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Free thoughts in defence of a future state, as discoverable by natural reason, and stript of all superstitious appendages ... with occasional remarks on a book intituled, An inquiry concerning virtue, and a refutation of the reviv'd Hylozoicism of Democritus and Leucippus.
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Day, Robert.
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a_o future_a state_n wherein_o the_o virtuous_a shall_v be_v happy_a the_o vicious_a unhappy_a be_v general_o necessary_a for_o the_o tolerable_a well-being_n of_o the_o human_a system_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o belief_n of_o what_o must_v needs_o be_v true_a and_o the_o belief_n that_o after_o this_o life_n end_v man_n shall_v exist_v no_o more_o be_v apparent_o destructive_a of_o the_o tolerable_a well-being_n of_o the_o human_a system_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o belief_n of_o what_o must_v needs_o be_v false_a to_o do_v our_o author_n justice_n he_o do_v grant_v p._n 63_o 64._o that_o the_o belief_n of_o future_a reward_n and_o punishment_n be_v capable_a of_o raise_v man_n to_o virtue_n and_o of_o save_v they_o from_o fall_v into_o a_o licentious_a and_o vicious_a practice_n though_o i_o know_v not_o how_o p._n 68_o he_o say_v something_o in_o abatement_n viz._n the_o do_v any_o thing_n on_o the_o consideration_n and_o foresight_n mere_o of_o reward_n be_v no_o virtue_n nor_o can_v the_o endeavour_n after_o virtue_n the_o set_n about_o to_o make_v one_o self_n virtuous_a on_o that_o score_n be_v any_o virtue_n i_o look_v upon_o our_o author_n to_o be_v a_o man_n of_o virtue_n and_o probity_n but_o i_o be_o full_o satisfy_v that_o this_o latter_a passage_n do_v not_o at_o all_o serve_v the_o cause_n of_o virtue_n nor_o the_o former_a so_o much_o as_o i_o can_v wish_v for_o i_o reckon_v that_o i_o have_v prove_v that_o the_o take_v prudent_a care_n of_o a_o man_n private_a interest_n must_v needs_o be_v first_o in_o his_o thought_n and_o be_v true_o virtuous_a not_o to_o injure_v other_o be_v innocence_n to_o do_v they_o all_o good_a be_v the_o perfection_n of_o virtue_n i_o be_o please_v that_o our_o author_n grant_v that_o the_o belief_n of_o future_a reward_n and_o punishment_n be_v capable_a of_o raise_v man_n to_o virtue_n but_o i_o contend_v far_o and_o now_o hope_v to_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o belief_n of_o a_o future_a state_n wherein_o the_o virtuous_a shall_v be_v happy_a the_o vicious_a unhappy_a be_v general_o necessary_a for_o the_o tolerable_a well-being_n of_o the_o human_a system_n it_o be_v to_o this_o belief_n we_o owe_v that_o those_o who_o be_v virtuous_a in_o difficult_a time_n and_o instance_n how_o few_o or_o how_o many_o soever_o they_o be_v do_v not_o run_v with_o a_o multitude_n to_o do_v evil_a it_o be_v to_o this_o belief_n we_o owe_v that_o such_o man_n do_v not_o sit_v still_o satisfy_v with_o their_o particular_a unmolested_a condition_n but_o generous_o venture_v all_o their_o secular_a interest_n to_o maintain_v the_o cause_n of_o virtue_n to_o promote_v the_o practice_n of_o moral_a goodness_n and_o to_o redeem_v the_o liberty_n and_o welfare_n of_o their_o country_n and_o if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o considerable_a