i_o and_o thou_o you_o may_v read_v a_o most_o excellent_a passage_n in_o the_o 23._o of_o gen._n with_o what_o civility_n of_o discourse_n and_o reciprocal_a courtesy_n abraham_n buy_v the_o field_n in_o machpelah_n of_o ephron_n the_o hittite_n first_o i_o collect_v thence_o that_o abraham_n judge_v there_o be_v a_o legal_a interest_n in_o ephron_n for_o else_o he_o will_v not_o have_v pay_v such_o a_o round_a price_n for_o it_o as_o four_o hundred_o shekel_n of_o silver_n and_o than_o you_o may_v observe_v how_o sacred_a among_o all_o people_n the_o preservation_n of_o interest_n be_v for_o in_o the_o last_o of_o gen._n you_o shall_v find_v that_o jacob_n when_o he_o die_v in_o egypt_n a_o great_a way_n off_o in_o another_o nation_n have_v both_o he_o and_o he_o leave_v the_o land_n near_o two_o hundred_o year_n after_o the_o purchase_n when_o he_o and_o he_o without_o doubt_n be_v not_o know_v scarce_o remember_v jacob_n give_v order_n for_o the_o bury_n of_o his_o body_n there_o 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pheasant_n and_o partridge_n and_o the_o like_a but_o whatsoever_o no_o national_a particular_a law_n have_v give_v to_o another_o that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n give_v to_o the_o first_o possessor_n and_o this_o law_n man_n find_v before_o any_o positive_a law_n of_o nation_n in_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o world_n so_o that_o then_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o without_o positive_a law_n or_o a_o outward_a humane_a coercive_a power_n the_o law_n of_o nation_n have_v always_o give_v a_o propriety_n in_o this_o world_n good_n to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n thus_o i_o have_v pass_v my_o opinion_n upon_o his_o 13._o chapter_n and_o i_o think_v have_v give_v reason_n for_o what_o i_o speak_v but_o if_o this_o be_v not_o enough_o let_v the_o reader_n consider_v what_o i_o shall_v speak_v to_o the_o next_o chapter_n and_o that_o will_v the_o more_o full_o describe_v the_o mist_n of_o his_o opinion_n and_o confirm_v i_o more_o strong_a censure_n upon_o the_o 14_o the_o chapter_n of_o leviathan_n which_o be_v entitle_v the_o first_o and_o second_o natural_a law_n and_o of_o contract_n which_o thus_o begin_v chap._n xxii_o concern_v the_o pretend_a necessity_n in_o nature_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o life_n the_o prospect_n of_o a_o happiness_n beyond_o it_o death_n represent_v more_o terrible_a than_o it_o be_v etc._n etc._n sect._n 1_o the_o right_n of_o nature_n which_o writer_n common_o call_v jus_o naturale_fw-la be_v the_o liberty_n each_o man_n have_v to_o use_v his_o own_o power_n as_o he_o will_v himself_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o own_o nature_n that_o be_v to_o say_v his_o own_o life_n and_o consequent_o of_o do_v any_o thing_n which_o in_o his_o own_o judgement_n and_o reason_n he_o shall_v conceive_v to_o be_v the_o apt_a mean_n thereunto_o here_o be_v a_o description_n of_o the_o right_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v that_o he_o say_v life_n writer_n call_v jus_fw-la naturale_fw-la i_o believe_v this_o gentleman_n never_o in_o his_o life_n read_v jus_fw-la naturale_fw-la so_o describe_v in_o any_o author_n it_o be_v true_a to_o preserve_v a_o man_n own_o life_n be_v a_o branch_n of_o the_o right_n of_o nature_n but_o it_o do_v not_o contain_v the_o whole_a nature_n of_o it_o as_o if_o the_o right_n of_o nature_n extend_v to_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o preservation_n of_o a_o man_n own_o life_n there_o be_v many_o other_o thing_n which_o the_o right_a of_o nature_n enable_v we_o to_o do_v but_o because_o i_o find_v this_o question_n in_o my_o opinion_n more_o methodical_o and_o schollar_o deliver_v in_o his_o book_n entitle_v de_fw-fr copore_fw-la politico_fw-la cap._n 1._o i_o shall_v therefore_o consider_v that_o first_o and_o have_v