Justice, Merit, Desert & Sin, Punishment
No. 260
Justice requires that sin be punished, because sin deserves punishment. What the merit of sin calls for, justice calls for, for 'tis only the same thing in different words: for the notion of a desert of punishment, is the very same as a just connection with punishment. None will deny but that there is such a thing in some cases as the desert or merit of…
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