▁the ▁person ' s ▁intent , ▁( 2 ) ▁the ▁circumstances ▁of ▁the ▁act ▁and ▁( 3 ) ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁act . ▁The ▁apparent ▁good ▁or ▁evil ▁consequence ▁resulting ▁from ▁the ▁moral ▁act ▁is ▁not ▁relevant ▁to ▁the ▁act ▁itself . ▁The ▁specific ▁content ▁of ▁the ▁natural ▁law ▁is ▁therefore ▁determined ▁by ▁how ▁each ▁person ' s ▁acts ▁mirror ▁God ' s ▁internal ▁life ▁of ▁love . ▁In so far ▁as ▁one ▁lives ▁the ▁natural ▁law , ▁temporal ▁satisfaction ▁may ▁or ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁att ained , ▁but ▁salv ation ▁will ▁be ▁att ained . ▁The ▁state , ▁in ▁being ▁bound ▁by ▁the ▁natural ▁law , ▁is ▁conce ived ▁as ▁an ▁institution ▁whose ▁purpose ▁is ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁bringing ▁its ▁subjects ▁to ▁true ▁happiness . ▁True ▁happiness ▁der ives ▁from ▁living ▁in ▁harm ony ▁with ▁the ▁mind ▁of ▁God ▁as ▁an ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁living ▁God . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁Re formation , ▁some ▁Protest ant ▁denomin ations ▁maintained ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁concept ▁of ▁natural ▁law . ▁The ▁English ▁the olog ian ▁Richard ▁Hook er ▁from ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁adapted ▁Thom istic ▁not ions ▁of ▁natural ▁law ▁to ▁Ang lic an ism ▁ ▁five ▁principles : ▁to ▁live , ▁to ▁learn , ▁to ▁reproduce , ▁to ▁worship ▁God , ▁and ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁an ▁ordered ▁society . ▁ ▁Catholic ▁natural ▁law ▁juris pr ud ence ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁tw elf th ▁century , ▁Gr at ian ▁equ ated ▁the ▁natural ▁law ▁with ▁divine ▁law . ▁Albert us