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PRiNCi- 'and fafety of their parents. The injunctions of the parents were 



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executed, with a readinefs and truly exemplary affecftion. 



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. father feemed to be the foul which animated the whole body of the 

 family by his fuperior wifdom, benevolence and experience ; in ,a 



one another, and contribute their fhare 



.a word, they all 



of offices and labour, towards the fupport, fecurity and happinefs 



.of the whole family. 



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If feveral families find the wifdom, experience, valour, and 



benevolence of one head of a family to be fuperior to thofe of 



-the reft, they all look upon him as their xommon father, they 



.fubmit to his advice as to injunctions, and his councils become as 



facred and inviolable as laws. This voluntary union into one great 



.family, diffufes through them all that attachment, and benevolence, 



ihat fpirit of order and regularity, which are the true promoters 



of morality, and univerfal happinefs. If the fon of this chief has 



fkill, addrefs and benevolence enough to tread in his fathers foot- 



. ilcps, he fuccceds his father in authority, and thus a 



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_ gradually accuftom themfelves to look upon their chiefs with 



, reverence, and 



ade 



pt .the pofterlty of 



quitable, benevolent 



', for their hereditary chief. As all the regulations iov the 

 weal of the fociety are chiefly IfTued by this ruler, as he is foremoft 



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in defending their liberty and property againfl any daring invader 



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of their . common right, as he decides between man and man in 



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