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this_o mr._n hobbs_n have_v another_o instance_n for_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o supremes_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n without_o injustice_n chap._n xx._n sect_n v._o mr._n hobbs_n his_o instance_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o athens_n examine_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n the_o people_n of_o athens_n when_o they_o banish_v the_o most_o potent_a of_o their_o commonwealth_n for_o ten_o year_n think_v they_o commit_v no_o injustice_n the_o athenian_n think_v so_o but_o do_v mr._n hobbs_n think_v so_o for_o although_o he_o bring_v this_o for_o a_o argument_n to_o prove_v the_o arbitrary_a power_n which_o supremes_n have_v over_o their_o subject_n life_n yet_o the_o scorn_n he_o put_v upon_o it_o within_o few_o line_n which_o i_o shall_v speedy_o mention_v show_v his_o contempt_n of_o it_o and_o no_o doubt_n but_o the_o athenian_n themselves_o although_o in_o the_o do_n of_o it_o be_v delight_v with_o such_o act_n of_o power_n yet_o when_o it_o be_v do_v and_o the_o lack_n of_o such_o a_o worthy_a person_n to_o assist_v at_o the_o helm_n of_o the_o state_n do_v make_v they_o sensible_a of_o the_o unhappiness_n of_o that_o act_n they_o will_v repent_v of_o it_o and_o detest_v it_o and_o find_v it_o be_v most_o unjust_a and_o imprudent_a unjust_a because_o distributive_a justice_n ought_v with_o all_o caress_n and_o politic_a blessing_n to_o reward_v virtuous_a man_n but_o to_o banish_v they_o be_v a_o heavy_a punishment_n due_a to_o evil_a doer_n and_o it_o be_v imprudent_a to_o banish_v such_o for_o by_o that_o mean_v the_o commonwealth_n lose_v his_o assistance_n and_o perhaps_o find_v that_o man_n a_o unhappy_a enemy_n who_o will_v have_v be_v a_o steadfast_a friend_n he_o go_v on_o and_o yet_o they_o never_o
sovereign_n oblige_v to_o take_v care_n for_o the_o decision_n of_o controversy_n and_o accountable_a to_o god_n as_o for_o his_o own_o so_o also_o for_o his_o officer_n neglect_v eight_o say_v he_o be_v annex_v to_o the_o sovereign_a the_o right_n of_o controversy_n which_o may_v arise_v concern_v law_n either_o civil_a or_o natural_a or_o concern_v fact_n for_o without_o the_o decision_n of_o controversy_n there_o be_v no_o protection_n of_o one_o subject_a from_o the_o injury_n of_o another_o that_o be_v true_a which_o he_o speak_v so_o that_o he_o understand_v by_o it_o not_o a_o natural_a immediate_a agent_n but_o a_o moral_a political_a act_n by_o his_o deputy_n and_o inferior_a officer_n as_o judges_z and_o than_o it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o right_n which_o he_o may_v but_o a_o duty_n which_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v and_o i_o may_v go_v further_o than_o mr._n hobbs_n here_o and_o say_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v responsible_a to_o the_o great_a king_n of_o king_n for_o not_o take_v care_n that_o those_o his_o officer_n do_v his_o duty_n of_o justice_n in_o decide_v cause_n jethro_n moses_n father-in-law_n give_v he_o good_a counsel_n not_o to_o take_v that_o burden_n impossible_a for_o his_o shoulder_n to_o bear_v upon_o himself_o alone_o but_o divide_v it_o to_o other_o and_o keep_v weighty_a cause_n only_o to_o himself_o sect_n ii_o mr._n hobbs_n nine_o inference_n affirm_v sovereign_n in_o ordinary_a emergency_n to_o use_v ordinary_a mean_n salus_fw-la populi_n suprema_fw-la lex_fw-la ninthly_o etc._n etc._n say_v he_o true_o reader_n i_o be_o tire_v with_o transcribe_v his_o word_n distinct_o the_o drift_n of_o this_o nine_o inference_n be_v to_o say_v that_o the_o sovereign_n have_v right_a to_o the_o militia_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o so_o of_o all_o mean_n to_o maintain_v his_o army_n and_o he_o say_v right_a without_o this_o all_o other_o be_v nothing_o the_o subject_n can_v be_v protect_v either_o from_o foreign_a or_o domestic_a injury_n this_o be_v true_a but_o yet_o he_o have_v right_o only_a to_o use_v right_a mean_n for_o this_o