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goodness_n i_o shall_v not_o conceal_v what_o he_o have_v say_v in_o vindication_n of_o himself_o against_o mr._n loud_a see_v his_fw-la ep._n to_o the_o reader_n ed._n 2._o i_o be_v there_o not_o lay_v down_o moral_a rule_n but_o show_v the_o original_a and_o nature_n of_o moral_a idea_n and_o enumerate_v the_o rule_n man_n make_v use_v of_o in_o moral_a relation_n whether_o those_o rule_n be_v true_a or_o false_a now_o certain_o though_o the_o principal_a design_n of_o this_o chapter_n may_v be_v what_o this_o author_n express_v yet_o a_o impartial_a reader_n can_v not_o have_v believe_v but_o there_o be_v a_o profess_a design_n too_o to_o represent_v the_o true_a rule_n or_o measure_n of_o moral_a good_a have_v he_o not_o express_o declare_v the_o contrary_n and_o for_o all_o this_o i_o think_v a_o man_n must_v have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o charity_n to_o alter_v his_o belief_n notwithstanding_o this_o extort_a declaration_n and_o to_o justify_v my_o opinion_n i_o shall_v appeal_v to_o that_o very_a section_n which_o he_o refer_v to_o for_o his_o vindication_n sect._n 4._o chap._n 28._o b._n 2._o speak_v of_o moral_a duty_n or_o action_n viz._n gratitude_n etc._n etc._n he_o conclude_v it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o have_v clear_a and_o distinct_a idea_n of_o they_o and_o to_o know_v what_o name_n belong_v to_o such_o and_o such_o combination_n of_o idea_n as_o make_v up_o the_o complex_fw-la idea_n belong_v to_o such_o a_o name_n we_o have_v a_o further_o and_o great_a concernment_n and_o that_o be_v to_o know_v whether_o such_o action_n so_o make_v up_o be_v moral_o good_a or_o bad._n now_o true_o if_o the_o great_a concernment_n be_v to_o know_v or_o discover_v whether_o certain_a action_n be_v moral_o good_a or_o bad_a the_o true_a nature_n of_o moral_a good_a must_v be_v fix_v for_o if_o it_o be_v not_o material_a whether_o the_o rule_n or_o measure_n be_v true_a or_o false_a i_o will_v fain_o know_v what_o light_n we_o have_v give_v of_o moral_a good_a or_o how_o we_o shall_v judge_v whether_o any_o particular_a action_n be_v moral_o good_a or_o bad._n thus_o far_o there_o be_v a_o design_n to_o six_o the_o true_a measure_n of_o moral_a goodness_n and_o we_o be_v the_o more_o induce_v to_o believe_v it_o because_o the_o very_a next_o section_n present_v we_o with_o a_o profess_a description_n of_o moral_o good_a and_o evil_a pursuant_n to_o the_o description_n he_o have_v before_o give_v of_o good_a and_o evil._n moral_o good_a and_o evil_a then_o be_v only_o the_o conformity_n or_o disagreement_n of_o our_o voluntary_a action_n to_o some_o law_n whereby_o good_a and_o evil_a be_v draw_v upon_o we_o from_o the_o will_n and_o power_n of_o the_o lawmaker_n here_o be_v a_o stand_a definition_n of_o moral_a good_a and_o evil_a and_o this_o author_n must_v own_v that_o a_o definition_n of_o thing_n such_o as_o good_a and_o evil_a be_v a_o discovery_n of_o the_o precise_a nature_n of_o they_o as_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o and_o consequent_o it_o must_v imply_v a_o discovery_n of_o the_o true_a measure_n of_o moral_o good_a and_o bad._n to_o proceed_v then_o the_o nature_n of_o moral_o good_a and_o bad_a be_v here_o make_v to_o consist_v in_o the_o conformity_n of_o voluntary_a action_n to_o some_o law_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v requisite_a a_o account_n