betwixt_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o water_n which_o stay_v a_o little_a while_n after_o the_o stone_n be_v stop_v and_o this_o remain_v of_o the_o image_n that_o motion_n of_o sense_n be_v null_v and_o therein_o a_o quiescence_n of_o that_o act_n but_o as_o in_o all_o other_o cause_n which_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o the_o preservation_n as_o well_o as_o the_o produce_v their_o effect_n so_o here_o when_o the_o cause_n be_v go_v the_o effect_n remain_v the_o image_n apprehend_v in_o sense_n and_o then_o it_o have_v no_o other_o convenience_n with_o that_o motion_n than_o any_o other_o cause_n sect._n 3_o i_o reject_v not_o his_o etymology_n but_o deny_v his_o deduction_n therefore_o say_v he_o imagination_n be_v nothing_o but_o decay_a sense_n sense_n for_o although_o imagination_n may_v be_v derive_v from_o image_n yet_o it_o be_v something_o beside_o sense_n in_o its_o full_a notion_n for_o sense_n be_v the_o mere_a judgement_n upon_o a_o present_a object_n but_o imagination_n work_v upon_o a_o absent_a every_o sense_n judge_v of_o a_o particular_a sensative_a object_n so_o sight_n of_o colour_n hear_v of_o sound_n etc._n etc._n and_o no_o other_o but_o fancy_n so_o here_o i_o involve_v the_o common_a sense_n with_o it_o because_o he_o exclude_v it_o and_o i_o will_v multiply_v no_o controversy_n judge_v of_o all_o sense_n and_o distinguish_v they_o this_o be_v visible_a this_o audible_a yea_o conjoin_v they_o together_o and_o make_v a_o composure_n sometime_o for_o pleasure_n sometime_o for_o grief_n of_o divers_a of_o they_o which_o sense_n can_v do_v sight_n can_v judge_v or_o act_v any_o way_n upon_o sound_n or_o the_o ear_n upon_o colour_n as_o be_v evident_a a_o deaf_a man_n though_o see_v can_v hear_v yet_o if_o ever_o he_o do_v hear_v his_o fancy_n can_v imagine_v sound_n so_o that_o imagination_n must_v needs_o be_v something_o beside_o decay_v sense_n which_o operate_v where_o and_o when_o sense_n can_v and_o be_v a_o act_n upon_o that_o which_o be_v the_o relic_n of_o sense_n when_o sense_n have_v do_v its_o work_n there_o remain_v the_o species_n which_o the_o object_n send_v forth_o and_o upon_o this_o species_n the_o power_n of_o imagination_n work_v its_o proper_a operation_n decay_v sense_n suppose_v sense_n to_o be_v but_o imagination_n work_v when_o sense_n be_v not_o as_o upon_o colour_n when_o the_o man_n that_o have_v see_v be_v blind_a afterward_o there_o be_v not_o the_o sense_n of_o see_v but_o there_o be_v in_o that_o man_n a_o imagination_n of_o colour_n which_o he_o have_v but_o can_v now_o see_v so_o in_o the_o dark_a man_n imagine_v colour_n but_o can_v see_v none_o i_o conclude_v therefore_o that_o imagination_n be_v something_o beside_o sense_n which_o exist_v when_o sense_n fail_v sect._n 4._o he_o go_v on_o pâ—st_v the_o decay_n of_o sense_n in_o man_n say_v he_o wake_v be_v not_o the_o decay_n of_o the_o motion_n make_v in_o sense_n but_o a_o obscure_n of_o it_o this_o i_o apprehend_v most_o untrue_a for_o when_o the_o organ_n cease_v to_o judge_v that_o motion_n which_o he_o call_v sense_n cease_v and_o be_v no_o long_o but_o those_o species_n lie_v lock_v up_o in_o the_o memory_n and_o there_o be_v no_o act_n of_o sensation_n concern_v they_o no_o not_o a_o decay_a one_o that_o philosophy_n incongruous_a which_o he_o deliver_v concern_v the_o sun_n and_o the_o star_n to_o illustrate_v this_o by_o i_o grant_v that_o the_o star_n do_v emit_v