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therefore_o be_v not_o create_v by_o any_o humane_a law_n 6._o by_o the_o 4._o propos_fw-fr ecclesiastical_a right_n be_v not_o from_o the_o
a_o intellectual_a creature_n 3._o all_o virtue_n be_v either_o theological_a moral_a humane_a familistical_a virtue_n how_o manifold_a be_v virtue_n personal_n or_o prudential_n 4._o virtue_n be_v by_o the_o definition_n the_o dictate_v of_o right_a reason_n from_o derive_v from_o whence_o theological_a virtue_n be_v derive_v some_o superior_a cause_n or_o notion_n theological_a virtue_n be_v a_o dictate_v of_o right_a reason_n from_o some_o revelation_n of_o god_n in_o the_o scripture_n which_o otherwise_o have_v be_v impossible_a for_o any_o man_n by_o the_o light_n of_o humane_a nature_n to_o have_v attain_v to_o by_o theological_a virtue_n i_o do_v not_o mean_v only_o those_o three_o most_o eminent_a virtue_n of_o faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n but_o all_o those_o action_n of_o obedience_n due_a to_o they_o who_o have_v oversight_n of_o i_o in_o the_o lord_n as_o a_o christian_a and_o to_o who_o i_o owe_v my_o obedience_n not_o by_o any_o law_n of_o nature_n but_o as_o command_v 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good_a nature_n of_o temperance_n continency_n patience_n liberality_n and_o frugality_n who_o contrary_a extreme_n be_v vice_n and_o sin_n 9_o prudential_n virtue_n be_v not_o dictate_v from_o any_o divine_a or_o humane_a derive_v what_o be_v prudential_n virtue_n and_o from_o whence_o derive_v law_n but_o from_o some_o principle_n know_v to_o the_o understanding_n which_o be_v more_o or_o less_o as_o man_n be_v more_o or_o less_o intelligible_a whereby_o some_o prince_n govern_v more_o prudent_o than_o other_o and_o some_o master_n of_o family_n govern_v their_o servant_n more_o prudent_o than_o other_o and_o these_o virtue_n have_v not_o reference_n only_o to_o the_o government_n of_o man_n but_o to_o other_o action_n as_o prudence_n in_o manage_v of_o a_o estate_n be_v a_o virtue_n or_o in_o man_n govern_v their_o action_n so_o that_o they_o be_v esteem_v and_o not_o despise_v by_o other_o man_n be_v virtue_n yet_o these_o action_n be_v not_o where_o command_v or_o forbid_v by_o 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differ_v according_o as_o law_n in_o divers_a place_n be_v different_a thus_o it_o be_v a_o moral_a virtue_n in_o wife_n and_o child_n to_o honour_n and_o obey_v their_o husband_n and_o parent_n but_o as_o a_o humane_a virtue_n the_o do_v of_o such_o a_o thing_n may_v be_v virtue_n at_o one_o time_n and_o vice_n at_o another_o as_o it_o be_v command_v or_o forbid_v by_o the_o husband_n or_o parent_n so_o that_o humane_a virtue_n in_o subject_n wife_n and_o child_n be_v necessary_a to_o the_o conservation_n of_o society_n where_o the_o law_n or_o principle_n of_o such_o action_n be_v not_o plain_o repugnant_a to_o divine_a law_n 13._o the_o end_n of_o all_o familistical_a virtue_n be_v that_o servant_n by_o all_o just_a and_o virtue_n the_o end_n of_o familistical_a virtue_n lawful_a mean_n intend_v the_o good_a of_o their_o master_n and_o make_v no_o dissension_n or_o discontent_n in_o their_o family_n 14._o god_n have_v make_v man_n after_o his_o own_o image_n as_o well_o in_o body_n as_o in_o virtue_n the_o end_n of_o personal_a virtue_n soul_n for_o he_o that_o shed_v man_n blood_n by_o man_n shall_v his_o blood_n be_v shed_v for_o in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n make_v he_o man_n it_o be_v not_o therefore_o to_o be_v expect_v that_o any_o man_n shall_v without_o sin_n against_o god_n abuse_v the_o high_a and_o noble_a part_n of_o god_n creation_n all_o man_n therefore_o in_o the_o first_o place_n aught_o by_o all_o just_a and_o lawful_a mean_n to_o do_v well_o to_o themselves_o and_o not_o by_o any_o excess_n or_o intemperance_n to_o abuse_v that_o body_n which_o god_n have_v make_v in_o his_o own_o image_n 15._o theological_a virtue_n relate_v to_o the_o attain_n of_o eternal_a happiness_n virtue_n the_o difference_n between_o theological_n moral_a humane_a familistical_a and_o personal_a virtue_n moral_a humane_a and_o familistical_a to_o the_o conservation_n of_o society_n and_o peace_n in_o their_o several_a place_n personal_a virtue_n to_o the_o 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law_n of_o nature_n institution_n all_o ecclesiastical_a right_n be_v by_o divine_a positive_a institution_n by_o the_o 5._o propos_fw-fr it_o be_v not_o from_o any_o humane_a law_n therefore_o by_o the_o 1._o notion_n it_o be_v by_o divine_a positive_a law_n or_o institution_n 7._o by_o the_o 2._o notion_n all_o humane_a law_n be_v make_v by_o man_n but_o it_o be_v impossible_a law_n jus_fw-la primi_fw-la occupantis_fw-la be_v not_o from_o any_o humane_a law_n by_o the_o 4._o notion_n that_o man_n shall_v make_v law_n where_o no_o man_n be_v therefore_o can_v jus_fw-la primi_fw-la occupantis_fw-la be_v from_o any_o humane_a law_n 8._o this_o right_n of_o first_o possession_n not_o be_v only_o due_a before_o god_n revelation_n law_n nor_o from_o divine_a positive_a law_n of_o himself_o in_o the_o scripture_n but_o also_o where_o they_o be_v not_o believe_v or_o receive_v it_o can_v be_v by_o the_o 4._o notion_n from_o god_n divine_a positive_a law_n 9_o all_o right_o by_o the_o 1._o notion_n be_v either_o from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n nature_n it_o be_v from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o some_o divine_a positive_a or_o humane_a law_n and_o this_o right_n by_o the_o 7._o propos_fw-fr not_o be_v from_o any_o humane_a law_n and_o by_o the_o 8._o prop._n not_o be_v from_o divine_a positive_a law_n it_o be_v by_o the_o 1._o notion_n due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v prove_v lib._n 3._o cap._n 11._o that_o subjection_n be_v natural_a and_o therefore_o no_o annot._n annot._n natural_a subject_n can_v put_v himself_o out_o of_o the_o power_n of_o his_o sovereign_n and_o by_o consequence_n this_o right_a of_o first_o occupy_v or_o find_v by_o any_o subject_a or_o subject_n be_v the_o right_n of_o the_o sovereign_n in_o who_o power_n such_o subject_a or_o subject_n be_v and_o such_o subject_n be_v the_o instrument_n of_o occupy_v or_o invention_n by_o which_o this_o right_n do_v accrue_v to_o the_o supreme_a power_n 10._o jus_fw-la gentium_fw-la be_v a_o right_n which_o every_o nation_n have_v to_o send_v ambassador_n nature_n jus_fw-la gentium_fw-la be_v from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n to_o mediate_v peace_n with_o any_o other_o although_o in_o public_a hostility_n with_o they_o and_o this_o right_n not_o be_v topical_a but_o general_a by_o the_o 3._o notion_n it_o be_v from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 11._o the_o usufructuary_n right_a which_o separate_a person_n for_o god_n divine_a nature_n the_o right_n which_o separate_a person_n for_o the_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n have_v to_o tithe_n be_v from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n worship_n and_o service_n have_v to_o tithe_n be_v not_o only_o general_a and_o therefore_o by_o the_o 3._o notion_n due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n but_o also_o be_v due_a and_o yet_o by_o no_o humane_a law_n and_o be_v due_a as_o well_o where_o god_n positive_a institution_n be_v not_o believe_v and_o receive_v as_o where_o they_o be_v this_o right_a by_o the_o 1._o not._n be_v due_a from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o by_o consequence_n the_o detain_v of_o they_o by_o the_o laity_n be_v a_o violence_n upon_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o no_o humane_a law_n can_v dispense_v with_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 12._o the_o right_a of_o subject_n be_v either_o a_o usufructuary_n right_a or_o a_o right_n law_n jus_fw-la subditorum_fw-la twofold_n proprietatis_fw-la or_o usufructuarium_fw-la be_v from_o humane_a law_n of_o propriety_n jus_fw-la proprietatis_fw-la be_v when_o any_o subject_a or_o company_n of_o subject_n have_v by_o some_o law_n a_o right_a to_o any_o individual_a thing_n exclude_v all_o other_o but_o he_o from_o who_o this_o right_n be_v derive_v viz._n the_o supreme_a power_n of_o the_o place_n a_o usufructuary_n right_o be_v when_o any_o man_n or_o man_n have_v no_o right_n of_o property_n to_o the_o thing_n but_o only_o a_o right_n to_o the_o profit_n arise_v from_o it_o as_o a_o parson_n vicar_n judge_n and_o fellow_n of_o college_n have_v no_o property_n in_o the_o parsonage_n or_o vicarage-house_n or_o glebe_n judge_n place_n or_o fellowship_n of_o college_n and_o these_o right_n neither_o be_v due_a from_o any_o law_n of_o nature_n nor_o any_o divine_a positive_a law_n be_v by_o the_o 1._o notion_n from_o the_o temporal_a or_o humane_a law_n of_o every_o nation_n 13._o jura_n sanguinis_fw-la nullo_n jure_fw-la civili_fw-la dirimi_fw-la possint_fw-la nor_o be_v primogeniture_n nature_n the_o right_a of_o primogeniture_n be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n only_o prefer_v where_o god_n revelation_n of_o himself_o in_o the_o scripture_n be_v receive_v but_o where_o they_o be_v not_o receive_v their_o right_n therefore_o of_o primogeniture_n be_v from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 14._o it_o be_v true_a that_o divine_a law_n oblige_v all_o man_n alike_o and_o so_o humane_a talis_fw-la no_o divine_a or_o humane_a law_n give_v right_o or_o property_n to_o any_o man_n quà _fw-la homo_fw-la but_o quà _fw-la talis_fw-la law_n oblige_v all_o subject_n alike_o but_o the_o right_n or_o property_n create_v by_o divine_a or_o humane_a law_n by_o the_o definition_n be_v in_o some_o man_n or_o man_n exclude_v all_o other_o but_o he_o or_o they_o from_o who_o it_o be_v derive_v right_o