o crime_n of_o cham_n who_o become_v fatal_a to_o his_o posterity_n and_o endeavour_v to_o obtain_v by_o a_o opposite_a conduct_n and_o behaviour_n the_o benediction_n of_o god_n who_o be_v able_a to_o confirm_v they_o in_o their_o possession_n 4._o it_o be_v certain_a that_o nature_n teach_v we_o to_o consecrate_v a_o part_n of_o our_o life_n to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n for_o since_o we_o receive_v from_o he_o every_o moment_n of_o our_o duration_n gratitude_n and_o justice_n require_v we_o to_o dedicate_v some_o of_o they_o to_o he_o and_o particular_o to_o set_v apart_o some_o certain_a season_n for_o piety_n and_o devotion_n but_o to_o observe_v the_o seven_o day_n and_o to_o extend_v the_o observation_n of_o it_o even_o to_o beast_n be_v a_o injunction_n that_o bear_v no_o relation_n to_o nature_n but_o to_o the_o condition_n of_o this_o people_n at_o that_o time_n god_n be_v not_o willing_a the_o memory_n of_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o creation_n shall_v be_v forget_v through_o neglect_n of_o observe_v a_o feast_n that_o have_v be_v institute_v with_o a_o design_n to_o perpetuate_v the_o remembrance_n of_o this_o great_a event_n it_o appear_v by_o all_o these_o character_n that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o decalogue_n do_v not_o differ_v from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n as_o to_o its_o essence_n and_o first_o principle_n but_o only_o as_o to_o its_o manner_n and_o the_o extension_n which_o be_v requisite_a to_o be_v give_v it_o to_o adapt_v it_o to_o the_o condition_n and_o exigency_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n this_o be_v evident_a from_o a_o general_a observation_n which_o may_v be_v make_v upon_o this_o subject_a namely_o that_o the_o grand_a motive_n which_o support_v the_o precept_n of_o this_o law_n in_o general_n be_v temporal_a benediction_n and_o malediction_n motive_n which_o the_o sovereign_a lawgiver_n employ_v to_o make_v himself_o obey_v he_o who_o can_v menace_v man_n with_o eternal_a punishment_n design_v for_o the_o wicked_a and_o promise_v to_o those_o who_o observe_v his_o law_n a_o eternal_a and_o most_o happy_a life_n how_o do_v he_o come_v to_o suppress_v these_o powerful_a motive_n these_o dreadful_a object_n or_o at_o least_o to_o declare_v they_o but_o dark_o and_o confuse_o whilst_o he_o take_v all_o the_o force_n of_o his_o promise_n and_o threat_n from_o the_o greatness_n of_o bodily_a good_n and_o evil_n it_o be_v because_o he_o proportion_v his_o law_n to_o that_o present_a state_n of_o the_o israelite_n the_o time_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v for_o clear_o reveal_v life_n and_o most_o bless_a immortality_n in_o jesus_n christ_n who_o among_o other_o character_n of_o his_o divine_a vocation_n be_v to_o have_v this_o of_o a_o clear_a and_o abundant_a revelation_n chap._n iii_o where_o we_o continue_v to_o make_v certain_a reflection_n upon_o the_o decalogue_n consider_v it_o as_o the_o expression_n of_o the_o law_n of_o 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source_n and_o fountain_n of_o its_o happiness_n so_o that_o as_o much_o as_o the_o value_n of_o our_o soul_n exceed_v that_o of_o the_o body_n so_o much_o be_v spiritual_a idea_n natural_o more_o important_a than_o corporeal_a and_o as_o they_o be_v more_o necessary_a so_o ought_v they_o natural_o to_o make_v a_o great_a and_o more_o lively_a impression_n as_o idea_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o internal_a sense_n be_v pleasant_a or_o unpleasant_a according_a to_o the_o character_n of_o the_o thing_n they_o represent_v because_o they_o partake_v of_o the_o quality_n of_o their_o object_n it_o be_v no_o mistake_n to_o say_v that_o they_o belong_v in_o some_o sort_n to_o the_o affection_n or_o sentiment_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v either_o corporeal_a as_o sensation_n or_o spiritual_a