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the_o freedom_n of_o his_o own_o will_n and_o have_v ingenuity_n and_o integrity_n enough_o to_o prosecute_v it_o than_o i_o will_v grant_v that_o he_o may_v challenge_v a_o freedom_n or_o liberty_n of_o act_v according_a to_o his_o own_o will_n without_o be_v accountable_a to_o any_o one_o till_o his_o own_o voluntary_a compact_n have_v make_v he_o so_o but_o then_o such_o a_o sufficiency_n as_o this_o must_v supersede_n the_o necessity_n of_o all_o civil_a government_n or_o positive_a law_n certain_o then_o if_o man_n after_o the_o utmost_a pretence_n to_o reason_n have_v not_o a_o sufficiency_n of_o reason_n at_o all_o time_n to_o instruct_v himself_o in_o the_o line_n of_o duty_n no_o more_o than_o integrity_n to_o adjudge_v his_o own_o action_n conformable_a to_o the_o line_n of_o duty_n we_o may_v with_o very_o good_a reason_n conclude_v that_o maturity_n of_o reason_n do_v not_o cancel_v the_o bond_n of_o filial_a obedience_n or_o to_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o instance_n before_o we_o admit_v the_o child_n of_o adam_n to_o a_o equal_a state_n of_o liberty_n with_o himself_o that_o be_v in_o his_o own_o language_n to_o challenge_v a_o executive_a power_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o law_n of_o nature_n as_o much_o as_o their_o father_n as_o well_o as_o prescribe_v to_o their_o own_o will_n and_o regulate_v their_o action_n these_o be_v position_n that_o can_v no_o way_n be_v reconcile_v with_o the_o necessity_n of_o civil_a government_n under_o the_o most_o improve_v state_n of_o reason_n and_o that_o dominion_n which_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o creation_n god_n have_v invest_v he_o with_o for_o god_n have_v make_v government_n necessary_a for_o the_o support_n of_o grow_v man_n and_o actual_o invest_v adam_n with_o a_o right_n of_o dominion_n reason_n must_v determine_v without_o the_o breach_n of_o humane_a freedom_n that_o the_o dominion_n of_o adam_n be_v original_o design_v to_o extend_v as_o far_o as_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o regulation_n and_o conduct_v of_o humane_a action_n as_o well_o by_o law_n as_o counsel_n indeed_o the_o original_a mistake_n be_v lodge_v in_o the_o notion_n of_o civil_a government_n compare_v with_o humane_a freedom_n as_o if_o humane_a freedom_n or_o natural_a liberty_n be_v in_o the_o very_a notion_n of_o it_o inconsistent_a with_o government_n or_o as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o breach_n of_o natural_a liberty_n to_o be_v place_v under_o the_o conduct_n of_o that_o without_o which_o man_n with_o all_o his_o reason_n can_v subsist_v much_o less_o be_v happy_a now_o it_o be_v visible_a though_o government_n imply_v a_o power_n of_o impose_v and_o enforce_v law_n yet_o the_o original_a design_n of_o it_o be_v the_o happiness_n of_o mankind_n in_o the_o regulation_n of_o their_o life_n and_o action_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n whether_o natural_a or_o reveal_v it_o be_v true_a the_o institution_n of_o such_o a_o power_n may_v imply_v a_o absolute_a trust_n and_o whether_o this_o trust_n be_v forfeit_v and_o accountable_a when_o the_o original_a end_n of_o government_n be_v violate_v be_v another_o question_n but_o it_o be_v indisputable_a these_o be_v the_o only_a true_a end_n of_o government_n and_o i_o think_v no_o one_o can_v affirm_v that_o the_o direct_a method_n to_o happiness_n be_v breach_n of_o humane_a freedom_n yea_o rather_o they_o be_v the_o only_a expedient_n to_o preserve_v it_o and_o therefore_o i_o can_v see_v no_o right_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o humane_a reason_n or_o freedom_n found_v on_o it_o to_o exempt_a the_o child_n of_o adam_n from_o that_o civil_a jurisdiction_n that_o result_v from_o his_o paternal_a power_n and_o now_o i_o presume_v there_o be_v enough_o offer_v to_o reject_v the_o pretence_n of_o a_o unlimited_a freedom_n i_o have_v enlarge_v more_o plentiful_o upon_o it_o because_o it_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o that_o state_n of_o equality_n upon_o which_o compact_n be_v