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III. Various hypotheses concerning moral obligation.

We shall be able to judge better of ye. various hypotheses

yt. have been made to deduce ye. origin of Moral obligation, 

from ye. induction yt. has been made.

Hobbes, who look'd on Mankind with an unfavourable eye, has taken a partial view of our nature, & has drawn a very odious picture of us. He pretends yt. next ye. desire of Self preservation ye. love of Glory & power is ye. governing passion of Man; & from these by an unnatural hypotheses, contrary to common experience he tries to deduce all ye. other passion yt. inflame ye. minds, & influence ye. conduct of men. He say yt. all men are equally able to do mischief; yt all desire & have a right to ye. same things, " & want to excel each other in power & honour, but as all cannot "obtain a preeminence in power & honour, this is ye. cause why "mutual contests arise deletion unclear /deletion a natural deletion desire /deletion addition passion /addition to invade ye. deletion rights /deletion ^ addition property /addition " addition & destroy /addition deletion of others /deletion ye. Character & power of each other, & to raise & secure "themselves against ye. attempts of others. In this state where "every individual has a right to every thing, & may justly hinder "his neighbour by force or fraud this naturally produces a state "of war & mutual carnage. & a such as state nothing can be unjust, "or unlawful,; for all having a right to ye. End, have also to ye. means, "which are fraud or force; & this is what he call's a state of nature. " But he adds yt. men seeing deletion unclear yt. would arise /deletion addition deletion unclear /deletion this state would bring on their deletion unclear /deletion /addition ^ addition inevitable /addition destruction, resolv'd to give up their private unlimited right to ye. Majority, or such as they should appoint, & to subject themselves for ye. future to common Laws, or to common Magistrates, by this agreement & surrender they are secur'd against