or_o property_n therefore_o be_v such_o a_o man_n exclude_v all_o other_o it_o can_v be_v where_o it_o include_v all_o man_n either_o as_o man_n or_o subject_n thus_o the_o legislative_a right_n be_v from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n but_o every_o man_n as_o man_n have_v not_o this_o lawgive_a right_n so_o jus_fw-la primi_fw-la occupantis_fw-la be_v from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n but_o every_o man_n be_v not_o primus_fw-la occupans_fw-la and_o so_o the_o right_a of_o primogeniture_n but_o every_o man_n be_v not_o first-born_a etc._n etc._n and_o so_o god_n divine_a law_n in_o the_o scripture_n oblige_v all_o man_n alike_o but_o yet_o do_v not_o they_o give_v to_o all_o man_n alike_o the_o right_n of_o preach_v the_o gospel_n administration_n of_o sacrament_n etc._n etc._n but_o only_o to_o such_o separate_a person_n so_o qualify_v and_o so_o humane_a law_n oblige_v all_o subject_n alike_o but_o they_o do_v not_o give_v right_o or_o property_n to_o all_o alike_o but_o to_o one_o man_n or_o more_o exclude_v all_o other_o 15._o that_o be_v right_o or_o property_n which_o be_v such_o a_o man_n or_o man_n exclude_v differ_v how_o community_n and_o right_o or_o property_n differ_v other_o that_o be_v community_n which_o be_v common_a to_o one_o man_n as_o much_o as_o another_o as_o the_o common_a road_n the_o air_n or_o sea-water_n etc._n etc._n chap._n ii_o of_o law_n 1._o as_o in_o all_o art_n and_o science_n there_o must_v be_v some_o axiom_n and_o principle_n introduction_n introduction_n which_o must_v prove_v those_o art_n and_o science_n and_o these_o must_v be_v first_o grant_v and_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o those_o art_n and_o science_n and_o yet_o no_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v of_o they_o before_o any_o man_n can_v deduce_v any_o thing_n from_o thence_o for_o no_o man_n reason_n can_v work_v upon_o nothing_o so_o in_o all_o just_a and_o legal_a action_n there_o must_v always_o be_v some_o law_n give_v which_o be_v superior_a to_o the_o agent_n reason_n and_o the_o reason_n that_o such_o a_o act_n be_v just_a or_o legal_a and_o where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n there_o can_v neither_o be_v justice_n nor_o transgression_n it_o be_v not_o therefore_o the_o will_n or_o fancy_n of_o any_o agent_n that_o make_v any_o action_n just_a or_o legal_a but_o the_o do_v of_o it_o in_o conformity_n to_o the_o precept_n of_o he_o who_o by_o right_a command_n or_o permit_v it_o which_o make_v it_o just_a and_o legal_a et_fw-la oportet_fw-la neminem_fw-la regula_n regula_n sapientiorem_fw-la esse_fw-la legibus_fw-la and_o if_o private_a man_n will_n judgement_n or_o reason_n shall_v be_v the_o rule_n of_o their_o action_n what_o one_o subject_a be_v there_o of_o a_o thousand_o that_o will_v be_v content_a with_o that_o condition_n wherein_o the_o law_n have_v place_v he_o it_o be_v not_o therefore_o what_o i_o or_o another_o judge_n fit_a or_o desire_n but_o the_o direct_v our_o action_n in_o common_a to_o the_o rule_n and_o precept_n of_o our_o superior_n by_o which_o we_o may_v hope_v to_o enjoy_v peace_n and_o unity_n and_o be_v before_o god_n angel_n and_o man_n true_o account_v just_a and_o virtuous_a 2._o all_o law_n may_v be_v divide_v into_o divine_a humane_a ecclesiastical_a or_o law_n division_n of_o law_n despotical_a 3._o all_o divine_a law_n be_v twofold_a either_o natural_a engrave_v in_o the_o manifold_a divine_a law_n how_o manifold_a mind_n of_o all_o mortal_a man_n whereby_o they_o be_v to_o worship_v one_o god_n and_o by_o all_o just_a mean_n to_o preserve_v peace_n with_o man_n or_o supernatural_a viz._n extraordinary_o reveal_v by_o god_n in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n
4._o all_o divine_a law_n be_v create_v and_o derive_v from_o that_o divine_a and_o derive_v from_o whence_o all_o divine_a law_n be_v derive_v eternal_a right_n which_o be_v inseparable_o in_o god_n before_o any_o such_o law_n be_v create_v by_o he_o 5._o humane_a law_n be_v threefold_a viz._n secular_a temporal_a or_o civil_a such_o be_v the_o law_n of_o every_o country_n or_o gamacal_a viz._n the_o law_n of_o the_o law_n how_o manifold_a be_v humane_a law_n husband_n or_o paternal_a viz._n the_o law_n of_o parent_n to_o their_o child_n 6._o all_o humane_a law_n be_v derive_v from_o that_o right_n or_o power_n which_o derive_v from_o whence_o derive_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n create_v in_o supreme_a power_n husband_n and_o parent_n 7._o they_o be_v call_v humane_a law_n because_o they_o be_v make_v by_o man_n law_n why_o call_v humane_a law_n who_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n have_v a_o right_a to_o make_v or_o create_v they_o 8._o all_o ecclesiastical_a law_n be_v derive_v from_o that_o right_n or_o power_n derive_v from_o whence_o ecclesiastical_a law_n be_v derive_v which_o by_o divine_a positive_a institution_n our_o saviour_n christ_n leave_v to_o his_o church_n to_o continue_v until_o his_o second_o come_v again_o 9_o ecclesiastical_a law_n be_v so_o call_v because_o they_o only_o relate_v to_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n and_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n call_v why_o so_o call_v 10._o despotical_a law_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o right_n or_o power_n derive_v despotical_a law_n from_o whence_o derive_v which_o every_o master_n of_o a_o family_n have_v over_o his_o servant_n which_o right_o or_o power_n be_v create_v by_o secular_a or_o temporal_a law_n of_o the_o place_n where_o the_o family_n be_v 11._o two_o thing_n must_v necessary_o precede_v every_o law_n or_o it_o have_v no_o law_n what_o must_v precede_v every_o law_n obligation_n viz._n the_o legislative_a right_n and_o the_o declaration_n of_o it_o so_o that_o jus_fw-la divinum_fw-la be_v one_o thing_n and_o lex_fw-la divina_fw-la another_z and_o jus_fw-la naturale_fw-la be_v one_o thing_n and_o lex_fw-la naturae_fw-la another_o and_o so_o be_v jus_fw-la humanum_fw-la and_o lex_fw-la humana_fw-la and_o jus_fw-la ecclesiasticum_fw-la and_o lex_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la and_o he_o that_o will_v confound_v these_o thing_n can_v possible_o ever_o write_v clear_o upon_o the_o subject_n 12._o humane_a and_o despotical_a law_n be_v vindicative_a or_o oblige_v to_o corporal_a vindicative_a what_o law_n be_v vindicative_a punishment_n in_o this_o world_n 13._o only_o humane_a secular_a temporal_a or_o civil_a law_n be_v distributive_a and_o create_v property_n among_o man_n in_o their_o estate_n distributive_a what_o law_n be_v distributive_a 14._o neither_o divine_a nor_o ecclesiastical_a law_n be_v vindicative_a but_o oblige_v in_o conscience_n only_o vindicative_a what_o law_n be_v neither_o distributive_a nor_o vindicative_a law_n vindicative_a how_o man_n come_v to_o be_v punish_v temporal_o for_o not_o observe_v ecclesiastical_a law_n 15._o although_o ecclesiastical_a law_n as_o we_o shall_v prove_v in_o the_o next_o chap._n bound_v in_o conscience_n only_o and_o therefore_o can_v impose_v any_o corporal_a mulct_n or_o punishment_n yet_o the_o secular_a law_n do_v as_o if_o a_o man_n be_v excommunicate_v he_o shall_v have_v no_o advantage_n or_o relief_n in_o any_o plea_n by_o the_o common_a law_n 201._o law_n lit._n vil_fw-mi sect_n 201._o and_o by_o the_o common_a statute_n law_n whoso_o be_v adjudge_v a_o heretic_n or_o blasphemer_n shall_v be_v burn_v yet_o neither_o common_a law_n nor_o statute_n law_n take_v cognisance_n of_o either_o excommnication_n heresy_n or_o blasphemy_n before_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o 2_o h._n 5._o 7._o in_o curia_fw-la christianitatis_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la servantur_fw-la leges_fw-la christi_fw-la cum_fw-la tamen_fw-la in_o foro_fw-la regio_fw-la servantur_fw-la leges_fw-la mundi_fw-la say_v linwood_n who_o say_v moreover_o agatis_fw-la moreover_o com._n stat._n the_o circumspect_a agatis_fw-la that_o the_o probate_n of_o will_n and_o testament_n de_fw-fr consuetudine_fw-la angliae_fw-la not_o the_o jure_fw-la communi_fw-la belong_v to_o the_o court-christian_a but_o whether_o linwood_n say_v true_a or_o not_o hen._n 8._o begin_v by_o the_o statute_n law_n to_o encroach_v upon_o the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n and_o by_o confound_v the_o jurisdiction_n both_o of_o church_n and_o state_n make_v himself_o head_n of_o both_o have_v open_v such_o a_o gap_n to_o let_v in_o all_o schism_n and_o dissension_n that_o the_o common-lawyer_n and_o statute-law_n have_v upon_o the_o matter_n devour_v all_o church-rite_n and_o power_n nor_o be_v either_o the_o common_a or_o statute-law_n now_o in_o much_o more_o esteem_n than_o the_o ecclesiastical_a nor_o be_v it_o less_o than_o a_o divine_a judgement_n upon_o those_o man_n who_o have_v so_o extravagant_o attribute_v both_o power_n to_o be_v in_o the_o king_n between_o supreme_a head_n and_o supreme_a governor_n i_o understand_v no_o difference_n for_o if_o the_o supreme_a governor_n have_v not_o supreme_a power_n or_o right_v of_o command_n then_o necessary_o must_v such_o a_o governor_n be_v a_o usurper_n or_o unjust_a invader_n in_o word_n only_o but_o indeed_o in_o their_o practice_n have_v deny_v he_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o power_n and_o ascribe_v they_o both_o to_o themselves_o and_o court_v subordinate_a to_o the_o king_n that_o these_o man_n i_o say_v shall_v be_v themselves_o and_o all_o the_o court_n in_o as_o little_a esteem_n as_o ecclesiastical_a rite_n and_o constitution_n and_o the_o king_n god_n know_v upon_o what_o account_n for_o no_o colour_n of_o pretence_n be_v ever_o yet_o so_o much_o as_o reasonable_o pretend_v violent_o restrain_v from_o the_o exercise_n of_o any_o