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that_o he_o have_v conversation_n with_o god_n that_o god_n terror_n be_v so_o great_a that_o no_o man_n dare_v injure_v he_o by_o doubt_v his_o law_n who_o have_v such_o near_a converse_n with_o god_n as_o he_o have_v when_o call_v up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mount_n and_o therefore_o may_v be_v trust_v on_o his_o relation_n and_o therefore_o it_o seem_v their_o promise_n of_o harken_v to_o whatsoever_o moses_n shall_v deliver_v for_o god_n law_n be_v to_o he_o as_o a_o prophet_n rather_o than_o as_o a_o king_n which_o indeed_o be_v in_o that_o regard_n more_o to_o be_v consider_v and_o certain_o those_o dictate_v of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n for_o our_o practice_n which_o be_v deliver_v by_o king_n david_n or_o solomon_n have_v not_o that_o great_a obligation_n upon_o we_o as_o they_o be_v king_n but_o prophet_n nor_o be_v the_o book_n which_o be_v scripture_n and_o command_v to_o be_v so_o receive_v among_o we_o therefore_o of_o divine_a authourity_n because_o king_n declare_v 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subdue_v all_o the_o king_n of_o this_o christian_a world_n nothing_o but_o dream_n and_o fancie_v which_o yet_o be_v those_o medium_n by_o which_o man_n oppose_v king_n and_o aught_o to_o do_v it_o when_o they_o command_v contrary_a to_o our_o christian_n faith_n certain_o mr._n hobos_fw-mi say_v right_a when_o he_o affirm_v that_o private_a man_n must_v not_o oppose_v their_o dream_n or_o fancy_n to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n wherein_o they_o live_v but_o under_o that_o notion_n he_o do_v amiss_o when_o he_o term_v our_o assent_n to_o the_o reveal_v will_n of_o god_n â—_o clear_o and_o intelligent_o apprehend_v a_o dream_n or_o fancy_n but_o because_o he_o term_v it_o the_o law_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n which_o have_v some_o sense_n according_a to_o his_o impossible_a principle_n viz._n that_o the_o supreme_a represent_v the_o whole_a i_o will_v tell_v he_o it_o be_v a_o phrase_n of_o speech_n never_o use_v by_o any_o author_n before_o for_o a_o commonwealth_n consist_v in_o the_o ordination_n of_o all_o the_o member_n of_o it_o supreme_a and_o inferior_a the_o supreme_a be_v sovereign_a the_o inferior_a be_v subject_n but_o by_o a_o common_a wealth_n here_o he_o only_o understand_v the_o sovereign_a but_o let_v we_o proceed_v with_o he_o out_o of_o the_o former_a confute_v premise_n he_o draw_n this_o conclusion_n i_o conclude_v therefore_o that_o in_o all_o thing_n not_o contrary_a to_o the_o moral_a law_n that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n all_o subject_n be_v bind_v to_o obey_v that_o for_o divine_a law_n which_o be_v declare_v to_o be_v so_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n certain_o the_o moral_a law_n or_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n do_v not_o bid_v we_o be_v baptize_v or_o receive_v the_o holy_a communion_n nay_o it_o do_v not_o command_v we_o to_o make_v a_o profession_n of_o our_o faith_n in_o jesus_n christ._n the_o law_n of_o nature_n do_v not_o command_n daniel_n shedrack_n meshack_n and_o abednego_n to_o refuse_v the_o voluptuous_a meat_n which_o nebuchadnezar_n allow_v they_o and_o feed_v upon_o pulse_n and_o water_n but_o the_o fear_n that_o they_o shall_v break_v the_o law_n of_o god_n by_o obey_v the_o king_n i_o mean_v the_o positive_a law_n which_o god_n have_v not_o write_v in_o their_o nature_n but_o in_o table_n so_o that_o this_o conclusion_n of_o his_o be_v most_o heathenish_a chap._n xxii_o sect_n xviii_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o further_a reason_n to_o prove_v the_o former_a assertion_n examine_v and_o censure_v his_o