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motive is violent enough, & coupled with the Idea of compulsion either by authority, Law, or the will of a Superior there we always reckon ourselves to [[underline]] be obliged.[[/underline]]-- From this account of obligation it follows that we can be obliged to nothing but we ourselves are to gain, or lose something by, for nothing else can be a violent motive to us, as we should not be obliged to obey the Laws , unless for rewards or punishments, pleasure or pain were affixed to their violation, & depended some how or other upon our obedience, so neither should we without the same reason be obliged to keep my word, the answer consequently is, because I am urged so to do by a violent motive resulting from the command of another, namely the expectation of being after this Life rewarded if I do, or punished for it if I do not, theres the violent motive enforced by the command of another namely of God therefore in all cases private Happiness, is
