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it_o be_v fit_a for_o he_o to_o give_v command_n concern_v they_o chap._n xxii_o sect_n fourteen_o external_n and_o inferior_a act_n subject_a to_o divine_a regulation_n i'faith_o the_o fulfil_n of_o that_o law_n which_o command_v it_o vainglory_n and_o fear_n equal_o impede_v practical_a faith_n but_o it_o seem_v there_o be_v more_o in_o this_o argument_n of_o he_o where_o he_o say_v but_o only_o to_o the_o operation_n of_o god_n ordinary_a or_o extraordinary_a i_o have_v speak_v somewhat_o to_o this_o a_o little_a before_o where_o i_o show_v that_o other_o virtue_n which_o can_v be_v deny_v to_o be_v command_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o operation_n of_o god_n who_o work_v both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v who_o create_v and_o preserve_v and_o although_o he_o give_v the_o will_n yet_o if_o he_o go_v not_o on_o in_o the_o operation_n it_o will_v never_o come_v to_o perfection_n so_o that_o by_o this_o consequence_n god_n can_v command_v nothing_o because_o he_o cooperate_v in_o the_o 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infinite_o excellent_a and_o his_o veracity_n so_o likewise_o and_o therefore_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v confident_a that_o when_o he_o honour_v he_o god_n will_v bless_v he_o and_o so_o can_v fear_v any_o thing_n in_o this_o world_n this_o i_o hope_v may_v suffice_v for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o reader_n in_o this_o chap._n xxii_o sect_n xv._o faith_n a_o duty_n to_o god_n against_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o assertion_n his_o constant_a endeavour_n to_o asperse_v the_o duty_n of_o christianity_n miracle_n the_o ordinate_a mean_n of_o faith_n the_o use_n of_o the_o mean_n necessary_a to_o the_o attain_n of_o the_o end_n he_o go_v on_o and_o say_v and_o not_o a_o duty_n that_o we_o exhibit_v to_o god_n but_o a_o gift_n which_o god_n free_o give_v to_o who_o he_o please_v faith_n be_v not_o a_o duty_n which_o we_o exhibit_v to_o god_n such_o a_o language_n as_o be_v never_o hear_v from_o a_o christian_a no_o not_o from_o a_o jew_n a_o turk_n or_o a_o heathen_a if_o he_o be_v not_o a_o 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a_o gift_n which_o god_n free_o give_v to_o who_o he_o please_v what_o therefore_o no_o command_n concern_v it_o he_o may_v say_v the_o same_o of_o hope_n and_o charity_n and_o indeed_o of_o all_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o all_o that_o be_v in_o it_o and_o to_o who_o he_o please_v he_o give_v it_o but_o be_v there_o therefore_o no_o command_n concern_v these_o thing_n consider_v reader_n that_o although_o faith_n be_v god_n gift_n yet_o god_n give_v it_o according_a to_o those_o rule_n which_o he_o have_v set_v down_o faith_n be_v introduce_v by_o hear_v by_o such_o settle_a way_n as_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o produce_v it_o and_o therefore_o i_o
any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o faith_n and_o the_o mean_n of_o get_v faith_n which_o be_v most_o ordinate_o by_o hear_v and_o no_o doubt_n but_o read_v likewise_o which_o be_v the_o mean_n by_o which_o man_n may_v be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o will_n of_o god_n so_o likewise_o hear_n come_v by_o those_o accident_n as_o he_o speak_v right_o which_o guide_v we_o into_o the_o presence_n of_o they_o that_o speak_v to_o we_o what_o can_v be_v deduce_v out_o of_o this_o but_o that_o a_o man_n use_v such_o mean_n as_o hear_v and_o such_o accident_n as_o bring_v he_o into_o that_o presence_n god_n bless_v they_o and_o pour_v into_o they_o those_o grace_n which_o enable_v they_o with_o faith_n and_o sanctification_n i_o but_o say_v he_o which_o accident_n be_v all_o contrive_v by_o god_n almighty_a and_o yet_o be_v not_o supernatural_a but_o only_o for_o the_o great_a number_n of_o they_o that_o concur_v to_o every_o effect_n unobservable_a all_o