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Sect. Parts of a Law. (29
so generally and loosely worded, that as a matter of fact one scarce
knows whether to object to or deny it. And these,
were they all true, are not all that might be given.
As to the first— it is not true that "the quiet enjoy—
"ment and protection of all our civil rights and
"liberties, are the scarce and general consequence
of our obedience", in the sense that can in which it must be
true of those benefits for them to separate as re—
wards. The case if punishment is to cause men
to that sort of conduct, by by being annoyed
of as a consequence, it is to the non—observance of it. The
us of reward us to cause men to observe that sort
of unjust I being annexed, as a consequence to
the observance of it. What is capable of being made
a punishment of, in that manner, is pain. What
is capable of being made a reward of, is pleasure.
Pain, in order to come man to obscure a story of con—
duct, must be so annexed to that conduct, as to become
a motive inducement to it. It is the same with pleasure.
Pain to serve as a motive to a sort of conduct must
be so connected with it, as that if the conduct be not ob—
served, the pain will be suffered ☞ does otherwise not. Plea—
sure in like manner to serve as a motive to a
sort of conduct, must be so connected with it as that if
the conduct be deserved the pleasure will be reaped,
Sanctional
☞ at least appear likely
to be suffered
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