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it_o be_v very_o evident_a that_o the_o old_a subjection_n be_v much_o more_o faithful_a and_o necessary_a to_o the_o support_n and_o defence_n of_o the_o sovereignty_n than_o that_o new_a one_o which_o he_o be_v content_v with_o and_o prescribe_v which_o he_o will_v not_o only_o have_v determine_v as_o to_o any_o assistance_n of_o his_o natural_a sovereign_n though_o he_o confess_v pag._n 174._o his_o right_n remain_v still_o in_o he_o but_o that_o he_o be_v oblige_v so_o strict_o oblige_v that_o no_o pretence_n of_o have_v submit_v hâ—mself_n out_o of_o fear_n can_v absolve_v he_o to_o protect_v and_o assist_v the_o usurper_n as_o long_o as_o he_o be_v able_a so_o that_o the_o entire_a loss_n of_o one_o battle_n according_a to_o his_o judgement_n of_o subjection_n and_o the_o duty_n of_o subject_n shall_v or_o may_v put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o any_o prince_n in_o europe_n and_o this_o
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he_o say_v now_o do_v make_v that_o people_n the_o peculiar_a people_n of_o god_n but_o date_n that_o privilege_n which_o before_o he_o date_v from_o the_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n to_o begin_v only_o from_o the_o renew_n it_o by_o moses_n at_o the_o mount_n sinai_n by_o which_o he_o correct_v his_o former_a fancy_n by_o a_o new_a one_o as_o extravagant_a upon_o the_o people_n contract_n in_o those_o word_n which_o he_o have_v mention_v before_o without_o that_o observation_n and_o gloss_n that_o he_o make_v upon_o it_o nor_o do_v god_n at_o that_o time_n promise_v more_o to_o they_o by_o moses_n than_o he_o have_v before_o as_o express_o promise_v to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n this_o shall_v suffice_v to_o what_o he_o have_v so_o often_o urge_v or_o shall_v hereafter_o infer_v from_o the_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n and_o by_o moses_n and_o of_o the_o peculiar_a dominion_n over_o that_o people_n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o contract_n nor_o will_v i_o hereafter_o enlarge_v any_o more_o upon_o their_o pretend_a rejection_n of_o god_n when_o they_o desire_v a_o king_n which_o he_o now_o confirm_n by_o a_o new_a piece_n of_o history_n or_o a_o new_a commentary_n upon_o the_o text_n by_o his_o sovereign_a power_n of_o interpret_n for_o he_o say_v pag._n 254._o that_o when_o they_o say_v to_o samuel_n make_v we_o a_o king_n to_o judge_v we_o like_o all_o the_o nation_n they_o signify_v that_o they_o will_v no_o more_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o command_n that_o shall_v be_v lay_v upon_o they_o by_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o consequent_o in_o depose_v the_o high_a priest_n of_o royal_a authority_n they_o depose_v that_o peculiar_a government_n of_o god_n pag._n 255._o and_o yet_o he_o confess_v in_o the_o very_a next_o page_n that_o when_o they_o have_v demand_v a_o king_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o nation_n they_o have_v no_o design_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n their_o king_n but_o despair_v of_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o son_n of_o samuel_n they_o will_v have_v a_o king_n to_o judge_n they_o in_o civil_a action_n but_o not_o that_o they_o will_v allow_v their_o king_n to_o change_v the_o religion_n which_o be_v recommend_v to_o they_o by_o moses_n by_o which_o he_o have_v again_o cancel_v and_o demolish_v all_o that_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n which_o he_o will_v derive_v to_o all_o sovereign_n from_o that_o submission_n and_o contract_n which_o he_o say_v they_o make_v at_o mount_n sinai_n for_o he_o confess_v that_o they_o have_v no_o intention_n that_o the_o king_n shall_v have_v authority_n to_o alter_v their_o religion_n and_o then_o it_o pass_v not_o by_o that_o contract_n and_o thus_o when_o his_o unruly_a invention_n suggest_v to_o he_o a_o addition_n to_o the_o text_n or_o a_o unwarrantable_a interpretation_n of_o it_o it_o always_o involve_v he_o in_o new_a perplexity_n and_o leave_v he_o as_o far_o from_o attain_v his_o end_n as_o when_o he_o begin_v it_o be_v upon_o his_o usual_a presumption_n that_o from_o the_o 17._o chapter_n of_o number_n he_o conclude_v that_o after_o moses_n his_o death_n the_o supreme_a power_n of_o make_v war_n and_o peace_n and_o the_o supreme_a power_n of_o judicature_n belong_v also_o to_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o thus_o joshuah_n be_v only_a general_n of_o the_o army_n whereas_o no_o more_o be_v say_v in_o that_o place_n to_o eleazar_n then_o have_v be_v before_o say_v to_o aaron_n his_o father_n to_o perform_v the_o priestly_a office_n nor_o do_v it_o ever_o appear_v that_o eleazar_n offer_v to_o assume_v the_o sovereignty_n in_o either_o of_o the_o case_n but_o be_v as_o much_o under_o joshuah_n as_o aaron_n have_v ever_o be_v under_o moses_n god_n appear_v unto_o joshuah_n upon_o the_o decease_n of_o moses_n and_o depute_v he_o to_o exercise_v the_o same_o charge_n that_o moses_n have_v do_v as_o i_o be_v with_o moses_n so_o will_v i_o be_v with_o thou_o this_o book_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v not_o depart_v out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n that_o thou_o may_v observe_v to_o do_v all_o that_o be_v write_v therein_o then_o joshuah_n command_v the_o officer_n of_o the_o people_n josh._n 1_o 2._o 5_o 8_o 10._o the_o people_n make_v another_o covenant_n with_o joshuah_n all_o that_o thou_o command_v we_o we_o will_v do_v and_o whither_o soever_o thou_o send_v we_o we_o will_v go_v as_o we_o hearken_v unto_o moses_n in_o all_o thing_n so_o will_v we_o hearken_v unto_o thou_o whosoever_o do_v rebel_n against_o thy_o commandment_n and_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o thy_o word_n in_o all_o that_o thou_o command_v he_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n ver_fw-la 16_o 17_o 18._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o joshuah_n this_o day_n will_v i_o magnify_v thou_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o israel_n as_o i_o be_v with_o moses_n so_o will_v i_o be_v with_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v command_v the_o priest_n etc._n etc._n josh._n 3._o 7_o 8._o all_o the_o order_n and_o command_v to_o the_o priest_n be_v give_v by_o joshuah_n joshua_n build_v a_o altar_n to_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n in_o mount_n ebal_n he_o write_v upon_o the_o stone_n a_o copy_n of_o the_o law_n he_o read_v all_o the_o law_n the_o curse_n and_o the_o blessing_n etc._n etc._n josh._n 8._o 30_o 32_o 34._o joshuah_n divide_v the_o land_n and_o when_o any_o doubtful_a cause_n do_v arise_v they_o repair_v to_o he_o for_o judgement_n and_o when_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o the_o half_a return_v to_o the_o other_o side_n of_o jordan_n where_o moses_n have_v assign_v their_o portion_n it_o be_v joshuah_n who_o bless_v they_o and_o send_v they_o away_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o sovereignty_n of_o eleazar_n what_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o highpriest_n be_v and_o whether_o the_o office_n be_v limit_v or_o any_o way_n suspend_v during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n be_v not_o otherwise_o pertinent_a to_o this_o discourse_n then_o as_o it_o contradict_v mr._n hobbes_n in_o which_o where_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a i_o take_v no_o delight_n and_o therefore_o shall_v not_o enlarge_v upon_o those_o particular_n the_o survey_n of_o chapter_n 41._o mr._n hobbes_n have_v commit_v so_o many_o error_n in_o the_o institution_n