make_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o civil_a government_n for_o this_o reason_n i_o shall_v offer_v a_o few_o argument_n more_o to_o represent_v the_o absurdity_n of_o it_o §_o 5._o and_o first_o if_o child_n come_v to_o the_o exercise_n of_o reason_n be_v not_o only_o discharge_v from_o their_o paternal_a allegiance_n but_o acquire_v a_o state_n of_o freedom_n equal_a to_o their_o father_n as_o this_o position_n direct_v sect._n 66._o then_o the_o child_n of_o adam_n have_v a_o unquestionable_a right_n to_o erect_v a_o government_n over_o his_o head_n or_o at_o least_o upon_o noncompliance_n to_o exclude_v he_o from_o the_o benefit_n of_o it_o and_o in_o a_o word_n to_o drive_v he_o forth_o from_o his_o own_o territory_n since_o civil_a government_n always_o challenge_v a_o power_n to_o banish_v those_o that_o refuse_v to_o pay_v allegiance_n to_o they_o that_o the_o child_n and_o descendant_n of_o adam_n can_v act_v thus_o be_v evident_a for_o as_o they_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o freedom_n and_o equality_n they_o can_v enter_v into_o a_o compact_a at_o pleasure_n and_o consequent_o establish_v a_o government_n upon_o a_o majority_n against_o their_o father_n it_o be_v high_o probable_a the_o child_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n be_v act_v by_o so_o deep_a a_o sense_n of_o duty_n as_o will_v prevent_v they_o from_o the_o execute_v their_o pretend_a privilege_n but_o i_o be_o persuade_v be_v a_o set_a of_o man_n under_o the_o influence_n of_o this_o author_n principle_n place_v in_o a_o state_n of_o nature_n under_o their_o natural_a father_n the_o resentment_n which_o the_o discipline_n of_o their_o education_n may_v give_v they_o will_v easy_o engage_v they_o to_o bandy_v together_o at_o such_o a_o rate_n as_o to_o erect_v a_o government_n upon_o his_o head_n and_o if_o they_o do_v not_o call_v the_o old_a gentleman_n to_o a_o account_n for_o maladministration_n yet_o upon_o noncompliance_n they_o may_v think_v themselves_o oblige_v to_o withdraw_v those_o small_a remain_v of_o respect_n which_o this_o gentleman_n have_v assign_v he_o however_o it_o be_v manifest_a this_o position_n will_v vindicate_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o the_o project_n and_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v no_o crime_n to_o apply_v it_o to_o the_o father_n of_o mankind_n and_o his_o immediate_a descendant_n but_o now_o what_o can_v be_v more_o unnatural_a than_o this_o be_v can_v man_n pretend_v the_o least_o reverence_n or_o respect_n upon_o such_o a_o horrid_a treason_n as_o this_o man_n may_v harangue_n on_o the_o formality_n of_o respect_n as_o long_o as_o they_o please_v but_o certain_o it_o be_v some_o pretension_n to_o authority_n that_o can_v preserve_v a_o filial_a reverence_n that_o be_v true_o valuable_a that_o be_v such_o a_o reverence_n as_o express_v itself_o in_o a_o cheerful_a obedience_n to_o all_o just_a and_o reasonable_a command_n §_o 6._o but_o to_o draw_v towards_o a_o conclusion_n this_o notion_n of_o freedom_n carry_v another_o absurdity_n in_o it_o as_o injurious_a to_o the_o civil_a power_n as_o it_o be_v to_o the_o patriarchal_a for_o in_o order_n to_o assert_v the_o notion_n this_o author_n be_v force_v to_o discard_v the_o notion_n of_o natural_a allegiance_n and_o place_v every_o one_o in_o a_o state_n of_o liberty_n upon_o their_o arrival_n at_o year_n of_o discetion_n till_o they_o shall_v recognize_v the_o govern_n power_n by_o a_o express_a or_o tacit_n consent_n a_o express_a consent_n he_o fix_v in_o promise_n or_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o a_o tacit_n consent_v in_o the_o possession_n or_o enjoyment_n of_o any_o part_n of_o the_o dominion_n of_o any_o government_n chap._n 8._o sect._n 119._o part._n 2._o and_o further_o add_v that_o a_o tacit_fw-la consent_v only_o produce_v a_o temporal_a allegiance_n so_o that_o in_o case_n he_o quit_v his_o possession_n by_o donation_n sale_n or_o otherwise_o he_o be_v at_o liberty_n to_o go_v and_o incorporate_v himself_o in_o any_o other_o commonwealth_n or_o agree_v with_o other_o to_o begin_v a_o new_a one_o in_o vacuis_fw-la