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power_n of_o all_o man_n life_n shall_v be_v submit_v to_o the_o disposal_n of_o the_o governor_n will_v and_o pleasure_n without_o be_v oblige_v to_o observe_v any_o rule_n of_o justice_n and_o equity_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o admit_v into_o his_o contract_n the_o other_o word_n pag._n 112._o i_o will_v kill_v myself_o or_o my_o fellow_n and_o therefore_o that_o he_o be_v not_o bind_v by_o the_o command_n of_o his_o sovereign_n to_o execute_v any_o dangerous_a or_o dishonourable_a office_n but_o in_o such_o case_n man_n be_v not_o to_o resort_v so_o much_o to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o submission_n as_o to_o the_o intention_n which_o distinction_n sure_o may_v be_v as_o applicable_a to_o all_o that_o monstrous_a authority_n which_o he_o give_v the_o governor_n to_o take_v away_o the_o life_n and_o estate_n of_o his_o subject_n without_o any_o cause_n or_o reason_n upon_o a_o imaginary_a contract_n which_o if_o never_o so_o real_a can_v never_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v with_o the_o 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office_n nor_o have_v he_o provide_v much_o better_a for_o his_o security_n than_o he_o have_v for_o his_o honour_n when_o he_o allow_v it_o lawful_a for_o any_o number_n of_o man_n pag._n 112._o who_o have_v rebel_v against_o the_o sovereign_n or_o commit_v some_o capital_a crime_n for_o which_o every_o one_o of_o they_o expect_v death_n then_o to_o join_v together_o and_o defend_v each_o other_o because_o they_o do_v but_o defend_v their_o life_n which_o the_o guilty_a man_n he_o say_v may_v do_v as_o well_o as_o the_o innocent_a and_o sure_o no_o man_n can_v legal_o take_v his_o life_n from_o he_o who_o may_v lawful_o defend_v it_o and_o then_o the_o murderer_n or_o any_o other_o person_n guilty_a of_o a_o capital_a crime_n be_v more_o innocent_a and_o in_o a_o better_a condition_n than_o the_o executioner_n of_o justice_n who_o may_v be_v just_o murder_v in_o the_o just_a execution_n of_o his_o office_n and_o it_o be_v a_o very_a childish_a security_n that_o he_o provide_v for_o his_o sovereign_n against_o this_o rebellion_n and_o defence_n of_o themselves_o against_o the_o power_n of_o the_o law_n pag._n 113._o that_o he_o declare_v it_o to_o be_v lawful_a only_o for_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o life_n and_o that_o upon_o the_o offer_n of_o pardon_n for_o themselves_o that_o self-defence_n be_v unlawful_a as_o if_o a_o body_n that_o be_v lawful_o draw_v together_o with_o strength_n enough_o to_o defend_v their_o life_n against_o the_o power_n of_o the_o law_n be_v like_a to_o disband_v and_o lay_v down_o their_o arm_n without_o other_o benefit_n and_o advantage_n then_o only_o of_o the_o save_n of_o their_o life_n but_o though_o he_o be_v so_o cruel_a as_o to_o divest_v his_o subject_n of_o all_o that_o liberty_n which_o the_o best_a and_o most_o peaceable_a man_n desire_v to_o possess_v yet_o he_o liberal_o and_o bountiful_o confer_v upon_o they_o such_o a_o liberty_n as_o no_o honest_a man_n can_v pretend_v to_o and_o which_o be_v utter_o inconsistent_a 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only_a power_n that_o may_v enable_v he_o to_o be_v too_o hard_a for_o the_o other_o if_o mr._n hobbes_n do_v not_o believe_v that_o the_o authority_n of_o his_o name_n and_o the_o pleasantness_n of_o his_o style_n will_v lull_v man_n asleep_a from_o inquire_v into_o the_o logic_n of_o his_o discourse_n he_o can_v not_o but_o very_o well_o discern_v himself_o that_o this_o very_a liberty_n which_o he_o allow_v the_o subject_a to_o have_v and_o which_o he_o do_v without_o scruple_n enjoy_v to_o sue_v the_o sovereign_n and_o to_o demand_v the_o hear_n of_o his_o cause_n and_o that_o sentence_n be_v give_v according_a to_o the_o law_n result_v only_o from_o that_o condescension_n and_o contract_n which_o the_o sovereign_n have_v make_v with_o his_o subject_n and_o which_o can_v as_o well_o secure_a many_o other_o liberty_n to_o they_o as_o their_o power_n to_o sue_v the_o king_n for_o there_o can_v be_v no_o law_n precedent_n to_o that_o resignation_n of_o themselves_o and_o all_o they_o 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such_o constitution_n of_o he_o can_v be_v repeal_v and_o make_v void_a but_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o with_o his_o consent_n but_o we_o say_v that_o he_o may_v prescribe_v or_o consent_v to_o such_o a_o method_n in_o the_o