poffible to mingle in any converfation, "without obferving the difficulty, with "which a new name makes its way "into the world. The first appearance of excellence unites multitudes against it, unexpected oppofition rifes upon every fide; the celebrated and the obfcure join in the CONFEDE 66 6:6 66 66 RACY." CON CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION-Man not having the liv- ing faith, by which the Creator is loved with a love of preference, is neceffarily which at no time he can ever love but for his own fake, he conceives fenti-ments of extreme wrath and hatred against them. page 15 CHAPTER THE FOURTH. Reafons affigned for his rage against and` enmity to all beings-owing principally to his failing of the felicity he expected from them. CHAPTER THE FIFTH. page 24 Had he power he would foon destroy every creature he had any connection with, through vexation at the disappointment, mentioned in the two last chapters. CHAPTER THE SIXTH. page 3r His acquaintance, wife, children, and other near kindred would probably fall the first victims to his revengeAnother reason why every man is an enemy to his whole fpecies-because they are all his rivals in the love of abfolute power. page 39 СНАР CHAPTER THE SEVENTH. An attempt to convey fome weak idea of the omnipotent authority every man covets by it is fo eagerly defired--each individual in fearch of it, in oppofition to every other therefore all enemies to one another-all disappointed of the Sovereignty they ambition. page 54 CHAPTER THE EIGHTH. Man ambitions power only in order to captivate the love of the rest of his Species-but thofe, who arrive at any little authority, over their neighbours, are always most hated and unhappyand why. page 63 CHAPTER THE NINTH. The abhorrence men feel against thofe they perceive endeavouring to obtain power over them Their immediate refiftance, on fuch occafions-Still they all inceffantly pursue this the grand object of their defires by many various methods. page 74 CHAP CHAPTER THE TENTH. A brief defcription of fome of the methods, practifed by private perfons, to obtain the chief place in each other's esteem and affection, that is, in other words, to reign completely over one another. page 87 CHAPTER THE ELEVENTH. One of the greatest facrifices men make, and the most deceitful ftratagems they practise, to acquire each other's LOVE, pointed out and reasoned on. page 96 CHAPTER THE TWELfth. All the efforts men make to gain power over each other's hearts vain-Thofe even, who enjoy an exterior authority over people cannot, by any methods whatever, purchafe their affection, though that was the end, for which they fo vehemently coveted fovereignty. page 105 CHAPTER THE THIRTEENTH. The ufe, or rather the horrible abuse, man would infallibly make of abfolute power, were |