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moral_a precept_n give_v to_o the_o world_n and_o to_o all_o the_o notion_n of_o justice_n that_o he_o who_o have_v his_o private_a interest_n depend_v and_o to_o be_v debate_v and_o judge_v before_o any_o judicatory_a may_v make_v as_o many_o friend_n as_o he_o can_v among_o those_o judge_n even_o by_o give_v they_o money_n as_o if_o though_o it_o be_v a_o crime_n in_o a_o judge_n to_o be_v corrupt_a the_o person_n who_o corrupt_v he_o may_v be_v innocent_a because_o he_o think_v his_o own_o cause_n just_a and_o desire_n to_o buy_v justice_n for_o money_n which_o can_v be_v get_v without_o it_o and_o so_o the_o gross_a and_o most_o powerful_a bribery_n shall_v be_v introduce_v to_o work_v upon_o the_o weakness_n and_o poverty_n and_o corruption_n of_o a_o judge_n because_o the_o party_n think_v his_o cause_n to_o be_v just_a and_o choose_v rather_o to_o depend_v upon_o the_o affection_n of_o his_o judge_n who_o he_o have_v corrupt_v then_o upon_o the_o integrity_n of_o his_o cause_n and_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o law_n but_o he_o do_v not_o profess_v to_o be_v a_o strict_a casuist_n nor_o can_v be_v a_o good_a observer_n of_o the_o rule_n of_o moral_a honesty_n who_o believe_v that_o he_o may_v induce_v another_o to_o commit_v a_o great_a sin_n and_o remain_v innocent_a himself_o nor_o be_v he_o in_o truth_n a_o competent_a judge_n of_o the_o most_o enormous_a crime_n when_o he_o reckon_v pag._n 56._o theft_n adultery_n sodomy_n and_o any_o other_o vice_n that_o may_v be_v take_v for_o a_o effect_n of_o power_n or_o a_o cause_n of_o pleasure_n to_o be_v of_o such_o a_o nature_n as_o among_o man_n be_v take_v to_o be_v against_o law_n rather_o than_o against_o honor._n the_o survey_n of_o chapter_n 23._o i_o shall_v with_o as_o little_a trouble_n have_v pass_v by_o his_o twenty_o three_o chapter_n of_o his_o public_a minister_n and_o the_o fanciful_a simile_n contain_v therein_o not_o think_v it_o of_o much_o importance_n what_o public_a or_o private_a minister_n he_o make_v for_o such_o a_o sovereignty_n as_o he_o have_v institute_v but_o that_o i_o observe_v he_o in_o this_o place_n as_o most_o luxurious_a fancy_n use_v to_o do_v demolish_n and_o pull_v down_o what_o he_o have_v with_o great_a care_n and_o vigilance_n erect_v and_o establish_v as_o undeniable_a truth_n before_o and_o whereas_o he_o have_v in_o his_o eighteen_o chapter_n pag._n 91._o pronounce_v the_o right_n of_o judicatory_a of_o hear_v and_o decide_v all_o controversy_n which_o concern_v law_n either_o civil_a or_o natural_a or_o concern_v fact_n to_o be_v inseparable_o annex_v to_o the_o sovereignty_n and_o incapable_a of_o be_v alien_v and_o transfer_v by_o he_o and_o afterward_o declare_v that_o the_o judgement_n give_v by_o judge_n qualify_v and_o commission_v by_o he_o to_o that_o purpose_n be_v his_o own_o proper_a judgement_n and_o to_o be_v regard_v as_o such_o which_o be_v a_o truth_n general_o confess_v in_o this_o chapter_n against_o all_o practice_n and_o all_o reason_n he_o degrade_v he_o from_o at_o least_o half_a that_o power_n and_o fancy_n a_o judge_n to_o be_v such_o a_o party_n that_o if_o the_o litigant_fw-la be_v not_o please_v with_o the_o opinion_n of_o his_o judge_n in_o matter_n of_o law_n or_o matter_n of_o fact_n he_o may_v therefore_o pag._n 125._o because_o they_o be_v both_o subject_n to_o the_o sovereign_n appeal_v from_o his_o judge_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v try_v before_o another_o for_o though_o the_o sovereign_n may_v hear_v and_o determine_v the_o cause_n himself_o if_o he_o please_v yet_o if_o he_o will_v appoint_v another_o to_o be_v judge_n it_o must_v be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o they_o shall_v both_o agree_v upon_o for_o as_o the_o complainant_n have_v already_o make_v choice_n of_o his_o own_o judge_n so_o the_o defendant_n must_v be_v allow_v to_o except_v against_o such_o of_o his_o judge_n who_o interest_n make_v he_o suspect_v they_o
