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posterity_n dilate_v themselves_o into_o many_o family_n that_o they_o shall_v give_v adam_n and_o noah_n more_o power_n than_o god_n give_v they_o i_o be_o sure_a no_o such_o thing_n or_o the_o least_o probability_n thereof_o appear_v in_o scripture_n or_o that_o after_o adam_n and_o noah_n death_n their_o posterity_n become_v free_a and_o independent_a from_o all_o government_n which_o be_v no_o body_n can_v tell_v when_o bring_v in_o by_o the_o pact_n of_o man_n or_o by_o consent_n and_o submission_n of_o family_n to_o it_o 14._o that_o power_n or_o right_v of_o command_n which_o god_n jure_fw-la divino_fw-la have_v as_o cause_n all_o power_n and_o subjection_n from_o what_o cause_n sole_o and_o absolute_o over_o all_o his_o creature_n as_o the_o creator_n first_o and_o efficient_a cause_n of_o they_o and_o therefore_o by_o high_a right_n all_o obedience_n be_v chief_o due_a to_o they_o before_o any_o creature_n in_o all_o thing_n or_o else_o power_n and_o subjection_n be_v cause_v from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o from_o the_o law_n of_o god_n reveal_v in_o the_o scripture_n or_o from_o humane_a positive_a law_n all_o society_n which_o be_v not_o contain_v in_o these_o cause_n be_v tyranny_n in_o the_o party_n command_v nor_o be_v any_o obligation_n in_o conscience_n to_o such_o command_n from_o the_o party_n command_v have_v thus_o far_o treat_v of_o the_o cause_n of_o power_n and_o subjection_n conjunct_o we_o shall_v hereafter_o in_o their_o several_a chapter_n treat_v of_o they_o several_o and_o more_o at_o large_a and_o we_o insist_v more_o large_o hereon_o in_o regard_n these_o power_n and_o subjection_n be_v either_o so_o confound_v in_o their_o cause_n by_o other_o man_n or_o such_o wild_a thing_n beg_v for_o principle_n that_o so_o far_o as_o i_o understand_v no_o ingenuous_a man_n shall_v grant_v chap._n ii_o of_o regal_a and_o magistrate_n power_n 1._o there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o one_o of_o man_n chief_a happiness_n in_o this_o introduction_n introduction_n life_n consist_v in_o the_o contemplation_n of_o god_n in_o his_o work_n to_o contemplate_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n the_o workmanship_n of_o his_o hand_n and_o the_o admirable_a order_n and_o motion_n of_o they_o all_o be_v by_o he_o so_o make_v and_o create_v nor_o be_v god_n less_o see_v in_o the_o generation_n and_o birth_n of_o man_n and_o other_o creature_n then_o in_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o as_o admirable_a be_v the_o preservation_n of_o every_o man_n as_o his_o generation_n for_o abstract_v from_o the_o internal_a cause_n spiritus_fw-la intus_fw-la alit_fw-la totamque_fw-la infusa_fw-la per_fw-la artus_fw-la fin_n virg._n aen._n 6._o prop._n fin_n mens_fw-la agitat_fw-la molem_fw-la how_o god_n do_v renew_v and_o preserve_v every_o man_n and_o every_o part_n of_o man_n by_o a_o perpetual_a motion_n viz._n the_o systole_n and_o diastole_n of_o the_o blood_n if_o a_o man_n consider_v his_o outward_a preservation_n not_o only_o from_o the_o violence_n of_o other_o creature_n who_o be_v of_o much_o more_o force_n than_o himself_o but_o also_o from_o the_o force_n and_o violence_n of_o his_o own_o kind_n for_o be_v he_o not_o restrain_v homo_fw-la homini_fw-la lupus_fw-la and_o what_o be_v the_o people_n in_o general_n but_o a_o sudden_a rash_a and_o furious_a beast_n carry_v hither_o and_o thither_o upon_o every_o wild_a fancy_n rage_v to_o have_v this_o thing_n do_v and_o present_o lament_v because_o it_o be_v do_v he_o must_v needs_o arginusae_n as_o the_o athenian_n do_v in_o their_o sentence_n on_o socrates_n and_o the_o captain_n at_o the_o fight_n at_o arginusae_n confess_v there_o be_v no_o power_n under_o heaven_n which_o can_v restrain_v the_o rage_a of_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o madness_n of_o the_o people_n the_o psalmist_n therefore_o psal_n 77._o when_o he_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o his_o wonder_n of_o old_a thou_o thunder_v from_o heaven_n thou_o shake_v the_o earth_n thou_o divide_v the_o sea_n and_o at_o last_o as_o the_o great_a wonder_n of_o all_o he_o say_v thou_o lead_v thy_o people_n like_o sheep_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n it_o be_v not_o therefore_o from_o any_o pact_n and_o invention_n of_o man_n that_o he_o may_v hope_v for_o any_o security_n but_o by_o submit_v himself_o to_o what_o god_n have_v ordain_v for_o his_o preservation_n 2._o upon_o a_o survey_n take_v in_o scripture_n how_o often_o christi_fw-la domini_fw-la be_v people_n regal_a power_n can_v be_v create_v by_o the_o people_n use_v they_o be_v find_v to_o be_v thirty_o three_o two_o of_o which_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o patriarch_n one_o of_o our_o saviour_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o king_n only_o once_o of_o our_o saviour_n luk._n 2._o 26._o twice_o of_o the_o patriarch_n psal_n 105._o 15._o and_o 1_o chro._n 16._o 22._o all_o the_o rest_n to_o king_n only_o and_o express_o and_o though_o other_o be_v anoint_v yet_o none_o
12._o twenty_o nine_o abbot_n and_o prior_n for_o so_o many_o than_o be_v lord_n of_o parliament_n it_o be_v declare_v that_o where_o by_o divers_a sundry_a old_a authentic_a history_n and_o chronicle_n it_o be_v manifest_o declare_v and_o express_v that_o this_o realm_n of_o england_n be_v a_o empire_n and_o have_v be_v so_o account_v in_o the_o world_n govern_v by_o one_o supreme_a head_n and_o king_n have_v the_o dignity_n and_o royal_a estate_n of_o the_o imperial_a crown_n of_o the_o same_o unto_o who_o a_o body_n politic_n compact_v of_o all_o sort_n and_o degree_n of_o people_n divide_v in_o term_n and_o by_o name_n of_o spirituality_n and_o temporality_n be_v bind_v and_o aught_o to_o bear_v next_o to_o god_n a_o natural_a and_o humble_a obedience_n he_o be_v also_o institute_v and_o furnish_v by_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n with_o plenary_a whole_a and_o entire_a power_n pre-eminence_n authority_n prerogative_n and_o jurisdiction_n to_o render_v and_o yield_v justice_n and_o 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and_o universal_a cause_n may_v be_v the_o predicate_v of_o any_o demonstrative_a proposition_n 60._o a_o negative_a demonstration_n be_v when_o reason_n show_v that_o the_o subject_n proposition_n what_o be_v a_o negative_a demonstrative_a proposition_n can_v be_v comprehend_v by_o the_o predicate_a 61._o logician_n make_v three_o necessary_a part_n or_o term_n in_o every_o proposition_n roposition_n the_o necessary_a part_n of_o every_o roposition_n viz._n the_o nomen_fw-la antecedens_fw-la the_o nomen_fw-la consequens_fw-la and_o the_o copula_fw-la the_o nomen_fw-la antecedens_fw-la be_v the_o subject_n or_o thing_n in_o the_o outward_a sense_n or_o memory_n define_v the_o nomen_fw-la consequens_fw-la be_v the_o predicate_a or_o something_o know_v to_o the_o understanding_n which_o comprehend_v the_o subject_a and_o the_o copula_fw-la be_v that_o which_o join_v these_o two_o as_o omnis_fw-la homo_fw-la est_fw-la animal_n homo_fw-la be_v the_o subject_a or_o the_o thing_n see_v