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A49440 Observations, censures, and confutations of notorious errours in Mr. Hobbes his Leviathan and other his bookes to which are annexed occasionall anim-adversions on some writings of the Socinians and such hæreticks of the same opinion with him / by William Lucy ... Lucy, William, 1594-1677. 1663 (1663) Wing L3454; ESTC R31707 335,939 564

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grant_v there_o be_v divers_a law_n both_o of_o man_n in_o society_n to_o man_n single_a and_o to_o man_n that_o live_v together_o although_o not_o unite_v in_o a_o policy_n sect._n 3_o in_o his_o 9_o number_n he_o affirm_v as_o a_o man_n judgement_n in_o right_a of_o nature_n be_v to_o be_v employ_v for_o his_o own_o benefit_n etc._n so_o also_o the_o strength_n etc._n etc._n of_o every_o man_n be_v then_o right_o employ_v when_o he_o use_v it_o for_o himself_o to_o use_v the_o phrase_n of_o the_o time_n this_o gent._n be_v very_o selfish_a and_o indeed_o there_o be_v some_o reason_n in_o what_o he_o write_v for_o as_o his_o judgement_n so_o his_o strength_n etc._n etc._n but_o his_o judgement_n be_v to_o be_v employ_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n only_o for_o himself_o and_o so_o his_o strength_n when_o some_o great_a good_n shall_v be_v propose_v to_o he_o the_o good_a of_o his_o family_n his_o nation_n the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o his_o virtuous_a death_n than_o this_o life_n be_v to_o be_v neglect_v and_o contemn_v as_o a_o limb_n be_v to_o be_v lose_v rather_o than_o a_o life_n the_o less_o good_a rather_o than_o the_o great_a so_o a_o private_a life_n rather_o than_o that_o of_o a_o nation_n but_o his_o argument_n be_v feeble_a and_o of_o no_o force_n when_o he_o say_v else_o a_o man_n have_v no_o right_a to_o preserve_v himself_o estate_n for_o although_o it_o be_v right_a for_o a_o man_n to_o preserve_v himself_o yet_o not_o with_o those_o other_o great_a loss_n it_o be_v right_a for_o a_o man_n to_o preserve_v each_o piece_n of_o his_o estate_n yet_o to_o preserve_v it_o by_o force_n or_o loss_n of_o a_o son_n life_n or_o his_o own_o when_o that_o piece_n of_o his_o estate_n shall_v be_v inconsiderable_a it_o be_v not_o right_a for_o he_o to_o do_v it_o in_o a_o word_n a_o man_n understanding_n strength_n or_o whatsoever_o a_o man_n have_v he_o have_v right_a to_o bestow_v upon_o the_o preservation_n of_o this_o life_n but_o then_o 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define_n right_a by_o equity_n liberty_n law_n so_o immediate_o after_o he_o define_n liberty_n to_o be_v the_o absence_n of_o external_a impediment_n and_o again_o a_o little_a after_o put_v a_o distinction_n betwixt_o right_n and_o law_n he_o say_v that_o law_n and_o right_o differ_v as_o much_o as_o obligation_n and_o liberty_n which_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o matter_n be_v inconsistent_a in_o which_o proposition_n he_o discover_v a_o mighty_a weakness_n for_o in_o his_o definition_n of_o right_n he_o make_v it_o nothing_o but_o the_o power_n and_o ability_n to_o do_v what_o he_o will_v as_o indeed_o he_o make_v it_o afterward_o when_o right_o imply_v a_o equitable_a title_n to_o what_o he_o do_v and_o a_o man_n may_v have_v right_a when_o he_o have_v not_o power_n to_o do_v according_o but_o be_v hinder_v by_o external_a impediment_n from_o act_v according_a to_o his_o right_n that_o definition_n of_o he_o be_v therefore_o very_o weak_a for_o what_o he_o speak_v that_o law_n and_o right_o be_v inconsistent_a i_o be_o so_o direct_o in_o my_o judgement_n against_o