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therefore_o nature_n plain_o suggest_v that_o our_o neighbour_n good_a can_v be_v so_o considerable_a to_o we_o as_o our_o own_o especial_o when_o charity_n do_v clash_n with_o self-love_n or_o when_o there_o be_v a_o competition_n between_o our_o neighbour_n interest_n and_o our_o own_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v partial_a to_o our_o own_o side_n be_v not_o therefore_o this_o precept_n such_o as_o if_o we_o shall_v be_v command_v to_o fly_v or_o to_o do_v that_o which_o natural_a propension_n will_v certain_o hinder_v in_o answer_n to_o this_o exception_n i_o say_v first_o 1._o be_v it_o so_o that_o we_o can_v never_o attain_v to_o love_v our_o neighbour_n altogether_o so_o much_o as_o ourselves_o yet_o may_v it_o be_v reasonable_a that_o we_o shall_v be_v enjoin_v to_o do_v so_o for_o law_n must_v not_o be_v depress_v to_o our_o imperfection_n nor_o rule_v bend_v to_o our_o obliquity_n but_o
and_o the_o action_n of_o our_o neighbour_n we_o may_v thence_o obtain_v a_o true_a opinion_n and_o just_a esteem_n of_o he_o and_o seclude_v gross_a folly_n or_o flattery_n of_o ourselves_o how_o can_v we_o in_o that_o respect_n or_o instance_n be_v more_o kind_a or_o benign_a to_o ourselves_o be_v it_o not_o also_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o our_o ability_n to_o repress_v those_o passion_n of_o soul_n the_o eruption_n whereof_o tend_v to_o the_o wrong_n damage_n and_o offence_n of_o our_o neighbour_n in_o regard_n to_o which_o practice_n saint_n paul_n affirm_v that_o the_o law_n may_v be_v fulfil_v 10._o love_n say_v he_o work_v no_o evil_a to_o his_o neighbour_n therefore_o love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n and_o what_o more_o in_o this_o respect_n can_v we_o perform_v for_o ourselves_o 3._o we_o may_v consider_v that_o common_o we_o see_v man_n incline_v by_o other_o principle_n to_o act_v as_o much_o or_o more_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o other_o as_o they_o will_v for_o themselves_o moral_a honesty_n have_v incline_v some_o 8._o ambition_n and_o popularity_n have_v excite_v other_o to_o encounter_v the_o great_a danger_n to_o attaque_fw-la the_o great_a difficulty_n to_o expose_v their_o safety_n to_o sacrifice_v their_o life_n for_o the_o welfare_n of_o their_o country_n common_a friendship_n have_v often_o do_v as_o much_o 9_o and_o brutish_a love_n that_o mad_a friendship_n as_o seneca_n call_v it_o common_o do_v far_o more_o for_o what_o will_v not_o a_o fond_a lover_n undertake_v and_o achieve_v for_o his_o minion_n although_o she_o real_o be_v the_o worst_a enemy_n he_o can_v have_v yet_o for_o such_o a_o snake_n will_v he_o not_o lavish_a his_o estate_n 797._o prostitute_v his_o honour_n abandon_v his_o ease_n hazard_v his_o safety_n shipwreck_n his_o conscience_n forfeit_v his_o salvation_n what_o may_v not_o a_o delilah_n obtain_v of_o she_o samson_n a_o cleopatra_z of_o her_o anthony_n how_o prejudicial_a soever_o it_o be_v to_o his_o own_o interest_n and_o welfare_n why_o then_o may_v not_o a_o principle_n of_o charity_n ground_v on_o so_o much_o better_a reason_n and_o back_v by_o so_o much_o strong_a motive_n be_v conceive_v able_a to_o engage_v man_n to_o the_o like_a practice_n why_o may_v not_o a_o man_n be_v dispose_v to_o do_v that_o out_o of_o hearty_a