and_o view_n which_o he_o have_v make_v of_o all_o office_n hitherto_o that_o there_o be_v reason_n to_o believe_v he_o will_v have_v the_o same_o presumption_n if_o he_o come_v to_o handle_v the_o office_n of_o our_o saviour_n himself_o and_o i_o think_v he_o have_v make_v it_o good_a when_o he_o allow_v no_o other_o authority_n or_o power_n to_o our_o saviour_n even_o when_o he_o come_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n with_o his_o angel_n to_o reward_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n match_n 16._o 27._o then_o pag._n 260._o as_o vicegerent_n of_o god_n his_o father_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o moses_n be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o as_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v before_o the_o reign_n of_o saul_n and_o as_o the_o king_n be_v after_o it_o which_o be_v degrade_n he_o below_o the_o model_n of_o socinus_n and_o in_o no_o degree_n equal_a to_o the_o description_n of_o his_o power_n in_o scripture_n yet_o large_a enough_o if_o the_o end_n of_o his_o come_n be_v no_o other_o than_o he_o assign_v and_o the_o office_n he_o be_v to_o manage_v no_o great_a than_o he_o seem_v to_o describe_v p._n 264._o the_o give_a immortality_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n which_o be_v to_o be_v exercise_v by_o our_o saviour_n upon_o earth_n in_o his_o human_a nature_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v much_o inferior_a to_o that_o inheritance_n incorruptible_a and_o undefiled_a that_o fade_v not_o away_o which_o st._n peter_n assure_v we_o be_v reserve_v in_o heaven_n for_o we_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 4._o and_o how_o his_o
what_o must_v be_v do_v to_o he_o and_o that_o all_o that_o be_v do_v and_o suffer_v by_o he_o which_o be_v fore_o tell_v his_o admirable_a life_n and_o doctrine_n be_v well_o know_v to_o they_o all_o they_o have_v be_v present_a at_o his_o trial_n and_o at_o his_o death_n and_o have_v with_o their_o eye_n see_v the_o terrible_a circumstance_n of_o it_o they_o have_v see_v he_o bury_v and_o the_o jew_n have_v provident_o appoint_v a_o guard_n of_o soldier_n who_o have_v without_o remorse_n behold_v his_o passion_n to_o watch_v his_o tomb_n and_o yet_o after_o all_o this_o vigilance_n the_o body_n be_v not_o find_v but_o as_o he_o have_v promise_v himself_o and_o what_o have_v be_v by_o the_o prophet_n foretold_v of_o he_o the_o three_o day_n he_o be_v rise_v of_o which_o there_o be_v so_o many_o eie-witness_n who_o have_v see_v and_o confer_v with_o he_o for_o many_o day_n and_o have_v at_o last_o behold_v with_o their_o bodily_a eye_n his_o body_n ascend_v in_o the_o air_n towards_o heaven_n and_o beside_o that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o all_o this_o be_v see_v and_o know_v by_o all_o the_o people_n the_o preacher_n and_o declarer_n of_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v very_o extraordinary_a man_n by_o the_o daily_a miracle_n they_o wrought_v by_o which_o such_o multitude_n be_v compel_v &_o can_v not_o resi_v believe_v all_o they_o say_v and_o promise_v to_o observe_v the_o precept_n they_o enjoin_v but_o all_o this_o be_v nothing_o other_o and_o much_o great_a number_n do_v and_o lawful_o may_v refuse_v to_o do_v either_o for_o mr._n hobbes_n say_v positive_o pag._n 281._o that_o the_o people_n have_v liberty_n to_o interpret_v the_o scripture_n to_o themselves_o till_o such_o time_n as_o there_o shall_v be_v pastor_n that_o can_v autorize_v a_o interpreter_n who_o interpretation_n shall_v be_v general_o stand_v to_o but_o that_o can_v not_o be_v till_o king_n be_v pastor_n or_o pastor_n king_n so_o that_o what_o the_o apostle_n or_o our_o saviour_n himself_o have_v say_v lay_v no_o obligation_n upon_o those_o who_o hear_v they_o we_o have_v now_o the_o reason_n why_o he_o be_v concern_v so_o much_o to_o extend_v those_o plain_a word_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o their_o fright_n to_o moses_n speak_v thou_o to_o we_o and_o we_o will_v hear_v thâ—e_n to_o such_o a_o absolute_a obligation_n of_o their_o obedience_n since_o without_o it_o he_o say_v pag._n 283._o they_o have_v not_o be_v oblige_v to_o have_v receive_v the_o ten_o commandment_n since_o they_o be_v forbid_v to_o approach_v the_o mountain_n by_o which_o they_o may_v have_v hear_v what_o god_n say_v to_o moses_n but_o that_o obligation_n that_o they_o will_v hear_v moses_n make_v all_o sure_a again_o and_o so_o they_o come_v to_o receive_v they_o yet_o he_o confess_v pag._n 282._o that_o they_o can_v not_o but_o acknowledge_v the_o second_o table_n for_o god_n law_n because_o they_o be_v all_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n but_o for_o those_o of_o the_o first_o table_n that_o be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o israelite_n which_o give_v he_o occasion_n to_o enlarge_v his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o three_o commandment_n in_o which_o he_o say_v the_o meaning_n of_o those_o word_n they_o shall_v not_o take_v the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o vain_a be_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o speak_v rash_o of_o their_o king_n nor_o dâ—spute_v his_o râ—ght_n nor_o the_o commission_n of_o mole_n and_o aaron_n his_o lieutenant_n it_o be_v their_o own_o obligation_n speak_v thou_o to_o we_o and_o we_o will_v hear_v etc._n etc._n by_o which_o they_o be_v to_o receive_v they_o as_o law_n and_o pag._n 283._o the_o judicial_a law_n which_o godprescribe_v to_o the_o magistrate_n of_o israel_n for_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o administration_n of_o justice_n and_o the_o levitical_a law_n the_o rule_n prescribe_v touch_v the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n because_o law_n he_o say_v only_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o same_o promise_n of_o obedience_n to_o moses_n and_o so_o he_o proceed_v to_o a_o new_a inquiry_n into_o the_o authenticalness_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n in_o which_o chase_n i_o be_o weary_a of_o follow_v he_o and_o conclude_v pag._n 284._o that_o whoever_o offer_v we_o any_o other_o rule_n which_o the_o sovereign_a rule_n have_v not_o prâ—scrâ—bed_o they_o be_v but_o counsel_n and_o advice_n which_o whether_o good_a or_o bad_a he_o that_o be_v counsel_v may_v without_o injustice_n refuse_v to_o observe_v and_o pag._n 285._o that_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v there_o only_a law_n where_o the_o lawful_a civil_a powâ—r_n have_v make_v it_o so_o since_o the_o reception_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o a_o law_n that_o be_v within_o the_o canon_n of_o scripture_n depend_v whole_o upon_o the_o word_n of_o the_o sovereign_n and_o by_o that_o word_n be_v receive_v and_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o from_o thence_o be_v obey_v as_o such_o it_o must_v likewise_o by_o his_o rule_n still_o subsist_v by_o the_o sole_a authority_n of_o the_o sovereign_n for_o he_o can_v by_o his_o word_n to_o morrow_n abrogate_v that_o which_o this_o day_n he_o make_v a_o law_n so_o that_o if_o a_o christian_a sovereign_a be_v succeed_v by_o a_o sovereign_n who_o be_v a_o jew_n or_o a_o evil_a christian_a he_o may_v abrogate_v that_o law_n by_o which_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v declare_v to_o be_v within_o the_o canon_n of_o scripture_n and_o then_o the_o subject_n must_v neither_o pag._n 285._o in_o their_o action_n or_o discourse_n observe_v the_o same_o and_o can_v only_o private_o wish_v that_o they_o have_v liberty_n to_o practise_v they_o by_o which_o the_o confess_a word_n of_o god_n must_v be_v make_v void_a and_o