this_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n that_o be_v to_o prove_v that_o faith_n and_o sanctity_n be_v not_o infuse_v for_o whether_o god_n contrive_v those_o mean_n or_o man_n which_o beget_v faith_n or_o whether_o those_o mean_n which_o bring_v we_o to_o hear_v be_v natural_a or_o supernatural_a yet_o god_n bless_v they_o our_o eye_n be_v natural_a which_o see_v it_o our_o ear_n be_v natural_a which_o hear_v those_o thing_n which_o bring_v we_o to_o faith_n and_o sanctity_n yea_o our_o understanding_n be_v natural_a which_o apprehend_v they_o but_o god_n bless_v both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o as_o his_o holy_a will_n have_v appoint_v with_o supernatural_a grace_n he_o go_v on_o faith_n and_o sanctity_n be_v indeed_o not_o very_o frequent_a let_v that_o be_v grant_v but_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o miracle_n and_o that_o be_v true_a likewise_o for_o miracle_n as_o they_o be_v supernatural_a so_o they_o be_v thing_n beyond_o the_o ordinate_a and_o set_a way_n of_o god_n work_v which_o these_o holy_a 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discourse_n to_o his_o person_n who_o not_o long_o since_o in_o the_o 26_o chap._n page_n 149._o make_v faith_n not_o a_o duty_n but_o a_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o say_v it_o be_v bare_o a_o operation_n of_o god_n as_o likewise_o internal_a sanctity_n and_o there_o put_v i_o to_o the_o trouble_n of_o prove_v man_n concurrence_n in_o these_o act_n and_o i_o may_v assure_o affirm_v that_o he_o be_v there_o exceed_v guilty_a of_o what_o he_o charge_v ignorant_a divine_n with_o here_o viz._n incongruous_a put_v place_n of_o scripture_n together_o and_o as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v to_o make_v man_n believe_v that_o sanctity_n and_o natural_a reason_n can_v stand_v together_o for_o if_o faith_n be_v only_o a_o gift_n and_o no_o act_n in_o the_o receiver_n or_o use_v of_o it_o insomuch_o as_o no_o command_n can_v be_v give_v concern_v that_o or_o sanctity_n as_o he_o speak_v there_o certain_o natural_a reason_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o it_o and_o as_o there_o i_o be_v force_v to_o prove_v the_o concurrence_n of_o man_n in_o these_o heavenly_a duty_n so_o here_o to_o justify_v his_o former_a doctrine_n i_o must_v prove_v the_o co-operation_n of_o god_n which_o he_o seem_v to_o deny_v let_v the_o reader_n put_v that_o with_o this_o and_o he_o shall_v find_v the_o affirmative_a part_n true_a and_o the_o negative_a false_a in_o both_o chap._n xxiii_o sect_n vii_o sovereign_n oblige_a by_o the_o positive_a law_n of_o god_n the_o law_n of_o nation_n the_o law_n natural_a the_o royal_a law_n or_o law_n of_o government_n obligatory_a to_o the_o sovereign_a the_o sovereign_a free_a from_o penal_a law_n a_o four_o opinion_n repugnant_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n be_v this_o that_o he_o that_o have_v the_o sovereign_a power_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o civil_a law_n true_o i_o conceive_v by_o this_o gentleman_n that_o he_o imagine_v sovereign_n to_o be_v strange_a thing_n which_o must_v be_v subject_a to_o none_o but_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o so_o he_o expound_v it_o present_o not_o to_o the_o positive_a law_n of_o god_n which_o have_v by_o he_o no_o assurance_n that_o it_o be_v such_o but_o from_o the_o supreme_a he_o can_v no_o further_o be_v oblige_v by_o it_o than_o he_o please_v and_o so_o that_o devilish_a speech_n of_o that_o wicked_a woman_n to_o her_o imperial_a son_n will_v be_v make_v good_a quod_fw-la libet_fw-la licet_fw-la but_o this_o term_n subject_a trouble_v i_o to_o find_v out_o what_o he_o mean_v thereby_o if_o he_o mean_v not_o to_o be_v guide_v by_o it_o or_o else_o he_o offend_v without_o all_o doubt_n he_o ought_v to_o be_v rule_v by_o the_o positive_a law_n of_o god_n and_o not_o only_o by_o the_o natural_a law_n he_o ought_v to_o be_v rule_v