i_o speak_v not_o of_o case_n of_o necessity_n salus_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la est_fw-la summae_fw-la lex_fw-la but_o in_o the_o ordinary_a manage_n of_o affair_n he_o must_v reserve_v himself_o questionless_a to_o the_o ordinary_a way_n sect_n iii_o the_o choice_n of_o councillor_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o sovereign_n mr._n hobbs_n his_o reason_n of_o this_o conclusion_n refute_v for_o his_o ten_o inference_n which_o be_v his_o right_n of_o choose_v councillor_n officer_n of_o his_o army_n and_o the_o like_a i_o agree_v with_o he_o but_o not_o for_o his_o oft_o confute_v reason_n because_o he_o have_v right_a to_o the_o end_n he_o must_v have_v right_a to_o the_o mean_n for_o he_o can_v have_v right_a to_o get_v his_o right_a end_n by_o crooked_a mean_n but_o because_o he_o be_v supreme_a and_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o power_n in_o his_o realm_n but_o yet_o there_o be_v in_o many_o kingdom_n great_a office_n belong_v to_o family_n as_o general_n chamberlain_n and_o the_o like_a and_o those_o can_v just_o be_v lay_v aside_o out_o of_o those_o place_n that_o they_o be_v bear_v to_o and_o have_v by_o inheritance_n without_o great_a and_o just_a cause_n of_o disinherit_n be_v produce_v sect_n iv_o the_o eleven_o inference_n affirm_v where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n there_o be_v no_o transgression_n and_o consequent_o no_o punishment_n his_o eleven_o be_v most_o true_a that_o to_o the_o sovereign_n be_v commit_v the_o power_n of_o punish_v and_o reward_v according_a to_o law_n or_o if_o there_o be_v no_o law_n i_o fear_v to_o join_v with_o he_o here_o to_o punish_v where_o be_v no_o law_n according_a as_o he_o shall_v judge_v meet_a to_o conduce_v to_o the_o deter_v of_o man_n from_o do_v disservice_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n this_o i_o like_v not_o sin_n be_v the_o transgression_n of_o a_o law_n where_o no_o law_n no_o sin_n therefore_o no_o punishment_n his_o last_o inference_n be_v after_o a_o long_a preamble_n that_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o sovereign_a power_n to_o give_v title_n of_o honour_n i_o agree_v with_o he_o in_o this_o clause_n but_o observe_v that_o his_o twelve_o eleven_o ten_o nine_o inference_n be_v all_o page_n 92._o sect_n v._o mr._n hobbs_n his_o objection_n and_o answer_v approve_v king_n more_o incommodate_v than_o subject_n from_o the_o burden_n of_o their_o crime_n and_o their_o account_n to_o the_o king_n of_o king_n i_o have_v thus_o brief_o touch_v upon_o these_o particular_a inference_n which_o he_o call_v the_o right_a of_o a_o sovereign_n and_o have_v censure_v they_o any_o man_n may_v easy_o look_v through_o that_o which_o follow_v in_o that_o cap._n but_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o that_o cap._n page_n 94._o he_o seem_v to_o answer_v a_o objection_n a_o man_n may_v here_o object_v that_o the_o condition_n of_o subject_n be_v very_o miserable_a as_o be_v obnoxious_a to_o the_o lust_n or_o other_o irregular_a passion_n of_o he_o or_o they_o who_o have_v so_o unlimited_a a_o power_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o common_o they_o who_o live_v under_o a_o monarch_n think_v it_o the_o fault_n of_o monarchy_n etc._n etc._n not_o consider_v say_v he_o that_o the_o estate_n of_o man_n can_v never_o be_v without_o some_o incommodity_n or_o other_o i_o think_v he_o speak_v truth_n in_o almost_o all_o this_o whole_a paragraph_n but_o as_o a_o christian_a man_n who_o be_v assure_v there_o be_v a_o god_n a_o heaven_n and_o hell_n i_o may_v say_v that_o as_o all_o subject_n must_v whilst_o they_o be_v in_o this_o world_n have_v incommodity_n so_o king_n have_v many_o more_o their_o crown_n be_v make_v of_o thorn_n and_o their_o sceptre_n too_o heavy_a almost_o for_o man_n to_o bear_v because_o they_o have_v a_o mighty_a account_n to_o make_v up_o to_o their_o king_n the_o king_n of_o king_n of_o the_o good_a or_o evil_n in_o their_o government_n with_o which_o word_n i_o end_v this_o