control_v by_o the_o commandment_n of_o man_n and_o he_o have_v the_o confidence_n to_o aver_v that_o the_o very_a council_n hold_v by_o the_o apostle_n in_o which_o they_o use_v this_o style_n it_o seem_v good_a to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o to_o we_o etc._n etc._n have_v no_o authority_n to_o oblige_v any_o body_n pag._n 286._o since_o the_o apostle_n can_v have_v no_o other_o power_n than_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n who_o can_v only_o persuade_v not_o command_n for_o they_o who_o have_v no_o kingdom_n can_v make_v no_o law_n and_o so_o i_o hope_v leviathan_n have_v now_o lay_v about_o he_o and_o perform_v his_o full_a function_n which_o make_v he_o worthy_a to_o receive_v a_o more_o reasonable_a answer_n than_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o any_o private_a person_n or_o of_o the_o university_n to_o give_v he_o and_o be_v very_o fit_a for_o the_o state_n itself_o to_o reward_v he_o for_o to_o the_o full_a extent_n of_o his_o desert_n mr._n hobbes_n have_v invest_v the_o sovereign_n with_o his_o absolute_a independent_a power_n by_o the_o example_n of_o moses_n and_o david_n and_o solomon_n both_o in_o church_n and_o state_n and_o be_v oblige_v to_o confess_v that_o for_o some_o hundred_o of_o year_n after_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o 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all_o possible_a submission_n reverence_n and_o resignation_n to_o that_o earthly_a power_n and_o which_o i_o do_v with_o all_o my_o heart_n acknowledge_v to_o be_v institute_v by_o god_n himself_o for_o the_o good_a of_o mankind_n have_v much_o great_a dignity_n in_o itself_o and_o more_o reverence_n due_a to_o it_o than_o it_o can_v receive_v from_o the_o unite_a testimony_n and_o declaration_n of_o all_o the_o king_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o world_n with_o this_o bold_a prologue_n of_o the_o uncertain_a canon_n of_o scripture_n he_o take_v upon_o he_o as_o the_o foundation_n of_o his_o true_a ratiocination_n pag._n 207._o to_o determine_v out_o of_o the_o bible_n the_o meaning_n of_o such_o word_n as_o by_o their_o ambiguity_n may_v he_o say_v render_v what_o he_o be_v to_o infer_v upon_o they_o obscure_a and_o disputable_a and_o with_o this_o licence_n he_o presume_v to_o give_v such_o unnatural_a
the_o same_o power_n and_o authority_n over_o their_o subject_n that_o abraham_n have_v over_o his_o family_n which_o we_o do_v not_o find_v to_o exceed_v the_o number_n of_o three_o hundred_o and_o eighteen_o man_n and_o that_o all_o subject_n be_v bind_v to_o obey_v the_o dictate_v of_o their_o sovereign_n with_o the_o same_o resignation_n and_o submission_n as_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v oblige_v to_o submit_v to_o the_o command_n of_o moses_n however_o it_o seem_v to_o have_v no_o logical_a consequence_n in_o it_o that_o because_o god_n speak_v only_o to_o abraham_n and_o not_o to_o his_o family_n therefore_o his_o family_n be_v to_o receive_v god_n command_n only_o from_o he_o yet_o mr._n hobbes_n may_v have_v remember_v that_o god_n do_v appear_v likewise_o to_o hagar_n one_o of_o abraham_n family_n even_o after_o he_o have_v expose_v she_o to_o the_o unjust_a severity_n of_o his_o wife_n and_o communicate_v his_o pleasure_n to_o she_o and_o inform_v she_o of_o many_o particular_n which_o he_o impart_v not_o to_o abraham_n however_o i_o say_v the_o instance_n of_o abraham_n be_v no_o argument_n that_o all_o subject_n who_o have_v no_o supernatural_a revelation_n to_o the_o contrary_a aught_o to_o obey_v the_o order_n of_o their_o own_o sovereign_n in_o the_o external_a act_n and_o profession_n of_o religion_n except_o it_o be_v as_o evident_a that_o god_n have_v speak_v to_o those_o sovereign_n as_o it_o be_v confess_v that_o he_o speak_v to_o abraham_n and_o there_o be_v in_o those_o day_n no_o other_o way_n for_o man_n to_o know_v the_o immediate_a pleasure_n of_o god_n what_o they_o be_v or_o be_v not_o to_o do_v but_o by_o his_o communication_n to_o some_o person_n who_o have_v credit_n to_o be_v believe_v whereas_o from_o the_o time_n that_o god_n have_v manifest_v his_o pleasure_n to_o all_o man_n in_o his_o scripture_n what_o will_v please_v and_o displease_v he_o and_o entrust_v prince_n to_o advance_v his_o service_n and_o provide_v for_o his_o worship_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n which_o he_o have_v likewise_o prescribe_v to_o they_o he_o have_v discontinue_v that_o immediate_a communication_n nor_o do_v any_o prince_n pretend_v to_o that_o conversation_n with_o god_n as_o abraham_n and_o moses_n have_v who_o do_v not_o interpret_v but_o relate_v and_o report_v what_o god_n will_v or_o will_v not_o have_v do_v from_o himself_o and_o the_o salvo_n which_o he_o provide_v sâ—or_a the_o implicit_a faith_n which_o he_o prescribe_v by_o a_o mental_a reservation_n be_v so_o destructive_a to_o common_a honesty_n that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o unworthy_a of_o a_o christian_a but_o of_o a_o moral_a man_n who_o desire_v to_o live_v with_o any_o credit_n among_o man_n which_o we_o shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o enlarge_v upon_o in_o another_o place_n where_o he_o more_o confident_o call_v for_o it_o and_o therefore_o shall_v decline_v it_o here_o and_o god_n be_v thank_v no_o christian_a prince_n do_v himself_o believe_v or_o wish_n that_o his_o subject_n shall_v believe_v that_o he_o be_v in_o abraham_n place_n to_o be_v the_o sole_a interpreter_n of_o what_o god_n have_v speak_v mr._n hobbes_n be_v so_o much_o addict_v to_o the_o sole_a obligation_n of_o contract_n and_o covenant_n that_o he_o will_v hardly_o allow_v god_n himself_o to_o have_v a_o title_n to_o our_o obedience_n but_o by_o virtue_n of_o some_o contract_n on_o his_o part_n and_o covenant_n on_o we_o which_o that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o make_v good_a he_o assume_v a_o jurisdiction_n to_o himself_o to_o give_v what_o signification_n and_o interpretation_n he_o please_v to_o word_n whether_o they_o have_v be_v general_o understand_v to_o signify_v so_o or_o no_o without_o which_o he_o will_v not_o have_v determine_v that_o pag._n 250._o moses_n have_v no_o authority_n to_o command_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n nor_o they_o any_o obligation_n to_o obey_v he_o until_o in_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o thunder_a and_o lightning_n and_o the_o noise_n of_o the_o trumpet_n and_o the_o smoke_n of_o the_o mountain_n they_o say_v unto_o moses_n exod._n 20._o 28._o speak_v thou_o with_o we_o and_o we_o will_v hear_v but_o let_v not_o god_n speak_v with_o we_o lest_o we_o die_v by_o which_o he_o say_v pag._n 251._o they_o oblige_v themselves_o to_o obey_v whatsoever_o he_o shall_v deliver_v unto_o they_o for_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n whereas_o the_o most_o that_o can_v be_v draw_v from_o that_o engagement_n be_v that_o they_o will_v hear_v and_o receive_v what_o he_o shall_v say_v notwithstanding_o which_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o they_o pay_v more_o obedience_n to_o moses_n after_o this_o profession_n of_o they_o than_o they_o have_v do_v before_o nor_o can_v it_o be_v imagine_v that_o the_o promise_n to_o moses_n be_v more_o bind_v than_o all_o former_a obligation_n to_o god_n and_o sure_o he_o who_o assume_v this_o licence_n of_o interpret_n be_v much_o to_o blame_v if_o he_o do_v not_o make_v many_o place_n in_o scripture_n to_o signify_v what_o conduce_v to_o his_o purpose_n and_o he_o may_v from_o moses_n have_v leave_n to_o go_v up_o into_o the_o mount_n declare_v not_o only_o that_o the_o scripture_n be_v the_o