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A43998 Leviathan, or, The matter, forme, and power of a common wealth, ecclesiasticall and civil by Thomas Hobbes ...; Leviathan Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679. 1651 (1651) Wing H2246; ESTC R17253 438,804 412

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non_fw-fr est_fw-fr postestas_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la quae_fw-la comparetur_fw-la ei_fw-la job._n 41.24_o leviathan_n or_o the_o matter_n form_n and_o power_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a by_o thomas_n hobbes_n of_o malmesbury_n london_n print_v for_o andrew_n crook_n 1651_o leviathan_n or_o the_o matter_n form_n &_o power_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a by_o thomas_n hobbes_n of_o malmesbury_n london_n print_v for_o andrew_n crook_n at_o the_o green_a dragon_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1651._o fide_fw-la ✚_o et_fw-fr ✚_o fortitudine_fw-la the_o right_a hon._n ble_o algernon_n capell_n earl_n of_o essex_n viscount_n maldon_n and_o baron_n capell_n of_o hadham_n 1701._o to_o my_o most_o honour_a friend_n mr_n francis_n godolphin_n of_o godolphin_n honour_a sir_n your_o most_o worthy_a brother_n mr_n sidney_n godolphin_n when_o he_o live_v be_v please_v to_o think_v my_o study_n something_o and_o otherwise_o to_o oblige_v i_o 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imagination_n page_n 8_o chap._n 4._o of_o speech_n page_n 12_o chap._n 5._o of_o reason_n and_o science_n page_n 18_o chap._n 6._o of_o the_o interior_a beginning_n of_o voluntary_a motion_n common_o call_v the_o passion_n and_o the_o speech_n by_o which_o they_o be_v express_v page_n 23_o chap._n 7._o of_o the_o end_n or_o resolution_n of_o discourse_n page_n 30_o chap._n 8._o of_o the_o virtue_n common_o call_v intellectual_a and_o their_o contrary_a defect_n page_n 32_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o several_a subject_n of_o knowledge_n page_n 40_o chap._n 10._o of_o power_n worth_n dignity_n honour_n and_o worthiness_n page_n 41_o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o difference_n of_o manner_n page_n 47_o chap._n 12._o of_o religion_n page_n 52_o chap._n 13._o of_o the_o natural_a condition_n of_o mankind_n as_o concern_v their_o felicity_n and_o misery_n page_n 60_o chap._n 14._o of_o the_o first_o and_o second_o natural_a law_n and_o of_o contract_n page_n 64_o chap._n 15._o of_o other_o law_n of_o nature_n page_n 71_o chap._n 16._o of_o person_n author_n and_o thing_n personate_v page_n 80_o the_o second_o part_n of_o commonwealth_n chap._n 17._o of_o the_o cause_n generation_n and_o definition_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n page_n 85_o chap._n 18._o of_o the_o right_n of_o sovereign_n by_o institution_n page_n 88_o chap._n 19_o of_o several_a kind_n of_o commonwealth_n by_o institution_n and_o of_o succession_n to_o the_o sovereign_a power_n page_n 94_o chap._n 20._o of_o dominion_n paternal_a and_o despoticall_a page_n 101_o chap._n 21._o of_o the_o liberty_n of_o subject_n page_n 107_o chap._n 22._o of_o systemes_n subject_a political_a and_o private_a page_n 115_o chap._n 23._o of_o the_o public_a minister_n of_o sovereign_a power_n page_n 123_o chap._n 24._o of_o the_o nutrition_n and_o procreation_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n page_n 127_o chap._n 25._o of_o counsel_n page_n 131_o chap._n 26._o of_o civil_a law_n page_n 136_o chap._n 27._o of_o crime_n excuse_n and_o extenuation_n page_n 151_o chap._n 28._o of_o punishment_n and_o reward_n