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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 <hi rend='underline'>remuneratory</hi><del>"</del>: <del>or</del>" <del>and</del> <del>(this is kindly</del><lb/> | "<hi rend='underline'>vindicatory</hi>, than <hi rend='underline'>remuneratory</hi><del>"</del>: <del>or</del>" <del>and</del> <del>(this is kindly</del><lb/> | ||
<del><note>added by our Auth<hi rend='superscript'>r</hi></note</del>><del>for fear</del> <add><unclear>lest</unclear></add> you should <del>not <gap/></del> <del> | <del><note>added by our Auth<hi rend='superscript'>r</hi></note</del>><del>for fear</del> <add><unclear>lest</unclear></add> you should <del>not <gap/></del> <del><add>is added</add></del> <del><add>kindly added by our author</add></del> <add>be as much</add> puzzled to<hi rend='underline'> understand</hi> | ||
<lb/>as to pronounce these sesquipedalian <lb/> | <lb/>as to pronounce these sesquipedalian <lb/> | ||
words) — " to consist rather in<lb/> | words) — " to consist rather in<lb/> | ||
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
<note>added by our Authr</note>for fear lest you should not is added kindly added by our author be as much puzzled to understand
as to pronounce these sesquipedalian
words) — " to consist rather in
"punishments than in actual particular
"rewards."
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