either_o ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a power_n among_o we_o here_o do_v not_o i_o admit_v of_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o division_n of_o civil_a law_n into_o sacred_a annot._n annot._n and_o secular_a do_v ever_o man_n before_o hear_v of_o sacred_a civil_a law_n sacred_a law_n be_v those_o civil_a law_n he_o say_v which_o belong_v to_o religion_n that_o be_v 5._o cap._n 14._o art_n 5._o the_o ceremony_n and_o service_n of_o god_n and_o be_v call_v ecclesiastical_a secular_a law_n be_v those_o he_o say_v which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v call_v civil_a by_o a_o general_a name_n for_o though_o ecclesiastical_a law_n be_v make_v by_o man_n and_o therefore_o not_o sacred_a as_o he_o say_v yet_o be_v the_o power_n by_o which_o they_o be_v make_v from_o divine_a positive_a institution_n and_o therefore_o can_v have_v any_o right_a or_o power_n from_o civil_a or_o secular_a sanction_n which_o at_o high_a can_v amount_v to_o more_o than_o humane_a 16._o a_o law_n differ_v from_o counsel_n as_o my_o understanding_n differ_v from_o counsel_n how_o a_o law_n differ_v from_o counsel_n my_o will_n my_o will_n be_v that_o which_o imperate_v all_o my_o action_n my_o understanding_n inform_v my_o will_n whether_o the_o do_v or_o not_o not_o do_v such_o a_o act_n be_v good_a or_o bad_a just_a or_o unjust_a reasonable_a or_o unreasonable_a a_o law_n be_v the_o declare_a will_n of_o he_o who_o by_o right_a command_n counsel_n the_o reason_n advice_n or_o discourse_n of_o they_o to_o who_o he_o who_o by_o right_a command_n refer_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v debate_v who_o be_v usual_o call_v the_o council_n whether_o the_o willing_a or_o pass_v such_o a_o thing_n into_o a_o law_n will_v be_v probable_o convenient_a or_o inconvenient_a either_o to_o he_o or_o his_o subject_n chap._n iii_o of_o virtue_n 1._o that_o virtue_n be_v not_o always_o place_v in_o a_o mean_a between_o two_o extreme_n extreme_n introduction_n virtue_n be_v not_o fit_v always_o in_o a_o mean_a between_o two_o extreme_n and_o those_o extreme_n to_o be_v vice_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n i_o do_v subscribe_v to_o mr._n hobbs_n cap._n 3._o art_n 32._o de_fw-fr cive_z and_o that_o from_o the_o reason_n he_o there_o give_v viz._n that_o fortitude_n in_o a_o good_a cause_n be_v a_o virtue_n although_o it_o be_v in_o the_o extreme_a nor_o do_v quantity_n in_o give_v be_v it_o much_o little_a or_o indifferent_a make_v virtue_n but_o the_o cause_n of_o give_v to_o these_o may_v be_v add_v gratitude_n and_o patience_n justice_z and_o obedience_n which_o be_v not_o place_v between_o any_o extreme_n but_o if_o i_o assent_v to_o mr._n hobbs_n in_o this_o i_o can_v less_o dissent_v from_o he_o where_o cap._n 3._o he_o make_v virtue_n to_o be_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o cap._n 2._o art_n 1._o the_o law_n of_o nature_n to_o be_v the_o dictate_v of_o right_a reason_n for_o 2._o virtue_n be_v the_o do_v or_o forbear_v any_o action_n as_o it_o be_v dictate_v by_o virtue_n what_o be_v virtue_n right_a reason_n from_o the_o law_n of_o a_o superior_a or_o from_o some_o notion_n know_v to_o
it_o be_v impossible_a they_o shall_v receive_v their_o origination_n and_o first_o power_n from_o the_o pact_n and_o contract_n of_o man_n for_o where_o there_o be_v no_o precedent_n humane_a law_n oblige_v man_n can_v neither_o make_v pact_n contract_n or_o gift_n nor_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o give_v and_o contract_v for_o and_o to_o suppose_v that_o humane_a law_n must_v precede_v and_o oblige_v man_n to_o they_o contract_n and_o pact_n and_o that_o contract_v and_o pact_n must_v precede_v humane_a law_n and_o give_v they_o their_o power_n be_v most_o manifest_o absurd_a and_o contradictory_n the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o book_n chap._n i._o have_v thus_o far_o treat_v of_o right_n and_o law_n which_o be_v the_o prime_n and_o efficient_a cause_n of_o all_o humane_a christian_a and_o legal_a society_n we_o in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n proceed_v to_o declare_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o society_n chap._n ii_o this_o chap._n show_v the_o cause_n and_o end_n of_o regal_a power_n chap._n iii_o declare_v the_o attribute_n of_o it_o and_o incident_o the_o cause_n of_o magistrate_n power_n chap._n iu._n compare_v the_o three_o species_n of_o government_n viz._n monarchy_n democracy_n and_o aristocracy_n wherein_o the_o excellency_n of_o monarchy_n appear_v above_o either_o of_o the_o other_o as_o well_o by_o reason_n and_o experience_n as_o by_o the_o institution_n of_o god_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o world_n chap._n v._o show_v the_o internal_a cause_n dispose_v man_n to_o sedition_n as_o well_o from_o the_o party_n govern_v as_o from_o the_o subject_n or_o party_n govern_v chap._n vi_o declare_v the_o cause_n and_o attribute_n of_o the_o father_n power_n and_o chap._n vii_o the_o cause_n and_o attribute_n of_o the_o husband_n power_n in_o this_o chap._n be_v demonstrate_v that_o though_o the_o father_n and_o husband_n power_n be_v from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n yet_o may_v the_o exercise_n of_o they_o be_v restrain_v by_o the_o supreme_a power_n of_o any_o place_n without_o any_o wrong_n or_o prejudice_n to_o they_o which_o can_v not_o be_v do_v without_o a_o violence_n upon_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n if_o the_o father_n and_o husband_n power_n be_v a_o institution_n of_o god_n and_o supreme_a power_n a_o institution_n of_o man._n chap._n viii_o contain_v the_o cause_n and_o attribute_n of_o despotical_a or_o the_o master_n power_n wherein_o be_v declare_v that_o if_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o man_n to_o make_v another_o his_o master_n then_o necessary_o be_v it_o impossible_a any_o man_n shall_v make_v another_o his_o prince_n or_o sovereign_a chap._n ix_o treat_v of_o the_o cause_n and_o attribute_n of_o ecclesiastical_a power_n definition_n 1._o society_n aristotle_n in_o lib._n 1._o pol._n cap._n 5._o true_o define_v to_o be_v make_v up_o of_o many_o society_n what_o be_v society_n divide_a part_n or_o person_n so_o that_o there_o must_v necessary_o be_v unum_n quid_fw-la quod_fw-la imparet_fw-la alterum_fw-la quod_fw-la pareat_fw-la 2._o there_o be_v six_o sort_n of_o society_n first_o of_o supreme_a power_n and_o subject_n men._n how_o manifold_a be_v the_o society_n of_o men._n second_o of_o magistrate_n and_o those_o commit_v to_o their_o care_n or_o government_n and_o this_o be_v most_o proper_o call_v the_o civitas_n especial_o where_o the_o magistrate_n and_o those_o in_o their_o jurisdiction_n have_v a_o privilege_a or_o exempt_v authority_n peculiar_a to_o they_o and_o not_o the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o be_v not_o contain_v in_o their_o jurisdiction_n such_o be_v the_o society_n of_o our_o civitates_fw-la borough_n and_o corporation_n in_o england_n where_o the_o magistrate_n jurisdiction_n be_v exempt_a and_o privilege_v from_o the_o ordinary_a jurisdiction_n of_o magistrate_n where_o these_o privilege_n and_o immunity_n be_v not_o three_o of_o husband_n and_o wife_n and_o this_o society_n the_o greek_n call_v gamaca_n four_o of_o father_n and_o child_n which_o be_v call_v patrica_n five_o of_o master_n and_o servant_n which_o be_v call_v despotica_n beside_o these_o there_o be_v a_o six_o society_n which_o be_v proper_a only_o to_o christian_n viz._n of_o bishop_n curate_n and_o congregation_n commit_v to_o their_o charge_n 3._o potestas_fw-la est_fw-la jus_o imperiale_a in_o aliqua_fw-la persona_fw-la cujus_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la continet_fw-la power_n what_o be_v power_n rationem_fw-la obedientiae_fw-la 4._o there_o be_v four_o kind_n of_o power_n viz._n divine_a humane_a or_o natural_a legal_a power_n how_o many_o kind_n of_o power_n be_v there_o what_o be_v divine_a power_n and_o ecclesiastical_a 5._o divine_a power_n or_o right_a of_o command_n be_v that_o power_n which_o be_v by_o high_a right_n sole_o and_o original_o in_o god_n and_o incommunicable_a to_o any_o creature_n from_o whence_o all_o other_o power_n be_v mediate_o or_o immediate_o derive_v 6._o humane_a power_n be_v a_o right_a of_o command_n create_v immediate_o by_o god_n or_o power_n what_o be_v humane_a power_n immediate_o derive_v from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 7._o legal_a power_n be_v a_o right_a of_o command_n which_o be_v not_o immediate_o derive_v power_n what_o be_v legal_a power_n from_o any_o positive_a or_o natural_a law_n of_o god_n but_o from_o some_o humane_a law_n 8._o ecclesiastical_a power_n be_v a_o institution_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o left_a to_o continue_v tyranny_n what_o be_v ecclesiastical_a power_n what_o be_v force_n or_o tyranny_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n until_o his_o second_o come_v to_o judgement_n 9_o force_n or_o tyranny_n be_v a_o usurpation_n of_o command_n of_o any_o creature_n or_o company_n of_o creature_n not_o create_v by_o any_o law_n of_o god_n or_o man._n nor_o be_v it_o the_o command_a of_o one_o alone_a which_o make_v tyranny_n the_o very_a grecian_n can_v account_v the_o athenian_a thirty_o to_o be_v tyrant_n and_o so_o can_v the_o roman_n the_o decemviri_fw-la and_o triumvir_n and_o no_o question_n but_o it_o be_v malice_n and_o spite_n which_o make_v the_o grecian_n call_v all_o king_n tyrant_n and_o both_o roman_n and_o grecian_n to_o make_v all_o king_n to_o be_v ravenous_a creature_n and_o all_o those_o king_n who_o abuse_v their_o power_n be_v by_o man_n usual_o call_v tyrant_n not_o just_o i_o find_v no_o such_o title_n give_v to_o saul_n ahab_n ahaz_n nabuchadnezzar_n