and_o send_v forth_o their_o light_n when_o the_o sun_n shine_v but_o the_o excess_n of_o the_o sun_n light_n obscure_v that_o of_o the_o star_n yet_o his_o application_n of_o it_o to_o this_o purpose_n be_v utter_o vain_a for_o there_o both_o the_o object_n work_v like_o natural_a agent_n according_a to_o their_o utmost_a and_o the_o great_a by_o its_o force_n master_v the_o less_o but_o here_o in_o our_o business_n the_o object_n be_v remove_v or_o the_o organ_n and_o there_o be_v no_o operation_n of_o one_o upon_o the_o other_o at_o all_o the_o species_n be_v creep_v within_o the_o organ_n the_o eye_n can_v judge_v of_o it_o and_o the_o object_n or_o organ_n be_v divert_v or_o indispose_v can_v produce_v such_o a_o act_n any_o long_o it_o be_v as_o if_o the_o star_n be_v remove_v out_o of_o the_o heaven_n not_o shine_v with_o the_o sun_n so_o that_o we_o fancy_v colour_n in_o the_o dark_a when_o no_o strength_n of_o another_o object_n more_o powerful_a do_v work_n upon_o our_o sense_n and_o sometime_o in_o the_o dark_a we_o do_v not_o employ_v our_o imagination_n about_o colour_n and_o yet_o in_o that_o dark_a we_o have_v no_o vehement_a object_n to_o obscure_v our_o fancy_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o suppression_n or_o weaken_n of_o sense_n by_o another_o object_n which_o make_v we_o not_o see_v but_o the_o cessation_n of_o sense_n by_o the_o removal_n of_o either_o organ_n or_o object_n one_o from_o another_o and_o again_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o although_o the_o sun_n shine_v and_o the_o object_n external_a move_v never_o so_o powerful_o yet_o the_o fancy_n be_v busy_v about_o some_o internal_a conceit_n or_o other_o thing_n absent_a which_o can_v not_o be_v if_o only_o the_o vehement_a stroke_n from_o the_o object_n do_v produce_v this_o act_n for_o than_o that_o be_v the_o fancy_n shall_v likewise_o be_v sect._n 5._o after_o this_o weak_a discourse_n he_o draw_v a_o conclusion_n thus_o from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o long_o the_o time_n be_v after_o the_o sight_n or_o sense_n of_o any_o object_n the_o weak_a be_v the_o imagination_n this_o have_v some_o truth_n in_o it_o but_o be_v not_o absolute_o true_a for_o many_o instant_o upon_o sight_n imagination_n or_o hear_v of_o a_o thing_n have_v no_o apprehension_n of_o it_o as_o we_o say_v it_o come_v in_o at_o one_o ear_n and_o go_v out_o at_o another_o man_n careless_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o like_o a_o thing_n not_o heed_v or_o care_v for_o lose_v it_o present_o we_o conceive_v the_o memory_n like_o a_o box_n which_o keep_v these_o image_n may_v apprehend_v attention_n like_o a_o key_n to_o it_o which_o lock_v they_o up_o in_o that_o box._fw-la or_o apprehend_v the_o memory_n like_o wax_n we_o may_v imagine_v attention_n like_o that_o force_n which_o press_v these_o image_n into_o it_o but_o without_o attention_n any_o sensitive_a object_n though_o discern_v be_v lose_v immediate_o and_o do_v not_o stay_v for_o time_n to_o weaken_v or_o wear_v it_o out_o when_o contrariwise_o it_o often_o happen_v that_o a_o thing_n long_a time_n forget_v and_o not_o think_v on_o may_v be_v revive_v and_o quicken_v again_o and_o remain_v more_o lively_a in_o the_o fancy_n then_o thing_n of_o a_o much_o late_a birth_n as_o i_o remember_v seneca_n speak_v of_o himself_o and_o i_o think_v most_o man_n may_v find_v in_o themselves_o to_o be_v true_a