clear_v that_o discourse_n apply_v myself_o to_o this_o description_n and_o i_o will_v begin_v with_o his_o 6._o number_n that_o number_n begin_v thus_o sect._n 2._o forasmuch_o as_o necessity_n of_o nature_n make_v man_n to_o will_n and_o desire_n that_o which_o be_v good_a for_o themselves_o and_o to_o avoid_v that_o which_o be_v hurtful_a but_o most_o of_o all_o the_o terrible_a enemy_n of_o nature_n death_n from_o who_o man_n expect_v the_o loss_n of_o all_o power_n and_o also_o the_o great_a of_o bodily_a pain_n in_o the_o lose_n according_o the_o phrase_n which_o i_o here_o censure_v first_o be_v that_o necessity_n make_v we_o do_v this_o i_o know_v this_o word_n necessity_n be_v often_o use_v for_o what_o we_o term_v want_n or_o poverty_n because_o such_o a_o man_n need_n be_v somewhat_o therefore_o we_o say_v he_o be_v in_o necessity_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n there_o may_v be_v some_o truth_n in_o that_o proposition_n for_o because_o man_n life_n have_v lack_v of_o supply_n and_o according_a to_o this_o gentleman_n all_o the_o world_n be_v his_o enemy_n or_o what_o be_v the_o truth_n no_o man_n will_v have_v so_o much_o care_n to_o supply_v he_o as_o himself_o therefore_o he_o must_v do_v it_o but_o then_o take_v necessity_n as_o it_o oppose_v 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better_a in_o corpore_fw-la politico_fw-la then_o in_o leviathan_n because_o in_o leviathan_n he_o restrain_n this_o right_a of_o nature_n only_o to_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o own_o life_n but_o in_o this_o i_o now_o write_v against_o he_o say_v not_o only_o but_o most_o of_o all_o his_o own_o life_n other_o thing_n he_o may_v have_v a_o right_n unto_o but_o most_o of_o all_o or_o chief_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o own_o life_n or_o rather_o the_o avoid_n of_o death_n sect._n 3_o life_n what_o he_o say_v that_o necessity_n of_o nature_n make_v we_o desire_v our_o own_o good_a and_o avoid_v that_o which_o be_v hurtful_a be_v true_a in_o that_o generality_n but_o apply_v to_o any_o particular_a be_v false_a for_o there_o be_v no_o particular_a but_o may_v appear_v to_o some_o man_n good_a and_o to_o other_o hurtful_a even_o
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destroy_v the_o text_n but_o what_o seem_v most_o probable_a to_o i_o be_v that_o as_o in_o every_o age_n man_n desirous_a of_o god_n honour_n study_a which_o way_n to_o act_v it_o most_o laudable_o and_o give_v any_o addition_n to_o it_o so_o now_o they_o may_v at_o this_o time_n add_v something_o to_o their_o natural_a worship_n by_o prostration_n on_o the_o ground_n and_o oblaeion_n and_o sacrifice_n as_o hymn_n and_o invocation_n of_o god_n which_o be_v not_o use_v before_o man_n begin_v to_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o such_o a_o way_n which_o afterward_o improve_n itself_o to_o a_o general_a devotion_n among_o the_o son_n of_o god_n as_o i_o think_v pious_a man_n be_v call_v in_o those_o day_n it_o gain_v that_o name_n in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n to_o be_v attribute_v to_o it_o so_o that_o man_n begin_v that_o worship_n which_o be_v know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o call_v upon_o god_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o confession_n confession_n every_o acknowledgement_n of_o a_o man_n sin_n or_o god_n goodness_n be_v confession_n yet_o if_o you_o ask_v have_v you_o be_v at_o confession_n it_o be_v understand_v of_o confess_v to_o a_o priest_n and_o account_v your_o sin_n to_o he_o instance_n may_v be_v very_o many_o in_o this_o kind_n take_v one_o more_o perhaps_o a_o little_a close_o service_n we_o know_v that_o every_o pious_a act_n be_v a_o service_n to_o god_n yet_o for_o the_o eminence_n and_o excellence_n of_o it_o the_o common_a prayer_n use_v in_o the_o church_n have_v so_o appropriate_v that_o name_n that_o if_o