be_v the_o notable_a instance_n by_o which_o mr._n hobbes_n have_v by_o his_o painful_a disquisition_n and_o investigation_n in_o the_o hide_a and_o deep_a secret_n of_o nature_n discover_v that_o unworthy_a fear_n and_o jealousy_n to_o be_v inherent_a in_o mankind_n pag._n 63._o that_o the_o notion_n of_o right_a and_o wrong_n have_v no_o place_n that_o force_n and_o fraud_n be_v the_o two_o cardinal_a â—_z that_o there_o be_v no_o propriety_n no_o dominion_n no_o mine_n or_o thy_o distinct_a but_o that_o only_o to_o be_v every_o man_n that_o he_o can_v get_v and_o for_o so_o long_o as_o he_o can_v keep_v it_o and_o this_o struggle_v to_o continue_v till_o he_o submit_v to_o the_o servitude_n to_o which_o he_o have_v design_v he_o for_o his_o comfort_n and_o security_n mr._n hobbes_n will_v do_v very_o much_o honour_n to_o aristotle_n and_o repair_n much_o of_o the_o injury_n he_o have_v do_v to_o he_o if_o he_o can_v persuade_v man_n to_o believe_v pag._n 59_o that_o the_o bring_n in_o his_o philosophy_n and_o doctrine_n have_v be_v a_o cause_n to_o take_v away_o the_o reputation_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o to_o incline_v the_o people_n to_o the_o reformation_n of_o religion_n and_o yet_o he_o have_v more_o authority_n for_o that_o then_o for_o most_o of_o his_o opinion_n though_o it_o may_v be_v he_o do_v not_o know_v it_o for_o in_o the_o year_n a_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o nine_o aristotle_n metaphysic_n which_o have_v be_v late_o bring_v from_o constantinople_n be_v condemn_v and_o forbid_v to_o be_v read_v by_o a_o council_n in_o paris_n upon_o a_o supposition_n or_o apprehension_n that_o that_o book_n have_v contribute_v very_o much_o to_o the_o new_a heretical_a opinion_n of_o the_o albigenses_n so_o far_o the_o french_a clergy_n of_o that_o age_n concur_v in_o opinion_n with_o mr._n hobbes_n but_o we_o may_v much_o more_o reasonable_o conceive_v that_o it_o have_v be_v illiterateness_n stupid_a ignorance_n and_o have_v never_o hear_v of_o 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that_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o make_v his_o leviathan_n canonical_a scripture_n there_o be_v no_o other_o book_n ever_o yet_o print_v that_o can_v inform_v they_o of_o those_o right_n and_o the_o ground_n and_o reason_n of_o they_o and_o how_o worthy_a they_o be_v to_o receive_v that_o countenance_n and_o authority_n will_v best_o appear_v by_o a_o far_a examination_n of_o the_o particular_n and_o yet_o a_o man_n may_v have_v reasonable_o expect_v from_o the_o first_o paragraph_n of_o this_o chapter_n another_o kind_n of_o tenderness_n indeed_o as_o great_a as_o he_o can_v wish_v of_o the_o good_a and_o welfare_n of_o the_o subject_a when_o he_o declare_v pag._n 175._o that_o the_o office_n of_o the_o monarch_n consist_v in_o the_o end_n for_o which_o he_o be_v trust_v with_o the_o sovereign_a power_n namely_o the_o procuration_n of_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o people_n to_o which_o he_o be_v oblige_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o to_o render_v a_o account_n thereof_o to_o god_n the_o author_n of_o that_o law_n but_o by_o safety_n he_o say_v be_v not_o meaâ—â—_n a_o bare_a preservation_n but_o also_o all_o other_o contentment_n of_o life_n which_o every_o man_n by_o lawful_a industry_n without_o danger_n or_o hurt_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n can_v acquire_v to_o hâ—mself_n who_o can_v expect_v a_o more_o bless_a condition_n who_o can_v desire_v a_o more_o gracious_a sovereign_n no_o