the_o commandment_n of_o god_n that_o which_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v command_v he_o in_o a_o dream_n or_o vision_n and_o to_o deliver_v it_o to_o his_o family_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o observe_v the_o same_o yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o great_a addition_n though_o abraham_n and_o all_o the_o sovereign_n who_o succeed_v he_o be_v qualify_v to_o govern_v and_o prescribe_v to_o their_o subject_n what_o religion_n they_o shall_v be_v of_o and_o to_o tell_v they_o what_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o to_o punish_v all_o those_o who_o shall_v countenance_v any_o doctrine_n which_o he_o shall_v forbid_v from_o which_o he_o conclude_v that_o pag._n 250_o as_o none_o but_o abraham_n in_o his_o family_n so_o none_o but_o the_o sovereign_n in_o a_o christian_a commonwealth_n can_v take_v notice_n what_o be_v or_o what_o be_v not_o the_o word_n of_o god_n yet_o i_o say_v neither_o that_o nor_o the_o renew_n the_o same_o covenant_n with_o isaac_n and_o afterward_o with_o jacob_n 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 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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
of_o the_o sovereignty_n though_o by_o election_n pag._n 98._o be_v oblige_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n to_o provide_v by_o establish_v his_o successor_n to_o keep_v those_o that_o have_v trust_v he_o with_o the_o government_n from_o relapse_v into_o the_o miserable_a condition_n of_o civil_a war_n and_o consequent_o he_o be_v when_o elect_v a_o sovereign_n absolute_a and_o then_o he_o declare_v positive_o contrary_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o all_o the_o world_n that_o pag._n 100_o by_o the_o institution_n of_o monarchy_n the_o dispose_n of_o the_o successor_n be_v always_o leave_v to_o the_o judgement_n and_o the_o will_n of_o the_o present_a possessor_n and_o that_o if_o he_o declare_v express_o that_o such_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v his_o heir_n either_o by_o word_n or_o writing_n then_o be_v that_o man_n immediate_o after_o the_o decease_n of_o his_o predecessor_n invest_v in_o the_o right_n of_o be_v monarch_n mr._n hobbes_n be_v too_o modest_a a_o man_n to_o hope_v that_o his_o leviathan_n will_v have_v power_n to_o persuade_v those_o of_o poland_n to_o change_v their_o form_n of_o government_n and_o what_o denmark_n have_v get_v by_o have_v do_v it_o since_o can_v in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n be_v determine_v or_o that_o the_o emperor_n will_v dissolve_v and_o cancel_v the_o golden_a bull_n and_o invest_v his_o posterity_n in_o the_o empire_n in_o spite_n of_o the_o elector_n or_o that_o the_o papacy_n shall_v be_v make_v hereditary_a since_o cesar_n borgia_n be_v so_o long_o since_o dead_a and_o he_o have_v carry_v that_o spirit_n with_o he_o and_o therefore_o i_o must_v appeal_v to_o all_o dispassioned_a man_n what_o mr._n hobbes_n can_v have_v in_o his_o purpose_n in_o the_o year_n one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o fifty_o one_o when_o this_o book_n be_v print_v but_o by_o this_o new_a doctrine_n scarce_o hear_v of_o till_o then_o to_o induce_v cromwell_n to_o break_v all_o the_o law_n of_o his_o country_n and_o to_o perpetuate_v their_o slavery_n under_o 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of_o the_o several_a right_n and_o power_n of_o his_o sovereign_n in_o his_o eighteen_o chapter_n of_o which_o one_o be_v to_o prescribe_v rule_n pag._n 91._o whereby_o every_o man_n may_v know_v what_o good_n he_o may_v enjoy_v and_o what_o action_n he_o may_v do_v without_o be_v molest_v by_o any_o of_o his_o fellow_n subject_n which_o he_o say_v man_n call_v propriety_n that_o some_o such_o rule_n shall_v be_v establish_v as_o may_v secure_v that_o porpriety_n how_o little_a soever_o but_o he_o have_v now_o better_o explain_v himself_o and_o find_v that_o liberty_n and_o property_n be_v only_a fence_n against_o the_o invasion_n or_o force_n of_o fellow_n subject_n but_o towards_o the_o sovereign_n of_o no_o use_n or_o signification_n at_o all_o no_o man_n have_v a_o propriety_n in_o any_o thing_n that_o can_v restrain_v the_o king_n from_o take_v it_o from_o he_o and_o the_o liberty_n of_o a_o subject_a pag._n 109._o â—eth_v only_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o in_o regulate_v 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consider_v before_o he_o commit_v the_o transgression_n for_o he_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o in_o a_o commonwealth_n where_o by_o the_o negligence_n or_o unskilfulness_n of_o governor_n and_o teacher_n false_a doctrine_n be_v by_o time_n general_o receive_v the_o contrary_a truth_n may_v be_v general_o offensive_a and_o prudent_a man_n be_v seldom_o guilty_a of_o do_v any_o thing_n at_o least_o when_o it_o be_v in_o their_o own_o