mount_n and_o therefore_o that_o the_o sovereign_n only_o may_v interpret_v they_o but_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v look_v into_o which_o will_v increase_v the_o prerogative_n and_o be_v as_o near_o the_o signification_n and_o intention_n of_o the_o text_n as_o what_o he_o give_v to_o it_o but_o then_o how_o mr._n hobbes_n will_v excuse_v himself_o for_o violate_v his_o own_o doctrine_n which_o conclude_v that_o pag._n 252._o no_o man_n ought_v in_o the_o interpretation_n of_o scripture_n to_o proceed_v far_o than_o the_o bound_n which_o be_v set_v by_o his_o sovereign_n i_o can_v imagine_v except_o he_o have_v refuge_n to_o cromwell_n who_o he_o do_v then_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v his_o sovereign_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v of_o no_o small_a advantage_n to_o he_o that_o all_o person_n under_o he_o by_o what_o oath_n or_o obligation_n soever_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o administer_v justice_n to_o the_o people_n according_a to_o the_o know_a rule_n of_o law_n and_o equity_n shall_v understand_v themselves_o to_o be_v in_o the_o same_o capacity_n that_o the_o seventy_o be_v to_o moses_n to_o who_o god_n take_v of_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v upon_o moses_n num._n 11._o 25._o and_o give_v it_o to_o they_o the_o sense_n of_o which_o place_n he_o say_v be_v no_o other_o pag._n 252._o as_o he_o have_v former_o declare_v that_o spirit_n signify_v mind_n then_o that_o god_n endue_v they_o with_o a_o mind_n conformable_a and_o subordinate_a to_o that_o of_o moses_n that_o they_o may_v prophesy_v &_o speak_v to_o the_o people_n in_o god_n name_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o to_o set_v forward_o such_o doctrine_n as_o be_v agreeable_a to_o moses_n '_o s_o doctrine_n and_o in_o truth_n so_o absolute_a a_o authority_n in_o all_o spiritual_a matter_n as_o high_a as_o it_o be_v be_v not_o more_o than_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o support_v his_o other_o power_n in_o the_o temporal_a he_o administer_v occasion_n enough_o in_o this_o chapter_n to_o induce_v i_o to_o repete_fw-la what_o have_v already_o be_v say_v upon_o the_o covenant_n make_v by_o abraham_n which_o be_v a_o principal_a corner_n stone_n upon_o which_o he_o still_o persist_v to_o erect_v his_o building_n which_o i_o shall_v forbear_v to_o do_v persume_v the_o reader_n will_v not_o forget_v it_o only_o i_o must_v observe_v the_o activity_n and_o restlessness_n of_o mr._n hobbes_n his_o fancy_n and_o that_o as_o the_o first_o mention_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o contract_n as_o to_o the_o end_n for_o which_o he_o form_v it_o be_v a_o pure_a dream_n of_o his_o own_o so_o he_o add_v to_o it_o and_o make_v it_o large_a as_o new_a matter_n occur_v to_o he_o that_o require_v such_o a_o supply_n as_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o chapter_n that_o he_o may_v make_v the_o sovereignty_n of_o abraham_n to_o appear_v the_o more_o unquestionable_a he_o say_v that_o pag._n 249._o by_o his_o covenant_n he_o oblige_v himself_o and_o his_o seed_n after_o he_o to_o acknowledge_v and_o obey_v the_o command_n of_o god_n not_o only_o such_o as_o he_o can_v take_v notice_n of_o as_o moral_a law_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n but_o also_o such_o as_o god_n shall_v in_o special_a manner_n deliver_v to_o he_o by_o dream_n and_o vision_n of_o which_o before_o he_o make_v no_o mention_n though_o he_o mention_v more_o than_o he_o have_v authority_n for_o for_o he_o say_v pag._n 249._o that_o no_o contract_n can_v add_v to_o or_o strengthen_v the_o obligation_n by_o which_o both_o they_o and_o all_o man_n else_o be_v bind_v natural_o to_o obey_v god_n almighty_a and_o therefore_o the_o covenant_n that_o abraham_n make_v with_o god_n be_v to_o take_v for_o
representative_a of_o the_o church_n and_o so_o the_o teacher_n he_o elect_v be_v elect_v by_o the_o church_n which_o be_v all_o the_o title_n they_o have_v from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o sovereign_n become_v christian_n from_o which_o time_n he_o be_v the_o true_a representative_a of_o the_o church_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o state_n pag._n 299._o and_o from_o this_o consolidation_n of_o the_o right_n politic_a and_o ecclesiastic_a in_o christian_a sovereign_n he_o say_v it_o be_v evident_a that_o they_o have_v all_o manner_n of_o power_n over_o their_o subject_n that_o can_v be_v give_v to_o man_n and_o may_v make_v such_o law_n as_o themselves_o shall_v judge_n fit_a for_o the_o government_n of_o their_o own_o subject_n both_o as_o they_o be_v the_o commonwealth_n and_o as_o they_o be_v the_o church_n but_o as_o his_o civil_a sovereign_n reject_v his_o institution_n and_o know_v he_o have_v much_o a_o better_a title_n to_o his_o power_n 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minister_n assign_v for_o that_o sacred_a province_n as_o the_o great_a turk_n himself_o as_o have_v be_v say_v before_o do_v not_o give_v law_n but_o receive_v advice_n and_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o mufty_a in_o whatsoever_o mahomet_n have_v enjoin_v to_o be_v do_v but_o let_v the_o title_n be_v what_o it_o will_v he_o will_v be_v sure_a that_o his_o sovereign_n shall_v have_v a_o power_n as_o unlimited_a in_o all_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n as_o in_o civil_a and_o not_o only_o to_o give_v what_o religion_n he_o think_v fit_a and_o to_o allow_v what_o book_n he_o please_v for_o scripture_n to_o his_o subject_n but_o that_o he_o may_v himself_o if_o he_o please_v perform_v all_o the_o function_n himself_o in_o religion_n pag._n 287._o as_o to_o baptize_v administer_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n consecrate_v temple_n and_o pastor_n to_o god_n service_n and_o he_o say_v the_o reason_n be_v evident_a why_o they_o do_v it_o not_o which_o be_v no_o other_o but_o that_o they_o have_v somewhat_o else_o to_o do_v however_o he_o be_v sure_a they_o may_v be_v literal_a pastor_n of_o their_o own_o subject_n in_o their_o own_o person_n and_o have_v authority_n to_o preach_v to_o baptise_v to_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o to_o consecrate_v both_o temple_n and_o person_n to_o god_n service_n which_o he_o do_v not_o grant_v out_o of_o the_o high_a qualification_n which_o he_o believe_v to_o be_v inherent_a in_o the_o power_n and_o person_n of_o a_o king_n but_o from_o the_o low_a esteem_n he_o have_v of_o those_o office_n and_o mystery_n of_o religion_n for_o foreseeing_a the_o objection_n that_o those_o administration_n by_o the_o testimony_n of_o all_o antiquity_n require_v the_o imposition_n of_o such_o man_n hand_n as_o by_o the_o like_a imposition_n successive_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n have_v be_v ordain_v to_o the_o like_a ministry_n he_o remove_v that_o difficulty_n by_o offer_v a_o prospect_n of_o the_o original_n and_o use_n of_o the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n and_o instruct_v we_o from_o the_o perpetual_a custom_n and_o usage_n in_o all_o nation_n of_o imposition_n of_o hand_n as_o well_o in_o civil_a as_o in_o sacred_a occasion_n as_o well_o in_o inflict_v punishment_n as_o in_o confer_v honour_n and_o dignity_n as_o in_o the_o condemnation_n of_o he_o who_o blaspheme_v the_o lord_n all_o that_o hear_v he_o shall_v lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o his_o head_n and_o that_o all_o the_o congregation_n shall_v stone_n he_o and_o when_o jairus_n his_o daughter_n be_v sick_a he_o do_v not_o desire_v our_o saviour_n to_o heal_v she_o but_o to_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o