man_n can_v oblige_v or_o subject_v himself_o to_o any_o himself_o the_o master_n power_n do_v not_o arise_v from_o the_o servant_n subject_v himself_o man_n or_o creature_n by_o any_o act_n of_o his_o will_n for_o no_o act_n of_o any_o man_n will_n can_v have_v any_o power_n of_o himself_o omnis_fw-la potentia_fw-la activa_fw-la est_fw-la principium_fw-la transmutandi_fw-la aliud_fw-la every_o active_a power_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o alteration_n in_o another_o body_n the_o act_n therefore_o of_o a_o man_n will_n can_v make_v no_o obligation_n in_o his_o body_n who_o do_v will_v it_o beside_o it_o be_v against_o all_o rule_n of_o relation_n that_o to_o bind_v and_o to_o be_v bind_v can_v be_v in_o the_o same_o thing_n therefore_o it_o be_v much_o more_o absurd_a to_o suppose_v the_o whole_a man_n shall_v be_v oblige_v by_o a_o part_n of_o himself_o that_o be_v by_o his_o will_n add_v hereunto_o that_o if_o a_o man_n be_v oblige_v to_o his_o will_n then_o be_v the_o most_o wilful_a man_n the_o most_o just_a man_n and_o every_o man_n be_v oblige_v to_o do_v any_o thing_n because_o he_o have_v will_v it_o than_o which_o there_o be_v nothing_o can_v be_v more_o immoral_a and_o destructive_a to_o all_o society_n with_o mankind_n 8._o if_o the_o master_n power_n do_v arise_v from_o the_o servant_n subject_v himself_o to_o he_o which_o be_v a_o act_n of_o the_o servant_n will_v than_o a_o act_n of_o the_o servant_n annot._n nor_o from_o the_o master_n accept_v his_o servant_n submission_n annot._n will_v may_v have_v a_o power_n and_o obligation_n upon_o his_o master_n which_o be_v absurd_a for_o this_o make_v the_o master_n to_o obey_v his_o servant_n yet_o in_o usual_a speak_n voluntas_fw-la be_v confound_v with_o conatus_fw-la as_o we_o say_v that_o god_n do_v accept_v abraham_n will_n for_o the_o deed_n in_o that_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o have_v offer_v up_o his_o son_n isaac_n whereas_o in_o proper_a speak_n god_n do_v will_n or_o command_n abraham_n to_o offer_v up_o his_o son_n and_o abraham_n do_v obey_v that_o be_v receive_v or_o accept_v god_n will_v and_o do_v endeavour_v not_o will_n for_o it_o have_v be_v unnatural_a and_o murder_n in_o abraham_n to_o have_v will_v without_o cause_n the_o death_n of_o isaac_n to_o have_v do_v it_o when_o god_n restrain_v he_o and_o so_o god_n be_v please_v to_o accept_v of_o abraham_n endeavour_n to_o have_v please_v he_o and_o so_o when_o any_o servant_n do_v endeavour_v to_o do_v his_o master_n will_n though_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o perform_v it_o yet_o ought_v the_o master_n to_o accept_v it_o because_o he_o do_v what_o he_o can_v not_o to_o do_v any_o act_n of_o his_o own_o will_n but_o to_o perform_v a_o act_n of_o his_o master_n 9_o but_o suppose_v the_o declaration_n of_o the_o servant_n will_v do_v evade_v into_o promise_v the_o master_n power_n do_v not_o arise_v from_o the_o servant_n promise_v his_o promise_n give_v to_o his_o master_n yet_o can_v the_o master_n power_n arise_v from_o thence_o because_o man_n be_v oblige_v to_o the_o performance_n of_o their_o promise_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n only_o and_o that_o law_n do_v oblige_v only_o in_o conscience_n but_o the_o master_n power_n oblige_v to_o corporal_a punishment_n i_o say_v therefore_o that_o no_o master_n power_n arise_v from_o any_o act_n of_o the_o servant_n will_v or_o promise_n nor_o from_o the_o master_n acceptance_n no_o regal_a power_n can_v arise_v from_o the_o prince_n acceptance_n of_o their_o subject_n submission_n for_o a_o great_a family_n be_v a_o kingdom_n and_o a_o little_a kingdom_n be_v a_o family_n say_v tho._n hobbes_n cap._n 8._o art_n 1._o the_o cive_z 10._o if_o the_o master_n