diminution_n of_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o divine_a positive_a law_n and_o constant_a vilify_n of_o scripture_n censure_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n restrain_v by_o the_o divine_a positive_a law_n obedience_n in_o religious_a duty_n not_o found_v in_o the_o command_n of_o the_o sovereign_a but_o of_o god_n the_o persuasion_n of_o the_o turk_n that_o the_o alcoran_n contain_v the_o law_n of_o god_n not_o the_o command_n of_o the_o grand_a signior_n cause_v their_o conformity_n to_o it_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o command_n and_o act_n of_o christian_a prince_n and_o their_o subject_n from_o those_o of_o other_o religion_n all_o other_o society_n as_o that_o of_o thief_n illegitimate_a combination_n mr._n hobbs_n his_o doctrine_n abhorrent_n to_o christianity_n but_o he_o labour_v further_a to_o prove_v it_o which_o also_o say_v he_o be_v evident_a to_o any_o man_n reason_n for_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n may_v be_v make_v law_n in_o the_o name_n of_o they_o that_o have_v the_o sovereign_a power_n and_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n man_n shall_v be_v the_o less_o oblige_v by_o it_o when_o it_o be_v propound_v in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n i_o answer_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n may_v be_v make_v law_n by_o god_n i._n e._n his_o
grow_v not_o into_o law_n but_o by_o the_o confirmation_n of_o emperor_n but_o the_o consideration_n of_o this_o paragraph_n i_o leave_v to_o the_o doctor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n who_o it_o principal_o concern_v but_o not_o we_o who_o ecclesiastic_a law_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o civil_a and_o therefore_o need_v not_o this_o dispute_n and_o yet_o i_o can_v add_v one_o clause_n to_o confirm_v his_o conclusion_n strong_a i_o think_v than_o any_o he_o produce_v which_o be_v that_o dominion_n be_v over_o person_n not_o part_n he_o who_o have_v dominion_n over_o the_o soul_n have_v dominion_n over_o the_o body_n which_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o soul_n and_o he_o who_o have_v dominion_n over_o the_o body_n have_v likewise_o dominion_n over_o the_o soul_n without_o which_o it_o can_v act_v any_o obedience_n or_o disobedience_n and_o so_o i_o let_v this_o alone_a for_o the_o present_a and_o come_v to_o the_o next_o disease_n which_o be_v page_n 172._o chap._n xxiii_o sect_n fourteen_o m_o r._n hobbs_n his_o reflection_n upon_o the_o government_n of_o england_n observe_v and_o censure_v his_o parallel_n from_o the_o diversity_n of_o soul_n not_o enforce_v the_o comparison_n of_o leavye_n of_o money_n not_o right_o apply_v to_o the_o nutritive_a faculty_n the_o power_n of_o conduct_v not_o well_o resemble_v to_o the_o motive_n faculty_n in_o the_o soul._n in_o the_o midst_n of_o that_o page_n this_o disease_n begin_v thus_o sometime_o also_o in_o the_o mere_a civil_a government_n there_o be_v more_o than_o one_o soul_n as_o when_o the_o power_n of_o levy_v money_n which_o be_v the_o nutritive_a faculty_n have_v depend_v upon_o a_o general_a assembly_n the_o power_n of_o conduct_n and_o command_v which_o be_v the_o motive_n faculty_n on_o one_o man_n and_o the_o power_n of_o make_v law_n which_o be_v the_o rational_a faculty_n on_o the_o accidental_a consent_n not_o only_o of_o those_o two_o but_o also_o of_o a_o three_o there_o he_o turn_v his_o spleen_n against_o our_o government_n in_o england_n without_o name_a it_o but_o clear_o intimate_v that_o state_n and_o condition_n which_o be_v fundamental_a to_o the_o constitution_n of_o our_o kingdom_n i_o can_v imagine_v why_o unless_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o provoke_v the_o then_o