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2 Sept 1811 Jug. Util. Ch.6
2 Sept 1811

Jug. Util.

Ch.6. Mischief 6. Antipathy for pleasure

§.1. Generalia

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Not less notorious than violent are the manifestations /evidences/ and fruits of /the/ antipathy that have been produced by religion in general and the Christian form of it /Christianity/ in particular.

/By/ No [...?] that renders a man /by which a man is rendered/ a nuisance to himself can avoid rendering him /he escape being rendered/ in a greater or less degree a nuisance to others?

On the terms of which /without revelation/ natural religion in a slight degree if in any, /under/ revelation in a deplorably heavy a degree is the source, we have seen the cause /source/ of perpetual /meanness/ torment to himself: in the same terms may be seen the cause of that /those/ antipathies towards others of which under revelation the extent has been so all comprehensive, and the fruits so bitter and so conspicuous.

By these terrors man /is/ has been represented as in a state not only of habitually frequent but /continual/ constant delinquency as towards God: and not only this or that man but every man.

Towards himself and those offences of which he has self regard himself as /having been/ being guilty a man will naturally be disposed to regard with an indulgent eye offences of the /[...?]/ same nature committed by others will not find in his bosom motives tending with /such great/ equal force and efficiency to dispose him to indulgence.

There are men that doubt God [...?] [...?] [...?]

Have mercy upon us miserable sinners

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Violent and notorious are the influences in which by religion in general, Christian in particular, antipathy is excited.

4.

Of religious terror, as above, religious antipathy, is a fruit. By the terror all men are represented as offending against [...?] [...?] to God. Indulgent to himself, each man taking part with God will be disposed to avenge him upon others.
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