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have_v show_v another_o the_o positive_a law_n of_o god_n and_o he_o must_v in_o both_o these_o use_n judicium_fw-la privatum_fw-la his_o private_a judgement_n whether_o his_o action_n accord_v or_o no_o with_o these_o superior_a law_n now_o in_o all_o these_o he_o must_v judge_v and_o be_v responsible_a for_o that_o judgement_n whether_o he_o judge_v by_o such_o rule_v as_o aught_o to_o guide_v a_o prudent_a man_n but_o he_o give_v a_o reason_n for_o what_o he_o speak_v for_o a_o man_n conscience_n and_o his_o judgement_n be_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o as_o the_o judgement_n so_o also_o the_o conscience_n may_v be_v erroneous_a this_o do_v not_o follow_v because_o he_o may_v err_v therefore_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v guide_v by_o it_o a_o man_n may_v have_v a_o false_a light_n show_v or_o his_o eye_n may_v be_v weak_a as_o our_o eye_n who_o be_v old_a man_n be_v must_v he_o therefore_o not_o make_v use_n of_o that_o light_n and_o sight_n which_o he_o have_v nay_o rather_o he_o must_v be_v more_o careful_a in_o the_o diligent_a use_v of_o his_o eye_n and_o more_o serious_o examine_v the_o light_n which_o be_v offer_v to_o they_o but_o in_o all_o these_o offer_n of_o reason_n which_o he_o make_v in_o this_o case_n they_o may_v be_v apply_v to_o that_o judgement_n which_o he_o must_v make_v concern_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o the_o civil_a law_n which_o he_o allow_v a_o man_n must_v judge_v whether_o his_o action_n be_v according_a to_o they_o and_o what_o â—s_v the_o meaning_n of_o they_o as_o well_o as_o what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o positive_a law_n of_o god_n and_o he_o must_v and_o will_v if_o he_o be_v a_o virtuous_a man_n act_n according_o therefore_o say_v he_o though_o he_o that_o be_v subject_a to_o no_o civil_a law_n sin_v in_o all_o he_o do_v against_o his_o conscience_n because_o he_o have_v no_o other_o rule_n to_o follow_v but_o his_o own_o reason_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o he_o that_o live_v in_o a_o commonwealth_n because_o the_o law_n be_v the_o public_a conscience_n by_o which_o he_o have_v already_o undertake_v to_o be_v guide_v i_o can_v find_v how_o to_o apply_v this_o discourse_n close_o to_o the_o question_n for_o he_o who_o be_v not_o embody_a in_o a_o commonwealth_n say_v he_o be_v rule_v by_o his_o reason_n but_o hark_v you_o that_o reason_n ought_v to_o be_v rule_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n according_a to_o his_o own_o doctrine_n and_o according_a to_o i_o by_o whatsoever_o be_v a_o know_v positive_a law_n of_o god_n likewise_o although_o there_o be_v no_o civil_a law_n and_o i_o will_v tell_v he_o far_o that_o no_o civil_a or_o politic_a law_n can_v have_v power_n to_o bind_v he_o to_o the_o breach_n of_o any_o of_o these_o and_o therefore_o what_o he_o speak_v of_o a_o public_a conscience_n be_v a_o unheard_a of_o language_n and_o not_o proper_a to_o be_v apply_v to_o conscience_n and_o most_o undoubted_o only_o educeable_a out_o of_o that_o before_o unheard_a of_o and_o most_o impossible_a principle_n of_o constitute_v a_o supreme_a which_o have_v be_v abundant_o confute_v in_o my_o former_a discourse_n let_v the_o reader_n take_v notice_n that_o i_o be_o now_o in_o page_n the_o 169_o otherwise_o in_o such_o diversity_n as_o there_o be_v of_o private_a conscience_n which_o be_v but_o private_a opinion_n the_o commonwealth_n must_v needs_o be_v distract_v and_o no_o man_n dare_v to_o obey_v the_o sovereign_a power_n far_o than_o it_o shall_v seem_v good_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n in_o this_o clause_n he_o set_v down_o the_o mischief_n as_o he_o think_v which_o may_v happen_v to_o a_o commonwealth_n by_o diversity_n of_o conscience_n or_o opinion_n but_o before_o i_o proceed_v i_o will_v take_v notice_n of_o a_o mistake_n whereof_o he_o be_v guilty_a when_o he_o say_v that_o private_a conscience_n be_v