or_o remember_v animal_n be_v the_o predicate_a or_o notion_n which_o comprehend_v homo_fw-la which_o be_v the_o thing_n understand_v and_o animal_n do_v not_o only_o comprehend_v homo_fw-la and_o all_o other_o creature_n which_o a_o man_n have_v see_v or_o hear_v of_o but_o all_o those_o creature_n which_o he_o shall_v ever_o see_v or_o hear_v of_o and_o est_fw-la be_v the_o copula_fw-la which_o unite_v the_o subject_a homo_fw-la with_o the_o predicate_a animal_n annot._n when_o i_o say_v the_o subject_n be_v the_o thing_n sensible_a or_o remember_v i_o always_o except_o metaphysic_n and_o mathematics_n which_o be_v consider_v without_o any_o sensible_a matter_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o admirable_a thing_n to_o consider_v how_o intelligible_o mathematics_n be_v understand_v without_o any_o sensible_a matter_n more_o than_o any_o corporeal_a thing_n be_v 62._o it_o be_v true_o observe_v that_o every_o perfect_a creature_n be_v generate_v from_o sense_n rational_a science_n be_v produce_v from_o the_o understanding_n by_o the_o reason_n and_o memory_n or_o outward_a sense_n matter_n and_o form_n diffuse_v in_o several_a body_n and_o creature_n and_o that_o this_o matter_n and_o form_n so_o long_o as_o it_o continue_v thus_o diffuse_v in_o divers_a body_n be_v never_o qualify_v for_o generation_n or_o production_n of_o any_o
not_o to_o we_o as_o the_o quadrature_n of_o a_o circle_n and_o what_o proportion_n or_o ratio_fw-la rather_o the_o subtend_a side_n of_o a_o isoceles_a right-angle_n triangle_n have_v to_o one_o of_o the_o comprehend_v side_n and_o some_o effect_n be_v certain_o know_v to_o we_o but_o the_o cause_n be_v not_o know_v either_o to_o the_o understanding_n or_o outward_a sense_n as_o that_o summer_n be_v hot_a than_o in_o winter_n and_o that_o man_n be_v sick_a and_o indispose_v i_o say_v therefore_o where_o the_o cause_n be_v but_o probable_a and_o conjectural_a whatever_o the_o effect_n be_v no_o conclusion_n can_v possible_o amount_v any_o high_a for_o conclusio_fw-la sequitur_fw-la deteriorem_fw-la partem_fw-la 69._o all_o art_n and_o science_n be_v beget_v from_o pre-existent_a principle_n posteriori_fw-la no_o art_n or_o science_n arise_v from_o argumentation_n à _fw-la posteriori_fw-la which_o be_v know_v to_o be_v necessary_o true_a but_o in_o argumentation_n à _fw-la posteriori_fw-la the_o effect_n be_v only_o know_v to_o be_v but_o not_o the_o cause_n which_o be_v only_o probable_a no_o art_n therefore_o or_o science_n do_v arise_v from_o argumentation_n à _fw-la posteriori_fw-la 70._o by_o the_o 38._o proposition_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o memory_n memory_n no_o probable_a conclusion_n arise_v from_o experiment_n or_o memory_n or_o the_o outward_a sense_n shall_v be_v judge_v fancy_v or_o conclude_v but_o by_o something_o which_o be_v before_o in_o the_o understanding_n experiment_n therefore_o memory_n or_o the_o outward_a sense_n which_o only_o apprehend_v the_o material_a form_n and_o effect_n of_o thing_n see_v &c._n &c._n can_v conclude_v any_o thing_n probable_o any_o more_o than_o a_o dead_a body_n can_v move_v without_o life_n beside_o it_o be_v so_o ridiculous_a that_o i_o wonder_v every_o man_n do_v not_o deride_v it_o will_v any_o man_n say_v a_o great_a lout_n new_o whip_v be_v probable_o like_a to_o make_v a_o good_a scholar_n because_o he_o have_v make_v experiment_n of_o the_o stroke_n of_o a_o rod_n or_o that_o the_o fool_n in_o st._n joneses_n be_v a_o wise_a fellow_n because_o he_o make_v experiment_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o sun_n by_o his_o every_o day_n sleep_v in_o the_o ray_n of_o it_o or_o that_o a_o butcher_n be_v a_o excellent_a philosopher_n because_o he_o make_v experiment_n of_o kill_a cattle_n and_o that_o experiment_n and_o memory_n do_v not_o move_v one_o step_n to_o the_o attain_n of_o any_o probable_a conclusion_n the_o physician_n or_o philosopher_n read_v the_o lecture_n on_o the_o part_n anatomize_v whereas_o the_o surgeon_n dissect_v and_o make_v the_o experiment_n and_o if_o experiment_n be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o attain_v to_o probable_a conclusion_n in_o physic_n and_o philosophy_n than_o not_o the_o physician_n but_o the_o apothecary_n be_v the_o memory_n there_o be_v no_o probable_a conclusion_n without_o experiment_n or_o memory_n better_a philosopher_n 71._o if_o by_o the_o 7._o proposition_n the_o apprehension_n of_o universal_a cause_n certain_o and_o necessary_o true_a in_o the_o understanding_n can_v produce_v or_o prove_v any_o thing_n without_o the_o concurrence_n of_o particular_a cause_n then_o in_o reason_n can_v probable_a cause_n of_o themselves_o without_o the_o concurrence_n of_o particular_a cause_n either_o know_v to_o the_o outward_a sense_n or_o remember_v produce_v any_o thing_n i_o will_v not_o therefore_o give_v one_o rush_n for_o any_o physician_n or_o philosopher_n judgement_n who_o be_v not_o a_o experience_a man_n 72._o there_o be_v some_o thing_n which_o nature_n bring_v to_o pass_v without_o any_o conclusion_n from_o whence_o man_n attain_v to_o probable_a conclusion_n art_n or_o help_v of_o any_o creature_n other_o never_o without_o art_n and_o industry_n as_o a_o house_n and_o all_o art_n and_o science_n in_o the_o first_o god_n be_v the_o great_a and_o only_a opificer_n and_o it_o be_v only_o he_o who_o make_v man_n and_o all_o other_o creature_n not_o mere_o spiritual_a of_o such_o principle_n and_o so_o compound_v that_o they_o every_o minute_n tend_v to_o the_o resolution_n of_o their_o first_o principle_n and_o yet_o in_o their_o thus_o die_v something_o shall_v generate_v in_o they_o which_o shall_v perpetuate_v the_o generation_n of_o they_o in_o their_o species_n as_o they_o shall_v die_v in_o their_o individual_n thus_o we_o see_v some_o soil_n bring_v forth_o without_o any_o art_n or_o industry_n of_o man_n grass_n fir_n broom_n etc._n etc._n some_o be_v of_o a_o petrify_a quality_n in_o other_o be_v mine_n of_o silver_n gold_n coal_n etc._n etc._n &_o non_fw-la omnis_fw-la fert_fw-la omne_fw-la tellus_fw-la some_o man_n grow_v sick_a other_o well_o without_o any_o cause_n from_o themselves_o these_o cause_n therefore_o be_v only_o know_v to_o god_n there_o can_v be_v any_o demonstrative_a conclusion_n from_o they_o by_o man_n because_o the_o cause_n be_v not_o evident_o and_o necessary_o know_v but_o although_o it_o be_v not_o god_n pleasure_n that_o man_n shall_v understand_v the_o cause_n of_o these_o thing_n so_o as_o to_o conclude_v demonstrative_o from_o they_o yet_o as_o have_v make_v two_o light_n of_o different_a splendour_n vix_fw-la the_o sun_n and_o moon_n though_o man_n see_v clear_o only_a by_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n yet_o do_v man_n see_v although_o obscure_o and_o but_o probable_o by_o the_o light_n of_o the_o moon_n so_o though_o man_n do_v not_o in_o natural_a philosophy_n and_o physic_n from_o prime_n and_o necessary_a cause_n as_o from_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n see_v so_o as_o to_o conclude_v demonstrative_o yet_o have_v not_o god_n always_o in_o these_o thing_n total_o shut_v out_o all_o light_n from_o man_n but_o