power_n do_v arise_v from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n than_o be_v nature_n the_o master_n power_n do_v not_o arise_v from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n the_o power_n of_o a_o master_n over_o his_o servant_n eternal_a and_o incommunicable_a but_o the_o contrary_a of_o this_o be_v evident_a in_o all_o place_n of_o the_o world_n for_o there_o be_v no_o place_n where_o the_o power_n of_o master_n be_v not_o only_o dissolvible_a by_o the_o law_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o master_n and_o servant_n but_o where_o it_o be_v not_o slavery_n there_o the_o master_n power_n be_v terminate_v to_o year_n month_n week_n day_n or_o hour_n etc._n etc._n which_o expire_n the_o relation_n of_o master_n and_o servant_n be_v dissolve_v the_o master_n power_n therefore_o be_v not_o from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 11._o if_o the_o master_n power_n do_v arise_v from_o divine_a positive_a institution_n institution_n nor_o by_o divine_a positive_a institution_n then_o where_o god_n revelation_n of_o himself_o in_o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o receive_v and_o believe_v have_v master_n no_o power_n over_o their_o servant_n but_o this_o be_v evident_o false_a for_o not_o only_o before_o god_n revelation_n of_o himself_o in_o the_o scripture_n have_v master_n every_o where_o power_n or_o dominion_n over_o their_o servant_n but_o also_o every_o where_n in_o the_o world_n master_n have_v power_n over_o their_o servant_n as_o well_o where_o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o receive_v as_o where_o they_o be_v the_o master_n power_n therefore_o do_v not_o arise_v from_o divine_a positive_a institution_n 12._o nascitur_fw-la servus_n say_v aristotle_n most_o true_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o arise_v from_o whence_o the_o master_n power_n do_v arise_v be_v ever_o bear_v in_o the_o world_n unless_o a_o posthumou_n king_n but_o be_v bear_v in_o a_o threefold_a subjection_n first_o to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n second_o to_o the_o law_n of_o his_o parent_n and_o three_o to_o the_o law_n of_o his_o country_n and_o the_o law_n of_o every_o country_n oblige_v man_n to_o the_o performance_n of_o their_o pact_n and_o contract_n the_o law_n of_o the_o place_n be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n by_o the_o contract_n of_o the_o master_n and_o servant_n be_v the_o instrumental_a cause_n of_o the_o master_n power_n and_o not_o only_o give_v the_o master_n a_o power_n over_o his_o servant_n but_o also_o oblige_v the_o master_n to_o perform_v all_o his_o promise_n specify_v in_o the_o contract_n to_o his_o servant_n it_o be_v evident_a therefore_o that_o where_o there_o be_v no_o precedent_n humane_a law_n annot._n annot._n oblige_v there_o can_v be_v any_o family_n for_o the_o law_n by_o the_o master_n contract_n with_o his_o servant_n give_v he_o the_o power_n over_o his_o servant_n all_o grotius_n his_o government_n then_o found_v upon_o the_o contract_n of_o man_n be_v utter_o false_a and_o by_o consequence_n no_o one_o true_a proposition_n can_v follow_v from_o thence_o yet_o true_o it_o be_v a_o error_n pardonable_a in_o he_o who_o with_o his_o first_o milk_n suck_v in_o this_o popular_a principle_n no_o question_n but_o he_o be_v a_o man_n as_o eminent_a in_o humane_a learning_n as_o any_o man_n of_o this_o last_o age_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o of_o a_o sincere_a and_o peaceable_a disposition_n it_o be_v the_o excellency_n of_o truth_n that_o it_o be_v plain_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v perceive_v whereas_o falsehood_n with_o all_o art_n and_o learning_n be_v render_v more_o obscure_a by_o