it_o that_o i_o think_v there_o be_v no_o right_a to_o any_o thing_n but_o by_o law_n which_o i_o will_v thus_o confirm_v by_o what_o follow_v sect._n 5._o right_o and_o wrong_n or_o injury_n be_v opposite_a term_n so_o that_o right_o be_v the_o convenience_n or_o agreement_n which_o one_o thing_n have_v with_o another_o wrong_v and_o wrong_n be_v the_o disagreement_n as_o it_o be_v a_o right_a line_n which_o agree'_v with_o the_o rule_n of_o straightness_n a_o crooked_a line_n or_o a_o wrong_a one_o which_o deviate_v from_o those_o rule_n a_o right_a shot_n that_o which_o hit'_v the_o white_a and_o a_o wrong_n which_o miss_v so_o it_o be_v a_o right_a action_n which_o be_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o action_n and_o a_o wrong_n which_o differ'_v from_o they_o these_o rule_n be_v that_o we_o call_v law_n which_o regulate_n our_o action_n and_o when_o they_o be_v do_v according_o they_o be_v right_a and_o we_o have_v right_a to_o do_v they_o and_o to_o this_o purpose_n he_o say_v in_o the_o precede_a chap._n law_n where_o no_o law_n no_o injustice_n and_o i_o may_v say_v where_o can_v be_v no_o injustice_n there_o can_v be_v no_o justice_n contrary_n appertain_v to_o the_o same_o subject_n and_o expel_v each_o other_o out_o of_o it_o so_o then_o if_o right_o be_v a_o agree_n with_o some_o rule_n or_o law_n it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o it_o that_o it_o can_v be_v without_o it_o as_o in_o a_o commonwealth_n a_o man_n have_v only_o such_o a_o right_a to_o use_v or_o act_v any_o thing_n as_o the_o law_n of_o that_o commonwealth_n give_v he_o so_o in_o the_o generality_n of_o this_o world_n a_o man_n can_v only_o have_v right_a to_o do_v or_o act_v such_o thing_n which_o the_o universal_a law_n of_o nature_n direct_n or_o empower_n he_o to_o do_v thus_o his_o leviathan_n be_v touch_v concern_v this_o point_n i_o will_v return_v to_o his_o de_fw-fr corpore_fw-la politico_fw-la where_o i_o leave_v and_o show_v what_o manner_n of_o right_a the_o law_n of_o nature_n give_v a_o man_n and_o whether_o there_o be_v such_o a_o large_a charter_n as_o he_o express_v or_o no._n chap._n xxiv_o of_o the_o law_n and_o right_n of_o nature_n man_n subjection_n to_o god_n and_o dominion_n over_o the_o creature_n the_o rule_n of_o his_o action_n man_n exempt_v out_o of_o adam_n charter_n why_o noah_n patent_n and_o his_o son_n possess_v themselves_o of_o the_o world_n the_o title_n of_o propriety_n discuss_v jus_n &_o utile_fw-la etc._n etc._n sect._n 1_o to_o understand_v which_o let_v we_o conceive_v that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n belong_v to_o every_o thing_n be_v that_o law_n which_o be_v give_v it_o at_o the_o creation_n and_o the_o right_n of_o nature_n nature_n or_o jus_o naturale_fw-la must_v be_v that_o authority_n or_o title_n be_v grant_v by_o that_o law_n to_o use_v or_o do_v any_o thing_n which_o title_n can_v be_v nothing_o but_o that_o jus_o or_o right_n which_o god_n give_v he_o gen._n 1.28_o 29._o which_o we_o find_v to_o extend_v to_o the_o earth_n the_o fowl_n the_o fish_n god_n the_o live_a thing_n that_o move_v upon_o the_o earth_n the_o herb_n and_o tree_n this_o be_v his_o jus_fw-la naturale_fw-la but_o yet_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v use_v as_o he_o will_v although_o he_o be_v lord_n of_o they_o there_o be_v law_n for_o lord_n as_o well_o as_o servant_n king_n as_o well_o as_o subject_n and_o they_o must_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n as_o their_o subject_n to_o they_o yea_o in_o these_o thing_n which_o they_o be_v make_v lord_n over_o we_o