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Government, & under whose administration
it is impossible but that [crossed out word]
the immutable love of nature [crossed out?], the greatest
[crossed out word] happiness of the whole should
opwerate to effect. Agreeable hereunto is the
foundation of the natural authority of parents
over their children, it by no means cnsisting
in the notion of derived existence, but in
the different qualifications of parents and
children to execute this immutable law; for
while parents far excell their children in
wisdom, & from natural affection are disposed
to promote their happiness, it will follow that more happiness will result to both from that
more happiness will result to both, from the exer-
cise of authority in parents & subordination
in children, than from the exercise of equal
liberty in each. And that this authority of
parents over their children is derived from
this source, & not from the natural relation
subsiting between them considered merely as
parents & offspring, is [crossed out words] evident [crossed out words]
[crossed out words] from this consideration, that when-
ever the parent is by any means disqualified
in the respect before mentioned to direct the
conduct of his child, the subordination of the
child ceases. [bracket] If this, which I think none will deny
be a just representation of the foundation in
nature of authority & subordination in order
to