as_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o heart_n so_o though_o we_o say_v the_o corruption_n of_o man_n arise_v from_o hence_o that_o corporeal_a idea_n make_v too_o lively_a and_o strong_a impression_n upon_o the_o soul_n yet_o this_o do_v not_o contradict_v our_o principle_n that_o the_o corruption_n of_o reason_n proceed_v from_o that_o of_o the_o heart_n chap._n iii_o where_o we_o inquire_v after_o the_o manner_n how_o the_o heart_n deceive_v the_o mind_n this_o imposture_n of_o the_o heart_n which_o deceive_v the_o mind_n proceed_v from_o voluntary_a inapplication_n affect_a distraction_n belove_a ignorances_n from_o error_n occasion_v by_o the_o ardent_a desire_n we_o have_v to_o cheat_v ourselves_o and_o from_o this_o inclination_n which_o remove_v and_o alienates_v our_o mind_n from_o all_o that_o be_v afflictive_a and_o firm_o bind_v it_o to_o all_o that_o be_v please_v and_o delightful_a the_o first_o thing_n then_o which_o the_o heart_n do_v be_v to_o fill_v we_o with_o unprofitable_a object_n that_o it_o may_v distract_v and_o divert_v we_o from_o those_o the_o consideration_n whereof_o will_v be_v more_o important_a and_o useful_a to_o we_o though_o the_o sight_n of_o they_o seem_v afflictive_a and_o unpleasant_a we_o find_v among_o other_o two_o idea_n in_o our_o soul_n which_o we_o fear_v and_o dread_n above_o all_o the_o rest_n which_o be_v the_o idea_n of_o our_o misery_n and_o our_o duty_n the_o idea_n of_o our_o misery_n comprehend_v that_o of_o the_o frailty_n of_o the_o world_n of_o our_o own_o mortality_n our_o sin_n the_o justice_n of_o god_n our_o vice_n infirmity_n and_o of_o the_o shame_n which_o natural_o follow_v '_o they_o the_o idea_n of_o duty_n include_v a_o thousand_o obligation_n which_o be_v painful_a to_o such_o a_o voluptuous_a soul_n as_o we_o troublesome_a and_o disagreeable_a to_o a_o heart_n affect_v with_o nothing_o but_o pleasure_n mortify_v to_o pride_n and_o intolerable_a to_o self-love_n hence_o the_o most_o trivial_a occupation_n the_o most_o insipid_a diversion_n the_o most_o infructuous_a knowledge_n the_o most_o unacceptable_a employment_n become_v the_o object_n of_o our_o
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pleasure_n revenge_n etc._n etc._n according_a as_o these_o view_v imprint_v their_o maxim_n in_o the_o understanding_n no_o wonder_n at_o this_o see_v that_o when_o truth_n appear_v to_o enlighten_v we_o the_o heart_n reject_v and_o send_v it_o away_o with_o such_o a_o kind_n of_o speech_n as_o felix_n do_v paul_n go_v thy_o way_n now_o and_o when_o i_o have_v a_o convenient_a season_n i_o will_v send_v for_o thou_o but_o the_o heart_n take_v a_o course_n to_o darken_v the_o lustre_n and_o clearness_n of_o this_o truth_n for_o that_o it_o may_v not_o hear_v its_o voice_n it_o fill_v itself_o with_o the_o noise_n and_o clamour_n of_o the_o world_n and_o to_o wave_v and_o divert_v the_o consideration_n of_o what_o it_o be_v most_o high_o concern_v to_o know_v it_o employ_v itself_o whole_o about_o a_o multitude_n of_o object_n that_o be_v utter_o unprofitable_a and_o not_o worth_a know_v sometime_o it_o be_v force_v to_o make_v a_o comparison_n of_o two_o object_n one_o whereof_o be_v 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impose_v upon_o the_o heart_n whence_o can_v there_o be_v any_o light_n and_o rectitude_n if_o you_o will_v enlighten_v the_o reason_n of_o man_n the_o affection_n present_o reject_v the_o evidence_n you_o bring_v if_o you_o go_v to_o correct_v the_o exorbitance_n of_o the_o affection_n you_o find_v you_o can_v do_v it_o but_o by_o show_v the_o soul_n in_o what_o error_n and_o precipice_n it_o be_v perplex_v and_o engage_v which_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v do_v unless_o it_o be_v enlighten_v thus_o nothing_o but_o reason_n can_v correct_v and_o reform_v the_o heart_n but_o commerce_n with_o the_o heart_n can_v enlighten_v the_o reason_n what_o remedy_n