but_o wicked_a and_o idolatrous_a often_o nor_o be_v a_o father_n or_o husband_n less_o a_o father_n or_o husband_n if_o they_o abuse_v their_o power_n because_o they_o have_v a_o right_n of_o command_n 10._o dominion_n or_o government_n be_v the_o exercise_n of_o command_n by_o any_o creature_n government_n what_o be_v dominion_n or_o government_n or_o company_n of_o creature_n who_o have_v a_o right_n or_o no_o right_a of_o command_n so_o that_o though_o all_o government_n or_o dominion_n be_v the_o exercise_n of_o command_n yet_o be_v not_o all_o government_n the_o exercise_n of_o power_n as_o the_o dominion_n or_o government_n of_o thief_n robber_n and_o pirate_n etc._n etc._n be_v the_o exercise_n of_o command_n who_o yet_o have_v no_o right_n of_o command_n 11._o all_o power_n be_v right_o but_o all_o right_n be_v not_o power_n as_o jus_fw-la proprietatis_fw-la jus._n how_o potestas_fw-la differ_v from_o jus._n &_o usufructuarium_fw-la be_v right_o not_o power_n common_a notion_n all_o create_v power_n be_v from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o divine_a posisive_a institution_n or_o humane_a law_n the_o second_o book_n chap._n i._o of_o society_n or_o the_o mutual_a office_n of_o command_v and_o obey_v 1._o if_o all_o command_v and_o obey_v have_v invention_n to_o command_v and_o to_o obey_v be_v no_o humane_a artifice_n or_o invention_n be_v a_o humane_a artifice_n or_o invention_n than_o be_v there_o a_o time_n when_o man_n live_v out_o of_o society_n and_o in_o a_o parity_n or_o equal_a condition_n without_o command_v and_o obey_v but_o there_o be_v no_o such_o time_n 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homo_fw-la
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magisterial_a power_n 13._o the_o mutual_a office_n of_o power_n and_o subjection_n between_o master_n and_o servant_n how_o many_o way_n humane_a law_n create_v the_o power_n and_o subjection_n of_o master_n and_o servant_n servant_n happen_z two_o way_n either_o create_v by_o the_o contract_n or_o pact_n of_o the_o master_n and_o servant_n and_o we_o have_v before_o show_v that_o all_o pact_n and_o contract_n receive_v their_o obligation_n from_o humane_a law_n as_o the_o mean_n by_o which_o humane_a law_n do_v create_v these_o office_n or_o else_o without_o any_o pact_n or_o contract_n of_o the_o party_n command_v and_o obey_v as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o slavery_n where_o prisoner_n be_v take_v in_o war_n or_o man_n condemn_v thereunto_o for_o some_o offence_n or_o of_o apprenticeship_n where_o child_n be_v bind_v for_o such_o a_o term_n by_o the_o law_n of_o their_o country_n or_o parent_n and_o i_o do_v grant_v mr._n hobbs_n grotius_n and_o white_n that_o this_o power_n and_o subjection_n humana_fw-la voluntas_fw-la introduxit_fw-la but_o not_o the_o party_n obey_v as_o they_o most_o sensles_o feign_v but_o the_o supreme_a power_n or_o the_o party_n command_v and_o where_o they_o be_v not_o so_o create_v all_o man_n be_v original_o free_a i_o do_v much_o wonder_n at_o those_o man_n who_o make_v all_o supreme_a or_o regal_a power_n to_o have_v annot._n annot._n its_o origination_n from_o the_o consent_n and_o aggregation_n of_o many_o family_n for_o they_o not_o only_o confound_v the_o master_n power_n with_o the_o father_n which_o in_o the_o nature_n and_o cause_n we_o have_v already_o show_v and_o shall_v more_o full_o hereafter_o in_o their_o proper_a chapter_n show_v but_o also_o make_v the_o master_n power_n to_o be_v from_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o regal_a power_n to_o be_v a_o humane_a institution_n whereas_o the_o contrary_a be_v true_a in_o both_o and_o what_o it_o be_v shall_v move_v man_n to_o imagine_v that_o after_o adam_n and_o noah_n posterity_n dilate_v themselves_o into_o many_o family_n that_o they_o shall_v give_v adam_n and_o noah_n more_o power_n than_o god_n give_v they_o i_o be_o sure_a no_o such_o thing_n or_o the_o least_o probability_n thereof_o appear_v in_o scripture_n or_o that_o after_o adam_n and_o noah_n death_n their_o posterity_n become_v free_a and_o independent_a from_o all_o government_n which_o be_v no_o body_n can_v tell_v when_o bring_v in_o by_o the_o pact_n of_o man_n or_o by_o consent_n and_o submission_n of_o family_n to_o it_o 14._o that_o power_n or_o right_v of_o command_n which_o god_n jure_fw-la divino_fw-la have_v as_o cause_n all_o power_n and_o subjection_n from_o what_o cause_n sole_o and_o absolute_o over_o all_o his_o creature_n as_o the_o creator_n first_o and_o efficient_a cause_n of_o they_o and_o therefore_o by_o high_a right_n all_o obedience_n be_v chief_o due_a to_o they_o before_o any_o creature_n in_o all_o thing_n or_o else_o power_n and_o subjection_n be_v cause_v from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o from_o the_o law_n of_o god_n reveal_v in_o the_o scripture_n or_o from_o humane_a positive_a law_n all_o society_n which_o be_v not_o contain_v in_o these_o cause_n be_v tyranny_n in_o the_o party_n command_v nor_o be_v any_o obligation_n in_o conscience_n to_o such_o command_n from_o the_o party_n command_v have_v thus_o far_o treat_v of_o the_o cause_n of_o power_n and_o subjection_n conjunct_o we_o shall_v hereafter_o in_o their_o several_a chapter_n treat_v of_o they_o several_o and_o more_o at_o large_a and_o we_o insist_v more_o large_o hereon_o in_o regard_n these_o power_n and_o subjection_n be_v either_o so_o confound_v in_o their_o cause_n by_o other_o man_n or_o such_o wild_a thing_n beg_v for_o principle_n that_o so_o far_o as_o i_o understand_v no_o ingenuous_a man_n shall_v grant_v chap._n ii_o of_o regal_a and_o magistrate_n power_n 1._o there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o one_o of_o man_n chief_a happiness_n in_o this_o introduction_n introduction_n life_n consist_v in_o the_o contemplation_n of_o god_n in_o his_o work_n to_o contemplate_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n the_o workmanship_n of_o his_o hand_n and_o the_o admirable_a order_n and_o motion_n of_o they_o all_o be_v by_o he_o so_o make_v and_o create_v nor_o be_v god_n less_o see_v in_o the_o generation_n and_o birth_n of_o man_n and_o other_o creature_n then_o in_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o as_o admirable_a be_v the_o preservation_n of_o every_o man_n as_o his_o generation_n for_o abstract_v from_o the_o internal_a cause_n spiritus_fw-la intus_fw-la alit_fw-la totamque_fw-la infusa_fw-la per_fw-la artus_fw-la fin_n virg._n aen._n 6._o prop._n fin_n mens_fw-la agitat_fw-la molem_fw-la how_o god_n do_v renew_v and_o preserve_v every_o man_n and_o every_o part_n of_o man_n by_o a_o perpetual_a motion_n viz._n the_o systole_n and_o diastole_n of_o the_o blood_n if_o a_o man_n consider_v his_o outward_a preservation_n not_o only_o from_o the_o violence_n of_o other_o creature_n who_o be_v of_o much_o more_o force_n than_o himself_o but_o also_o from_o the_o force_n and_o violence_n of_o his_o own_o kind_n for_o be_v he_o not_o restrain_v homo_fw-la homini_fw-la lupus_fw-la and_o what_o be_v the_o people_n in_o general_n but_o a_o sudden_a rash_a and_o furious_a beast_n carry_v hither_o and_o thither_o upon_o every_o wild_a fancy_n rage_v to_o have_v this_o thing_n do_v and_o present_o lament_v because_o it_o be_v do_v he_o must_v needs_o arginusae_n as_o the_o athenian_n do_v in_o their_o sentence_n on_o socrates_n and_o the_o captain_n at_o the_o fight_n at_o arginusae_n confess_v there_o be_v no_o power_n under_o heaven_n which_o can_v restrain_v the_o rage_a of_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o madness_n of_o the_o people_n the_o psalmist_n therefore_o psal_n 77._o when_o he_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o his_o wonder_n of_o old_a thou_o thunder_v from_o heaven_n thou_o shake_v the_o earth_n thou_o divide_v the_o sea_n and_o at_o last_o as_o the_o great_a wonder_n of_o all_o he_o say_v thou_o lead_v thy_o people_n like_o sheep_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n it_o be_v not_o therefore_o from_o any_o pact_n and_o invention_n of_o man_n that_o he_o may_v hope_v for_o any_o security_n but_o by_o submit_v himself_o to_o what_o god_n have_v ordain_v for_o his_o preservation_n 2._o upon_o a_o survey_n take_v in_o scripture_n how_o often_o christi_fw-la domini_fw-la be_v people_n regal_a power_n can_v be_v create_v by_o the_o people_n use_v they_o be_v find_v to_o be_v thirty_o three_o two_o of_o which_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o patriarch_n one_o of_o our_o saviour_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o king_n only_o once_o of_o our_o saviour_n luk._n 2._o 26._o twice_o of_o the_o patriarch_n psal_n 105._o 15._o and_o 1_o chro._n 16._o 22._o all_o the_o rest_n to_o king_n only_o and_o express_o and_o though_o other_o be_v anoint_v yet_o none_o