man_n will_v have_v think_v this_o specious_a building_n shall_v have_v its_o foundation_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o foolish_a indian_n upon_o sand_n that_o assoon_o as_o you_o come_v to_o rest_v upon_o it_o molder_v away_o to_o nothing_o that_o this_o safety_n safety_n improve_v with_o all_o the_o other_o contentment_n of_o life_n shall_v consist_v in_o nothing_o else_o but_o in_o a_o man_n be_v instruct_v and_o prepare_v to_o know_v that_o he_o have_v nothing_o of_o his_o own_o and_o that_o when_o he_o have_v by_o his_o lawful_a industry_n acquire_v to_o himself_o all_o 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they_o can_v be_v maintain_v by_o any_o civil_a law_n or_o terror_n of_o legal_a punishment_n and_o as_o few_o man_n agree_v with_o mr._n hobbes_n in_o the_o essential_a right_n of_o sovereignty_n so_o none_o allow_v nor_o do_v he_o agree_v with_o himself_o that_o all_o resistance_n to_o the_o right_n of_o the_o sovereignty_n be_v they_o never_o so_o essential_a be_v rebellion_n he_o allow_v it_o to_o be_v a_o privilege_n of_o the_o subject_a that_o he_o may_v sue_v the_o king_n so_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o the_o sovereign_n may_v sue_v the_o subject_a who_o may_v as_o lawful_o defend_v as_o sue_v and_o every_o such_o defence_n be_v a_o resistance_n to_o the_o sovereign_a right_n of_o demand_v and_o yet_o i_o suppose_v mr._n hobbes_n will_v not_o say_v it_o be_v rebellion_n he_o that_o do_v positive_o refuse_v to_o pay_v money_n to_o the_o king_n which_o he_o do_v just_o owe_v to_o he_o and_o which_o he_o shall_v be_v compel_v to_o pay_v do_v resist_v a_o essential_a 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have_v create_v and_o now_o he_o find_v contrary_a to_o his_o former_a confession_n pag._n 236._o that_o the_o magician_n of_o egypt_n be_v impostor_n and_o do_v no_o great_a matter_n for_o that_o when_o the_o rod_n seem_v a_o serpent_n or_o the_o water_n blood_n because_o it_o be_v not_o to_o the_o edification_n of_o god_n people_n which_o his_o definition_n require_v nor_o the_o rod_n nor_o the_o water_n be_v enchant_v but_o the_o spectator_n so_o that_o the_o miracle_n consist_v only_o in_o this_o that_o the_o enchanter_n have_v deceive_v a_o man_n which_o be_v no_o miracle_n and_o so_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o whole_a court_n who_o be_v the_o spectator_n and_o be_v think_v to_o have_v understand_v as_o much_o of_o natural_a cause_n as_o any_o who_o have_v succeed_v they_o and_o from_o that_o excess_n of_o understanding_n believe_v god_n the_o less_o as_o they_o still_o do_v who_o look_v too_o much_o into_o natural_a cause_n and_o those_o learned_a egyptian_n must_v be_v all_o delude_a and_o cheat_v by_o the_o deception_n of_o their_o oâ—n_a eye_n methinks_v the_o text_n cite_v by_o himself_o if_o a_o prophet_n rise_v among_o you_o etc._n etc._n and_o shall_v pretend_v â—he_n dâ—ing_v of_o a_o miracle_n and_o the_o miracle_n come_v to_o pass_v thou_o shall_v not_o hearken_v unto_o he_o etc._n etc._n deut._n 13._o be_v a_o sufficient_a evidence_n that_o such_o miracle_n may_v be_v do_v contrary_a to_o mr._n hobbes_n assertion_n nor_o be_v it_o easy_a to_o imagine_v how_o he_o will_v answer_v or_o avoid_v that_o text_n for_o they_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o devil_n work_a miracle_n etc._n etc._n revel_v 16._o 14._o which_o shall_v suffice_v for_o answer_v to_o his_o magisterial_a definition_n of_o miracle_n and_o argumentation_n thereupon_o mr._n hobbes_n have_v do_v well_o to_o have_v communicate_v the_o reason_n or_o authority_n if_o he_o have_v any_o beside_o his_o own_o definition_n that_o induce_v he_o to_o determine_v pag._n 235_o that_o the_o end_n of_o all_o 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