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

3.

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.