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1. Tendency to reductive diversion.
2. Pride, to all men especially to his flock.
3. Consequently envy and resentment on the part of the flock towards him.
4. ((unclear)) (for it's evils see Chap2.
5. Tendency to draw on the Pope for respect, independant of merit in any shape. Operating as a bounty on worthlessness - (see Chap 10 & 11)
These the several mischiefs. p.8. 1. Reduce division, he
2. On the good of a turmoil & good will entrained by the lay members of the congregation towards their minister depends the efficiency of his duty. Of that of imperfect obligation altogether - of that of perfect, in no small degree. Not impossible to receive opinions from a hateful object, but in fact few are capable of such abstractions. It may be averred confidently, that the efficacy of a teachers instructions, experiences some defalcation, by hate entertained toward, him. p.9.
3. And thus lay by his past resentment on the other instance slow offered or slackened. p.9
4. Connectitur by a degree of relative affluence, respect is increased-this degree is that which is regarded as necessary to the acquisition of the ((unclear)) requisite intellectual qualifications. p.10
5. These differ according to the nature of his church. p.10
6. Among unestablished churches, especially Methodists, intellectual endowments are at their minimum. By real, science is supplied. p.10
7. In the Church of Scotland, literature, one of the causes of respect - and a relative degree of affluence being necessary, it is not prejudicical to good will. p.10
8. Add and natural to
Objector. This being the most important of all services, and reward the only instrument in this case for procuring service, how can the effect be encreased
but2. Answer - Distinction must be made between service consisting in: 1. acceptance of the offices - & 2. the services which belong to it. p.11
3. As to the introductory service, that cannot be obtained without reward. But this service admits not of degrees, rendered or not rendered, is the only distinction. p.11
4. The habitual course of service, the only which admits of degree of goodness. Reward will not however, be applicable to improve its quality. These duties may be divided as above, into those of perfect & imperfect obligation. For resuming the former punishment is applicable, & when applicable, as it produced it's effects without expenditure, is more economical than reward.
5. p.12 As to those of imperfect do; It is not possible for the purpose of reward to estimate their value. There being an appearance of their being preformed - who undetermined on what occasions they should be performed and [2.] the quantity of reward to be administered thus without any use , a door would be thrown open to unlimited quantity of abuse; p.3
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