a_o man_n ask_v be_v you_o at_o service_n to_o day_n it_o will_v be_v understand_v of_o common_a prayer_n if_o the_o question_n be_v at_o what_o time_n do_v service_n begin_v the_o answer_n will_v be_v nine_o ten_o two_o three_o a_o clock_n and_o be_v apply_v only_o to_o the_o begin_n of_o serve_v god_n with_o it_o yea_o i_o have_v hear_v many_o answer_n i_o be_v at_o sermon_n not_o at_o service_n so_o distinct_o 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that_o be_v that_o in_o all_o age_n man_n do_v give_v glory_n to_o the_o father_n etc._n etc._n yet_o we_o can_v say_v that_o at_o that_o time_n begin_v glory_n to_o the_o father_n etc._n etc._n so_o be_v it_o in_o this_o occasion_n than_o begin_v the_o name_n of_o god_n to_o be_v glorify_v with_o some_o particular_a service_n although_o man_n do_v in_o all_o age_n before_o glorify_v he_o so_o that_o we_o may_v well_o believe_v that_o in_o that_o time_n of_o the_o birth_n of_o enos_n or_o some_o year_n after_o begin_v that_o piece_n of_o worship_n time_n which_o for_o some_o eminency_n have_v that_o name_n of_o call_v upon_o god_n by_o the_o use_n of_o speech_n appropriate_v to_o it_o whether_o this_o addition_n be_v by_o the_o institution_n of_o god_n immediate_o or_o divine_a man_n as_o seth_n or_o enos_n introduce_v it_o in_o the_o public_a religion_n i_o determine_v not_o be_v not_o reveal_v but_o conceive_v this_o the_o most_o reasonable_a way_n of_o expound_v that_o place_n which_o can_v be_v understand_v in_o that_o gross_a way_n it_o be_v urge_v sect._n 3_o argument_n a_o second_o argument_n to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v a_o idolatrous_a worship_n before_o the_o flood_n be_v thus_o frame_v the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n be_v proportion_v to_o the_o sin_n which_o be_v punish_v now_o the_o flood_n be_v the_o great_a punishment_n that_o ever_o god_n afflict_v the_o world_n with_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v for_o the_o worship_n of_o false_a god_n or_o idolatry_n which_o be_v the_o great_a sin_n world_n to_o this_o be_v right_o answer_v that_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n in_o this_o world_n be_v not_o always_o proportion_v to_o the_o sin_n all_o the_o temporal_a punishment_n that_o man_n have_v be_v less_o than_o they_o deserve_v and_o therefore_o may_v in_o justice_n be_v moderate_v according_a to_o god_n equitable_a kindness_n what_o punishment_n god_n lay_v upon_o these_o man_n who_o perish_v in_o the_o flood_n after_o death_n be_v not_o reveal_v but_o the_o judgement_n be_v most_o right_o because_o they_o hold_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n in_o unrighteousness_n as_o st._n paul_n rom._n 1.18_o and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o 21._o verse_n of_o the_o same_o because_o they_o know_v god_n glorify_v he_o not_o as_o god_n neither_o be_v thankful_a but_o become_v vain_a in_o their_o imagination_n so_o that_o the_o condemnation_n upon_o the_o gentile_n be_v not_o always_o for_o error_n in_o judgement_n but_o error_n in_o practice_n that_o although_o they_o do_v know_v god_n aright_o yet_o they_o do_v not_o worship_v he_o as_o god_n and_o therefore_o we_o may_v be_v satisfy_v concern_v their_o sin_n with_o what_o the_o scripture_n reveal_v flood_n and_o need_v not_o make_v they_o worse_o than_o they_o be_v describe_v there_o which_o say_v that_o the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n be_v great_a in_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o every_o imagination_n of_o the_o thought_n of_o his_o heart_n be_v only_o evil_a continual_o gen._n 6.5_o and_o it_o be_v the_o same_o which_o s._n paul_n before_o they_o become_v vain_a in_o their_o imagination_n that_o be_v their_o desire_n and_o affection_n as_o be_v describe_v before_o they_o be_v give_v to_o all_o luxury_n and_o sensuality_n so_o that_o here_o be_v a_o large_a scope_n for_o