form_n and_o make_v these_o law_n that_o be_v once_o make_v by_o he_o he_o can_v but_o in_o the_o same_o form_n repeal_n or_o alter_v they_o and_o he_o be_v oblige_v by_o the_o law_n of_o justice_n to_o observe_v and_o perform_v this_o contract_n and_o he_o can_v break_v it_o or_o absolve_v himself_o from_o the_o observation_n of_o it_o without_o violation_n of_o justice_n and_o any_o far_a obligation_n upon_o he_o then_o of_o justice_n i_o discourse_v not_o of_o for_o the_o better_a clear_n of_o this_o to_o that_o kind_n of_o reason_n by_o which_o mr._n hobbes_n be_v sway_v let_v we_o suppose_v this_o sovereignty_n to_o reside_v and_o be_v fix_v in_o a_o assembly_n of_o man_n in_o which_o kind_n of_o government_n it_o be_v possible_a to_o find_v more_o 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trust_n repose_v in_o he_o i_o do_v not_o say_v forfeit_a the_o trust_n as_o if_o the_o sovereignty_n be_v at_o a_o end_n but_o break_v that_o trust_n violate_v that_o justice_n he_o shall_v observe_v if_o the_o sovereign_a power_n of_o fifteen_o shall_v raise_v a_o imposition_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n if_o they_o shall_v appoint_v this_o whole_a imposition_n to_o be_v pay_v only_o by_o those_o who_o name_n be_v thomas_n when_o thomas_n be_v before_o in_o no_o more_o prejudice_n with_o the_o commonwealth_n than_o any_o other_o appellation_n in_o baptism_n may_v not_o this_o inequality_n be_v call_v a_o violation_n of_o justice_n and_o a_o breach_n of_o trust_n since_o it_o can_v be_v suppose_v that_o such_o a_o irregular_a authority_n be_v ever_o commit_v to_o any_o man_n or_o man_n by_o any_o deputation_n of_o the_o prerogative_n of_o necessity_n to_o swerve_v from_o rule_n prescribe_v or_o to_o violate_v law_n tho_o swear_v to_o shall_v be_v speak_v to_o in_o 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heir_n the_o inheritance_n shall_v be_v equal_o divide_v between_o they_o do_v mr._n hobbes_n believe_v that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o king_n have_v power_n to_o change_v this_o course_n and_o to_o appoint_v that_o all_o the_o son_n shall_v divide_v the_o estate_n and_o the_o elder_a daughter_n inherit_v alone_o and_o must_v not_o all_o the_o confusion_n imaginable_a attend_v such_o a_o mutation_n all_o government_n subsist_v and_o be_v establish_v by_o firmness_n and_o constancy_n by_o every_o man_n know_v what_o be_v his_o right_n to_o enjoy_v and_o what_o be_v his_o duty_n to_o do_v and_o it_o be_v a_o wonderful_a method_n to_o make_v this_o government_n more_o perfect_a and_o more_o durable_a by_o introduce_v such_o a_o incertainty_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v know_v what_o he_o be_v to_o do_v nor_o what_o he_o be_v to_o suffer_v but_o that_o he_o who_o be_v sovereign_a to_o morrow_n may_v cancel_v and_o dissolve_v all_o that_o be_v do_v or_o consent_v to_o by_o the_o sovereign_n who_o be_v yesterday_o or_o by_o himself_o as_o often_o as_o he_o change_v his_o mind_n it_o be_v the_o king_n office_n to_o cause_v his_o law_n to_o be_v execute_v and_o to_o compel_v his_o subject_n to_o yield_v obedience_n to_o they_o and_o in_o order_n thereunto_o to_o make_v choice_n of_o learned_a judge_n to_o interpret_v those_o law_n and_o to_o declare_v the_o intention_n of_o they_o who_o pag._n 140_o by_o a_o artificial_a perfection_n of_o reason_n get_v by_o long_a study_n and_o experience_n in_o the_o law_n must_v be_v understand_v to_o be_v more_o competent_a for_o that_o determination_n than_o mr._n hobbes_n can_v be_v for_o the_o alteration_n of_o law_n and_o government_n by_o the_o artificial_a reason_n he_o have_v attain_v to_o by_o long_a study_n of_o arithmetic_n and_o geometry_n no_o eminent_a lawyer_n have_v ever_o say_v that_o the_o two_o arm_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n be_v force_n and_o justice_n the_o first_o whereof_o be_v in_o the_o king_n the_o other_o deposit_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o parliament_n but_o all_o lawyer_n know_v that_o they_o be_v equal_o deposit_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n and_o that_o all_o justice_n be_v administer_v by_o he_o and_o in_o his_o name_n and_o all_o man_n acknowledge_v that_o all_o the_o law_n be_v his_o law_n his_o consent_n and_o authority_n only_o give_v the_o power_n and_o name_n of_o a_o law_n what_o concurrence_n or_o formality_n soever_o have_v contribute_v towards_o it_o the_o question_n only_o be_v whether_o he_o can_v repeal_v or_o vacate_v such_o a_o law_n without_o