how_o much_o more_o be_v add_v to_o it_o and_o it_o be_v strange_a for_o a_o slander_n by_o to_o see_v what_o monstrous_a absurdity_n grotius_n run_v into_o to_o uphold_v his_o fabric_n for_o he_o make_v god_n at_o the_o creation_n and_o flood_n 2._o lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o par_fw-fr 2._o to_o give_v mankind_n a_o natural_a right_n viz._n all_o man_n alike_o over_o all_o thing_n and_o this_o natural_a right_n to_o be_v immutable_a by_o god_n himself_o and_o yet_o without_o give_v 10._o lib._n 1._o par_fw-fr 10._o any_o reason_n for_o it_o he_o make_v it_o mutable_a by_o the_o will_n of_o man_n and_o dominion_n which_o he_o there_o say_v be_v bring_v in_o by_o the_o will_n of_o man_n he_o say_v be_v jus_n naturale_fw-la too_o so_o jus_fw-la naturale_fw-la do_v signify_v that_o which_o god_n give_v to_o mankind_n and_o jus_fw-la naturale_fw-la do_v signify_v that_o which_o man_n will_n bring_v in_o contrary_a to_o what_o god_n give_v to_o mankind_n than_o which_o what_o can_v be_v more_o absurd_a but_o mr._n hobbs_n cap._n 2._o art_n 9_o make_v a_o contract_n the_o act_n of_o two_o or_o more_o 2._o annot._fw-la 2._o mutual_o transfer_v their_o right_n and_o a_o pact_n to_o be_v when_o one_o or_o both_o be_v trust_v and_o he_o who_o be_v trust_v do_v promise_n that_o he_o will_v perform_v and_o suppose_v the_o civitas_n institutive_a to_o take_v its_o first_o be_v from_o the_o pact_n of_o man_n which_o will_v not_o help_v he_o for_o such_o pact_n as_o well_o as_o contract_n receive_v their_o obligation_n from_o precedent_n humane_a law_n and_o therefore_o all_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr cive_z which_o be_v
and_o impossible_a thing_n to_o come_v from_o man_n otherwise_o so_o learned_a for_o though_o mr._n hobbs_n do_v lay_v down_o his_o principle_n and_o pursue_v his_o method_n much_o more_o clear_o than_o grotius_n do_v yet_o his_o principle_n be_v so_o monstrous_a that_o to_o i_o it_o be_v impossible_a any_o ingenuous_a man_n shall_v assent_v to_o they_o indeed_o if_o mr._n hobbs_n will_v have_v suppose_v that_o the_o state_n of_o man_n have_v be_v either_o in_o society_n or_o out_o of_o society_n and_o that_o out_o of_o society_n man_n have_v be_v in_o such_o a_o state_n as_o he_o make_v they_o in_o his_o state_n of_o pure_a nature_n i_o shall_v never_o have_v stumble_v at_o it_o but_o he_o forsooth_o require_v it_o for_o a_o society_n yet_o thus_o much_o i_o will_v tell_v mr._n hobbs_n he_o may_v as_o well_o suppose_v a_o brute_n a_o intellectual_a or_o rational_a creature_n or_o a_o man_n no_o intellectual_a or_o rational_a creature_n as_o no_o sociable_a or_o out_o of_o society_n principle_n that_o all_o man_n jure_fw-la naturali_fw-la be_v in_o a_o parity_n and_o equal_a condition_n and_o may_v kill_v one_o another_o without_o any_o offence_n or_o sin_n and_o that_o man_n continue_v in_o this_o estate_n until_o by_o their_o civil_a pact_n they_o oblige_v themselves_o to_o one_o another_o that_o the_o will_n of_o the_o civitas_fw-la shall_v be_v the_o will_n of_o they_o all_o notwithstanding_o this_o i_o must_v needs_o say_v of_o mr._n hobbs_n that_o if_o man_n have_v so_o little_a understanding_n as_o to_o make_v jus_fw-la naturale_fw-la to_o be_v contrary_a to_o lex_fw-la naturalis_fw-la and_o so_o little_a grace_n as_o to_o believe_v that_o the_o civitas_fw-la have_v all_o its_o power_n from_o the_o pact_n and_o will_n of_o man_n and_o yet_o impossible_a to_o command_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o he_o say_v be_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o tyranny_n to_o be_v only_o ab_fw-la exercitio_fw-la when_o as_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o king_n to_o command_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o