god_n justice_n to_o punish_v and_o the_o temporal_a punishment_n of_o this_o world_n death_n by_o drown_v be_v vehement_o call_v for_o by_o the_o sin_n of_o those_o man_n who_o live_v in_o that_o age_n without_o any_o addition_n of_o false_a worship_n i_o therefore_o conclude_v for_o that_o first_o age_n in_o the_o first_o sense_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o god_n they_o worship_v there_o be_v none_o but_o the_o right_a god_n worship_v in_o the_o world_n but_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o second_o sense_n the_o manner_n of_o worship_n in_o their_o religion_n to_o he_o unless_o these_o oblation_n before_o speak_v of_o we_o find_v nothing_o record_v before_o the_o flood_n that_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v assent_v to_o sect._n 4._o for_o both_o these_o we_o can_v conceive_v that_o this_o religion_n so_o form_v be_v found_v upon_o the_o faith_n etc._n etc._n religion_n for_o although_o we_o may_v just_o think_v that_o man_n who_o have_v either_o by_o a_o innate_a principle_n or_o else_o by_o reason_n knowledge_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n of_o a_o infinite_a excellency_n to_o who_o out_o of_o duty_n they_o owe_v this_o divine_a worship_n which_o be_v call_v religion_n we_o may_v likewise_o think_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o their_o capacity_n to_o find_v out_o what_o worship_n will_v be_v please_v to_o he_o unless_o he_o reveal_v it_o and_o therefore_o do_v act_v all_o they_o do_v in_o that_o worship_n by_o his_o direction_n yet_o because_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n
much_o less_o be_v man_n able_a to_o reach_v at_o that_o infinite_a excellency_n of_o god_n be_v many_o degree_n much_o low_o than_o god_n than_o any_o creature_n be_v below_o man_n this_o be_v the_o knowledge_n a_o man_n may_v have_v of_o god_n if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n else_o it_o must_v be_v that_o other_o way_n in_o which_o many_o divine_n have_v tread_v beside_o these_o negative_n of_o imperfection_n to_o conceive_v these_o thing_n we_o call_v perfection_n to_o be_v in_o a_o much_o more_o infinite_o excellent_a manner_n in_o he_o who_o be_v god_n so_o a_o husbandman_n may_v know_v that_o a_o learned_a man_n exceed_v he_o in_o knowledge_n and_o that_o this_o knowledge_n be_v in_o divine_a natural_a and_o moral_a thing_n but_o what_o that_o knowledge_n of_o he_o be_v he_o can_v tell_v unless_o that_o learned_a man_n reveal_v it_o to_o he_o so_o it_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o god_n revelation_n we_o know_v he_o have_v excellency_n beyond_o we_o that_o these_o consist_v in_o these_o or_o these_o eminency_n but_o what_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o these_o eminency_n no_o man_n can_v know_v but_o he_o to_o who_o god_n reveale_n they_o yet_o he_o can_v choose_v but_o desire_n to_o know_v they_o but_o it_o may_v here_o be_v say_v that_o god_n have_v reveal_v these_o excellency_n of_o he_o in_o his_o holy_a book_n he_o have_v reveal_v something_o of_o himself_o in_o scripture_n enough_o for_o a_o viaticum_fw-la for_o a_o repâ—st_n by_o the_o way_n in_o a_o riddle_n dark_o behind_o a_o cloud_n by_o which_o he_o believe_n there_o be_v such_o thing_n yet_o faith_n can_v make_v man_n absolute_o perfect_a it_o be_v the_o support_n it_o the_o foundation_n of_o thing_n hope_v for_o but_o peregrinamur_fw-la fide_fw-la we_o must_v be_v stranger_n from_o happiness_n whilst_o we_o live_v in_o faith_n it_o be_v of_o thing_n absent_a happiness_n consist_v in_o the_o fruition_n the_o possession_n of_o what_o be_v present_a which_o can_v be_v so_o long_o as_o we_o be_v believe_v faith_n give_v we_o a_o man_n a_o near_a approach_n to_o happiness_n than_o any_o thing_n else_o in_o this_o world_n and_o therefore_o a_o faithful_a man_n can_v pass_v better_o through_o all_o the_o affront_n of_o this_o