goodwill_n which_o he_o can_v do_v out_o of_o vain_a conceit_n or_o vicious_a appetite_n why_o shall_v other_o force_n overbear_v nature_n and_o the_o power_n of_o charity_n be_v unable_a to_o match_v it_o 4._o let_v we_o consider_v that_o those_o disposition_n of_o soul_n which_o usual_o with_o so_o much_o violence_n do_v thwart_v the_o observance_n of_o this_o precept_n be_v not_o ingredient_n of_o true_a self-love_n by_o the_o which_o we_o be_v direct_v to_o regulate_v our_o charity_n but_o a_o spurious_a brood_n of_o our_o folly_n and_o pravity_n which_o imply_v not_o a_o sober_a love_n of_o ourselves_o but_o a_o corrupt_a fondness_n towards_o a_o idol_n of_o our_o fancy_n mistake_v for_o ourselves_o a_o high_a conceit_n of_o our_o worth_n or_o ability_n of_o our_o fortune_n or_o worldly_a state_n of_o our_o work_n and_o achievement_n a_o great_a complacence_n or_o confidence_n in_o some_o endowment_n or_o advantage_n belong_v to_o we_o a_o stiff_a adherence_n to_o our_o own_o will_n or_o humour_n a_o greedy_a appetite_n to_o some_o particular_a interest_n or_o base_a pleasure_n these_o be_v those_o not_o attendant_n of_o natural_a self-love_n but_o issue_n of_o unnatural_a depravedness_n in_o judgement_n and_o affection_n which_o render_v our_o practice_n so_o exorbitant_a in_o this_o regard_n make_v we_o seem_v to_o love_v ourselves_o so_o immoderate_o so_o infinite_o so_o contract_v our_o soul_n and_o draw_v they_o inward_o that_o we_o appear_v indispose_v to_o love_v our_o neighbour_n in_o any_o considerable_a degree_n if_o these_o as_o by_o serious_a consideration_n they_o may_v be_v be_v void_v or_o much_o abate_v it_o will_v not_o be_v find_v so_o grievous_a a_o matter_n to_o love_v our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o for_o that_o sober_a love_n remain_v behind_o to_o which_o nature_n incline_v and_o which_o reason_n approve_v will_v rather_o help_v to_o promote_v than_o yield_v any_o obstacle_n to_o our_o charity_n if_o such_o perverse_a selfishness_n be_v check_v and_o depress_v but_o natural_a kindness_n cherish_v and_o advance_v then_o true_a self-love_n and_o charity_n will_v compose_v themselves_o into_o near_o a_o just_a poise_n 5._o indeed_o which_o we_o may_v further_o consider_v our_o nature_n be_v not_o so_o absolute_o averse_a or_o indispose_v to_o the_o practice_n of_o such_o charity_n as_o to_o those_o may_v seem_v who_o view_v it_o slight_o either_o in_o some_o particular_a instance_n or_o in_o ordinary_a practice_n nature_n have_v furnish_v we_o with_o strong_a instinct_n for_o the_o defence_n and_o sustenance_n of_o our_o life_n and_o common_a practice_n be_v deprave_v by_o ill_a education_n and_o custom_n these_o some_o man_n pore_v on_o do_v imagine_v no_o room_n leave_v for_o charity_n in_o the_o constitution_n of_o man_n but_o they_o consider_v not_o that_o one_o of_o these_o may_v be_v so_o moderate_v and_o the_o other_o so_o correct_v that_o charity_n may_v have_v a_o fair_a scope_n in_o man_n heart_n and_o practice_n and_o they_o slip_v over_o divers_a pregnant_a mark_n of_o our_o natural_a inclination_n thereto_o man_n have_v receive_v his_o soul_n from_o the_o breath_n of_o god_n and_o be_v frame_v after_o the_o image_n of_o his_o most_o benign_a parent_n there_o do_v yet_o abide_v in_o he_o some_o feature_n resemble_v god_n and_o relic_n of_o the_o divine_a