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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 or 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." — (This surely is very uncivil
of human legislators, to chuse to frighten
us, when they might allure us. — What
can have tempted them to make so strange
a choice? — "Because" — says our author:what think
— I never send see these generally harmless words in with other sense
— I never see "Because," or "For" — with other sense
harmless (wr words.) adopted <add>made use of by</add> our Author, without
trembling: — What cause will you think
of gentle reader: — I will give you four
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