world_n than_o any_o other_o because_o he_o be_v there_o be_v a_o happiness_n for_o he_o elsewhere_o that_o he_o be_v approach_v to_o it_o his_o conversation_n be_v in_o heaven_n as_o s._n paul_n speak_v his_o thought_n be_v there_o his_o business_n and_o negotiation_n this_o world_n belong_v not_o to_o he_o but_o yet_o he_o be_v go_v to_o his_o happiness_n only_o he_o be_v not_o there_o until_o he_o put_v off_o his_o flesh_n and_o blood_n there_o be_v other_o revelation_n to_o prophetic_a person_n etc._n by_o dream_n vision_n and_o other_o apparition_n by_o which_o god_n be_v please_v to_o reveal_v himself_o to_o some_o especial_a servant_n of_o he_o but_o these_o be_v of_o some_o particular_a thing_n which_o can_v fill_v the_o vast_a understanding_n of_o man_n there_o be_v likewise_o ecstasy_n in_o some_o man_n which_o i_o guess_v have_v have_v by_o they_o full_a and_o great_a manifestation_n of_o god_n of_o that_o kind_n be_v that_o saint_n paul_n speak_v of_o in_o which_o be_v unutterable_a mystery_n but_o these_o be_v very_o short_a enough_o to_o give_v a_o man_n a_o taste_n of_o heaven_n not_o satisfy_v he_o enough_o to_o make_v he_o long_o for_o more_o of_o the_o same_o and_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o be_v with_o christ_n enough_o to_o give_v he_o a_o eagerness_n of_o desire_n mix_v with_o the_o comfort_n of_o assurance_n he_o who_o have_v happiness_n as_o it_o must_v be_v full_a so_o it_o must_v be_v constant_a without_o loss_n or_o fear_v of_o lose_v for_o although_o beast_n be_v happy_a in_o the_o present_a enjoyment_n of_o their_o happy_a object_n because_o they_o have_v no_o forecast_n of_o any_o future_a evil_n unless_o such_o little_a sagacity_n and_o instinct_n of_o nature_n as_o dispose_v they_o to_o these_o or_o these_o provision_n for_o the_o future_a yet_o man_n have_v foreseeing_a eye_n always_o look_v at_o what_o will_v become_v of_o he_o hereafter_o can_v be_v happy_a in_o the_o present_a without_o forecast_n of_o the_o future_a what_o he_o shall_v be_v and_o therefore_o these_o temporary_a felicity_n can_v make_v he_o bless_v sect._n 13._o what_o i_o have_v say_v of_o the_o understanding_n world_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o will_n for_o the_o understanding_n give_v we_o light_v to_o all_o the_o will_v his_o action_n and_o the_o reasonable_a will_n can_v possible_o enjoy_v any_o thing_n without_o it_o therefore_o as_o the_o understanding_n can_v in_o this_o world_n full_o apprehend_v the_o infinite_a good_a neither_o can_v the_o will_v enjoy_v it_o the_o will_n joye'_v in_o nothing_o which_o be_v not_o present_a and_o the_o understanding_n be_v that_o only_a arm_n which_o embrace_v this_o infinite_a good_a and_o the_o only_a hand_n which_o lay_v hold_v of_o it_o to_o convey_v it_o to_o the_o will_n and_o therefore_o because_o the_o understanding_n can_v full_o and_o clear_o receive_v this_o infinite_a goodness_n neither_o understanding_n nor_o will_v neither_o of_o these_o most_o excellent_a faculty_n can_v be_v perfect_v in_o this_o world_n sect._n 14._o and_o now_o after_o this_o tedious_a discourse_n prove_v from_o which_o i_o can_v yet_o hardly_o withdraw_v my_o pen_n consider_v my_o argument_n and_o see_v if_o in_o reason_n it_o may_v not_o yield_v a_o man_n as_o strong_a assurance_n as_o almost_o any_o natural_a truth_n that_o there_o be_v a_o felicity_n after_o death_n consider_v the_o most_o apparent_a truth_n which_o thy_o reason_n can_v perswadâ—_n thou_o to_o of_o thing_n unseen_a thou_o be_v assure_v that_o all_o man_n in_o all_o the_o world_n be_v mortal_a and_o must_v die_v ask_v the_o reason_n thou_o see_v or_o â—earest_a that_o all_o here_o do_v so_o where_o thou_o live_v and_o from_o thence_o can_v collect_v that_o death_n belong_v to_o all_o mankind_n thou_o know_v that_o the_o fire_n burn_v in_o the_o indies_n because_o it_o have_v a_o power_n of_o burn_a and_o a_o appetite_n to_o it_o