cap._n and_o come_v to_o 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to_o put_v a_o question_n i_o will_v not_o be_v peremptory_a in_o it_o why_o since_o a_o commonwealth_n be_v the_o whole_a body_n politic_a and_o consist_v in_o the_o whole_a regiment_n from_o the_o king_n to_o the_o cottager_n why_o there_o may_v not_o be_v think_v of_o some_o division_n in_o respect_n of_o subordination_n as_o well_o as_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o supreme_a but_o i_o will_v leave_v the_o answer_n to_o some_o young_a head_n who_o may_v have_v leisure_n to_o examine_v it_o and_o raise_v another_o question_n since_o the_o division_n be_v make_v only_o out_o of_o the_o quantity_n or_o number_n which_o constitute_v a_o supreme_a why_o may_v not_o some_o thing_n be_v think_v upon_o concern_v the_o quality_n of_o it_o which_o may_v give_v a_o new_a and_o another_o illustration_n to_o that_o condition_n of_o a_o supreme_a for_o although_o this_o
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or_o be_v able_a to_o propose_v by_o eternal_a happiness_n or_o misery_n which_o nothing_o can_v do_v but_o god_n alone_o and_o this_o be_v do_v to_o those_o who_o will_v receive_v or_o not_o receive_v his_o word_n well_o the_o word_n contain_v here_o be_v deliver_v with_o such_o a_o exaction_n as_o never_o man_n propose_v the_o same_o truth_n in_o and_o require_v with_o such_o promise_n as_o never_o man_n do_v meet_v with_o nor_o can_v perform_v we_o must_v needs_o therefore_o be_v assure_v they_o be_v divine_a chap._n xxii_o sect_n v._o the_o three_o argument_n from_o the_o sanctity_n and_o integrity_n of_o the_o person_n who_o deliver_v these_o truth_n the_o miraculous_a conduct_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n by_o moses_n the_o objection_n of_o his_o assertation_n of_o dominion_n answer_v the_o prediction_n of_o the_o prophet_n not_o possible_a without_o a_o divine_a revelation_n the_o truth_n and_o certainty_n of_o their_o prediction_n object_v and_o so_o i_o come_v to_o the_o 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receive_v this_o law_n from_o god_n when_o he_o do_v not_o yes_o to_o make_v himself_o king_n among_o they_o indeed_o the_o rebel_n last_n speak_v of_o do_v object_n that_o but_o god_n confute_v it_o by_o a_o miraculous_a destroy_v they_o and_o we_o see_v although_o whilst_o he_o live_v he_o go_v betwixt_o god_n and_o they_o deliver_v prayer_n to_o god_n for_o they_o and_o bring_v god_n will_v to_o they_o yet_o we_o find_v not_o that_o he_o acquire_v any_o high_a matter_n for_o himself_o the_o priesthood_n which_o be_v to_o be_v a_o perpetual_a dignity_n he_o put_v aaron_n into_o the_o politic_a government_n he_o bequeath_v to_o josuah_n and_o we_o do_v not_o find_v he_o contrive_v more_o than_o a_o ordinary_a proportion_n for_o his_o child_n which_o show_v that_o he_o have_v no_o self_n end_v in_o any_o thing_n he_o do_v nay_o we_o may_v read_v in_o the_o 32._o of_o exodus_fw-la 10._o when_o moses_n intercede_v with_o god_n for_o favour_n to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n god_n make_v he_o answer_v let_v i_o alone_o that_o my_o wrath_n may_v wax_v hot_a against_o they_o and_o that_o i_o may_v consume_v they_o and_o i_o will_v make_v of_o thou_o a_o great_a nation_n nevertheless_o moses_n be_v not_o bribe_v with_o this_o for_o his_o own_o interest_n to_o forsake_v god_n glory_n but_o present_o after_o press_v god_n for_o his_o own_o honour_n to_o have_v pity_n upon_o the_o israelite_n as_o you_o may_v read_v vers_n 11._o etc._n etc._n where_o methinks_v he_o do_v like_o abraham_n offer_v his_o whole_a posterity_n to_o god_n glory_n and_o honour_n which_o show_v that_o moses_n have_v no_o sinister_a end_n in_o his_o action_n but_o only_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n which_o certain_o can_v not_o rise_v out_o of_o such_o a_o proud_a lie_n as_o to_o take_v upon_o he_o divine_a revelation_n where_o there_o be_v none_o next_o let_v we_o consider_v the_o prophet_n they_o be_v man_n that_o adventure_v their_o life_n