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every_o man_n may_v err_v but_o none_o but_o a_o pious_a man_n can_v repent_v i_o will_v to_o god_n you_o will_v do_v it_o and_o do_v but_o consider_v how_o you_o oppose_v in_o your_o opinion_n the_o whole_a catholic_a church_n in_o many_o thing_n which_o never_o christian_a man_n do_v before_o you_o you_o write_v as_o if_o your_o leviathan_n be_v the_o bâ—ok_n in_o which_o the_o rosiecrusians_n in_o their_o fama_fw-la speak_v of_o which_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o instruct_v man_n sufficient_o in_o all_o thing_n both_o theological_a and_o philosophical_a be_v all_o the_o book_n in_o the_o world_n lose_v beside_o and_o a_o pythagorean_n ipse_fw-la dixit_fw-la may_v suffice_v for_o your_o scholar_n but_o good_a sir_n think_v that_o there_o have_v be_v wise_a man_n in_o philosophy_n in_o policy_n in_o divinity_n before_o your_o book_n be_v write_v yea_o before_o you_o be_v bear_v or_o think_v of_o do_v this_o great_a work_n yourself_o and_o save_v i_o the_o labour_n of_o tire_v my_o old_a 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confutation_n of_o divers_a error_n in_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o leviathan_n begin_v at_o the_o seventeen_o chapter_n of_o that_o book_n chap._n 1._o the_o introduction_n to_o the_o whole_a discourse_n i_o have_v brief_o touch_v the_o chief_a head_n of_o his_o first_o part._n and_o be_o now_o arrive_v at_o his_o second_o part_n which_o be_v entitle_v of_o commonwealth_n and_o this_o part_n begin_v at_o the_o seventeen_o chapter_n of_o the_o whole_a book_n superscribe_v of_o the_o cause_n generation_n and_o definition_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n he_o begin_v with_o the_o final_a cause_n most_o right_o which_o be_v causa_fw-la causarum_fw-la and_o set_v the_o whole_a at_o work_n and_o i_o find_v no_o fault_n with_o what_o he_o write_v concern_v that_o second_o i_o approve_v what_o he_o say_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o 85._o page_n that_o small_a number_n join_v together_o can_v give_v they_o security_n to_o live_v peaceable_o small_a be_v a_o relative_n small_a in_o respect_n of_o their_o 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as_o bee_n and_o aunt_n which_o aristotle_n call_v political_a and_o have_v very_o handsome_a application_n concern_v they_o to_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o 87._o page_n but_o then_o i_o must_v begin_v to_o examine_v he_o with_o less_o approbation_n in_o the_o margin_n there_o be_v note_v the_o generation_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n and_o it_o begin_v thus_o chap._n ii_o sect_n i._o this_o generation_n censure_v first_o from_o that_o word_n only_o which_o can_v be_v true_a the_o only_a way_n to_o erect_v such_o a_o common_a power_n as_o may_v be_v able_a to_o defend_v they_o from_o the_o invasion_n of_o foreigner_n and_o the_o injury_n of_o one_o another_o and_o thereby_o to_o secure_v they_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o that_o by_o their_o own_o industry_n and_o by_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n they_o may_v nourish_v themselves_o and_o live_v content_o be_v to_o confer_v all_o their_o power_n and_o strength_n upon_o one_o man_n or_o upon_o one_o assembly_n of_o man_n that_o may_v 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the_o prerogative_n of_o god_n by_o who_o and_o who_o alone_a king_n reign_v and_o prince_n bear_v rule_v so_o that_o as_o we_o right_o say_v that_o all_o authority_n in_o a_o kingdom_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o king_n who_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o authority_n he_o make_v a_o circle_n in_o it_o and_o say_v the_o head_n