she_o that_o she_o may_v be_v heal_v and_o they_o bring_v little_a child_n up_o to_o he_o that_o he_o may_v lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o they_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o reason_n be_v he_o say_v pag._n 298._o as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o blasphemer_n where_o the_o witness_n lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o the_o 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in_o religion_n which_o lie_v scatter_v through_o those_o other_o two_o part_n that_o man_n may_v take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o consequence_n and_o bethink_v themselves_o whether_o christianity_n be_v advance_v and_o consequent_o whether_o the_o peace_n and_o happiness_n of_o mankind_n be_v provide_v for_o and_o secure_v by_o such_o doctrine_n 1._o those_o book_n of_o scripture_n only_o be_v canonical_a and_o aught_o to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o every_o nation_n which_o be_v establish_v for_o such_o by_o the_o sovereign_a authority_n of_o each_o nation_n pag._n 199._o 2._o none_o can_v know_v that_o the_o scripture_n be_v god_n word_n though_o all_o true_a christian_n believe_v it_o but_o they_o to_o who_o god_n himself_o â—ath_v reveal_v it_o supernatural_o pag._n 205._o 3._o man_n ought_v to_o consider_v who_o have_v next_o under_o god_n the_o authority_n of_o govern_v christian_n man_n and_o to_o observe_v for_o a_o rule_n that_o doctrine_n which_o he_o command_v to_o be_v teach_v that_o be_v all_o subject_n ought_v to_o profess_v that_o religion_n which_o the_o sovereign_a enjoine_n whether_o he_o be_v christian_a or_o heathen_a pag._n 232._o 4._o by_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v mean_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o king_n that_o dwell_v in_o heaven_n and_o that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v on_o earth_n pag._n 240_o 241._o 5._o the_o immortal_a life_n begin_v not_o in_o man_n till_o the_o resurrection_n and_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o have_v for_o cause_n not_o his_o specifical_a nature_n and_o generation_n but_o promise_n pag._n 241._o 6._o god_n enemy_n and_o their_o torment_n after_o judgement_n appear_v by_o the_o scripture_n to_o have_v their_o place_n upon_o earth_n pag._n 242._o the_o fire_n shall_v be_v unquenchable_a and_o the_o torment_n everlasting_a after_o the_o resurrection_n but_o it_o can_v therefore_o be_v infer_v that_o he_o who_o shall_v be_v cast_v into_o that_o fire_n or_o be_v torment_v with_o those_o torment_n shall_v endure_v and_o resist_v they_o so_o as_o to_o be_v eternal_o burn_v and_o torture_v and_o yet_o never_o be_v destroy_v or_o die_v pag._n 245._o 7._o there_o shall_v be_v a_o second_o death_n of_o every_o one_o that_o shall_v be_v condemn_v at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n after_o which_o he_o shall_v die_v no_o more_o the_o scripture_n affirm_v not_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o eternal_a life_n therein_o of_o any_o individual_a person_n but_o to_o the_o contrary_a a_o everlasting_a death_n pag._n 245._o 8._o the_o salvation_n we_o be_v to_o look_v for_o be_v to_o be_v upon_o the_o earth_n for_o since_o god_n throne_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n be_v his_o footstool_n it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o dignity_n of_o so_o great_a a_o king_n that_o his_o subject_n shall_v have_v any_o place_n so_o high_a as_o his_o throne_n or_o high_a than_o his_o footstool_n pag._n 247._o 9_o if_o we_o be_v command_v by_o our_o lawful_a prince_n to_o say_v we_o do_v not_o believe_v in_o christ_n we_o may_v obey_v such_o his_o command_n pag._n 271._o 10._o none_o can_v be_v martyr_n for_o christ_n but_o they_o that_o converse_v with_o he_o on_o earth_n and_o see_v he_o after_o he_o be_v rise_v for_o a_o witness_n must_v have_v see_v what_o he_o testify_v or_o else_o his_o testimony_n be_v not_o good_a pag._n 272._o 11._o none_o can_v be_v a_o martyr_n who_o have_v not_o a_o warrant_n to_o preach_v christ_n come_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o none_o but_o such_o who_o be_v send_v to_o the_o conversion_n of_o infidel_n pag._n 273._o 12._o to_o teach_v out_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n that_o jesus_n be_v christ_n and_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a be_v not_o to_o say_v that_o man_n be_v bind_v after_o they_o believe_v it_o to_o obey_v those_o who_o tell_v they_o so_o against_o the_o law_n and_o command_n of_o their_o sovereign_n but_o they_o do_v wise_o to_o expect_v the_o come_n of_o christ_n hereafter_o in_o patience_n and_o faith_n with_o obedience_n to_o their_o present_a magistrate_n pag._n 274._o 13._o the_o authority_n of_o earthly_a sovereign_n being_n not_o to_o be_v put_v down_o till_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n it_o be_v manifest_a we_o do_v not_o in_o baptism_n constitute_v over_o we_o another_o authority_n by_o which_o our_o external_a action_n be_v to_o be_v govern_v in_o this_o life_n pag._n 274._o 14._o they_o who_o receive_v not_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n do_v not_o sin_n therein_o pag._n 286._o 15._o christian_n king_n have_v power_n to_o baptise_v to_o preach_v to_o administer_v the_o lord_n supper_n and_o to_o consecrate_v both_o temple_n and_o person_n to_o god_n service_n etc._n etc._n 297._o 16._o no_o man_n shall_v live_v in_o torment_n everlasting_o pag._n 345._o 17._o to_o pray_v voluntary_o to_o the_o king_n for_o fair_a weather_n or_o for_o any_o thing_n that_o god_n only_o can_v do_v for_o we_o be_v divine_a worship_n and_o idolatry_n but_o if_o a_o king_n compel_v a_o man_n to_o it_o by_o the_o terror_n of_o death_n or_o other_o great_a corporal_a punishment_n it_o be_v not_o idolatry_n pag._n 360._o 17._o if_o one_o be_v no_o pastor_n or_o of_o eminent_a reputation_n for_o knowledge_n in_o christian_a doctrine_n do_v external_a honour_n to_o a_o idol_n for_o fear_n and_o a_o other_o follow_v he_o this_o be_v no_o scandal_n give_v for_o he_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o follow_v such_o example_n pag._n 362._o and_o now_o i_o hope_v he_o have_v make_v a_o ample_a paraphrase_n upon_o religion_n according_a to_o the_o definition_n he_o gâ—ve_v of_o it_o in_o the_o first_o entrance_n of_o his_o leviathan_n when_o he_o define_v pag._n 26._o religion_n to_o be_v fâ—ar_o of_o power_n invisible_a feign_v by_o the_o mind_n or_o imagine_v from_o tale_n public_o tell_v and_o when_o the_o seed_n he_o sow_v for_o religion_n to_o grow_v from_o or_o to_o consist_v in_o be_v opinion_n of_o ghost_n ignorance_n of_o second_o cause_n devotion_n towards_o what_o man_n fear_v and_o take_v thing_n casual_a for_o prognostic_n these_o among_o other_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o mr._n hobbes_n in_o his_o two_o last_o part_n which_o i_o believe_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o most_o christian_n be_v assoon_o renounce_v as_o pronounce_v and_o which_o indeed_o need_v little_a other_o confutation_n than_o the_o recite_v they_o yet_o i_o doubt_v not_o many_o man_n will_v say_v how_o scandalous_a soever_o the_o assertion_n seem_v to_o be_v since_o he_o appeal_v to_o the_o scripture_n and_o cite_v several_a text_n out_o of_o the_o same_o for_o the_o make_v good_a the_o worst_a of_o his_o opinion_n it_o be_v pity_n that_o his_o ignorance_n or_o perverseness_n in_o those_o interpretation_n have_v not_o be_v make_v appear_v by_o manifest_v that_o those_o place_n of_o scripture_n can_v not_o admit_v that_o interpretation_n and_o what_o the_o genuine_a sense_n thereof_o be_v which_o