may_v see_v in_o the_o 4._o of_o genesis_n that_o cain_n and_o abel_n bring_v oblation_n to_o god_n of_o those_o thing_n over_o which_o they_o have_v a_o most_o peculiar_a dominion_n they_o pay_v god_n as_o it_o be_v a_o tribute_n out_o of_o those_o thing_n he_o give_v they_o a_o right_a to_o by_o that_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o he_o give_v they_o at_o their_o creation_n from_o whence_o it_o appear_v that_o man_n have_v not_o such_o right_n to_o any_o thing_n much_o less_o to_o all_o thing_n to_o do_v what_o he_o please_v with_o or_o to_o they_o for_o than_o they_o have_v have_v no_o right_a to_o have_v neglect_v that_o duty_n of_o oblation_n and_o then_o they_o can_v have_v do_v nothing_o by_o which_o god_n shall_v have_v put_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o cain_n and_o his_o oblation_n and_o abel_n and_o his_o oblation_n as_o he_o do_v sect._n 2._o man_n then_o second_o let_v we_o consider_v that_o here_o be_v not_o in_o this_o charter_n express_v any_o right_n a_o man_n have_v over_o other_o man_n but_o this_o
which_o name_n do_v import_v a_o restraint_n and_o confinement_n but_o be_v the_o perfection_n of_o all_o these_o so_o that_o no_o perfection_n of_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v deny_v of_o that_o which_o be_v infinite_a essential_o to_o say_v that_o this_o infinite_a be_v not_o that_o let_v we_o conceive_v a_o line_n infinite_a imagine_v such_o a_o thing_n this_o line_n you_o can_v say_v it_o be_v a_o span_n a_o foot_n a_o yard_n or_o mile_n long_o yet_o it_o contain_v in_o it_o all_o these_o measure_n without_o their_o limitation_n so_o do_v a_o infinite_a being_n contain_v all_o being_n without_o confinement_n in_o a_o more_o excellent_a and_o eminent_a manner_n what_o i_o have_v speak_v concern_v that_o which_o be_v infinite_a in_o essence_n or_o be_v may_v be_v apply_v to_o all_o other_o infinite_n in_o immensity_n in_o quantity_n what_o be_v immense_a must_v be_v beyond_o all_o bound_n of_o quantity_n it_o must_v have_v no_o limit_n but_o contain_v eminent_o all_o quantity_n in_o it_o so_o must_v number_n be_v likewise_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o which_o i_o shall_v disprove_v god_n will_v hereafter_o so_o must_v in_o respect_n of_o duration_n eternity_n be_v it_o must_v comprehend_v all_o duration_n and_o its_o self_n be_v without_o beginning_n and_o end_n so_o must_v all_o infinite_n in_o respect_n of_o quality_n be_v in_o regard_n of_o wisdom_n of_o mercy_n of_o power_n comprehend_v all_o those_o act_n of_o those_o quality_n which_o be_v in_o that_o which_o be_v finite_a and_o themselves_o be_v without_o all_o bound_n and_o limit_n h●u●ng_v thus_o explain_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o infinity_n let_v we_o return_v to_o that_o which_o occasion_v this_o discourse_n neither_o man_n nor_o any_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o infinite_a say_v he_o can_v have_v any_o conceit_n of_o that_o which_o be_v infinite_a conceptionem_fw-la ullam_fw-la be_v his_o phrase_n sect._n 5._o infinite_a this_o i_o disprove_v for_o although_o a_o man_n understanding_n be_v finite_a and_o can_v grasp_v or_o full_o comprehend_v that_o which_o be_v infinite_a yet_o it_o can_v lay_v hold_n on_o it_o and_o apprehend_v though_o not_o comprehend_v it_o although_o it_o can_v enclose_v the_o whole_a be_v of_o that_o be_v infinite_a yet_o he_o can_v discover_v that_o it_o be_v incomprehensible_a and_o that_o discovery_n will_v give_v he_o some_o conceit_n of_o that_o infiniteness_n yea_o the_o very_a knowledge_n of_o finite_a thing_n will_v yield_v