that_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o learn_v when_o he_o be_v a_o child_n do_v stick_v fast_o and_o fresh_a in_o his_o memory_n then_o those_o thing_n which_o he_o learn_v but_o a_o little_a before_o so_o that_o although_o there_o may_v be_v some_o truth_n in_o this_o that_o often_o it_o happen_v out_o that_o time_n wear_v out_o the_o sense_n or_o conceit_n of_o a_o thing_n yet_o because_o there_o be_v many_o other_o thing_n conduce_v to_o the_o preservation_n and_o destruction_n of_o conception_n beside_o time_n therefore_o this_o be_v not_o universal_o true_a as_o he_o propose_v it_o yet_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v censure_v by_o i_o but_o because_o it_o seem_v to_o conduce_v to_o the_o illustration_n of_o what_o go_v before_o which_o be_v a_o error_n not_o to_o be_v swallow_v down_o sect._n 6._o i_o let_v pass_v what_o be_v between_o and_o come_v to_o the_o upshot_n this_o decay_a sense_n say_v he_o when_o we_o will_v express_v the_o thing_n itself_o i_o mean_v fancy_n its_o self_n we_o call_v imagination_n this_o that_o he_o call_v decay_a sense_n i_o confess_v we_o call_v imagination_n but_o i_o have_v show_v it_o not_o to_o be_v sense_n therefore_o not_o decay_v sense_n but_o say_v he_o when_o we_o will_v express_v the_o decay_n and_o signify_v that_o the_o sense_n be_v fade_v old_a and_o past_a we_o call_v it_o memory_n confuse_v here_o be_v dâ—vers_a word_n of_o most_o distinct_a nature_n huddle_v together_o to_o confound_v the_o reader_n old_a and_o past_a many_o thing_n be_v now_o past_a yet_o not_o old_a and_o those_o past_a thing_n although_o but_o just_a now_o be_v remember_v although_o not_o old_a then_o say_v he_o imagination_n and_o memory_n be_v one_o thing_n which_o for_o divers_a consideration_n have_v divers_a name_n thing_n i_o deny_v that_o they_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o prove_v it_o thus_o sect._n 7._o they_o who_o have_v divers_a act_n which_o can_v be_v perform_v by_o each_o other_o be_v not_o the_o
right_n be_v equal_o grant_v to_o man_n over_o those_o creature_n there_o specify_v but_o none_o to_o any_o man_n over_o another_o therefore_o all_o right_n that_o any_o man_n have_v to_o do_v any_o thing_n to_o another_o must_v either_o be_v by_o nature_n as_o parent_n in_o regard_n of_o who_o origination_n of_o their_o child_n life_n and_o educaâ—â—â—â—_n of_o they_o they_o have_v natural_o a_o right_a to_o govern_v and_o 〈◊〉_d any_o thing_n concern_v they_o or_o else_o it_o must_v be_v by_o 〈◊〉_d covenant_n concession_n or_o yield_n express_v or_o 〈◊〉_d of_o one_o to_o the_o other_o but_o in_o the_o original_a charter_n 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o any_o grant_n or_o privilege_n give_v to_o one_o over_o 〈◊〉_d and_o therefore_o barbarous_a act_n of_o inhumanity_n 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v that_o no_o man_n will_v yield_v 〈◊〉_d shall_v act_v upon_o he_o no_o man_n can_v have_v right_a to_o 〈◊〉_d upon_o these_o consideration_n his_o proposition_n must_v 〈◊〉_d perish_v when_o he_o say_v every_o man_n have_v right_a to_o any_o 〈◊〉_d but_o he_o seem_v to_o prove_v it_o thus_o for_o see_v all_o 〈◊〉_d he_o will_v must_v therefore_o be_v good_a to_o he_o in_o his_o own_o â—â—dgement_n because_o he_o will_v they_o and_o may_v tend_v to_o his_o preservation_n some_o way_n or_o other_o or_o he_o may_v judge_v so_o and_o we_o have_v â—ade_v he_o judge_v thereof_o sect._n 8._o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o