since_o our_o a_o do_v not_o vouchsafe_v we_o the_o favour_n will_v make_v it_o out_o for_o he_o for_o i_o find_v no_o difficulty_n to_o suppose_v the_o freedom_n of_o mankind_n though_o i_o have_v always_o believe_v the_o creation_n of_o adam_n he_o be_v create_v or_o begin_v to_o exist_v by_o god_n immediate_a power_n without_o the_o intervention_n of_o parent_n or_o the_o pray_fw-mi existence_n of_o any_o of_o the_o same_o species_n to_o beget_v he_o when_o it_o please_v god_n he_o shall_v and_o so_o do_v the_o lion_n the_o king_n of_o beast_n before_o he_o by_o the_o same_o create_a power_n of_o god_n and_o if_o bare_a existence_n by_o that_o power_n and_o in_o that_o way_n will_v give_v dominion_n without_o any_o more_o ado_n our_o a_o by_o this_o argument_n will_v make_v the_o lion_n have_v as_o good_a a_o title_n to_o it_o as_o he_o and_o certain_o the_o ancient_a no_o for_o adam_n have_v his_o title_n by_o the_o appointment_n of_o god_n say_v our_o a_o in_o another_o place_n then_o bare_a creation_n give_v he_o not_o dominion_n and_o one_o may_v have_v suppose_v mankind_n free_a without_o deny_v the_o creation_n of_o adam_n since_o it_o be_v god_n appointment_n make_v he_o monarch_n 16._o but_o let_v we_o see_v how_o he_o put_v his_o creation_n and_o this_o appointment_n together_o by_o the_o appointment_n of_o god_n say_v sir_n rbt._n as_o soon_o as_o adam_n be_v create_v he_o be_v monarch_n of_o the_o world_n though_o he_o have_v no_o subject_n for_o though_o there_o can_v not_o be_v actual_a government_n till_o there_o be_v subject_n yet_o by_o the_o right_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v due_a to_o adam_n to_o be_v governor_n of_o his_o posterity_n though_o not_o in_o act_n yet_o at_o least_o in_o habit_n adam_n be_v a_o king_n from_o his_o creation_n i_o wish_v he_o have_v tell_v we_o here_o what_o he_o mean_v by_o god_n appointment_n for_o whatsoever_o providence_n order_n or_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n direct_v or_o positive_a revelation_n declare_v may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v by_o god_n appointment_n but_o i_o suppose_v it_o can_v be_v mean_v here_o in_o the_o first_o sense_n i._n e._n by_o providence_n because_o that_o will_v be_v to_o say_v no_o more_o but_o that_o as_o soon_o as_o adam_n be_v create_v he_o be_v de_fw-la facto_fw-la monarch_n because_o by_o right_a of_o nature_n it_o be_v due_a to_o adam_n to_o be_v governor_n of_o his_o posterity_n but_o he_o can_v not_o the_o facto_fw-la be_v by_o providence_n constitute_v the_o governor_n of_o the_o world_n at_o a_o time_n when_o there_o be_v actual_o no_o government_n no_o subject_n to_o be_v govern_v which_o our_o a_o here_o confess_v monarch_n of_o the_o world_n be_v also_o different_o use_v by_o our_o author_n for_o sometime_o he_o mean_v by_o it_o a_o proprietor_n of_o all_o the_o world_n exclusive_a of_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n and_o thus_o he_o do_v in_o the_o same_o page_n of_o his_o preface_n before_o cite_v adam_n say_v he_o be_v command_v to_o multiply_v and_o people_n the_o earth_n and_o to_o subdue_v it_o and_o have_v dominion_n give_v he_o over_o all_o creature_n be_v thereby_o the_o monarch_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n none_o of_o his_o posterity_n have_v any_o right_a to_o possess_v any_o thing_n but_o by_o his_o grant_n or_o permission_n or_o by_o succession_n from_o he_o 2_o o_o let_v we_o understand_v then_o by_o monarch_n proprietor_n of_o the_o world_n and_o by_o appointment_n god_n actual_a donation_n and_o reveal_v positive_a grant_v make_v to_o adam_n 1_o gen._n 28._o as_o we_o see_v sir_n robt._n himself_o do_v in_o this_o parallel_a place_n and_o then_o his_o argument_n will_v stand_v thus_o by_o the_o positive_a grant_n of_o god_n as_o soon_o as_o adam_n be_v create_v he_o be_v proprietor_n of_o the_o world_n