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 which Men do not naturally enjoy, and from Advantages they can have no Notion of, as long as they remain in a State of Nature. The Writers of thee Books et out by examining, what Rules it would be proper, for their common Interet, Men hould agree to among themelves; and then, without further Ceremony, they proceed to give the Name of natural Law to a Collection of thee Rules, without any other Proof of uch a Collection's deerving that Name, than the Advantage they find would reult from an univeral Compliance with it. This is, no doubt, a very eay Method of triking out Definitions, and of explaining the Nature of Things by an almot arbitrary Fitnes.

But as long as we remain unacquainted with the Contitution of Man, conidered as jut iuing from the Hands of Nature, it will be in vain for us to attempt to