page_n 161_o chap._n 29._o of_o those_o thing_n that_o weaken_v or_o tend_v to_o the_o dissolution_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n page_n 167_o chap._n 30._o of_o the_o office_n of_o the_o sovereign_n representative_a page_n 175_o chap._n 31._o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n by_o nature_n page_n 186_o the_o three_o part._n of_o a_o christian_a commonwealth_n chap._n 32._o of_o the_o principle_n of_o christian_a politic_n page_n 195_o chap._n 33._o of_o the_o number_n antiquity_n scope_n authority_n and_o interpreter_n of_o the_o book_n of_o holy_a scripture_n page_n 199_o chap._n 34._o of_o the_o signification_n of_o spirit_n angel_n and_o inspiration_n in_o the_o book_n of_o holy_a scripture_n page_n 207_o chap._n 35._o of_o the_o signification_n in_o scripture_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n of_o holy_a sacred_a and_o sacrament_n page_n 216_o chap._n 36._o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o of_o prophet_n page_n 222_o chap._n 37._o of_o miracle_n and_o their_o use_n page_n 233_o chap._n 38._o of_o the_o signification_n in_o scripture_n of_o eternal_a life_n hell_n salvation_n the_o world_n to_o come_v and_o redemption_n page_n 238_o chap._n 39_o of_o the_o signification_n in_o scripture_n of_o the_o word_n church_n page_n 247_o chap._n 40._o of_o the_o right_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n in_o abraham_n moses_n the_o high_a priest_n and_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n page_n 249_o chap._n 41._o of_o the_o office_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n page_n 261_o chap._n 42._o of_o power_n ecclesiastical_a page_n 267_o chap._n 43._o of_o what_o be_v necessary_a for_o a_o man_n reception_n into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n page_n 321_o the_o four_o part._n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n chap._n 44._o of_o spiritual_a darkness_n from_o misinterpretation_n of_o scripture_n page_n 333_o chap._n 45._o of_o daemonology_n and_o other_o relic_n of_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o gentile_n page_n 352_o chap._n 46._o of_o darkness_n from_o vain_a philosophy_n and_o fabulous_a tradition_n page_n 367_o chap._n 47._o of_o the_o benefit_n proceed_v from_o such_o darkness_n and_o to_o who_o it_o accrue_v page_n 381_o a_o review_n and_o conclusion_n page_n 389_o errata_fw-la page_n 48._o in_o the_o margin_n for_o love_v praise_n r●…d_a love_n of_o praise_n p._n 75._o l._n 5._o for_o signied_a r._n signify_v p._n 88_o l._n 1._o for_o perform_v r._n form_n l._n 35._o for_o sovereign_n r._n the_o sovereign_n p._n 94._o l._n 14._o for_o land_n r._n hand_n p._n 100_o l._n 28._o for_o in_o r._n in_o he_o p._n 102._o l._n 46._o for_o in_o r._n be_v p._n 105._o in_o the_o margin_n for_o ver_fw-la 10._o r._n ver_fw-la 19_o etc._n etc._n p._n 116._o l._n 46._o for_o be_v involve_v r._n be_v not_o involve_v p._n 120._o l._n 42._o for_o those_o body_n r._n these_o body_n p._n 137._o ●…_n a._n for_o in_o general_n r._n in_o general_a p._n 139._o
