94 ^PERSUASIVE to 



mance of the Duties of the Second Table. 

 That great Rule of doing to others as we 

 would they Ihould do to us in like cafe ; 

 and the contrary of not doing to others 

 that we would not iliould be done to us, 

 are neceflary eonfequences of loving our 

 Neighbour as our felves. If we loved him 

 as our felves, we would wifli him as much 

 good, and do him as much good as we do 

 to our felves. We would willingly that o- 

 ther Men fliould do their Duties to us, Ihew 

 us all kindnefs, and be helpful and beneficial 

 to us in all our Wants and Neceffities ; and 

 why ? becaufe we love our felves. Had we 

 the fame love to them, it would have the 

 fame effefts. We would do the fame good 

 to them, that we defire from them. To in* 

 ftance in the particular Commands : 



Children, Subjeds and Inferiors would 

 yield to their Parents, Magiftrates and Su- 

 periors , all that. Honour, Reverence and 

 Obedience, which themfelves would ex* 

 peft and defire from their Inferiors, were 

 they in the fame Relations and Circum* 

 fiances. 



No Man would willingly have his own 

 Body killed, or w r ounded, or any way tor- 

 mented and put to pain ; becaufe no Man 

 ever yet hated his own flelh, but nourijh* 

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