original_n there_o be_v in_o we_o seed_n of_o ingenuity_n of_o equity_n of_o pity_n of_o benignity_n which_o be_v cultivate_v by_o sober_a consideration_n and_o good_a use_n under_o the_o conduct_n and_o aid_n of_o heavenly_a grace_n will_v produce_v noble_a fruit_n of_o charity_n the_o frame_n of_o our_o nature_n so_o far_o dispose_v we_o thereto_o that_o our_o bowel_n be_v touch_v with_o sensible_a pain_n upon_o the_o view_n of_o any_o calamitous_a object_n our_o fancy_n be_v disturb_v at_o the_o report_n of_o any_o disaster_n befalling_a any_o person_n we_o can_v hardly_o see_v or_o read_v a_o tragedy_n without_o motion_n of_o compassion_n the_o practice_n of_o benignity_n of_o courtesy_n of_o clemency_n at_o first_o sight_n without_o any_o discursive_a reflection_n do_v obtain_v approbation_n and_o applause_n from_o we_o be_v no_o less_o grateful_a and_o amiable_a to_o the_o mind_n than_o beauty_n to_o our_o eye_n harmony_n to_o our_o ear_n fragrancy_n to_o our_o smell_n and_o sweetness_n to_o our_o palate_n and_o to_o the_o same_o mental_a sense_n malignity_n cruelty_n harshness_n all_o kind_n of_o uncharitable_a deal_n be_v very_o disgustful_a and_o loathsome_a there_o want_v not_o any_o commendation_n to_o procure_v a_o respect_n for_o charity_n 1._o nor_o any_o invective_n to_o breed_v abhorrence_n of_o uncharitableness_n nature_n sufficient_o prompt_v to_o favour_v the_o one_o and_o to_o detest_v the_o other_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o former_a in_o common_a language_n have_v ever_o be_v style_v humanity_n and_o the_o disposition_n from_o whence_o it_o flow_v be_v call_v good-nature_n the_o practice_n of_o the_o latter_a be_v likewise_o term_a inhumanity_n and_o its_o source_n ill-nature_n as_o thwart_v the_o common_a notion_n and_o inclination_n of_o mankind_n divest_v we_o of_o our_o manhood_n and_o render_v we_o a_o sort_n of_o monster_n among_o man_n no_o quality_n have_v a_o clear_a repute_n ibid._n or_o be_v common_o more_o admire_v than_o generosity_n which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o natural_a charity_n or_o have_v a_o great_a spice_n thereof_o no_o disposition_n be_v more_o despise_v among_o man_n than_o niggardly_a selfishness_n whence_o common_o man_n be_v ashamed_a to_o avow_v self-interest_n as_o a_o principle_n of_o their_o action_n rather_o father_v they_o on_o some_o other_o cause_n as_o be_v conscious_a to_o themselves_o that_o it_o be_v the_o base_a of_o all_o principle_n whatever_o the_o censurer_n and_o detractour_n of_o humane_a nature_n do_v pretend_v yet_o even_o themselves_o do_v admire_v pure_a beneficence_n and_o contemn_v selfishness_n for_o if_o we_o look_v to_o the_o bottom_n of_o their_o intent_n it_o be_v hence_o they_o be_v bend_v to_o slander_v mankind_n as_o void_a of_o good_a nature_n because_o out_o of_o malignity_n they_o will_v not_o allow_v it_o a_o quality_n so_o excellent_a and_o divine_a wherefore_o according_a to_o the_o general_a judgement_n and_o conscience_n of_o man_n to_o omit_v other_o consideration_n our_o nature_n be_v not_o so_o averse_a from_o charity_n or_o destitute_a of_o propension_n thereto_o and_o therefore_o cherish_v the_o natural_a seed_n of_o it_o we_o may_v improve_v it_o to_o high_a degree_n 6._o but_o suppose_v the_o inclination_n of_o nature_n as_o it_o now_o stand_v in_o its_o deprave_a and_o