the_o same_o concurrence_n and_o formality_n and_o methinks_v the_o instance_n he_o make_v of_o a_o prince_n pag._n 139._o subdue_a another_o people_n and_o consent_v that_o they_o shall_v live_v and_o be_v govern_v according_a to_o those_o law_n under_o which_o they_o be_v bear_v and_o by_o which_o they_o be_v former_o govern_v shall_v manifest_v to_o he_o the_o contrary_a for_o though_o it_o be_v confess_v that_o 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justice_n even_o where_o himself_o be_v party_n and_o that_o he_o will_v be_v sue_v before_o those_o judge_n if_o he_o do_v not_o pay_v what_o he_o ow'_v to_o his_o subject_n this_o be_v the_o contract_n which_o give_v that_o capacity_n of_o sue_v and_o which_o by_o his_o own_o consent_n and_o condescension_n lessen_v his_o sovereignty_n that_o his_o subject_n may_v require_v justice_n from_o he_o and_o yet_o all_o these_o promise_n and_o lessening_n he_o pronounce_v as_o void_a and_o to_o amount_v to_o contradiction_n that_o must_v dissolve_v the_o whole_a sovereign_a power_n and_o leave_v the_o people_n in_o confusion_n and_o war_n whereas_o the_o truth_n be_v these_o condescension_n and_o voluntary_a abatement_n of_o some_o of_o that_o original_a power_n that_o be_v in_o they_o have_v draw_v a_o cheerful_a submission_n and_o be_v attend_v by_o a_o ready_a obedience_n to_o sovereignty_n from_o the_o time_n that_o subject_n have_v be_v at_o so_o great_a a_o distance_n from_o be_v 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in_o those_o liberty_n which_o have_v be_v grant_v to_o they_o and_o not_o to_o wish_v to_o lessen_v the_o power_n of_o the_o king_n which_o be_v not_o great_a than_o be_v necessary_a for_o their_o own_o preservation_n and_o to_o such_o a_o wholesome_a division_n and_o communication_n of_o power_n as_o this_o be_v that_o place_n of_o scripture_n with_o which_o mr._n hobbes_n be_v still_o too_o bold_a a_o kingdom_n divide_v in_o itself_o can_v stand_v can_v be_v apply_v but_o that_o this_o supreme_a sovereign_n who_o he_o have_v invest_v with_o the_o whole_a property_n and_o liberty_n of_o all_o his_o subject_n and_o so_o invest_v he_o in_o it_o that_o he_o have_v not_o power_n to_o part_v with_o any_o of_o it_o by_o promise_n or_o donation_n or_o release_v may_v not_o be_v too_o much_o exalt_v with_o his_o own_o greatness_n he_o have_v humble_v he_o sufficient_o by_o give_v his_o subject_n leave_v to_o withdraw_v their_o obedience_n from_o he_o when_o he_o have_v most_o need_n of_o their_o assistance_n for_o the_o pag._n 114._o obligation_n of_o subject_n to_o the_o sovereign_n be_v understand_v he_o say_v to_o last_o as_o long_o and_o no_o long_o than_o the_o power_n last_v to_o protect_v they_o so_o that_o assoon_o as_o any_o town_n city_n or_o province_n of_o any_o prince_n dominion_n be_v invade_v by_o a_o foreign_a enemy_n or_o possess_v by_o a_o rebellious_a subject_n that_o the_o prince_n for_o the_o present_n can_v suppress_v the_o power_n of_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o the_o people_n may_v lawful_o resort_v to_o those_o who_o be_v over_o they_o and_o for_o their_o protection_n perform_v all_o the_o office_n and_o duty_n of_o good_a subject_n to_o they_o pag_n 114._o for_o the_o right_a man_n have_v by_o nature_n to_o protect_v themselves_o when_o none_o else_o can_v protect_v they_o can_v by_o no_o covenant_n be_v relinquish_v and_o the_o end_n of_o obedience_n be_v protection_n which_o wherever_o a_o man_n see_v it_o either_o in_o his_o own_o or_o in_o a_o other_o sword_n nature_n apply_v his_o obedience_n to_o it_o and_o his_o endeavour_n to_o maintain_v it_o and_o true_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o they_o do_v so_o and_o that_o subject_n take_v the_o first_o opportunity_n to_o free_v themselves_o from_o such_o a_o sovereign_a as_o he_o have_v give_v they_o and_o choose_v a_o better_a for_o themselves_o whereas_o the_o duty_n of_o subject_n be_v and_o all_o good_a subject_n believe_v they_o owe_v another_o kind_n of_o duty_n and_o obedience_n to_o their_o sovereign_n then_o to_o withdraw_v their_o subjection_n because_o he_o be_v oppress_v and_o will_v prefer_v poverty_n and_o death_n itself_o before_o they_o will_v renounce_v their_o obedience_n to_o their_o natural_a prince_n or_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v advance_v the_o service_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o since_o mr._n hobbes_n give_v so_o ill_a a_o testimony_n of_o his_o government_n which_o by_o the_o severe_a condition_n