they_o see_v as_o by_o the_o light_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o in_o philosophy_n be_v thesis_n and_o aphorism_n in_o physic_n from_o whence_o by_o these_o sense_n memory_n and_o experiment_n man_n proceed_v infinite_o and_o daily_o probable_o find_v out_o thing_n which_o before_o be_v not_o so_o 73._o as_o in_o all_o argumentation_n a_o priori_fw-la there_o must_v be_v principle_n assent_v principle_n no_o argumentation_n a_o posteriori_fw-la where_fw-mi man_n agree_v not_o upon_o principle_n to_o which_o must_v be_v the_o rule_n and_o reason_n of_o the_o argumentation_n and_o where_o man_n either_o by_o stubbornness_n or_o defect_n of_o understanding_n apprehend_v not_o principle_n there_o of_o necessity_n can_v be_v no_o art_n or_o science_n teach_v so_o in_o argumentation_n a_o posteriori_fw-la man_n must_v agree_v upon_o some_o thesis_n or_o aphorism_n which_o must_v be_v the_o rule_n of_o the_o argumentation_n man_n may_v discourse_v of_o the_o cause_n of_o thing_n and_o not_o improbable_o conclude_v where_o they_o can_v make_v no_o experiment_n as_o in_o the_o cause_n of_o meteor_n and_o comet_n but_o no_o man_n can_v from_o all_o the_o experiment_n in_o the_o world_n conclude_v any_o thing_n but_o from_o something_o in_o the_o understanding_n which_o must_v be_v assent_v and_o comprehend_v that_o thing_n of_o which_o the_o experiment_n be_v make_v when_o therefore_o man_n by_o a_o defect_n in_o the_o understanding_n can_v apprehend_v thesis_n or_o aphorism_n or_o by_o stubborness_n they_o will_v not_o there_o all_o argumentation_n in_o either_o physic_n or_o natural_a philosophy_n be_v at_o a_o end_n and_o it_o be_v impossible_a such_o man_n shall_v either_o learn_v or_o be_v teach_v 74._o only_o man_n can_v by_o his_o reason_n from_o cause_n probable_a in_o his_o intellect_n annot._n why_o only_a man_n attain_v conclusion_n a_o posteriori_fw-la annot._n right_o infer_v and_o conclude_v the_o cause_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o memory_n or_o outward_a sense_n only_a man_n therefore_o can_v attain_v probable_a conclusion_n or_o concludge_v a_o posteriori_fw-la king_n james_n will_v affirm_v of_o his_o hound_n that_o in_o their_o hunt_n they_o use_v reason_n for_o when_o they_o have_v overrun_v the_o scent_n they_o will_v return_v on_o both_o sice_n of_o the_o path_n where_o they_o come_v and_o if_o on_o neither_o side_n they_o hit_v the_o scent_n off_o they_o will_v run_v back_o conclude_v because_o it_o be_v not_o on_o nor_o off_o on_o neither_o side_n it_o must_v necessary_o be_v back_o where_o they_o come_v but_o more_o narrow_o look_v into_o this_o be_v not_o do_v of_o the_o hound_n by_o any_o reason_n or_o acquire_v habit_n but_o from_o a_o internal_a excite_a apperite_n move_v they_o as_o bird_n make_v nest_n and_o bee_n hony-comb_n which_o they_o can_v but_o do_v at_o such_o time_n but_o can_v at_o other_o time_n nor_o yet_o learn_v nor_o teach_v they_o other_o creature_n nay_o nor_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n with_o themselves_o take_v a_o hare_n dear_a or_o fox_n etc._n etc._n and_o let_v they_o be_v keep_v among_o hound_n in_o their_o kennel_n or_o so_o that_o the_o venatious_a appetite_n of_o they_o be_v not_o excite_v and_o they_o will_v not_o meddle_v with_o they_o whereas_o man_n
do_v not_o acquire_v art_n and_o science_n by_o any_o necessary_a impluse_n move_v they_o and_o only_o at_o such_o time_n when_o they_o can_v do_v otherwise_o nor_o be_v they_o excite_v thereunto_o by_o any_o material_a outward_a object_n but_o may_v learn_v and_o teach_v they_o other_o man_n and_o not_o upon_o necessity_n but_o upon_o all_o occasion_n as_o they_o shall_v judge_v requisite_a 75._o since_o every_o conclusion_n do_v follow_v the_o weak_a part_n of_o the_o premise_n and_o since_o in_o all_o conclusion_n a_o posteriori_fw-la the_o effect_n be_v only_o know_v to_o the_o conclusion_n thing_n know_v to_o the_o outward_a sense_n be_v more_o evident_a than_o any_o probable_a conclusion_n outward_a sense_n and_o the_o cause_n but_o probable_a in_o the_o intellect_n the_o conclusion_n can_v amount_v any_o high_a than_o probable_a but_o man_n by_o their_o outward_a sense_n do_v apprehend_v thing_n more_o than_o probable_o thing_n therefore_o apprehend_v by_o the_o outward_a sense_n be_v more_o evident_a than_o any_o probable_a conclusion_n and_o by_o consequence_n no_o man_n will_v reasonable_o dispute_v probable_o against_o what_o another_o have_v see_v or_o feel_v etc._n etc._n 76._o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o much_o resemble_v god_n or_o heaven_n as_o light_n nor_o sense_n thing_n know_v to_o the_o understanding_n be_v more_o evident_a then_o to_o the_o outward_a sense_n any_o thing_n so_o much_o hell_n as_o darkness_n so_o incomprehensible_a be_v light_n that_o it_o can_v be_v define_v in_o all_o other_o thing_n the_o motion_n action_n accident_n or_o passion_n happen_v in_o succession_n of_o time_n only_a light_n diffunditur_fw-la ab_fw-la instanti_fw-la the_o ray_n and_o effluence_n of_o the_o sun_n notwithstanding_o the_o immense_a distance_n of_o all_o the_o create_a body_n in_o the_o universe_n at_o the_o same_o instant_n of_o time_n not_o only_o give_v light_n to_o they_o all_o but_o their_o power_n and_o influence_n be_v the_o prime_n and_o efficient_a at_o least_o instrumental_a cause_n of_o the_o generation_n and_o preservation_n of_o all_o corporeal_a creature_n in_o they_o if_o a_o man_n consider_v the_o light_n of_o the_o little_a world_n man_n in_o the_o eye_n how_o it_o at_o the_o same_o time_n see_v notwithstanding_o the_o vast_a interposition_n of_o space_n so_o many_o and_o so_o admirable_a work_n of_o the_o creation_n it_o can_v less_o then_o beget_v a_o astonishment_n in_o he_o of_o the_o great_a power_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n towards_o he_o yet_o how_o infinite_o short_a this_o outward_a visible_a sight_n of_o the_o eye_n be_v understanding_n note_v the_o divine_a excellency_n of_o the_o understanding_n to_o the_o divine_a ray_n in_o the_o understanding_n appear_v in_o this_o that_o more_o be_v to_o be_v apply_v to_o one_o principle_n know_v to_o the_o understanding_n or_o to_o one_o demonstrative_a conclusion_n from_o thence_o then_o to_o the_o sight_n or_o sense_n of_o all_o the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n to_o the_o contrary_a shall_v therefore_o all_o the_o man_n in_o the_o world_n affirm_v that_o they_o have_v see_v two_o thing_n equal_a to_o a_o three_o and_o not_o equal_a to_o one_o another_o or_o that_o they_o have_v see_v a_o orthogonial_a triangle_n the_o square_a of_o who_o subtend_v side_n be_v not_o equal_a to_o the_o square_n of_o the_o comprehend_v side_n or_o a_o right_n line_v triangle_n who_o three_o angle_n be_v not_o equal_a to_o two_o right_a etc._n etc._n yet_o will_v i_o ascribe_v more_o to_o the_o truth_n of_o these_o thing_n know_v to_o the_o understanding_n and_o from_o thence_o true_o demonstrate_v then_o to_o the_o affirmation_n of_o all_o the_o man_n in_o the_o world_n nay_o so_o necessary_a be_v these_o thing_n that_o god_n who_o can_v annihilate_v all_o the_o universe_n in_o a_o moment_n can_v make_v