all_o faith_n and_o ghostly_a power_n which_o our_o saviour_n leave_v in_o his_o church_n to_o be_v instrumental_a and_o subservient_fw-fr to_o it_o and_o never_o look_v how_o little_o he_o understand_v a_o pact_n or_o from_o whence_o man_n become_v oblige_v to_o it_o the_o cives_fw-la of_o this_o utopia_n may_v do_v well_o enough_o if_o i_o edify_v but_o little_a by_o mr._n hobbs_n yet_o i_o receive_v much_o less_o satisfaction_n from_o grotius_n for_o mr._n hobbs_n define_v his_o term_n so_o clear_o as_o to_o i_o he_o be_v easy_o understand_v whereas_o all_o grotius_n his_o principle_n be_v so_o perplex_v and_o equivocal_a that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o any_o man_n to_o understand_v any_o thing_n clear_o from_o he_o as_o the_o first_o thing_n in_o his_o preface_n he_o confound_v be_v societas_fw-la &_o communitas_fw-la whereas_o societas_fw-la be_v as_o different_a from_o communitas_fw-la as_o black_a be_v from_o white_a societas_fw-la according_a to_o the_o definition_n of_o aristotle_n be_v 5._o pol._n lib._n 1._o cap_n 5._o vnum_fw-la quid_fw-la it_o a_o constans_fw-la ex_fw-la diversis_fw-la personis_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la unum_fw-la quod_fw-la imperet_fw-la alterum_fw-la quod_fw-la pareat_fw-la society_n be_v one_o thing_n so_o make_v up_o of_o divers_a person_n that_o one_o may_v command_v another_o obey_v whereas_o community_n be_v where_o any_o company_n of_o creature_n be_v without_o the_o office_n of_o command_v and_o obey_v well_o but_o have_v get_v out_o of_o his_o preface_n after_o some_o proposition_n of_o his_o method_n etc._n etc._n he_o in_o the_o ten_o paragraph_n of_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o the_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_n &_o pacis_fw-la define_v jus_fw-la naturale_fw-la in_o a_o tedious_a general_a thing_n to_o be_v dictatum_fw-la rectae_fw-la rationis_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o this_o to_o be_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o about_o the_o middle_n to_o be_v immutable_a by_o god_n himself_o and_o towards_o the_o latter_a end_n to_o continue_v but_o for_o a_o certain_a space_n and_o towards_o the_o beginning_n he_o make_v the_o dominion_n which_o be_v now_o in_o use_n to_o be_v bring_v in_o by_o the_o will_n of_o man_n and_o this_o to_o be_v jus_fw-la naturale_fw-la too_o now_o let_v any_o ingenuous_a man_n judge_n what_o can_v be_v clear_o deduce_v from_o jus_fw-la naturale_fw-la which_o be_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o immutable_a by_o god_n and_o yet_o to_o continue_v but_o for_o a_o certain_a time_n until_o a_o dominion_n bring_v in_o by_o the_o will_n of_o man_n shall_v abrogate_v what_o be_v immutable_a by_o god_n and_o this_o dominion_n thus_o bring_v in_o against_o this_o jus_fw-la naturale_fw-la to_o be_v jus_fw-la naturale_fw-la too_o if_o i_o have_v slander_v grotius_n let_v any_o man_n see_v the_o paragraph_n aforesaid_a it_o be_v to_o i_o a_o admirable_a thing_n to_o consider_v that_o man_n so_o learned_a shall_v one_o of_o they_o define_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n to_o be_v dictamen_fw-la rectae_fw-la rationis_fw-la the_o other_o dictatum_fw-la rectae_fw-la rationis_fw-la well_o i_o will_v therefore_o see_v what_o ratiocinatio_fw-la be_v and_o what_o dictamen_fw-la or_o dictatum_fw-la rectae_fw-la rationis_fw-la which_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o whether_o this_o can_v to_o any_o ingenuous_a man_n be_v any_o probable_a definition_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n aristotle_n eth._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 3._o make_v ratiocination_n and_o by_o consequence_n every_o dictate_v of_o