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"<hi rend='underline'>chosen</hi> to make the sanction of their laws rather <lb/> | "<hi rend='underline'>chosen</hi> to make the sanction of their laws rather <lb/> | ||
"<hi rend='underline'>vindicatory</hi>, than remuneratory<del>"</del>: <del>or</del>" <del>and</del> <del>(this is kindly</del> | "<hi rend='underline'>vindicatory</hi>, than remuneratory<del>"</del>: <del>or</del>" <del>and</del> <del>(this is kindly</del> | ||
<del>for fear</del> <hi rend='superscript'>that</hi> you should <del>not <gap/></del> puzzled to understand | |||
added by our Auth<hi rend='superscript'>or</hi> | added by our Auth<hi rend='superscript'>or</hi> | ||
as to pronounce | as to pronounce these sesquipedalian | ||
words) — " to consist rather in | words) — " to consist rather in | ||
"punishments than in <hi rend='underline'>actual</hi> <hi rend='underline'>particular</hi> | "punishments than in <hi rend='underline'>actual</hi> <hi rend='underline'>particular</hi> |
be that in which "the principal obligation
" of human Laws is to be found" - He might
have addedsaid - His argument would not have
been weakened - "of all Laws in general." —
His remarks upon the vindicatory part of
a Law are as singular, & as deserving of
notice, as his omission of the sanctions it in his definition of a Law.
Hear his own words: — "It is observed," says he
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"that human legislators have for the most part
"chosen to make the sanction of their laws rather
"vindicatory, than remuneratory": or" and (this is kindly
for fear that you should not puzzled to understand
added by our Author
as to pronounce these sesquipedalian
words) — " to consist rather in
"punishments than in actual particular
"rewards."
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