that_o be_v guide_v by_o his_o own_o civil_a law_n which_o he_o have_v make_v or_o give_v life_n unto_o for_o how_o can_v he_o expect_v a_o observance_n from_o other_o who_o will_v not_o keep_v his_o law_n himself_o but_o if_o he_o mean_v by_o subject_a subject_a to_o penalty_n that_o can_v be_v i_o be_o confident_a in_o a_o well_o contrive_v commonwealth_n because_o all_o penalty_n for_o breach_n intimate_v a_o inferiority_n and_o as_o he_o right_o speak_v afteward_n he_o who_o punish_v either_o bodily_a or_o with_o shame_n or_o with_o whatsoever_o be_v in_o that_o act_n superior_a to_o he_o who_o be_v punish_v but_o his_o dispute_n be_v out_o of_o his_o own_o principle_n which_o have_v be_v twenty_o time_n confute_v that_o be_v he_o that_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o law_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o commonwealth_n that_o be_v to_o the_o sovereign_n representative_a that_o be_v to_o himself_o this_o be_v a_o weak_a argument_n because_o he_o be_v not_o the_o representative_a of_o the_o commonwealth_n but_o the_o head_n and_o rule_v it_o one_o word_n more_o there_o may_v be_v law_n in_o a_o commonwealth_n for_o king_n and_o for_o subject_n he_o must_v be_v guide_v by_o these_o which_o be_v the_o royal_a law_n the_o law_n of_o govern_v although_o not_o by_o these_o which_o be_v inferior_a and_o law_n for_o subject_n he_o must_v be_v allow_v those_o prerogative_n which_o be_v not_o fit_a for_o subject_n to_o have_v but_o yet_o he_o ought_v to_o observe_v the_o rule_n of_o govern_v this_o i_o conceive_v be_v enough_o for_o what_o he_o have_v deliver_v in_o that_o paragraph_n he_o begin_v another_o thus_o chap._n xxiii_o sect_n viii_o propriety_n derive_v from_o the_o sovereign_a of_o sovereigns_n the_o quiet_a enjoyment_n of_o estate_n the_o reason_n according_a to_o mr._n hobbs_n of_o the_o imbody_v of_o man_n the_o propriety_n of_o the_o subject_n the_o foundation_n of_o the_o public_a interest_n it_o exclude_v not_o the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o sovereign_a the_o title_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n in_o many_o case_n decide_v by_o the_o judge_n mr._n hobbs_n his_o indulgence_n to_o the_o late_a usurp_a power_n observe_v a_o five_o doctrine_n which_o tend_v to_o the_o dissolution_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n be_v 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like_a which_o be_v ordinate_a by_o his_o sacred_a covenant_n be_v most_o certain_a and_o be_v so_o although_o above_o nature_n yet_o be_v no_o miracle_n because_o certain_a and_o ordinate_a chap._n xxii_o sect_n ix_o miracle_n produce_v to_o confirm_v a_o untruth_n be_v a_o lie_n and_o blasphemy_n against_o god_n this_o proposition_n confirm_v mr._n hobbs_n his_o confederacy_n with_o the_o devil_n matth._n 4.3_o explain_v our_o bless_a saviour_n use_n of_o miracle_n for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o his_o gospel_n mr._n hobbs_n his_o logic_n desire_v the_o apprehension_n of_o man_n alter_v not_o the_o nature_n of_o miracle_n thus_o the_o nature_n of_o miracle_n be_v explain_v i_o think_v it_o appear_v clear_o that_o because_o nothing_o but_o the_o god_n of_o nature_n who_o make_v this_o nature_n and_o can_v have_v make_v another_o can_v act_v beyond_o or_o beside_o that_o order_n which_o he_o have_v settle_v thing_n in_o therefore_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o author_n of_o these_o 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disgrace_v the_o positive_a law_n of_o god_n i_o can_v have_v answer_v that_o there_o be_v no_o law_n more_o natural_a than_o that_o we_o shall_v obey_v the_o positive_a law_n of_o god_n for_o he_o be_v the_o supreme_a power_n must_v needs_o have_v that_o authority_n to_o make_v law_n for_o the_o government_n of_o man_n and_o this_o be_v universal_o receive_v all_o nation_n in_o the_o world_n pretend_v to_o have_v divine_a law_n for_o their_o direction_n i_o mean_v