of_o this_o fountain_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o people_n sect_n iii_o it_o be_v impossible_a they_o shall_v do_v it_o but_o let_v we_o examine_v the_o possibility_n of_o it_o nihil_fw-la that_fw-mi quod_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la either_o formaliter_fw-la eminenter_fw-la or_o virtualiter_fw-la nothing_o can_v give_v what_o it_o have_v not_o formal_o eminent_o or_o virtual_o certain_o neither_o of_o these_o can_v be_v affirm_v of_o the_o people_n if_o they_o have_v it_o any_o of_o these_o way_n it_o must_v be_v conjunctim_fw-la or_o
glorious_a mean_n of_o salvation_n as_o no_o man_n with_o a_o face_n of_o piety_n dare_v affirm_v to_o be_v fit_a i_o shall_v handle_v these_o thing_n more_o full_o short_o chap._n iii_o sect_n i._o this_o can_v be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o establish_v a_o government_n this_o do_v say_v he_o the_o multitude_n so_o unite_v in_o one_o person_n be_v call_v a_o commonwealth_n in_o latin_a civitas_n thus_o he_o but_o if_o this_o only_o make_v a_o commonwealth_n or_o civitas_n there_o be_v never_o any_o in_o the_o world_n nor_o ever_o will_v be_v as_o shall_v be_v show_v more_o large_o hereafter_o more_o true_a be_v that_o which_o follow_v this_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o that_o great_a leviathan_n i_o mean_v his_o book_n for_o to_o vent_v this_o extreme_o wicked_a folly_n he_o write_v this_o book_n and_o except_o in_o this_o book_n a_o commonwealth_n be_v never_o call_v leviathan_n a_o name_n from_o which_o never_o man_n expect_v good_a he_o proceed_v or_o rather_o to_o speak_v more_o reverent_o of_o that_o mortal_a god_n to_o which_o we_o owe_v under_o the_o immortal_a god_n our_o peace_n and_o safety_n i_o answer_v we_o owe_v he_o nothing_o there_o be_v never_o such_o a_o power_n erect_v i_o shall_v omit_v what_o follow_v in_o that_o chapter_n and_o come_v to_o his_o â—_o 8._o chapter_n which_o be_v page_n 88_o chap._n iu._n sect_n i._o his_o definition_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n disprove_v first_o because_o not_o practicable_a he_o begin_v with_o a_o definition_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n by_o institution_n thus_o a_o commonwealth_n be_v then_o say_v to_o be_v institute_v when_o a_o multitude_n of_o man_n do_v agree_v and_o covenant_n every_o one_o with_o every_o one_o that_o to_o whatsoever_o man_n or_o assembly_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v give_v by_o the_o great_a part_n the_o right_a to_o present_v the_o person_n of_o they_o all_o that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o be_v their_o representative_a every_o one_o as_o well_o he_o that_o vote_v for_o it_o as_o he_o that_o vote_v against_o it_o shall_v authorize_v all_o the_o action_n and_o judgement_n of_o that_o man_n or_o assembly_n of_o man_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o if_o they_o be_v his_o own_o to_o the_o end_n to_o live_v peaceable_o among_o themselves_o and_o be_v protect_v against_o other_o man_n this_o be_v but_o a_o dream_n of_o he_o there_o be_v never_o such_o a_o thing_n nor_o be_v it_o practicable_a this_o book_n be_v write_v in_o english_a and_o therefore_o proper_a for_o english_a man_n suppose_v than_o we_o be_v in_o the_o first_o state_n without_o a_o sovereignty_n we_o be_v none_o of_o the_o great_a commonwealth_n in_o the_o world_n yet_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o here_o in_o this_o kingdom_n there_o shall_v convene_v such_o multitude_n of_o man_n such_o a_o universality_n as_o by_o he_o be_v require_v to_o make_v this_o covenant_n which_o he_o labour_v to_o prove_v in_o his_o second_o part_n de_fw-fr corpore_fw-la politi_n cap._n 3._o numb_a 2._o because_o say_v he_o there_o