election_n to_o do_v it_o or_o not_o to_o do_v it_o which_o they_o foresee_v will_v be_v offensive_a to_o the_o government_n or_o governor_n who_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o and_o must_v live_v under_o especial_o when_o he_o confess_v pag._n 91._o that_o though_o the_o most_o sudden_a and_o rough_a bustle_n in_o of_o a_o new_a truth_n that_o can_v be_v do_v never_o break_v the_o peace_n yet_o it_o do_v sometime_o wake_v the_o war_n and_o if_o the_o secure_a and_o sound_a sleep_n of_o peace_n be_v once_o break_v and_o that_o fierce_a and_o brutish_a tiger_n 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law_n may_v be_v infer_v that_o where_o the_o law_n cease_v sin_n cease_v that_o the_o civil_a law_n cease_v crime_n cease_v and_o yet_o that_o violation_n of_o covenant_n ingratitude_n arrogance_n can_v never_o cease_v to_o be_v sin_n yet_o be_v no_o crime_n because_o there_o be_v no_o place_n for_o accusation_n every_o man_n be_v his_o own_o judge_n and_o accuse_v only_o by_o his_o own_o conscience_n and_o clear_v by_o the_o uprightness_n of_o his_o own_o intention_n and_o when_o his_o intention_n be_v right_a his_o fact_n be_v no_o sin_n if_o otherwise_o his_o fact_n be_v sin_n but_o no_o crime_n that_o when_o the_o sovereign_a power_n cease_v that_o be_v when_o the_o king_n be_v so_o oppress_v that_o he_o can_v exercise_v his_o power_n crime_n also_o cease_v there_o be_v no_o protection_n where_o there_o be_v no_o power_n which_o he_o be_v careful_a to_o repete_fw-la whether_o it_o be_v to_o the_o purpose_n or_o as_o sure_a it_o be_v not_o very_o pertinent_a in_o the_o difference_n between_o sin_n and_o crime_n and_o to_o all_o that_o huddle_n of_o word_n in_o that_o whole_a paragraph_n i_o shall_v say_v no_o more_o but_o that_o it_o look_v like_o the_o discourse_n of_o some_o man_n which_o himself_o say_v pag._n 39_o may_v be_v number_v among_o the_o sort_n of_o madness_n namely_o when_o man_n speak_v such_o word_n as_o put_v together_o have_v in_o they_o no_o signification_n at_o all_o by_o their_o non-coherence_n and_o contradiction_n false_a principle_n of_o right_a and_o wrong_n can_v but_o produce_v many_o crime_n and_o the_o great_a the_o presumption_n of_o those_o be_v who_o publish_v they_o the_o confusion_n that_o result_v thereby_o must_v be_v the_o great_a and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o bundle_n of_o false_a principle_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o this_o book_n the_o strength_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o good_a constitution_n of_o the_o government_n have_v hitherto_o for_o aught_o appear_v resist_v the_o operation_n and_o malignity_n of_o 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which_o immediate_o follow_v and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v make_v no_o reflection_n upon_o what_o he_o say_v concern_v it_o till_o we_o come_v thither_o nor_o upon_o his_o worship_n and_o attribute_n which_o he_o assign_v to_o god_n or_o rather_o what_o be_v not_o attribute_n to_o he_o in_o which_o under_o pretence_n of_o explain_v or_o define_v he_o make_v many_o thing_n hard_a than_o they_o be_v before_o as_o all_o man_n who_o know_v what_o the_o meaning_n of_o knowledge_n and_o understanding_n be_v know_v it_o less_o after_o they_o be_v tell_v that_o iâ—_n be_v pag._n 190._o nothing_o else_o but_o a_o tumult_n in_o the_o mind_n raise_v by_o external_a thing_n that_o press_v the_o organical_a part_n of_o man_n body_n and_o i_o must_v confess_v he_o have_v throughout_o this_o whole_a chapter_n with_o wonderful_a art_n by_o make_v use_n of_o very_o many_o easy_a proper_a and_o very_o significant_a word_n make_v a_o shift_n to_o compound_v the_o whole_a so_o involve_v and_o intricate_a 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specious_a divinity_n but_o have_v a_o salvo_fw-la to_o set_v all_o straight_o again_o for_o he_o makeâ—_n no_o scruple_n of_o determine_v pag._n 199._o that_o the_o book_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n which_o only_o contain_v the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v only_o canonical_a when_o they_o be_v establish_v for_o such_o by_o the_o sovereign_a power_n so_o that_o when_o he_o have_v suspend_v obedience_n to_o the_o sovereign_n in_o those_o thing_n wherein_o their_o obedience_n be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n it_o be_v mean_v only_o till_o the_o sovereign_n declare_v that_o it_o be_v not_o repugnant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n with_o other_o excellent_a doctrine_n the_o examination_n whereof_o we_o must_v not_o anticipate_v before_o its_o time_n and_o shall_v only_o wonder_v at_o his_o devout_a provision_n pag._n 191._o that_o prayer_n and_o thanksgiving_n to_o god_n be_v the_o best_a and_o most_o significant_a of_o honour_n and_o whereas_o most_o pious_a man_n be_v of_o 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