positive_a divine_a law_n only_a mr._n hobbs_n deny_v it_o clear_o in_o this_o place_n let_v we_o examine_v what_o follow_v chap._n xxii_o sect_n xiii_o obedience_n found_v upon_o the_o belief_n or_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o power_n that_o command_v mr._n hobbs_n his_o complacency_n in_o quarrel_v with_o religion_n the_o want_n of_o reason_n in_o his_o proof_n discover_v and_o censure_v faith_n command_v by_o god_n urge_v by_o promissory_a and_o penal_a law_n the_o dreadful_a punishment_n of_o such_o as_o believe_v not_o or_o disturb_v other_o man_n belief_n with_o frivolous_a argument_n god_n the_o searcher_n of_o heart_n and_o punisher_n of_o evil_a thought_n contrary_a to_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o doctrine_n he_o be_v bind_v say_v he_o to_o obey_v it_o but_o not_o bind_v to_o believe_v it_o a_o strange_a proposition_n for_o take_v his_o particle_n i_o how_v you_o please_v for_o obedience_n to_o divine_a or_o humane_a law_n he_o can_v be_v bind_v to_o obey_v none_o when_o he_o have_v no_o belief_n for_o he_o can_v have_v a_o obligation_n to_o divine_a law_n unless_o he_o believe_v they_o be_v give_v by_o god_n nor_o can_v he_o perform_v obedience_n to_o humane_a law_n unless_o he_o have_v a_o belief_n that_o they_o be_v make_v by_o the_o supreme_a power_n so_o that_o obedience_n in_o all_o kind_n suppose_v a_o belief_n of_o that_o authority_n which_o command_v but_o again_o consider_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o this_o word_n belief_n he_o be_v bind_v to_o obey_v but_o not_o to_o believe_v certain_o as_o i_o 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the_o 16_o verse_n god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o give_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n that_o whosoever_o believe_v on_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n here_o be_v a_o law_n make_v concern_v happiness_n a_o eternal_a law_n concern_v a_o eternal_a life_n all_o term_n indefinite_a the_o same_o be_v repeat_v in_o the_o 18_o verse_n of_o the_o same_o chap._n but_o with_o the_o addition_n of_o the_o penal_a law_n he_o that_o believe_v not_o be_v condemn_v already_o as_o likewse_n our_o saviour_n mark_v 16.16_o he_o that_o believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v shall_v be_v save_v but_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o shall_v be_v damn_v and_o this_o be_v no_o more_o but_o a_o promise_n perform_v by_o god_n which_o be_v make_v
wheresoever_o it_o be_v plant_v with_o any_o religion_n for_o since_o all_o do_v conceive_v god_n to_o be_v a_o infinite_a able_a and_o wise_a governor_n even_o of_o king_n supremes_n and_o kingdom_n how_o can_v they_o think_v it_o safe_a for_o they_o out_o of_o humane_a obedience_n to_o subject_v his_o rule_n to_o the_o control_n of_o his_o subject_n which_o all_o king_n and_o potentate_n be_v i_o have_v handle_v this_o paragraph_n verbatim_o and_o although_o there_o be_v many_o more_o expression_n in_o this_o case_n which_o may_v deserve_v censure_n yet_o i_o pass_v they_o over_o and_o indeed_o do_v think_v here_o to_o have_v conclude_v his_o politic_n and_o so_o not_o to_o have_v pass_v any_o further_a censure_n upon_o they_o in_o this_o place_n but_o there_o be_v some_o egregious_a error_n hereafter_o which_o must_v not_o be_v pass_v over_o with_o silence_n i_o will_v also_o skip_v over_o his_o twenty_o seven_o and_o twenty_o eight_o chapter_n as_o contain_v thing_n in_o general_n less_o malicious_a and_o i_o will_v enter_v upon_o his_o twenty_o nine_o chapter_n which_o he_o entitle_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o weaken_v or_o tend_v to_o the_o dissolution_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n chap._n xxiii_o sect_n i._o mr._n hobbs_n his_o second_o paragraph_n purge_v the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n judge_n inferior_a judge_n apply_v the_o determination_n of_o law_n concern_v good_a and_o