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Not only by nature, but also by the laws of nations, it is appointed, that it is not lawfull to hurt any one for the sake of our [[deletion]] commodity [[/deletion]] [[addition]] own advantage. [[/addition]] For laws were made for this [[deletion]] reason [[/deletion]] [[addition]] very purpose, [[/addition]] to preserve the social connection between [[deletion]] that if anyone would destroy the [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] citizens; & if any attempt to destroy it [[deletion]] convinces [[unclear]] they should [[/deletion]] [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] these laws endeavour to restrain them [[deletion]] [[unclear]] death or [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] by inflicting, death, banishment [[deletion]] upon of our [[/deletion]] or some other punishment. imprisonment, & fines. The very desire of sinning is a sin I indeed judge [[deletion]] him [[/deletion]] not ^ [[addition]] [[deletion]] the [[/deletion]] [[/addition]] only [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] [[deletion]] not [[/deletion]] be a bad map [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] who has ^ [[addition]] [[unclear]] [[/addition]] [[unclear]] he [[deletion]] [[unclear]] who [[unclear]] the [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] the injury, but him likewise who intended [[deletion]] those who put him [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] it. [[deletion]] Can you [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] ^ [[addition]] A man may justly be called [[/addition]] hurtfull, [[deletion]] with [[/deletion]] [[addition]] altho [[/addition]] he has not done [[unclear]]. All kinds [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] of injustice are so far perfect even before they are committed as to [[unclear]] the person who intended [[addition]] The robber before he [[/addition]] defiles his hands is a robber: because them criminal as P. Syrus say's The [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] is compleated by the [[unclear]] ^ wickedness [[deletion]] is not the beginning [[/deletion]] act, but it begins before [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] [[addition]] in the intention [[/addition]] A good or a bad man [[addition]] is discerned not [[unclear]] [[/addition]] [[deletion]] is not [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] his works, but also by his intentions.