because_o by_o the_o right_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v due_a to_o adam_n to_o be_v governor_n of_o his_o posterity_n in_o which_o way_n of_o argue_v there_o be_v two_o manifest_a falsehood_n first_o it_o be_v false_a that_o god_n make_v that_o grant_v to_o adam_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v create_v since_o though_o it_o stand_v in_o the_o text_n immediate_o after_o his_o creation_n yet_o it_o be_v plain_a it_o can_v not_o be_v speak_v to_o adam_n till_o after_o eve_n be_v make_v and_o bring_v to_o he_o and_o how_o then_o can_v he_o be_v monarch_n by_o appointment_n as_o soon_o as_o create_v especial_o since_o he_o call_v if_o i_o mistake_v not_o that_o which_o god_n say_v to_o eve_n 3_o gen._n 16._o the_o original_a grant_n of_o government_n which_o not_o be_v till_o after_o the_o fall_n when_o adam_n be_v somewhat_o at_o least_o in_o time_n and_o very_o much_o distant_a in_o condition_n from_o his_o creation_n i_o can_v see_v how_o our_o a_o can_v say_v in_o this_o sense_n that_o by_o god_n appointment_n as_o soon_o as_o adam_n be_v create_v he_o be_v monarch_n of_o the_o world_n second_o be_v it_o true_a that_o god_n actual_a donation_n appoint_v adam_n monarch_n of_o the_o world_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v create_v yet_o the_o reason_n here_o give_v for_o it_o will_v not_o prove_v it_o but_o it_o will_v always_o be_v a_o false_a inference_n that_o god_n by_o a_o positive_a donation_n appoint_v adam_n monarch_n of_o the_o world_n because_o by_o right_a of_o nature_n it_o be_v due_a to_o adam_n to_o be_v governor_n of_o his_o posterity_n for_o have_v give_v he_o the_o right_n of_o government_n by_o nature_n there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o a_o positive_a donation_n at_o least_o it_o will_v never_o be_v a_o proof_n of_o such_o a_o donation_n 17._o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o maâ—ter_n will_v not_o be_v much_o mend_v if_o we_o understand_v by_o god_n appointment_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n though_o it_o be_v a_o pretty_a harsh_a expression_n for_o it_o in_o this_o place_n and_o by_o monarch_n of_o the_o world_n sovereign_a ruler_n of_o mankind_n for_o then_o the_o sentence_n under_o consideration_n must_v run_v thus_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n as_o soon_o as_o adam_n be_v create_v he_o be_v governor_n of_o mankind_n for_o by_o right_a of_o nature_n it_o be_v due_a to_o adam_n to_o be_v governor_n of_o his_o posterity_n which_o amount_v to_o this_o he_o be_v governor_n by_o right_a of_o nature_n because_o he_o be_v governor_n by_o right_a of_o nature_n but_o suppose_v we_o shall_v grant_v that_o a_o man_n be_v by_o nature_n governor_n of_o his_o child_n adam_n can_v not_o hereby_o be_v monarch_n as_o soon_o as_o create_v for_o this_o right_n of_o nature_n be_v found_v in_o his_o be_v their_o father_n how_o adam_n can_v have_v a_o natural_a right_o to_o be_v governor_n before_o he_o be_v a_o father_n by_o which_o only_o he_o have_v that_o right_n be_v methinks_v hard_o to_o conceive_v unless_o he_o will_v have_v he_o to_o be_v a_o father_n before_o he_o be_v a_o father_n and_o to_o have_v a_o title_n before_o he_o have_v it_o 18._o to_o this_o foresee_a objection_n our_o a_o answers_z very_o logical_o he_o be_v governor_n in_o habit_n and_o not_o in_o act_n a_o very_a pretty_a way_n of_o be_v a_o governor_n without_o government_n a_o father_n without_o child_n and_o a_o king_n without_o subject_n and_o thus_o sir_n robt._n be_v a_o author_n before_o he_o write_v his_o book_n not_o in_o act_n it_o be_v true_a but_o in_o habit_n for_o when_o he_o have_v once_o publish_a it_o be_v due_a to_o he_o by_o the_o right_n of_o nature_n to_o be_v a_o author_n as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v to_o adam_n to_o be_v governor_n of_o his_o child_n when_o he_o