but_o private_a opinion_n to_o this_o i_o say_v there_o may_v be_v such_o conscience_n which_o arise_v only_o out_o of_o private_a opinion_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v oversway_v with_o the_o great_a weight_n of_o public_a authority_n but_o there_o be_v other_o conscience_n which_o be_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o evident_a law_n of_o nature_n or_o clear_a text_n of_o scripture_n these_o be_v so_o strong_a foundation_n to_o build_v conscience_n upon_o that_o a_o conscience_n erect_v upon_o one_o or_o both_o of_o they_o can_v be_v shake_v by_o that_o which_o he_o call_v a_o public_a conscience_n howsoever_o it_o be_v a_o improper_a phrase_n use_v by_o â—im_a to_o call_v conscience_n opinion_n or_o science_n for_o it_o be_v rather_o a_o conclusion_n deduce_v out_o of_o either_o as_o i_o have_v show_v but_o then_o when_o he_o be_v angry_a in_o these_o politic_n with_o diversity_n of_o conscience_n or_o opinion_n as_o he_o term_v they_o i_o will_v fain_o have_v he_o consider_v how_o any_o commonwealth_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o make_v a_o law_n to_o regulate_v man_n thought_n for_o they_o can_v judge_v of_o they_o only_o by_o outward_a act_n it_o be_v only_a god_n who_o can_v search_v the_o heart_n and_o reins_o and_o therefore_o he_o only_o can_v make_v â—aws_n for_o they_o man_n may_v consine_n the_o external_a manage_n of_o opinion_n and_o conscience_n which_o be_v fit_a the_o legislative_a shall_v do_v in_o all_o such_o thing_n which_o may_v impede_fw-la or_o trouble_v the_o well_o government_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n and_o punish_v the_o expression_n of_o they_o but_o let_v all_o the_o power_n in_o the_o world_n make_v what_o law_n they_o can_v man_n will_v think_v what_o appear_v most_o reasonable_a to_o their_o understanding_n thought_n be_v far_o from_o the_o control_n of_o any_o leviathan_n whatsoever_o and_o although_o it_o be_v true_a in_o some_o part_n that_o distraction_n in_o commonwealth_n arise_v from_o diversity_n of_o opinion_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o true_a what_o he_o say_v the_o common_a wealth_n must_v needs_o be_v distract_v by_o they_o for_o so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v but_o opinion_n they_o do_v no_o harm_n but_o to_o those_o person_n who_o have_v they_o but_o if_o they_o justify_v their_o opinion_n to_o the_o withdraw_a other_o or_o themselves_o from_o obedience_n than_o they_o be_v dangerous_a and_o therefore_o the_o leviathan_n although_o he_o can_v know_v man_n conscience_n and_o therefore_o not_o judge_v of_o they_o must_v not_o make_v law_n for_o they_o yet_o because_o he_o can_v know_v and_o judge_v of_o the_o outward_a act_n which_o may_v distrub_v the_o peace_n he_o must_v be_v severe_a both_o in_o make_v law_n against_o and_o punish_v those_o fault_n yet_o i_o can_v choose_v but_o wonder_n how_o he_o who_o dare_v publish_v so_o many_o doctrine_n against_o all_o the_o leviathan_n in_o the_o world_n shall_v not_o allow_v other_o the_o liberty_n of_o think_v against_o they_o chap._n xxiii_o sect_n vi_o faith_n
he_o weep_v bitter_o and_o how_o powerful_a those_o tear_n wrought_v upon_o our_o saviour_n we_o know_v so_o that_o it_o be_v hardly_o speak_v of_o he_o and_o more_o than_o he_o can_v know_v to_o say_v it_o be_v easy_o and_o worse_o in_o his_o conclusion_n when_o he_o say_v that_o horrid_a sin_n may_v be_v commit_v without_o a_o fault_n and_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o do_v it_o i_o be_o sure_a that_o fevere_a sentence_n which_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a lay_n upon_o it_o and_o the_o bitter_a tear_n of_o st._n peter_n be_v no_o argument_n for_o it_o and_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o divinity_n deliver_v by_o our_o saviour_n and_o apostles_n make_v against_o it_o and_o the_o constant_a practice_n of_o holy_a and_o religious_a man_n for_o our_o saviour_n luk._n 9_o 23._o if_o any_o man_n will_v come_v