they_o otherwise_o or_o shall_v all_o the_o man_n in_o the_o world_n affirm_v that_o i_o ought_v not_o to_o serve_v god_n nor_o honour_v my_o king_n 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mankind_n he_o refer_v to_o gen._n 1._o 29._o 30._o and_o god_n say_v i_o have_v give_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o septuagint_n have_v it_o to_o you_o in_o the_o plural_a number_n when_o adam_n only_o be_v create_v every_o herb_n bear_v seed_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o every_o tree_n in_o the_o which_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o a_o tree_n yield_v seed_n to_o you_o it_o shall_v be_v for_o meat_n etc._n etc._n now_o how_o can_v god_n speak_v to_o adam_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n when_o adam_n only_o be_v create_v it_o be_v say_v verse_n 27._o so_o god_n create_v adam_n in_o his_o own_o image_n in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n make_v he_o man_n male_a and_o female_a create_v he_o they_o and_o therefore_o god_n speak_v here_o to_o adam_n and_o eve_n now_o whether_o god_n give_v this_o right_n to_o adam_n and_o eve_n in_o community_n to_o both_o alike_o as_o grotius_n will_v have_v it_o or_o to_o eve_n in_o subordination_n to_o adam_n i_o refer_v it_o 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and_o not_o noah_n son_n well_o if_o noah_n and_o his_o wife_n his_o son_n and_o their_o wife_n have_v all_o thing_n in_o common_a that_o be_v every_o one_o of_o they_o get_v what_o they_o can_v snatch_v to_o their_o own_o use_n and_o consume_v what_o may_v be_v consume_v from_o whence_o do_v noah_n snatch_v his_o vineyard_n and_o drink_v the_o wine_n thereof_o until_o he_o be_v drunken_a if_o you_o believe_v grotius_n it_o be_v sem_n vineyard_n 20._o verse_n 20._o as_o much_o as_o noah_n japheths_n wife_n as_o much_o as_o seem_v and_o ham_n wife_n have_v as_o much_o right_n to_o it_o as_o any_o body_n else_o poor_a noah_n thou_o have_v take_v great_a pain_n here_o to_o little_a purpose_n if_o hugo_n be_v thy_o judge_n well_o mr._n hobbs_n rather_o than_o he_o
4._o all_o divine_a law_n be_v create_v and_o derive_v from_o that_o divine_a and_o derive_v from_o whence_o all_o divine_a law_n be_v derive_v eternal_a right_n which_o be_v inseparable_o in_o god_n before_o any_o such_o law_n be_v create_v by_o he_o 5._o humane_a law_n be_v threefold_a viz._n secular_a temporal_a or_o civil_a such_o be_v the_o law_n of_o every_o country_n or_o gamacal_a viz._n the_o law_n of_o the_o law_n how_o manifold_a be_v humane_a law_n husband_n or_o paternal_a viz._n the_o law_n of_o parent_n to_o their_o child_n 6._o all_o humane_a law_n be_v derive_v from_o that_o right_n or_o power_n which_o derive_v from_o whence_o derive_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n create_v in_o supreme_a power_n husband_n and_o parent_n 7._o they_o be_v call_v humane_a law_n because_o they_o be_v make_v by_o man_n law_n why_o call_v humane_a law_n who_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n have_v a_o right_a to_o make_v or_o create_v they_o 8._o all_o ecclesiastical_a law_n be_v derive_v from_o that_o right_n or_o power_n derive_v from_o whence_o ecclesiastical_a law_n be_v derive_v which_o by_o divine_a positive_a institution_n our_o saviour_n christ_n leave_v to_o his_o church_n to_o continue_v until_o his_o second_o come_v again_o 9_o ecclesiastical_a law_n be_v so_o call_v because_o they_o only_o relate_v to_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n and_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n call_v why_o so_o call_v 10._o despotical_a law_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o right_n or_o power_n derive_v despotical_a law_n from_o whence_o derive_v which_o every_o master_n of_o a_o family_n have_v over_o his_o servant_n which_o right_o or_o power_n be_v create_v by_o secular_a or_o temporal_a law_n of_o the_o place_n where_o the_o family_n be_v 11._o two_o thing_n must_v necessary_o precede_v every_o law_n or_o it_o have_v no_o law_n what_o must_v precede_v every_o law_n obligation_n viz._n the_o legislative_a right_n and_o the_o declaration_n of_o it_o so_o that_o jus_fw-la divinum_fw-la be_v one_o thing_n and_o lex_fw-la divina_fw-la another_z and_o jus_fw-la naturale_fw-la be_v one_o thing_n and_o lex_fw-la naturae_fw-la another_o and_o so_o be_v jus_fw-la humanum_fw-la and_o lex_fw-la humana_fw-la and_o jus_fw-la ecclesiasticum_fw-la and_o lex_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la and_o he_o that_o will_v confound_v these_o thing_n can_v possible_o ever_o write_v clear_o upon_o the_o subject_n 12._o humane_a and_o despotical_a law_n be_v vindicative_a or_o oblige_v to_o corporal_a vindicative_a what_o law_n be_v vindicative_a punishment_n in_o this_o world_n 13._o only_o humane_a secular_a temporal_a or_o civil_a law_n be_v distributive_a and_o create_v property_n among_o man_n in_o their_o estate_n distributive_a what_o law_n be_v distributive_a 14._o neither_o divine_a nor_o ecclesiastical_a law_n be_v vindicative_a but_o oblige_v in_o conscience_n only_o vindicative_a what_o law_n be_v neither_o distributive_a nor_o vindicative_a law_n vindicative_a how_o man_n come_v to_o be_v punish_v temporal_o for_o not_o observe_v ecclesiastical_a law_n 15._o although_o ecclesiastical_a law_n as_o we_o shall_v prove_v in_o the_o next_o chap._n bound_v in_o conscience_n only_o and_o therefore_o can_v impose_v any_o corporal_a mulct_n or_o punishment_n yet_o the_o secular_a law_n do_v as_o if_o a_o man_n be_v excommunicate_v he_o shall_v have_v no_o advantage_n or_o relief_n in_o any_o plea_n by_o the_o common_a law_n 201._o law_n lit._n vil_fw-mi sect_n 201._o and_o by_o the_o common_a statute_n law_n whoso_o be_v adjudge_v a_o heretic_n or_o blasphemer_n shall_v be_v burn_v yet_o neither_o common_a law_n nor_o statute_n law_n take_v cognisance_n of_o either_o excommnication_n heresy_n or_o blasphemy_n before_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o 2_o h._n 5._o 7._o in_o curia_fw-la christianitatis_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la servantur_fw-la leges_fw-la christi_fw-la cum_fw-la tamen_fw-la in_o foro_fw-la regio_fw-la servantur_fw-la leges_fw-la mundi_fw-la say_v linwood_n who_o say_v moreover_o agatis_fw-la moreover_o com._n stat._n the_o circumspect_a agatis_fw-la that_o the_o probate_n of_o will_n and_o testament_n de_fw-fr consuetudine_fw-la angliae_fw-la not_o the_o jure_fw-la communi_fw-la belong_v to_o the_o court-christian_a but_o whether_o linwood_n say_v true_a or_o not_o hen._n 8._o begin_v by_o the_o statute_n law_n to_o encroach_v upon_o the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n and_o by_o confound_v the_o jurisdiction_n both_o of_o church_n and_o state_n make_v himself_o head_n of_o both_o have_v open_v such_o a_o gap_n to_o let_v in_o all_o schism_n and_o dissension_n that_o the_o common-lawyer_n and_o statute-law_n have_v upon_o the_o matter_n devour_v all_o church-rite_n and_o power_n nor_o be_v either_o the_o common_a or_o statute-law_n now_o in_o much_o more_o esteem_n than_o the_o ecclesiastical_a nor_o be_v it_o less_o than_o a_o divine_a judgement_n upon_o