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& give Virtue struggles & triumphs; to guide them properly in every State is merit, & to abuse them is demerit. They prove what we are, & by their habits we take our character for ye. following stages of our life.

ye. different passions, sense, & Powers which unfold themselves in ye. successive stages, are necessary to yt. progressive state. As ye. views enlarge new habits & passions are requir'd, & thus ye. mind opens & deletion improve /deletion addition arrives at /addition Perfection.

We may perceive ye. great lines of our duty by ye. harmony both of our inward & outward structure, & shall perhaps find deletion more /deletion addition a more supprizing /addition Divine Wisdom & goodness in ye. human mind, than in ye. rest of nature. deletion unclear ^ addition unclear /addition ye. for /deletion deletion] of these unclear faculties /deletion

From what has been said it appear yt. man is made for a temperate, benevolent, active & Progressive State; yt. he is greatly attracted to what is good, & repulsed from ye. contrary; yt. he approves those action yt. respect ye. good of others, & disapproves ye. reverse. Besides these he has particular perceptions, tho' not of ye. same kind, yt. have degrees of affection propotion'd to their tendencies to ye. Publick good. We call a thing good when it answers ye. End propos'd, & a creature so, when he acts agreable to his constitution. Therefore yt. Man his Virtuous or good, who act suitable to deletion his dignity /deletion addition ye. principles /addition & destination of his Nature. His Dignity & Perfection will also be found there.