he_o will_v oblige_v mankind_n to_o submit_v to_o for_o the_o support_n of_o it_o aught_o to_o be_v firm_a and_o not_o to_o be_v shake_v pag._n 114._o that_o it_o be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n not_o only_o subject_a to_o violent_a death_n by_o foreign_a war_n but_o also_o from_o the_o ignorance_n and_o passion_n of_o man_n that_o it_o have_v in_o it_o from_o the_o very_a institution_n many_o seed_n of_o natural_a mortality_n by_o intestine_a discord_n worse_o than_o which_o he_o can_v say_v of_o any_o government_n we_o may_v very_o reasonable_o prefer_v the_o government_n we_o have_v and_o under_o which_o we_o have_v enjoy_v much_o happiness_n before_o his_o which_o we_o do_v not_o know_v nor_o any_o body_n have_v have_v experience_n of_o and_o which_o by_o his_o own_o confession_n be_v liable_a to_o all_o the_o accident_n of_o mortality_n which_o any_o other_o have_v be_v and_o reject_v his_o that_o promise_n so_o ill_a and_o exercise_n all_o the_o action_n of_o war_n in_o peace_n and_o when_o war_n come_v be_v liable_a to_o all_o the_o misfortune_n which_o can_v possible_o attend_v or_o invade_v it_o whether_o the_o relation_n of_o subject_n be_v extinguish_v in_o all_o those_o case_n which_o mr._n hobbes_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o prescribe_v as_o imprisonment_n banishment_n and_o the_o like_a i_o leave_v to_o those_o who_o can_v instruct_v he_o better_o in_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n by_o which_o they_o must_v be_v judge_v notwithstanding_o all_o his_o appeal_n to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o i_o presume_v if_o a_o banish_a person_n p._n 114_o during_o which_o he_o say_v he_o be_v not_o subject_a shall_v join_v in_o a_o action_n under_o a_o foreign_a power_n against_o his_o country_n wherein_o he_o shall_v with_o other_o be_v take_v prisoner_n the_o other_o shall_v be_v proceed_v against_o as_o prisoner_n of_o war_n when_o he_o shall_v be_v judge_v as_o a_o traitor_n and_o rebel_n which_o he_o can_v not_o be_v if_o he_o be_v not_o a_o subject_a and_o this_o not_o only_o in_o the_o case_n of_o a_o hostile_a action_n and_o open_v attemt_fw-mi but_o of_o the_o most_o secret_a conspiracy_n that_o come_v to_o be_v discover_v and_o if_o this_o be_v true_a we_o may_v conclude_v it_o will_v be_v very_o unsafe_a to_o conduct_v ourselves_o by_o what_o mr._n hobbes_n p._n 105._o find_v by_o speculation_n and_o deduction_n of_o sovereign_n right_n from_o the_o nature_n need_v and_o design_n of_o man_n sure_o this_o woeful_a desertion_n and_o defection_n in_o the_o case_n above_o mention_v which_o have_v be_v always_o hold_v criminal_a by_o all_o law_n that_o have_v be_v current_n in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o world_n receive_v so_o much_o countenance_n and_o justification_n by_o mr._n hobbes_n his_o book_n and_o more_o by_o his_o conversation_n that_o cromwell_n find_v the_o submission_n to_o those_o principle_n produce_v a_o submission_n to_o he_o and_o the_o imaginary_a relation_n between_o protection_n and_o allegiance_n so_o positive_o proclaim_v by_o he_o prevail_v for_o many_o year_n to_o extinguish_v all_o visible_a fidelity_n to_o the_o king_n whilst_o he_o persuade_v many_o to_o take_v the_o engagement_n as_o a_o thing_n lawful_a and_o to_o become_v subject_n to_o the_o usurper_n as_o to_o their_o legitimate_a sovereign_n of_o which_o great_a service_n he_o can_v not_o abstain_v from_o brag_v in_o a_o pamphlet_n set_v forth_o in_o that_o time_n that_o he_o alone_o and_o his_o doctrine_n have_v prevail_v with_o many_o to_o submit_v to_o the_o government_n who_o will_v otherwise_o have_v disturb_v the_o public_a peace_n that_o be_v to_o renounce_v their_o fidelity_n to_o their_o true_a sovereign_n and_o to_o be_v faithful_a to_o the_o usurper_n it_o appear_v at_o last_o why_o by_o his_o institution_n he_o will_v have_v the_o power_n and_o security_n of_o his_o sovereign_n whole_o and_o only_o to_o depend_v upon_o the_o contract_n and_o covenant_n which_o the_o people_n make_v one_o with_o