wheresoever_o it_o be_v so_o i_o wâ—ll_n argue_v not_o from_o one_o species_n or_o sort_n of_o thing_n but_o from_o all_o the_o thing_n in_o this_o world_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n which_o have_v a_o appetite_n not_o satisfiable_a a_o power_n without_o a_o adequate_a subject_n as_o logician_n speak_v therefore_o it_o must_v be_v in_o man_n in_o who_o certain_o there_o can_v be_v nothing_o in_o vain_a or_o imperfect_a so_o that_o the_o certainty_n of_o this_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o most_o universal_a principle_n that_o be_v in_o nature_n and_o such_o a_o principle_n which_o be_v as_o universal_o touch_v upon_o by_o philosopher_n and_o schoolman_n as_o any_o one_o whatsoever_o that_o deus_n &_o natura_fw-la nihil_fw-la faciunt_fw-la frustra_fw-la that_o frustra_fw-la est_fw-la potentia_fw-la quae_fw-la nunquam_fw-la reducitur_fw-la in_o actum_fw-la which_o these_o power_n shall_v be_v if_o there_o be_v no_o felicity_n after_o this_o life_n because_o there_o can_v be_v none_o absolute_o here_o sect._n 15._o i_o know_v of_o but_o two_o thing_n which_o can_v be_v object_v here_o against_o this_o conclusion_n and_o i_o will_v endeavour_v to_o satisfy_v they_o in_o order_n severally_z 1._o the_o first_o be_v that_o although_o man_n can_v enjoy_v the_o complete_a full_a satisfaction_n of_o these_o power_n in_o this_o life_n yet_o he_o may_v be_v happy_a in_o those_o little_a parcel_n of_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o his_o delight_n in_o that_o by_o confine_v his_o desire_n and_o curb_v it_o in_o sapere_fw-la ad_fw-la sobrietatem_fw-la as_o s._n paul_n speak_v and_o thus_o he_o will_v be_v happy_a here_o in_o this_o life_n i_o answer_v this_o may_v breed_v a_o moderate_a content_n imperfect_a but_o not_o a_o happiness_n happiness_n be_v thâ—n_v which_o no_o more_o can_v be_v desire_v but_o there_o be_v no_o man_n know_v so_o much_o of_o god_n in_o this_o life_n that_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o desire_v more_o because_o more_o be_v knowable_a for_o although_o in_o the_o fullness_n of_o happiness_n the_o whole_a bless_a vision_n be_v manifest_a in_o a_o glorious_a manner_n at_o one_o act_n and_o that_o enjoy_v yet_o here_o we_o get_v it_o by_o piecemeal_n now_o one_o than_o another_o apprehension_n by_o part_n and_o piece_n and_o the_o infiniteness_n of_o divine_a perfection_n be_v such_o that_o no_o man_n life_n apply_v to_o nothing_o else_o can_v compass_v a_o full_a apprehension_n of_o it_o yea_o the_o further_o he_o go_v in_o this_o journey_n the_o further_o he_o finde_n himself_n at_o a_o loss_n and_o behind_o with_o knowledge_n therefore_o a_o man_n must_v not_o be_v content_a but_o strive_v for_o more_o knowledge_n or_o if_o he_o have_v some_o content_n yet_o this_o can_v be_v
exceed_v he_o for_o place_v happiness_n as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o this_o world_n contentment_n death_n epicurus_n contemne'_v and_o despise_v death_n and_o will_v not_o allow_v it_o to_o be_v any_o evil_n and_o dispute_n most_o excellent_o to_o prove_v it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v fear_v for_o say_v he_o that_o be_v not_o to_o be_v fear_v which_o hurt_n be_v not_o a_o true_a rule_n for_o those_o thing_n be_v only_o to_o be_v fear_v be_v absent_a which_o when_o they_o be_v present_a will_v hurt_v we_o now_o say_v he_o death_n hurt_n be_v no_o man_n for_o when_o death_n come_v man_n be_v not_o therefore_o not_o hurt_v by_o it_o it_o hurt_n be_v neither_o the_o live_n nor_o the_o dead_a say_v he_o not_o the_o live_n for_o whilst_o man_n live_v death_n be_v not_o not_o the_o dead_a for_o where_o death_n be_v man_n be_v not_o the_o force_n of_o this_o argument_n be_v necessary_a because_o in_o all_o injury_n or_o hurt_n that_o come_v there_o must_v be_v these_o two_o term_n the_o thing_n hurt_v and_o that_o hurt_v but_o these_o can_v never_o