reason_n to_o be_v from_o universals_z and_o that_o there_o be_v some_o principle_n which_o do_v constitute_v the_o ratiocination_n of_o which_o there_o can_v be_v no_o ratiocination_n these_o principle_n for_o which_o no_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v and_o yet_o the_o reason_n of_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o can_v be_v deduce_v from_o they_o be_v call_v axiomata_fw-la dignitates_fw-la or_o commune_v notiones_fw-la and_o from_o these_o man_n by_o ratiocination_n or_o right_a reason_n do_v infer_v art_n and_o science_n conjunctus_fw-la science_n scientia_fw-la est_fw-la actio_fw-la ars_fw-la effectio_fw-la eth._n l._n 6._o c._n 4._o both_o beget_v by_o right_a reason_n ars_fw-la est_fw-la habitus_fw-la ad_fw-la faciendum_fw-la idoneus_fw-la cum_fw-la verâ_fw-la ratione_fw-la conjunctus_fw-la nay_o all_o ratiocination_n or_o right_o reason_v whatsoever_o may_v be_v resolve_v into_o somewhat_o which_o be_v superior_a to_o this_o ratiocination_n for_o which_o no_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v principle_n give_v these_o thing_n thus_o premise_v i_o say_v it_o be_v impossible_a the_o law_n of_o nature_n shall_v be_v the_o dictate_v of_o right_a reason_n and_o thus_o i_o prove_v it_o every_o principle_n which_o do_v constitute_v ratiocination_n and_o for_o which_o no_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v be_v not_o dictate_v of_o right_a reason_n but_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v a_o principle_n which_o do_v constitute_v ratiocination_n and_o for_o which_o no_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v therefore_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v not_o dictate_v of_o right_a reason_n if_o mr._n hobbs_n deny_v the_o minor_a proposition_n set_v he_o show_v into_o what_o it_o can_v be_v further_o resolve_v or_o what_o can_v prove_v it_o for_o though_o god_n be_v the_o prime_n and_o efficient_a cause_n of_o all_o thing_n but_o what_o proceed_v from_o the_o will_n of_o man_n and_o into_o which_o all_o thing_n may_v be_v ultimate_o resolve_v yet_o by_o principles_n aristotle_n and_o all_o philosopher_n understand_v those_o thing_n which_o immediate_o proceed_v from_o god_n and_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n can_v not_o be_v the_o law_n of_o god_n if_o it_o do_v not_o immediate_o proceed_v from_o he_o but_o the_o law_n of_o that_o thing_n from_o which_o it_o do_v immediate_o proceed_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n therefore_o be_v a_o principle_n well_o but_o let_v we_o 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come_v to_o the_o most_o plain_a and_o ignorant_a man_n in_o the_o world_n who_o be_v
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of_o his_o do_v have_v conceive_v a_o prejudice_n of_o the_o man_n ability_n and_o ingenuity_n he_o confident_o reply_v that_o i_o shall_v be_v convince_v if_o i_o do_v but_o read_v it_o and_o that_o he_o will_v send_v i_o the_o book_n yet_o be_v i_o so_o far_o from_o accept_v his_o courtesy_n that_o i_o importunate_o desire_v he_o not_o to_o do_v it_o but_o he_o notwithstanding_o all_o importunity_n on_o purpose_n send_v his_o man_n with_o it_o that_o night_n to_o i_o be_v at_o that_o time_n much_o afflict_v with_o my_o wont_a melancholy_n which_o become_v more_o excite_v when_o i_o have_v read_v some_o part_n of_o it_o and_o see_v a_o thing_n so_o senseless_a and_o void_a of_o all_o humanity_n to_o be_v impose_v upon_o the_o world_n which_o questionless_a be_v intend_v to_o prefer_v some_o faction_n or_o interest_n of_o he_o and_o yet_o forsooth_o he_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v a_o second_o edition_n correct_v and_o amend_v by_o the_o author_n wheresoever_o