which_o be_v never_o hear_v of_o before_o this_o institution_n and_o the_o consequence_n of_o it_o will_v best_o appear_v by_o a_o instance_n to_o be_v very_o ridiculous_a let_v we_o suppose_v that_o a_o information_n be_v prefer_v in_o the_o king_n bench_n as_o it_o may_v well_o be_v against_o mr._n hobbes_n for_o write_v and_o publish_v such_o a_o seditious_a book_n against_o the_o establish_a government_n of_o church_n and_o state_n as_o his_o leviathan_n be_v because_o the_o sovereign_a judge_n will_v not_o hear_v &_o determine_v this_o himself_n but_o refer_v it_o those_o judge_n who_o be_v appoint_v and_o commission_v by_o he_o to_o examine_v and_o punish_v crime_n of_o such_o a_o nature_n will_v it_o be_v reasonable_a that_o mr._n hobbes_n shall_v except_v against_o his_o judge_n because_o by_o their_o know_v the_o law_n he_o may_v suspect_v they_o and_o refuse_v to_o be_v try_v before_o any_o but_o those_o who_o he_o shall_v agree_v upon_o and_o pag._n 125_o can_v those_o be_v the_o property_n of_o just_a and_o rational_a judicature_n he_o have_v forget_v that_o before_o he_o erect_v his_o sovereignty_n when_o there_o can_v be_v no_o judicature_n he_o say_v pag._n 78._o it_o be_v of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n that_o they_o who_o be_v at_o controversy_n submit_v their_o right_n to_o the_o judgement_n of_o a_o arbitrator_n there_o indeed_o for_o want_v of_o judicature_n there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o a_o mutual_a consent_n without_o which_o no_o man_n can_v take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v a_o arbitrator_n if_o a_o man_n have_v a_o suit_n upon_o matter_n of_o title_n or_o interest_n with_o a_o judge_n notwithstanding_o that_o he_o be_v swear_v to_o do_v right_a he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v bind_v to_o bring_v his_o action_n before_o that_o judge_n that_o he_o may_v choose_v whether_o it_o shall_v depend_v in_o that_o court_n of_o which_o that_o judge_n be_v a_o member_n though_o the_o major_a part_n be_v unconcern_v but_o may_v have_v his_o right_n try_v in_o another_o court_n but_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v any_o part_n in_o the_o choice_n of_o his_o own_o judge_n especial_o if_o he_o be_v criminal_a justice_n will_v be_v well_o administer_v himself_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o judgement_n of_o such_o judge_n be_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o sovereign_n and_o a_o great_a person_n than_o the_o sovereign_n have_v give_v a_o fair_a warning_n to_o those_o judge_n take_v heed_n what_o you_o do_v for_o you_o judge_v not_o for_o man_n but_o for_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v with_o you_o in_o the_o judgement_n 2_o chron._n as_o it_o be_v the_o king_n judgement_n he_o will_v punish_v it_o severe_o if_o it_o be_v corrupt_a and_o if_o he_o can_v discover_v it_o to_o be_v corrupt_a for_o want_v of_o complaint_n or_o want_v of_o evidence_n god_n will_v punish_v it_o because_o it_o be_v his_o judgement_n a_o corrupt_a judge_n of_o all_o guilty_a person_n can_v never_o escape_v punishment_n i_o be_o very_o glad_a that_o mr._n hobbes_n be_v please_v with_o any_o part_n of_o the_o administration_n of_o justice_n in_o his_o own_o country_n which_o he_o will_v hardly_o like_v if_o he_o be_v expose_v to_o it_o and_o he_o may_v have_v observe_v that_o great_a privilege_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o england_n of_o be_v try_v in_o all_o capital_a crime_n by_o their_o peer_n by_o man_n of_o their_o own_o quality_n and_o condition_n to_o be_v a_o great_a privilege_n than_o the_o nobility_n of_o any_o nation_n in_o europe_n enjoy_v the_o grandee_n of_o spain_n and_o the_o duke_n and_o peer_n and_o mareschal_n of_o france_n in_o those_o transgression_n undergo_v the_o same_o form_n of_o justice_n and_o be_v try_v before_o the_o same_o judge_n as_o the_o mean_a peasant_n be_v for_o the_o like_a or_o the_o same_o crime_n and_o though_o he_o call_v it_o and_o say_v it_o have_v be_v ever_o acknowledge_v as_o a_o privilege_n of_o favor_n yet_o they_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o privilege_n of_o right_n of_o which_o they_o can_v be_v deprive_v by_o the_o word_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o king_n and_o it_o may_v be_v he_o will_v be_v hardly_o able_a to_o bring_v this_o privilege_n under_o his_o original_a institution_n of_o government_n since_o probable_o man_n be_v then_o all_o equal_a they_o will_v never_o have_v consent_v to_o such_o a_o difference_n rather_o than_o equality_n in_o the_o form_n of_o justice_n that_o be_v to_o be_v exercise_v towards_o they_o and_o he_o value_v it_o too_o light_o who_o think_v it_o can_v be_v take_v from_o they_o by_o any_o arbitrary_a power_n i_o can_v comprehend_v what_o mr._n hobbes_n meaning_n be_v in_o make_v a_o ambassador_n send_v from_o his_o prince_n to_o congratulate_v or_o condole_v or_o to_o assist_v at_o a_o solemnity_n to_o be_v but_o a_o private_a