have_v â—ade_v he_o judge_v thereof_o the_o force_n of_o the_o argument_n will_v quick_o have_v be_v shatter_v because_o his_o authority_n be_v weak_a to_o constitute_v a_o judge_n in_o so_o weighty_a affair_n but_o when_o he_o say_v we_o i_o wonder_v who_o he_o mean_v i_o be_o sure_a i_o be_v none_o of_o they_o nor_o do_v i_o remember_v to_o have_v read_v any_o other_o but_o himself_o of_o that_o mind_n that_o every_o man_n must_v be_v judge_n of_o his_o own_o cause_n i_o know_v every_o man_n will_v judge_v and_o act_n according_a to_o his_o judgement_n who_o be_v a_o honest_a and_o virtuous_a man_n but_o to_o be_v a_o judge_n authoritatiuè_fw-la which_o that_o phrase_n we_o have_v make_v he_o judge_v thereof_o do_v imply_v action_n be_v that_o which_o no_o man_n say_v but_o himself_o how_o he_o be_v a_o judge_n i_o have_v show_v before_o by_o what_o right_a to_o judge_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n not_o by_o his_o make_v he_o his_o will_n have_v not_o right_a with_o it_o to_o act_v any_o thing_n because_o he_o will_v it_o but_o because_o it_o be_v regulate_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o act_n according_a to_o those_o rule_n therefore_o only_o he_o have_v right_a to_o do_v what_o he_o do_v by_o they_o and_o therefore_o his_o conclusion_n which_o he_o say_v follow_v we_o out_o of_o his_o premise_n be_v vain_a which_o be_v that_o all_o thing_n may_v be_v right_o do_v by_o he_o sect._n 3_o he_o go_v on_o with_o another_o for_o say_v he_o for_o this_o cause_n it_o be_v right_o say_v natura_fw-la dedit_fw-la omne_fw-la omnibus_fw-la creation·_v that_o nature_n have_v give_v all_o thing_n to_o all_o man_n the_o truth_n of_o this_o must_v next_o be_v examine_v nature_n may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v give_v all_o thing_n to_o all_o man_n those_o thing_n before_o express_v in_o god_n charter_n at_o man_n creation_n but_o nature_n have_v not_o give_v man_n right_a over_o one_o another_o which_o be_v main_o importune_v by_o he_o in_o both_o these_o treatise_n and_o must_v be_v understand_v in_o the_o latitude_n of_o that_o universal_a term_n all_o thing_n for_o unless_o other_o man_n all_o thing_n can_v be_v give_v to_o he_o now_o that_o other_o man_n be_v not_o give_v to_o each_o other_o will_v appear_v out_o of_o this_o that_o then_o god_n shall_v not_o be_v offend_v with_o those_o act_n which_o be_v do_v one_o to_o another_o where_o be_v no_o positive_a law_n it_o for_o where_o there_o be_v no_o positive_a law_n of_o god_n or_o man_n prohibit_v they_o only_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v of_o force_n to_o restrain_v man_n action_n and_o to_o give_v right_a to_o every_o thing_n and_o without_o doubt_n god_n can_v be_v displease_v with_o nothing_o that_o be_v right_a well_o then_o let_v we_o cast_v our_o eye_n upon_o the_o 19_o chap._n of_o genesis_n we_o shall_v find_v there_o the_o sodomite_n attempt_v a_o most_o wicked_a and_o unjust_a act_n upon_o two_o stranger_n way-faring_a man_n none_o as_o they_o think_v because_o the_o assault_n be_v so_o universal_a by_o the_o old_a and_o young_a of_o the_o city_n it_o be_v reasonable_a to_o think_v there_o be_v no_o positive_a law_n against_o that_o sin_n for_o man_n universal_o will_v not_o confront_v a_o positive_a law_n and_o again_o if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o positive_a law_n it_o be_v probable_a lot_n will_v have_v urge_v it_o to_o they_o but_o