but_o our_o saviour_n patriarch_n and_o king_n be_v the_o lord_n anoint_v nor_o be_v god_n anoint_v peculiar_a to_o they_o not_o the_o material_a anoint_v and_o the_o receive_n and_o believe_v god_n revelation_n of_o him-self_n in_o the_o scripture_n be_v essential_a to_o the_o make_n of_o god_n anoint_v here_o but_o all_o rightful_a king_n be_v so_o whether_o they_o be_v material_o anoint_v or_o believe_v god_n revelation_n of_o himself_o in_o the_o scripture_n or_o not_o for_o not_o only_a cyrus_n be_v not_o 1._o isa_n 45._o 1._o material_o anoint_v and_o a_o unbeliever_n yet_o god_n anoint_v but_o nabuchadnezzar_n also_o a_o cruel_a persecutor_n and_o destroyer_n of_o god_n people_n but_o 20._o lam._n 4._o 20._o god_n call_v they_o mortal_a god_n too_o psal_n 82._o 6._o and_o be_v it_o not_o strange_a that_o our_o saviour_n shall_v say_v no_o power_n can_v be_v but_o from_o above_o data_fw-la desuper_fw-la and_o that_o 11._o joh._n 19_o 11._o man_n shall_v be_v so_o impudent_a as_o to_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v no_o power_n unless_o data_fw-la de_fw-la subter_fw-la and_o that_o against_o all_o sense_n and_o reason_n as_o well_o as_o faith_n for_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o power_n shall_v be_v superior_a to_o the_o cause_n of_o its_o be_v or_o that_o any_o thing_n shall_v give_v that_o to_o another_o which_o itself_o have_v not_o how_o then_o can_v a_o imaginary_a rout_n of_o man_n give_v a_o power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n and_o of_o create_a property_n which_o not_o any_o of_o they_o nor_o all_o of_o they_o together_o have_v to_o another_o 3._o humane_a law_n be_v the_o accident_n or_o effect_n of_o regal_a power_n they_o law_n regal_a power_n not_o make_v by_o humane_a law_n can_v be_v superior_a to_o give_v or_o create_v a_o be_v to_o the_o cause_n regal_a power_n therefore_o can_v be_v make_v or_o create_v by_o humane_a law_n 4._o that_o in_o regality_n as_o well_o as_o in_o subject_n estate_n jus_o proprietatis_fw-la &_o power_n the_o possession_n or_o exercise_n of_o regality_n do_v not_o create_v regal_a power_n possessionis_fw-la have_v be_v divide_v and_o regal_a power_n usurp_v and_o exercise_v by_o they_o who_o have_v no_o right_a thereunto_o be_v not_o only_o testify_v by_o infinite_a authority_n out_o of_o profane_a history_n but_o also_o many_o time_n in_o sacred_a writ_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o absolom_n adonijah_n athaliah_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o there_o be_v no_o visible_a power_n under_o heaven_n but_o only_a man_n conscience_n that_o can_v judge_v between_o a_o usurper_n and_o a_o rightful_a prince_n yet_o ought_v man_n principal_o to_o have_v a_o care_n how_o they_o offend_v herein_o for_o god_n no_o where_o denounce_v a_o more_o dreadful_a sentence_n nor_o show_v a_o more_o terrible_a judgement_n then_o upon_o such_o 13._o rom._n 13._o man_n num._n 16._o and_o if_o in_o regality_n possession_n alone_o do_v create_v a_o just_a title_n then_o be_v summa_fw-la injuria_fw-la summa_fw-la justitia_fw-la it_o be_v no_o question_n the_o high_a injury_n to_o invade_v the_o high_a authority_n or_o dominion_n of_o another_o 5._o if_o possession_n conjoin_v with_o the_o submission_n and_o acknowledgement_n power_n possession_n with_o the_o subject_n acknowledgement_n and_o submission_n do_v not_o create_v regal_a power_n of_o the_o subject_n do_v create_v regal_a power_n or_o right_v of_o command_n which_o king_n have_v over_o their_o subject_n than_o be_v the_o dominion_n of_o thief_n and_o pirate_n where_o other_o submit_v to_o they_o just_a and_o jeroboam'_v title_n good_a to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n nor_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n rebel_n but_o true_a subject_n after_o they_o have_v quiet_o submit_v themselves_o to_o jeroboam_n but_o this_o be_v false_a for_o god_n do_v denounce_v they_o rebel_n to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n unto_o this_o day_n 1_o king_n 12._o 19_o and_o jeroboam_n himself_o a_o rebel_n after_o he_o be_v quiet_o 19_o 1_o king_n 12._o 19_o possess_v and_o acknowledge_v by_o the_o ten_o tribe_n 2_o chron._n 13._o 6._o it_o be_v a_o very_a remarkable_a thing_n that_o the_o subject_n of_o this_o nation_n although_o annot._n annot._n pretend_v to_o be_v christian_n have_v against_o all_o rule_n of_o christian_a faith_n place_v all_o power_n in_o government_n to_o be_v from_o the_o people_n and_o their_o obligation_n to_o it_o to_o be_v from_o their_o own_o submission_n to_o it_o and_o have_v by_o their_o often_o forswear_v themselves_o to_o this_o and_o that_o government_n not_o only_o habituate_v themselves_o into_o a_o belief_n that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o right_v or_o power_n in_o government_n but_o only_a possession_n but_o also_o take_v away_o all_o religion_n and_o obligation_n of_o a_o oath_n in_o thing_n lawful_a and_o indifferent_a god_n no_o doubt_n permit_v it_o that_o they_o who_o will_v not_o stand_v and_o be_v protect_v by_o his_o ordinance_n and_o institution_n shall_v fall_v into_o all_o infidelity_n and_o perjury_n and_o never_o be_v true_a to_o any_o thing_n they_o swear_v to_o and_o set_v up_o instead_o of_o it_o 6._o if_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o nature_n do_v create_v regal_a power_n by_o the_o acknowledgement_n subject_a the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o nature_n do_v not_o create_v regal_a power_n by_o the_o submission_n or_o any_o act_n of_o the_o subject_a or_o submission_n of_o man_n thereunto_o or_o that_o subject_n be_v the_o essential_a instrument_n by_o which_o regal_a power_n be_v original_o create_v and_o yet_o be_v continue_v in_o the_o world_n then_o be_v not_o man_n only_o free_a from_o regal_a or_o high_a power_n before_o they_o do_v submit_v thereunto_o but_o also_o free_a to_o make_v who_o they_o will_v their_o prince_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n there_o can_v be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o hereditary_a monarchy_n in_o the_o world_n which_o for_o many_o hundred_o nay_o thousand_o year_n where_o god_n be_v not_o please_v to_o reign_v himself_o immediate_o over_o his_o peculiar_a people_n be_v in_o the_o old_a time_n the_o only_a government_n in_o the_o world_n for_o above_o 3000_o year_n after_o the_o creation_n be_v neither_o aristocracy_n democracy_n or_o elective_a monarchy_n ever_o hear_v of_o in_o the_o world_n and_o yet_o hereditary_a monarchy_n be_v in_o above_o 19_o of_o 20_o part_n in_o the_o world_n the_o only_a government_n nor_o will_v any_o government_n that_o ever_o be_v or_o be_v in_o the_o world_n grant_v this_o liberty_n to_o any_o one_o bear_v in_o their_o dominion_n but_o upon_o resist_v it_o or_o renounce_v it_o whether_o he_o ever_o submit_v to_o it_o or_o not_o proceed_v against_o he_o not_o as_o a_o enemy_n but_o as_o a_o rebel_n and_o traitor_n to_o suppose_v therefore_o that_o subject_n acknowledgement_n and_o submission_n be_v previous_a the_o essential_a mean_n by_o which_o god_n do_v create_v regal_a or_o high_a power_n be_v upon_o the_o matter_n to_o give_v the_o lie_n to_o all_o the_o power_n and_o government_n that_o be_v or_o ever_o be_v in_o the_o world_n 7._o none_o of_o these_o thing_n therefore_o but_o some_o high_a cause_n must_v create_v regal_a power_n and_o that_o regal_a power_n be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n the_o apostle_n nature_n regal_a power_n be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o create_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n say_v express_o where_o he_o say_v rom._n 13_o that_o he_o which_o resist_v the_o high_a or_o regal_a power_n resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o that_o this_o be_v not_o god_n ordinance_n only_o to_o they_o who_o receive_v and_o believe_v his_o revelation_n of_o himself_o in_o the_o scripture_n be_v evident_a by_o his_o ordain_v of_o hazael_n cyrus_n nabuchadnezer_n etc._n etc._n and_o to_o put_v all_o out_o of_o question_n the_o apostle_n here_o call_v high_a or_o regal_a power_n god_n ordinance_n and_o at_o that_o time_n whenas_o there_o be_v no_o king_n in_o the_o world_n which_o do_v receive_v the_o scripture_n for_o the_o reveal_v word_n of_o god_n beside_o king_n reign_n by_o god_n etc._n etc._n pro._n 8._o 5._o and_o that_o king_n reign_n by_o god_n not_o only_a where_o he_o be_v believe_v as_o have_v extraordinary_o reveal_v himself_o in_o the_o scripture_n job_n in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n long_o before_o the_o 7._o job_n 3._o 6_o 7._o moral_a law_n be_v give_v by_o moses_n say_v reges_fw-la in_o solio_fw-la collocat_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la regal_a power_n therefore_o be_v god_n ordinance_n and_o from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 8._o regal_a power_n be_v god_n ordinance_n and_o create_v by_o the_o law_n of_o family_n adam_n have_v dominion_n over_o all_o creature_n and_o not_o as_o father_n husband_n or_o master_n of_o a_o family_n nature_n there_o be_v never_o any_o time_n wherein_o man_n be_v bear_v out_o of_o subjection_n to_o it_o not_o but_o that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n
man_n can_v oblige_v or_o subject_v himself_o to_o any_o himself_o the_o master_n power_n do_v not_o arise_v from_o the_o servant_n subject_v himself_o man_n or_o creature_n by_o any_o act_n of_o his_o will_n for_o no_o act_n of_o any_o man_n will_n can_v have_v any_o power_n of_o himself_o omnis_fw-la potentia_fw-la activa_fw-la est_fw-la principium_fw-la transmutandi_fw-la aliud_fw-la every_o active_a power_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o alteration_n in_o another_o body_n the_o act_n therefore_o of_o a_o man_n will_n can_v make_v no_o obligation_n in_o his_o body_n who_o do_v will_v it_o beside_o it_o be_v against_o all_o rule_n of_o relation_n that_o to_o bind_v and_o to_o be_v bind_v can_v be_v in_o the_o same_o thing_n therefore_o it_o be_v much_o more_o absurd_a to_o suppose_v the_o whole_a man_n shall_v be_v oblige_v by_o a_o part_n of_o himself_o that_o be_v by_o his_o will_n add_v hereunto_o that_o if_o a_o man_n be_v oblige_v to_o his_o will_n then_o be_v the_o most_o wilful_a man_n the_o most_o just_a man_n and_o every_o man_n be_v oblige_v to_o do_v any_o thing_n because_o he_o have_v will_v it_o than_o which_o there_o be_v nothing_o can_v be_v more_o immoral_a and_o destructive_a to_o all_o society_n with_o mankind_n 8._o if_o the_o master_n power_n do_v arise_v from_o the_o servant_n subject_v himself_o to_o he_o which_o be_v a_o act_n of_o the_o servant_n will_v than_o a_o act_n of_o the_o servant_n annot._n nor_o from_o the_o master_n accept_v his_o servant_n submission_n annot._n will_v may_v have_v a_o