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unjust_a action_n of_o other_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o political_a inquisition_n more_o severe_a than_o that_o for_o religion_n three_o because_o the_o major_a part_n have_v by_o consent_v voice_n declare_v a_o sovereign_n he_o that_o dissent_v must_v now_o consent_v with_o the_o rest_n that_o be_v be_v content_v to_o own_o all_o the_o action_n he_o shall_v do_v or_o else_o just_o be_v destroy_v by_o the_o rest_n this_o be_v a_o very_a sad_a condition_n either_o he_o must_v own_v all_o the_o action_n his_o sovereign_n do_v or_o just_o be_v destroy_v i_o believe_v never_o murder_n be_v so_o justify_v upon_o such_o term_n before_o own_o all_o his_o action_n no_o christian_a no_o honest_a man_n will_v do_v it_o his_o sovereign_n may_v be_v antichristian_a a_o hobbist_n who_o action_n not_o christian_a man_n can_v avouch_v he_o may_v act_v foolish_o which_o no_o wise_a man_n can_v authorise_v he_o may_v
act_v wicked_o which_o no_o honest_a man_n can_v consent_v unto_o or_o else_o just_o be_v destroy_v by_o his_o fellow_n subject_n which_o he_o understand_v by_o that_o word_n the_o rest_n destruction_n be_v the_o great_a mischief_n can_v come_v to_o a_o man_n and_o be_v never_o inflict_v but_o for_o some_o mighty_a crime_n which_o i_o do_v not_o find_v this_o man_n charge_v with_o but_o only_o a_o dissent_v or_o protest_v against_o the_o general_a vote_n a_o thing_n often_o do_v in_o parliament_n and_o yet_o no_o such_o sentence_n pass_v upon_o the_o dissenter_n nor_o be_v it_o just_a to_o do_v it_o man_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o be_v all_o of_o one_o mind_n mr._n hobbs_n will_v make_v his_o inquisition_n for_o politic_n more_o severe_a than_o any_o inquisition_n for_o religion_n but_o he_o have_v reason_n for_o what_o he_o write_v for_o say_v he_o if_o he_o voluntary_o enter_v into_o the_o congregation_n of_o they_o that_o be_v assemble_v he_o sufficient_o thereby_o declare_v his_o 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he_o must_v destroy_v mr._n hobbs_n his_o conclusion_n which_o make_v the_o king_n act_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o people_n grant_n not_o to_o offend_v in_o himself_o for_o which_o be_v his_o reason_n before_o speak_v to_o if_o the_o author_n do_v sole_o perform_v not_o the_o actor_n or_o the_o person_n who_o immediate_o operate_v which_o he_o deliver_v before_o the_o king_n not_o the_o judge_n do_v unjust_o when_o by_o his_o authority_n the_o judge_n decree_v wicked_o but_o he_o proceed_v with_o another_o reason_n for_o say_v he_o he_o that_o do_v any_o thing_n by_o authority_n from_o another_o do_v therein_o no_o injury_n to_o he_o by_o who_o authority_n he_o act_v this_o be_v not_o true_a general_o a_o judge_n judge_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o supreme_a but_o if_o he_o judge_v unjust_o yea_o judge_v a_o cause_n against_o the_o king_n perhaps_o unjust_o he_o then_o do_v the_o king_n a_o injury_n by_o his_o own_o authority_n again_o a_o general_n with_o plenipotency_n to_o kill_v slay_v etc._n etc._n from_o the_o king_n he_o turn_v now_o his_o army_n to_o the_o king_n destruction_n perhaps_o do_v not_o he_o then_o do_v the_o king_n a_o injury_n by_o his_o own_o power_n sect_n ii_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o second_o reason_n invalid_a from_o the_o falsity_n of_o his_o supposition_n consent_n or_o dissent_n give_v not_o the_o stamp_n of_o justice_n or_o injustice_n he_o that_o give_v power_n to_o do_v any_o act_n may_v complain_v of_o ill_a execution_n of_o that_o power_n he_o go_v on_o but_o by_o this_o institution_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n every_o particular_a man_n be_v author_n of_o what_o