Others，thatallowforalawofnaturethekeepingoffaith，doneverthelessmakeexceptionofcertainpersons；asheretics，andsuchasusenottoperformtheircovenanttoothers；andthisalsoisagainstreason。Forifanyfaultofamanbesufficienttodischargeourcovenantmade，thesameoughtinreasontohavebeensufficienttohavehinderedthemakingofit。
Thenamesofjustandunjustwhentheyareattributedtomen，signifyonething，andwhentheyareattributedtoactions，another。
Whentheyareattributedtomen，theysignifyconformity，orinconformityofmanners，toreason。Butwhentheyareattributedtoactiontheysignifytheconformity，orinconformitytoreason，notofmanners，ormanneroflife，butofparticularactions。Ajustmanthereforeishethattakethallthecarehecanthathisactionsmaybealljust；andanunjustmanishethatneglectethit。Andsuchmenaremoreofteninourlanguagestyledbythenamesofrighteousandunrighteousthanjustandunjustthoughthemeaningbethesame。
Thereforearighteousmandoesnotlosethattitlebyoneorafewunjustactionsthatproceedfromsuddenpassion，ormistakeofthingsorpersons，nordoesanunrighteousmanlosehischaracterforsuchactionsashedoes，orforbearstodo，forfear：becausehiswillisnotframedbythejustice，butbytheapparentbenefitofwhatheistodo。Thatwhichgivestohumanactionstherelishofjusticeisacertainnoblenessorgallantnessofcourage，rarelyfound，bywhichamanscornstobebeholdingforthecontentmentofhislifetofraud，orbreachofpromise。Thisjusticeofthemannersisthatwhichismeantwherejusticeiscalledavirtue；andinjustice，avice。
Butthejusticeofactionsdenominatesmen，notjust，butguiltless：