there_o be_v none_o and_o these_o man_n by_o the_o height_n of_o their_o lust_n which_o be_v one_o of_o mr._n hobbes_n his_o title_n have_v smother_v the_o light_n of_o nature_n pursue_v the_o design_n and_o have_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n fall_v on_o they_o by_o fire_n why_o be_v god_n so_o angry_a mr._n hobbes_n will_v have_v tell_v he_o there_o be_v no_o positive_a law_n forbid_v it_o and_o thou_o have_v give_v all_o thing_n to_o all_o man_n by_o nature_n and_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o any_o man_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n to_o any_o man_n let_v we_o ascend_v high_o and_o consider_v in_o the_o 4._o of_o genesis_n that_o cain_n kill_v abel_n in_o the_o 9_o vers_n god_n question_n cain_n about_o he_o where_o be_v thy_o brother_n abel_n his_o answer_n be_v somewhat_o like_o mr._n hobbes_n i_o know_v not_o be_o i_o my_o brother_n keeper_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v but_o like_o he_o it_o be_v very_o short_a of_o mr._n hobbes_n his_o impiety_n he_o only_o plead_v that_o he_o be_v not_o accountable_a for_o he_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v charge_v with_o his_o condition_n be_v it_o what_o it_o will_v mr._n hobbes_n he_o will_v have_v tell_v god_n thou_o have_v give_v he_o to_o i_o and_o i_o have_v right_a to_o do_v what_o i_o will_v with_o he_o by_o thy_o commission_n this_o villain_n win_v thy_o favour_n from_o i_o and_o now_o i_o have_v take_v he_o away_o by_o that_o natural_a right_n which_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o mr._n hobbes_n he_o will_v have_v out-cained_n cain_n himself_o fratricide_n in_o his_o justification_n of_o these_o horrid_a act_n by_o his_o principle_n but_o because_o god_n who_o anger_n be_v never_o but_o most_o just_a do_v express_v himself_o so_o severe_o against_o he_o &_o can_v not_o be_v just_a unless_o these_o sodomite_n and_o cain_n have_v transgress_v some_o law_n which_o can_v be_v none_o but_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n it_o must_v needs_o show_v that_o these_o man_n have_v no_o right_a to_o do_v what_o they_o will_v with_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v with_o other_o person_n but_o have_v their_o right_n confine_v in_o many_o act_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n again_o man_n if_o every_o man_n have_v right_a over_o every_o other_o person_n than_o those_o man_n have_v mutual_o right_a over_o one_o anâ—â—her_n and_o the_o same_o person_n in_o the_o same_o cause_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o same_o person_n shall_v be_v both_o superior_n and_o inferiors_n which_o be_v a_o contradiction_n and_o impossible_a to_o be_v i_o let_v this_o pass_v therefore_o without_o further_a trouble_n and_o come_v to_o examine_v how_o nature_n have_v give_v all_o those_o other_o thing_n the_o earth_n the_o fowl_n the_o beast_n to_o all_o man_n sect._n 4._o to_o understand_v this_o we_o must_v have_v recourse_n to_o the_o charter_n before_o mention_v in_o the_o first_o of_o genesis_n reenforced_v as_o likewise_o psal._n 115.16_o the_o earth_n have_v he_o give_v to_o the_o child_n of_o man_n which_o gift_n be_v make_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n at_o the_o first_o creation_n for_o else_o we_o find_v no_o other_o grant_v unless_o some_o man_n may_v think_v it_o a_o new_a patent_n which_o be_v make_v to_o noah_n and_o his_o son_n gen._n 9_o which_o