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A64353 The creed of Mr. Hobbes examined in a feigned conference between him and a student in divinity. Tenison, Thomas, 1636-1715. 1670 (1670) Wing T691; ESTC R22090 155,031 274

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word_n or_o conception_n but_o your_o lordship_n i_o assure_v myself_o know_v well_o that_o a_o man_n can_v scarce_o keep_v at_o distance_n enough_o from_o the_o crime_n of_o albutius_n the_o rhetorician_n who_o desire_v to_o speak_v in_o every_o cause_n not_o all_o that_o be_v fit_v but_o all_o that_o he_o can_v say_v that_o a_o defender_n of_o religion_n be_v not_o always_o bind_v to_o produce_v the_o argument_n which_o prove_v the_o truth_n of_o which_o the_o church_n be_v always_o suppose_a in_o possession_n but_o it_o suffice_v that_o he_o keep_v off_o aggressor_n and_o this_o for_o instance_n be_v the_o manner_n of_o l●ctantius_n last_o that_o the_o book_n be_v compose_v in_o form_n of_o a_o dialogue_n by_o the_o largeness_n of_o my_o reply_v i_o shall_v have_v seem_v guilty_a of_o the_o incivility_n of_o common_a disputant_n who_o endeavour_n to_o engross_v the_o talk_n
the_o apparatus_n for_o sense_n itself_o 79_o 80_o 81._o difficulty_n concern_v sensation_n explain_v in_o the_o way_n either_o of_o epicurus_n or_o des_n cartes_n a_o vindication_n of_o he_o concern_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o globul●_n 81._o it_o be_v prove_v that_o sensation_n be_v not_o make_v by_o motion_n or_o reaction_n in_o mere_a matter_n 82_o 83._o that_o imagination_n be_v not_o mere_o mechanical_a 86_o 87._o that_o memory_n be_v not_o mere_o mechanical_a 88_o to_o 95_o that_o reason_n be_v not_o mechanical_a 96._o that_o the_o operation_n of_o simple_a apprehension_n be_v not_o mechanical_a 97._o that_o universals_z be_v neither_o real_a thing_n nor_o mere_a name_n 98._o that_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o mind_n in_o frame_v proposition_n be_v not_o mechanical_a 99_o or_o in_o derive_v conclusion_n 100_o against_o mr._n hobbes_n that_o reason_n be_v not_o mere_o a_o apt_a join_n of_o name_n 102_o 103._o article_n 6._o concern_v liberty_n and_o necessity_n 104_o etc._n etc._n regius_n inconsistent_a with_o himself_o mr._n hobbes_n consistent_a and_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o stoic_n in_o this_o doctrine_n 105._o man_n according_a to_o mr._n hobbes_n choose_v and_o refuse_v as_o necessary_o as_o fire_n burn_v ibid._n this_o doctrine_n refute_v by_o the_o reason_n in_o the_o last_o article_n concern_v the_o soul_n ibid._n of_o bishop_n bramhal_o against_o mr._n hobbes_n bishop_n tailor_n judgement_n concern_v that_o work_n 107._o this_o doctor_n charge_v god_n with_o all_o impiety_n and_o barbarity_n commit_v by_o man_n and_o mr._n hobbes_n be_v not_o ashamed_a of_o the_o consquence_n 108_o 109._o against_o mr._n hobbes_n that_o god_n permit_v of_o sin_n be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o will_v it_o 110_o 111_o 112._o mr._n hobbes_n doctrine_n upbraid_v all_o law_n 114._o the_o instance_n of_o whip_v and_o drown_v nicon_n statue_n 114_o 115._o against_o mr._n hobbes_n that_o the_o will_n if_o physical_o necessary_a can_v make_v the_o action_n just_a or_o unjust_a 115._o against_o mr._n hobbes_n that_o man_n not_o mere_o punish_v for_o noxiousness_n to_o society_n 116._o of_o the_o kil●ing_n of_o beast_n 117._o of_o the_o necessity_n whereby_o god_n do_v good_a it_o differ_v from_o mr._n hobbes_n 118._o against_o mr._n hobbes_n that_o man_n liberty_n contradict_v not_o god_n or_o his_o omnipotence_n 119._o nor_o his_o prescience_n 120._o of_o a_o