those_o man_n who_o have_v so_o extravagant_o attribute_v both_o power_n to_o be_v in_o the_o king_n between_o supreme_a head_n and_o supreme_a governor_n i_o understand_v no_o difference_n for_o if_o the_o supreme_a governor_n have_v not_o supreme_a power_n or_o right_v of_o command_n then_o necessary_o must_v such_o a_o governor_n be_v a_o usurper_n or_o unjust_a invader_n in_o word_n only_o but_o indeed_o in_o their_o practice_n have_v deny_v he_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o power_n and_o ascribe_v they_o both_o to_o themselves_o and_o court_v subordinate_a to_o the_o king_n that_o these_o man_n i_o say_v shall_v be_v themselves_o and_o all_o the_o court_n in_o as_o little_a esteem_n as_o ecclesiastical_a rite_n and_o constitution_n and_o the_o king_n god_n know_v upon_o what_o account_n for_o no_o colour_n of_o pretence_n be_v ever_o yet_o so_o much_o as_o reasonable_o pretend_v violent_o restrain_v from_o the_o exercise_n of_o any_o either_o ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a power_n among_o we_o here_o do_v not_o i_o admit_v of_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o division_n of_o civil_a law_n into_o sacred_a annot._n annot._n and_o secular_a do_v ever_o man_n before_o hear_v of_o sacred_a civil_a law_n sacred_a law_n be_v those_o civil_a law_n he_o say_v which_o belong_v to_o religion_n that_o be_v 5._o cap._n 14._o art_n 5._o the_o ceremony_n and_o service_n of_o god_n and_o be_v call_v ecclesiastical_a secular_a law_n be_v those_o he_o say_v which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v call_v civil_a by_o a_o general_a name_n for_o though_o ecclesiastical_a law_n be_v make_v by_o man_n and_o therefore_o not_o sacred_a as_o he_o say_v yet_o be_v the_o power_n by_o which_o they_o be_v make_v from_o divine_a positive_a institution_n and_o therefore_o can_v have_v any_o right_a or_o power_n from_o civil_a or_o secular_a sanction_n which_o at_o high_a can_v amount_v to_o more_o than_o humane_a 16._o a_o law_n differ_v from_o counsel_n as_o my_o understanding_n differ_v from_o counsel_n how_o a_o law_n differ_v from_o counsel_n my_o will_n my_o will_n be_v that_o which_o imperate_v all_o my_o action_n my_o understanding_n inform_v my_o will_n whether_o the_o do_v or_o not_o not_o do_v such_o a_o act_n be_v good_a or_o bad_a just_a or_o unjust_a reasonable_a or_o unreasonable_a a_o law_n be_v the_o declare_a will_n of_o he_o who_o by_o right_a command_n counsel_n the_o reason_n advice_n or_o discourse_n of_o they_o to_o who_o he_o who_o by_o right_a command_n refer_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v debate_v who_o be_v usual_o call_v the_o council_n whether_o the_o willing_a or_o pass_v such_o a_o thing_n into_o a_o law_n will_v be_v probable_o convenient_a or_o inconvenient_a either_o to_o he_o or_o his_o subject_n chap._n iii_o of_o virtue_n 1._o that_o virtue_n be_v not_o always_o place_v in_o a_o mean_a between_o two_o extreme_n extreme_n introduction_n virtue_n be_v not_o fit_v always_o in_o a_o mean_a between_o two_o extreme_n and_o those_o extreme_n to_o be_v vice_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n i_o do_v subscribe_v to_o mr._n hobbs_n cap._n 3._o art_n 32._o de_fw-fr cive_z and_o that_o from_o the_o reason_n he_o there_o give_v viz._n that_o fortitude_n in_o a_o good_a cause_n be_v a_o virtue_n although_o it_o be_v in_o the_o extreme_a nor_o do_v quantity_n in_o give_v be_v it_o much_o little_a or_o indifferent_a make_v virtue_n but_o the_o cause_n of_o give_v to_o these_o may_v be_v add_v gratitude_n and_o patience_n justice_z and_o obedience_n which_o be_v not_o place_v between_o any_o extreme_n but_o if_o i_o assent_v to_o mr._n hobbs_n in_o this_o i_o can_v less_o dissent_v from_o he_o where_o cap._n 3._o he_o make_v virtue_n to_o be_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o cap._n 2._o art_n 1._o the_o law_n of_o nature_n to_o be_v the_o dictate_v of_o right_a reason_n for_o 2._o virtue_n be_v the_o do_v or_o forbear_v any_o action_n as_o it_o be_v dictate_v by_o virtue_n what_o be_v virtue_n right_a reason_n from_o the_o law_n of_o a_o superior_a or_o from_o some_o notion_n know_v to_o
a_o intellectual_a creature_n 3._o all_o virtue_n be_v either_o theological_a moral_a humane_a familistical_a virtue_n how_o manifold_a be_v virtue_n personal_n or_o prudential_n 4._o virtue_n be_v by_o the_o definition_n the_o dictate_v of_o right_a reason_n from_o derive_v from_o whence_o theological_a virtue_n be_v derive_v some_o superior_a cause_n or_o notion_n theological_a virtue_n be_v a_o dictate_v of_o right_a reason_n from_o some_o revelation_n of_o god_n in_o the_o scripture_n which_o otherwise_o have_v be_v impossible_a for_o any_o man_n by_o the_o light_n of_o humane_a nature_n to_o have_v attain_v to_o by_o theological_a virtue_n i_o do_v not_o mean_v only_o those_o three_o most_o eminent_a virtue_n of_o faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n but_o all_o those_o action_n of_o obedience_n due_a to_o they_o who_o have_v oversight_n of_o i_o in_o the_o lord_n as_o a_o christian_a and_o to_o who_o i_o owe_v my_o obedience_n not_o by_o any_o law_n of_o nature_n but_o as_o command_v by_o god_n in_o the_o scripture_n 5._o moral_a virtue_n be_v those_o dictate_v of_o right_a reason_n which_o flow_v from_o virtue_n what_o be_v moral_a virtue_n and_o from_o whence_o derive_v what_o be_v humane_a virtue_n and_o from_o whence_o cause_v what_o be_v familistical_a virtue_n what_o be_v personal_a virtue_n that_o light_n of_o nature_n engrave_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n for_o the_o conservation_n of_o peace_n and_o society_n among_o man_n so_o long_o as_o they_o live_v in_o this_o world_n 6._o humane_a virtue_n be_v those_o dictate_v of_o right_a reason_n by_o which_o subject_n wife_n and_o child_n conform_v their_o action_n to_o the_o law_n or_o precept_n of_o supreme_a power_n husband_n and_o parent_n 7._o familistical_a virtue_n be_v those_o action_n of_o servant_n do_v in_o conformity_n to_o the_o command_n of_o the_o master_n of_o family_n 8._o personal_a virtue_n be_v those_o action_n which_o be_v dictate_v to_o divers_a man_n from_o principle_n of_o innate_a good_a nature_n of_o temperance_n continency_n patience_n liberality_n and_o frugality_n who_o contrary_a extreme_n be_v vice_n and_o sin_n 9_o prudential_n virtue_n be_v not_o dictate_v from_o any_o divine_a or_o humane_a derive_v what_o be_v prudential_n virtue_n and_o from_o whence_o derive_v law_n but_o from_o some_o principle_n know_v to_o the_o understanding_n which_o be_v more_o or_o less_o as_o man_n be_v more_o or_o less_o intelligible_a whereby_o some_o prince_n govern_v more_o prudent_o than_o other_o and_o some_o master_n of_o family_n govern_v their_o servant_n more_o prudent_o than_o other_o and_o these_o virtue_n have_v not_o reference_n only_o to_o the_o government_n of_o man_n but_o to_o other_o action_n as_o prudence_n in_o manage_v of_o a_o estate_n be_v a_o virtue_n or_o in_o man_n govern_v their_o action_n so_o that_o they_o be_v esteem_v and_o not_o despise_v by_o other_o man_n be_v virtue_n yet_o these_o action_n be_v not_o where_o command_v or_o forbid_v by_o