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<p><note>A Law —what <sic>It's</sic> Matter</note> | <p><note>A Law —what <sic>It's</sic> Matter</note> | ||
One point considerable with respect to a Law, is<lb/> the authority, i.e., the quality <del>and circumstances</del><lb/>of the persons issuing it; and the circumstances<lb/> <add>under which is is issued.</add> That being settled; the next <add>is</add> to give an idea<lb/> of what <del><gap/></del><del><gap/></del><del><gap/></del><add>sort of a <del>thing</del><add>composition</add> what sort of an instrument<lb/> a Law is, supposing it to have issued from<lb/> the rightful source, whatever source that be<lb/> This then must be such as shall be applicable<lb/> to all the parts that are to be distinguished<lb/> in it, all the properties, all the ends, and<lb/> all the functions that are to be assigned to it<lb/> The same instrument <del><gap/></del> that same <gap/><add>constituted</add><lb/>—blaze of words, that now is a Law, or <lb/> a collection of Laws, once was the work <add>perhaps</add><lb/> of <del>a</del><add>some</add> private draughtsman. | One point considerable with respect to a Law, is<lb/> the authority, i.e., the quality <del>and circumstances</del><lb/>of the persons issuing it; and the circumstances<lb/> <add>under which is is issued.</add> That being settled; the next <add>is</add> to give an idea<lb/> of what <del><gap/></del><del><gap/></del><del><gap/></del><add>sort of a <del>thing</del><add>composition</add> what sort of an instrument<lb/> a Law is, supposing it to have issued from<lb/> the rightful source, whatever source that be<lb/> This then must be such as shall be applicable<lb/> to all the parts that are to be distinguished<lb/> in it, all the properties, all the ends, and<lb/> all the functions that are to be assigned to it<lb/> The same instrument <del><gap/></del> that same <gap/><add>constituted</add><lb/>—<unclear>blaze</unclear> of words, that now is a Law, or <lb/> a collection of Laws, once was the work <add>perhaps</add><lb/> of <del>a</del><add>some</add> private draughtsman. | ||
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<p><note>Origination Matter &Form</note> The notion of a Law is compleat when it<lb/> embraces <sic>it's</sic> <add>source or</add> origination, <sic>it's</sic> matter, and <sic>it's</sic><lb/> form<lb/>The notion of a Law with respect to <sic>it's</sic><lb/> origin, includes the <unclear>description</unclear> of the persons<lb/> and the <unclear>questionable reading</unclear>: of the persons who are<lb/> to make it; and of the circumstances they<lb/> must place themselves in <del>when</del> <add>before & which</add> they make<lb/> | |||
it</p> <p><note>Law &Direction</note> We may conceive a command without<lb/><unclear>motives</unclear> to obedience. We may <del><gap/></del> | |||
<add>conceive</add><lb/> a command, tho' issued to no purpose.<lb/> An ineffectual command is as intelligible<lb/> as an effectual one.<lb/> A Law tho' ineffectual may <unclear>present</unclear> as a <lb/> command— but to be effectual it must present<lb/> a motive. If it present a motive<lb/>of <add>that, motive be of</add> its own creation. For to speak more <unclear>abstractly</unclear><pb/> a motive noted by another volition issuing<lb/> from the same source / then is it what we<lb/> commonly understand by the term Law.<lb/> If <del>it</del><add>the motive</add> be not of <sic>it's</sic> making but <sic>it's</sic> finding,<lb/> then a motive <unclear><sic>borrow'd</sic></unclear> from the Moral<lb/> Sanction, then may it be termed<lb/> Direction. | |||
</p><head>Introd. A Law-what-1<hi rend='superscript'>st</hi> Origin<add>ation</add>. 2. Matter. Form. Law. BR X Direction</head><pb/> | |||
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A Law —what It's Matter
One point considerable with respect to a Law, is
the authority, i.e., the quality and circumstances
of the persons issuing it; and the circumstances
under which is is issued. That being settled; the next is to give an idea
of what sort of a thing<add>composition what sort of an instrument
a Law is, supposing it to have issued from
the rightful source, whatever source that be
This then must be such as shall be applicable
to all the parts that are to be distinguished
in it, all the properties, all the ends, and
all the functions that are to be assigned to it
The same instrument that same constituted
—blaze of words, that now is a Law, or
a collection of Laws, once was the work perhaps
of asome private draughtsman.
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Origination Matter &Form The notion of a Law is compleat when it
embraces it's source or origination, it's matter, and it's
form
The notion of a Law with respect to it's
origin, includes the description of the persons
and the questionable reading: of the persons who are
to make it; and of the circumstances they
must place themselves in when before & which they make
it
Law &Direction We may conceive a command without
motives to obedience. We may
conceive
a command, tho' issued to no purpose.
An ineffectual command is as intelligible
as an effectual one.
A Law tho' ineffectual may present as a
command— but to be effectual it must present
a motive. If it present a motive
of that, motive be of its own creation. For to speak more abstractly
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a motive noted by another volition issuing
from the same source / then is it what we
commonly understand by the term Law.
If itthe motive be not of it's making but it's finding,
then a motive borrow'd from the Moral
Sanction, then may it be termed
Direction.
Introd. A Law-what-1st Origination. 2. Matter. Form. Law. BR X Direction
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