have_v beget_v they_o and_o if_o to_o be_v such_o a_o monarch_n of_o the_o world_n a_o absolute_a monarch_n in_o habit_n but_o not_o in_o act_n will_v serve_v the_o turn_n i_o shall_v not_o much_o envy_n it_o to_o any_o of_o sir_n robt_n friend_n that_o he_o think_v fit_a gracious_o to_o bestow_v it_o upon_o though_o even_o this_o of_o act_n and_o habit_n if_o it_o signify_v any_o thing_n but_o our_o a_o be_v skill_n in_o destinction_n be_v not_o to_o his_o purpose_n in_o this_o place_n for_o the_o question_n be_v not_o here_o about_o adam_n actual_a exercise_n of_o government_n but_o actual_o have_v a_o title_n to_o be_v governor_n government_n say_v our_o a_o was_z due_a to_o adam_n by_o the_o right_n of_o nature_n what_o be_v this_o right_n of_o nature_n a_o right_a father_n have_v over_o their_o child_n by_o beget_v they_o generatione_n jus_o acquiritur_fw-la parentibus_fw-la in_o liberos_fw-la say_v our_o a_o out_o of_o grotius_n o._n 223._o the_o right_a then_o follow_v the_o beget_n as_o arise_v from_o it_o so_o that_o according_a to_o this_o way_n of_o reason_v or_o distinguish_v of_o our_o a_o adam_z as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v create_v have_v a_o
license_v aug._n 23._o 1689._o i._o fraser_n two_o treatise_n of_o government_n in_o the_o former_a the_o false_a principle_n and_o foundation_n of_o sir_n robert_n filmer_n and_o his_o follower_n be_v detect_v and_o overthrow_v the_o latter_a be_v a_o essay_n concern_v the_o true_a original_a extent_n and_o end_v of_o civil_a government_n london_n print_v for_o awnsham_n churchill_n at_o the_o black_a swan_n in_o ave-mary-lane_n by_o amen_o corner_n 1690._o the_o preface_n reader_n thou_o have_v here_o the_o beginning_n and_o end_n of_o a_o discourse_n concern_v government_n what_o fate_n have_v otherwise_o dispose_v of_o the_o paper_n that_o shall_v have_v fill_v up_o the_o middle_n and_o be_v more_o than_o all_o the_o rest_n it_o be_v not_o worth_a while_n to_o tell_v thou_o these_o which_o remain_v i_o hope_v be_v sufficient_a to_o establish_v the_o throne_n of_o our_o great_a restorer_n our_o present_a king_n william_n to_o make_v good_a his_o title_n in_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n which_o be_v the_o only_a one_o of_o all_o lawful_a government_n he_o have_v more_o full_o and_o clear_o than_o any_o prince_n in_o christendom_n and_o to_o justify_v to_o the_o world_n the_o people_n of_o england_n who_o love_n of_o their_o just_a and_o natural_a right_n with_o their_o resolution_n to_o preserve_v they_o save_v the_o nation_n when_o it_o be_v on_o the_o very_a brink_n of_o slavery_n and_o ruin_n if_o these_o paper_n have_v that_o evidence_n i_o flatter_v myself_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o they_o there_o will_v be_v no_o great_a miss_n of_o those_o which_o be_v lose_v and_o my_o reader_n may_v be_v satisfy_v without_o they_o for_o i_o imagine_v i_o shall_v have_v neither_o the_o time_n nor_o inclination_n to_o repeat_v my_o pain_n and_o fill_v up_o the_o want_a part_n of_o my_o answer_n by_o trace_v sir_n robert_n again_o through_o all_o the_o wind_n and_o obscurity_n which_o be_v to_o be_v meet_v with_o in_o the_o several_a branch_n of_o his_o wonderful_a systeme_n the_o king_n and_o body_n of_o the_o nation_n have_v since_o so_o thorough_o confute_v his_o hypothesis_n that_o i_o suppose_v no_o body_n hereafter_o will_v have_v either_o the_o confidence_n to_o appear_v against_o our_o common_a safety_n and_o be_v again_o a_o advocate_n for_o slavery_n or_o the_o weakness_n to_o be_v deceive_v with_o contradiction_n dress_v up_o in_o a_o popular_a style_n and_o well_o turn_v period_n for_o if_o any_o one_o will_v be_v at_o the_o pain_n himself_o in_o those_o part_n which_o be_v here_o untouched_a to_o strip_v sir_n robert_n discourse_n of_o the_o flourish_n of_o doubtful_a expression_n and_o endeavour_v to_o