Logick Or the Right Use of Reason in the Inquiry After Truth With a Variety
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Natural good is that which gives us pleafure or fa- tisftction. Natural evil is that which gives us pain or grief. Happinefs confifts in the attainment of the higheft: and moft lafting natural good. Mifery confilts in f'uffering the higheft and inoft lafting natural evil ; that is, in fliort, heaven or hell. Though this be a juft account of perfect happinefs xndiperfecJ mifery, yet wherefoever^v: overbalances pleafurc, there is a degree ofmifery : and wherefoever pleafure Chap. V. The right Vfe... C/REASON. 241 pleafure overbalances pain, there is a degree of bappi- nefs I proceed now to lay down fame principles and rules of judgment in matters of morality and religion. 1. The will of our Maker ; -whether difcovered by reafon or revelation, carries the highelt authority with it, and b therefore the bigheft rule of duty to in- telligent creatures ; a conformity or nonconformity to it determines their actions to be morally good or evil. 2. "Whatfoever is really an immediate duty toward ourfelves, or toward our fellow-creatures, is more remotely a duty to God ; and therefore in the practice of it we fhould have an eye to the ivillofGod as our rule, and to his glory as our end.
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