and_o suffer_v misery_n for_o those_o truth_n they_o foretell_v and_o teach_v yea_o they_o be_v sure_a of_o it_o and_o they_o who_o follow_v their_o counsel_n according_a to_o these_o revelation_n which_o god_n make_v to_o they_o it_o be_v well_o with_o they_o and_o mischief_n follow_v they_o who_o do_v otherwise_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o foretell_v do_v come_v to_o pass_v according_o both_o concern_v the_o jew_n and_o all_o other_o nation_n yea_o the_o whole_a world_n why_o shall_v not_o we_o be_v assure_v that_o these_o thing_n come_v from_o god_n which_o they_o say_v be_v reveal_v by_o he_o since_o we_o see_v they_o true_a in_o all_o those_o work_n which_o they_o forspeak_v of_o chap._n xxii_o sect_n vi_o of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o efficacy_n of_o their_o preach_n the_o power_n of_o tongue_n their_o suffering_n and_o patience_n not_o possible_o but_o from_o divine_a inspiration_n a_o further_a assertion_n of_o the_o same_o argument_n à _fw-la posteriori_fw-la such_o effect_n not_o producible_a but_o from_o a_o divine_a law_n if_o we_o descend_v to_o the_o apostle_n we_o shall_v find_v they_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o man_n of_o mean_a extraction_n and_o education_n how_o can_v it_o be_v possible_a that_o they_o unless_o by_o revelation_n shall_v attain_v to_o such_o a_o efficacy_n of_o preach_v as_o to_o be_v able_a to_o convince_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o preach_v this_o divine_a philosophy_n how_o come_v they_o by_o the_o power_n of_o tongue_n to_o be_v able_a to_o travel_v through_o the_o world_n and_o preach_v to_o every_o man_n in_o his_o own_o language_n but_o by_o the_o supernatural_a assistance_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n why_o will_v they_o undertake_v the_o work_n through_o such_o cruel_a persecution_n foretell_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o sheep_n among_o wolf_n but_o that_o it_o be_v a_o duty_n enjoin_v they_o from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o they_o be_v sure_a that_o he_o who_o promise_v it_o will_v make_v good_a their_o reward_n in_o heaven_n hereafter_o for_o here_o they_o be_v to_o have_v misery_n true_o i_o know_v not_o what_o can_v be_v oppose_v against_o this_o but_o that_o both_o from_o the_o matter_n deliver_v rome_v the_o manner_n that_o they_o be_v deliver_v by_o and_o from_o the_o person_n who_o deliver_v they_o we_o have_v as_o great_a a_o assurance_n that_o these_o truth_n be_v reveal_v to_o they_o by_o god_n as_o can_v be_v wrought_v by_o humane_a faith_n yea_o but_o let_v we_o consider_v further_o and_o it_o be_v scientifical_a à _fw-la posteriori_fw-la from_o the_o effect_n to_o the_o cause_n for_o if_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o these_o effect_n shall_v come_v from_o any_o cause_n but_o god_n as_o indeed_o i_o think_v it_o not_o possible_a than_o it_o be_v demonstrate_v that_o these_o must_v be_v revelation_n and_o we_o have_v a_o mighty_a assurance_n of_o they_o chap._n xxii_o sect_n
not_o be_v so_o to_o another_o the_o force_n of_o which_o answer_n lie_v in_o this_o that_o there_o may_v be_v many_o counterfeit_a miracle_n which_o may_v appear_v true_a to_o one_o and_o may_v be_v find_v false_a by_o another_o and_o therefore_o because_o man_n may_v be_v deceive_v they_o have_v no_o assurance_n from_o they_o to_o this_o i_o can_v say_v that_o mr._n hobbs_n be_v not_o so_o good_a a_o logician_n here_o as_o the_o devil_n for_o the_o devil_n dispute_v from_o the_o real_a force_n of_o the_o argument_n but_o mr._n hobbs_n draw_v his_o answer_n from_o the_o apprehension_n of_o the_o hearer_n or_o spectator_n when_o it_o thunder_v man_n a_o man_n be_v busy_a &_o hear_v it_o not_o do_v it_o not_o therefore_o thunder_n because_o he_o do_v not_o hear_v it_o the_o sun_n arise_v and_o shine_v out_o in_o the_o morning_n when_o i_o be_o in_o bed_n and_o see_v it_o not_o do_v it_o therefore_o not_o shine_v because_o i_o discern_v it_o not_o when_o a_o man_n who_o have_v weak_a 