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bloodshed_n which_o go_v unpunished_a we_o shall_v be_v more_o at_o a_o loss_n in_o the_o execute_n of_o penalty_n for_o the_o breach_n of_o some_o other_o of_o the_o precept_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v give_v to_o noah_n as_o idolatry_n and_o blasphemy_n and_o the_o eat_n of_o flesh_n with_o the_o life_n thereof_o unless_o tribunal_n be_v erect_v in_o these_o offence_n the_o wrong_n be_v not_o do_v especial_o to_o this_o or_o that_o man_n nor_o this_o or_o that_o family_n but_o immediate_o to_o god_n the_o lord_n of_o all_o and_o by_o way_n of_o reflection_n in_o regard_n of_o god_n wrath_n and_o by_o bad_a example_n to_o the_o whole_a people_n the_o main_a argument_n which_o seem_v to_o infer_v that_o tribunal_n or_o the_o exercise_n of_o civil_a judicature_n be_v not_o enforce_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o from_o the_o beginning_n in_o the_o sacred_a history_n of_o the_o world_n before_o the_o deluge_n we_o have_v no_o instance_n of_o any_o humane_a censure_n and_o 1._o and_o metam_fw-la l._n 1._o ovid_n tell_v we_o that_o those_o who_o live_v in_o the_o first_o or_o golden_a age_n erant_fw-la sine_fw-la judice_fw-la tuti_fw-la his_o meaning_n i_o conceive_v be_v that_o they_o be_v free_a from_o humane_a censure_n that_o which_o this_o author_n in_o his_o description_n of_o the_o golden_a age_n deliver_v to_o this_o purpose_n make_v i_o much_o suspect_v that_o for_o some_o considerable_a time_n after_o the_o creation_n there_o be_v no_o court_n of_o justice_n establish_v nor_o any_o humane_a censure_n whether_o by_o the_o elder_a of_o a_o family_n or_o by_o the_o multitude_n or_o any_o autorize_v to_o that_o purpose_n in_o his_o work_n now_o praise_v we_o may_v often_o discern_v a_o truth_n record_v in_o the_o scripture_n through_o the_o cloud_n of_o his_o poetry_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o first_o book_n we_o have_v the_o history_n of_o the_o creation_n and_o in_o that_o man_n last_o of_o all_o create_v his_o gygantomachia_n be_v occasion_v by_o the_o build_n of_o the_o tower_n of_o babel_n he_o mention_v also_o the_o deluge_n that_o piece_n of_o his_o poetry_n take_v its_o rise_n from_o noah_n flood_n ☞_o ☞_o for_o it_o be_v not_o confine_v to_o this_o or_o that_o patch_n of_o ground_n but_o overwhelm_v all_o mankind_n save_v deucalion_n and_o pyrrha-lucian_n also_o tell_v we_o that_o deucalion_n with_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n be_v save_v in_o a_o great_a ark_n which_o he_o have_v and_o that_o two_o of_o every_o kind_n of_o live_a creature_n come_v to_o he_o and_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o ark_n and_o preserve_v in_o it_o and_o plutarch_n make_v mention_n of_o a_o dove_n send_v by_o deucalion_n out_o of_o the_o ark_n and_o bring_v news_n of_o the_o abatement_n of_o the_o water_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o 8_o book_n we_o have_v samson_n hair_n give_v to_o nisus_n in_o the_o same_o book_n we_o have_v the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n and_o the_o change_n of_o the_o soil_n thereabouts_o and_o let_v with_o his_o wife_n under_o the_o name_n of_o philemon_n and_o baucis_n fetch_v out_o thence_o by_o angel_n under_o the_o poetical_a vizard_n of_o jupiter_n and_o mercury_n we_o have_v lot_n incest_n allude_v to_o in_o cynaras_n and_o myrrah_n l._n 10._o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o 12._o book_n iphigenia_n when_o she_o be_v fasten_v to_o the_o altar_n and_o about_o to_o be_v sacrifice_v be_v change_v for_o a_o do_v which_o shadow_v out_o unto_o we_o isaac_n excuse_v for_o a_o ram._n in_o the_o same_o book_n cygnus_n slay_v 7000._o man_n and_o feign_v to_o be_v impenetrable_a be_v a_o resemblance_n of_o samson_n in_o that_o i_o find_v so_o much_o of_o divine_a story_n in_o this_o poet_n i_o conjecture_v that_o his_o poem_n about_o the_o four_o age_n have_v some_o tincture_n from_o holy_a writ_n the_o image_n which_o nabuchadnezzar_n see_v in_o his_o dream_n be_v one_o ingredient_n of_o it_o and_o man_n integrity_n before_o his_o fall_n another_z 303._o another_z see_v salmas_n de_fw-fr u_o uâ—is_fw-la c._n 11._o p._n 303._o and_o the_o condition_n of_o mankind_n for_o some_o time_n after_o our_o fall_n a_o three_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o the_o heathen_a