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submit_v their_o property_n unto_o a_o legislative_a power_n which_o be_v erect_v among_o they_o it_o be_v reasonable_a that_o herein_o they_o shall_v always_o be_v conclude_v and_o determine_v by_o the_o law_n of_o that_o community_n of_o which_o they_o be_v member_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o other_o rule_n for_o determine_v the_o right_n of_o man_n to_o particular_a thing_n it_o be_v most_o evident_a that_o due_a care_n must_v be_v take_v to_o keep_v and_o observe_v they_o or_o else_o farewell_n all_o order_n and_o society_n 30._o where_o fidelity_n be_v want_v society_n can_v be_v true_o keep_v and_o preserve_v i_o therefore_o conclude_v that_o every_o man_n be_v oblige_v faithful_o to_o perform_v whatever_o he_o promise_v except_o the_o person_n to_o who_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v do_v free_o acquit_v and_o discharge_v he_o from_o it_o but_o if_o a_o man_n promise_v to_o do_v a_o thing_n which_o be_v sinful_a he_o ought_v not_o to_o keep_v such_o a_o promise_n as_o that_o as_o i_o have_v already_o show_v in_o the_o case_n of_o a_o oath_n 31._o and_o the_o same_o reason_n which_o oblige_v we_o to_o hurt_v no_o man_n to_o yield_v to_o every_o man_n his_o right_n and_o to_o keep_v our_o promise_n do_v plain_o show_v that_o he_o who_o wrong_v full_o hurt_v another_o or_o deprive_v he_o of_o his_o right_n or_o break_v his_o promise_n make_v to_o he_o oughts_z as_o far_o as_o he_o be_v able_a to_o make_v full_a restitution_n and_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o person_n who_o he_o have_v thus_o injure_v for_o he_o that_o make_v a_o breach_n in_o humane_a society_n be_v doubtless_o oblige_v as_o far_o as_o he_o can_v to_o repair_v it_o 32._o where_o a_o proposition_n be_v literal_o false_a and_o yet_o speak_v with_o no_o manner_n of_o intention_n to_o deceive_v another_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v call_v a_o lie_n but_o he_o who_o assert_n any_o thing_n for_o a_o truth_n with_o a_o intent_n to_o make_v another_o believe_v it_o which_o be_v or_o for_o aught_o he_o know_v may_v be_v false_a he_o only_o be_v to_o be_v esteem_v a_o lyar._n now_o some_o have_v doubt_v whether_o the_o sin_n of_o a_o lie_n consist_v in_o the_o bare_a untruth_n or_o only_o in_o the_o injustice_n of_o it_o and_o from_o thence_o have_v be_v incline_v to_o believe_v that_o such_o a_o lie_n as_o do_v no_o hurt_n to_o any_o one_o not_o draw_v any_o manner_n of_o evil_a consequence_n after_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v look_v on_o as_o a_o sin_n and_o so_o much_o the_o less_o if_o it_o be_v tell_v with_o a_o real_a design_n only_o to_o do_v good_a or_o prevent_v mischief_n the_o nicety_n of_o this_o controversy_n i_o leave_v to_o be_v discuss_v by_o other_o but_o since_o humane_a society_n can_v be_v uphold_v without_o in_o many_o case_n a_o dependence_n upon_o one_o another_o veracity_n i_o may_v sure_o venture_v thus_o far_o to_o conolude_v viz._n that_o not_o only_o such_o a_o lie_n as_o tend_v to_o the_o damage_n of_o another_o but_o also_o such_o a_o lie_n however_o 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unjust_o asperse_v so_o he_o ought_v to_o take_v especial_a care_n in_o the_o management_n of_o all_o his_o word_n and_o action_n that_o he_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o exalt_v or_o magnify_v himself_o or_o to_o despise_v or_o undervalue_v other_o beyond_o what_o be_v not_o only_o just_a and_o true_a but_o also_o necessary_a either_o for_o the_o bring_n about_o something_o that_o be_v good_a or_o the_o prevent_a something_o that_o be_v evil_a for_o there_o be_v scarce_o any_o thing_n that_o give_v great_a disgust_n or_o help_v to_o render_v a_o man_n more_o odious_a to_o the_o world_n than_o a_o over-forwardness_n to_o praise_n and_o magnify_v himself_o and_o to_o undervalue_v other_o if_o he_o be_v not_o necessitate_v thereto_o by_o some_o very_a just_a reason_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a there_o be_v scarce_o any_o thing_n which_o reconcile_v a_o man_n more_o to_o the_o favour_n and_o good_a will_n of_o people_n than_o when_o he_o be_v not_o over_o apt_a to_o ascribe_v much_o to_o himself_o but_o be_v ready_a to_o give_v the_o utmost_a honour_n and_o respect_n to_o all_o other_o that_o in_o reason_n can_v be_v think_v due_a i_o conclude_v therefore_o that_o pride_n be_v a_o sin_n and_o humility_n a_o duty_n because_o the_o former_a tend_v to_o disturb_v but_o the_o latter_a strengthener_n and_o confirm_v humane_a society_n 34._o what_o be_v incumbent_n upon_o he_o to_o do_v who_o have_v do_v wrong_a to_o another_o i_o have_v just_a now_o show_v but_o if_o another_o man_n wrong_v or_o any_o way_n endeavour_n to_o injure_v i_o as_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o i_o so_o for_o every_o man_n to_o stand_v upon_o my_o defence_n and_o use_v my_o utmost_a endeavour_n to_o save_v myself_o from_o wrong_n or_o recover_v that_o