consideration_n have_v be_v more_o reasonable_a and_o necessary_a if_o these_o error_n have_v be_v 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vulgar_a language_n by_o the_o assistance_n of_o rider_n dictionary_n he_o have_v find_v a_o way_n to_o render_v and_o expose_v the_o worthy_a professor_n of_o any_o science_n and_o all_o science_n itself_o to_o the_o cheap_a laughter_n of_o all_o illiterate_a man_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o mr._n hobbes_n own_o rule_n and_o determination_n pag._n 17._o where_o he_o say_v that_o when_o a_o man_n upon_o the_o hear_n any_o speech_n have_v those_o thought_n which_o the_o word_n of_o that_o speech_n and_o their_o connexion_n be_v ordain_v and_o constitute_v to_o signify_v than_o he_o be_v say_v to_o understand_v it_o and_o sure_o the_o signification_n of_o word_n and_o term_n be_v no_o less_o ordain_v and_o constitute_v by_o custom_n and_o acceptation_n then_o by_o grammar_n and_o etymology_n if_o it_o be_v otherwise_o mr._n hobbes_n himself_o will_v be_v as_o much_o expose_v to_o ignorant_a auditor_n when_o he_o read_v a_o lecture_n upon_o the_o optic_n or_o even_o in_o his_o adore_a 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such_o constitution_n of_o he_o can_v be_v repeal_v and_o make_v void_a but_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o with_o his_o consent_n but_o we_o say_v that_o he_o may_v prescribe_v or_o consent_v to_o such_o a_o method_n in_o the_o form_n and_o make_v these_o law_n that_o be_v once_o make_v by_o he_o he_o can_v but_o in_o the_o same_o form_n repeal_n or_o alter_v they_o and_o he_o be_v oblige_v by_o the_o law_n of_o justice_n to_o observe_v and_o perform_v this_o contract_n and_o he_o can_v break_v it_o or_o absolve_v himself_o from_o the_o observation_n of_o it_o without_o violation_n of_o justice_n and_o any_o far_a obligation_n upon_o he_o then_o of_o justice_n i_o discourse_v not_o of_o for_o the_o better_a clear_n of_o this_o to_o that_o kind_n of_o reason_n by_o which_o mr._n hobbes_n be_v sway_v let_v we_o suppose_v this_o sovereignty_n to_o reside_v and_o be_v fix_v in_o a_o assembly_n of_o man_n in_o which_o kind_n of_o government_n it_o be_v possible_a to_o find_v more_o 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trust_n repose_v in_o he_o i_o do_v not_o say_v forfeit_a the_o trust_n as_o if_o the_o sovereignty_n be_v at_o a_o end_n but_o break_v that_o trust_n violate_v that_o justice_n he_o shall_v observe_v if_o the_o sovereign_a power_n of_o fifteen_o shall_v raise_v a_o imposition_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n if_o they_o shall_v appoint_v this_o whole_a imposition_n to_o be_v pay_v only_o by_o those_o who_o name_n be_v thomas_n when_o thomas_n be_v before_o in_o no_o more_o prejudice_n with_o the_o commonwealth_n than_o any_o other_o appellation_n in_o baptism_n may_v not_o this_o inequality_n be_v call_v a_o violation_n of_o justice_n and_o a_o breach_n of_o trust_n since_o it_o can_v be_v suppose_v that_o such_o a_o irregular_a authority_n be_v ever_o commit_v to_o any_o man_n or_o man_n by_o any_o deputation_n of_o the_o prerogative_n of_o necessity_n to_o swerve_v from_o rule_n prescribe_v or_o to_o violate_v law_n tho_o swear_v to_o shall_v be_v speak_v to_o in_o its_o due_a time_n it_o need_v not_o be_v suppose_v but_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o the_o law_n of_o every_o country_n contain_v more_o in_o they_o concern_v the_o right_n of_o the_o sovereign_n and_o the_o common_a administration_n of_o justice_n to_o the_o people_n then_o can_v be_v know_v to_o and_o understand_v by_o the_o person_n of_o the_o sovereign_n and_o he_o can_v as_o well_o fight_v all_o his_o battle_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o sword_n as_o determine_v all_o cause_n of_o right_a by_o his_o own_o tongue_n and_o understanding_n the_o consequence_n of_o any_o confusion_n which_o mr._n hobbes_n can_v suppose_v will_v not_o be_v more_o pernicious_a then_o that_o which_o will_v follow_v the_o blow_n away_o all_o these_o maxim_n of_o the_o law_n if_o the_o king_n breath_n be_v strong_a enough_o to_o do_v it_o it_o be_v a_o maxim_n in_o the_o law_n as_o be_v say_v before_o that_o the_o elder_a son_n shall_v inherit_v and_o that_o if_o three_o or_o four_o female_n be_v heir_n the_o inheritance_n shall_v be_v equal_o divide_v between_o they_o do_v mr._n hobbes_n believe_v that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o king_n have_v power_n to_o change_v this_o course_n and_o to_o appoint_v that_o all_o the_o son_n shall_v divide_v the_o estate_n and_o the_o elder_a daughter_n inherit_v alone_o and_o must_v not_o all_o the_o confusion_n imaginable_a attend_v such_o a_o mutation_n all_o government_n subsist_v and_o be_v establish_v by_o firmness_n and_o constancy_n by_o every_o man_n know_v what_o be_v his_o right_n to_o enjoy_v and_o what_o be_v his_o duty_n to_o do_v and_o it_o be_v a_o wonderful_a method_n to_o make_v this_o government_n more_o perfect_a and_o more_o durable_a by_o introduce_v such_o a_o incertainty_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v know_v what_o he_o be_v to_o do_v nor_o what_o he_o be_v to_o suffer_v but_o that_o he_o who_o be_v sovereign_a to_o morrow_n may_v cancel_v and_o dissolve_v all_o that_o be_v do_v or_o consent_v to_o by_o the_o sovereign_n who_o be_v yesterday_o or_o by_o himself_o as_o often_o as_o he_o change_v his_o mind_n it_o be_v the_o king_n office_n to_o cause_v his_o law_n to_o be_v execute_v and_o to_o compel_v his_o subject_n to_o yield_v obedience_n to_o they_o and_o in_o order_n thereunto_o to_o make_v choice_n of_o learned_a judge_n to_o interpret_v those_o law_n and_o to_o declare_v the_o intention_n of_o they_o who_o pag._n 140_o by_o a_o artificial_a perfection_n of_o reason_n get_v by_o long_a study_n and_o experience_n in_o the_o law_n must_v be_v understand_v to_o be_v more_o competent_a for_o that_o determination_n than_o mr._n hobbes_n can_v be_v for_o the_o alteration_n of_o law_n and_o government_n by_o the_o artificial_a reason_n he_o have_v attain_v to_o by_o long_a study_n of_o arithmetic_n and_o geometry_n no_o eminent_a lawyer_n have_v ever_o say_v that_o the_o two_o arm_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n be_v force_n and_o justice_n the_o first_o whereof_o be_v in_o the_o king_n the_o other_o deposit_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o parliament_n but_o all_o lawyer_n know_v that_o they_o be_v equal_o deposit_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n and_o that_o all_o justice_n be_v administer_v by_o he_o and_o in_o his_o name_n and_o all_o man_n acknowledge_v that_o all_o the_o law_n be_v his_o law_n his_o consent_n and_o authority_n only_o give_v the_o power_n and_o name_n of_o a_o law_n what_o concurrence_n or_o formality_n soever_o have_v contribute_v towards_o it_o the_o question_n only_o be_v whether_o he_o can_v repeal_v or_o vacate_v such_o a_o law_n without_o the_o same_o concurrence_n and_o formality_n and_o methinks_v the_o instance_n he_o make_v of_o a_o prince_n pag._n 139._o subdue_a another_o people_n and_o consent_v that_o they_o shall_v live_v and_o be_v govern_v according_a to_o those_o law_n under_o which_o they_o be_v bear_v and_o by_o which_o they_o be_v former_o govern_v shall_v manifest_v to_o he_o the_o contrary_a for_o though_o it_o be_v confess_v that_o those_o old_a law_n become_v new_a by_o this_o consent_n of_o he_o the_o law_n of_o the_o legislator_n that_o be_v of_o that_o sovereign_n who_o indulge_v the_o use_n of_o they_o yet_o he_o can_v say_v that_o he_o can_v by_o his_o word_n vacate_v and_o repeal_v those_o law_n and_o his_o own_o concession_n without_o