nor_o can_v a_o action_n be_v attribute_v to_o the_o multitude_n unless_o every_o man_n hand_n and_o every_o man_n will_n not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o except_v have_v concur_v thereto_o it_o seem_v he_o will_v have_v it_o in_o writing_n that_o he_o require_v every_o man_n hand_n to_o be_v put_v to_o it_o and_o so_o likewise_o num._n 3._o the_o first_o thing_n therefore_o they_o be_v to_o do_v be_v express_o every_o man_n to_o consent_v to_o do_v something_o by_o which_o something_a he_o understand_v this_o project_n of_o leviathan_n so_o that_o it_o be_v evident_a he_o mean_v every_o particular_a singula_fw-la generum_fw-la which_o be_v a_o impossible_a fiction_n the_o very_a meeting_n be_v impossible_a and_o then_o that_o all_o these_o who_o meet_v with_o so_o many_o self-end_n and_o particular_a interest_n and_o so_o many_o weak_a capacity_n shall_v consent_v in_o any_o thing_n be_v most_o incredible_a i_o will_v give_v he_o all_o the_o scope_n i_o can_v he_o may_v say_v that_o they_o may_v meet_v as_o they_o do_v to_o elect_v knight_n for_o the_o parliament_n they_o may_v meet_v in_o shire_n and_o choose_v representatives_n which_o may_v act_v for_o they_o i_o can_v ask_v who_o must_v divide_v those_o shire_n that_o must_v be_v do_v by_o a_o supreme_a then_o consider_v if_o that_o shall_v be_v grant_v they_o must_v choose_v little_a leviathan_n first_o which_o must_v represent_v those_o their_o particular_a shire_n before_o the_o great_a one_o be_v choose_v and_o then_o consider_v this_o have_v a_o great_a unfitness_n if_o not_o a_o impossibility_n with_o it_o which_o be_v fore-seen_a by_o our_o state_n and_o therefore_o only_a such_o man_n who_o have_v forty_o shilling_n freehold_n be_v adjudge_v fit_a to_o have_v voice_n in_o these_o election_n which_o heretofore_o be_v a_o very_a considerable_a estate_n and_o yet_o i_o believe_v scarce_o ever_o half_o of_o those_o meet_v at_o any_o election_n but_o then_o let_v we_o look_v about_o and_o we_o shall_v find_v much_o the_o great_a company_n without_o the_o list_n of_o that_o condition_n beside_o woman_n and_o child_n which_o have_v as_o great_a interest_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n as_o other_o so_o that_o this_o fancy_n of_o he_o be_v not_o only_o not_o practise_v but_o not_o practicable_a in_o such_o a_o kingdom_n as_o this_o of_o we_o when_o man_n write_v romance_n they_o shall_v write_v thing_n possible_a to_o be_v and_o then_o they_o be_v useful_a to_o the_o reader_n for_o they_o be_v of_o such_o thing_n which_o a_o man_n life_n may_v meet_v with_o at_o some_o time_n or_o other_o but_o impossible_a fiction_n be_v such_o as_o can_v be_v profitable_a to_o no_o man_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o vain_a thing_n for_o he_o to_o deliver_v such_o a_o conceit_n and_o not_o vain_a only_o but_o ill_n to_o deliver_v it_o in_o such_o a_o peremptory_a rule_n as_o to_o make_v it_o seem_v the_o only_a way_n of_o institute_v a_o sovereign_n sect_n ii_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o definition_n inconsistent_a with_o reason_n but_o let_v we_o proceed_v and_o we_o shall_v find_v it_o appear_v by_o every_o word_n more_o inconsistent_a with_o reason_n can_v a_o man_n think_v that_o man_n such_o number_n will_v ever_o consent_v so_o full_o to_o forsake_v themselves_o and_o their_o own_o reason_n and_o will_n as_o to_o submit_v themselves_o either_o to_o man_n or_o man_n in_o such_o a_o ample_a manner_n as_o to_o esteem_v his_o prince_n judgement_n or_o his_o will_n for_o his_o own_o in_o that_o great_a height_n of_o infallibillity_n to_o which_o the_o pope_n in_o many_o man_n judgement_n be_v attain_v they_o put_v the_o pope_n in_o cathedrâ_fw-la when_o they_o say_v he_o be_v infallible_a and_o