power_n and_o obligation_n upon_o his_o master_n which_o be_v absurd_a for_o this_o make_v the_o master_n to_o obey_v his_o servant_n yet_o in_o usual_a speak_n voluntas_fw-la be_v confound_v with_o conatus_fw-la as_o we_o say_v that_o god_n do_v accept_v abraham_n will_n for_o the_o deed_n in_o that_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o have_v offer_v up_o his_o son_n isaac_n whereas_o in_o proper_a speak_n god_n do_v will_n or_o command_n abraham_n to_o offer_v up_o his_o son_n and_o abraham_n do_v obey_v that_o be_v receive_v or_o accept_v god_n will_v and_o do_v endeavour_v not_o will_n for_o it_o have_v be_v unnatural_a and_o murder_n in_o abraham_n to_o have_v will_v without_o cause_n the_o death_n of_o isaac_n to_o have_v do_v it_o when_o god_n restrain_v he_o and_o so_o god_n be_v please_v to_o accept_v of_o abraham_n endeavour_n to_o have_v please_v he_o and_o so_o when_o any_o servant_n do_v endeavour_v to_o do_v his_o master_n will_n though_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o perform_v it_o yet_o ought_v the_o master_n to_o accept_v it_o because_o he_o do_v what_o he_o can_v not_o to_o do_v any_o act_n of_o his_o own_o will_n but_o to_o perform_v a_o act_n of_o his_o master_n 9_o but_o suppose_v the_o declaration_n of_o the_o servant_n will_v do_v evade_v into_o promise_v the_o master_n power_n do_v not_o arise_v from_o the_o servant_n promise_v his_o promise_n give_v to_o his_o master_n yet_o can_v the_o master_n power_n arise_v from_o 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have_v reference_n to_o subject_n who_o be_v bear_v diversity_n diversity_n in_o hereditary_a monarchy_n for_o in_o aristocracy_n and_o democracy_n there_o neither_o be_v or_o ever_o be_v any_o original_n right_a or_o power_n in_o they_o but_o their_o convention_n do_v necessary_o depend_v upon_o a_o antecedent_n act_n of_o they_o or_o the_o major_a part_n of_o they_o to_o meet_v at_o a_o certain_a time_n and_o place_n where_o therefore_o such_o assembly_n be_v dissolve_v sine_fw-la die_v they_o be_v total_o dissolve_v however_o this_o dissolution_n happen_v nor_o do_v any_o man_n owe_v they_o obedience_n any_o long_o but_z his_o or_o their_o title_n who_o next_o possess_v be_v good_a enough_o against_o they_o and_o all_o other_o who_o can_v make_v a_o superior_a or_o more_o just_a claim_n nor_o can_v this_o have_v any_o reference_n to_o man_n bear_v in_o elective_a monarchy_n for_o the_o election_n depend_v upon_o the_o will_n of_o man_n viz._n the_o elector_n who_o original_o have_v 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few_o law_n and_o these_o the_o same_o in_o all_o place_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a 11._o the_o power_n of_o parent_n be_v from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n child_n parent_n of_o subjection_n of_o child_n to_o parent_n subjection_n to_o they_o be_v due_a from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n solon_n have_v write_v the_o athenian_a law_n be_v ask_v why_o he_o do_v decree_v no_o punishment_n upon_o he_o who_o shall_v kill_v his_o parent_n answer_v there_o be_v no_o man_n so_o detestable_a as_o to_o think_v to_o do_v such_o a_o act_n he_o therefore_o do_v wise_o not_o to_o make_v any_o law_n against_o that_o which_o be_v never_o hear_v of_o lest_o by_o do_v so_o he_o shall_v not_o so_o much_o forbid_v as_o admonish_v child_n to_o it_o and_o what_o a_o curse_n do_v canaan_n contract_n upon_o himself_o for_o but_o discover_v his_o father_n nakedness_n gen._n 9_o 25._o and_o no_o question_n god_n blessing_n and_o curse_n be_v never_o more_o efficacious_o pronounce_v than_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o parent_n and_o to_o honour_v thy_o father_n and_o mother_n be_v the_o first_o precept_n to_o which_o there_o be_v a_o promise_n of_o reward_n annex_v viz._n that_o thy_o day_n may_v be_v long_o in_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n 12._o although_o the_o power_n of_o master_n over_o their_o servant_n be_v create_v by_o master_n of_o servant_n to_o their_o master_n positive_a humane_a law_n and_o therefore_o subjection_n of_o servant_n to_o their_o master_n be_v cause_v by_o humane_a law_n yet_o do_v not_o this_o exclude_v the_o obedience_n and_o subjection_n which_o be_v due_a from_o servant_n to_o their_o master_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o divine_a positive_a law_n but_o divine_a law_n do_v include_v the_o subjection_n due_a from_o servant_n to_o their_o master_n in_o thesi_fw-la or_o general_a and_o the_o law_n of_o every_o country_n ex_fw-la hypothesi_fw-la or_o particular_a as_o thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v be_v from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n but_o that_o the_o do_v of_o such_o a_o thing_n be_v theft_n depend_v upon_o the_o particular_a law_n or_o usage_n of_o every_o nation_n and_o no_o question_n but_o servant_n general_o when_o the_o apostle_n write_v be_v no_o other_o than_o slave_n over_o who_o their_o master_n have_v not_o only_o absolute_a dominion_n of_o whatsoever_o be_v they_o but_o also_o power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n and_o that_o by_o no_o consent_n or_o submission_n of_o they_o and_o if_o such_o servant_n ought_v to_o count_v their_o master_n worthy_a of_o all_o honour_n how_o 1._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 1._o much_o more_o ought_v servant_n to_o thank_v god_n and_o willing_o to_o serve_v and_o honour_v such_o master_n who_o not_o only_o command_v over_o they_o not_o against_o their_o consent_n but_o also_o command_v such_o thing_n as_o they_o may_v easy_o perform_v 13._o although_o this_o subjection_n be_v last_o in_o expression_n yet_o it_o be_v first_o in_o power_n of_o subjection_n to_o ecclesiastical_a power_n intention_n for_o if_o this_o subjection_n or_o obedience_n have_v not_o be_v due_a before_o any_o obedience_n to_o temporal_a command_n how_o can_v the_o primitive_a christian_n have_v meet_v in_o den_n and_o cave_n in_o daily_a prayer_n and_o break_v of_o bread_n whenas_o temporal_a power_n do_v not_o only_o not_o permit_v but_o forbid_v it_o nor_o do_v god_n ever_o show_v such_o terrible_a vengeance_n upon_o any_o disobedience_n and_o presumption_n as_o he_o do_v upon_o corah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n num._n 16._o and_o their_o competitor_n although_o their_o pretence_n be_v very_o fair_a forsooth_o that_o all_o the_o multitude_n be_v holy_a every_o one_o among_o they_o and_o the_o lord_n be_v among_o they_o and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n do_v lift_v up_o themselves_o against_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o lord_n they_o though_o none_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n nor_o separate_v person_n can_v offer_v sacrifice_n and_o burn_v incense_n to_o the_o lord_n as_o well_o as_o aaron_n or_o any_o priest_n and_o no_o doubt_n but_o spiritual_a crime_n be_v in_o their_o kind_n much_o worse_a and_o displease_v to_o god_n than_o carnal_a whatsoever_o offender_n do_v pretend_v and_o let_v we_o see_v what_o manner_n of_o man_n these_o pretend_a reformer_n be_v which_o teach_v otherwise_o and_o consent_v not_o to_o the_o wholesome_a word_n even_o to_o the_o word_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o to_o the_o doctrine_n which_o be_v according_a to_o godliness_n they_o be_v proud_a know_v nothing_o but_o dote_v about_o question_n and_o strife_n of_o word_n 5._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 3_o 4_o 5._o from_o whence_o come_v envy_n strife_n rail_n evil_a surmising_n perverse_a dispute_n of_o man_n of_o corrupt_a mind_n and_o destitute_a of_o the_o truth_n suppose_v that_o gain_n be_v godliness_n from_o such_o withdraw_v thyself_o o_o my_o soul_n enter_v not_o into_o their_o secret_n 14._o in_o all_o humane_a society_n or_o society_n which_o be_v create_v by_o the_o law_n of_o diversity_n diversity_n nature_n viz._n of_o supreme_a power_n and_o subject_n of_o husband_n and_o wife_n of_o parent_n and_o child_n the_o relation_n be_v indissolvible_a only_o by_o god_n in_o those_o individual_a person_n in_o who_o the_o office_n be_v nor_o can_v they_o be_v alien_v transfer_v either_o by_o any_o act_n of_o themselves_o or_o any_o power_n else_o all_o society_n create_v by_o humane_a law_n or_o legal_a society_n be_v alienable_a not_o only_o by_o the_o act_n of_o god_n and_o by_o the_o law_n which_o create_v it_o for_o unumquodque_fw-la dissolvi_fw-la potest_fw-la eo_fw-la ligamine_fw-la quo_fw-la ligatum_fw-la est_fw-la but_o also_o by_o the_o act_n of_o the_o master_n and_o servant_n for_o omnis_fw-la consensus_fw-la tollit_fw-la errorem_fw-la christian_n society_n do_v differ_v from_o either_o humane_a or_o legal_a for_o though_o the_o cause_n of_o christian_a power_n be_v by_o divine_a positive_a