reduce_v his_o word_n to_o direct_v positive_a intelligible_a proposition_n and_o then_o compare_v they_o one_o with_o another_o he_o will_v quick_o be_v satisfy_v there_o be_v never_o so_o much_o glib_a nonsense_n put_v together_o in_o well_o sound_v english_a if_o he_o think_v it_o not_o worth_a while_n to_o examine_v his_o work_n all_o through_o let_v he_o make_v a_o experiment_n in_o that_o part_n where_o he_o treat_v of_o usurpation_n and_o lâ—t_v he_o try_v whether_o he_o can_v with_o all_o his_o skill_n make_v sir_n robert_n intelligible_a and_o consistent_a with_o himself_o or_o common_a sense_n i_o shall_v not_o speak_v so_o plain_o of_o a_o gentleman_n long_o since_o past_a answer_v have_v not_o the_o pulpit_n of_o late_a year_n public_o own_v his_o doctrine_n and_o make_v it_o the_o currant_n divinity_n of_o the_o tâ—â—es_n it_o be_v necessary_a those_o man_n who_o take_v on_o they_o to_o be_v teacher_n have_v so_o dangerous_o mislead_v other_o shall_v be_v open_o show_v of_o what_o authority_n their_o patriarch_n who_o they_o have_v follow_v be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v that_o so_o they_o may_v either_o recant_v what_o upon_o so_o ill_a ground_n they_o have_v vent_v or_o justify_v his_o opinion_n for_o i_o shall_v not_o have_v write_v against_o sir_n robert_n or_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o show_v his_o mistake_v inconsistency_n and_o want_v of_o what_o he_o so_o much_o boast_v of_o and_o pretend_v whole_o to_o build_v on_o scripture-proof_n be_v there_o not_o man_n among_o we_o who_o by_o cry_v up_o his_o book_n and_o espouse_v his_o doctrine_n save_v i_o from_o the_o reproach_n or_o writing_n against_o a_o dead_a adversary_n they_o have_v be_v so_o zealous_a in_o this_o point_n that_o if_o i_o have_v do_v he_o any_o wrong_n i_o can_v hope_v they_o shall_v spare_v i_o i_o wish_v where_o they_o have_v do_v the_o truth_n and_o the_o public_a wrong_n there_o be_v scarce_o a_o great_a mischief_n to_o prince_n and_o people_n than_o the_o propagate_a wrong_a notion_n concern_v government_n they_o will_v be_v as_o ready_a to_o redress_v it_o and_o that_o all_o time_n may_v not_o have_v reason_n to_o complain_v of_o the_o drum_n ecclesiastic_a if_o any_o one_o concern_v real_o for_o truth_n undertake_v the_o confutation_n of_o my_o hypothesis_n i_o promise_v he_o either_o to_o recant_v my_o mistake_n upon_o fair_a conviction_n or_o to_o answer_v his_o difficulty_n but_o he_o must_v remember_v two_o thing_n first_o that_o cavil_v here_o and_o there_o at_o some_o expression_n or_o little_a incident_a of_o my_o discourse_n be_v not_o a_o answer_n to_o my_o book_n second_o that_o i_o shall_v not_o take_v rail_a for_o argument_n nor_o think_v either_o of_o these_o worth_a my_o notice_n though_o i_o shall_v always_o look_v on_o myself_o as_o bound_v to_o give_v satisfaction_n to_o any_o one_o who_o shall_v appear_v to_o be_v conscientious_o scrupulous_a in_o the_o point_n and_o shall_v show_v any_o just_a ground_n for_o his_o scruple_n i_o have_v nothing_o more_o but_o to_o advertise_v the_o reader_n that_o a._n stand_v for_o our_o author_n o._n for_o his_o observation_n on_o hobbs_n milton_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o a_o bare_a quotation_n of_o page_n always_o mean_v page_n of_o his_o patriarcha_fw-la the_o content_n of_o book_n i._n chap._n i._n the_o introduction_n p._n 1._o chap._n ii_o of_o paternal_a and_o regal_a power_n p._n 6._o chap._n iii_o of_o adam_n title_n to_o sovereignty_n by_o creation_n p._n 18._o chap._n iu._n of_o adam_n title_n to_o sovereignty_n by_o donation_n gen._n 1._o 28._o p._n 27._o chap._n v._o of_o adam_n title_n to_o sovereignty_n by_o the_o subjection_n of_o eve_n p._n 55._o chap._n vi_o of_o adam_n title_n to_o sovereignty_n by_o fatherhood_n p._n 64._o chap._n vii_o of_o fatherhood_n and_o propriety_n consider_v together_o as_o