after_o i_o he_o must_v deny_v himself_o and_o take_v up_o the_o cross_n and_o follow_v i_o mark_v you_o it_o be_v deny_v himself_o not_o christ_n it_o be_v take_v up_o his_o cross_n not_o cast_v it_o away_o and_o reject_v it_o his_o cross_n that_o be_v all_o affliction_n which_o be_v upon_o he_o as_o in_o this_o case_n he_o must_v either_o sin_n or_o bear_v it_o thus_o it_o be_v lay_v upon_o he_o as_o likewise_o there_o be_v other_o case_n but_o this_o be_v one_o and_o a_o main_a one_o again_o mat._n 33._o he_o who_o deny_v i_o before_o man_n he_o will_v i_o deny_v before_o my_o father_n who_o be_v in_o heaven_n what_o more_o pertinent_a and_o close_a against_o his_o conclusion_n and_o you_o may_v perceive_v that_o as_o we_o demean_v ourselves_o towards_o christ_n here_o he_o will_v so_o demean_v himself_o towards_o we_o hereafter_o if_o we_o suffer_v for_o he_o we_o shall_v reign_v with_o he_o if_o we_o forsake_v he_o to_o save_v this_o life_n we_o shall_v have_v no_o share_n in_o his_o life_n or_o death_n hereafter_o and_o sure_o if_o a_o man_n may_v lawful_o deny_v christ_n it_o be_v a_o strange_a folly_n yea_o madness_n in_o all_o those_o glorious_a martyr_n who_o suffer_v such_o torment_n rather_o than_o they_o will_v deny_v their_o saviour_n i_o have_v speak_v of_o this_o before_o in_o this_o very_a treatise_n and_o i_o see_v nothing_o oppose_v to_o any_o thing_n there_o which_o be_v bring_v against_o his_o or_o for_o my_o conclusion_n this_o may_v have_v be_v therefore_o spare_v sect_n iv._o a_o digression_n to_o mr._n hobs._n but_o now_o mr._n hobbs_n i_o again_o bespeak_v you_o leave_v off_o the_o justification_n of_o such_o horrid_a error_n as_o this_o consider_v if_o you_o intend_v to_o act_v according_a to_o this_o doctrine_n you_o can_v have_v no_o part_n in_o christ_n he_o will_v reject_v you_o at_o the_o last_o day_n consider_v again_o that_o you_o have_v teach_v and_o by_o that_o teach_n have_v tempt_v other_o to_o be_v of_o that_o error_n to_o love_v and_o prefer_v this_o temporal_a life_n before_o that_o eternal_a a_o atheistical_a practice_n which_o man_n may_v easy_o be_v induce_v to_o entertain_v and_o practice_v when_o there_o be_v little_a reason_n produce_v for_o it_o and_o consider_v with_o yourself_o that_o although_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a sin_n a_o man_n can_v commit_v yet_o according_a to_o that_o ever_o honour_a council_n in_o the_o canon_n cite_v by_o you_o there_o be_v room_n for_o you_o in_o the_o church_n here_o and_o in_o heaven_n hereafter_o if_o you_o prove_v penitent_a repent_v therefore_o of_o this_o your_o wickedness_n that_o god_n may_v according_o to_o his_o sacred_a covenant_n have_v mercy_n upon_o you_o judge_v yourself_o that_o you_o be_v not_o judge_v of_o the_o lord_n and_o make_v amends_o for_o this_o public_a scandal_n you_o have_v give_v to_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n which_o i_o think_v since_o the_o first_o conversion_n never_o have_v any_o so_o public_o profess_v this_o doctrine_n before_o leviathan_n do_v it_o therefore_o in_o some_o public_a treatise_n and_o that_o in_o english_a whereby_o there_o may_v be_v amends_o to_o those_o who_o have_v be_v seduce_v by_o your_o doctrine_n and_o so_o farewell_n this_o be_v all_o which_o concern_v i_o in_o this_o appendix_n of_o you_o at_o this_o time_n therefore_o i_o meddle_v with_o nothing_o else_o a_o alphabetical_a table_n of_o the_o principal_a content_n in_o which_o c._n denote_v the_o chapter_n and_o s._n the_o section_n a_o the_o promise_n to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n cap._n 22._o sect._n 16._o why_o his_o family_n be_v oblige_v to_o obey_v god_n command_n c._n 22._o s._n 17._o whence_o be_v action_n just_a or_o unjust_a c._n 8._o s._n 2._o not_o from_o consent_n or_o dissent_n c._n 8._o s._n 2._o mix_a action_n what_o they_o be_v c._n 19_o s._n 6._o external_n and_o internal_a act_n subject_a to_o god_n command_n c._n 22._o s._n 14._o agag_n spare_v c._n 20._o s._n 2._o subject_n