dissolve_v all_o the_o ligament_n of_o government_n and_o without_o the_o violation_n of_o faith_n which_o himself_o confess_v to_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n notwithstanding_o that_o the_o law_n be_v reason_n and_o pag._n 139._o not_o the_o letter_n but_o that_o which_o be_v according_a to_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o legislator_n that_o be_v of_o the_o sovereign_n be_v the_o law_n yet_o when_o there_o be_v any_o difficulty_n in_o the_o understanding_n the_o law_n the_o interpretation_n thereof_o may_v reasonable_o belong_v to_o learned_a judge_n who_o by_o their_o education_n and_o the_o testimony_n of_o their_o know_a ability_n before_o they_o be_v make_v judge_n and_o by_o their_o oath_n to_o judge_n according_a to_o right_n be_v the_o most_o competent_a to_o explain_v those_o difficulty_n which_o no_o sovereign_a as_o sovereign_n can_v be_v presume_v to_o understand_v or_o comprehend_v and_o the_o judgement_n and_o decision_n those_o judge_n make_v be_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o sovereign_n who_o have_v qualify_v they_o to_o be_v judge_n and_o who_o be_v to_o pronounce_v their_o sentence_n according_a to_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o law_n not_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o sovereign_n and_o therefore_o mr._n hobbes_n will_v make_v a_o very_a ignorant_a judge_n when_o he_o will_v not_o have_v he_o verse_v in_o the_o study_n of_o the_o law_n but_o only_o a_o man_n of_o good_a natural_a reason_n and_o of_o a_o right_a understanding_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o yet_o he_o say_v pag._n 154._o that_o
no_o man_n will_v pretend_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o right_n and_o wrong_n without_o much_o study_n and_o if_o that_o power_n of_o interpretation_n of_o law_n be_v vest_v in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o sovereign_n he_o may_v in_o a_o moment_n overthrow_v all_o the_o law_n which_o be_v evident_a enough_o by_o his_o own_o instance_n if_o to_o use_v his_o own_o expression_n his_o understanding_n be_v not_o dazzle_v by_o the_o flame_n of_o his_o passion_n for_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v all_o the_o distinction_n and_o division_n of_o law_n into_o human_a and_o divine_a into_o natural_a and_o moral_a into_o distributive_a and_o penal_a when_o they_o may_v be_v all_o vacate_v and_o make_v null_n by_o the_o word_n or_o pervert_v by_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o sovereign_n to_o what_o purpose_n be_v a_o penalty_n of_o five_o shilling_n put_v upon_o such_o a_o action_n if_o the_o sovereign_n may_v make_v he_o who_o do_v that_o action_n by_o his_o interpretation_n or_o omnipotence_n to_o pay_v five_o hundred_o pound_n nor_o by_o his_o rule_n be_v his_o adore_a law_n of_o nature_n of_o any_o force_n which_o he_o say_v pag._n 144_o be_v the_o law_n of_o god_n immutable_a and_o eternal_a nay_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v pass_v away_o but_o not_o one_o title_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n shall_v pass_v for_o it_o be_v the_o eternal_a law_n of_o god_n he_o i_o say_v have_v as_o much_o subject_v that_o to_o the_o arbitrary_a power_n and_o discretion_n of_o his_o sovereign_n as_o he_o have_v do_v the_o liberty_n and_o property_n of_o the_o subject_a for_o he_o say_v pag._n 138._o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n in_o all_o commonwealth_n in_o the_o world_n and_o that_o though_o it_o be_v natural_o reasonable_a yet_o it_o be_v by_o the_o sovereign_a powâ—r_n that_o it_o be_v law_n and_o he_o say_v likewise_o that_o all_o law_n write_v and_o unwritten_a and_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n it_o seâ—f_n have_v need_n of_o interpretation_n 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in_o another_o place_n cap._n 22._o part_n 5._o that_o it_o must_v constare_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la de_fw-fr potentia_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o de_fw-la animo_fw-la &_o quidem_fw-la ita_fw-la constare_fw-la ut_fw-la certum_fw-la id_fw-la sit_fw-la ea_fw-la certudine_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o morali_fw-la materia_fw-la locum_fw-la habet_fw-la and_o yet_o from_o this_o erroneous_a proposition_n and_o because_o in_o pag._n 165._o war_n the_o sword_n judge_v not_o nor_o do_v the_o victor_n make_v distinction_n of_o nocent_a and_o innocent_a nor_o have_v other_o respect_n of_o mercy_n then_o as_o it_o conduce_v to_o the_o good_a of_o his_o own_o people_n he_o make_v no_o scruple_n to_o tell_v cromwell_n that_o as_o to_o those_o who_o deliberate_o deny_v his_o authority_n for_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n establish_v can_v have_v no_o other_o signification_n the_o vengeance_n be_v lawful_o extend_v not_o only_o to_o the_o father_n but_o also_o to_o thâ—_n three_o and_o four_o 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one_o well_o verse_v in_o the_o pontifical_a history_n in_o which_o he_o need_v no_o other_o witness_n then_o their_o own_o record_n i_o mean_v popish_a writer_n all_o the_o world_n will_v be_v convince_v except_o only_o such_o prince_n who_o be_v very_o well_o pay_v for_o the_o communication_n of_o part_n of_o their_o sovereignty_n to_o he_o that_o the_o pope_n have_v not_o out_o of_o his_o own_o dominion_n so_o much_o as_o the_o power_n of_o the_o metropolitan_a schoolmaster_n which_o mr._n hobbes_n seem_v willing_a to_o confer_v upon_o he_o the_o survey_n of_o chapter_n 43._o he_o who_o have_v take_v so_o ill_a a_o survey_n of_o heaven_n if_o self_n be_v not_o like_a to_o be_v a_o good_a guide_n for_o the_o way_n thither_o which_o be_v the_o business_n of_o his_o forty_o three_o chapter_n and_o which_o into_o how_o little_a room_n soever_o he_o bring_v all_o that_o be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n will_v be_v very_o difficult_a to_o find_v if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o his_o old_a expedient_a his_o sovereign_n command_n since_o the_o most_o prescribe_v and_o know_v way_n which_o have_v be_v think_v to_o lead_v thither_o be_v quite_o damn_v up_o by_o he_o the_o scripture_n pag._n 323._o that_o which_o make_v the_o patriarch_n and_o the_o prophet_n of_o old_a to_o believe_v be_v god_n himself_o who_o speak_v unto_o they_o supernatural_o and_o the_o person_n who_o the_o apostle_n and_o disciple_n that_o converse_v with_o christ_n believe_v be_v our_o saviour_n himself_o but_o of_o we_o to_o who_o neither_o god_n the_o father_n nor_o our_o saviour_n ever_o speak_v he_o say_v it_o can_v be_v say_v that_o the_o person_n who_o we_o believe_v be_v god_n so_o that_o the_o faith_n of_o christian_n ever_o since_o our_o saviour_n time_n have_v have_v no_o other_o foundation_n than_o the_o reputation_n of_o their_o pastor_n and_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n which_o their_o sovereign_a prince_n have_v make_v the_o rule_n of_o their_o faith_n which_o prince_n be_v the_o only_a person_n who_o christian_n now_o hear_v speak_v from_o god_n and_o to_o who_o consequent_o they_o be_v behold_v for_o their_o salvation_n admit_v that_o single_a contract_a article_n jesus_n be_v christ_n comprehend_v all_o that_o be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n for_o he_o confess_v that_o he_o who_o hold_v that_o foundation_n jesus_n be_v the_o christ_n hold_v express_o all_o that_o he_o see_v right_o deduce_v from_o it_o and_o implicit_o all_o that_o be_v consequent_a thereunto_o though_o he_o have_v not_o skill_n enough_o to_o discern_v the_o consequence_n i_o demand_v still_o how_o they_o shall_v believe_v this_o