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this aptitude or connection between certain passions, & certain and | this aptitude or connection between certain passions, & certain and | ||
obtain'd or to be obtain'd by them; then is reason ye. proper judge | obtain'd or to be obtain'd by them; then is reason ye. proper judge | ||
| − | of Moral obligation, which sees this [[deletion]] aptitude | + | of Moral obligation, which sees this [[deletion]] aptitude [[unclear]] [[/deletion]], & |
| + | & it may be defin'd on this supposition, as some already have, ye | ||
| + | connection between ye. Action & ye. motive; for ye. End is ye. | ||
| + | motive, or final cause, & ye. passion is ye. Action, or immediate | ||
| + | natural Cause. A man solely out of Self love may be induc'd | ||
| + | to fulfil yt. obligation which arises from ye. connection between | ||
| + | ye. defensive passion & Ends, or ye. private passions & Ends; | ||
| + | because in yt. case his own interest will make him allow | ||
| + | them ye. proper proportion requir'd. But it he has no affections | ||
| + | yt. point beyond himself, no [[deletion]] thing [[/deletion]] ^ [[addition]] principle [[/addition]] but Self love, what can interest | ||
| + | him in ye. happiness of others, where he was no [[deletion]] connection [[/deletion]] [[addition]] advantage by it; [[/addition]] | ||
| + | or what sense can he have of Moral obligation to promote? | ||
| + | [[deletion]] Consequently on this scheme [[/deletion]] [[addition]] Therefore without publick [[/addition]] or Social Affection there would be no | ||
| + | motive, & [[deletion]] therefore [[/deletion]] [[addition]] consequently [[/addition]] no moral obligation to a beneficent disinterested | ||
| + | conduct. | ||
| + | |||
| + | If ye. simple connection between certain passions, or order of | ||
| + | passions, & certain Ends, are what gives us ye. idea of moral | ||
| + | obligation; [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] [[addition]] why may [[/addition]] not ye. apporitenes of any conduct, & even any | ||
| + | piece of Machinery to answerits end, for an equally strict Moral | ||
| + | Obligation? for ye. Aptitude & connection of ye. Last instances is | ||
| + | as strong & invariable as in ye. former. But we must trace | ||
| + | ye. idea of Moral obligation ^ [[addition]] thro' [[/addition]] a more natural source, [[deletion]] because [[/deletion]] | ||
| + | as this is confounding ye. most obvious differences of things. | ||
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If ye. idea of Moral obligation is only to be deduc'd from this aptitude or connection between certain passions, & certain and obtain'd or to be obtain'd by them; then is reason ye. proper judge of Moral obligation, which sees this deletion aptitude unclear /deletion, & & it may be defin'd on this supposition, as some already have, ye connection between ye. Action & ye. motive; for ye. End is ye. motive, or final cause, & ye. passion is ye. Action, or immediate natural Cause. A man solely out of Self love may be induc'd to fulfil yt. obligation which arises from ye. connection between ye. defensive passion & Ends, or ye. private passions & Ends; because in yt. case his own interest will make him allow them ye. proper proportion requir'd. But it he has no affections yt. point beyond himself, no deletion thing /deletion ^ addition principle /addition but Self love, what can interest him in ye. happiness of others, where he was no deletion connection /deletion addition advantage by it; /addition or what sense can he have of Moral obligation to promote? deletion Consequently on this scheme /deletion addition Therefore without publick /addition or Social Affection there would be no motive, & deletion therefore /deletion addition consequently /addition no moral obligation to a beneficent disinterested conduct.
If ye. simple connection between certain passions, or order of passions, & certain Ends, are what gives us ye. idea of moral obligation; deletion unclear /deletion addition why may /addition not ye. apporitenes of any conduct, & even any piece of Machinery to answerits end, for an equally strict Moral Obligation? for ye. Aptitude & connection of ye. Last instances is as strong & invariable as in ye. former. But we must trace ye. idea of Moral obligation ^ addition thro' /addition a more natural source, deletion because /deletion as this is confounding ye. most obvious differences of things.