not_o free_v from_o their_o allegiance_n c._n 5._o s._n 4._o of_o the_o amazon_n commonwealth_n c._n 16._o s._n 5._o 7._o st._n ambrose_n contest_v with_o theodosius_n c._n 20._o s._n 4._o apostle_n their_o gift_n of_o tongue_n miraculous_a c._n 22._o s._n 10._o their_o learning_n miraculous_a cap._n 22._o s._n 11._o appetite_n overrule_v the_o will_n c._n 19_o s._n 6._o aristides_n banish_v c._n 20._o s._n 5._o no_o take_v arm_n against_o the_o king_n c._n 16._o s._n 7._o assurance_n of_o revelation_n c._n 22._o s._n 1._o what_o be_v assurance_n c._n 22._o s._n 1._o how_o many_o way_n it_o may_v be_v have_v c._n 22._o s._n 1._o that_o of_o faith_n great_a than_o of_o science_n c._n 22._o s._n 1._o what_o we_o have_v of_o christian_a religion_n c._n 22._o s._n 1._o athenian_n use_v ostracism_n c._n 20._o s._n 5._o he_o who_o act_v by_o another_o authority_n may_v do_v injury_n to_o he_o by_o who_o authority_n he_o act_v c._n 8._o s._n 1._o b_o the_o worshipper_n of_o baal_n not_o excuse_v by_o the_o command_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n c._n 22._o s._n 17._o bishop_n most_o competent_a judge_n of_o book_n in_o religion_n and_o of_o preach_v c._n 10._o s._n 3._o c_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n confirm_v by_o law_n c._n 23._o s._n 13._o when_o one_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o captive_n c._n 17._o s._n 2._o to_o who_o a_o captive_n belong_v ibid._n the_o first_o cause_n do_v not_o necessitate_v cap._n 19_o sect._n 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o the_o chain_n of_o cause_n not_o to_o be_v discern_v c._n 19_o s._n 10._o the_o injury_n do_v to_o k._n charles_n i._o have_v their_o rise_n from_o mr._n hobs_n doctrine_n c._n 14._o s._n 2._o c._n 21._o child_n ought_v to_o love_v those_o that_o nourish_v they_o c._n 16._o s._n 10._o whether_o they_o can_v give_v consent_n in_o their_o infancy_n c._n 16._o s._n 1._o christianity_n to_o be_v introduce_v by_o reason_n and_o suffering_n and_o not_o by_o force_n c._n 10._o s._n 9_o man_n only_o active_o capable_a of_o command_n c._n 19_o s._n 9_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o command_n of_o god_n and_o of_o man_n c._n 18._o s._n 11._o external_n and_o internal_a act_n subject_a to_o god_n command_n c._n 22._o s._n 14._o conduct_v and_o command_v how_o like_o the_o motive_n faculty_n c._n 23._o s._n 14._o commons_o the_o representative_a of_o the_o people_n c._n 23._o s._n 16._o the_o division_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n into_o monarchy_n aristocracy_n and_o democracy_n examine_v c._n 13._o s._n 1_o 2._o how_o father_n rather_o then_o mother_n do_v erect_v they_o c._n 16._o s._n 5._o rule_v to_o govern_v they_o not_o certain_a and_o demonstrative_a c._n 18._o s._n 14._o mr._n hobs_n commonwealth_n no_o where_o to_o be_v find_v c._n 4._o s._n 1._o not_o consistent_a with_o reason_n c._n 4._o s._n 2._o he_o first_o call_v it_o a_o leviathan_n c._n 3._o what_o be_v dominion_n by_o conquest_n c._n 16._o s._n 12._o how_o it_o become_v despotical_a c._n 16._o s._n 12._o when_o one_o be_v say_v to_o be_v conquer_a c._n 17._o s._n 1._o what_o power_n the_o victor_n have_v over_o the_o conquer_a c._n 16._o s._n 12_o covenant_n upon_o conquest_n may_v give_v possession_n but_o not_o right_v when_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o war_n be_v not_o just_a c._n 17._o s._n 2._o conscience_n what_o it_o be_v c._n 23._o s._n 4._o whatsoever_o be_v against_o it_o be_v sin_n c._n 23._o s._n 4._o what_o be_v a_o erroneous_a c._n 23._o s._n 4._o how_o it_o oblige_v ibid._n whether_o there_o be_v a_o public_a conscience_n c._n 23._o s._n 5._o how_o private_a conscience_n differ_v from_o private_a opinion_n ibid._n controversy_n the_o sovereign_a aught_o to_o take_v care_n of_o decide_v they_o and_o be_v accountable_a to_o god_n for_o the_o neglect_n thereof_o c._n 12._o s._n 1._o covenant_n not_o a_o breath_n c._n 6._o s._n 2_o 3._o c._n 16._o s._n 6._o whence_o their_o obligation_n c._n 6._o