the_o sovereign_n do_v and_o consequent_o he_o that_o complain_v of_o injury_n from_o his_o sovereign_n complain_v of_o that_o whereof_o he_o himself_o be_v author_n and_o therefore_o ought_v not_o accuse_v any_o man_n but_o himself_o nor_o himself_o of_o injury_n because_o to_o do_v a_o injury_n to_o himself_o be_v impossible_a it_o be_v first_o observable_a here_o which_o run_v throughout_o the_o whole_a politic_n that_o it_o be_v build_v total_o upon_o that_o foundation_n which_o neither_o be_v nor_o be_v probable_a to_o be_v in_o any_o but_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v in_o a_o great_a commonwealth_n and_o therefore_o must_v needs_o fall_v of_o itself_o but_o suppose_v that_o impossibility_n let_v we_o consider_v his_o inference_n every_o man_n be_v author_n of_o what_o the_o sovereign_n do_v the_o reason_n of_o that_o be_v before_o express_v because_o he_o covenant_n to_o avow_v his_o action_n now_o if_o he_o do_v avow_v they_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o therefore_o they_o shall_v be_v just_a many_o a_o man_n own_v that_o act_n which_o be_v unjust_a his_o own_n of_o it_o make_v it_o neither_o just_a nor_o unjust_a these_o be_v quality_n inherent_a in_o the_o act_n not_o adherent_a to_o other_o opinion_n or_o acceptance_n or_o disacceptance_n of_o they_o i_o but_o say_v he_o consequent_o he_o that_o complain_v of_o injury_n from_o his_o sovereign_n complain_v of_o that_o whereof_o he_o himself_o be_v author_n i_o return_v that_o he_o may_v do_v that_o and_o complain_v that_o he_o himself_o have_v do_v amiss_o man_n do_v and_o it_o be_v virtuous_o do_v of_o he_o who_o do_v it_o but_o much_o rather_o of_o that_o which_o he_o act_v by_o another_o hand_n that_o which_o may_v be_v good_a in_o the_o institution_n may_v be_v spoil_v and_o hurt_v in_o the_o execution_n and_o although_o they_o do_v institute_v he_o with_o such_o a_o power_n yet_o his_o mannagement_n of_o it_o may_v be_v ill_a and_o unjust_a and_o that_o they_o may_v complain_v of_o sect_n iii_o a_o man_n may_v do_v a_o injury_n to_o himself_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o distinction_n between_o iniquity_n and_o injustice_n or_o injury_n disprove_v and_o censure_v upon_o this_o ground_n will_v appear_v the_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 creature_n passive_o to_o be_v do_v or_o use_v and_o man_n be_v use_v as_o a_o master_n or_o owner_n under_o god_n of_o they_o a_o steward_z who_o must_v give_v a_o account_n of_o such_o of_o they_o as_o come_v within_o the_o sphere_n of_o his_o dominion_n let_v any_o man_n tell_v i_o how_o a_o man_n can_v be_v capable_a of_o command_n if_o he_o be_v like_o they_o necessitate_v no_o man_n command_v fool_n madman_n or_o infant_n we_o may_v account_v they_o fool_n or_o mad_a who_o shall_v do_v it_o but_o if_o he_o will_v have_v they_o act_v any_o thing_n he_o must_v work_v upon_o their_o predominant_a passion_n as_o we_o will_v do_v with_o beast_n because_o there_o be_v in_o they_o a_o deficiency_n of_o this_o high_a power_n to_o be_v master_n of_o their_o own_o action_n it_o can_v be_v then_o that_o all_o those_o precept_n counsel_n command_v of_o god_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o he_o who_o have_v no_o power_n to_o obey_v and_o from_o thence_o we_o must_v needs_o conclude_v that_o they_o have_v a_o liberty_n to_o do_v or_o not_o to_o do_v but_o let_v we_o follow_v he_o sect_n x._o mr._n hobbs_n his_o supposition_n impossible_a without_o a_o revelation_n the_o force_n of_o the_o word_n see_n his_o hypothesis_n grant_v his_o inference_n will_v not_o follow_v cause_n not_o otherwise_o to_o seem_v then_o as_o they_o be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n so_o that_o say_v he_o to_o he_o who_o can_v