therefore_o i_o name_v our_o author_n i_o mean_v tho._n white_a gent._n i_o do_v in_o detestation_n of_o the_o thing_n not_o of_o the_o man_n for_o i_o never_o see_v he_o in_o all_o my_o life_n set_v myself_o to_o make_v these_o observation_n upon_o it_o he_o harp_v upon_o the_o same_o string_n with_o mr._n hobbs_n and_o grotius_n that_o all_o supreme_a power_n be_v original_o create_v by_o man_n will_n subject_n to_o it_o yet_o be_v a_o fine_a gentleman_n in_o cuerpo_n he_o dance_v a_o galliard_n by_o himself_o and_o most_o senseless_o make_v man_n out_o of_o society_n to_o be_v a_o rational_a multitude_n and_o to_o have_v property_n before_o they_o have_v law_n or_o government_n and_o to_o be_v a_o people_n after_o they_o have_v give_v up_o their_o power_n to_o another_o to_o govern_v they_o but_o lest_o it_o shall_v be_v object_v that_o though_o our_o author_n be_v hood-winked_n yet_o mr._n hobbs_n and_o grotius_n may_v be_v very_o clear-sighted_a and_o bare-faced_n i_o think_v it_o not_o amiss_o to_o make_v these_o observation_n upon_o they_o also_o as_o a_o preparative_a to_o a_o purge_n i_o pray_v reader_n take_v these_o few_o note_n 1._o first_o i_o say_v they_o false_o derive_v government_n for_o though_o they_o all_o differ_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o yet_o be_v all_o government_n so_o far_o from_o be_v so_o derive_v as_o any_o of_o they_o will_v have_v it_o in_o the_o first_o institution_n that_o if_o any_o of_o they_o can_v show_v any_o one_o government_n so_o derive_v since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n i_o will_v yield_v the_o cause_n 2._o they_o feign_v that_o for_o a_o principle_n which_o never_o be_v viz._n that_o man_n by_o nature_n be_v in_o a_o parity_n or_o equal_a condition_n for_o never_o be_v man_n since_o the_o creation_n in_o any_o age_n or_o place_n of_o the_o world_n in_o such_o a_o condition_n but_o suppose_v somewhere_o in_o the_o world_n it_o may_v have_v be_v find_v that_o man_n in_o a_o like_a condition_n do_v by_o their_o act_n and_o will_n form_v 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and_o first_o cause_n of_o all_o order_n and_o justice_n that_o be_v justice_n in_o the_o people_n to_o do_v what_o they_o listen_v than_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o destructive_a to_o all_o virtue_n justice_n and_o good_a manner_n 4._o it_o be_v damnable_o destructive_a to_o faith_n for_o all_o power_n be_v of_o god_n rom._n 13._o and_o no_o power_n can_v be_v give_v but_o from_o above_o s._n john_n 19_o 11._o nor_o be_v these_o man_n when_o they_o write_v their_o several_a treatise_n de_fw-fr cive_z de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_n &_o pacis_fw-la and_o ground_n of_o obedience_n and_o government_n much_o better_a in_o their_o religion_n if_o i_o conceive_v a_o right_a notion_n of_o religion_n viz._n that_o it_o be_v actus_fw-la divini_fw-la cultus_fw-la or_o the_o public_a worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n in_o a_o unity_n form_n and_o communion_n than_o their_o write_n show_v they_o to_o be_v for_o justice_n and_o government_n for_o though_o our_o author_n be_v a_o pretender_n to_o be_v of_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n yet_o it_o will_v trouble_v the_o great_a critic_n of_o this_o age_n to_o show_v where_o the_o religion_n of_o either_o of_o the_o other_o be_v to_o be_v find_v and_o who_o but_o such_o man_n as_o these_o will_v pin_v their_o faith_n upon_o the_o tale_n and_o fiction_n of_o poet_n before_o the_o most_o venerable_a and_o sacred_a authority_n of_o holy_a scripture_n nor_o can_v the_o elder_a of_o poet_n writing_n be_v compare_v in_o antiquity_n with_o the_o scripture_n for_o if_o it_o can_v cur_n supra_fw-la bellum_fw-la thebanum_fw-la &_o funera_fw-la trojae_fw-la non_fw-la alius_fw-la alii_fw-la quoque_fw-la res_fw-la cecinêre_fw-la poetae_fw-la and_o the_o theban_a and_o trojan_a war_n happen_v after_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 2750._o the_o trojan_a war_n about_o the_o time_n