sum_n of_o all_o the_o bill_n of_o expense_n into_o one_o sum_n and_o not_o regard_v how_o each_o bill_n be_v sum_v up_o by_o those_o that_o give_v they_o in_o account_n nor_o what_o it_o be_v he_o pay_v for_o he_o advantage_n himself_o no_o more_o than_o if_o he_o allow_v the_o account_n in_o gross_a trust_v to_o every_o of_o the_o accountant_n skill_n and_o honesty_n so_o also_o in_o reason_v of_o all_o other_o thing_n he_o that_o take_v up_o conclusion_n on_o the_o trust_n of_o author_n and_o do_v not_o fetch_v they_o from_o the_o first_o item_n in_o every_o reckon_a which_o be_v the_o signification_n of_o name_n settle_v by_o definition_n lose_v his_o labour_n and_o do_v not_o know_v any_o thing_n but_o only_o believe_v when_o a_o man_n reckon_v without_o the_o use_n of_o word_n which_o may_v be_v do_v absurdity_n in_o particular_a thing_n as_o when_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o any_o one_o thing_n we_o conjecture_v what_o be_v likely_a to_o have_v precede_v or_o be_v likely_a to_o follow_v upon_o it_o if_o that_o which_o he_o think_v likely_a to_o follow_v follow_v not_o or_o that_o which_o he_o think_v likely_a to_o have_v precede_v it_o have_v not_o precede_v it_o this_o be_v call_v error_n to_o which_o even_o the_o most_o prudent_a man_n be_v subject_a but_o when_o we_o reason_n in_o word_n of_o general_a signification_n and_o fall_v upon_o a_o general_a inference_n which_o be_v false_a though_o it_o be_v common_o call_v error_n it_o be_v indeed_o a_o absurdity_n or_o senseless_a speech_n for_o error_n be_v but_o a_o deception_n in_o presume_v that_o somewhat_o be_v past_a or_o to_o come_v of_o which_o though_o it_o be_v not_o past_a or_o not_o to_o come_v yet_o there_o be_v no_o impossibility_n discoverable_a but_o when_o we_o make_v a_o general_a assertion_n unless_o it_o be_v a_o true_a one_o the_o possibility_n of_o it_o be_v unconceivable_a and_o word_n whereby_o we_o conceive_v nothing_o but_o the_o sound_n be_v those_o we_o call_v absurd_a insignificant_a and_o nonsense_n and_o therefore_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v talk_v to_o i_o of_o a_o round_a quadrangle_n or_o accident_n of_o bread_n in_o cheese_n or_o immaterial_a substance_n or_o of_o a_o free_a subject_n a_o freewill_n or_o any_o free_a but_o free_a from_o be_v hinder_v by_o opposition_n i_o shall_v not_o say_v he_o be_v in_o a_o error_n but_o that_o his_o word_n be_v without_o meaning_n that_o be_v to_o say_v absurd_a i_o have_v say_v before_o in_o the_o second_o chapter_n that_o a_o man_n do_v excel_v all_o other_o animal_n in_o this_o faculty_n that_o when_o he_o conceive_v any_o thing_n whatsoever_o he_o be_v apt_a to_o inquire_v the_o consequence_n of_o it_o and_o what_o effect_n he_o can_v do_v with_o it_o and_o now_o i_o add_v this_o other_o degree_n of_o the_o same_o excellence_n that_o he_o can_v by_o word_n reduce_v the_o consequence_n he_o find_v to_o general_a rule_n call_v theorem_n or_o aphorism_n that_o be_v he_o can_v reason_n or_o reckon_v not_o only_o in_o number_n but_o in_o all_o other_o thing_n whereof_o one_o may_v be_v add_v unto_o or_o substract_v from_o another_o but_o this_o privedge_n be_v allay_v by_o another_o and_o that_o be_v by_o the_o privilege_n of_o absurdity_n to_o which_o no_o live_a creature_n be_v subject_a but_o man_n only_o and_o of_o man_n those_o be_v of_o all_o most_o subject_a to_o it_o that_o profess_v philosophy_n for_o it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o cicero_n say_v of_o they_o somewhere_o that_o there_o can_v be_v nothing_o so_o absurd_a but_o may_v be_v find_v in_o the_o book_n of_o philosopher_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v manifest_a for_o there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o they_o that_o begin_v his_o ratiocination_n from_o the_o definition_n or_o explication_n of_o the_o name_n they_o be_v to_o use_v which_o be_v a_o method_n that_o have_v be_v use_v only_o in_o geometry_n who_o conclusion_n have_v thereby_o be_v make_v indisputable_a the_o first_o cause_n of_o absurd_a conclusion_n i_o ascribe_v to_o