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satisfaction_n in_o this_o point_n let_v they_o read_v saint_n chrysostome_n who_o in_o divers_a place_n of_o his_o work_n but_o especial_o in_o his_o homily_n add_v pop_v antioch_n handle_v it_o at_o large_a prove_v by_o many_o reason_n argument_n and_o pregnant_a instance_n that_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v by_o nature_n second_o whatsoever_o come_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o reason_n proper_o belong_v as_o proper_o to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n it_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n extend_v of_o itself_o very_o far_o though_o man_n through_o the_o natural_a or_o rather_o to_o speak_v more_o proper_o and_o phylosophical_o unnatural_a corruption_n of_o their_o understanding_n apprehend_v it_o not_o in_o its_o full_a extent_n now_o whatsoever_o fall_v within_o the_o compass_n either_o of_o reason_n or_o of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v of_o itself_o immutable_a naturalia_fw-la jura_fw-la semper_fw-la firma_fw-la &_o immutabilia_fw-la permanent_a so_o say_v the_o civil_a rom._n law_n and_o so_o all_o writer_n general_o aristotle_n only_o except_v who_o in_o a_o place_n seem_v to_o say_v the_o contrary_a to_o wit_n that_o some_o natural_a law_n be_v mutable_a his_o word_n be_v some_o because_o they_o see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d law_n and_o judgement_n concern_v that_o which_o be_v just_a and_o right_a so_o different_a and_o so_o variable_a be_v of_o opinion_n that_o nothing_o be_v right_a or_o just_a in_o nature_n but_o by_o opinion_n only_o but_o this_o be_v not_o general_o true_a say_v he_o but_o in_o part_n it_o be_v for_o however_o among_o the_o god_n it_o may_v very_o well_o be_v that_o that_o which_o be_v natural_o just_a and_o right_a be_v altogether_o invariable_a yet_o among_o we_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o part_n of_o that_o law_n which_o be_v by_o nature_n be_v natural_o mutable_a and_o some_o part_n of_o it_o be_v not_o where_o first_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o aristotle_n do_v distinguish_v between_o jura_n naturalia_fw-la as_o not_o be_v all_o in_o regard_n of_o man_n of_o one_o nature_n and_o so_o far_o we_o follow_v aristotle_n for_o it_o be_v well_o observe_v by_o thomas_n aquinas_n that_o there_o be_v some_o jura_n naturalia_fw-la which_o may_v be_v call_v fundamentalia_fw-la or_o principalia_fw-la because_o evident_a of_o themselves_o unto_o humane_a reason_n other_o as_o it_o be_v secundaria_fw-la because_o not_o so_o apparent_a unto_o man_n but_o elicible_a or_o demonstrable_a from_o those_o fundamental_o by_o humane_a ratiocination_n the_o former_a i_o suppose_v be_v they_o that_o aristotle_n will_v have_v immutable_a but_o the_o latter_a not_o so_o some_o interpret_v aristotle_n as_o though_o he_o have_v mean_v no_o more_o than_o this_o that_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la some_o jura_n naturalia_fw-la be_v change_v or_o violate_v among_o man_n though_o the_o jure_v or_o naturâ_fw-la suâ_fw-la immutable_a because_o of_o those_o word_n of_o he_o though_o happy_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o god_n themselves_o immutable_a but_o that_o this_o can_v not_o be_v his_o meaning_n may_v appear_v first_o because_o he_o say_v some_o only_o be_v mutable_a not_o all_o whereas_o there_o be_v no_o jura_fw-la fundamentalia_fw-la but_o de_fw-la facto_fw-la be_v violate_v not_o only_o by_o particular_a man_n but_o also_o by_o whole_a nation_n as_o may_v easy_o appear_v to_o they_o that_o shall_v peruse_v the_o author_n who_o we_o have_v before_o mention_v second_o by_o that_o instance_n that_o he_o bring_v of_o thing_n natural_a wherein_o nature_n itself_o seem_v to_o be_v unconstant_a unto_o herself_o the_o right_a hand_n say_v he_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o strong_a and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o most_o man_n yet_o in_o some_o it_o be_v not_o so_o but_o more_o of_o his_o meaning_n by_o and_o by_o three_o natural_a reason_n be_v grant_v by_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n much_o impair_v and_o vitiate_a it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o all_o man_n reasonable_a by_o nature_n do_v not_o now_o agree_v upon_o the_o jura_n naturalia_fw-la and_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v sufficient_a unto_o any_o reasonable_a man_n to_o