have_v election_n in_o their_o action_n passion_n to_o inform_v their_o will_n viz._n appetitus_n &_o timor_fw-la and_o that_o they_o take_v information_n from_o both_o these_o be_v evident_a to_o any_o man_n for_o there_o be_v no_o creature_n that_o pursue_v any_o appetition_n but_o apprehend_v danger_n forbear_v it_o it_o be_v observe_v of_o the_o fox_n that_o whensoever_o hunt_v to_o ground_n he_o never_o come_v out_o but_o at_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o burrow_n he_o lie_v and_o vent_v a_o while_n and_o afterward_o for_o some_o space_n run_v direct_o into_o the_o wind_n and_o if_o he_o vent_v any_o thing_n which_o cause_n fear_v return_v to_o ground_n again_o have_v be_v much_o addict_v to_o hunt_v the_o fox_n i_o have_v observe_v that_o many_o time_n when_o the_o fox_n have_v be_v hunt_v to_o ground_n and_o watch_v to_o be_v take_v he_o have_v not_o come_v out_o further_o than_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o burrow_n if_o he_o vent_v the_o watcher_n who_o therefore_o lie_v down_o the_o wind_n and_o have_v continue_v sometime_o five_o or_o six_o night_n in_o the_o ground_n until_o he_o have_v be_v almost_o starve_v whereas_o at_o no_o time_n if_o he_o be_v not_o watch_v but_o he_o come_v out_o that_o night_n and_o after_o they_o be_v take_v they_o will_v not_o of_o a_o long_a time_n eat_v in_o sight_n of_o any_o man_n how_o hungry_a soever_o until_o they_o become_v so_o habituate_v to_o man_n that_o they_o apprehend_v no_o danger_n from_o they_o so_o deer_n do_v natural_o desire_v to_o eat_v apple_n but_o if_o approach_a they_o vent_v they_o to_o have_v be_v handle_v by_o man_n they_o forsake_v they_o and_o flee_v away_o affright_v and_o so_o all_o other_o creature_n upon_o apprehension_n of_o danger_n cease_v to_o pursue_v their_o appetite_n thus_o we_o see_v in_o creature_n irrational_a among_o themselves_o when_o they_o rage_n most_o in_o their_o lust_n and_o appetite_n yet_o give_v way_n to_o they_o by_o who_o they_o be_v overcome_v and_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v i_o conceive_v that_o irrational_a creature_n be_v not_o only_o reclaim_v from_o their_o natural_a fierceness_n but_o be_v teach_v to_o do_v those_o thing_n which_o they_o have_v no_o appetite_n or_o natural_a inclination_n to_o by_o cunning_o insinuate_v danger_n to_o they_o upon_o their_o not_o do_v they_o and_o that_o this_o must_v be_v do_v by_o insinuation_n and_o cunning_a and_o not_o by_o outward_a force_n only_o be_v evident_a for_o the_o most_o furious_a and_o robu_v man_n be_v not_o the_o best_a horse-breaker_n and_o pacer_fw-la 29._o aristotle_n eth._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 7._o make_v virtue_n and_o vice_n to_o be_v site_v in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n and_o therefore_o that_o legislator_n may_v just_o punish_v vice_n action_n man_n be_v a_o free_a lord_n of_o all_o his_o action_n and_o reward_n virtue_n and_o that_o all_o exhortation_n to_o virtue_n and_o dehortation_n from_o vice_n be_v vain_a and_o ridiculous_a if_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n yet_o true_o i_o be_o rather_o of_o plato_n opinion_n who_o make_v virtue_n to_o be_v from_o meno_n meno_n a_o high_a cause_n than_o be_v in_o man._n for_o though_o i_o do_v assent_n to_o aristotle_n that_o all_o punishment_n for_o disobey_v or_o transgress_v law_n and_o exhortation_n there_o unto_o be_v vain_a and_o ridiculous_a if_o it_o be_v not_o in_o our_o power_n to_o