can_v there_o be_v find_v for_o this_o disorder_n rack_v your_o invention_n set_v your_o wit_n and_o fancy_n to_o work_v you_o will_v find_v no_o other_o cause_o capable_a of_o produce_v this_o effect_n but_o god_n himself_o act_v by_o his_o grace_n if_o the_o case_n be_v so_o it_o be_v reasonable_a to_o suppose_v that_o god_n who_o 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world_n of_o pleasure_n delight_n and_o in_o general_n of_o sensible_a good_n may_v seem_v but_o dull_a and_o almost_o imperceptible_a god_n do_v the_o first_o by_o fix_v in_o the_o mind_n spiritual_a idea_n afterward_o by_o render_v they_o pleasant_a and_o agreeable_a and_o last_o by_o extend_v and_o enlarge_n they_o grace_v fix_n in_o our_o mind_n good_a idea_n just_a as_o melancholy_a fix_v sad_a and_o dismal_a notion_n in_o the_o soul_n let_v a_o melancholy_a person_n use_v his_o utmost_a endeavour_n to_o chase_v from_o his_o mind_n horrid_a and_o afflictive_a idea_n they_o will_v still_o return_v and_o haunt_v he_o wherever_o he_o go_v so_o those_o salutary_a and_o good_a idea_n we_o speak_v of_o be_v fix_v by_o grace_n in_o vain_a will_v our_o corruption_n strive_v to_o remove_v they_o they_o still_o return_v present_v themselves_o again_o repress_v and_o bridle_v concupiscence_n stop_v its_o exorbitance_n nay_o and_o sometime_o prevent_v even_o the_o reflection_n of_o our_o 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to_o examine_v wherein_o the_o disorder_n of_o self-love_n consist_v this_o query_n be_v no_o less_o considerable_a for_o its_o be_v singular_a and_o i_o dare_v say_v that_o few_o question_n in_o morality_n and_o religion_n be_v more_o important_a as_o i_o hope_v will_v appear_v by_o the_o follow_a discussion_n chap._n vi_o where_o we_o examine_v the_o fault_n of_o self-love_n self-love_n can_v sin_v but_o only_o two_o way_n either_o in_o excess_n or_o direction_n its_o irregularity_n must_v consist_v either_o in_o this_o that_o we_o love_v ourselves_o too_o much_o or_o that_o we_o take_v not_o a_o right_a method_n in_o show_v this_o love_n to_o ourselves_o or_o in_o both_o these_o fault_n together_o self-love_n do_v not_o sin_n in_o excess_n as_o appear_v from_o this_o that_o we_o be_v permit_v to_o love_v ourselves_o as_o much_o as_o we_o please_v so_o it_o be_v with_o good_a and_o real_a love_n indeed_o to_o love_v one-self_n be_v to_o desire_v one_o good_n to_o fear_v one_o hurt_v and_o to_o search_v for_o one_o happiness_n now_o i_o confess_v that_o many_o time_n our_o desire_n and_o fear_n be_v too_o great_a or_o we_o be_v too_o eager_o addict_v to_o our_o pleasure_n or_o that_o which_o we_o look_v upon_o as_o our_o happiness_n but_o you_o may_v observe_v that_o the_o excess_n proceed_v from_o the_o fault_n that_o refer_v to_o the_o object_n of_o your_o passion_n and_o not_o from_o the_o too_o great_a measure_n of_o the_o love_n of_o ourselves_o which_o appear_v from_o hence_o that_o you_o both_o can_v and_o aught_o to_o have_v a_o unlimited_a desire_n of_o the_o supreme_a good_a and_o a_o boundless_a fear_n of_o extreme_a misery_n and_o it_o will_v be_v a_o vice_n for_o we_o to_o desire_v a_o infinite_a good_a but_o with_o a_o finite_a and_o limit_a appetite_n true_o be_v man_n oblige_v to_o love_v himself_o but_o to_o a_o certain_a measure_n the_o vacuity_n of_o his_o heart_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v infinite_a and_o be_v not_o the_o vacuity_n of_o the_o heart_n infinite_a it_o will_v follow_v that_o he_o be_v not_o make_v for_o the_o possession_n and_o enjoyment_n of_o god_n but_o only_o for_o the_o fruition_n of_o finite_a and_o limit_a object_n yet_o we_o be_v teach_v the_o contrary_a both_o by_o experience_n and_o religion_n nothing_o be_v more_o lawful_a and_o reasonable_a than_o this_o insatiable_a desire_n which_o even_o after_o the_o possession_n of_o worldly_a advantage_n make_v we_o still_o reach_v after_o the_o supreme_a good_a which_o