fountain_n of_o sovereignty_n p._n 94._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o conveyance_n of_o adam_n sovereign_n monarchical_a power_n p._n 103._o chap._n ix_o of_o monarchy_n by_o inheritance_n from_o adam_n p._n 107._o chap._n x._o of_o the_o heir_n to_o monarchical_a power_n of_o adam_n p._n 132._o chap._n xi_o who_o heir_n p._n 136._o the_o content_n of_o book_n ii_o chap._n i._n the_o introduction_n p._n 217._o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n p._n 220._o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o state_n of_o war_n p._n 235._o chap._n iu._n of_o slavery_n p._n 241._o chap._n v._o of_o property_n p._n 243._o chap._n vi_o of_o paternal_a power_n p._n 271._o chap._n vii_o of_o political_n or_o civil_a society_n p._n 297._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o beginning_n of_o political_n societies_n p._n 316._o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o end_n of_o political_a society_n and_o government_n p._n 345._o chap._n x._o of_o the_o form_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n p._n 351._o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o extent_n of_o the_o legislative_a power_n p._n 353._o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o legislative_a executive_a and_o federative_a power_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n p._n 365._o chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o subordination_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n p._n 369._o chap._n fourteen_o of_o prerogative_n p._n 382._o chap._n xv._n of_o paternal_a political_n and_o despotical_a power_n consider_v together_o p._n 392._o chap._n xvi_o of_o conquest_n p._n 397._o chap._n xvii_o of_o usurpation_n p._n 418._o chap._n xviii_o of_o tyranny_n p._n 420._o chap._n xix_o of_o the_o dissolution_n of_o government_n p._n 432._o the_o end_n of_o the_o content_n book_n i._n chap._n i._n §_o 1._o slavery_n be_v so_o vile_a and_o miserable_a a_o estate_n of_o man_n and_o so_o direct_o opposite_a to_o the_o generous_a temper_n and_o courage_n of_o our_o nation_n that_o it_o be_v hardly_o to_o be_v conceive_v that_o a_o englishman_n much_o less_o a_o gentleman_n shall_v plead_v for_o it_o and_o true_o i_o shall_v have_v take_v this_o as_o any_o other_o treatise_n which_o will_v persuade_v all_o man_n that_o they_o be_v slave_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v so_o for_o such_o a_o other_o exercise_n of_o wit_n as_o be_v he_o who_o write_v the_o encomium_n of_o nero_n rather_o than_o for_o a_o serious_a discourse_n mean_v in_o earnest_n have_v not_o the_o gravity_n of_o the_o title_n and_o epistle_n the_o
the_o cause_n that_o since_o man_n have_v nothing_o else_o leave_v they_o they_o may_v in_o slavery_n have_v such_o undeniable_a proof_n of_o its_o necessity_n that_o heir_n conscience_n may_v be_v convince_v and_o oblige_v they_o to_o submit_v peaceable_o to_o that_o absolute_a dominion_n which_o their_o governor_n have_v a_o right_n to_o exercise_n over_o they_o without_o this_o what_o good_a can_v our_o a_o do_v or_o pretend_v to_o do_v by_o erect_v such_o a_o unlimited_a power_n but_o flatter_v the_o natural_a vanity_n and_o ambition_n of_o man_n too_o apt_a of_o its_o self_n to_o grow_v and_o increase_v with_o the_o possession_n of_o any_o power_n and_o by_o persuade_v those_o who_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o their_o fellow_n man_n be_v advance_v to_o great_a but_o limit_v degree_n of_o it_o that_o by_o that_o part_n which_o be_v give_v they_o they_o have_v a_o right_n to_o all_o that_o be_v not_o so_o and_o therefore_o may_v do_v what_o they_o please_v because_o they_o have_v authority_n to_o do_v more_o than_o other_o and_o so_o tempt_v they_o to_o do_v what_o be_v neither_o for_o their_o own_o nor_o the_o good_a of_o those_o under_o their_o care_n whereby_o great_a mischief_n