evil_a to_o particular_a person_n and_o fact_n private_a man_n have_v judicium_fw-la rationis_fw-la and_o therefore_o may_v determine_v upon_o their_o own_o ratiocination_n no_o man_n to_o intrude_v upon_o the_o office_n of_o a_o judge_n but_o by_o deputation_n from_o the_o sovereign_n the_o first_o of_o these_o i_o let_v pass_v as_o have_v speak_v something_o of_o it_o already_o material_o and_o begin_v with_o his_o second_o which_o he_o enter_v upon_o page_n 168._o towards_o the_o bottom_n of_o that_o page_n which_o begin_v thus_o in_o the_o second_o place_n i_o observe_v the_o disease_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n that_o proceed_v from_o the_o poison_n of_o seditious_a doctrine_n whereof_o one_o be_v that_o every_o private_a man_n be_v judge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a action_n to_o purge_v this_o doctrine_n from_o all_o poison_n observe_v first_o that_o this_o word_n judge_n sound_v like_o a_o legal_a officer_n and_o true_o to_o speak_v proper_o i_o think_v the_o supreme_a legislative_a power_n be_v the_o judge_n of_o politic_a good_a and_o evil_a the_o other_o subordinate_a judge_n be_v only_a judge_n of_o the_o application_n of_o the_o supreme_a to_o particular_a case_n for_o instance_n thus_o the_o legislative_a power_n command_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v steal_v if_o he_o do_v he_o shall_v be_v thus_o and_o thus_o punish_v the_o judge_n apply_v this_o sentence_n of_o this_o evil_n to_o titius_n who_o be_v bring_v before_o he_o and_o accuse_v of_o this_o crime_n the_o legislative_a determin_n and_o judge_v that_o it_o be_v evil_a in_o general_a but_o the_o judge_n upon_o his_o bench_n determine_v that_o this_o person_n be_v guilty_a of_o this_o evil_a in_o neither_o of_o which_o a_o private_a man_n have_v right_a to_o pass_v a_o conclusive_a sentence_n concern_v other_o man_n but_o yet_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o tell_v the_o reader_n that_o in_o both_o these_o he_o have_v judicium_fw-la rationis_fw-la a_o rational_a sentence_n in_o his_o own_o thought_n as_o thus_o before_o a_o law_n be_v make_v he_o judge_v that_o this_o will_v be_v fit_a to_o be_v make_v and_o so_o may_v discrete_o interpose_v with_o the_o legislative_a power_n to_o advise_v they_o to_o act_v according_a to_o those_o reason_n which_o appear_v to_o he_o as_o persuasive_a for_o else_o the_o legislator_n will_v lack_v that_o great_a assistance_n which_o he_o may_v receive_v from_o the_o premonition_n of_o prudent_a man_n who_o many_o time_n although_o they_o be_v not_o lift_v up_o to_o the_o dignity_n of_o such_o as_o sit_v at_o the_o helm_n yet_o have_v either_o by_o study_n or_o experience_n equal_a ability_n with_o they_o and_o in_o the_o second_o viz._n the_o application_n when_o a_o private_a man_n shall_v stand_v by_o at_o the_o plead_n or_o hear_v a_o cause_n he_o perceive_v that_o the_o judge_n carry_v himself_o partial_o to_o one_o side_n and_o do_v pass_v his_o sentence_n according_o this_o private_a man_n can_v choose_v but_o judge_n in_o his_o soul_n that_o this_o be_v a_o wicked_a sentence_n as_o contrary_o when_o it_o be_v just_o carry_v with_o indifference_n he_o may_v judge_v with_o himself_o that_o this_o be_v a_o righteous_a judgement_n but_o the_o intrude_a into_o the_o office_n of_o a_o judge_n be_v altogether_o unfit_a without_o a_o special_a deputation_n to_o it_o but_o since_o god_n have_v please_v to_o give_v man_n that_o most_o excellent_a faculty_n of_o ratiocination_n both_o in_o natural_a and_o political_a affair_n he_o shall_v desert_v humanity_n who_o shall_v deny_v himself_o the_o exercise_n of_o that_o ability_n nay_o he_o may_v endeavour_v if_o he_o can_v to_o avert_v that_o execution_n of_o that_o sentence_n when_o it_o be_v wicked_o pronounce_v as_o be_v the_o case_n of_o daniel_n in_o the_o unrighteous_a sentence_n decree_v upon_o susanna_n but_o still_o not_o to_o usurp_v a_o judicatory_a power_n without_o lawful_a