the_o want_n of_o method_n absurdity_n in_o that_o they_o begin_v not_o their_o ratiocination_n from_o definition_n 1._o that_o be_v from_o settle_a signification_n of_o their_o word_n as_o if_o they_o can_v cast_v account_n without_o know_v the_o value_n of_o the_o numeral_a word_n one_o two_o and_o three_o and_o whereas_o all_o body_n enter_v into_o account_n upon_o divers_a consideration_n which_o i_o have_v mention_v in_o the_o precedent_a chapter_n these_o consideration_n be_v diverse_o name_v divers_a absurdity_n proceed_v from_o the_o confusion_n and_o unfit_a connexion_n of_o their_o name_n into_o assertion_n and_o therefore_o the_o second_o cause_n of_o absurd_a assertion_n i_o ascribe_v to_o the_o give_v of_o 2._o name_n of_o body_n to_o accident_n or_o of_o accident_n to_o body_n as_o they_o do_v that_o say_v faith_n be_v infuse_v or_o inspire_v when_o nothing_o can_v be_v pour_v or_o breathe_v into_o any_o thing_n but_o body_n and_o that_o extension_n be_v body_n that_o phantasm_n be_v spirit_n etc._n etc._n the_o three_o i_o ascribe_v to_o the_o give_v of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o accident_n of_o 3._o body_n without_o we_o to_o the_o accident_n of_o our_o own_o body_n as_o they_o do_v that_o say_v the_o colour_n be_v in_o the_o body_n the_o sound_n be_v in_o the_o air_n etc._n etc._n the_o four_o to_o the_o give_v of_o the_o name_n of_o body_n to_o name_n or_o 4._o speech_n as_o they_o do_v that_o say_v that_o there_o be_v thing_n universal_a that_o a_o live_a creature_n be_v genus_fw-la or_o a_o general_a thing_n etc._n etc._n the_o five_o to_o the_o give_v of_o the_o name_n of_o accident_n to_o name_n and_o 5._o speech_n as_o they_o do_v that_o say_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o thing_n be_v its_o definition_n a_o man_n command_n be_v his_o will_n and_o the_o like_a the_o six_o to_o the_o use_n of_o metaphor_n trope_n and_o other_o rhetorical_a 6._o figure_n in_o stead_n of_o word_n proper_a for_o though_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o say_v for_o example_n in_o common_a speech_n the_o way_n go_v or_o lead_v hither_o or_o thither_o the_o proverb_n say_v this_o or_o that_o whereas_o way_n can_v go_v nor_o proverb_n speak_v yet_o in_o reckon_n and_o seek_v of_o truth_n such_o speech_n be_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v the_o seven_o to_o name_n that_o signify_v nothing_o but_o be_v take_v up_o and_o 7._o learned_a by_o rote_n from_o the_o school_n as_o hypostatical_a transubstantiate_a consubstantiate_a eternal-now_a and_o the_o like_o cant_v of_o schoolman_n to_o he_o that_o can_v avoid_v these_o thing_n it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o fall_v into_o any_o absurdity_n unless_o it_o be_v by_o the_o length_n of_o a_o account_n wherein_o he_o may_v perhaps_o forget_v what_o go_v before_o for_o all_o man_n by_o nature_n reason_n alike_o and_o well_o when_o they_o have_v good_a principle_n for_o who_o be_v so_o stupid_a as_o both_o to_o mistake_v in_o geometry_n and_o also_o to_o persist_v in_o it_o when_o another_o detect_v his_o error_n to_o he_o by_o this_o it_o appear_v that_o reason_n be_v not_o as_o sense_n and_o memory_n bear_v science_n with_o we_o nor_o get_v by_o experience_n only_o as_o prudence_n be_v but_o attain_a by_o industry_n first_o in_o apt_a impose_v of_o name_n and_o second_o by_o get_v a_o good_a and_o orderly_a method_n in_o proceed_v from_o the_o element_n which_o be_v name_n to_o assertion_n make_v by_o connexion_n of_o one_o of_o they_o to_o another_o and_o so_o to_o syllogism_n which_o