person_n because_o he_o say_v pag._n 126._o the_o business_n be_v private_a and_o belong_v to_o he_o in_o his_o natural_a capacity_n whereas_o his_o be_v send_v ambassador_n and_o have_v in_o the_o performance_n of_o his_o office_n of_o congratulate_v or_o condole_v or_o in_o his_o assistance_n at_o the_o solemnity_n the_o respect_n show_v to_o he_o and_o the_o privilege_n and_o precedence_n of_o the_o person_n of_o his_o master_n he_o can_v but_o be_v a_o public_a person_n nor_o can_v a_o ambassador_n come_v to_o be_v but_o a_o private_a person_n any_o other_o way_n then_o by_o presume_v to_o negotiate_v some_o unlawful_a thing_n which_o he_o be_v not_o warrant_v by_o his_o commission_n to_o do_v and_o even_o in_o that_o case_n he_o expect_v to_o be_v treat_v as_o a_o public_a person_n as_o well_o by_o the_o security_n that_o prince_n give_v he_o by_o his_o reception_n as_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o prince_n who_o send_v he_o and_o expect_v to_o be_v send_v to_o and_o try_v before_o his_o own_o master_n which_o depend_v much_o upon_o the_o nature_n and_o circumstance_n of_o the_o transgression_n but_o i_o wonder_v how_o mr._n hobbes_n can_v bring_v the_o right_n and_o privilege_n of_o ambassador_n under_o his_o disquisition_n since_o they_o can_v depend_v upon_o his_o institution_n for_o they_o neither_o do_v nor_o can_v proceed_v from_o the_o covenant_n or_o contract_n or_o teansfer_v of_o right_n between_o private_a person_n but_o he_o must_v make_v a_o new_a institution_n for_o sovereign_n in_o which_o he_o will_v hardly_o be_v able_a to_o preserve_v they_o without_o some_o covenant_n which_o he_o hitherto_o so_o much_o abhor_v the_o survey_n of_o chapter_n 24._o it_o be_v the_o custom_n and_o delight_n that_o mr._n hobbes_n take_v in_o the_o frequent_a repeting_n almost_o in_o every_o chapter_n the_o lewd_a principle_n in_o his_o institution_n with_o some_o variety_n of_o pleasant_a expression_n and_o instance_n which_o he_o will_v have_v understand_v to_o add_v new_a vigour_n to_o his_o former_a argument_n that_o oblige_v i_o by_o tautology_n to_o put_v the_o reader_n in_o mind_n of_o what_o i_o have_v say_v before_o and_o to_o repete_fw-la the_o same_o that_o have_v be_v say_v and_o so_o i_o must_v say_v again_o upon_o this_o chapter_n of_o the_o nutrition_n and_o procreation_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n that_o he_o have_v propose_v a_o very_a ungracious_a method_n to_o himself_o in_o form_v his_o government_n by_o assign_v a_o great_a power_n and_o authority_n to_o his_o sovereign_n than_o any_o honest_a magistrate_n desire_v or_o will_v ever_o exercise_v or_o can_v think_v himself_o secure_a in_o and_o such_o a_o liberty_n and_o property_n to_o the_o subject_a as_o they_o can_v take_v no_o delight_n in_o and_o consequent_o can_v never_o wish_v well_o to_o that_o government_n under_o which_o they_o shall_v enjoy_v no_o more_o nor_o will_v they_o ever_o believe_v themselves_o to_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o liberty_n or_o plenty_n when_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o any_o one_o man_n to_o dispossess_v they_o of_o both_o or_o either_o at_o his_o good_a will_n and_o pleasure_n without_o any_o violation_n of_o any_o justice_n that_o they_o can_v resort_v to_o or_o complain_v of_o it_o be_v a_o very_a uncomfortable_a propriety_n that_o any_o man_n can_v have_v in_o his_o land_n and_o good_n because_o his_o neighbour_n can_v take_v they_o from_o he_o if_o his_o prince_n can_v just_o take_v they_o from_o he_o and_o give_v they_o to_o his_o neighbour_n prince_n have_v their_o particular_a affection_n and_o inclination_n which_o sway_v they_o as_o much_o as_o other_o man_n and_o be_v prevail_v upon_o by_o the_o same_o strong_a motive_n and_o impulsion_n and_o if_o they_o may_v take_v away_o all_o from_o those_o they_o do_v not_o like_a and_o as_o much_o as_o they_o think_v fit_a from_o those_o they_o like_v less_o to_o give_v to_o those_o they_o love_v and_o to_o such_o as_o they_o like_v better_o there_o can_v be_v no_o valuable_a propriety_n in_o any_o body_n but_o the_o sovereign_n