yet_o upon_o 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under_o the_o sun_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v sect._n 12._o i_o will_v next_o inquire_v whether_o this_o satisfaction_n can_v be_v in_o this_o life_n if_o not_o sure_o there_o must_v be_v such_o a_o thing_n hereafter_o and_o for_o this_o it_o be_v fiâ—st_o evident_a that_o man_n have_v some_o knowledge_n of_o god_n in_o this_o life_n life_n he_o can_v by_o examine_v cause_n find_v that_o there_o must_v be_v a_o first_o yea_o he_o can_v from_o thence_o affirm_v that_o he_o must_v be_v free_a from_o all_o imperfection_n incorporeal_a immense_a and_o the_o like_a because_o corporiety_n mensurability_n finitenesse_n argue_v imperfection_n thus_o have_v man_n philosophised_a by_o reason_n but_o the_o understanding_n be_v not_o fill_v with_o this_o as_o you_o may_v observe_v a_o countryman_n when_o he_o see_v we_o another_o write_n walk_v speak_v and_o the_o like_a he_o can_v tell_v you_o these_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o some_o excellent_a principle_n in_o that_o man_n who_o do_v they_o ask_v he_o what_o it_o be_v he_o can_v with_o all_o the_o world_n tell_v you_o it_o be_v his_o soul_n but_o ask_v what_o that_o soul_n be_v he_o be_v at_o a_o stand_n he_o be_v nothing_o of_o it_o such_o be_v our_o thought_n of_o god_n from_o who_o work_n of_o his_o we_o know_v there_o be_v a_o cause_n which_o bringe_n these_o mighty_a thing_n to_o pass_v which_o we_o call_v god_n but_o what_o that_o god_n be_v who_o do_v they_o we_o be_v at_o a_o loss_n by_o all_o the_o reason_n man_n can_v find_v out_o for_o as_o a_o dog_n can_v apprehend_v his_o master_n kindness_n to_o he_o or_o his_o anger_n yet_o can_v know_v the_o excellency_n of_o his_o master_n wisdom_n power_n etc._n etc._n because_o he_o be_v in_o a_o low_a rank_n of_o thing_n than_o man_n be_v
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philosopher_n of_o ignorance_n in_o so_o weighty_a a_o business_n not_o so_o much_o as_o pardon_v any_o one_o when_o for_o my_o part_n who_o have_v turn_v over_o hundred_o of_o book_n in_o this_o business_n i_o know_v no_o one_o so_o blind_a as_o himself_o in_o this_o particular_a point_n i_o say_v no_o one_o either_o christian_n or_o other_o for_o first_o he_o commit_v a_o mighty_a fault_n in_o forget_v that_o famous_a distinction_n citizen_n betwixt_o a_o good_a man_n and_o a_o good_a citizen_n acknowledge_v by_o multitude_n of_o philosopher_n and_o must_v needs_o be_v by_o any_o man_n who_o consider_n that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v discourse_v of_o either_o concern_v himself_o in_o his_o own_o nature_n and_o the_o way_n of_o perfect_v it_o or_o else_o in_o relation_n to_o other_o in_o the_o first_o consideration_n that_o science_n which_o perfect_n he_o be_v call_v ethicke_n or_o moral_a philosophy_n politike_n for_o the_o second_o which_o referre'_v he_o to_o other_o it_o be_v either_o to_o a_o family_n than_o it_o be_v oeconomick_a or_o else_o to_o a_o state_n or_o city_n and_o then_o it_o be_v politic_a now_o the_o writer_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n discourse_n which_o way_n a_o man_n shall_v perfect_v himself_o so_o that_o they_o give_v ruâ—es_n which_o way_n he_o shall_v be_v happy_a in_o a_o desert_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o most_o unhappy_a state_n in_o the_o world_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o worldly_a plenty_n