can_v but_o follow_v 11._o the_o sovereignty_n of_o adam_n be_v that_o on_o which_o as_o a_o sure_a basis_n our_o a_o build_v his_o mighty_a absolute_a monarchy_n i_o expect_v that_o in_o his_o patriarcha_fw-la this_o his_o main_a supposition_n will_v have_v be_v prove_v and_o establish_v with_o all_o that_o evidence_n of_o argument_n that_o such_o a_o fundamental_a tenet_n require_v and_o that_o this_o on_o which_o the_o great_a stress_n of_o the_o business_n depend_v will_v have_v be_v make_v out_o with_o reason_n sufficient_a to_o justify_v the_o confidence_n with_o which_o it_o be_v assume_v but_o in_o all_o that_o treatise_n i_o can_v find_v very_o little_o tend_v that_o way_n the_o thing_n be_v there_o so_o take_v for_o grant_v without_o proof_n that_o i_o can_v scarce_o believe_v myself_o when_o upon_o attentive_a read_v that_o treatise_n i_o find_v there_o so_o mighty_a a_o structure_n raise_v upon_o the_o bare_a supposition_n of_o this_o foundation_n for_o it_o be_v scarce_o credible_a that_o in_o a_o discourse_n where_o he_o pretend_v to_o confute_v the_o erroneous_a principle_n of_o man_n natural_a freedom_n he_o do_v it_o by_o a_o bare_a supposition_n of_o adam_n authority_n without_o offer_v any_o proof_n for_o that_o authority_n indeed_o he_o confident_o say_v that_o adam_n have_v royal_a authority_n p._n 12_o and_o 13._o absolute_a lordship_n and_o dominion_n of_o life_n and_o death_n p._n 13._o a_o universal_a monarchy_n p._n 33._o absolute_a power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n p._n 35._o he_o be_v very_o frequent_a in_o such_o assertion_n but_o what_o be_v strange_a in_o all_o his_o whole_a patriarcha_fw-la i_o find_v not_o one_o pretence_n of_o a_o reason_n to_o establish_v this_o his_o great_a foundation_n of_o government_n not_o any_o thing_n that_o look_v like_o a_o argument_n but_o these_o word_n to_o confirm_v this_o natural_a right_n of_o regal_a power_n we_o find_v in_o the_o decalogue_n that_o the_o law_n which_o enjoin_v obedience_n to_o king_n be_v deliver_v in_o the_o term_n honour_v thy_o father_n as_o if_o all_o power_n be_v original_o in_o the_o father_n and_o why_o may_v i_o not_o add_v as_o well_o that_o in_o the_o decalogue_n the_o law_n that_o enjoin_v obedience_n to_o queen_n be_v deliver_v in_o the_o term_n of_o honour_n thy_o mother_n as_o if_o all_o power_n be_v original_o in_o the_o mother_n the_o argument_n as_o sr._n rob._n put_v it_o will_v hold_v as_o well_o for_o one_o as_o tother_o but_o of_o this_o more_o in_o its_o due_a place_n 12._o all_o that_o i_o take_v notice_n of_o here_o be_v that_o this_o be_v all_o our_o a_o say_v in_o this_o first_o or_o any_o of_o the_o follow_a chapter_n to_o prove_v the_o absolute_a power_n of_o adam_n which_o be_v his_o great_a principle_n and_o yet_o as_o if_o he_o have_v there_o settle_v it_o upon_o sure_a demonstration_n he_o begin_v his_o 2_o d._n chapter_n with_o these_o word_n by_o confere_v these_o proof_n and_o reason_n draw_v from_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n where_o those_o proof_n and_o reason_n for_o adam_n sovereignty_n be_v bate_v that_o of_o honour_n thy_o father_n above_o mention_v i_o confess_v i_o can_v find_v unless_o what_o he_o say_v p._n 11._o in_o these_o word_n we_o have_v a_o evident_a confession_n viz._n of_o belarmin_n that_o creation_n make_v man_n prince_n of_o his_o posterity_n must_v be_v take_v for_o proof_n and_o reason_n draw_v from_o scripture_n or_o for_o any_o sort_n of_o proof_n at_o all_o though_o from_o thence_o by_o a_o new_a way_n of_o inference_n iâ—_n the_o word_n immediate_o follow_v and_o indeed_o he_o conclude_v the_o royal_a authority_n of_o adam_n sufficient_o settle_v in_o he_o 13._o if_o he_o have_v in_o that_o chapter_n or_o any_o where_o in_o the_o whole_a treatise_n give_v any_o other_o proof_n of_o adam_n royal_a authority_n other_o then_o by_o often_o repeat_v