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CONTENTS

OF THE

FIRST VOLUM E.

BOOK I.

PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS.

CHAP.

I.

Definition and Ufe of the Science

II. The Law of Honour

III. The Law of the Land

IV. The Scriptures

V. The Moral Senfe

VI. Human Happiness

VII. Virtue

BOOK II.

MORAL OBLIGATION.

I. The Question, Why am I obliged to keep

my Word? confidered

II. What we mean, when we fay a Man is

obliged to do a Thing

III. The

CHAP.

III.

my

The Queftion, Why am I obliged to keep
Word? refumed

IV. The Will of God

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77

82

VI. Utility

VII. The Neceffity of General Rules

VIII. The Confideration of General Confe-

quences pursued

IX. Of Right

Of Property

II.

The Use of the Inftitution of Property

III. The Hiftory of Property

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107

III

IV. In what the Right of Property is founded 114

V.

Promifes

VI. Contracts

VII. Contracts of Sale

VIII. Contracts of Hazard

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CHAP.

Contracts of lending of inconfumable

Property

Contracts concerning the lending of

Money

Contracts of Labour-Service

IX.

X.

XI.

XII.

XIII.

XIV.

XV. Lies

XVI. Oaths

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XVII. Oaths in Evidence

XVIII. Oaths of Allegiance

XIX. Oath against Bribery in the Election

of Members of Parliament

XX.

Oath against Simony

XXI. Oaths to obferve local Statutes

XXII. Subscription of the Articles of Religion 218

XXIII. Wills

BOOK III.

PART II.

221

OF RELATIVE DUTIES WHICH ARE INDETER-

MINATE, AND OF THE CRIMES OPPOSED

TO THESE.

II. Charity-The Treatment of our-Do-

meftics and Dependants

CHAP.

III. Slavery

IV. Charity-Profeffional Affiftance

Charity-Pecuniary Bounty

V.

VI. Refentment

VII. Anger

VIII. Revenge

IX. Duelling

X. Litigation

XI. Gratitude

XII. Slander

BOOK

III.

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PART III.

OF RELATIVE DUTIES WHICH RESULT FROM

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THE CONSTITUTION OF THE SEXES, AND

OF THE CRIMES OPPOSITE TO THESE.

I. Of the public Ufe of Marriage Inftitutions 293