I.

The Question, Why am I obliged to keep my Word?

II. What we mean, when we fay a man is obliged to do a

Thing

III. The Queftion, Why am I obliged to keep my Word?

refumed

VI. Utility

VII. The Neceffity of General Rules

VIII.The Confideration of General Confequences pursued

IX. Of Right

X. The Divifion of Rights

XI. The General Rights of Mankind

BOOK III.

RELATIVE DUTIES.

PART I.-OF RELATIVE DUTIES WHICH ARE DETERMINATE.

I.

Of Property

II. The Ufe of the Inftitution of Property

III. The Hiftory of Property

IV. In what the Right of Property is founded

V.

Promises

VI. Contracts

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88

90

92

97

109

IX. Contracts of lending inconfumable Property

X. Contracts concerning the lending of Money

XI. Contracts of Labour-Service

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110

113

115

117

122

XVIII. Oaths of Allegiance

125

128

129

132

136

142

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146

147

150

151

153

XIX. Oath againft Bribery in the Election of Members of Par-

PART III.-OF RELATIVE DUTIES WHICH RESULT FROM THE

CONSTITUTION OF THE SEXES, AND OF THE CRIMES OPPOSITE

TO THESE.

DUTIES TO OURSELVES, AND THE CRIMES OPPOSITE TO THESE.

259

II.

Of the Duty and of the Efficacy of Prayer, fo far as

the fame appear from the Light of Nature

260

III.

Of the Duty and Efficacy of Prayer, as represented

in Scripture

266

V.

IV. Of private Prayer, family Prayer, and public Worship

Of Forms of Prayer in Public Worship

VI. Of the Ufe of Sabbatical Inftitutions

VII. Of the Scripture Account of Sabbatical Inftitutions

VIII. By what Acts and Omiffions the Duty of the Christian

Sabbath is violated

269

275

281

283

295

297

IX. Of reverencing the Deity,

BOOK VI.

ELEMENTS OF POLITICAL KNOWLEDGE,

I.

Of the Origin of Civil Government

II.

305

IV.

How Subjection to Civil Government is maintained 309

III. The Duty of Submiffion to Civil Government explained 315

Of the Duty of Civil Obedience, as stated in the

Of Population and Provifion; and of Agriculture

and Commerce, as subservient thereto

440

XII. Of War, and of Military Establishments

477

BOOK ·I.

Preliminary Considerations.

Chapter I.

DEFINITION AND USE OF THE SCIENCE.

MORAL

ORAL PHILOSOPHY, Morality, Ethics, Cafuistry, Natural Law, mean all the fame thing; namely, That Science which teaches men their duty, and the reafons of it.

The ufe of fuch a ftudy depends upon this, that, without it, the rules of life, by which men are ordinarily governed, oftentimes mislead them, through a defect either in the rule, or in the application. These rules are, the Law of Honour, the Law of the Land, and the Scriptures.

Chapter II.

THE LAW OF HONOUR.

THE Law of Honour is a fyftem of rules conftructed by people of fashion, and calculated to facilitate their intercourse with one another; and for no other purpose.

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