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ye. Sociable affections, as compassion, natural affection, Friendship, benevolence & c. we admire & approve, in a much greater degree than any others of ye. passions; we esteem them necessary deletion for ye. /deletion ^ addition fitted to our /addition structure & state, & those who are without them we call difficient. Of these as well as of all other Affections, friendship, is ye. most to be coveted, & may with justice be call'd ye. sam of all happiness, nothing on this earth equalling ye. pleasure of having a true & sincere friend. deletion Re /deletion We look on ye. Publick affections as always amiable, & commend ourselves, & ^ addition underline esteem /underline /addition all others deletion who /deletion worthy of our regard & friendship, who indulge them.

We make a great difference between those Social Affections which drives us on to pursue their particular good as Duty, natural Affection & c. & those calm affections & desires which more steadly promote ye. happiness of others; ye. former we call passions, to distinguish them form ye. others, which are generally call'd Affections; ye. first we approve; but more highly admire ye. latter & feel a moral complacence towards it, & towards all limitations of ye. particular instincts lay ye. principle of universal benevolence. ye. more objects ye. call affections have, ye. more we vallue them; & we reckon any one immoral & unnatural who instead of feeling these affections, entertains Malice, Rancous, & ill will his mind.

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