be_v the_o connexion_n of_o one_o assertion_n to_o another_o till_o we_o come_v to_o a_o knowledge_n of_o all_o the_o consequence_n of_o name_n appertain_v to_o the_o subject_n in_o hand_n and_o that_o be_v it_o man_n call_v science_n and_o whereas_o sense_n and_o memory_n be_v but_o knowledge_n of_o fact_n which_o be_v a_o thing_n past_a and_o irrevocable_a science_n be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o consequence_n and_o dependence_n of_o one_o fact_n upon_o another_o by_o which_o out_o of_o that_o we_o can_v present_o do_v we_o know_v how_o to_o do_v something_o else_o when_o we_o will_v or_o the_o like_a another_o time_n because_o when_o we_o see_v how_o any_o thing_n come_v about_o upon_o what_o cause_n and_o by_o what_o manner_n when_o the_o like_a cause_n come_v into_o our_o power_n we_o see_v how_o to_o make_v it_o produce_v the_o like_a effect_n child_n therefore_o be_v not_o endue_v with_o reason_n at_o all_o till_o they_o have_v attain_v the_o use_n of_o speech_n but_o be_v call_v reasonable_a creature_n for_o the_o possibility_n apparent_a of_o have_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n in_o time_n to_o come_v and_o the_o most_o part_n of_o man_n though_o they_o have_v the_o use_n of_o reason_v a_o little_a way_n as_o in_o number_v to_o some_o degree_n yet_o it_o serve_v they_o to_o little_a
man_n be_v distinguish_v not_o only_o by_o his_o reason_n but_o also_o by_o this_o singular_a passion_n from_o other_o animal_n in_o who_o the_o appetite_n of_o food_n and_o other_o pleasure_n of_o sense_n by_o predominance_n take_v away_o the_o care_n of_o know_v cause_n which_o be_v a_o lust_n of_o the_o mind_n that_o by_o a_o perseverance_n of_o delight_n in_o the_o continual_a and_o indefatigable_a generation_n of_o knowledge_n exceed_v the_o short_a vehemence_n of_o any_o carnal_a pleasure_n fear_v of_o power_n invisible_a feign_v by_o the_o mind_n or_o imagine_v from_o tale_n public_o allow_v religion_n not_o allow_v superstition_n religion_n and_o when_o the_o power_n imagine_v be_v true_o such_o as_o we_o imagine_v superstition_n true_a religion_n religion_n fear_v without_o the_o apprehension_n of_o why_o or_o what_o panic_n terror_n terror_n call_v so_o from_o the_o fable_n that_o make_v pan_n the_o author_n of_o they_o whereas_o in_o truth_n there_o be_v always_o in_o he_o that_o so_o fear_v first_o some_o apprehension_n of_o the_o cause_n though_o the_o rest_n run_v away_o by_o example_n every_o one_o suppose_v his_o fellow_n to_o know_v why_o and_o therefore_o this_o passion_n happen_v to_o none_o but_o in_o a_o throng_n or_o multitude_n of_o people_n joy_n from_o apprehension_n of_o novelty_n admiration_n proper_a to_o admiration_n man_n because_o it_o excite_v the_o appetite_n of_o know_v the_o cause_n joy_n arise_v from_o imagination_n of_o a_o man_n own_o power_n and_o ability_n be_v that_o exultation_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d which_o if_o glory_n ground_v upon_o the_o experience_n of_o his_o own_o former_a action_n be_v the_o same_o with_o confidence_n but_o if_o ground_a on_o the_o flattery_n of_o other_o or_o only_o suppose_v by_o himself_o for_o delight_n in_o the_o consequence_n of_o it_o be_v call_v vainglory_n which_o name_n be_v proper_o give_v because_o a_o well_o vain-glory._n ground_a confidence_n beget_v attempt_v whereas_o the_o suppose_n of_o power_n do_v not_o and_o be_v therefore_o right_o call_v va●…ne_n grief_n from_o opinion_n of_o want_n of_o power_n be_v call_v dejection_n dejection_n of_o mind_n the_o vainglory_n which_o consist_v in_o the_o