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a_o abominable_a lie_n even_o to_o death_n but_o for_o so_o many_o to_o do_v it_o and_o suffer_v for_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o same_o story_n it_o can_v be_v imagine_v and_o then_o consider_v that_o they_o be_v man_n bless_v by_o god_n in_o have_v these_o revelation_n and_o the_o relate_v they_o i_o say_v relate_v they_o for_o because_o the_o doctrine_n be_v to_o be_v divulge_v to_o all_o nation_n by_o they_o god_n assist_v they_o with_o the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n by_o which_o they_o be_v able_a sudden_o to_o relate_v in_o their_o own_o language_n to_o every_o nation_n the_o wonderful_a thing_n which_o concern_v their_o salvation_n and_o from_o hence_o i_o will_v draw_v the_o impossibility_n of_o their_o feign_v their_o sanctity_n in_o the_o delivery_n of_o these_o revelation_n for_o as_o the_o revelation_n be_v from_o god_n so_o the_o very_a delivery_n of_o they_o by_o the_o power_n of_o tongue_n be_v from_o god_n who_o can_v countenance_v and_o make_v good_a a_o lie_n but_o yet_o 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as_o be_v a_o conquer_a nation_n be_v a_o act_n of_o ignorance_n in_o the_o right_n of_o sovereignty_n now_o i_o be_o at_o the_o 105_o page_n he_o have_v pass_v a_o free_a and_o liberal_a censure_n upon_o such_o sovereign_n but_o let_v he_o know_v that_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o there_o be_v two_o such_o kingdom_n it_o be_v very_o hard_o if_o such_o as_o adventure_v their_o life_n and_o fortune_n with_o their_o king_n and_o have_v a_o subordinate_a share_n in_o the_o conquest_n shall_v after_o the_o conquest_n be_v no_o better_o but_o in_o the_o same_o condition_n with_o those_o who_o they_o conquer_v and_o by_o they_o be_v conquer_v it_o be_v true_a a_o easy_a yoke_n and_o time_n the_o mother_n of_o experience_n may_v reduce_v they_o into_o one_o condition_n
not_o out_o of_o moses_n his_o chair_n but_o ex_fw-la cathedrâ_fw-la pestilentiae_fw-la as_o the_o psalmist_n phrase_v it_o psal_n 1.2_o and_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n often_o forewarn_v they_o not_o only_o of_o the_o life_n but_o doctrine_n of_o the_o pharisee_n in_o the_o 16._o of_o mat._n 6._o take_v heed_n of_o the_o leaven_n of_o the_o pharisee_n which_o in_o the_o 12._o verse_n be_v expound_v the_o doctrine_n and_o in_o this_o very_a chap._n verse_n 4._o they_o bound_v heavy_a burden_n and_o grievous_a to_o be_v bear_v and_o lay_v they_o upon_o man_n shoulder_n and_o in_o the_o 13._o verse_n they_o be_v say_v to_o shut_v up_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n against_o man_n which_o must_v be_v by_o their_o doctrine_n in_o the_o 16_o verse_n they_o be_v call_v blind_a guide_n which_o must_v also_o be_v by_o their_o ignorance_n in_o doctrine_n or_o teach_n and_o if_o the_o blind_a lead_v the_o blind_a they_o will_v both_o fall_v into_o the_o ditch_n so_o likewise_o in_o the_o same_o verse_n he_o reprove_v their_o false_a doctrine_n about_o oath_n wherefore_o this_o whatsoever_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o whatsoever_o according_a to_o that_o they_o pretend_v so_o out_o of_o moses_n his_o chair_n what_o they_o from_o his_o authority_n shall_v appoint_v to_o be_v observe_v must_v be_v observe_v but_o when_o they_o produce_v doctrine_n contrary_a to_o that_o they_o must_v be_v disobey_v their_o wicked_a life_n shall_v not_o prejudice_v their_o godly_a doctrine_n nor_o shall_v moses_n his_o chair_n countenance_v their_o wicked_a doctrine_n or_o command_n for_o if_o so_o s._n peter_n and_o s._n paul_n before_o speak_v of_o be_v to_o blame_v who_o disobey_v their_o command_n and_o the_o inhuman_a murder_n of_o our_o saviour_n may_v be_v justify_v which_o be_v act_v by_o their_o direction_n well_o i_o need_v speak_v no_o more_o to_o this_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o this_o neither_o can_v prove_v aristocraty_n nor_o deliver_v a_o infallible_a unerring_a rule_n for_o they_o to_o be_v regulate_v