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obligation_n one_o to_o another_o as_o mr._n hobs_n word_n be_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr cive_z cap._n 8._o sect_n 3._o the_o scripture_n teach_v we_o otherwise_o that_o all_o man_n come_v by_o succession_n and_o generation_n from_o one_o man_n we_o must_v not_o deny_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o history_n of_o the_o creation_n iv._o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v that_o god_n will_v create_v man_n in_o a_o condition_n worse_o than_o any_o beast_n as_o if_o he_o make_v man_n to_o no_o other_o end_n by_o nature_n but_o to_o destroy_v one_o another_o a_o right_n for_o the_o father_n to_o destroy_v or_o eat_v his_o child_n and_o for_o child_n to_o do_v the_o like_a by_o their_o parent_n be_v worse_a than_o cannibal_n 10._o this_o horrid_a condition_n of_o pure_a nature_n when_o mr._n hobbs_n be_v charge_v with_o his_o refuge_n be_v to_o answer_v that_o no_o son_n can_v be_v understand_v to_o be_v in_o this_o state_n of_o pure_a nature_n which_o be_v all_o one_o with_o deny_v his_o own_o 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in_o the_o preservation_n of_o life_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o war_n in_o the_o state_n of_o pure_a nature_n it_o be_v the_o right_n of_o nature_n for_o every_o man_n to_o live_v in_o peace_n that_o so_o he_o may_v tend_v the_o preservation_n of_o his_o life_n which_o whilst_o he_o be_v in_o actual_a war_n he_o can_v do_v war_n of_o itself_o as_o it_o be_v war_n preserve_v no_o man_n life_n it_o only_o help_v we_o to_o preserve_v and_o obtain_v the_o mean_n to_o live_v if_o every_o man_n tend_v the_o right_n of_o preserve_a life_n which_o may_v be_v do_v in_o peace_n there_o be_v no_o cause_n of_o war._n vi_o but_o admit_v the_o state_n of_o nature_n be_v the_o state_n of_o war_n let_v we_o see_v what_o help_n mr._n hobbs_n have_v for_o it_o it_o be_v a_o principle_n of_o he_o that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v a_o rule_n find_v out_o by_o reason_n i_o do_v think_v it_o be_v give_v by_o god_n pag._n 64._o forbid_v a_o man_n to_o do_v that_o which_o 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