no_o man_n ever_o find_v in_o the_o object_n of_o this_o life_n brutus_n who_o make_v a_o particular_a profession_n of_o wisdom_n believe_v he_o shall_v not_o be_v mistake_v if_o he_o search_v for_o it_o in_o virtue_n but_o as_o he_o love_v virtue_n for_o its_o own_o sake_n whereas_o indeed_o it_o have_v nothing_o amiable_a and_o laudable_a but_o in_o relation_n to_o god_n guilty_a of_o a_o genteel_a and_o spiritual_a idolatry_n be_v no_o less_o mistake_v than_o those_o who_o seek_v for_o 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vanity_n yet_o must_v it_o be_v grant_v that_o relation_n of_o blood_n be_v usual_o more_o prevail_a than_o any_o other_o though_o it_o be_v a_o common_a say_v that_o a_o good_a friend_n be_v better_a than_o many_o parent_n and_o this_o be_v true_a in_o itself_o yet_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o man_n natural_o prefer_v their_o parent_n before_o their_o friend_n and_o especial_o upon_o any_o great_a and_o important_a occasion_n the_o reason_n of_o it_o be_v because_o they_o consider_v their_o parent_n as_o necessary_a friend_n that_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v disunited_a from_o they_o and_o their_o friend_n as_o voluntary_a parent_n who_o affection_n reach_v no_o far_a than_o their_o pleasure_n now_o though_o free_a and_o unconfined_a friendship_n be_v of_o great_a obligation_n than_o necessary_a yet_o it_o be_v not_o regard_v as_o such_o by_o the_o eye_n of_o self-love_n it_o may_v indeed_o inspire_v we_o with_o a_o great_a degree_n of_o gratitude_n but_o can_v so_o much_o touch_v our_o interest_n the_o barbarous_a constancy_n that_o appear_v in_o brutus_n when_o he_o cause_v his_o child_n to_o be_v kill_v before_o his_o eye_n be_v not_o so_o disinterested_n as_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o best_a of_o latin_a poet_n disclose_v the_o motive_n of_o it_o in_o these_o word_n vincet_fw-la amor_fw-la patriae_fw-la laudumque_fw-la immensa_fw-la cupido_fw-la but_o he_o have_v not_o dis-entangled_n and_o lay_v open_v all_o the_o reason_n of_o interest_n which_o cause_v the_o apparent_a inhumanity_n of_o this_o roman_a brutus_n be_v like_o other_o man_n he_o love_v himself_o above_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n his_o child_n be_v guilty_a of_o a_o crime_n that_o tend_v indeed_o to_o rome_n destruction_n and_o ruin_n but_o much_o more_o to_o brutus_n if_o paternal_a affection_n excuse_n fault_n self-love_n aggravate_v they_o whenever_o it_o be_v direct_o wound_v rome_n undoubted_o owe_v the_o honour_n of_o brutus_n exploit_n to_o the_o love_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o country_n accept_v the_o sacrifice_n which_o he_o offer_v to_o the_o idol_n of_o his_o own_o affection_n and_o rather_o infirmity_n than_o true_a fortitude_n be_v the_o motive_n of_o his_o cruelty_n interest_n be_v the_o sovereign_a empress_n of_o soul_n we_o seek_v it_o in_o the_o object_n of_o all_o our_o application_n and_o as_o there_o be_v various_a kind_n of_o interest_n so_o may_v we_o distinguish_v a_o variety_n of_o affection_n which_o interest_n cause_v in_o society_n a_o interest_n of_o pleasure_n cause_v gallant_a friendship_n a_o interest_n of_o ambition_n cause_v politic_a friendship_n a_o interest_n of_o pride_n cause_v noble_a friendship_n a_o interest_n of_o avarice_n cause_v profitable_a friendship_n general_o speak_v our_o only_a motive_n of_o love_a man_n be_v either_o pleasure_n or_o profit_n but_o if_o these_o different_a interest_n happen_v to_o be_v all_o unite_a together_o to_o kindle_v our_o affection_n for_o a_o person_n than_o we_o be_v present_o his_o very_a humble_a servant_n and_o stick_v to_o he_o as_o close_o as_o a_o burr_n the_o vulgar_n who_o declaim_v against_o interest_v friendship_n understand_v not_o what_o they_o say_v their_o mistake_n lie_v in_o this_o because_o general_o speak_v they_o know_v but_o one_o sort_n of_o interest_v