by_o and_o as_o he_o be_v to_o blame_v to_o find_v aristocraty_n upon_o any_o of_o these_o place_n of_o scripture_n so_o sure_o upon_o this_o hyperbolical_a expression_n that_o the_o power_n of_o every_o one_o of_o these_o supremes_n be_v as_o great_a as_o possible_o man_n can_v be_v imagine_v to_o make_v it_o for_o then_o all_o supremes_n have_v a_o like_a power_n which_o certain_o be_v not_o apparent_a and_o at_o all_o time_n for_o if_o such_o a_o greatness_n belong_v to_o a_o sovereign_a as_o a_o sovereign_n then_o in_o no_o sovereign_n or_o at_o any_o time_n can_v it_o be_v miss_v then_o the_o subject_n can_v have_v right_a to_o rescue_v himself_o from_o bond_n or_o such_o hardship_n which_o may_v render_v his_o life_n odious_a to_o he_o as_o he_o often_o persuade_v for_o such_o absolute_a power_n may_v be_v imagine_v to_o be_v make_v sect_n xiii_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o hyperbolical_a power_n scarce_o any_o where_n to_o be_v find_v and_o yet_o no_o such_o state_n of_o war_n as_o he_o imagine_v have_v follow_v the_o facto_fw-la his_o subsequent_a question_n answer_v by_o another_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o doctrine_n the_o foundation_n of_o sedition_n dispute_v concern_v government_n dangerous_a but_o not_o to_o be_v prevent_v he_o proceed_v and_o though_o of_o so_o unlimited_a a_o power_n man_n may_v fancy_v many_o evil_a consequence_n yet_o the_o consequence_n of_o the_o want_n of_o it_o which_o be_v perpetual_a war_n of_o every_o man_n against_o his_o neighbour_n be_v much_o worse_o thus_o far_o he_o what_o a_o strange_a wild_a asseveration_n be_v this_o mr._n hobbs_n i_o be_o persuade_v have_v live_v in_o divers_a commonwealth_n yet_o do_v he_o never_o find_v in_o any_o this_o absolute_a hyperbolical_a power_n of_o a_o sovereign_n nor_o do_v he_o see_v any_o where_n that_o every_o man_n be_v at_o war_n with_o his_o neighbour_n that_o which_o follow_v in_o that_o paragraph_n i_o let_v pass_v because_o confute_v by_o what_o have_v be_v write_v heretofore_o there_o be_v no_o new_a matter_n in_o it_o and_o pass_v to_o the_o next_o which_o he_o thus_o begin_v the_o great_a objection_n be_v that_o of_o the_o practice_n when_o man_n ask_v where_o and_o when_o such_o power_n have_v by_o subject_n be_v acknowledge_v true_o a_o wise_a question_n and_o shrewd_o propose_v and_o to_o which_o he_o make_v a_o unsatisfactory_a answer_n which_o be_v but_o one_o may_v ask_v they_o again_o when_o and_o where_o have_v there_o be_v a_o kingdom_n long_o free_a from_o sedition_n and_o civil_a war_n that_o word_n long_o be_v a_o word_n of_o so_o large_a a_o capacity_n a_o man_n can_v hardly_o find_v any_o time_n which_o he_o can_v say_v be_v short_a but_o let_v that_o pass_v he_o may_v consider_v that_o civil_a war_n and_o tumult_n arise_v from_o divers_a occasion_n sometime_o from_o diverse_a title_n sometime_o from_o private_a injury_n sometime_o when_o people_n be_v teach_v that_o they_o may_v vindicate_v themselves_o from_o oppression_n by_o their_o own_o private_a force_n and_o strength_n sometime_o when_o they_o shall_v be_v teach_v that_o they_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o power_n and_o therefore_o they_o may_v take_v away_o as_o well_o as_o give_v which_o two_o last_n be_v the_o fundamental_a prop_n of_o his_o whole_a leviathan_n and_o natural_o produce_v rebellion_n towards_o superior_n he_o go_v on_o and_o in_o those_o nation_n who_o commonwealth_n have_v be_v long-lived_a and_o not_o be_v destroy_v but_o by_o foreign_a war_n the_o subject_n never_o do_v dispute_v of_o sovereign_a power_n he_o shall_v have_v do_v a_o great_a work_n if_o he_o have_v instance_a in_o those_o nation_n and_o have_v prove_v they_o never_o dispute_v that_o point_n in_o answer_n to_o this_o the_o less_o dispute_n there_o be_v about_o it_o it_o be_v by_o so_o much_o the_o safe_o but_o who_o can_v hold_v man_n that_o have_v reason_n from_o dispute_v the_o reason_n of_o these_o great_a affair_n which_o so_o near_o concern_v they_o sect_n