any_o divine_a or_o humane_a law_n these_o virtue_n be_v always_o place_v in_o empire_n not_o in_o obedience_n 10._o god_n have_v make_v man_n a_o rational_a creature_n and_o endue_v he_o with_o virtue_n the_o ratio_fw-la finalis_fw-la of_o all_o virtue_n and_o how_o they_o differ_v first_o of_o theological_a virtue_n a_o immortal_a soul_n capable_a of_o eternal_a happiness_n have_v reveal_v himself_o supernatural_o in_o the_o scripture_n to_o man_n as_o reasonable_a creature_n so_o that_o they_o direct_v their_o action_n conformable_a to_o his_o precept_n therein_o contain_v may_v by_o faith_n or_o believe_v on_o he_o hope_v for_o eternal_a happiness_n 11._o the_o end_n of_o all_o moral_a virtue_n be_v that_o man_n may_v preserve_v peace_n and_o morality_n the_o end_n of_o morality_n society_n so_o long_o as_o they_o live_v in_o this_o world_n and_o god_n have_v make_v man_n a_o sociable_a creature_n as_o well_o as_o intellectual_a and_o rational_a and_o therefore_o have_v engrave_v these_o eternal_a and_o immutable_a law_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o all_o mortal_a man_n that_o by_o conform_v their_o action_n thereunto_o they_o may_v preserve_v peace_n and_o society_n with_o man_n and_o though_o these_o of_o themselves_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o pulley_n man_n up_o to_o eternal_a happiness_n yet_o let_v no_o man_n hope_v that_o despise_v these_o law_n of_o the_o great_a god_n of_o nature_n upon_o a_o pretend_a faith_n he_o shall_v ever_o attain_v it_o 12._o but_o because_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n do_v oftentimes_o command_v in_o thesi_fw-la virtue_n the_o end_n of_o humane_a virtue_n only_o and_o humane_a law_n ex_fw-la hypothesi_fw-la as_o thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v and_o shall_v give_v every_o man_n his_o due_a be_v from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n but_o that_o this_o thing_n be_v i_o and_o that_o thing_n another_o man_n be_v by_o positive_a humane_a law_n so_o though_o moral_a virtue_n be_v always_o the_o same_o yet_o humane_a virtue_n differ_v according_o as_o law_n in_o divers_a place_n be_v different_a thus_o it_o be_v a_o moral_a virtue_n in_o wife_n and_o child_n to_o honour_n and_o obey_v their_o husband_n and_o parent_n but_o as_o a_o humane_a virtue_n the_o do_v of_o such_o a_o thing_n may_v be_v virtue_n at_o one_o time_n and_o vice_n at_o another_o as_o it_o be_v command_v or_o forbid_v by_o the_o husband_n or_o parent_n so_o that_o humane_a virtue_n in_o subject_n wife_n and_o child_n be_v necessary_a to_o the_o conservation_n of_o society_n where_o the_o law_n or_o principle_n of_o such_o action_n be_v not_o plain_o repugnant_a to_o divine_a law_n 13._o the_o end_n of_o all_o familistical_a virtue_n be_v that_o servant_n by_o all_o just_a and_o virtue_n the_o end_n of_o familistical_a virtue_n lawful_a mean_n intend_v the_o good_a of_o their_o master_n and_o make_v no_o dissension_n or_o discontent_n in_o their_o family_n 14._o god_n have_v make_v man_n after_o his_o own_o image_n as_o well_o in_o body_n as_o in_o virtue_n the_o end_n of_o personal_a virtue_n soul_n for_o he_o that_o shed_v man_n blood_n by_o man_n shall_v his_o blood_n be_v shed_v for_o in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n make_v he_o man_n it_o be_v not_o therefore_o to_o be_v expect_v that_o any_o man_n shall_v without_o sin_n against_o god_n abuse_v the_o high_a and_o noble_a part_n of_o god_n creation_n all_o man_n therefore_o in_o the_o first_o place_n aught_o by_o all_o just_a and_o lawful_a mean_n to_o do_v well_o to_o themselves_o and_o not_o by_o any_o excess_n or_o intemperance_n to_o abuse_v that_o body_n which_o god_n have_v make_v in_o his_o own_o image_n 15._o theological_a virtue_n relate_v to_o the_o attain_n of_o eternal_a happiness_n virtue_n the_o difference_n between_o theological_n moral_a humane_a familistical_a and_o personal_a virtue_n moral_a humane_a and_o familistical_a to_o the_o conservation_n of_o society_n and_o peace_n in_o their_o several_a place_n personal_a virtue_n to_o the_o preservation_n of_o that_o body_n which_o god_n have_v entrust_v every_o man_n with_o keep_v so_o long_o as_o he_o live_v we_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o end_n and_o difference_n of_o prudential_n virtue_n parag._n 9_o 16._o in_o all_o prudent_a and_o profitable_a action_n prudentis_fw-la est_fw-la fortunam_fw-la semper_fw-la prudential_n whether_o just_a and_o moral_a action_n or_o virtue_n be_v to_o be_v inquire_v into_o by_o fortune_n as_o be_v prudential_n in_o concilio_fw-la adhibere_fw-la but_o that_o man_n who_o direct_v his_o just_a and_o moral_a action_n to_o fortune_n or_o the_o time_n and_o tide_n of_o man_n affection_n shall_v soon_o be_v account_v a_o weathercock_n and_o timeserver_n in_o all_o prudent_a action_n or_o virtue_n there_o be_v no_o other_o obligation_n or_o penalty_n more_o than_o the_o reward_n or_o profit_n of_o the_o action_n and_o loss_n for_o the_o folly_n of_o imprudent_a action_n but_o in_o just_a and_o moral_a action_n man_n must_v consider_v their_o duty_n not_o profit_n and_o be_v oblige_v to_o they_o notwithstanding_o temporal_a loss_n or_o trouble_n chap._n iu._n of_o particular_a moral_a virtue_n 1._o since_o that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v that_o there_o be_v one_o god_n infinite_o virtue_n religion_n be_v the_o first_o and_o chief_a of_o moral_a virtue_n good_a to_o be_v worship_v and_o serve_v and_o that_o all_o man_n shall_v in_o their_o several_a station_n endeavour_v by_o all_o just_a and_o lawful_a mean_n to_o preserve_v peace_n and_o society_n in_o this_o world_n then_o be_v religion_n or_o the_o public_a worship_n and_o service_n of_o a_o deity_n the_o first_o and_o chief_a of_o all_o moral_a virtue_n and_o so_o conspicuous_a be_v this_o virtue_n in_o all_o age_n and_o place_n to_o good_a man_n by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n only_o that_o it_o be_v always_o their_o first_o care_n to_o be_v in_o a_o society_n of_o man_n where_o god_n however_o misplace_v in_o a_o oak_n osiris_n iris_n jupiter_n apollo_n etc._n