friendship_n which_o be_v that_o of_o avarice_n whereas_o there_o be_v as_o many_o kind_n of_n interest_v affection_n as_o there_o be_v object_n of_o desire_n moreover_o they_o find_v fault_n with_o man_n for_o love_v by_o interest_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o main_a principle_n and_o bâ—ass_n of_o their_o affection_n and_o kindness_n not_o apprehend_v that_o to_o love_v by_o interest_n be_v to_o love_v one-self_n direct_o whereas_o to_o love_v by_o any_o other_o principle_n be_v to_o love_v one-self_n only_o reflexively_a they_o do_v perceive_v that_o man_n find_v fault_n with_o interest_v friendship_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o another_o but_o never_o in_o their_o own_o last_o they_o think_v it_o criminal_a and_o blamable_a for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v intere_v not_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v disinterestedness_n not_o interest_n that_o ruin_n and_o destroy_v we_o if_o man_n will_v offer_v we_o good_n that_o be_v great_a enough_o to_o satisfy_v the_o desire_n of_o our_o soul_n we_o shall_v do_v well_o to_o love_v they_o with_o a_o love_n of_o interest_n and_o no_o one_o ought_v to_o blame_v we_o for_o prefer_v the_o motive_n of_o this_o interest_n before_o those_o of_o relation_n and_o every_o thing_n else_o even_o gratitude_n itself_o so_o high_o value_v in_o the_o world_n and_o so_o much_o commend_v in_o morality_n and_o religion_n can_v claim_v a_o exemption_n from_o this_o traffic_n of_o self-love_n for_o in_o the_o main_a what_o difference_n be_v there_o betwixt_o interest_n and_o gratitude_n no_o more_o but_o this_o that_o the_o latter_a be_v conversant_a about_o a_o past_a good_a the_o former_a about_o a_o future_a gratitude_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o delicate_a
return_n oâ—_n self-love_n when_o it_o find_v itself_o oblige_v it_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n a_o elevation_n and_o advancement_n of_o interest_n we_o do_v love_v our_o benefactor_n because_o he_o be_v amiable_a gratitude_n at_o least_o of_o it_o â—elâ—_n go_v not_o so_o far_o as_o that_o we_o love_v he_o because_o he_o love_v we_o but_o to_o explain_v more_o particular_o this_o comparison_n between_o gratitude_n and_o interest_n we_o will_v 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o affection_n produce_v by_o gratitude_n be_v more_o noble_a and_o that_o which_o be_v cause_v by_o interest_n be_v more_o strong_a and_o prevalent_a the_o former_a respect_n the_o time_n past_a which_o be_v no_o more_o whereas_o interest_n have_v the_o future_a for_o its_o object_n of_o which_o it_o will_v make_v its_o best_a advantage_n gratitude_n love_v even_o without_o hope_n but_o interest_n hope_n and_o expect_v gratitude_n love_v the_o benefit_n for_o sake_n of_o the_o intention_n but_o interest_n love_v the_o intention_n for_o sake_n of_o the_o benefit_n last_o the_o idea_n of_o gratitude_n have_v reference_n to_o the_o time_n past_a be_v common_o range_v among_o antiquate_a abstract_a idea_n and_o such_o as_o have_v no_o very_a prevail_a influence_n upon_o our_o soul_n whereas_o the_o idea_n of_o interest_n respect_v the_o present_a time_n be_v sensible_a and_o lively_a and_o such_o as_o more_o particular_o import_v and_o concern_v we_o it_o be_v also_o certain_a that_o for_o this_o very_a reason_n there_o be_v some_o kind_n of_o opposition_n betwixt_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o because_o all_o man_n be_v as_o natural_o ungrateful_a as_o they_o be_v natural_o interest_v ingratitude_n be_v always_o proportion_v to_o interest_n because_o the_o more_o the_o soul_n attend_v to_o the_o idea_n of_o the_o present_a so_o much_o the_o more_o it_o lose_v of_o that_o application_n and_o attention_n which_o it_o ought_v to_o have_v for_o what_o be_v past_a and_o in_o this_o respect_n the_o same_o be_v to_o 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