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 to degrade themelves, could have to ubject their Decendents to the ame Ignominy, and renounce, in the Name of their Poterity, Bleings for which it is not indebted to their Liberality, and without which Life itelf mut appear a burthen to all thoe who are worthy to live.

Puffendorf ays that, as we can tranfer our Property from one to another by Contracts and Conventions, we may likewie divet ourelves of our Liberty in favour of other Men. This, in my Opinion, is a very poor way of arguing; for, in the firt place, the Property I cede to another becomes by uch Ceion a thing quite foreign to me, and the Abue of which can no way affect me; but it concerns me greatly that my Liberty is not abued, and I cannot, without incurring the Guilt of the Crimes I may be forced to commit, expoe myelf to become the