as_o we_o may_v observe_v both_o from_o their_o poet_n and_o 5._o and_o see_v justine_n l._n 36._o tacitus_n histor_n lib._n 5._o prosaicall_a writer_n and_o from_o those_o two_o excellent_a treatise_n write_v by_o a_o late_a author_n which_o discover_v unto_o we_o the_o banian_a religion_n and_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o persee_n to_o mangle_v those_o truth_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o likewise_o to_o confound_v and_o blend_v they_o together_o which_o be_v very_o familiar_a likewise_o with_o the_o penman_n of_o the_o alcoran_n but_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o the_o most_o part_n to_o perceive_v the_o sun_n through_o their_o cloud_n i_o shall_v easy_o grant_v that_o man_n for_o some_o time_n after_o their_o fall_n in_o our_o first_o parent_n live_v after_o their_o own_o manner_n be_v restrain_v by_o no_o court_n of_o justice_n but_o we_o can_v infer_v from_o thence_o that_o such_o court_n be_v not_o necessary_a nor_o yet_o that_o they_o be_v not_o by_o divine_a right_n god_n may_v out_o of_o his_o secret_a counsel_n for_o some_o time_n connive_v at_o such_o a_o omission_n after_o what_o manner_n he_o permit_v the_o israelite_n write_v a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n to_o put_v away_o their_o wife_n piety_n wife_n those_o who_o live_v in_o the_o former_a time_n of_o the_o world_n aught_o to_o have_v set_v out_o some_o time_n for_o god_n in_o which_o servant_n may_v have_v be_v exempt_v from_o such_o work_n as_o â—re_n not_o of_o necessity_n nor_o charity_n nor_o piety_n or_o as_o he_o connive_v at_o the_o set_n of_o no_o certain_a time_n apart_o for_o his_o worship_n till_o himself_o make_v choice_n of_o a_o day_n when_o the_o israelite_n be_v bring_v into_o the_o wilderness_n or_o as_o for_o a_o long_a time_n he_o connive_v at_o polygamy_n chap._n 6._o other_o jurisdiction_n be_v necessary_a now_o a_o day_n beside_o that_o wherein_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n have_v invest_v master_n of_o family_n the_o next_o question_n to_o be_v discuss_v be_v whether_o the_o exercise_n of_o jurisdiction_n be_v confine_v by_o a_o birth-privilege_n to_o certain_a person_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v aristotle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈◊〉_d polit._n l._n 1._o every_o house_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o elder_a as_o also_o the_o colony_n which_o be_v propagate_v from_o it_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o cognation_n or_o kindred_n but_o clear_v it_o be_v that_o now_o a_o day_n authority_n can_v be_v dispense_v according_a to_o this_o principle_n we_o have_v no_o record_n by_o which_o we_o can_v be_v inform_v who_o by_o way_n of_o inheritance_n and_o birthright_n as_o all_o be_v reckon_v from_o noah_n shall_v have_v a_o preeminence_n above_o the_o rest_n neither_o can_v one_o man_n though_o firmicus_n tell_v we_o that_o a_o certain_a positure_n of_o the_o star_n design_v a_o man_n to_o a_o universal_a monarchy_n be_v so_o atlantic_a as_o to_o bear_v upon_o his_o shoulder_n the_o government_n of_o the_o universe_n nor_o yet_o can_v it_o be_v know_v who_o in_o this_o or_o that_o country_n in_o regard_n of_o a_o descent_n from_o noah_n shall_v have_v advantage_n of_o the_o rest_n in_o order_n to_o jurisdiction_n and_o government_n neither_o be_v the_o elder_a always_o the_o wise_a imitate_v wise_a diodorus_n siculus_n bâ—blict_n hist_o lib._n 3._o speak_v of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o a_o island_n in_o the_o southern_a ocean_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o elder_a in_o every_o company_n bear_v rule_v over_o it_o as_o a_o king_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n obey_v though_o there_o be_v a_o vast_a difference_n between_o bear_v ruse_a over_o a_o certain_a company_n of_o man_n whether_o their_o associate_a of_o themselves_o together_o take_v its_o rise_n meet_o from_o the_o harmony_n of_o their_o mind_n or_o from_o their_o occupation_n and_o the_o government_n of_o a_o nation_n yet_o no_o wise_a man_n will_v conceive_v that_o their_o practice_n be_v perpetual_o to_o be_v imitate_v those_o who_o manage_v the_o public_a affair_n of_o any_o people_n aught_o to_o be_v such_o as_o have_v animi_fw-la vires_fw-la &_o strict_a as_o pondere_fw-la mentes_fw-la that_o sentence_n of_o aristotle_n before_o praise_v be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o a_o family_n live_v apart_o from_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n as_o 15._o as_o see_v tulliein_n oâ—aâ—_n pro_fw-la p._n sextio_n juvenal_n salyr_n 15._o do_v some_o in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o world_n and_o for_o some_o generation_n after_o the_o deluge_n and_o perhaps_o upon_o some_o extraordinary_a occasion_n in_o late_a time_n but_o that_o any_o master_n of_o a_o family_n at_o any_o
