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Tho' ye. defensive passion of Anger & fear give us rather pain than pleasure, yet we cannot help feeling them when wrong'd, & in danger; we estimate him deletion unclear /deletion addition unclear yt. his /addition ^ nothing of them, & should condemn ourselves if void of a proper degree of resentment & caution; but if our resentment is greater than ye. wrong deletion 'd /deletion addition underline done us /underline /addition or your caution exceeds ye. risk we unclear. we blame ourselves for having overacted our part. Therefore it is proper to deletion unclear /deletion addition indulge them /addition as far as they are suited deletion for /deletion addition to our /addition welfare, & when yt. security is once obtained, we look on any greater degree of it as unmanly & mean spirited, nor will such a conduct on cool reflection give any self approving Joy.
As to ye. private passions we should reckon any one defective & even blameable yt. had no degree of ^ addition deletion passion unclear /deletion /addition Self Love, ^ addition underline of affection for /underline /addition pleasure & ease, which deletion private unclear /deletion addition are necessary to /addition ye. perfection & happiness of ye. individual. Thus we condemn ye. man yt. destroys his fortune, & health, & unclear deletion idly /deletion his life without a proper cause; we notorly pity deletion him /deletion but even despise him; yet those who have a discreet Self regard do not gain our admiration, yet we approve as a well contriv'd Machine, & as necessary to compleat ye. Virtuous character, & as entirely suited to our present indigent states. There other passions regarding private good, which we approve in a much higher degree viz ye. love of knowledge, of Action, of Honour & c. xx