be_v together_o death_n and_o man_n now_o herein_o he_o excell_n mr._n hobbes_n for_o whether_o mr._n hobbes_n make_v man_n happiness_n to_o consist_v in_o the_o enjoy_n the_o world_n or_o in_o a_o complacency_n or_o contentment_n with_o other_o man_n yet_o when_o he_o make_v death_n so_o fearful_a a_o thing_n as_o he_o do_v it_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o that_o man_n to_o look_v for_o happiness_n who_o be_v he_o must_v die_v when_o he_o shall_v lose_v this_o happiness_n and_o he_o may_v die_v this_o day_n and_o sudden_o lose_v it_o by_o that_o which_o he_o and_o such_o man_n make_v their_o great_a evil_n death_n so_o that_o epicurus_n and_o his_o sect_n go_v beyond_o mr._n hobbes_n and_o speak_v more_o justifiable_o out_o of_o these_o principle_n than_o he_o do_v but_o epicurus_n go_v on_o and_o deliver_n how_o these_o sensual_a pleasure_n be_v to_o be_v preserve_v temperance_n by_o frugality_n and_o temperance_n two_o virtue_n which_o i_o can_v find_v in_o mr._n hobbes_n his_o whole_a book_n which_o yet_o necessary_o conduce_v to_o the_o preservation_n of_o this_o felicity_n frugality_n that_o so_o the_o stock_n may_v be_v support_v which_o must_v maintain_v his_o pleasure_n temperance_n which_o be_v a_o moderate_a use_n of_o they_o that_o so_o he_o may_v enjoy_v they_o the_o full_a frugality_n preserve'_v the_o fuel_n temperance_n the_o fire_n and_o as_o he_o speak_v the_o enjoyment_n of_o a_o man_n pleasure_n do_v not_o consist_v in_o the_o use_n of_o luxurious_a superfluity_n but_o in_o the_o proportion_n the_o object_n have_v to_o the_o appetite_n or_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o man_n who_o enjoye'_v it_o so_o a_o hungry_a needy_a and_o necessitous_a man_n find'_v as_o great_a pleasure_n in_o a_o crust_n of_o bread_n and_o a_o draught_n of_o water_n as_o any_o riotous_a person_n do_v in_o his_o great_a excess_n of_o dainty_n now_o i_o read_v in_o mr._n hobbes_n nothing_o of_o these_o two_o which_o be_v as_o necessary_a as_o any_o for_o the_o happiness_n which_o sensual_a pleasure_n can_v bring_v to_o a_o man_n and_o therefore_o although_o i_o think_v this_o sect_n err_v as_o much_o as_o any_o in_o his_o moral_n yet_o i_o think_v likewise_o that_o these_o writer_n do_v think_v more_o true_o than_o he_o wherein_o the_o goodness_n of_o these_o virtue_n of_o which_o he_o speak_v consist_v that_o be_v make_v man_n happy_a and_o give_v better_a reason_n for_o what_o they_o say_v than_o he_o i_o have_v dwell_v long_o upon_o this_o sect_n both_o because_o few_o man_n have_v describe_v it_o aright_o which_o i_o have_v read_v and_o likewise_o because_o it_o contain_v as_o ill_o or_o worse_o opinion_n than_o any_o other_o have_v suffer_v most_o just_o under_o the_o general_a censure_n of_o writer_n and_o although_o it_o be_v a_o doctrine_n which_o flatter_v our_o flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o thereby_o for_o a_o while_n get_v a_o great_a applause_n among_o man_n and_o the_o reader_n of_o this_o philosophy_n like_o ranter_n in_o divinity_n be_v much_o follow_v for_o a_o while_n yet_o in_o the_o passage_n of_o a_o age_n or_o two_o it_o be_v cry_v down_o and_o i_o know_v not_o of_o any_o late_a writer_n mahometan_n who_o have_v so_o near_o insinuate_v his_o worst_a opinion_n as_o this_o author_n with_o who_o i_o have_v to_o do_v unless_o it_o be_v the_o mahometan_n who_o agree_v with_o the_o epicurean_o in_o this_o that_o sensual_a pleasure_n be_v the_o happiness_n of_o man_n but_o here_o they_o differ_v the_o mahometan_n make_v that_o happiness_n eternal_a hereafter_o but_o epicurus_n with_o who_o mr._n hobbes_n seem_v to_o shake_v hand_n in_o this_o world_n only_o sect._n 11._o to_o discourse_v of_o the_o stoic_a philosophy_n be_v needle_n happiness_n because_o the_o common_a author_n which_o be_v read_v by_o the_o generality_n of_o man_n as_o tully_n seneca_n epictetus_n do_v manifest_o show_v how_o