shall_v be_v give_v of_o the_o several_a rule_n or_o law_n of_o moral_a goodness_n whereby_o we_o may_v view_v it_o in_o its_o several_a species_n or_o kind_n this_o mr._n lock_n perform_v in_o the_o section_n immediate_o follow_v of_o these_o moral_a rule_n and_o law_n to_o which_o man_n general_o refer_v and_o by_o which_o they_o judge_v of_o the_o rectitude_n or_o pravity_n of_o their_o action_n there_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v three_o sort_n with_o their_o different_a enforcement_n or_o reward_n and_o punishment_n so_o that_o we_o see_v he_o industrious_o represent_v they_o in_o all_o the_o formality_n of_o law_n and_o give_v they_o their_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a sanction_n that_o they_o may_v obtain_v the_o authority_n and_o character_n of_o law_n upon_o this_o he_o proceed_v to_o establish_v the_o several_a species_n of_o moral_a good_a and_o have_v enlarge_v very_o much_o upon_o the_o three_o species_n of_o moral_a good_a that_o of_o virtue_n and_o vice_n he_o give_v we_o to_o understand_v his_o intention_n by_o the_o very_a title_n of_o his_o thirteen_o section_n these_o three_o law_n be_v rule_n of_o moral_a good_a and_o evil_a and_o sect_n 14._o he_o express_o tell_v we_o that_o by_o take_v the_o rule_n from_o the_o fashion_n of_o the_o country_n the_o mind_n have_v a_o notion_n of_o moral_a goodness_n or_o evil_n which_o be_v the_o conformity_n or_o not_o conformity_n of_o any_o action_n to_o that_o rule_n now_o what_o be_v all_o this_o but_o to_o describe_v the_o real_a nature_n of_o moral_a goodness_n in_o its_o true_a measure_n as_o well_o as_o kind_n it_o be_v evident_a it_o be_v the_o business_n of_o sect._n 5._o and_o the_o rest_n branch_n from_o it_o by_o the_o law_n of_o method_n and_o order_n nay_o it_o be_v express_v in_o the_o very_a conclusion_n sect._n 14._o and_o therefore_o we_o can_v without_o rob_v mr._n lock_v of_o the_o character_n he_o have_v just_o merit_v of_o be_v a_o master_n of_o reason_n but_o conclude_v that_o all_o this_o be_v in_o pursuance_n to_o his_o great_a concernment_n sect._n 4._o that_o be_v to_o know_v whether_o such_o action_n so_o make_v up_o be_v moral_o good_a or_o bad._n but_o further_o to_o take_v off_o all_o this_o mr._n lock_v appeal_n to_o sect._n 15.20_o whereas_o the_o latter_a only_o affirm_v that_o we_o have_v a_o notion_n of_o moral_a relation_n whether_o the_o rule_n be_v true_a or_o false_a and_o this_o i_o think_v no_o body_n can_v deny_v but_o yet_o i_o hope_v i_o have_v prove_v that_o the_o notion_n of_o all_o moral_a goodness_n depend_v on_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o rule_n not_o on_o the_o conformity_n of_o a_o action_n to_o a_o rule_n whether_o true_a or_o false_a the_o former_a affirm_v that_o the_o idea_n or_o notion_n of_o moral_a goodness_n arise_v from_o the_o conformity_n of_o a_o action_n to_o one_o of_o his_o three_o rule_n but_o i_o hope_v i_o have_v prove_v that_o they_o only_o represent_v the_o idea_n of_o a_o moral_a action_n not_o of_o moral_a goodness_n which_o indispensible_o require_v the_o truth_n and_o goodness_n of_o the_o rule_n last_o in_o vindication_n of_o himself_o he_o produce_v his_o own_o authority_n for_o the_o eternal_a and_o unalterable_a nature_n of_o virtue_n by_o fix_v it_o in_o the_o will_n or_o command_n of_o god_n book_n 1_o chap._n 3._o sect._n 6._o and_o 18._o but_o yet_o we_o be_v at_o a_o loss_n to_o know_v whether_o he_o