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no name unless we call it Congratulation, or yt. good humour which arises from seeing others happy. Both these feelings have in general been call'd common sense, by which we are interested in ye. concerns of others are really tho' less sensibly then in our own.

When we see anyone suffre thro' ye. injury of another, we feel resentment against ye. unjust causes of ye. misery; if we are conscious yt. it is owing to our fault, we are assham'd, & both these classes of ^ addition underline senses & /underline /addition passions, concerning misery, & wrong, are arm'd with such strong sensations of pain, yt. are not only a defence to ye. Publick System, but serve to Open those unclear it does suffer. Compassion makes us bear a part in ye. misfortunes of others, & makes us in a certain degree unhappy, till they are reliev'd. It is partiails adapted to human life, as Dr. Butler very properly observ'd it being oftener in our power to do deletion unclear /deletion addition mischief /addition than good, & to prevent & deletion unclear /deletion addition lessen /addition misery, than to communicate positive happiness; & therefore it is an admirable restraint upon ye. more selfish passions, or those violent impulses yt. carry us to ye. hurt of Others.

There are other passion yt. interest us in ye. affairs of others, while we are pursuing our own concerns; deletion yt /deletion addition these /addition are very productive of good, & greatly a verse to every thing yt. tends to evil; of this kind are natural affection, Friendship, gratitude love of one's Country & c. Now it having been prov'd, yt. ye. private passion are accompanied with strong sensations of desire & uneasiness, which makes man pursue what is for his advantage, & avoid ye. contrary, so in this class of Affection it deletion is necessary yt /deletion addition quik sensation /addition are as necessary to engage us in a proper activity for our Relations, Country, & neighbours.