Inthisrespecttheyareonlyonaparwiththedictatesoftheloveofreputation:inanothertheyarebelowit。Thedictatesofreligionareinallplacesintermixedmoreorlesswithdictatesunconformabletothoseofutility，deducedfromtests，wellorillinterpreted，ofthewritingsheldforsacredbyeachsect:
unconformable，byimposingpracticessometimesinconvenienttoaman\'sself，sometimespernicioustotherestofthecommunity。Thesufferingsofuncalledmartyrs，thecalamitiesofholywarsandreligiouspersecutions，themischiefsofintolerantlaws，objectswhichcanhereonlybeglancedat，notdetailedaresomanyadditionalmischiefsoverandabovethenumberofthosewhichwereeverbroughtintotheworldbytheloveofreputation。
Ontheotherhand，itismanifest，thatwithrespecttothepowerofoperatinginsecret，thedictatesofreligionhavethesameadvantageoverthoseoftheloveofreputation，andthedesireofamity，asispossessedbythedictatesofbenevolence。
XLI。Happily，thedictatesofreligionseemtoapproachnearerandnearertoacoincidencewiththoseofutilityeveryday。Butwhy？Becausethedictatesofthemoralsanctiondoso:andthosecoincidewithorareinfluencedbythese。Menoftheworstreligions，influencedbythevoiceandpracticeofthesurroundingworld，borrowcontinuallyanewandanewleafoutofthebookofutility:andwiththese，inordernottobreakwiththeirreligion，theyendeavour，sometimeswithviolenceenough，topatchtogetherandadorntherepositoriesoftheirfaith。
XLII。Astotheself-regardinganddissocialmotives，theorderthattakesplaceamongthese，andtheprecedingone，inpointofextra-regardinginfluence，istooevidenttoneedinsistingon。Astotheorderthattakesplaceamongthemotives，oftheself-regardingclass，consideredincomparisonwithoneanother，thereseemstobenodifferencewhichonthisoccasionwouldbeworthmentioning。Withrespecttothedissocialmotive，itmakesadifferencewithregardtoitsextra-regardingeffectsfromwhichoftwosourcesitoriginates；whetherfromself-regardingorfromsocialconsiderations。Thedispleasureyouconceiveagainstamanmaybefoundedeitheronsomeactwhichoffendsyouinthefirstinstance，oronanactwhichoffendsyounootherwisethanbecauseyoulookuponitasbeingprejudicialtosomeotherpartyonwhosebehalfyouinterestyourself:whichotherpartymaybeofcourseeitheradeterminateindividual，oranyassemblageofindividuals，determinateorindeterminate。Itisobviousenough，thatamotive，thoughinitselfdissocial，may，byissuingfromasocialorigin，possessasocialtendency；andthatitstendency，inthiscase，islikelytobethemoresocial，themoreenlargedthedescriptionisofthepersonswhoseinterestsyouespouse。Displeasure，ventingitselfagainstaman，onaccountofamischiefsupposedtobedonebyhimtothepublic，maybemoresocialinitseffectsthananygood-will，theexertionsofwhichareconfinedtoanindividual。