locis_fw-la in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o world_n they_o can_v find_v free_a or_o unpossessed_a sect._n 121._o now_o certain_o these_o be_v position_n that_o can_v well_o be_v consistent_a with_o the_o safety_n of_o any_o government_n for_o it_o be_v manifest_a they_o give_v a_o latitude_n for_o rebellion_n as_o well_o as_o disertion_n for_o first_o the_o descendant_n of_o the_o liege_n subject_n of_o any_o government_n do_v not_o yield_v a_o tacit_fw-la consent_v even_o after_o they_o arrive_v at_o year_n of_o discretion_n by_o live_v and_o subsist_v upon_o the_o blessing_n of_o it_o unless_o they_o possess_v or_o enjoy_v some_o part_n of_o its_o dominion_n so_o that_o not_o only_o the_o adult_n child_n that_o live_v under_o their_o parent_n without_o a_o settlement_n but_o even_o the_o poor_a or_o labour_a part_n of_o a_o nation_n or_o even_o all_o that_o be_v not_o the_o true_a proprietor_n of_o estate_n still_o remain_v in_o a_o state_n of_o
catalogue_n of_o law_n of_o nature_n several_a attempt_n of_o this_o kind_n have_v be_v make_v by_o eminent_a and_o learned_a hand_n some_o with_o great_a success_n and_o to_o all_o imaginable_a satisfaction_n it_o be_v sufficient_a if_o i_o have_v in_o some_o measure_n prepare_v a_o key_n that_o will_v unlock_v the_o cabinet_n and_o so_o far_o let_v we_o into_o the_o book_n of_o nature_n that_o we_o may_v by_o the_o working_n of_o natural_a reason_n discover_v the_o great_a line_n of_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o judge_v which_o be_v to_o be_v rank_v into_o the_o number_n and_o which_o esteem_v positive_a but_o since_o the_o whole_a hypothesis_n be_v advance_v without_o any_o regard_n to_o relative_a character_n and_o consequent_o the_o original_a and_o obligation_n of_o relative_a duty_n be_v not_o so_o direct_o measure_v by_o it_o i_o shall_v take_v the_o liberty_n of_o inquire_v into_o those_o which_o god_n in_o his_o providence_n have_v make_v so_o important_a in_o the_o affair_n of_o man_n i_o mean_v those_o between_o parent_n and_o child_n and_o first_o of_o a_o parental_a love_n and_o affection_n indeed_o this_o be_v a_o passion_n so_o deep_o impress_v on_o the_o frame_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o it_o powerful_o discover_v itself_o through_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o animal_n world_n to_o love_v our_o own_o offspring_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o a_o natural_a instinct_n or_o propension_n that_o as_o violent_o exert_v itself_o as_o the_o spark_n that_o fly_v upward_o the_o moral_a vertuoso_n of_o the_o present_a age_n be_v here_o shameful_o foil_v in_o project_v their_o scheme_n for_o though_o they_o may_v labour_v to_o stifle_v the_o evidence_n of_o other_o law_n that_o bespeak_v they_o to_o be_v the_o pure_a working_n of_o nature_n the_o testimony_n which_o the_o sensitive_a order_n of_o creature_n bear_v to_o this_o of_o natural_a affection_n render_v their_o attempt_n whole_o unsuccessful_a it_o may_v have_v be_v reply_v that_o a_o parental_a affection_n express_v in_o the_o care_n of_o their_o own_o offspring_n be_v only_o a_o fashionable_a employment_n set_v on_o foot_n to_o perpetuate_v their_o own_o name_n and_o memory_n but_o when_o the_o low_a order_n of_o creature_n that_o want_v faculty_n to_o form_v any_o such_o foresighted_a projection_n discover_v a_o equal_a share_n of_o concern_v industry_n and_o compassion_n they_o as_o well_o as_o we_o must_v conclude_v that_o it_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o some_o peculiar_a propension_n weave_v in_o with_o the_o frame_n and_o constitution_n of_o our_o being_n indeed_o the_o fondness_n vigilance_n labour_n and_o industry_n that_o unthinking_a brutus_n exercise_n towards_o there_o own_o offspring_n can_v be_v resolve_v into_o any_o thing_n but_o a_o powerful_a sympathy_n and_o earn_v which_o god_n have_v implant_v in_o they_o as_o they_o bear_v their_o own_o image_n and_o representation_n or_o rather_o as_o they_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o their_o own_o most_o intimate_a power_n 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