afterward_o dispute_v what_o that_o cathedra_fw-la be_v but_o out_o of_o this_o cathedra_fw-la he_o may_v err_v in_o his_o judgement_n and_o they_o must_v not_o approve_v of_o that_o he_o may_v sin_v with_o his_o will_n and_o they_o must_v not_o consent_v to_o that_o but_o mr._n hobbs_n confine_v his_o leviathan_n to_o no_o chair_n but_o absolute_o pronounce_v he_o free_a from_o error_n both_o in_o judgement_n and_o will._n nay_o that_o be_v not_o all_o but_o we_o must_v allow_v yea_o authorize_v his_o error_n in_o both_o and_o this_o be_v the_o foundation_n upon_o which_o all_o his_o politic_n be_v build_v by_o which_o let_v a_o man_n endeavour_v all_o virtue_n and_o religion_n in_o his_o own_o person_n yet_o he_o may_v perpetrate_v all_o the_o horrid_a villainy_n in_o the_o world_n in_o another_o person_n who_o action_n he_o be_v bind_v to_o authorize_v and_o then_o by_o they_o and_o for_o they_o perish_v everlasting_o which_o i_o be_o persuade_v not_o only_o not_o christian_a but_o no_o turk_n mahometan_n indian_a the_o most_o barbarous_a person_n in_o america_n or_o any_o unknown_a country_n can_v be_v induce_v to_o do_v and_o yet_o this_o by_o he_o be_v make_v the_o groundwork_n of_o all_o politic_a government_n sect_n iii_o right_v not_o derive_v by_o this_o suppose_a institution_n from_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n he_o proceed_v from_o this_o institution_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n be_v derive_v all_o the_o right_n and_o faculty_n of_o he_o or_o they_o on_o who_o sovereign_a power_n be_v confer_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n assemble_v to_o this_o i_o have_v answer_v that_o there_o be_v never_o any_o such_o thing_n and_o therefore_o no_o right_n or_o faculty_n can_v be_v derive_v from_o hence_o nor_o indeed_o ever_o will_v be_v exit_fw-la nihilo_fw-la nihil_fw-la fit_a that_o which_o have_v no_o be_v can_v cause_v any_o thing_n nay_o i_o may_v say_v further_o that_o there_o be_v never_o any_o power_n confer_v by_o the_o people_n of_o which_o i_o expect_v a_o opportunity_n to_o speak_v more_o full_o hereafter_o for_o although_o we_o may_v find_v commonwealth_n alter_v and_o set_v up_o by_o the_o
without_o a_o propriety_n examine_v the_o impossibility_n of_o this_o fiction_n according_a to_o his_o own_o ground_n from_o the_o contradiction_n which_o follow_v upon_o it_o but_o he_o seem_v to_o go_v another_o way_n and_o settle_v this_o build_n of_o his_o commonwealth_n upon_o the_o foundation_n of_o a_o sort_n of_o man_n which_o have_v no_o propriety_n in_o any_o thing_n or_o suppose_v a_o hundred_o thousand_o a_o less_o number_n will_v scarce_o make_v a_o good_a city_n all_o these_o have_v no_o interest_n in_o the_o world_n beside_o their_o be_v which_o be_v as_o unimaginable_a as_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n which_o yet_o be_v affirm_v by_o he_o in_o the_o follow_a word_n for_o before_o constitution_n of_o sovereign_a power_n as_o have_v already_o be_v show_v all_o man_n have_v right_a to_o all_o thing_n which_o necessary_o cause_v war_n and_o therefore_o this_o propriety_n be_v necessary_a to_o peace_n and_o depend_v on_o sovereign_a power_n be_v the_o act_n of_o that_o power_n in_o order_n to_o peace_n this_o be_v a_o strange_a corceit_n that_o man_n in_o war_n have_v right_a to_o their_o enemy_n country_n before_o they_o have_v conquer_v it_o and_o when_o they_o have_v conquer_v it_o shall_v have_v right_a to_o very_o little_a both_o which_o by_o he_o be_v most_o true_a for_o before_o the_o choose_n a_o sovereign_n they_o be_v at_o war_n with_o all_o the_o world_n and_o have_v a_o right_n to_o all_o the_o world_n yet_o when_o they_o have_v conquer_v any_o piece_n it_o must_v be_v in_o the_o sovereign_n power_n to_o give_v