sufficient_a cause_n mr._n hobbes_n clear_o refute_v he_o trifle_v of_o moral_a and_o natural_a efficacy_n distinct_a against_o mr._n hobbes_n 125_o 126._o article_n 7._o concern_v th●_n law_n of_o nature_n jus_n &_o lex_fw-la not_o first_o distinguish_v by_o mr._n hobbes_n of_o the_o fundamental_a rule_n of_o temperance_n self-interest_n 127_o 128._o a_o description_n of_o mr._n hobbes_n his_o state_n of_o nature_n 129_o 130._o this_o hypothesis_n refute_v 131._o to_o such_o model_n a_o say_n of_o the_o lord_n baco●s_n apply_v ibid._n of_o the_o origin_n of_o man_n according_a to_o epicurus_n 132._o epicurus_n according_a to_o gassendus_fw-la teach_v the_o sa●e_v original_a of_o just_a and_o unjust_a with_o mr._n hobbes_n 133._o a_o instance_n out_o of_o justin_n of_o the_o civility_n of_o the_o scythian_n without_o law_n ibid._n all_o bear_v under_o government_n 134_o 135_o 136._o there_o may_v be_v sin_n against_o god_n and_o a_o man_n self_n in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n 137._o some_o sort_n of_o murder_n and_o theft_n in_o a_o state_n of_o nature_n 138._o of_o promiscuous_a mixture_n usual_a among_o the_o gentile_n 139._o scarce_o any_o consent_n of_o nation_n the_o chief_a about_o the_o existence_n of_o god_n 140._o what_o be_v right_a reason_n and_o when_o it_o be_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o eternal_a 142._o concern_v the_o irresistible_a power_n of_o god_n as_o the_o measure_n of_o his_o action_n 144._o article_n 8._o of_o the_o power_n and_o right_n of_o the_o civil_a sovereign_n 147._o law_n make_v in_o vain_a if_o self-interest_n be_v the_o prime_a law_n the_o consent_n of_o mr._n hobbes_n and_o l.s._n in_o nature_n dowry_n 148_o 149._o mr._n hobbes_n doctrine_n against_o the_o king_n interest_n 149._o of_o the_o earl_n of_o essex_n of_o oliver_n ibid._n the_o doctrine_n of_o mr._n hobbes_n and_o mr._n white_n catholic_n against_o the_o king_n return_n 150_o a_o place_n out_o of_o dr._n baily_n where_o oliver_n be_v court_v 151._o mr._n hobbes_n say_v false_o that_o no_o bishop_n follow_v the_o king_n out_o of_o the_o land_n 152._o that_o bishop_n bramhal_o do_v so_o his_o advice_n to_o the_o remonstrant_n against_o socinianism_n ibid._n &_o 153._o mr._n hobbes_n prove_v to_o speak_v false_o when_o he_o say_v he_o never_o write_v against_o episcopacy_n 155._o mr._n hobbes_n cu●●s_v zeal_n ●or_a the_o late_a king_n malicious_a 156._o he_o place_v right_a in_o present_a might_n against_o the_o king_n consider_v the_o time_n 157._o his_o doctrine_n destructive_a to_o government_n 161._o the_o scurrility_n of_o his_o friend_n pref_o to_o liberty_n and_o necessity_n note_v ibid._n why_o the_o papist_n contrary_a to_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o king_n government_n and_o why_o mr._n hobb_n doctrine_n be_v not_o to_o be_v tolerate_v under_o any_o government_n ibid._n that_o mr._n hobbes_n doctrine_n de_fw-mi cive_z be_v old_a though_o bad_a teach_v by_o euphemus_n in_o a_o o●ation_n in_o thucydides_n and_o by_o other_o 162._o of_o tyranny_n 163._o of_o the_o prerogative_n of_o prince_n not_o right_o state_v by_o mr._n hobbes_n 165._o article_n 9_o of_o the_o canon_n of_o scripture_n and_o its_o obligation_n before_o constantine_n 167._o a_o strange_a say_n of_o dr._n weston_n ibid._n of_o sacred_a book_n not_o write_v by_o those_o who_o name_n they_o bear_v 168._o of_o the_o history_n of_o job_n in_o verse_n ibid._n that_o the_o writing_n the_o canon_n anew_o by_o esdras_n be_v a_o fable_n of_o the_o synagoga_fw-la magna_fw-la bellarmine_n opinion_n of_o esdras_n four_o book_n of_o the_o lxx._n 169_o 170._o why_o the_o apocryphal_a