feign_n or_o suppose_v of_o ability_n in_o ourselves_o which_o we_o know_v be_v not_o be_v most_o incident_a to_o young_a man_n and_o nourish_v by_o the_o history_n or_o fiction_n of_o gallant_a person_n and_o be_v correct_v oftentimes_o by_o age_n and_o employment_n sudden_a glory_n be_v the_o passion_n which_o make_v those_o gr●…aces_n call_v glory_n laughter_n and_o be_v cause_v either_o by_o some_o sudden_a act_n of_o their_o own_o laughter_n that_o please_v they_o or_o by_o the_o apprehension_n of_o some_o d●…ed_a thing_n in_o another_o by_o comparison_n whereof_o they_o sudden_o applaud_v themselves_o and_o it_o be_v incident_a most_o to_o they_o that_o be_v conscious_a of_o the_o few_o ability_n in_o themselves_o who_o be_v force_v to_o 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thing_n for_o the_o use_n of_o war_n either_o by_o land_n or_o sea_n be_v public_a minister_n but_o a_o soldier_n without_o command_n though_o he_o fight_v for_o the_o commonwealth_n do_v not_o therefore_o represent_v the_o person_n of_o it_o because_o there_o be_v none_o to_o represent_v it_o to_o for_o every_o one_o that_o have_v command_v represent_v it_o to_o they_o only_o who_o he_o command_v they_o also_o that_o have_v authority_n to_o teach_v or_o to_o enable_v other_o to_o people_n teach_v the_o people_n their_o duty_n to_o the_o sovereign_a power_n and_o instruct_v they_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o what_o be_v just_a and_o unjust_a thereby_o to_o render_v they_o more_o apt_a to_o live_v in_o godliness_n and_o in_o peace_n among_o themselves_o and_o resist_v the_o public_a enemy_n be_v public_a minister_n minister_n in_o that_o they_o do_v it_o not_o by_o their_o own_o authority_n but_o by_o another_o and_o public_a because_o they_o do_v it_o or_o shall_v do_v it_o by_o no_o 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counsel_n and_o strength_n though_o both_o the_o authority_n and_o the_o business_n be_v public_a yet_o because_o there_o be_v none_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o any_o person_n in_o he_o but_o his_o own_o he_o be_v but_o a_o private_a minister_n but_o yet_o a_o minister_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o may_v be_v compare_v to_o a_o eye_n in_o the_o body_n natural_a and_o those_o that_o be_v appoint_v to_o receive_v the_o petition_n or_o other_o information_n of_o the_o people_n and_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o public_a ear_n be_v public_a minister_n and_o represent_v their_o sovereign_n in_o that_o office_n neither_o a_o counsellor_n nor_o a_o council_n of_o state_n if_o we_o consider_v minister_n it_o with_o no_o authority_n of_o judicature_n or_o command_n but_o only_o of_o give_v advice_n to_o the_o sovereign_n when_o it_o be_v require_v or_o of_o offer_v it_o when_o it_o be_v not_o require_v be_v a_o public_a person_n for_o the_o advice_n be_v address_v to_o the_o sovereign_n only_o 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that_o general_o in_o all_o commonwealth_n the_o execution_n of_o corporeal_a punishment_n be_v either_o put_v upon_o the_o guard_n or_o other_o soldier_n of_o the_o sovereign_a power_n or_o give_v to_o those_o in_o who_o want_v of_o mean_n contempt_n of_o honour_n and_o hardness_n of_o heart_n concur_v to_o make_v they_o sue_v for_o such_o a_o office_n but_o among_o the_o israelite_n it_o be_v a_o positive_a law_n of_o god_n their_o sovereign_n that_o he_o that_o be_v convict_v of_o a_o capital_a crime_n shall_v be_v stone_v to_o death_n by_o the_o people_n and_o that_o the_o witness_n shall_v