the_o commandment_n of_o god_n that_o which_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v command_v he_o in_o a_o dream_n or_o vision_n and_o to_o deliver_v it_o to_o his_o family_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o observe_v the_o same_o yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o great_a addition_n though_o abraham_n and_o all_o the_o sovereign_n who_o succeed_v he_o be_v qualify_v to_o govern_v and_o prescribe_v to_o their_o subject_n what_o religion_n they_o shall_v be_v of_o and_o to_o tell_v they_o what_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o to_o punish_v all_o those_o who_o shall_v countenance_v any_o doctrine_n which_o he_o shall_v forbid_v from_o which_o he_o conclude_v that_o pag._n 250_o as_o none_o but_o abraham_n in_o his_o family_n so_o none_o but_o the_o sovereign_n in_o a_o christian_a commonwealth_n can_v take_v notice_n what_o be_v or_o what_o be_v not_o the_o word_n of_o god_n yet_o i_o say_v neither_o that_o nor_o the_o renew_n the_o same_o covenant_n with_o isaac_n and_o afterward_o with_o jacob_n he_o say_v now_o do_v make_v that_o people_n the_o peculiar_a people_n of_o god_n but_o date_n that_o privilege_n which_o before_o he_o date_v from_o the_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n to_o begin_v only_o from_o the_o renew_n it_o by_o moses_n at_o the_o mount_n sinai_n by_o which_o he_o correct_v his_o former_a fancy_n by_o a_o new_a one_o as_o extravagant_a upon_o the_o people_n contract_n in_o those_o word_n which_o he_o have_v mention_v before_o without_o that_o observation_n and_o gloss_n that_o he_o make_v upon_o it_o nor_o do_v god_n at_o that_o time_n promise_v more_o to_o they_o by_o moses_n than_o he_o have_v before_o as_o express_o promise_v to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n this_o shall_v suffice_v to_o what_o he_o have_v so_o often_o urge_v or_o shall_v hereafter_o infer_v from_o the_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n and_o by_o moses_n and_o of_o the_o peculiar_a dominion_n over_o that_o people_n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o contract_n nor_o will_v i_o hereafter_o enlarge_v any_o more_o upon_o their_o pretend_a rejection_n of_o god_n when_o they_o desire_v a_o king_n which_o he_o now_o confirm_n by_o a_o new_a piece_n of_o history_n or_o a_o new_a commentary_n upon_o the_o text_n by_o his_o sovereign_a power_n of_o interpret_n for_o he_o say_v pag._n 254._o that_o when_o they_o say_v to_o samuel_n make_v we_o a_o king_n to_o judge_v we_o like_o all_o the_o nation_n they_o signify_v that_o they_o will_v no_o more_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o command_n that_o shall_v be_v lay_v upon_o they_o by_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o consequent_o in_o depose_v the_o high_a priest_n of_o royal_a authority_n they_o depose_v that_o peculiar_a government_n of_o god_n pag._n 255._o and_o yet_o he_o confess_v in_o the_o very_a next_o page_n that_o when_o they_o have_v demand_v a_o king_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o nation_n they_o have_v no_o design_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n their_o king_n but_o despair_v of_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o son_n of_o samuel_n they_o will_v have_v a_o king_n to_o judge_n they_o in_o civil_a action_n but_o not_o that_o they_o will_v allow_v their_o king_n to_o change_v the_o religion_n which_o be_v recommend_v to_o they_o by_o moses_n by_o which_o he_o have_v again_o cancel_v and_o demolish_v all_o that_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n which_o he_o will_v derive_v to_o all_o sovereign_n from_o that_o submission_n and_o contract_n which_o he_o say_v they_o make_v at_o mount_n sinai_n for_o he_o confess_v that_o they_o have_v no_o intention_n that_o the_o king_n shall_v have_v authority_n to_o alter_v their_o religion_n and_o then_o it_o pass_v not_o by_o that_o contract_n and_o thus_o when_o his_o unruly_a invention_n suggest_v to_o he_o a_o addition_n to_o the_o text_n or_o a_o unwarrantable_a interpretation_n of_o it_o it_o always_o involve_v he_o in_o new_a perplexity_n and_o leave_v he_o as_o far_o from_o attain_v his_o end_n as_o when_o he_o begin_v it_o be_v upon_o his_o usual_a presumption_n that_o from_o the_o 17._o chapter_n of_o number_n he_o conclude_v that_o after_o moses_n his_o death_n the_o supreme_a power_n of_o make_v war_n and_o peace_n and_o the_o supreme_a power_n of_o judicature_n belong_v also_o to_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o thus_o joshuah_n be_v only_a general_n of_o the_o army_n whereas_o no_o more_o be_v say_v in_o that_o place_n to_o eleazar_n then_o have_v be_v before_o say_v to_o aaron_n his_o father_n to_o perform_v the_o priestly_a office_n nor_o do_v it_o ever_o appear_v that_o eleazar_n offer_v to_o assume_v the_o sovereignty_n in_o either_o of_o the_o case_n but_o be_v as_o much_o under_o