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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> | ||
added by our Auth<hi rend='superscript'>or</hi> | |||
for fear you should x x puzzled to understand | |||
as to pronounce thoese sesquipedalian | |||
words) — " to consist rather in | |||
"punishments than in <hi rend='underline'>actual</hi> <hi rend='underline'>particular</hi> | |||
"rewards." | |||
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
Vol 1.p.56
"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
added by our Author
for fear you should x x puzzled to understand as to pronounce thoese sesquipedalian words) — " to consist rather in "punishments than in actual particular "rewards."
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