they_o propriety_n only_o in_o what_o he_o please_v i_o know_v he_o may_v object_v to_o this_o that_o he_o say_v the_o supreme_a may_v give_v rule_n that_o be_v make_v such_o law_n by_o which_o man_n may_v know_v what_o be_v their_o propriety_n but_o not_o that_o he_o shall_v give_v the_o propriety_n but_o for_o answer_v to_o this_o let_v he_o know_v that_o the_o legislative_a power_n can_v take_v away_o and_o alter_v they_o as_o well_o as_o make_v they_o and_o than_o it_o amount_v to_o as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o have_v give_v the_o propriety_n its_o self_n for_o he_o can_v do_v it_o when_o he_o will_n and_o let_v we_o consider_v that_o those_o man_n who_o by_o nature_n have_v right_a to_o all_o the_o world_n yet_o by_o this_o industrious_o unite_n themselves_o into_o a_o commonwealth_n gain_v but_o this_o that_o whereas_o before_o they_o have_v right_a to_o every_o thing_n now_o they_o have_v right_o only_o to_o this_o little_a pittance_n which_o be_v allot_v they_o sect_n iii_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o illogical_a deduction_n propriety_n in_o the_o state_n of_o war._n what_o propriety_n be_v it_o may_v be_v without_o peace_n as_o peace_n may_v be_v without_o propriety_n he_o proceed_v and_o therefore_o this_o propriety_n be_v necessary_a to_o peace_n and_o depend_v on_o sovereign_a power_n be_v a_o act_n of_o that_o power_n in_o order_n to_o the_o public_a peace_n sure_o there_o be_v no_o manner_n of_o logical_a consequence_n in_o this_o therefore_o of_o he_o for_o let_v we_o consider_v to_o what_o this_o therefore_o relate_v can_v it_o look_v forward_o to_o all_o man_n right_n to_o come_v and_o because_o of_o that_o therefore_o propriety_n shall_v be_v a_o act_n of_o the_o sovereign_n these_o have_v no_o conjunction_n one_o with_o another_o no_o nor_o because_o they_o be_v in_o war_n one_o with_o another_o for_o nation_n that_o be_v in_o war_n one_o with_o another_o have_v right_a of_o some_o and_o people_n that_o have_v right_a to_o many_o thing_n may_v have_v right_a likewise_o to_o what_o they_o have_v of_o some_o so_o that_o this_o therefore_o have_v nothing_o before_o to_o build_v itself_o upon_o and_o indeed_o in_o logic_n it_o shall_v have_v be_v deduce_v out_o of_o the_o premise_n but_o let_v we_o see_v if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n in_o this_o new_a sentence_n that_o can_v countenance_v this_o proposition_n that_o propriety_n be_v a_o act_n of_o the_o sovereign_n the_o first_o word_n that_o may_v seem_v to_o make_v for_o it_o will_v be_v these_o that_o propriety_n be_v necessary_a to_o peace_n therefore_o propriety_n be_v a_o act_n of_o sovereignty_n this_o follow_v not_o first_o because_o propriety_n may_v be_v where_o there_o be_v war_n therefore_o it_o can_v be_v necessary_a to_o peace_n i_o take_v propriety_n for_o a_o peculiar_a right_n and_o title_n which_o a_o man_n have_v to_o any_o good_n this_o a_o man_n may_v have_v at_o that_o instant_n when_o he_o have_v war_n with_o another_o and_o again_o he_o may_v live_v in_o peace_n in_o this_o kingdom_n both_o with_o his_o neighbour_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o have_v propriety_n in_o nothing_o but_o his_o be_v in_o the_o world_n so_o that_o if_o peace_n can_v be_v without_o propriety_n and_o propriety_n without_o peace_n it_o can_v true_o be_v say_v that_o propriety_n be_v necessary_a to_o peace_n and_o then_o that_o proposition_n which_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o a_o argument_n fail_v the_o argument_n likewise_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n sect_n iv_o propriety_n not_o depend_v only_o upon_o sovereign_a power_n the_o propriety_n of_o the_o sovereign_n independent_a his_o consequence_n again_o redargue_v