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：

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