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Introduction
The great advantage of the doctrine of
Expectation is that it presents all along
a certain matter fact, on which the opinion pronounced
in any instance that such a thing is right or
wrong, is equity or is not equity, is founded.
Whereas the currant maxims that are in used the way of
being to be appealed to for the decision of the
questions of distinctive Jurisprudence, either
professedly rest the matter upon a bare opinion,
of which no reason further than the universality
of it is pretended to be given, or if they profess
to give
& of balance of Utilities Now the matter of fact is no other than this viz. the state of sensations upon the commission of an act of the persons within the circle of it's influence: viz. of emotions..... partly present, partly future in certainty partly future in contingency, all together at their present value
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A maxim to be just & intelligible intelligible must openly
refer to, & to be just must be founded in or at
least justifiable by, a balance of utilities, i:e: <add>or in other words by</add> a computation of happiness
& unhappiness.
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The weights that are to be put vested in into the seals of
Equity are Grains of Happiness, & Unhappiness.
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These maxims are only do no more than announce that
one had the Ballance inclines [in the several cases to which
they relate]+ +according to the opinion of him who delivers them which they describe to this or the other side. they do not
announce.
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And, content, with me, to abandon themselves
[without reserve] wholly & solely to the guidance
of this principle.
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