etc._n be_v public_o worship_v and_o serve_v and_o man_n who_o be_v of_o no_o religion_n be_v always_o stigmatise_v with_o the_o most_o opprobrious_a name_n of_o atheist_n as_o the_o most_o vile_a of_o men._n 1._o men._n flaminem_fw-la assiduum_fw-la jovi_fw-la sacerdotalem_fw-la creavit_fw-la liv._o lib._n 1._o numa_n pompilius_n therefore_o in_o the_o first_o place_n take_v care_n for_o the_o institution_n of_o a_o religion_n among_o the_o roman_n and_o to_o this_o end_n he_o create_v a_o priest_n who_o shall_v daily_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o jupiter_n and_o so_o zealous_a be_v the_o 12._o the_o selden_n annal_n angl._n lib._n 1._o c_o 4._o caesar_n de_fw-fr bell._n gal._n lib._n 6._o gamb_n brit._n p._n 12._o druid_n in_o the_o old_a age_n of_o our_o ancestor_n before_o christianity_n be_v plant_v among_o we_o in_o their_o religion_n or_o public_a form_n of_o worship_v of_o god_n that_o none_o but_o the_o priest_n and_o scholar_n may_v learn_v they_o nor_o will_v they_o commit_v they_o to_o letter_n both_o because_o they_o will_v not_o have_v they_o divulge_v lest_o they_o shall_v grow_v contemptible_a by_o be_v expose_v to_o the_o view_n of_o the_o rude_a and_o ignorant_a multitude_n as_o also_o that_o their_o scholar_n may_v the_o better_o retain_v they_o in_o their_o memory_n 7._o memory_n nicias_n orat._n thucid._n lib._n 7._o nicias_n as_o the_o chief_a argument_n of_o his_o justification_n and_o hope_v of_o belief_n from_o the_o god_n in_o his_o great_a adversity_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o have_v worship_v the_o god_n frequent_o according_a to_o law_n and_o heretofore_o in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n set_v form_n of_o prayer_n be_v not_o only_o ordain_v that_o her_o son_n of_o her_o religion_n may_v meet_v at_o public_a time_n to_o worship_n and_o serve_v god_n but_o the_o minister_n or_o priest_n be_v oblige_v every_o day_n to_o offer_v up_o the_o public_a worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o present_a but_o himself_o or_o not_o for_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n in_o their_o several_a vocation_n and_o station_n that_o as_o the_o fire_n upon_o the_o altar_n among_o the_o jew_n may_v never_o go_v out_o so_o among_o we_o christian_n may_v no_o day_n pass_v wherein_o the_o public_a service_n of_o god_n be_v not_o offer_v up_o for_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n 2._o that_o man_n honour_n and_o obey_v their_o superior_n subject_n their_o sovereign_n child_n their_o parent_n servant_n their_o master_n 3._o that_o man_n be_v not_o tale-bearer_n or_o backbiter_n but_o avoid_v evil_a communication_n 4._o that_o man_n do_v not_o make_v advantage_n of_o another_o weakness_n to_o his_o damage_n 5._o that_o man_n in_o all_o thing_n keep_v his_o integrity_n that_o be_v not_o to_o answer_v so_o integrity_n integrity_n to_o another_o as_o to_o deceive_v he_o by_o equivocation_n or_o mental_a reservation_n if_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v evil_a intent_n in_o the_o question_n 6._o that_o man_n perform_v their_o promise_n make_v although_o it_o be_v to_o their_o hindrance_n promise_n promise_n 7._o that_o man_n bear_v a_o grateful_a mind_n for_o benefit_n receive_v that_o be_v that_o gratitude_n gratitude_n they_o do_v not_o suffer_v he_o from_o who_o they_o receive_v a_o benefit_n to_o be_v in_o a_o worse_a condition_n than_o he_o be_v before_o he_o confer_v it_o and_o if_o they_o have_v not_o in_o their_o power_n wherewith_o to_o satisfy_v yet_o that_o they_o bear_v it_o so_o in_o their_o mind_n as_o to_o be_v ready_a to_o satisfy_v to_o their_o power_n some_o creature_n who_o be_v not_o endue_v with_o reason_n do_v imitate_v this_o virtue_n the_o stork_n when_o their_o parent_n be_v viete_a and_o break_a with_o age_n do_v relieve_v they_o by_o feed_v and_o provide_v for_o they_o wherefore_o the_o greek_n call_v the_o stork_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beneficiorum_fw-la retributorem_fw-la see_v grotius_n annotation_n upon_o his_o preface_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_n &_o pac._n 8._o that_o man_n do_v well_o to_o their_o wife_n child_n and_o other_o as_o by_o nature_n and_o affinity_n ally_v unto_o they_o 9_o that_o man_n be_v merciful_a wherein_o man_n ought_v not_o so_o much_o to_o observe_v the_o quantum_fw-la as_o the_o cause_n of_o show_v mercy_n or_o pity_n 10._o that_o in_o revenge_n man_n do_v not_o respect_v the_o evil_a past_a but_o mind_n the_o future_a good_a which_o may_v happen_v from_o the_o punishment_n 11._o that_o they_o neither_o by_o deed_n word_n or_o countenance_n use_v another_o contumelious_o 12._o that_o they_o be_v not_o high-minded_a or_o over-conceited_n of_o their_o birth_n person_n or_o part_n 13._o that_o they_o be_v low_o mind_v and_o modest_a 14._o not_o to_o accept_v or_o respect_v person_n in_o judgement_n 15._o where_o no_o law_n give_v propriety_n there_o ought_v community_n to_o be_v 16._o those_o thing_n which_o can_v neither_o be_v divide_v or_o use_v in_o common_a that_o the_o decision_n be_v by_o lot_n 17._o that_o the_o first-born_a be_v prefer_v and_o the_o male_a before_o the_o female_a 18._o be_v 18._o that_o no_o man_n endeavour_v etc._n etc._n for_o that_o which_o be_v any_o man_n by_o divine_a institution_n can_v be_v alien_v neither_o by_o his_o will_n nor_o the_o will_n of_o all_o the_o man_n in_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o can_v episcopacy_n or_o priesthood_n after_o consecration_n and_o imposition_n of_o hand_n be_v transfer_v because_o they_o be_v by_o divine_a institution_n yet_o whatsoever_o bishop_n or_o priest_n shall_v endeavour_v for_o reward_n or_o price_n to_o alien_n it_o or_o deny_v it_o for_o safety_n of_o his_o life_n may_v as_o well_o be_v esteem_v a_o profane_a person_n as_o esau_n be_v that_o no_o man_n endeavour_v to_o transfer_v or_o alien_n by_o pact_n or_o promise_n that_o right_o which_o god_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o divine_a institution_n have_v give_v he_o 19_o that_o protection_n be_v grant_v to_o ambassador_n and_o mediator_n of_o peace_n 20._o that_o no_o man_n seek_v private_a revenge_n for_o any_o suppose_a injury_n 21._o that_o judgement_n be_v pronounce_v without_o hope_n of_o reward_n or_o for_o applause_n of_o man_n 22._o that_o where_o evidence_n of_o fact_n do_v not_o clear_o appear_v that_o they_o take_v information_n from_o witness_n 23._o that_o the_o judge_n be_v indifferent_a not_o bias_v to_o either_o party_n either_o by_o natural_a relation_n or_o by_o any_o precedent_a obligation_n 24._o these_o moral_a virtue_n be_v command_v by_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o be_v most_o true_o and_o proper_o so_o as_o they_o be_v reveal_v and_o declare_v to_o mankind_n by_o god_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n for_o the_o will_n of_o god_n command_v in_o the_o scripture_n that_o be_v in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n be_v in_o all_o thing_n by_o high_a right_a to_o be_v obey_v and_o follow_v and_o because_o god_n have_v create_v man_n with_o a_o immortal_a and_o eternal_a soul_n and_o do_v not_o will_n the_o death_n that_o be_v the_o eternal_a death_n of_o a_o sinner_n he_o offer_v every_o man_n grace_n who_o do_v not_o refuse_v it_o by_o prefer_v some_o other_o thing_n to_o lay_v hold_n of_o those_o mean_n which_o he_o have_v reveal_v in_o they_o for_o the_o obtain_n of_o his_o eternal_a happiness_n 25._o but_o because_o a_o man_n can_v well_o bear_v all_o these_o virtue_n in_o his_o mind_n table_n the_o sum_n or_o cause_n of_o all_o moral_a virtue_n contain_v in_o the_o second_o table_n in_o every_o action_n which_o a_o man_n intend_v if_o he_o will_v know_v whether_o it_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o not_o let_v he_o suppose_v himself_o in_o place_n of_o he_o with_o who_o he_o intend_v this_o action_n and_o if_o he_o be_v not_o willing_a that_o this_o thing_n shall_v be_v do_v to_o he_o let_v he_o not_o do_v it_o to_o another_o for_o upon_o this_o short_a and_o easy_a rule_n whatsoever_o you_o will_v that_o man_n shall_v do_v unto_o you_o do_v you_o even_o so_o unto_o they_o depend_v all_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n matth._n 7._o 12._o chap._n v._o moral_a virtue_n be_v command_v by_o god_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n 1._o the_o lord_n say_v speak_v unto_o aaron_n and_o unto_o his_o son_n say_v on_o this_o wise_a testament_n religion_n or_o the_o worship_v of_o god_n in_o a_o public_a set_a form_n be_v institute_v by_o god_n under_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n shall_v you_o bless_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n say_v unto_o they_o the_o lord_n bless_v thou_o and_o keep_v thou_o the_o lord_n make_v his_o face_n shine_v upon_o thou_o and_o be_v gracious_a unto_o thou_o the_o lord_n lift_v up_o his_o countenance_n upon_o thou_o and_o give_v thou_o peace_n and_o they_o shall_v put_v my_o name_n upon_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o i_o will_v bless_v they_o numb_a 6._o 22_o