time_n before_o the_o flood_n pass_v a_o sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o any_o appertain_v to_o his_o family_n can_v be_v prove_v out_o of_o any_o monument_n of_o antiquity_n now_o extant_a neither_o do_v it_o appear_v whether_o judah_n pronounce_v sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o thamar_n by_o virtue_n of_o any_o authority_n which_o he_o have_v over_o she_o as_o belong_v to_o his_o family_n or_o by_o virtue_n of_o some_o law_n consent_v to_o by_o his_o forefather_n or_o according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o country_n in_o which_o he_o live_v or_o out_o of_o rashness_n some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n affirm_v that_o judah_n intend_v not_o that_o thamar_n shall_v be_v burn_v to_o death_n but_o only_o stigmatise_v in_o the_o forehead_n for_o a_o harlot_n what_o authority_n soever_o a_o master_n of_o a_o family_n may_v challenge_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n over_o his_o child_n and_o servant_n and_o those_o who_o by_o marriage_n be_v ingraft_v into_o his_o family_n whilst_o he_o be_v a_o sojourner_n among_o a_o nation_n into_o which_o he_o be_v not_o incorporate_v clear_v it_o be_v that_o those_o who_o have_v their_o share_n in_o any_o country_n and_o a_o settle_a abode_n among_o other_o have_v no_o title_n to_o such_o authority_n in_o that_o they_o be_v tempt_v to_o partiality_n and_o may_v expose_v their_o neighbour_n to_o divine_a justice_n by_o neglect_v judgement_n or_o by_o give_v unjust_a sentence_n of_o death_n and_o the_o same_o way_n weaken_v the_o country_n in_o which_o they_o live_v and_o expose_v it_o to_o a_o common_a enemy_n homer_n in_o the_o jota_n of_o his_o odyss_n make_v it_o a_o badge_n of_o rude_a and_o uncivil_a people_n to_o live_v together_o in_o the_o same_o country_n and_o not_o to_o imbodie_o themselves_o into_o a_o society_n nor_o have_v any_o public_a jurisdiction_n say_v of_o the_o cyclopes_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o give_v law_n every_o one_o of_o they_o to_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n neither_o regard_n one_o another_o most_o agreeable_a it_o be_v to_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n that_o those_o who_o inhabit_v the_o same_o country_n and_o so_o nigh_o together_o that_o they_o be_v without_o inconveniency_n capable_a of_o a_o common_a government_n so_o combine_v and_o associate_v the_o strength_n of_o their_o mind_n and_o estate_n as_o that_o they_o may_v be_v invincible_a be_v herodotus_n say_v of_o the_o thration_n who_o by_o some_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o every_o man_n wâ—â—_n a_o law_n to_o himself_o that_o if_o they_o have_v either_o be_v all_o of_o one_o mind_n or_o under_o one_o k._n they_o have_v be_v invincible_a in_o a_o positure_n of_o defence_n against_o a_o common_a enemy_n and_o homebred_a disturbance_n which_o can_v be_v effect_v without_o common_a law_n and_o public_a execution_n of_o justice_n 9_o justice_n plato_n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la l._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n must_v of_o necessity_n establish_v law_n and_o observe_v they_o or_o not_o at_o all_o differ_v from_o the_o most_o savage_a beast_n chap._n 7._o magistracy_n stand_v by_o divine_a right_n it_o remain_v doubtful_a whether_o people_n who_o live_v together_o may_v lawful_o retain_v a_o isocracie_n among_o they_o have_v all_o of_o they_o suffrage_n of_o equal_a value_n in_o the_o censure_v of_o delinquent_n and_o the_o manage_n of_o such_o affair_n as_o conduce_v to_o their_o public_a safety_n or_o be_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o any_o of_o god_n positive_a law_n to_o set_v governor_n and_o magistrate_n over_o they_o we_o inquire_v not_o now_o of_o magistracy_n fetter_v in_o the_o circumstance_n