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that_o the_o first-born_a be_v prefer_v and_o the_o male_a before_o the_o female_a 18._o be_v 18._o that_o no_o man_n endeavour_v etc._n etc._n for_o that_o which_o be_v any_o man_n by_o divine_a institution_n can_v be_v alien_v neither_o by_o his_o will_n nor_o the_o will_n of_o all_o the_o man_n in_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o can_v episcopacy_n or_o priesthood_n after_o consecration_n and_o imposition_n of_o hand_n be_v transfer_v because_o they_o be_v by_o divine_a institution_n yet_o whatsoever_o bishop_n or_o priest_n shall_v endeavour_v for_o reward_n or_o price_n to_o alien_n it_o or_o deny_v it_o for_o safety_n of_o his_o life_n may_v as_o well_o be_v esteem_v a_o profane_a person_n as_o esau_n be_v that_o no_o man_n endeavour_v to_o transfer_v or_o alien_n by_o pact_n or_o promise_n that_o right_o which_o god_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o divine_a institution_n have_v give_v he_o 19_o that_o protection_n be_v grant_v to_o ambassador_n and_o mediator_n of_o peace_n 20._o that_o no_o man_n seek_v private_a revenge_n for_o any_o suppose_a injury_n 21._o that_o judgement_n be_v pronounce_v without_o hope_n of_o reward_n or_o for_o applause_n of_o man_n 22._o that_o where_o evidence_n of_o fact_n do_v not_o clear_o appear_v that_o they_o take_v information_n from_o witness_n 23._o that_o the_o judge_n be_v indifferent_a not_o bias_v to_o either_o party_n either_o by_o natural_a relation_n or_o by_o any_o precedent_a obligation_n 24._o these_o moral_a virtue_n be_v command_v by_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o be_v most_o true_o and_o proper_o so_o as_o they_o be_v reveal_v and_o declare_v to_o mankind_n by_o god_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n for_o the_o will_n of_o god_n command_v in_o the_o scripture_n that_o be_v in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n be_v in_o all_o thing_n by_o high_a right_a to_o be_v obey_v and_o follow_v and_o because_o god_n have_v create_v man_n with_o a_o immortal_a and_o eternal_a soul_n and_o do_v not_o will_n the_o death_n that_o be_v the_o eternal_a death_n of_o a_o sinner_n he_o offer_v every_o man_n grace_n who_o do_v not_o refuse_v it_o by_o prefer_v some_o other_o thing_n to_o lay_v hold_n of_o those_o mean_n which_o he_o have_v reveal_v in_o they_o for_o the_o obtain_n of_o his_o eternal_a happiness_n 25._o but_o because_o a_o man_n can_v well_o bear_v all_o these_o virtue_n in_o his_o mind_n table_n the_o sum_n or_o cause_n of_o all_o moral_a virtue_n contain_v in_o the_o second_o table_n in_o every_o action_n which_o a_o man_n intend_v if_o he_o will_v know_v whether_o it_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o not_o let_v he_o suppose_v himself_o in_o place_n of_o he_o with_o who_o he_o intend_v this_o action_n and_o if_o he_o be_v not_o willing_a that_o this_o thing_n shall_v be_v do_v to_o he_o let_v he_o not_o do_v it_o to_o another_o for_o upon_o this_o short_a and_o easy_a rule_n whatsoever_o you_o will_v that_o man_n shall_v do_v unto_o you_o do_v you_o even_o so_o 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account_v abraham_n faith_n st._n james_n 2._o 23._o that_o he_o will_v have_v offer_v up_o isaac_n though_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n abraham_n shall_v have_v preserve_v his_o son_n and_o so_o god_n cease_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n upon_o joshua_n prayer_n jos_n 10._o 12._o and_o cause_v the_o same_o to_o go_v retrogade_n ten_o degree_n upon_o the_o prayer_n of_o hezekias_n and_o isaiah_n 2_o king_n 20._o 11._o it_o be_v true_a that_o nothing_o less_o than_o that_o power_n which_o make_v a_o law_n can_v alter_v it_o the_o law_n therefore_o of_o god_n whether_o positive_a or_o natural_a have_v a_o eternal_a and_o immutable_a obligation_n upon_o all_o the_o man_n in_o the_o world_n but_o whatsoever_o power_n may_v make_v a_o law_n that_o power_n may_v alter_v it_o divine_a law_n therefore_o whether_o positive_a or_o natural_a can_v have_v any_o obligation_n upon_o god_n but_o he_o may_v alter_v they_o when_o he_o please_v chap._n vi_o the_o obligation_n of_o divine_a and_o humane_a law_n upon_o the_o conscience_n and_o person_n of_o men._n 1._o conscience_n come_v of_o con_v and_o scio_fw-la to_o know_v together_o with_o reason_n conscience_n conscience_n or_o some_o law_n conscientia_fw-la est_fw-la animi_fw-la quaedam_fw-la ratio_fw-la &_o lex_fw-la quâ_fw-la de_fw-la recte_fw-la factis_fw-la &_o secus_fw-la admonemur_fw-la conscience_n be_v a_o certain_a reason_n or_o law_n of_o the_o mind_n whereby_o we_o be_v well_o or_o ill_o advise_v of_o our_o deed_n the_o law_n therefore_o of_o man_n may_v not_o only_o be_v violate_v by_o do_v contrary_a to_o they_o but_o by_o consent_v to_o they_o as_o he_o which_o do_v contrary_a to_o that_o he_o think_v though_o the_o do_n of_o the_o thing_n be_v just_a yet_o it_o be_v unjust_o do_v by_o he_o for_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n rom._n 14._o 23._o 2._o the_o affirmative_a precept_n of_o god_n they_o do_v semper_fw-la obligare_fw-la yet_o they_o god_n the_o obligation_n of_o 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and_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharise_n sit_v in_o moses_n chair_n all_o therefore_o whatsoever_o they_o bid_v you_o observe_v and_o do_v but_o do_v not_o after_o their_o work_n for_o they_o say_v and_o do_v not_o mat._n 23._o 2_o 3._o if_o then_o by_o the_o law_n of_o our_o saviour_n the_o jew_n be_v to_o observe_v and_o do_v whatsoever_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharise_n command_v they_o because_o they_o sit_v in_o moses_n seat_n sure_a with_o as_o much_o or_o much_o more_o reason_n ought_v christian_n to_o observe_v and_o do_v whatsoever_o the_o church_n which_o our_o saviour_n christ_n himself_o have_v plant_v do_v command_v they_o 4._o my_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n joh._n 18._o 36._o god_n send_v not_o his_o son_n only_o in_o conscience_n only_o into_o the_o world_n to_o judge_v the_o world_n but_o that_o by_o he_o he_o may_v save_v the_o world_n joh._n 3._o 17._o and_o o_o man_n who_o have_v make_v i_o a_o judge_n or_o divider_n among_o you_o if_o then_o our_o saviour_n kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n if_o god_n send_v not_o his_o son_n to_o judge_v the_o world_n and_o if_o our_o saviour_n be_v not_o a_o judge_n among_o man_n then_o can_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n have_v any_o power_n from_o christ_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n nor_o to_o judge_v the_o world_n nor_o to_o be_v a_o judge_n or_o divider_n among_o man_n 5._o ecclesiastical_a law_n according_a to_o the_o usage_n and_o custom_n of_o england_n reference_n to_o what_o thing_n ecclesiastical_a law_n have_v reference_n relate_v to_o blasphemy_n apostasy_n from_o christianity_n heresy_n schism_n holy_a order_n admission_n institution_n of_o clerk_n celebration_n of_o divine_a service_n right_n of_o matrimony_n divorce_n general_a bastardy_n subtraction_n and_o right_o of_o tithe_n oblation_n obvention_n dilapidation_n excommunication_n reparation_n of_o church_n probate_a of_o testament_n administration_n and_o account_n upon_o the_o same_o simony_n incest_n fornication_n 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or_o atheism_n 3._o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o act_n of_o man_n will_n can_v please_v serve_v how_o god_n will_v be_v serve_v god_n be_v it_o what_o it_o will_v for_o saul_n intend_v well_o in_o spare_v agag_n and_o the_o best_a of_o the_o cattle_n of_o the_o amalekite_n for_o a_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n and_o uzzah_n in_o stay_v the_o ark_n god_n therefore_o by_o the_o light_n of_o humane_a nature_n be_v to_o be_v serve_v and_o yet_o not_o according_a to_o the_o will_n or_o fancy_n of_o any_o creature_n what_o then_o be_v leave_v but_o that_o he_o will_v be_v serve_v according_o as_o he_o have_v reveal_v himself_o to_o mankind_n for_o without_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n and_o faith_n be_v the_o believe_v in_o god_n as_o he_o have_v reveal_v himself_o to_o mankind_n conjoin_v with_o the_o love_n of_o it_o 4._o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n god_n reveal_v himself_o to_o adam_n adam_n god_n revelation_n to_o adam_n that_o he_o will_v be_v serve_v and_o obey_v by_o he_o in_o abstain_v from_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n gen._n 2._o 17._o it_o be_v worth_a the_o observance_n that_o the_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n be_v in_o itself_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v desire_v and_o endeavour_v so_o as_o it_o be_v do_v in_o obedience_n not_o disobedience_n to_o god_n command_n god_n therefore_o in_o punish_v adam_n learn_v all_o man_n this_o lesson_n that_o in_o all_o his_o command_n he_o will_v be_v simple_o and_o absolute_o obey_v without_o any_o dispute_v whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a to_o obey_v he_o but_o god_n covenant_n with_o adam_n adam_z soon_o make_v void_a by_o eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n god_n send_v he_o forth_o therefore_o from_o the_o garden_n of_o eden_n to_o dress_v the_o ground_n from_o whence_o he_o be_v take_v 5._o god_n be_v say_v to_o reign_v by_o covenant_n where_o he_o reveal_v himself_o how_o he_o flood_n god_n do_v reign_v by_o covenant_n with_o our_o 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god_n have_v command_v and_o where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n there_o can_v neither_o be_v justice_n nor_o transgression_n therefore_o can_v neither_o noah_n be_v just_a nor_o the_o son_n of_o man_n so_o malicious_a against_o god_n that_o all_o the_o imagination_n of_o the_o thought_n of_o their_o heart_n be_v only_o every_o day_n evil_a if_o god_n for_o adam_n sin_n have_v only_o withhold_v his_o 6._o gen_n 6._o 6._o grace_n from_o mankind_n and_o not_o reveal_v himself_o unto_o they_o for_o then_o man_n have_v sin_v of_o infirmity_n but_o here_o they_o sin_v malicious_o 6._o god_n do_v establish_v a_o covenant_n with_o noah_n and_o his_o son_n after_o the_o flood_n flood_n god_n do_v reign_v by_o covenant_n with_o noah_n and_o his_o posterity_n after_o the_o flood_n in_o this_o form_n gen._n 9_o 9_o 10_o etc._n etc._n behold_v i_o even_o i_o establish_v my_o covenant_n with_o you_o and_o with_o your_o seed_n after_o you_o and_o with_o every_o live_a creature_n that_o be_v with_o you_o in_o fowl_n in_o cattle_n in_o every_o beast_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v with_o you_o of_o all_o that_o go_v out_o of_o the_o ark_n whatsoever_o live_v thing_n of_o the_o earth_n it_o be_v and_o my_o