it_o be_v impossible_a they_o shall_v receive_v their_o origination_n and_o first_o power_n from_o the_o pact_n and_o contract_n of_o man_n for_o where_o there_o be_v no_o precedent_n humane_a law_n oblige_v man_n can_v neither_o make_v pact_n contract_n or_o gift_n nor_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o give_v and_o contract_v for_o and_o to_o suppose_v that_o humane_a law_n must_v precede_v and_o oblige_v man_n to_o they_o contract_n and_o pact_n and_o that_o contract_v and_o pact_n must_v precede_v humane_a law_n and_o give_v they_o their_o power_n be_v most_o manifest_o absurd_a and_o contradictory_n the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o book_n chap._n i._o have_v thus_o far_o treat_v of_o right_n and_o law_n which_o be_v the_o prime_n and_o efficient_a cause_n of_o all_o humane_a christian_a and_o legal_a society_n we_o in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n proceed_v to_o declare_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o society_n chap._n ii_o this_o chap._n show_v the_o cause_n and_o end_n of_o regal_a power_n chap._n iii_o declare_v the_o attribute_n of_o it_o and_o incident_o the_o cause_n of_o magistrate_n power_n chap._n iu._n compare_v the_o three_o species_n of_o government_n viz._n monarchy_n democracy_n and_o aristocracy_n wherein_o the_o excellency_n of_o monarchy_n appear_v above_o either_o of_o the_o other_o as_o well_o by_o reason_n and_o experience_n as_o by_o the_o institution_n of_o god_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o world_n chap._n v._o show_v the_o internal_a cause_n dispose_v man_n to_o sedition_n as_o well_o from_o the_o party_n govern_v as_o from_o the_o subject_n or_o party_n govern_v chap._n vi_o declare_v the_o cause_n and_o attribute_n of_o the_o father_n power_n and_o chap._n vii_o the_o cause_n and_o attribute_n of_o the_o husband_n power_n in_o this_o chap._n be_v demonstrate_v that_o though_o the_o father_n and_o husband_n power_n be_v from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n yet_o may_v the_o exercise_n of_o they_o be_v restrain_v by_o the_o supreme_a power_n of_o any_o place_n without_o any_o wrong_n or_o prejudice_n to_o they_o which_o can_v not_o be_v do_v without_o a_o violence_n upon_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n if_o the_o father_n and_o husband_n power_n be_v a_o institution_n of_o god_n and_o supreme_a power_n a_o institution_n of_o man._n chap._n viii_o contain_v the_o cause_n and_o attribute_n of_o despotical_a or_o the_o master_n power_n wherein_o be_v declare_v that_o if_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o man_n to_o make_v another_o his_o master_n then_o necessary_o be_v it_o impossible_a any_o man_n shall_v make_v another_o his_o prince_n or_o sovereign_a chap._n ix_o treat_v of_o the_o cause_n and_o attribute_n of_o ecclesiastical_a power_n definition_n 1._o society_n aristotle_n in_o lib._n 1._o pol._n cap._n 5._o true_o define_v to_o be_v make_v up_o of_o many_o society_n what_o be_v society_n divide_a part_n or_o person_n so_o that_o there_o must_v necessary_o be_v unum_n quid_fw-la quod_fw-la imparet_fw-la alterum_fw-la quod_fw-la pareat_fw-la 2._o there_o be_v six_o sort_n of_o society_n first_o of_o supreme_a power_n and_o subject_n men._n how_o manifold_a be_v the_o society_n of_o men._n second_o of_o magistrate_n and_o those_o commit_v to_o their_o care_n or_o government_n and_o this_o be_v most_o proper_o call_v the_o civitas_n especial_o where_o the_o magistrate_n and_o those_o in_o their_o jurisdiction_n have_v a_o privilege_a or_o exempt_v authority_n peculiar_a to_o they_o and_o not_o the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o be_v not_o contain_v in_o their_o jurisdiction_n such_o be_v the_o society_n of_o our_o civitates_fw-la borough_n and_o corporation_n in_o england_n where_o the_o magistrate_n jurisdiction_n be_v exempt_a and_o privilege_v from_o the_o ordinary_a jurisdiction_n of_o magistrate_n where_o these_o privilege_n and_o immunity_n be_v not_o three_o of_o husband_n and_o wife_n and_o this_o society_n the_o greek_n call_v gamaca_n four_o of_o father_n and_o child_n which_o be_v call_v patrica_n five_o of_o master_n and_o servant_n which_o be_v call_v despotica_n beside_o these_o there_o be_v a_o six_o society_n which_o be_v proper_a only_o to_o christian_n viz._n of_o bishop_n curate_n and_o congregation_n commit_v to_o their_o charge_n 3._o potestas_fw-la est_fw-la jus_o imperiale_a in_o aliqua_fw-la persona_fw-la cujus_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la continet_fw-la power_n what_o be_v power_n rationem_fw-la obedientiae_fw-la 4._o there_o be_v four_o kind_n of_o power_n viz._n divine_a humane_a or_o natural_a legal_a power_n how_o many_o kind_n of_o power_n be_v there_o what_o be_v divine_a power_n and_o ecclesiastical_a 5._o divine_a power_n or_o right_a of_o command_n be_v that_o power_n which_o be_v by_o high_a right_n sole_o and_o original_o in_o god_n and_o incommunicable_a to_o any_o creature_n from_o whence_o all_o other_o power_n be_v mediate_o or_o immediate_o derive_v 6._o humane_a power_n be_v a_o right_a of_o command_n create_v immediate_o by_o god_n or_o power_n what_o be_v humane_a power_n immediate_o derive_v from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 7._o legal_a power_n be_v a_o right_a of_o command_n which_o be_v not_o immediate_o derive_v power_n what_o be_v legal_a power_n from_o any_o positive_a or_o natural_a law_n of_o god_n but_o from_o some_o humane_a law_n 8._o ecclesiastical_a power_n be_v a_o institution_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o left_a to_o continue_v tyranny_n what_o be_v ecclesiastical_a power_n what_o be_v force_n or_o tyranny_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n until_o his_o second_o come_v to_o judgement_n 9_o force_n or_o tyranny_n be_v a_o usurpation_n of_o command_n of_o any_o creature_n or_o company_n of_o creature_n not_o create_v by_o any_o law_n of_o god_n or_o man._n nor_o be_v it_o the_o command_a of_o one_o alone_a which_o make_v tyranny_n the_o very_a grecian_n can_v account_v the_o athenian_a thirty_o to_o be_v tyrant_n and_o so_o can_v the_o roman_n the_o decemviri_fw-la and_o triumvir_n and_o no_o 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