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according to his own definition of law,
which supposes it to be of the essence of a law
to be prescribed, that is manifested by some
external sign. "For the revealed law [says he] is the Law of Nature expressly declared so to be by God himself The other is only what by the assistance of human reason we imagine to be that Law. If we could be as certain of the latter as of the former both would have an equal Authority; but till then they can never be put in equal Aut any competition together." [Vol. 1. p. 42.]

He tells us, indeed Our Author tells us, as we have marked in
the preceding section, "that the Creator has enabled
"human reason to discover these laws
"of nature, so far as they are necessary for
"the conduct of human actions: Yet now he
tells us, "that we are not to conclude vol. 1. P. 42
"that the knowledge of these truths was attainable
"by reason in it's present corrupted
"State; since we find that untill they were
"revealed they were hid from the wisdom of "ages

Since the degree of Authenticity of these Laws is so different, since one never was promi declared tho' always prevented as we have seen never more than guessed at. always how are we to come at it in order to compare have them together the two together? All men will not guess alike. But To treat our Author with all imaginable candor we will let us however enquire how we are to come at the Knowlege of each of these Laws. & supposeing our Author to have that he has guessed the law aright in "the conduct of human Actions." — Nay that our own
happiness is so intimately connected with the observance
of these laws. "that we want no other prompter
"to enquire after & pursue the rule of right
"than our own self love." — This he said when
the Law of Nature was in favor. Now comes the turn
of the revealed Law: & things are changed again:
"For we are not to conclude Vol. 1. p. 42

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