fourteen_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o bold_a censure_n of_o those_o who_o have_v write_v before_o he_o his_o principle_n destructive_a to_o humane_a society_n but_o say_v he_o howsoever_o a_o argument_n from_o the_o practice_n of_o man_n that_o have_v not_o sift_v to_o the_o bottom_n and_o with_o exact_a reason_n weigh_v the_o cause_n and_o nature_n of_o commonwealth_n and_o suffer_v daily_o those_o misery_n that_o proceed_v from_o the_o ignorance_n thereof_o be_v invalid_a a_o bold_a assertion_n and_o censorious_a of_o all_o the_o world_n in_o a_o subject_a of_o which_o hundred_o of_o learned_a man_n have_v discourse_v much_o more_o safe_o and_o rational_o then_o himself_o and_o declare_v those_o thing_n which_o he_o call_v the_o cause_n and_o nature_n of_o commonwealth_n much_o more_o excellent_o than_o he_o as_o may_v appear_v to_o any_o man_n who_o will_v peruse_v they_o which_o writer_n although_o they_o may_v have_v infirmity_n and_o error_n yet_o i_o never_o read_v one_o man_n who_o maintain_v in_o politic_n principle_n so_o destructive_a to_o humane_a society_n as_o himself_o but_o he_o give_v a_o instance_n to_o confirm_v his_o answer_n to_o that_o argument_n for_o say_v he_o though_o in_o all_o place_n in_o the_o world_n man_n shall_v lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o their_o house_n on_o the_o sand_n it_o can_v not_o thence_o be_v infer_v that_o so_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v he_o say_v truth_n but_o his_o instance_n be_v like_o his_o conclusion_n which_o he_o will_v illustrate_v by_o it_o and_o when_o he_o can_v show_v i_o that_o all_o man_n have_v build_v their_o house_n upon_o the_o sand_n i_o will_v yield_v that_o all_o nation_n in_o the_o world_n have_v found_v themselves_o upon_o weak_a support_n but_o until_o then_o he_o shall_v excuse_v i_o from_o think_v one_o or_o the_o other_o sect_n xv._o the_o rule_n in_o politic_n not_o found_v upon_o demonstration_n the_o judgement_n and_o humour_n of_o man_n equal_o various_a the_o rule_n of_o government_n must_v follow_v the_o present_a occurrence_n he_o again_o the_o skill_n of_o make_v and_o maintain_v commonwealth_n consist_v in_o certain_a rule_n as_o do_v arithmetic_n and_o geometry_n not_o as_o tennis_n play_n upon_o practice_v only_o which_o rule_v neither_o poor_a man_n have_v the_o leisure_n nor_o man_n that_o have_v have_v the_o leisure_n have_v hitherto_o have_v the_o curiosity_n or_o the_o method_n to_o find_v out_o the_o first_o clause_n of_o this_o affirmation_n must_v be_v examine_v first_o where_o he_o say_v the_o skill_n of_o make_v and_o rule_v commonwealth_n consist_v in_o certain_a rule_n as_o do_v arithmetic_n and_o geometry_n rule_v without_o doubt_n all_o prudential_a action_n be_v govern_v by_o but_o to_o say_v like_o arithmetic_n and_o geometry_n be_v more_o than_o can_v be_v justify_v for_o their_o rule_n be_v most_o certain_a the_o demonstration_n out_o of_o they_o most_o
external_a impediment_n but_o absolute_a liberty_n it_o be_v not_o because_o both_o it_o be_v impede_v from_o overflow_a the_o channel_n by_o the_o bank_n and_o likewise_o because_o it_o be_v restrain_v by_o its_o nature_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o absolute_o liberty_n there_o be_v libertas_fw-la à _fw-la coactione_n a_o liberty_n from_o constraint_n of_o outward_a cause_n but_o there_o be_v no_o liberty_n à _fw-fr necessitate_v from_o the_o necessity_n of_o its_o nature_n without_o which_o there_o be_v no_o proper_a liberty_n any_o otherwise_o then_o a_o prisoner_n have_v to_o live_v in_o gaol_n but_o liberty_n be_v ad_fw-la opposita_fw-la to_o thing_n of_o divers_a nature_n where_o the_o internal_a principle_n have_v power_n to_o do_v this_o or_o that_o or_o at_o the_o least_o to_o do_v or_o not_o to_o do_v as_o he_o speak_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o last_o paragraph_n the_o doer_n have_v liberty_n to_o omit_v now_o the_o water_n have_v freedom_n to_o do_v it_o be_v not_o hinder_v from_o run_v in_o the_o channel_n but_o not_o so_o much_o liberty_n as_o school_n