joshuah_n as_o aaron_n have_v ever_o be_v under_o moses_n god_n appear_v unto_o joshuah_n upon_o the_o decease_n of_o moses_n and_o depute_v he_o to_o exercise_v the_o same_o charge_n that_o moses_n have_v do_v as_o i_o be_v with_o moses_n so_o will_v i_o be_v with_o thou_o this_o book_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v not_o depart_v out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n that_o thou_o may_v observe_v to_o do_v all_o that_o be_v write_v therein_o then_o joshuah_n command_v the_o officer_n of_o the_o people_n josh._n 1_o 2._o 5_o 8_o 10._o the_o people_n make_v another_o covenant_n with_o joshuah_n all_o that_o thou_o command_v we_o we_o will_v do_v and_o whither_o soever_o thou_o send_v we_o we_o will_v go_v as_o we_o hearken_v unto_o moses_n in_o all_o thing_n so_o will_v we_o hearken_v unto_o thou_o whosoever_o do_v rebel_n against_o thy_o commandment_n and_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o thy_o word_n in_o all_o that_o thou_o command_v he_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n ver_fw-la 16_o 17_o 18._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o joshuah_n this_o day_n will_v i_o magnify_v thou_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o israel_n as_o i_o be_v with_o moses_n so_o will_v i_o be_v with_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v command_v the_o priest_n etc._n etc._n josh._n 3._o 7_o 8._o all_o the_o order_n and_o command_v to_o the_o priest_n be_v give_v by_o joshuah_n joshua_n build_v a_o altar_n to_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n in_o mount_n ebal_n he_o write_v upon_o the_o stone_n a_o copy_n of_o the_o law_n he_o read_v all_o the_o law_n the_o curse_n and_o the_o blessing_n etc._n etc._n josh._n 8._o 30_o 32_o 34._o joshuah_n divide_v the_o land_n and_o when_o any_o doubtful_a cause_n do_v arise_v they_o repair_v to_o he_o for_o judgement_n and_o when_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o the_o half_a return_v to_o the_o other_o side_n of_o jordan_n where_o moses_n have_v assign_v their_o portion_n it_o be_v joshuah_n who_o bless_v they_o and_o send_v they_o away_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o sovereignty_n of_o eleazar_n what_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o highpriest_n be_v and_o whether_o the_o office_n be_v limit_v or_o any_o way_n suspend_v during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n be_v not_o otherwise_o pertinent_a to_o this_o discourse_n then_o as_o it_o contradict_v mr._n hobbes_n in_o which_o where_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a i_o take_v no_o delight_n and_o therefore_o shall_v not_o enlarge_v upon_o those_o particular_n the_o survey_n of_o chapter_n 41._o mr._n hobbes_n have_v commit_v so_o many_o error_n in_o the_o institution_n and_o view_n which_o he_o have_v make_v of_o all_o office_n hitherto_o that_o there_o be_v reason_n to_o believe_v he_o will_v have_v the_o same_o presumption_n if_o he_o come_v to_o handle_v the_o office_n of_o our_o saviour_n himself_o and_o i_o think_v he_o have_v make_v it_o good_a when_o he_o allow_v no_o other_o authority_n or_o power_n to_o our_o saviour_n even_o when_o he_o come_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n with_o his_o angel_n to_o reward_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n match_n 16._o 27._o then_o pag._n 260._o as_o vicegerent_n of_o god_n his_o father_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o moses_n be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o as_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v before_o the_o reign_n of_o saul_n and_o as_o the_o king_n be_v after_o it_o which_o be_v degrade_n he_o below_o the_o model_n of_o socinus_n and_o in_o no_o degree_n equal_a to_o the_o description_n of_o his_o power_n in_o scripture_n yet_o large_a enough_o if_o the_o end_n of_o his_o come_n be_v no_o other_o than_o he_o assign_v and_o the_o office_n he_o be_v to_o manage_v no_o great_a than_o he_o seem_v to_o describe_v p._n 264._o the_o give_a immortality_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n which_o be_v to_o be_v exercise_v by_o our_o saviour_n upon_o earth_n in_o his_o human_a nature_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v much_o inferior_a to_o that_o inheritance_n incorruptible_a and_o undefiled_a that_o fade_v not_o away_o which_o st._n peter_n assure_v we_o be_v reserve_v in_o heaven_n for_o we_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 4._o and_o how_o his_o