book_n be_v exclude_v the_o canon_n what_o book_n st._n hierom_n see_v under_o the_o title_n of_o the_o first_o of_o macc._n in_o hebrew_a 171_o 172._o of_o the_o n.t._n declare_v canon_n before_o constant_a or_o the_o council_n of_o laod._n 173._o what_o pope_n gelasius_n call_v apocryphal_a and_o wh●t_a book_n he_o condemn_v ibid._n of_o the_o apostle_n canon_n 174._o a_o place_n in_o tertullian_n con●●r●_n in_o t●e_v book_n of_o the_o n._n t._n ibid._n the_o copy_n of_o the_o n.t._n not_o few_o nor_o all_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o ecclesiastic_n prove_v against_o mr._n hobbes_n of_o the_o traditores_fw-la in_o diocletian_n day_n 175._o the_o n.t._n canon_n without_o the_o civil_a sanction_n 176._o that_o christ_n subject_v not_o jew_n to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n 178_o 179._o nor_o the_o heathen_n to_o the_o law_n of_o their_o country_n idolatry_n there_o a_o law_n prove_v from_o the_o 12_o table_n augus●us_n caius_n cicero_n socrates_n protagoras_n anacharsis_n the_o design_n of_o tiberius_n for_o the_o deify_n of_o christ_n obstruct_v by_o the_o senate_n and_o that_o christ_n come_v to_o destroy_v present_a idolatry_n 179_o 180._o of_o the_o new_a law_n of_o christ._n 181._o that_o the_o command_n of_o christ_n and_o decree_n of_o his_o apostle_n be_v law_n not_o bare_a counsel_n against_o mr._n hobbes_n 184._o of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n and_o ●hat_n mr._n hobb●s_v throughout_o his_o book_n suppose_v there_o be_v no_o power_n without_o force_n 184_o 185._o of_o the_o society_n of_o the_o church_n 185._o it_o be_v prove_v that_o the_o function_n sacerdotal_n be_v not_o to_o be_v exercise_v by_o the_o civil_a sovereign_n without_o ordination_n though_o mr._n hobbes_n grant_v to_o he_o or_o any_o man_n commission_v by_o he_o a_o right_a of_o ordination_n absolution_n baptise_v administer_a the_o other_o sacrament_n etc._n etc._n 186._o jew_n and_o gentile_n condemn_v for_o unbelief_n and_o not_o mere_o for_o their_o old_a sin_n against_o mr._n hobbes_n who_o in_o that_o matter_n fals●fyes_v st._n john_n 190._o against_o mr._n hobbes_n that_o christ_n have_v a_o kingdom_n and_o can_v make_v law_n 191._o article_n 10._o concern_v profession_n of_o christianity_n under_o persecution_n 192_o etc._n etc._n against_o mr._n hobbes_n that_o in_o any_o country_n we_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o active_a obedience_n 194._o of_o mr._n hobb●s_n his_o become_a as_o mr._n sorbiere_n pray_v a_o good_a catholic_n ibid._n that_o we_o ought_v to_o suffer_v rather_o than_o obey_v against_o christ_n a_o saying_n of_o tat●anus_n to_o that_o effect_n of_o the_o grecians_n refuse_v prostration_n before_o the_o king_n of_o p●rsia_n of_o the_o christian_n bow_v no_o long_o before_o the_o statue_n of_o the_o emperor_n when_o julian_n add_v those_o of_o false_a go_n 195_o 196_o 197._o of_o naaman_n bow_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o rimmon_n 199._o of_o faith_n invisible_a against_o mr._n hobbes_n that_o we_o ought_v
and_o the_o successor_n of_o the_o apostle_n who_o can_v bind_v they_o upon_o the_o church_n with_o sufficient_a right_n though_o not_o with_o outward_a force_n propound_v they_o as_o necessary_a rule_n of_o life_n but_o methinks_v it_o be_v enough_o to_o constitute_v a_o canon_n to_o any_o particular_a man_n if_o he_o may_v by_o any_o mean_n attain_v unto_o a_o certain_a belief_n of_o any_o rule_n as_o deliver_v by_o christ_n without_o a_o superadded_a decree_n ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a mr._n hobbes_n that_o 285_o the_o new_a testament_n shall_v in_o this_o