see_v the_o connexion_n of_o those_o cause_n the_o necessity_n of_o all_o man_n voluntary_a action_n will_v appear_v manifest_a this_o conclusion_n be_v found_v upon_o a_o impossible_a supposal_n there_o be_v no_o possibility_n that_o a_o man_n in_o this_o world_n shall_v see_v that_o chain_n of_o cause_n in_o heaven_n hereafter_o he_o may_v but_o here_o he_o can_v without_o a_o mighty_a strange_a revelation_n but_o suppose_v he_o can_v this_o word_n see_v denote_v a_o clear_a apprehension_n what_o will_v follow_v then_o but_o that_o he_o shall_v see_v such_o cause_n necessary_a which_o be_v necessary_a and_o such_o free_a which_o be_v free_a he_o will_v see_v they_o as_o they_o be_v not_o see_v they_o in_o a_o representation_n false_a and_o so_o not_o agree_v to_o their_o condition_n sect_n xi_o of_o god_n concurrence_n with_o humane_a action_n no_o man_n a_o sinner_n if_o necessitate_v to_o sin_n divine_a disposure_n necessitate_v not_o to_o evil._n god_n not_o the_o author_n of_o those_o action_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o his_o command_n he_o be_v true_o the_o author_n of_o those_o action_n he_o advise_v god_n concurrence_n further_o illustrate_v from_o the_o influx_n of_o the_o sun_n liberal_a agent_n not_o necessitate_v by_o the_o ordinary_a concurrence_n of_o god_n he_o proceed_v and_o therefore_o god_n that_o see_v and_o dispose_v all_o thing_n see_v also_o that_o the_o liberty_n of_o man_n in_o do_v what_o he_o will_v be_v accompany_v with_o the_o necessity_n of_o do_v that_o which_o god_n will_v and_o no_o more_o nor_o less_o certain_o although_o 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god_n in_o his_o holy_a word_n to_o reveal_v to_o we_o rule_n by_o which_o we_o may_v know_v what_o be_v his_o will_n for_o we_o to_o do_v in_o do_v which_o we_o please_v he_o and_o that_o he_o like_v we_o as_o also_o what_o be_v against_o his_o will_n in_o do_v which_o we_o shall_v anger_v and_o offend_v he_o and_o he_o will_v punish_v we_o although_o god_n be_v not_o only_o a_o general_n but_o the_o first_o cause_n which_o work_v with_o and_o in_o we_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o man_n to_o think_v that_o god_n do_v in_o that_o concurrence_n determine_v man_n action_n to_o such_o thing_n which_o he_o himself_o have_v declare_v evil_a and_o against_o his_o will_n and_o which_o he_o will_v punish_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v too_o bold_a a_o assertion_n to_o say_v that_o man_n do_v no_o more_o or_o less_o than_o he_o be_v necessitate_v by_o god_n will_n which_o be_v to_o make_v no_o man_n a_o sinner_n for_o although_o as_o he_o speak_v god_n dispose_v all_o thing_n and_o 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concourse_n he_o make_v they_o cease_v from_o their_o former_a operation_n which_o by_o their_o nature_n they_o be_v necessitate_v to_o do_v as_o the_o fire_n not_o to_o burn_v the_o water_n not_o to_o run_v down_o its_o channel_n and_o the_o like_a which_o be_v apparent_a to_o every_o man_n so_o then_o though_o god_n will_v and_o concurrence_n be_v a_o cause_n of_o those_o action_n yet_o not_o be_v a_o terminate_a cause_n but_o concur_v with_o that_o nature_n which_o he_o have_v give_v they_o that_o concurrence_n do_v not_o necessitate_v that_o operation_n which_o he_o have_v give_v to_o man_n viz._n freedom_n to_o do_v or_o not_o to_o do_v but_o he_o prove_v the_o contrary_a in_o his_o follow_a word_n which_o be_v these_o sect_n xii_o the_o consequence_n of_o this_o paragraph_n examine_v his_o meaning_n conjecture_v and_o refute_v every_o deviation_n contradict_v not_o the_o power_n and_o omnipotency_n of_o god_n voluntas_fw-la facere_fw-la &_o fieri_fw-la distinguish_v in_o god_n 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