CHAP。13。——SAMESUBJECT,CONTINUED。
21。Whatever,then,isinaccordancewiththehabitsofthosewithwhomweareeithercompelledbynecessity,orundertakeasamatterofduty,tospendthislife,istobeturnedbygoodandgreatmentosomeprudentorbenevolentend,eitherdirectly,asisourduty,orfiguratively,asisallowabletoprophets。
CHAP。14。——ERROROFTHOSEWHOTHINKTHATTHEREISNOABSOLUTERIGHT
ANDWRONG。
22。Butwhenmenunacquaintedwithothermodesoflifethantheirownmeetwiththerecordofsuchactions,unlesstheyarerestrainedbyauthority,theylookuponthemassins,anddonotconsiderthattheirowncustomseitherinregardtomarriage,orfeasts,ordress,ortheothernecessitiesandadornmentsofhumanlife,appearsinfultothepeopleofothernationsandothertimes。And,distractedbythisendlessvarietyofcustoms,somewhowerehalfasleep(asImaysay)——thatis,whowereneithersunkinthedeepsleepoffolly,norwereabletoawakeintothelightofwisdom——havethoughtthattherewasnosuchthingasabsoluterightbutthateverynationtookitsowncustomforright;