article_n who_o their_o sovereign_n forbid_v to_o look_v upon_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o scripture_n which_o be_v all_o the_o evidence_n they_o can_v have_v for_o it_o and_o yet_o he_o say_v pag._n 327._o for_o the_o belief_n of_o this_o article_n we_o be_v to_o reject_v the_o authority_n of_o a_o angel_n from_o heaven_n much_o more_o of_o any_o mortal_a man_n if_o he_o teach_v the_o contrary_a i_o know_v well_o he_o reconcile_v this_o contradiction_n by_o believe_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o deny_v with_o the_o tongue_n have_v the_o example_n of_o naaman_n but_o how_o shall_v he_o believe_v in_o his_o heart_n if_o he_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o if_o he_o do_v come_v to_o believe_v in_o his_o heart_n as_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v what_o affection_n and_o duty_n can_v he_o have_v for_o that_o sovereign_n who_o will_v not_o be_v save_v himself_o and_o require_v he_o to_o renounce_v his_o saviour_n he_o must_v be_v content_a with_o a_o mere_a verbal_a affection_n without_o any_o influence_n upon_o the_o heart_n which_o be_v much_o less_o duty_n than_o he_o require_v towards_o his_o sovereign_n who_o he_o be_v so_o entire_o to_o obey_v that_o he_o must_v say_v all_o he_o bid_v he_o say_v and_o do_v all_o he_o bid_v he_o do_v so_o much_o more_o duty_n he_o require_v for_o his_o earthly_a then_o for_o his_o heavenly_a sovereign_n i_o wish_v with_o all_o my_o heart_n that_o mr._n hobbes_n do_v remember_v or_o believe_v his_o own_o good_a rule_n in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o chapter_n which_o will_v have_v preserve_v he_o from_o many_o presumtion_n which_o administer_v great_a trouble_n and_o grief_n to_o his_o reader_n for_o his_o sake_n pag._n 331._o it_o be_v not_o the_o bare_a word_n but_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o writer_n that_o give_v the_o true_a light_n by_o which_o any_o writing_n be_v to_o be_v interpret_v and_o they_o that_o insist_v upon_o single_a text_n without_o consider_v the_o main_a design_n can_v derive_v nâ—thing_v from_o they_o clear_o but_o rather_o by_o cast_v atom_n of_o scripture_n as_o dust_n before_o man_n eye_n make_v every_o thing_n more_o obscure_a than_o it_o be_v a_o ordinary_a artifice_n he_o say_v of_o those_o that_o seek_v
not_o the_o truth_n but_o their_o own_o advantage_n alas_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o advantage_n to_o mr._n hobbes_n to_o persuade_v man_n to_o believe_v that_o our_o saviour_n have_v not_o give_v we_o new_a law_n but_o counsel_n to_o observe_v those_o we_o be_v subject_a to_o and_o that_o in_o his_o sermon_n upon_o the_o mount_n which_o be_v the_o compendium_n of_o christianity_n â—e_n do_v not_o make_v any_o new_a law_n to_o the_o jew_n but_o only_o expound_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n to_o which_o they_o be_v subject_a before_o since_o all_o those_o plain_n and_o lively_a precept_n of_o charity_n and_o humility_n and_o a_o virtuous_a and_o pious_a life_n be_v more_o than_o a_o exposition_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n sure_a his_o declaration_n that_o whosoever_o look_v on_o a_o woman_n to_o lust_n after_o she_o etc._n etc._n be_v more_o than_o a_o interpretation_n of_o that_o commandment_n thou_o shaâ—t_v not_o commit_v adultery_n if_o his_o determination_n that_o whosoever_o shall_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n save_v for_o the_o cause_n of_o adultery_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o a_o new_a law_n it_o can_v be_v a_o commentary_n upon_o that_o of_o moses_n let_v he_o give_v she_o a_o write_n of_o divorcement_n be_v the_o utter_a suppression_n of_o circumcision_n be_v the_o total_a abolish_n of_o all_o their_o sacrifice_n make_v no_o new_a law_n to_o the_o jew_n but_o only_o expound_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o yet_o he_o come_v not_o to_o destroy_v the_o law_n or_o the_o prophet_n but_o to_o fulfil_v and_o when_o he_o have_v fulfil_v what_o be_v there_o foretell_v of_o he_o the_o law_n become_v felo-de-se_a and_o cease_v to_o be_v useful_a any_o long_o when_o our_o saviour_n bid_v the_o pharisee_n learn_v what_o that_o text_n in_o the_o prophet_n hosea_n mean_v i_o will_v have_v mercy_n and_o not_o sacrifice_n do_v he_o intend_v they_o shall_v repair_v to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n for_o instruction_n because_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o it_o i_o do_v with_o 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his_o apostle_n give_v shall_v be_v look_v upon_o only_a as_o good_a counsel_n which_o man_n may_v as_o innocent_o disbelieve_v as_o believe_v and_o that_o they_o which_o shall_v believe_v may_v secure_o suspend_v yield_v any_o obedience_n to_o what_o he_o direct_v till_o his_o second_o come_v to_o judgement_n indeed_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n will_v be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o day_n of_o terror_n that_o it_o will_v be_v as_o festival_n a_o day_n as_o mr._n hobbes_n himself_o can_v wish_v it_o if_o none_o be_v to_o be_v punish_v there_o for_o not_o observe_v the_o advice_n or_o not_o obey_v the_o precept_n which_o our_o saviour_n and_o his_o apostle_n give_v to_o they_o but_o of_o this_o i_o have_v say_v enough_o before_o which_o i_o think_v i_o need_v not_o to_o repete_fw-la or_o enlarge_v upon_o and_o be_o willing_a to_o get_v out_o and_o wish_v mr._n hobbes_n will_v likewise_o from_o this_o maze_n and_o labyrinth_n of_o confusion_n and_o be_v advise_v by_o himself_o to_o give_v over_o the_o cast_a atom_n of_o scripture_n as_o dust_n before_o man_n eye_n to_o make_v every_o thing_n more_o obscure_a than_o it_o be_v i_o can_v omit_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o three_o several_a definition_n which_o he_o make_v of_o heresy_n in_o three_o several_a place_n as_o they_o be_v suitable_a to_o his_o occasion_n which_o himself_n declare_v to_o proceed_v from_o ignorance_n when_o pag._n 50._o man_n give_v different_a name_n to_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n from_o the_o difference_n of_o their_o own_o passion_n in_o his_o eleven_o chapter_n whilst_o he_o affect_v to_o be_v plain_a and_o perspicuous_a in_o his_o expression_n and_o explanation_n of_o word_n he_o say_v heresy_n signify_v no_o more_o than_o private_a opinion_n but_o have_v only_o a_o tincture_n of_o great_a choler_n but_o in_o his_o forty_o second_o chapter_n of_o the_o power_n ecclesiastical_a in_o which_o it_o concern_v he_o to_o be_v wary_a what_o punishment_n he_o permit_v to_o be_v inflict_v on_o it_o he_o declare_v that_o pag._n 277._o a_o heretic_n be_v he_o that_o be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o church_n teach_v nevertheless_o some_o private_a opinion_n which_o the_o church_n have_v forbid_v which_o know_v to_o be_v his_o own_o case_n he_o be_v very_o well_o content_v to_o resort_v to_o st._n paul_n and_o to_o grant_v he_o authority_n in_o this_o case_n to_o make_v rule_n as_o well_o as_o to_o give_v advice_n and_o find_v his_o direction_n to_o titus_n to_o be_v such_o as_o please_v he_o a_o man_n that_o be_v a_o heretic_n after_o the_o first_o and_o second_o admonition_n reject_v tit._n 3._o 10._o but_o to_o reject_v in_o this_o place_n he_o say_v be_v not_o to_o excommunicate_v the_o man_n but_o to_o give_v over_o admonish_v he_o to_o let_v he_o alone_o to_o set_v by_o dispute_v with_o he_o as_o one_o that_o be_v to_o be_v convince_v only_o by_o himself_o and_o then_o he_o doubt_v not_o to_o shift_v for_o himself_o but_o now_o when_o he_o have_v better_a 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