CONTENTS.

BOOK I.

PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS.

Chap.

1. DEFINITION and Use of Science

2. The Law of Honour

3. The Law of the Land

4. The Scriptures

5. The Moral Sense -

6. Human Happiness

7. Virtue

BOOK II.

MORAL OBLIGATION.

4. The Will of God

1. The Question, Why am I obliged to keep my

Word? considered

Word? resumed

2. What we mean when we say a Man is obliged

to do a thing -

3. The Question, Why am I obliged to keep my

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Chap.

5. The Divine Benevolence

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pursued -

6. Utility

7. The necessity of General Rules

8. The Consideration of General Consequences

9. Of Right

10. The Division of Rights

11. The General Rights of Mankind

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BOOK III.

RELATIVE DUTIES.

PART I.

3. The History of Property

4. In what the Right of Property is founded

5. Promises

6. Contracts

7. Contracts of Sale

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12. Contracts of Labour-Commissions

13. Contracts of Labour-Partnership

14. Contracts of Labour-Offices

OF RELTIVE DUTIES WHICH ARE DETERMINATE.

1. Of Property

2. The Use of the Institution of Property

Pago

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8. Contracts of Hazard

9. Contracts of Lending of inconsumable Pro-

perty

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10. Contracts concerning the Lending of Money - 108

11. Contracts of Labour-Service

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Chap.

15. Lies

16. Oaths

17. Oaths in Evidence

18. Oath of Allegiance

19. Oath against Bribery in the Election of Mem-

bers of Parliament -

20. Oath against Simony -

21. Oaths to observe Local Statutes -

22. Subscription to Articles of Religion

23. Wills

PART II.

and Dependents

7. Anger

8. Revenge

9. Duelling

10. Litigation -

11. Gratitude

12. Slander

OF RELATIVE DUTIES WHICH ARE INDETERMI-
NATE, AND OF THE CRIMES OPPOSITE TO THESE.

3. Slavery

4. Charity-Professional Assistance

5. Charity-Pecuniary Bounty

6. Resentment

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1. Charity

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2. Charity-The Treatment of our Domestics

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OF RELATIVE DUTIES WHICH RESULT FROM THE

CONSTITUTION OF THE SEXES, AND OF THE

CRIMES OPPOSED TO THESE.

3. Seduction -

4. Adultery

5. Incest

PART III.

1. Of the Public Use of Marriage Institutions 180

2. Fornication

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