The  judgment  that  constitutes  the  nature  of
conscience,  is  founded  on  three  principles,
either  fully  demonstrable  or  barely  probable.
First,  I  am  in  a  state  of  dependance.
Second,  There  is  a  supreme  lawj  or  what  is


the  same  thing,  there  is  something  right,  and
something  wrong.
Third,  I  am  either  innocent  or  guilty.
On  these  three  principles  an  intelligent  spirit
grounds  a  judgment,  whether  it  deserves  to  be
happy  or  miserable;  it  rejoices,  if  it  deserves
to  be  happy;  it  mourns,  if  it  deserves  to  be
miserable;  and  this  judgment,  and  this  joy,  or
sorrow,  which  results  from  it,  constitutes  what
we  call  conscience.
