14 Oct r 1809

Parl y Reform

B.II. Influence

Ch.1. Explanations

'.3. Influence on will

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Will is ill applied it can not be applied but through the medium of some motive or motives, set to work and made to act in the mind /sensible faculty of the person /individual/ in question.

The motive composed /constituted by/ /consisting in this case/ of the interior emotion or affections of the mind + is what has been termed the interior motive: which in this as in other cases may belong to the self-regarding, the social, or the antisocial class of affections. To whichever class it belong it will consist in the contemplation of some modification of the matter of evil, or of some modification of the matter of good, either past, or considered as about to have place in future, i.e expected, most commonly expected. This /Such/ modification of the matter of evil or good constitutes what has been termed the exterior motive. ▌▌

When and in so far as the influence is considered as ill-applied, especially in respect of /of/ the end or purpose, and to be applied with effect, the operation consisting in the application of it is termed seduction.

Seduction when applied by the expectation of eventual evil is effected by intimidation to which head belongs fear of punishment: when by the expectation of good, it is effected by allurement, to which head belongs hope or receipt of reward. Corruption may be considered as synonymous to and equally comprehensive with seduction, including as well intimidation as allurement: but in its application it is most commonly confined to that species of seduction which operates by /in the way of/ allurement viz. by the hope of reward - of the eventual receipt of the matter of good, in one or more of its modifications.

+ See Introd.

▌▌ ib.