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[24] Murder is unjust by the law of nature, Smuggling by

enactment. Therefore any act which can be referred to either of

these heads is an unjust act, or, as Bishop Butler phrases it, an

act materially unjust. Thus much may be decided without reference

to the agent. See the note on page 32, l. 16.

[25] "As distinct from pain or loss." Bishop Butler's Sermon on

Resentment. See also, Rhet. 11. 2 Def. of [Greek: orgae].

[26] This method of reading the passage is taken from Zell as

quoted in Cardwell's Notes, and seems to yield the best sense.

The Paraphrast gives it as follows:

"But the aggressor is not ignorant that he began, and so he feels

himself to be wrong [and will not acknowledge that he is the

aggressor], but the other does not."

[27] As when a man is "justified at the Grass Market," i.e. hung.