design_v the_o reveal_v will_n and_o positive_a command_n of_o god_n or_o his_o will_n discover_v by_o the_o light_n of_o reason_n have_v he_o not_o tell_v we_o in_o a_o second_o edition_n that_o by_o the_o divine_a law_n he_o mean_v as_o well_o a_o law_n promulge_v by_o the_o light_n of_o reason_n as_o the_o voice_n of_o revelation_n book_n 2._o chap._n 28._o sect._n 8._o if_o the_o command_n or_o will_v of_o god_n be_v only_o those_o we_o receive_v from_o revelation_n or_o the_o positive_a will_n of_o god_n the_o first_o edition_n of_o this_o essay_n suggest_v nothing_o to_o the_o contrary_a then_o moral_a good_a and_o evil_a antecedent_n to_o revelation_n be_v not_o eternal_a and_o unalterable_a but_o may_v be_v found_v on_o a_o law_n of_o fashion_n as_o a_o true_a measure_n of_o moral_a good_a for_o as_o this_o author_n observe_v the_o natural_a convenience_n and_o inconvenience_n of_o thing_n themselves_o may_v determine_v our_o choice_n without_o make_v they_o the_o inviolable_a rule_n of_o practice_n see_v sect._n 6._o book_n 1._o chap._n 3._o and_o sect._n
their_o incompatibility_n with_o the_o line_n of_o duty_n nay_o there_o will_v be_v a_o discovery_n of_o the_o reason_n and_o original_a of_o all_o miscarriage_n the_o mind_n will_v plain_o discern_v the_o error_n and_o absurdity_n of_o former_a conviction_n she_o will_v confess_v that_o the_o violence_n and_o importunity_n of_o lust_n or_o a_o habit_n of_o thoughtlesness_n or_o inconsideration_n be_v the_o true_a and_o genuine_a cause_n of_o they_o and_o consequent_o the_o frame_n and_o oeconomy_n of_o conscience_n will_v not_o only_o be_v alter_v according_a to_o the_o intrinsic_a nature_n of_o thing_n and_o receive_v as_o every_o man_n be_v own_o proper_a conscience_n but_o it_o will_v discover_v sin_n and_o gild_n in_o the_o err_a conscience_n and_o charge_v the_o mischief_n of_o it_o upon_o its_o proper_a owner_n wherever_o the_o error_n appear_v to_o be_v contract_v from_o the_o neglect_n of_o mean_n of_o information_n for_o certain_o as_o god_n have_v endue_v we_o with_o faculty_n to_o instruct_v we_o in_o the_o line_n of_o duty_n so_o he_o have_v make_v we_o capable_a of_o attain_v it_o in_o that_o course_n and_o order_n which_o he_o have_v establish_v and_o consequent_o of_o pursue_v and_o embrace_v such_o mean_n as_o be_v true_o conducive_a to_o the_o attainment_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o when_o proper_a mean_n be_v institute_v or_o propose_v or_o as_o it_o be_v lie_v before_o we_o in_o the_o common_a road_n of_o think_v the_o mischief_n or_o iniquity_n of_o a_o action_n by_o the_o law_n of_o conscience_n will_v be_v impute_v to_o we_o though_o it_o be_v commit_v with_o a_o persuasion_n of_o its_o innocence_n because_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o law_n of_o humane_a action_n be_v as_o much_o pervert_v by_o act_v without_o the_o use_n of_o establish_a mean_n as_o contrary_a to_o inward_a conviction_n and_o though_o the_o action_n in_o the_o precise_a nature_n of_o it_o be_v not_o wilful_o wicked_a yet_o the_o neglect_n of_o mean_n may_v be_v just_o esteem_v wilful_a and_o consequent_o the_o effect_n and_o mischief_n of_o the_o action_n just_o impute_v i_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o there_o be_v thousand_o of_o miserable_a wretch_n in_o the_o world_n under_o such_o fatal_a circumstance_n that_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v place_v