do_v they_o yet_o be_v it_o not_o the_o do_v or_o not_o do_v of_o thing_n command_v or_o forbid_v by_o they_o who_o have_v a_o right_a to_o command_v or_o forbid_v they_o a_o virtue_n but_o the_o do_v or_o not_o do_v they_o in_o such_o a_o formality_n as_o they_o be_v so_o command_v or_o forbid_v which_o make_v they_o virtue_n which_o must_v needs_o proceed_v from_o a_o high_a cause_n than_o be_v in_o man_n or_o can_v be_v teach_v he_o as_o if_o a_o prince_n command_v another_o to_o do_v something_o which_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v he_o do_v it_o but_o take_v a_o reward_n or_o bribe_v from_o another_o to_o do_v it_o i_o say_v this_o be_v not_o virtue_n in_o the_o agent_n because_o he_o do_v it_o not_o as_o command_v but_o bribe_v whereas_o another_o do_v his_o duty_n without_o reward_n and_o it_o may_v be_v to_o his_o much_o temporal_a detriment_n this_o be_v virtue_n and_o must_v needs_o be_v from_o some_o high_a cause_n then_o be_v to_o be_v find_v ordinary_o in_o man_n 30._o all_o creature_n have_v soul_n but_o not_o mind_n other_o live_a creature_n irrational_a what_o be_v the_o mind_n and_o whether_o to_o be_v find_v in_o creature_n irrational_a as_o well_o as_o man_n have_v vegetative_a soul_n the_o mind_n be_v sometime_o take_v for_o the_o will_n right_o inform_v from_o the_o understanding_n and_o reason_n plato_n meno_n sometime_o for_o the_o understanding_n arist_n eth._n lib._n 6._o c._n 6._o sometime_o for_o reason_n or_o counsel_n as_o we_o say_v oft_o time_n my_o mind_n give_v i_o that_o such_o a_o thing_n be_v or_o be_v not_o and_o virgil._n aenead_n nostram_fw-la nunc_fw-la accipe_fw-la mentem_fw-la in_o each_o sense_n this_o be_v proper_a only_o to_o intellectual_a and_o rational_a creature_n aristotle_n pol._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 5._o make_v the_o animus_n or_o vegetative_a soul_n to_o have_v dominion_n over_o the_o body_n of_o a_o man_n or_o other_o creature_n as_o a_o master_n of_o a_o family_n over_o his_o servant_n who_o be_v notwithstanding_o command_v and_o in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o king_n or_o civitas_n but_o the_o mind_n or_o the_o will_v inform_v from_o the_o understanding_n and_o reason_n to_o have_v the_o dominion_n not_o only_o over_o the_o body_n but_o also_o over_o the_o sensual_a or_o vegetative_a soul_n as_o a_o king_n or_o civitas_n have_v over_o the_o master_n of_o family_n 31._o man_n therefore_o be_v endow_v not_o only_o with_o a_o vegetative_a soul_n reason_n man_n action_n be_v more_o free_a than_o other_o creature_n void_a of_o reason_n which_o be_v common_a to_o all_o creature_n as_o well_o as_o man_n but_o with_o a_o mind_n superior_a to_o it_o his_o action_n be_v so_o much_o more_o free_a than_o other_o creature_n by_o how_o much_o more_o liberty_n he_o have_v to_o make_v election_n but_o other_o creature_n action_n can_v take_v information_n only_o from_o their_o appetite_n and_o fear_n whereas_o a_o man_n in_o all_o his_o action_n may_v consult_v and_o take_v information_n from_o his_o understanding_n and_o reason_n 32._o sin_n be_v a_o omission_n or_o transgression_n of_o some_o law_n but_o unreasonable_a sinful_a only_a man_n action_n be_v sinful_a creature_n not_o have_v any_o other_o law_n then_o their_o appetite_n and_o fear_n and_o their_o action_n be_v always_o conformable_a to_o they_o they_o never_o sin_v but_o man_n do_v not_o always_o conform_v his_o action_n to_o what_o he_o understand_v to_o be_v just_a and_o forbear_v those_o thing_n which_o he_o understand_v and_o his_o reason_n tell_v he_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v therefore_o only_o man_n action_n be_v sinful_a 33._o it_o be_v true_a that_o 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