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justorum_fw-la &_o conferentium_fw-la civilium_fw-la &_o suorum_fw-la oppositorum_fw-la cum_fw-la praecepto_fw-la coactivo_fw-la per_fw-la poenam_fw-la aut_fw-la praemium_fw-la de_fw-la ejus_fw-la observatione_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la saeculo_fw-la destribuenda_fw-la more_o brief_o it_o be_v a_o coactive_a precept_n of_o the_o sovereign_n bind_v the_o subject_n to_o obedience_n and_o upon_o the_o same_o to_o be_v reward_v or_o upon_o disobedience_n to_o be_v punish_v in_o this_o life_n where_o many_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v 1._o the_o matter_n of_o this_o law_n be_v something_o in_o itself_o just_a and_o conduce_v to_o the_o public_a good_a yet_o so_o that_o it_o reach_v to_o the_o contrary_n 2._o this_o must_v be_v know_v and_o judge_v to_o be_v so_o by_o the_o wisdom_n and_o understanding_n of_o the_o sovereign_n for_o all_o law_n arr_o make_v by_o wisdom_n political_n 3._o this_o judgement_n of_o the_o lawgiver_n must_v be_v make_v know_v unto_o the_o subject_n therefore_o the_o philosopher_n say_v its_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o word_n and_o he_o mean_v not_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o word_n not_o only_o inward_o conceive_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o lawgiver_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o aristotle_n say_v but_o it_o must_v be_v utter_v and_o make_v know_v as_o the_o ten_o commandment_n be_v call_v the_o ten_o word_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v exodus_fw-la 20._o god_n speak_v all_o these_o word_n 4._o it_o must_v be_v praeceptum_fw-la which_o include_v the_o will_n of_o the_o sovereign_n intend_v to_o bind_v the_o subject_n and_o so_o declare_v himself_o 5._o it_o must_v be_v a_o universal_a precept_n bind_v the_o whole_a community_n of_o the_o subject_n 6._o it_o must_v be_v a_o coactive_a precept_n and_o back_v with_o the_o sword_n for_o to_o make_v the_o obligation_n effectual_a in_o this_o respect_n the_o philosopher_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o law_n must_v have_v a_o coactive_a force_n and_o the_o apostle_n say_v he_o bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a which_o word_n imply_v the_o lawgiver_n must_v have_v a_o sword_n 7._o this_o sword_n protect_v and_o reward_v the_o obedient_a who_o observe_v this_o law_n according_a to_o their_o obligation_n and_o it_o punish_v the_o disobedient_a and_o for_o these_o two_o end_n the_o law_n must_v be_v co-active_a and_o arm_v with_o a_o sword_n 8._o these_o reward_n and_o punishment_n be_v to_o be_v confer_v and_o inflict_v in_o this_o life_n for_o it_o can_v reach_v the_o soul_n and_o the_o life_n to_o come_v and_o this_o do_v difference_n the_o civil_a law_n of_o man_n from_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o bound_v man_n to_o obedience_n upon_o the_o promise_n of_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a reward_n and_o for_o defect_n of_o obedience_n unto_o eternal_a and_o spiritual_a penalty_n this_o have_v far_o more_o of_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o law_n than_o he_o and_o more_o full_o declare_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o law_n civil_a yet_o if_o either_o he_o or_o any_o other_o will_v improve_v it_o i_o shall_v like_v it_o well_o for_o i_o know_v my_o own_o imperfection_n from_o his_o definition_n he_o infer_v several_a conclusion_n the_o first_o whereof_o be_v t._n h._n the_o legislator_n in_o all_o commonwealth_n be_v the_o sovereign_n again_o the_o commonwealth_n be_v the_o legislator_n by_o the_o representative_a g._n l._n that_o pars_fw-la imperans_fw-la be_v the_o legislator_n in_o every_o state_n must_v needs_o be_v grant_v but_o that_o the_o commonwealth_n shall_v be_v the_o legislator_n either_o by_o or_o without_o pars_fw-la imperans_fw-la the_o sovereign_a i_o do_v not_o understand_v for_o it_o consist_v of_o two_o part_n the_o sovereign_n and_o the_o subject_n and_o if_o the_o whole_a commonwealth_n make_v law_n than_o the_o subject_n as_o well_o as_o the_o sovereign_n be_v legislator_n in_o a_o republic_n or_o free-state_n there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o sovereign_n and_o the_o subject_n much_o more_o in_o other_o model_n and_o form_n therefore_o he_o must_v needs_o speak_v either_o improper_o or_o untrue_o when_o he_o say_v the_o state_n be_v legislator_n t._n h._n conclusion_n 2._o the_o sovereign_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o civil_a law_n because_o he_o have_v power_n to_o make_v and_o repeal_v they_o at_o pleasure_n g._n l._n that_o the_o sovereign_n in_o divers_a respect_n and_o especial_o as_o a_o sovereign_n be_v not_o subject_a unto_o but_o above_o the_o law_n be_v a_o certain_a truth_n for_o law_n do_v bind_v the_o subject_n not_o the_o sovereign_n to_o obey_v or_o be_v punish_v but_o the_o sovereign_n do_v command_v as_o superior_a not_o obey_v as_o inferior_a do_v punish_v be_v not_o punish_v the_o power_n to_o make_v a_o law_n when_o there_o be_v none_o and_o to_o repeal_v after_o that_o it_o be_v make_v be_v sufficient_a evidence_n of_o his_o superiority_n as_o also_o dispensation_n in_o judgement_n and_o pardon_n be_v yet_o this_o supreme_a will_n legislative_a over_o man_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o superior_a will_n of_o god_n and_o must_v neither_o make_v nor_o repeal_v law_n but_o according_a to_o wisdom_n and_o justice_n t._n h._n conclusion_n 3._o custom_n be_v not_o law_n by_o long_a continuance_n of_o time_n but_o by_o consent_n of_o the_o sovereign_n g._n l._n this_o follow_v from_o the_o first_o conclusion_n for_o if_o the_o sovereign_n only_o be_v the_o legislator_n than_o continuance_n of_o time_n and_o practice_v of_o the_o people_n though_o universal_a can_v make_v a_o law_n the_o sovereign_n must_v give_v either_o a_o express_a or_o tacit_n consent_n and_o this_o consent_n be_v then_o most_o evident_a when_o he_o make_v the_o custom_n a_o rule_n in_o judgement_n and_o observe_v it_o and_o the_o civilian_n well_o observe_v that_o beside_o continuance_n of_o time_n and_o the_o sovereign_n consent_n a_o three_o thing_n be_v require_v and_o that_o be_v that_o the_o begin_n of_o it_o be_v 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hand_n of_o heaven_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n neither_o be_v that_o which_o afterward_o he_o make_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o law_n of_o civil_a governor_n any_o difference_n at_o all_o that_o the_o one_o be_v write_v the_o other_o not_o for_o both_o be_v write_v one_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n though_o every_o civil_a law_n be_v not_o write_v and_o the_o other_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n the_o one_o in_o the_o heart_n the_o other_o upon_o some_o other_o material_a substance_n and_o that_o which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o heart_n may_v be_v write_v out_o of_o it_o 4._o equity_n justice_n gratitude_n and_o other_o moral_a virtue_n be_v not_o law_n of_o nature_n but_o either_o habitual_a or_o actual_a conformity_n unto_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 5._o how_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o law_n civil_a shall_v be_v of_o equal_a extent_n and_o yet_o contain_v one_o