sense_n be_v canonical_a that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o law_n in_o any_o place_n where_o the_o law_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n have_v not_o make_v it_o so_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o law_n for_o a_o law_n be_v the_o commandment_n of_o that_o man_n or_o assembly_n to_o who_o we_o have_v give_v sovereign_a authority_n to_o make_v such_o rule_n for_o the_o direction_n of_o our_o action_n as_o he_o shall_v think_v fit_a and_o to_o punish_v we_o when_o we_o do_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o same_o when_o therefore_o any_o other_o man_n shall_v offer_v unto_o we_o any_o other_o rule_n which_o the_o sovereign_a ruler_n have_v not_o prescribe_v 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 when_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n already_o establish_v without_o injustice_n can_v observe_v how_o good_a soever_o he_o conceive_v it_o to_o be_v i_o say_v he_o can_v in_o this_o case_n observe_v the_o same_o in_o his_o action_n nor_o in_o his_o discourse_n with_o other_o man_n though_o he_o may_v without_o blame_n believe_v his_o private_a teacher_n and_o wish_v he_o have_v the_o liberty_n to_o practice_v their_o advice_n and_o that_o it_o be_v public_o receive_v for_o law_n stud._n then_o it_o seem_v before_o the_o day_n of_o constantine_n a_o private_a man_n be_v oblige_v to_o be_v a_o jew_n or_o a_o gentile_a according_a to_o the_o civil_a authority_n under_o which_o he_o be_v and_o that_o christianity_n do_v not_o oblige●●e_a conversation_n of_o any_o man_n mr._n hobbes_n christ_n 285._o have_v not_o subject_v we_o to_o other_o law_n than_o those_o of_o the_o commonwealth_n that_o be_v the_o jew_n to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n which_o he_o say_v mat._n 5._o he_o come_v not_o to_o destroy_v but_o to_o fulfil_v and_o other_o nation_n to_o the_o law_n of_o their_o several_a sovereign_n stud._n that_o christ_n subject_v the_o jew_n to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n consider_v as_o such_o be_v a_o say_n which_o relish_v both_o of_o ignorance_n and_o irreligion_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o very_a law_n of_o the_o ten_o commandment_n oblige_v not_o any_o christian_a man_n though_o he_o be_v suppose_v to_o live_v under_o a_o jewish_n sovereign_a as_o deliver_v by_o moses_n but_o as_o the_o design_n of_o they_o agree_v with_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o christ_n who_o advance_v both_o law_n and_o fill_v they_o up_o add_v as_o it_o be_v his_o last_o hand_n to_o a_o imperfect_a draught_n and_o for_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n our_o saviour_n come_v to_o put_v a_o end_n to_o it_o because_o it_o be_v but_o a_o estate_n of_o expectation_n and_o consist_v in_o shadow_n of_o good_a thing_n to_o come_v and_o if_o he_o have_v establish_v that_o as_o a_o endure_a law_n he_o have_v in_o effect_n deny_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o true_a messiah_n for_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o the_o altar_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o bull_n and_o goat_n after_o the_o ancient_a manner_n of_o the_o jew_n import_v manifest_o that_o the_o effectual_a oblation_n be_v not_o yet_o offer_v wherefore_o s._n paul_n ●_o bespeak_v his_o galatian_n after_o this_o manner_n stand_v fast_o in_o the_o liberty_n wherewith_o christ_n have_v make_v you_o free_a and_o be_v not_o entangle_v again_o with_o the_o yoke_n of_o bondage_n behold_v i_o paul_n say_v unto_o you_o that_o if_o you_o be_v 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