misery_n such_o sure_o be_v perfect_a in_o this_o world_n and_o such_o only_a and_o this_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o economic_n and_o politic_n no_o man_n can_v be_v either_o oâ—conomically_o or_o politic_o virtuous_a who_o be_v not_o so_o in_o himself_o and_o be_v so_o in_o himself_o have_v neither_o family_n nor_o city_n to_o dispose_v himself_o to_o he_o may_v not_o be_v such_o to_o other_o man_n mr._n hobbes_n dedicate_n a_o mâ—n_z whole_o to_o other_o in_o this_o place_n as_o in_o other_o he_o make_v a_o man_n dispose_v all_o thing_n to_o himself_o and_o consider_n not_o the_o divers_a shâ—res_n which_o his_o parent_n his_o friend_n i_o may_v add_v his_o child_n and_o above_o all_o his_o god_n be_v to_o have_v out_o of_o he_o as_o well_o as_o his_o country_n now_o mr._n hobbes_n place_v the_o whole_a relation_n of_o man_n to_o be_v towards_o other_o when_o in_o this_o period_n he_o say_v in_o effect_n that_o sect._n 10._o the_o philosopher_n do_v not_o know_v that_o humane_a virtue_n come_v to_o be_v praise_v as_o the_o mean_n of_o peaceable_a sociable_a and_o comfortable_a living_n which_o be_v thing_n only_o in_o respect_n of_o other_o but_o i_o may_v tell_v mr._n hobbes_n that_o in_o their_o politic_n and_o economic_n philosopher_n they_o teach_v this_o relative_a perfection_n as_o full_o and_o much_o true_a then_o hd_v as_o will_v appear_v but_o in_o ethic_n they_o teach_v how_o these_o virtue_n be_v excellent_a in_o themselves_o and_o do_v perfect_a the_o owner_n this_o be_v do_v by_o all_o sort_n of_o 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his_o person_n but_o if_o he_o be_v which_o no_o where_o appear_v yet_o it_o be_v most_o evident_a not_o in_o that_o sense_n which_o he_o expressâ—th_v that_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o people_n which_o be_v his_o expression_n who_o govern_v the_o people_n now_o he_o be_v never_o say_v to_o be_v a_o god_n to_o the_o people_n which_o yet_o he_o may_v have_v be_v by_o the_o same_o word_n which_o be_v use_v in_o those_o place_n signifi_n a_o ruler_n or_o prince_n he_o adde'_v a_o unadvised_a parenthesis_n that_o be_v not_o he_o but_o god_n people_n sect._n 13._o they_o be_v god_n by_o adopt_v they_o into_o a_o more_o peculiar_a favour_n then_o any_o other_o nation_n in_o the_o world_n mâ—ses_n guard_v they_o with_o eminent_a miracle_n of_o his_o providence_n they_o be_v moses_n his_o people_n by_o be_v under_o god_n the_o dispenser_n of_o those_o act_n of_o providence_n and_o therefore_o exodus_fw-la 32.7_o god_n call_v they_o his_o people_n get_v thou_o down_o for_o thy_o people_n 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this_o word_n person_n to_o which_o he_o applie'_v all_o sect._n 15._o one_o word_n more_o i_o be_o of_o opinion_n as_o mr._n hobbes_n in_o another_o place_n speak_v right_o and_o other_o general_n before_o he_o say_v a_o much_o that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n josua_n and_o the_o judge_n god_n be_v the_o sole_a king_n of_o the_o israelite_n he_o give_v they_o law_n they_o by_o covenant_n bind_v themselves_o to_o obey_v those_o law_n he_o to_o protect_v they_o and_o moses_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v their_o king_n that_o he_o give_v they_o no_o law_n so_o that_o he_o be_v but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o judge_n and_o a_o general_n to_o lead_v they_o in_o their_o
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