out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o due_a mean_n of_o information_n but_o to_o judge_v precise_o of_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o peculiar_a of_o the_o searcher_n of_o heart_n and_o reins_o however_o i_o be_o persuade_v the_o common_a exigence_n and_o necessity_n of_o humane_a nature_n will_v instruct_v mankind_n in_o the_o most_o fundamental_a rule_n of_o natural_a religion_n and_o yet_o god_n will_v charge_v nothing_o upon_o we_o but_o where_o he_o can_v convince_v our_o conscience_n of_o notorious_a neglect_v and_o in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v consonant_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o justice_n that_o sentence_n shall_v be_v pass_v not_o according_a to_o former_a but_o present_a conviction_n indeed_o it_o can_v never_o be_v imagine_v that_o the_o great_a judge_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n in_o his_o final_a award_v to_o mankind_n will_v erect_v a_o tribunal_n that_o have_v not_o its_o original_a from_o he_o i_o mean_v from_o the_o conviction_n of_o a_o erroneous_a conscience_n and_o therefore_o since_o it_o be_v demonstrate_v that_o new_a sentiment_n and_o conviction_n will_v break_v in_o upon_o the_o mind_n even_o to_o the_o charge_v of_o gild_n upon_o those_o neglect_v which_o be_v the_o immediate_a source_n of_o false_a conviction_n we_o may_v just_o conclude_v that_o the_o judicial_a proceed_n of_o the_o great_a day_n shall_v be_v establish_v upon_o a_o regulate_v conscience_n i_o mean_v according_a to_o the_o divine_a oeconomy_n of_o it_o and_o consequent_o it_o be_v not_o the_o plea_n of_o former_a conviction_n nor_o want_v of_o consciousness_n when_o enormity_n be_v commit_v that_o will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o exempt_v any_o man_n from_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o it_o for_o these_o may_v be_v resolve_v into_o personal_n neglect_v and_o personal_n neglect_v be_v alone_o sufficient_a to_o derive_v a_o gild_n upon_o we_o as_o for_o the_o want_n of_o consciousness_n it_o be_v a_o branch_n of_o the_o objection_n not_o yet_o reply_v to_o and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v make_v some_o few_o remark_n upon_o it_o and_o first_o it_o be_v certain_a as_o long_o as_o enormity_n be_v commit_v upon_o personal_a neglect_v as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o drunkenness_n it_o be_v not_o necessary_a the_o mind_n shall_v be_v conscious_a of_o the_o whole_a process_n when_o actual_o commit_v it_o be_v abundant_o sufficient_a if_o upon_o a_o representation_n of_o circumstance_n we_o shall_v at_o last_o be_v force_v to_o own_v they_o or_o ascribe_v the_o commission_n of_o they_o to_o ourselves_o for_o this_o will_v bring_v we_o under_o the_o dominion_n of_o conscience_n at_o the_o last_o day_n certain_o we_o may_v with_o as_o much_o force_n of_o reason_n plead_v a_o exemption_n from_o the_o guilt_n of_o enormity_n which_o through_o tract_n of_o time_n be_v wipe_v off_o the_o table_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o deny_v to_o account_v for_o enormity_n which_o when_o commit_v we_o be_v not_o conscious_a of_o when_o it_o be_v some_o former_a enormity_n have_v disable_v we_o from_o be_v conscious_a of_o they_o whereas_o it_o can_v only_o be_v require_v in_o both_o case_n that_o proper_a and_o competent_a method_n be_v contrive_v to_o make_v we_o conscious_a at_o the_o last_o day_n so_o as_o to_o pronounce_v