present_a usurper_n to_o be_v most_o tyrannical_a in_o his_o government_n for_o certain_o this_o government_n as_o establish_v in_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la at_o the_o first_o be_v settle_v with_o so_o grave_a and_o weighty_a consideration_n and_o such_o a_o serious_a manner_n of_o confirmation_n as_o never_o any_o but_o the_o law_n of_o god_n deliver_v on_o mount_n sinai_n with_o thunder_n and_o such_o astonishment_n and_o in_o itself_o so_o prudent_a that_o nothing_o can_v reasonable_o more_o conduce_v to_o the_o perpetuity_n of_o a_o kingdom_n but_o let_v we_o see_v what_o he_o say_v there_o be_v say_v he_o more_o than_o one_o soul_n i_o think_v it_o will_v trouble_v his_o philosophy_n to_o answer_v 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unity_n that_o may_v be_v therefore_o where_o there_o shall_v be_v many_o supremes_n without_o subordination_n there_o can_v be_v no_o unity_n but_o where_o there_o be_v a_o subordination_n there_o we_o may_v find_v the_o great_a unity_n that_o this_o subject_n be_v capable_a of_o which_o will_v appear_v by_o my_o answer_n to_o what_o follow_v chap._n xxiii_o sect_n xvi_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o not_o the_o king_n representative_a of_o the_o people_n the_o king_n only_o the_o sovereign_a the_o peer_n the_o councillor_n of_o the_o king_n mr._n hobbs_n his_o unworthy_a expression_n of_o there_o sovereigns_n censure_v the_o odiousness_n of_o his_o comparison_n of_o two_o man_n grow_v out_o of_o the_o side_n of_o another_o observe_v the_o danger_n of_o cut_v off_o those_o sprout_n assimilate_v to_o the_o removal_n of_o the_o two_o house_n of_o parliament_n therefore_o say_v he_o if_o the_o king_n bear_v the_o person_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o general_a assembly_n also_o bear_v the_o person_n of_o the_o people_n and_o another_o assembly_n bear_v the_o person_n of_o a_o part_n of_o the_o people_n they_o be_v not_o one_o person_n and_o one_o sovereign_a but_o three_o person_n and_o three_o sovereign_n i_o answer_v the_o king_n be_v not_o the_o representative_a of_o the_o people_n but_o their_o sovereign_n neither_o do_v he_o act_v any_o royal_a thing_n by_o their_o authority_n but_o by_o his_o own_o right_n the_o house_n of_o commons_o be_v the_o representative_a of_o the_o people_n that_o be_v the_o common_a people_n when_o by_o the_o sovereign_n they_o be_v call_v and_o elect_v by_o they_o pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la during_o their_o sit_v in_o parliament_n and_o as_o their_o beginning_n be_v by_o the_o king_n writ_n so_o their_o determination_n be_v by_o his_o dismission_n this_o show_v that_o although_o they_o
by_o such_o party_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o give_v instance_n which_o be_v much_o too_o frequent_a but_o then_o as_o he_o well_o observe_v p._n 359._o towards_o the_o bottom_n when_o the_o episcopacy_n be_v pluck_v down_o nulla_fw-la amplius_fw-la potestas_fw-la remansit_fw-la inter_fw-la anglos_n there_o be_v no_o power_n leave_v among_o the_o english_a of_o discern_a heresy_n but_o all_o sect_n appear_v in_o writing_n and_o publish_v what_o divinity_n every_o one_o will_v i_o believe_v he_o and_o the_o mischief_n of_o the_o indulgence_n be_v yet_o sensible_a among_o we_o well_o upon_o that_o opportunity_n say_v he_o page_n 360._o the_o author_n live_v at_o paris_n use_v that_o liberty_n in_o write_v but_o oh_o how_o much_o more_o honourable_a have_v it_o be_v for_o he_o to_o have_v write_v against_o it_o and_o to_o have_v foresee_v those_o unhappy_a event_n which_o may_v have_v be_v easy_o discern_v without_o the_o help_n of_o his_o mathematics_n but_o i_o go_v on_o &_o jura_fw-la 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