they_o place_v humane_a happiness_n in_o his_o own_o breast_n and_o in_o his_o power_n which_o be_v the_o enjoyment_n of_o himself_o without_o the_o disturbance_n of_o passion_n and_o to_o this_o end_n they_o impose_v that_o impossible_a mean_n of_o root_a out_o passion_n as_o live_v only_o by_o reason_n which_o certain_o if_o it_o can_v be_v do_v will_v make_v man_n life_n like_o that_o of_o the_o angel_n or_o his_o bodily_a life_n like_o his_o spiritual_a and_o these_o cardinal_n virtue_n prudence_n justice_n fortitude_n temperance_n to_o be_v the_o support_v of_o all_o this_o work_n and_o that_o man_n happiness_n have_v no_o dependence_n upon_o any_o thing_n without_o he_o these_o certain_o carry_v with_o they_o much_o more_o persuasive_a reason_n to_o induce_v the_o end_n which_o these_o virtue_n aim_v at_o than_o any_o thing_n mr._n hobbes_n have_v deliver_v aristotle_n then_o for_o aristotle_n who_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o ten_o of_o his_o ethic_n cap._n 7._o make_v first_o the_o happiness_n of_o man_n to_o consist_v in_o action_n and_o that_o in_o the_o noble_a action_n of_o man_n which_o be_v of_o man_n understanding_n then_o in_o the_o excellent_a act_n of_o his_o understanding_n which_o be_v contemplation_n and_o last_o of_o all_o in_o the_o perfect_a act_n of_o contemplation_n which_o be_v the_o contemplation_n of_o god_n i_o will_v not_o discourse_v his_o reason_n which_o be_v worthy_a his_o writing_n this_o way_n a_o man_n may_v be_v happy_a alone_o without_o any_o reference_n to_o a_o commonwealth_n yea_o the_o business_n of_o public_a affair_n will_v but_o hinder_v and_o distract_v this_o and_o throughout_o that_o book_n these_o virtue_n be_v teach_v in_o relation_n of_o this_o chief_a good_a of_o man_n his_o happiness_n in_o which_o he_o may_v well_o rest_v and_o seek_v no_o further_o but_o in_o his_o politic_n he_o shewe'_v how_o the_o same_o virtue_n conduce_v to_o the_o public_a mr._n hobbes_n therefore_o be_v much_o to_o blame_v when_o he_o in_o general_a pass_v so_o weak_a though_o cruel_a a_o censure_n upon_o the_o universality_n of_o moral_a philosopher_n as_o to_o say_v they_o do_v not_o see_v wherein_o the_o goodness_n of_o these_o virtue_n they_o write_v of_o consist_v and_o his_o instance_n be_v as_o much_o to_o blame_v which_o be_v that_o sect._n 12._o those_o writer_n place_v they_o in_o the_o mediocrity_n of_o passion_n as_o if_o not_o the_o cause_n but_o the_o degree_n of_o dare_a make_v fortitude_n assion_n or_o not_o the_o cause_n but_o quantity_n of_o a_o gift_n make_v liberality_n he_o be_v mistake_v almost_o in_o every_o word_n he_o write_v first_o that_o moral_a virtue_n call_v justice_n be_v not_o in_o the_o passion_n nor_o in_o any_o thing_n thâ—t_o have_v not_o reason_n so_o i_o may_v say_v by_o prudence_n nor_o do_v philosopher_n say_v it_o be_v nor_o be_v many_o of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n as_o he_o calle's_n they_o write_v in_o these_o inferior_a faculty_n but_o in_o the_o superior_a nor_o do_v these_o man_n who_o write_v of_o these_o thing_n so_o foolish_o discourse_v of_o those_o virtue_n who_o nature_n be_v busy_v about_o the_o moderate_n of_o passion_n as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o more_o to_o do_v but_o to_o bridle_v a_o man_n passion_n but_o then_o find_v it_o necessary_a for_o the_o attain_v man_n happiness_n in_o this_o world_n that_o man_n passion_n must_v be_v curb_v without_o which_o like_o a_o unruly_a horse_n these_o passion_n will_v transport_v a_o man_n to_o a_o thousand_o inconvenience_n and_o not_o be_v govern_v by_o reason_n but_o run_v away_o with_o it_o these_o virtuous_a habit_n subdue_v those_o passion_n that_o they_o act_v so_o far_o and_o no_o far_o than_o prudence_n and_o right_a reason_n shall_v direct_v they_o so_o that_o man_n passion_n facilitated_a by_o custom_n to_o the_o yoke_n be_v make_v to_o stop_v turn_n or_o move_v