propriety_n the_o act_n of_o law_n the_o second_o word_n which_o may_v give_v any_o semblance_n of_o a_o argument_n if_o any_o be_v depend_v upon_o sovereign_a power_n and_o such_o a_o sovereign_a power_n as_o he_o make_v he_o to_o be_v there_o be_v none_o in_o the_o world_n but_o man_n have_v propriety_n without_o it_o therefore_o no_o necessary_a dependence_n upon_o this_o without_o which_o it_o can_v be_v and_o be_v again_o consider_v the_o sovereign_n himself_o have_v a_o propriety_n of_o his_o own_o and_o his_o propriety_n have_v no_o dependence_n upon_o any_o but_o then_o consider_v that_o if_o it_o be_v so_o and_o he_o will_v have_v it_o understand_v of_o subject_n only_o or_o that_o the_o sovereign_n have_v his_o propriety_n by_o right_a of_o his_o sovereignty_n because_o there_o be_v a_o sovereign_n constitute_v and_o that_o the_o propriety_n of_o all_o other_o have_v a_o dependence_n upon_o this_o sovereign_a power_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o that_o propriety_n be_v a_o act_n of_o sovereignty_n it_o may_v well_o be_v suppose_v that_o propriety_n may_v be_v settle_v by_o contract_n before_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o then_o the_o sovereign_n only_a look_n and_o take_v care_n for_o the_o right_a observation_n of_o those_o law_n which_o be_v consent_v unto_o concern_v propriety_n and_o propriety_n be_v the_o act_n of_o those_o law_n and_o he_o the_o protector_n and_o preserver_n of_o they_o so_o that_o this_o consequence_n be_v not_o deduce_v out_o of_o any_o thing_n which_o be_v set_v down_o by_o he_o and_o these_o few_o word_n which_o be_v add_v be_v of_o no_o force_n in_o order_n to_o the_o public_a peace_n for_o although_o he_o may_v direct_v yea_o enforce_v they_o to_o the_o public_a peace_n yet_o propriety_n itself_o be_v a_o act_n of_o those_o law_n which_o settle_v it_o not_o of_o he_o which_o govern_v sect_n v._o many_o thing_n good_a or_o evil_n in_o their_o own_o nature_n and_o therefore_o not_o alterable_a by_o humane_a law_n he_o go_v on_o these_o rule_n of_o propriety_n or_o meum_fw-la and_o tuum_fw-la and_o of_o good_a evil_a lawful_a and_o unlawful_a in_o the_o action_n of_o subject_n be_v the_o civil_a law_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o law_n of_o each_o commonwealth_n in_o particular_a the_o rule_n of_o propriety_n that_o be_v of_o the_o particular_a estate_n be_v without_o question_n the_o law_n of_o each_o particular_a commonwealth_n but_o for_o good_a or_o evil_n there_o be_v many_o thing_n so_o frame_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n that_o it_o lie_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o humane_a law_n to_o make_v such_o thing_n good_a or_o evil_n contrary_a to_o their_o being_n as_o to_o love_v fear_v and_o worship_n god_n no_o humane_a law_n can_v make_v it_o evil_n or_o to_o hate_v or_o despise_v he_o no_o humane_a law_n can_v make_v it_o good_a and_o so_o for_o lawful_a and_o unlawful_a thing_n which_o either_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n in_o our_o heart_n or_o that_o communicate_v to_o we_o in_o his_o holy_a book_n these_o be_v law_n beside_o the_o civil_a law_n of_o the_o nation_n which_o the_o civil_a law_n can_v alter_v or_o make_v good_a or_o evil_n otherwise_o then_o that_o goodness_n or_o illness_n which_o they_o receive_v from_o the_o law_n divine_a that_o which_o follow_v in_o that_o paragraph_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o exposition_n of_o civil_a law_n how_o it_o be_v understand_v by_o he_o which_o i_o conceive_v not_o to_o be_v material_a to_o his_o design_n or_o i_o and_o therefore_o i_o let_v it_o alone_o and_o come_v to_o a_o new_a inference_n chap._n xii_o sect_n i._o the_o
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