it_o which_o among_o some_o man_n go_v for_o argument_n i_o desire_v any_o body_n for_o he_o to_o show_v i_o the_o place_n and_o page_n that_o i_o may_v be_v convince_v of_o my_o mistake_n and_o acknowledge_v my_o oversight_n if_o no_o such_o argument_n be_v to_o be_v find_v i_o beseech_v those_o man_n who_o have_v so_o much_o cry_v up_o this_o book_n to_o consider_v whether_o they_o do_v not_o give_v the_o world_n cause_n to_o suspect_v that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o force_n of_o reason_n and_o argument_n that_o make_v they_o for_o absolute_a monarchy_n but_o some_o other_o by_o interest_n and_o therefore_o be_v resolve_v to_o applaud_v any_o author_n that_o write_v in_o favour_n of_o this_o doctrine_n whether_o he_o support_v it_o with_o reason_n or_o no._n but_o i_o hope_v they_o do_v not_o expect_v that_o rational_a and_o indifferent_a man_n shall_v be_v bring_v over_o to_o their_o opinion_n because_o this_o their_o great_a dr._n of_o it_o in_o a_o discourse_n make_v on_o purpose_n to_o set_v up_o the_o absolute_a monarchical_a power_n of_o adam_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o natural_a freedom_n of_o mankind_n have_v say_v so_o little_a to_o prove_v it_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v rather_o natural_o to_o be_v conclude_v that_o there_o be_v little_a to_o be_v say_v 14._o but_o that_o i_o may_v omit_v no_o care_n to_o inform_v myself_o in_o our_o a_o s_o full_a sense_n i_o consult_v his_o observation_n on_o aristotle_n hobbs_n etc._n etc._n to_o see_v whether_o in_o dispute_v with_o other_o he_o make_v use_v of_o any_o argument_n for_o this_o his_o darling_n tenet_n of_o adam_n sovereignty_n since_o in_o his_o treatise_n of_o the_o natural_a power_n of_o king_n he_o have_v be_v so_o spare_v of_o they_o and_o in_o his_o observation_n on_o mr._n hobs_n leviathan_n i_o think_v he_o have_v put_v in_o short_a all_o those_o argument_n for_o it_o together_o which_o in_o his_o write_n i_o find_v he_o any_o where_o to_o make_v use_n of_o his_o word_n be_v these_o if_o god_n create_v only_o adam_n and_o of_o a_o piece_n of_o he_o make_v the_o woman_n and_o if_o by_o generation_n from_o they_o two_o as_o part_n of_o they_o all_o mankind_n be_v propagate_v if_o also_o god_n give_v to_o adam_n not_o only_o the_o dominion_n over_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o child_n that_o shall_v issue_v from_o they_o but_o also_o over_o the_o whole_a earth_n to_o subdue_v it_o and_o over_o all_o the_o creature_n on_o it_o so_o that_o as_o long_o as_o adam_n live_v no_o man_n can_v claim_v or_o enjoy_v any_o thing_n but_o by_o donation_n assignation_n or_o permission_n from_o he_o i_o wonder_v etc._n etc._n o._n 165._o here_o we_o have_v the_o sum_n of_o all_o his_o argument_n for_o adam_n sovereignty_n and_o against_o natural_a freedom_n which_o i_o find_v up_o and_o down_o in_o his_o other_o treatise_n which_o be_v these_o follow_v god_n creation_n of_o adam_n the_o dominion_n he_o give_v he_o over_o eve_n and_o the_o dominion_n he_o have_v as_o father_n over_o his_o child_n all_o which_o i_o shall_v particular_o consider_v chap._n iii_o of_o adam_n title_n to_o sovereignty_n by_o creation_n 15._o sir_n rob._n in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o observation_n on_o aristotle_n politics_n tell_v we_o a_o natural_a freedom_n of_o mankind_n can_v be_v suppose_v without_o the_o denial_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o adam_n but_o how_o adam_n be_v create_v which_o be_v nothing_o but_o his_o receive_v a_o be_v immediate_o from_o omnipotency_n and_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n give_v adam_n a_o sovereignty_n over_o any_o thing_n i_o can_v see_v nor_o consequent_o understand_v how_o a_o supposition_n of_o natural_a freedom_n be_v a_o denial_n of_o adam_n creation_n and_o will_v be_v glad_a any_o body_n else_o