ourselves_o the_o author_n of_o they_o for_o when_o this_o be_v do_v conscience_n will_v determine_v as_o effectual_o as_o if_o our_o present_a and_o past_a conviction_n be_v consonant_a to_o each_o other_o upon_o the_o whole_a then_o it_o be_v visible_a it_o be_v not_o the_o present_a state_n of_o any_o man_n conscience_n any_o far_a than_o it_o accord_v with_o the_o divine_a oeconomy_n of_o conscience_n no_o more_o than_o any_o present_a act_n of_o consciousness_n that_o will_v be_v receive_v for_o a_o final_a measure_n of_o the_o goodness_n or_o evil_n of_o our_o action_n and_o consequent_o of_o a_o final_a condemnation_n or_o deliverance_n but_o conscience_n found_v on_o the_o express_a law_n of_o god_n the_o sole_a rule_n of_o duty_n and_o the_o agreement_n or_o disagreement_n of_o our_o action_n with_o they_o i_o will_v not_o be_v mistake_v as_o if_o i_o intend_v to_o straighten_v or_o fix_v limit_n to_o the_o infinite_a mercy_n of_o god_n there_o be_v nothing_o but_o his_o own_o infinite_a purity_n truth_n or_o justice_n can_v at_o any_o time_n divert_v his_o mercy_n but_o yet_o i_o think_v it_o be_v evident_a that_o we_o shall_v be_v judge_v for_o our_o action_n as_o they_o be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n and_o that_o too_o on_o the_o award_v of_o a_o rectify_a conscience_n wherever_o a_o erroneous_a conscience_n can_v be_v charge_v with_o gild_n no_o one_o can_v dispute_v the_o gild_n of_o a_o erroneous_a conscience_n where_o the_o error_n be_v propagate_v through_o wilful_a enormity_n or_o manifest_a neglect_v thus_o far_o the_o sacred_a canon_n be_v express_v and_o clear_a when_o we_o be_v tell_v in_o the_o case_n of_o error_n that_o the_o mind_n and_o conscience_n be_v defile_v tit._n 1.15_o and_o certain_o wherever_o there_o be_v defilement_n there_o must_v be_v gild_n and_o wherever_o there_o be_v gild_n there_o be_v at_o least_o punishment_n due_a and_o i_o presume_v it_o be_v sufficient_o demonstrate_v that_o lose_v idea_n will_v be_v revive_v that_o every_o action_n will_v appear_v in_o its_o proper_a dress_n and_o consequent_o the_o whole_a oeconomy_n of_o conscience_n will_v be_v change_v if_o what_o have_v already_o be_v offer_v be_v not_o conclusive_a the_o state_n of_o the_o wicked_a after_o condemnation_n will_v infer_v it_o now_o certain_o whoever_o allow_v the_o divine_a oeconomy_n of_o conscience_n must_v allow_v a_o future_a judgement_n and_o if_o there_o be_v a_o future_a judgement_n and_o man_n to_o be_v judge_v by_o their_o conscience_n the_o most_o harden_a unrelenting_a sinner_n will_v be_v bring_v to_o a_o clear_a apprehension_n of_o the_o line_n of_o duty_n and_o by_o this_o mean_v force_v to_o own_o the_o justice_n of_o his_o sentence_n though_o his_o conscience_n be_v seer_v and_o past_a feel_n it_o shall_v now_o recover_v a_o double_a force_n and_o retain_v the_o quick_a apprehension_n of_o thing_n and_o conscience_n thus_o enforce_v and_o arm_v with_o fresh_a power_n and_o vigour_n shall_v be_v the_o eternal_a instrument_n of_o increase_v the_o torment_n of_o the_o damn_a since_o than_o conscience_n shall_v be_v thus_o regulate_v in_o order_n to_o enhance_v and_o perpetuate_v their_o misery_n we_o may_v just_o conclude_v that_o its_o regulation_n will_v commence_v at_o the_o great_a tribunal_n in_o order_n to_o ratify_v the_o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n and_o certain_o since_o it_o must_v be_v allow_v that_o conscience_n will_v be_v