he_o some_o conceit_n of_o that_o be_v infinite_a so_o he_o who_o travel_v in_o a_o enclose_a country_n can_v sever_v those_o hedge_n from_o his_o fancy_n and_o can_v conceit_v what_o that_o country_n will_v be_v if_o those_o hedge_n and_o bound_n be_v remove_v although_o he_o do_v not_o see_v they_o so_o remove_v yet_o he_o can_v conceive_v what_o manner_n of_o country_n that_o will_v be_v if_o they_o be_v remove_v man_n may_v conceive_v that_o which_o neither_o be_v nor_o ever_o be_v in_o the_o world_n as_o a_o empty_a place_n against_o which_o he_o have_v dispute_v in_o his_o natural_a philosophy_n although_o many_o learned_a be_v of_o opinion_n against_o he_o and_o therefore_o have_v a_o conceit_n of_o it_o man_n may_v and_o learned_a man_n have_v express_v their_o opinion_n to_o be_v of_o a_o infinite_a thing_n which_o be_v not_o that_o be_v of_o a_o infinite_a vacuity_n beyond_o the_o heaven_n which_o give_v bound_n to_o this_o visible_a world_n &_o therefore_o have_v a_o conceit_n of_o that_o infinite_a which_o they_o dispute_v for_o man_n have_v have_v a_o conceit_n and_o methinks_v he_o be_v not_o far_o from_o it_o that_o this_o world_n have_v have_v a_o eternal_a be_v and_o therefore_o they_o have_v a_o conceit_n of_o this_o we_o call_v eternity_n which_o be_v a_o infinite_a duration_n man_n have_v a_o conceit_n of_o infinity_n of_o number_n and_o therefore_o somewhere_o in_o his_o book_n of_o philosophy_n i_o have_v forget_v where_o he_o most_o ingenious_o express_v it_o that_o if_o a_o man_n hand_n be_v as_o active_a as_o his_o head_n or_o to_o this_o purpose_n he_o may_v divide_v any_o quantity_n into_o infinite_a part_n his_o head_n then_o be_v able_a to_o do_v it_o and_o then_o he_o must_v needs_o have_v a_o conceit_n of_o his_o own_o work_n he_o speak_v therefore_o too_o much_o when_o he_o say_v no_o finite_a thing_n can_v have_v any_o conceit_n of_o that_o be_v infinite_a a_o conceit_n it_o may_v have_v but_o a_o imperfect_a one_o and_o so_o i_o go_v on_o with_o he_o sect._n 6._o neque_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la ab_fw-la effectu_fw-la quocunque_fw-la neither_o say_v he_o if_o a_o man_n from_o any_o effect_n to_o its_o immediate_a cause_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o his_o more_o remote_a and_o so_o continual_o shall_v ascend_v by_o a_o most_o right_a reason_n yet_o he_o can_v proceed_v to_o that_o which_o be_v eternal_a but_o be_v tire_v shall_v flag_n at_o the_o last_o and_o be_v ignorant_a whether_o he_o can_v go_v further_o or_o no_o thus_o far_o he_o a_o ingenuous_a and_o handsome_a expression_n i_o confess_v but_o how_o true_a will_v be_v examine_v and_o first_o i_o hope_v mr._n hobbes_n will_v not_o say_v he_o be_v the_o wise_a man_n that_o ever_o be_v in_o the_o world_n or_o that_o he_o only_o find_v out_o right_a reason_n and_o yet_o he_o speak_v somewhat_o like_o this_o now_o and_o then_o but_o howsoever_o because_o i_o write_v not_o only_o to_o he_o but_o to_o other_o man_n and_o i_o hope_v he_o harh_n not_o gain_v a_o universal_a esteem_n of_o such_o with_o the_o generality_n i_o thus_o answer_v there_o be_v never_o any_o sort_n of_o reason_v man_n who_o deny_v a_o eternity_n opinion_n for_o whether_o they_o hold_v the_o world_n have_v a_o beginning_n or_o no_o beginning_n which_o all_o do_v and_o must_v do_v those_o which_o hold_v it_o have_v no_o beginning_n as_o aristotle_n in_o my_o judgement_n hold_v the_o world_n eternal_a those_o which_o hold_v it_o have_v a_o beginning_n from_o water_n as_o thales_n or_o air_n as_o anaximenes_n or_o 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