eovenant_n i_o make_v with_o you_o that_o from_o henceforth_o all_o flesh_n shall_v not_o be_v root_v out_o by_o the_o water_n of_o a_o flood_n neither_o shall_v there_o be_v a_o flood_n to_o destroy_v the_o earth_n any_o more_o and_o god_n say_v this_o be_v the_o token_n of_o my_o covenant_n which_o i_o make_v between_o i_o and_o you_o and_o every_o live_a creature_n that_o be_v with_o you_o for_o ever_o i_o do_v set_v my_o bow_n in_o the_o cloud_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v for_o a_o token_n between_o i_o and_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n yet_o mankind_n do_v distrust_n god_n and_o say_v go_v to_o let_v we_o build_v a_o city_n and_o a_o tower_n who_o top_n may_v 4._o gen._n 11._o 4._o reach_v unto_o heaven_n and_o let_v we_o make_v we_o a_o name_n lest_o peradventure_o we_o be_v scatter_v abroad_o upon_o the_o whole_a earth_n so_o that_o wisdom_n say_v moreover_o the_o nation_n in_o 5._o sap._n solom_n 10._o 5._o their_o wicked_a conspiracy_n be_v confound_v she_o find_v out_o the_o righteous_a and_o prescrve_v he_o blameless_a with_o god_n 7._o yet_o god_n be_v so_o merciful_a unto_o mankind_n as_o not_o utter_o to_o forsake_v abraham_n god_n covenant_n with_o abraham_n they_o but_o establish_v his_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n i_o will_v make_v my_o covenant_n between_o i_o and_o thou_o and_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o in_o their_o generation_n by_o a_o everlasting_a covenant_n that_o i_o may_v be_v a_o god_n unto_o thou_o &_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o etc._n etc._n gen._n 17._o 7_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v my_o covenant_n which_o you_o shall_v keep_v between_o i_o and_o you_o and_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o every_o manchild_n among_o you_o shall_v be_v circumcise_v etc._n etc._n god_n do_v not_o make_v any_o new_a covenant_n with_o isaac_n and_o israel_n but_o renew_v that_o which_o he_o have_v make_v with_o abraham_n and_o by_o this_o covenant_n the_o israelite_n be_v not_o to_o serve_v god_n as_o god_n simple_o but_o as_o the_o god_n which_o have_v appear_v and_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o israel_n under_o this_o covenant_n god_n by_o moses_n give_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n the_o moral_a the_o judicial_a and_o ceremonial_a law_n and_o under_o this_o covenant_n be_v the_o messiah_n promise_v and_o prophesy_v of_o by_o all_o the_o prophet_n mr._n hobbs_n cap._n 16._o art_n 13._o say_v the_o supreme_a power_n and_o also_o the_o interpretation_n annot._n annot._n of_o scripture_n be_v in_o moses_n while_o he_o live_v and_o not_o in_o aaron_n nor_o do_v i_o gainsay_v it_o for_o moses_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n as_o well_o as_o aaron_n beside_o what_o shall_v hinder_v but_o that_o god_n when_o he_o please_v may_v give_v that_o to_o moses_n which_o ever_o after_o shall_v be_v inseparable_a from_o the_o high_a priest_n but_o where_o he_o say_v from_o num._n 27_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o that_o eleazar_n be_v not_o only_o high_a priest_n but_o also_o have_v the_o supreme_a power_n because_o that_o when_o eleazar_n have_v inquire_v of_o god_n joshua_n and_o all_o the_o people_n shall_v go_v in_o and_o out_o at_o his_o word_n it_o do_v not_o follow_v for_o than_o have_v neither_o david_n nor_o saul_n etc._n etc._n the_o sovereignty_n who_o ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n by_o the_o high_a priest_n it_o be_v true_a that_o be_v magisterial_a in_o eleazar_n which_o be_v ministerial_a in_o aaron_n it_o be_v true_a which_o he_o say_v that_o joshua_n have_v but_o part_n of_o the_o power_n which_o moses_n have_v but_o if_o it_o do_v note_v this_o for_o mr._n hobbs_n do_v be_v true_a which_o he_o say_v that_o both_o power_n be_v in_o eleazar_n then_o have_v joshua_n none_o of_o the_o power_n which_o moses_n have_v but_o that_o joshua_n have_v all_o temporal_a power_n and_o not_o from_o eleazar_n both_o in_o command_n of_o war_n and_o govern_v the_o people_n be_v manifest_v every_o where_n in_o all_o the_o book_n of_o joshua_n neither_o have_v eleazar_n any_o thing_n to_o do_v with_o the_o division_n which_o fall_v to_o the_o israelite_n by_o lot_n behold_v joshua_n say_v i_o have_v divide_v unto_o you_o by_o lot_n those_o nation_n that_o remain_v etc._n etc._n which_o thing_n do_v belong_v only_o to_o the_o supreme_a temporal_a power_n and_o whereas_o he_o say_v after_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n unto_o king_n 15._o aâ—t_fw-la 15._o saul_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o regal_a right_n institute_v by_o god_n remain_v with_o the_o highpriest_n sure_o
institution_n and_o therefore_o incommunicable_a or_o alienable_a yet_o after_o it_o please_v god_n that_o king_n shall_v be_v nurse_v father_n and_o queen_n nurse_v mother_n to_o his_o church_n the_o exercise_n endowment_n privilege_n and_o immunity_n of_o christian_a power_n be_v of_o positive_a humane_a institution_n the_o obedience_n therefore_o or_o subjection_n due_a to_o they_o who_o have_v oversight_n over_o we_o in_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o formal_o due_a to_o such_o bishop_n and_o priest_n who_o have_v once_o have_v the_o oversight_n over_o we_o but_o to_o such_o bishop_n and_o priest_n who_o be_v legal_o constitute_v to_o exercise_v the_o jurisdiction_n or_o function_n in_o such_o diocese_n or_o parish_n where_o they_o be_v so_o constitute_v which_o exercise_n be_v alienable_a or_o transferrible_a though_o not_o at_o the_o will_n of_o the_o incumbent_n yet_o at_o the_o will_n of_o supreme_a power_n and_o legal_o at_o the_o will_n of_o the_o donor_n chap._n ii_o of_o inheritance_n and_o succession_n 1._o no_o humane_a law_n can_v create_v a_o humane_a right_n jura_n sanguinis_fw-la nullo_n jure_fw-la heir_n no_o humane_a law_n can_v make_v a_o royal_a heir_n civili_fw-la dirimi_fw-la possint_fw-la nor_o be_v this_o right_n of_o succession_n from_o divine_a positive_a law_n but_o observe_v as_o well_o where_o god_n revelation_n of_o himself_o be_v not_o receive_v as_o where_o it_o be_v and_o if_o according_a to_o the_o resolution_n of_o all_o the_o most_o learned_a and_o reverend_a judge_n in_o calvin_n case_n subjection_n be_v from_o no_o humane_a law_n but_o from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n then_o of_o necessity_n must_v regal_a right_n and_o inheritance_n be_v from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o no_o man_n suppose_v subjection_n where_o he_o do_v not_o presuppose_v power_n the_o will_v therefore_o of_o henry_n the_o eight_o where_o for_o want_v of_o issue_n of_o edward_n mary_n and_o elizabeth_n he_o give_v the_o english_a monarchy_n to_o the_o issue_n of_o frances_n and_o elinor_n daughter_n of_o mary_n his_o young_a sister_n before_o the_o right_a heir_n of_o margaret_n his_o elder_a sister_n wife_n of_o james_n the_o four_o of_o scotland_n be_v void_a and_o not_o to_o be_v allow_v and_o so_o be_v that_o of_o edward_n the_o six_o who_o do_v disinherit_v his_o sister_n mary_n and_o elizabeth_n and_o give_v the_o crown_n to_o jane_n daughter_n of_o frances_n the_o french_a queen_n aforesaid_a by_o charles_n brandon_n duke_n of_o suffolk_n and_o so_o be_v the_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v by_o h._n 4._o 5._o and_o 6._o which_o entail_v the_o crown_n upon_o their_o heir_n so_o be_v the_o act_n of_o the_o last_o of_o henry_n the_o 6._o which_o entail_v the_o crown_n upon_o he_o and_o the_o heir_n male_n of_o his_o body_n and_o so_o be_v the_o act_n of_o the_o first_o of_o rich._n 3._o and_o h._n 7._o which_o entail_v the_o crown_n upon_o they_o and_o their_o heir_n neither_o be_v succession_n and_o inheritance_n of_o crown_n declare_v by_o any_o humane_a law_n in_o the_o world_n that_o i_o know_v of_o but_o only_o the_o pretend_a french_a salic_a law_n which_o we_o shall_v examine_v afterward_o 2._o none_o but_o god_n can_v make_v a_o heir_n to_o a_o crown_n solus_fw-la deus_fw-la haeredem_fw-la crown_n none_o but_o god_n can_v make_v a_o heir_n to_o a_o crown_n facere_fw-la potest_fw-la non_fw-la homo_fw-la co._n lit._n sect._n 7._o and_o this_o heir_n which_o sir_n e._n co._n here_o speak_v of_o be_v but_o heir_n in_o fee_n to_o land_n or_o tenement_n according_a to_o common_a law_n or_o custom_n if_o then_o only_a god_n can_v make_v such_o a_o heir_n then_o sure_o none_o but_o god_n can_v make_v a_o heir_n which_o make_v humane_a law_n and_o permit_v custom_n 3._o it_o be_v not_o only_o humane_a law_n which_o say_v a_o bastard_n be_v filius_fw-la terrae_fw-la &_o 2._o none_o can_v inherit_v not_o bear_v in_o matrimony_n gen._n 22._o 2._o quasi_fw-la nullius_fw-la filius_fw-la et_fw-la qui_fw-la ex_fw-la damnato_fw-la coitu_fw-la nascuntur_fw-la inter_fw-la liberos_fw-la non_fw-la computentur_fw-la but_o god_n call_v isaac_n abraham_n only_a son_n although_o at_o the_o same_o time_n abraham_n have_v his_o son_n ishmael_n by_o hagar_n his_o handmaid_n or_o concubine_n and_o abraham_n give_v all_o he_o have_v to_o isaac_n but_o to_o the_o son_n of_o the_o concubine_n which_o abraham_n have_v he_o give_v gift_n gen._n 25._o 5_o 6._o so_o though_o ishmael_n be_v isaac_n elder_a brother_n yet_o in_o comparison_n of_o isaac_n bear_v in_o wedlock_n god_n himself_o do_v not_o account_v he_o abraham_n son_n nor_o can_v one_o instance_n be_v give_v that_o ever_o by_o god_n either_o command_v or_o permission_n any_o bear_v out_o of_o marriage_n do_v inherit_v by_o the_o law_n therefore_o of_o god_n aswell_o as_o humane_a law_n none_o can_v inherit_v which_o be_v bear_v out_o of_o matrimony_n 4._o that_o which_o no_o humane_a law_n prescribe_v and_o yet_o be_v observe_v by_o all_o 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