cast_v the_o first_o stone_n and_o after_o the_o witness_n than_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n this_o be_v a_o law_n that_o design_v who_o be_v to_o be_v the_o executioner_n but_o not_o that_o any_o one_o shall_v throw_v a_o stone_n at_o he_o before_o conviction_n and_o sentence_n where_o the_o congregation_n be_v judge_n the_o witness_n be_v nevertheless_o to_o be_v hear_v before_o they_o proceed_v to_o execution_n unless_o the_o fact_n be_v commit_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o congregation_n itself_o or_o in_o sight_n of_o the_o lawful_a judge_n for_o then_o there_o need_v no_o other_o witness_n but_o the_o judge_n themselves_o nevertheless_o this_o manner_n of_o proceed_v being_n not_o thorough_o understand_v have_v give_v occasion_n to_o a_o dangerous_a opinion_n that_o any_o man_n may_v kill_v another_o in_o some_o case_n by_o a_o right_n of_o zeal_n as_o if_o the_o execution_n do_v upon_o offender_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n in_o old_a time_n proceed_v not_o from_o the_o sovereign_a command_n but_o from_o the_o authority_n of_o private_a zeal_n which_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o text_n that_o seem_v to_o favour_v it_o be_v quite_o contrary_a first_o where_o the_o levite_n fall_v upon_o the_o people_n that_o have_v make_v and_o worship_v the_o golden_a calf_n and_o slay_v three_o thousand_o of_o they_o it_o be_v by_o the_o commandment_n of_o moses_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n as_o be_v manifest_a exod._n 32._o 27._o and_o when_o the_o son_n of_o a_o woman_n of_o israel_n have_v blaspheme_v god_n they_o that_o hear_v it_o do_v not_o kill_v he_o but_o bring_v he_o before_o moses_n who_o put_v he_o under_o custody_n till_o god_n shall_v give_v sentence_n against_o he_o as_o appear_v levit._fw-la 25._o 11_o 12._o again_o number_n 25._o 6_o 7._o when_o phinehas_n kill_v zimri_n and_o cosbi_n it_o be_v not_o by_o right_a of_o private_a zeal_n their_o crime_n be_v commit_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o assembly_n there_o need_v no_o witness_n the_o law_n be_v know_v and_o he_o the_o heir_n apparent_a to_o the_o sovereignty_n and_o which_o be_v the_o principal_a point_n the_o lawfulness_n of_o his_o act_n depend_v whole_o upon_o a_o subsequent_a ratification_n by_o moses_n whereof_o he_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o doubt_v and_o this_o presumption_n of_o a_o future_a ratification_n be_v sometime_o necessary_a to_o the_o safety_n a_o commonwealth_n as_o in_o a_o sudden_a rebellion_n any_o man_n that_o can_v suppress_v it_o by_o his_o own_o power_n in_o the_o country_n where_o it_o begin_v without_o express_a law_n or_o commission_n may_v lawful_o do_v it_o and_o provide_v to_o have_v it_o ratify_v or_o pardon_v while_o it_o be_v in_o do_v or_o after_o it_o be_v do_v also_o numb_a 35._o 30._o it_o be_v express_o say_v whosoever_o shall_v kill_v the_o murderer_n shall_v kill_v he_o upon_o the_o word_n of_o witness_n but_o witness_n suppose_v a_o formal_a judicature_n and_o consequent_o condemn_v that_o pretence_n of_o ius_n zelotarum_n the_o law_n of_o moses_n concern_v he_o that_o entice_v to_o idolatry_n that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n to_o a_o renounce_n of_o his_o allegiance_n deut._n 13._o 8._o forbid_v to_o conceal_v he_o and_o command_v the_o accuser_n to_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o to_o cast_v the_o first_o stone_n at_o he_o but_o not_o to_o kill_v he_o before_o 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