authority_n but_o even_o in_o these_o case_n there_o must_v be_v leave_v judicium_fw-la rationis_fw-la and_o discretionis_fw-la a_o power_n of_o reason_n and_o judicial_a discretion_n to_o think_v upon_o and_o consider_v what_o be_v right_a but_o he_o seem_v to_o deny_v that_o truth_n concern_v the_o private_a action_n of_o that_o particular_a man_n whether_o it_o shall_v be_v good_a to_o do_v this_o or_o that_o for_o so_o he_o proceed_v chap._n xxiii_o sect_n ii_o the_o former_a assertion_n of_o private_a ratiocination_n further_o clear_v in_o act_n command_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o the_o positive_a law_n of_o god_n mr._n hobbs_n his_o argument_n retort_v against_o 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book_n of_o polity_n he_o have_v censure_v all_o the_o civil_a law_n in_o the_o world_n he_o be_v a_o private_a man_n and_o have_v i_o believe_v no_o legislative_a power_n why_o shall_v he_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o forbid_v other_o to_o act_n that_o which_o he_o himself_o do_v in_o that_o very_a place_n where_o he_o forbid_v they_o and_o yet_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o add_v one_o note_n more_o this_o judge_v he_o speak_v of_o must_v be_v about_o his_o action_n in_o the_o future_a whether_o what_o he_o be_v about_o to_o do_v will_v be_v a_o good_a or_o a_o evil_a action_n be_v it_o possible_a for_o a_o man_n to_o live_v honest_o and_o not_o to_o judge_v of_o such_o action_n wherein_o there_o be_v any_o scruple_n whether_o they_o be_v good_a or_o evil_n suppose_v the_o civil_a law_n as_o he_o will_v have_v it_o be_v the_o only_a rule_n to_o walk_v by_o yet_o every_o private_a man_n must_v
judge_v whether_o this_o or_o that_o act_n which_o he_o be_v about_o to_o undertake_v be_v according_a to_o that_o rule_n or_o no._n and_o perhaps_o he_o may_v in_o many_o case_n find_v work_n enough_o for_o all_o the_o wit_n he_o have_v to_o regulate_v himself_o according_a to_o that_o rule_n and_o although_o he_o call_v this_o the_o poison_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n yet_o i_o dare_v bold_o say_v it_o be_v that_o bread_n which_o do_v most_o wholesom_o nourish_v support_v and_o maintain_v a_o commonwealth_n viz._n that_o every_o man_n shall_v consider_v and_o judge_v what_o be_v legal_a and_o fit_a for_o he_o to_o do_v let_v we_o go_v on_o with_o he_o chap._n xxiii_o sect_n iii_o of_o the_o rule_n of_o action_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n the_o measure_n of_o humane_a action_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o civil_a law_n where_o the_o case_n be_v contradistinct_a instance_n of_o civil_a law_n command_v unjust_a thing_n if_o the_o civil_a law_n command_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o 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which_o he_o censure_v next_o and_o condemn_v chap._n xxiii_o sect_n iu_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o proposition_n evert_v conscience_n define_v and_o distinguish_v of_o conclusion_n secondary_o or_o remote_o deduce_v from_o the_o first_o principle_n no_o conscience_n proper_o and_o strict_o erroneous_a but_o be_v such_o according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a acception_n of_o the_o phrase_n however_o oblige_v the_o case_n put_v upon_o the_o misinterpretation_n of_o scripture_n suppose_v to_o prohibit_v swear_v though_o for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o a_o truth_n and_o the_o error_n assert_v to_o be_v oblige_v two_o objection_n answer_v and_o the_o proposition_n full_o clear_v our_o saviour_n command_n of_o not_o swear_v at_o all_o examine_v and_o elucidate_v of_o promissory_a or_o assertory_n oath_n the_o paragraph_n and_o question_v conclude_v another_o doctrine_n repugnant_a to_o civil_a society_n be_v that_o whatsoever_o a_o man_n do_v against_o his_o conscience_n be_v sin_n and_o it_o depend_v 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