of_o hic_fw-la and_o nunc_fw-la determine_v to_o time_n and_o place_n for_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o among_o the_o israelites_n not_o only_a magistracy_n but_o also_o certain_a form_n of_o magistracy_n be_v by_o divine_a right_n moreover_o that_o certain_a person_n also_o bare_a rule_n among_o 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god_n to_o set_v up_o a_o magistracy_n to_o prefer_v some_o to_o bear_v rule_n over_o the_o rest_n the_o scripture_n do_v not_o extricate_v we_o in_o this_o controversy_n by_o any_o general_a precept_n nor_o yet_o if_o we_o search_v the_o history_n of_o the_o world_n before_o the_o flood_n shall_v we_o find_v any_o foot-step_n of_o magistracy_n or_o of_o humane_a censure_n we_o have_v much_o wickedness_n mention_v in_o the_o gross_a gen._n 6.5_o and_o some_o sin_n specify_v elsewhere_o but_o no_o intimation_n of_o any_o punishment_n inflict_v by_o any_o humane_a judicature_n lamech_v judicature_n the_o murder_a of_o abel_n gen._n 4.8_o and_o according_a to_o some_o interpreter_n murder_v commit_v by_o lamech_v gen._n 4.23_o and_o idolatry_n according_a to_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n gen._n 4.26_o i_o shall_v otherwise_o interpret_v the_o two_o place_n last_o quote_v but_o lamech_n rash_a speech_n deserve_v a_o censure_n we_o have_v polygamy_n likewise_o mention_v v._n 19_o of_o the_o same_o chap._n but_o which_o some_o deny_v to_o have_v be_v a_o sin_n in_o lamech_v that_o of_o cain_n it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v every_o one_o that_o find_v i_o shall_v slay_v i_o import_v not_o that_o he_o fear_v any_o judiciary_n sentence_n but_o only_o a_o rude_a and_o boisterous_a inflict_v of_o punishment_n that_o it_o be_v permitt_v to_o every_o one_o to_o punish_v so_o heinous_a a_o delinquent_n and_o that_o he_o expect_v not_o any_o regular_a proceed_n of_o justice_n against_o he_o but_o i_o take_v notice_n that_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o present_a he_o fear_v where_o no_o fear_n be_v depart_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o parent_n neither_o be_v likely_a to_o prophesy_v after_o what_o manner_n punishment_n shall_v afterward_o be_v dispense_v i_o conceive_v he_o express_v a_o fear_n of_o man_n only_o and_o not_o of_o beast_n his_o speech_n be_v rash_a and_o inconsiderate_a have_v a_o tincture_n from_o his_o guilty_a conscience_n if_o we_o consult_v with_o the_o light_n of_o reason_n it_o will_v inform_v we_o that_o in_o large_a country_n magistracy_n be_v necessary_a because_o in_o such_o the_o inhabitant_n though_o all_o who_o be_v servile_a and_o indigent_a be_v exclude_v can_v convene_v so_o oft_o as_o virtue_n be_v to_o be_v reward_v and_o encourage_v or_o as_o disorder_n be_v to_o be_v repress_v and_o vice_n to_o be_v punish_v nor_o yet_o so_o oft_o as_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o common_a safety_n require_v it_o be_v clear_a also_o from_o the_o write_a word_n of_o god_n that_o all_o public_a affair_n ought_v to_o be_v manage_v in_o such_o a_o way_n as_o may_v conduce_v most_o to_o god_n glory_n and_o the_o public_a good_a moreover_o god_n appoint_v a_o few_o in_o his_o own_o peculiar_a people_n to_o govern_v the_o rest_n such_o likewise_o at_o all_o time_n have_v be_v the_o custom_n almost_o of_o all_o nation_n chap._n 8._o the_o qualification_n of_o those_o who_o ought_v to_o vote_n in_o the_o dispence_n of_o authority_n the_o major_a part_n of_o suffrage_n be_v equivalent_o the_o whole_a number_n those_o who_o be_v uncapable_a of_o vote_v be_v tie_v to_o subjection_n aristotle_n well_o observe_v 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d polic._n 3_o that_o all_o be_v not_o citizen_n who_o inhabit_v the_o city_n see_v stranger_n and_o servant_n have_v their_o share_n in_o habitation_n he_o frequent_o exclude_v those_o who_o be_v indigent_a from_o bear_v sway_n in_o a_o commonwealth_n unequal_a it_o be_v that_o helots_n and_o those_o who_o have_v no_o estate_n shall_v have_v equal_a authority_n with_o those_o who_o be_v wealthy_a in_o make_v law_n which_o concern_v man_n estate_n in_o that_o by_o their_o private_a condition_n they_o be_v much_o tempt_v to_o favour_n theft_n and_o encroachment_n see_v man_n be_v by_o a_o innate_a and_o hereditary_a distemper_n biased_a towards_o wicked_a practice_n indigent_a people_n who_o