boy_n take_v one_o towards_o another_o when_o the_o weak_a boy_n shall_v choose_v the_o best_a the_o strong_a will_v give_v he_o the_o worst_a and_o bid_v he_o choose_v that_o or_o none_o for_o the_o water_n have_v not_o liberty_n to_o run_v or_o not_o to_o run_v but_o only_a liberty_n to_o run_v sect_n viii_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o former_a instance_n to_o voluntary_a action_n his_o liberty_n to_o have_v or_o not_o to_o have_v write_v and_o disperse_v these_o impious_a doctrine_n he_o proceed_v so_o likewise_o in_o the_o action_n which_o man_n voluntary_o do_v it_o be_v not_o so_o in_o the_o action_n which_o man_n voluntary_o do_v there_o be_v no_o necessity_n for_o they_o to_o do_v their_o voluntary_a action_n they_o can_v choose_v whether_o they_o will_v do_v they_o or_o not_o that_o man_n who_o do_v virtuous_o can_v choose_v and_o do_v vicious_o and_o so_o contrary_o he_o can_v have_v choose_v whether_o he_o will_v have_v write_v these_o wicked_a doctrine_n which_o he_o have_v teach_v if_o not_o let_v he_o confess_v it_o and_o i_o will_v prove_v he_o not_o to_o be_v a_o man_n but_o a_o beast_n and_o fit_a to_o be_v use_v as_o a_o beast_n yea_o worse_o than_o a_o beast_n to_o be_v like_o a_o stone_n which_o natural_o descend_v or_o water_n which_o necessary_o run_v down_o its_o channel_n and_o so_o ought_v to_o be_v use_v like_o it_o for_o indeed_o there_o be_v no_o one_o thing_n more_o peculiar_a to_o man_n then_o this_o liberty_n sect_n ix_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o reason_n of_o the_o former_a assertion_n invalid_a of_o the_o first_o and_o second_o cause_n man_n active_o other_o creature_n passive_o capable_a of_o command_n fool_n and_o madman_n incapable_a of_o command_n but_o he_o give_v a_o reason_n for_o what_o he_o speak_v and_o yet_o because_o every_o act_n of_o man_n will_n and_o every_o desire_n and_o inclination_n proceed_v from_o some_o cause_n and_o that_o from_o another_o cause_n in_o a_o continual_a chain_n who_o first_o link_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n the_o first_o of_o all_o cause_n proceed_v from_o necessity_n the_o force_n of_o this_o argument_n be_v invisible_a for_o though_o this_o will_n do_v proceed_v from_o a_o cause_n as_o he_o express_v it_o yet_o if_o that_o immediate_a cause_n from_o which_o it_o proceed_v be_v not_o necessary_a yea_o if_o any_o one_o link_n in_o the_o chain_n of_o cause_n be_v free_a and_o not_o necessary_a the_o effect_n be_v not_o necessary_a for_o the_o arbitrariness_n of_o any_o one_o will_v make_v the_o effect_n such_o but_o this_o liberty_n of_o the_o agent_n he_o speak_v of_o look_v only_o upon_o the_o immediate_a cause_n which_o in_o humane_a action_n be_v free_a and_o may_v not_o be_v do_v yea_o very_o often_o the_o agent_n may_v choose_v the_o contrary_a that_o the_o first_o cause_n work_v with_o all_o second_o cause_n be_v as_o certain_a as_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o mathematics_n for_o there_o can_v be_v a_o second_o or_o a_o three_o or_o any_o number_n but_o it_o proceed_v from_o a_o first_o and_o yet_o because_o the_o first_o have_v a_o influence_n upon_o the_o rest_n it_o follow_v not_o that_o they_o be_v cipher_n but_o each_o out_o of_o that_o foundation_n have_v its_o several_a operation_n so_o in_o this_o the_o first_o cause_n be_v causa_fw-la generalis_fw-la and_o work_n with_o second_o cause_n which_o be_v derive_v from_o it_o but_o they_o have_v their_o several_a way_n and_o power_n of_o work_v natural_a according_a to_o their_o natural_a inclination_n animal_n according_a to_o the_o peculiar_a disposition_n of_o those_o soul_n which_o inhabit_v they_o only_a man_n have_v a_o free_a nature_n among_o bodily_a thing_n in_o that_o resemble_v the_o great_a cause_n of_o cause_n he_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o those_o action_n which_o he_o do_v as_o a_o man_n voluntary_o and_o therefore_o be_v capable_a of_o command_n active_o to_o do_v and_o the_o other_o 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