set_v it_o free_a in_o this_o manner_n that_o the_o consequence_n of_o so_o do_v will_v be_v slavery_n and_o not_o liberty_n pag._n 356._o errata_fw-la page_n 12._o line_n â—…lt_n read_v obtain_v p._n 35._o for_o too_o r._n to_o ib._n after_o what_o add_v be_v more_o common_a p._n 40._o l._n 2_o r._n author_n p._n 44._o l._n 20._o r._n net_n so_o illâ—…itedly_o p._n 45._o l._n 1._o deal_n of_o ib._n 23._o f._n us_o r._n as_o p._n 49._o mark_fw-mi r._n dure_v p._n 57_o mark_fw-mi del_fw-it in_o bis_fw-la p._n 64._o l._n 3._o f._n become_v r._n come_v p._n 68_o l._n 11._o r._n if_o not_o to_o be_v p._n 73._o l._n 21._o del_o be_v p._n 78._o l._n 1._o r._n what_o p._n 80._o l._n 10_o del_o manliness_n and_o the_o â—…ks_n foll_v p._n 107._o l._n 22._o r._n loss_n of_o p._n 110._o mark_fw-mi r._n agostini_n p._n 119._o f._n non_fw-fr compos_fw-la r._n felo_fw-la de_fw-fr se._n p._n 136._o l._n 1._o f._n must_v r._n may_v p._n 139._o l._n 8._o â—…r_n suppose_v p._n 146._o l._n 9_o r._n friend_n p._n â—…47_n l._n 25._o r._n bacchanalia_fw-la p._n 151._o mark_fw-mi r._n projecere_fw-la p._n 160._o l._n 7._o r._n anaxagoras_n p._n 169._o l._n 11._o r._n numantia_n p._n 173._o l._n 7._o f._n be_v r._n he_o p._n 175._o l._n 10._o f._n till_o r._n '_o it_o be_v p._n 176._o l._n 12._o r._n mdanâ—…lic_a p._n 177._o l._n 20._o r._n but_o how_o p._n 178._o l._n 17._o r._n that_o though_o he_o p._n 191._o l._n 21._o del_o p._n 227._o l._n 24._o r._n suthâ—…_n one_o p._n 233._o l._n 26._o del_o 〈◊〉_d it_o p._n 242._o mark_fw-mi f._n lib._n 4._o r._n lib._n 43._o p._n 271._o l._n 10_o del_o of_o p._n 291._o l._n 8._o del_o any_o addenda_fw-la page_n 20._o line_n 13._o after_o have_v any_o right_a to_o punish_v he_o add_v that_o be_v as_o to_o those_o fault_n which_o he_o câ—…its_v against_o himself_o as_o intemperance_n etc._n etc._n ib._n l._n 22_o after_o destruction_n of_o it_o add_v if_o it_o be_v â—…s_a crime_n as_o shall_v be_v prove_v there_o be_v some_o literal_a mistake_v as_o also_o in_o the_o point_v occasion_v by_o the_o transcribe_v which_o the_o reader_n be_v desire_v to_o correct_v or_o excuse_v late_o print_v the_o certainty_n of_o the_o christian_a revelation_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o believe_v it_o establish_v in_o opposition_n to_o all_o the_o cavil_n and_o insinuation_n of_o such_o as_o pretend_v to_o allow_v natural_a religion_n and_o reject_v the_o gospel_n by_o francis_n gastrell_n b._n d._n and_o preacher_n to_o the_o honourable_a society_n of_o lincoln's-inn_n a_o conference_n with_o a_o theist_n in_o 4._o part_n by_o w_n nicholls_n d._n d._n print_v for_o tho._n bennet_n a_o essay_n concern_v self-murder_n etc._n etc._n introduction_n to_o treat_v of_o this_o subject_a by_o such_o argument_n only_o as_o may_v be_v draw_v from_o reveal_v religion_n or_o to_o mix_v these_o and_o such_o as_o may_v be_v bring_v from_o natural_a reason_n together_o will_v be_v to_o raise_v the_o great_a prejudices_fw-la in_o those_o person_n who_o be_v most_o concern_v for_o they_o who_o undertake_v to_o defend_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o self-murder_n of_o which_o there_o be_v many_o in_o this_o age_n proceed_v chief_o upon_o natural_a principle_n and_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o any_o thing_n from_o revelation_n till_o these_o be_v answer_v wherefore_o my_o design_n at_o present_a be_v to_o consider_v this_o action_n according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o natural_a reason_n only_o to_o this_o purpose_n it_o may_v perhaps_o be_v think_v necessary_a by_o some_o people_n to_o prove_v in_o the_o first_o place_n the_o be_v of_o a_o god_n but_o since_o this_o have_v be_v both_o ready_o allow_v and_o studious_o maintain_v by_o the_o most_o considerable_a advocate_n of_o self-murder_n i_o shall_v take_v it_o to_o be_v grant_v and_o upon_o this_o supposition_n endeavour_v to_o prove_v that_o self-murder_n be_v natural_o unlawful_a chap._n 1._o man_n consider_v in_o the_o individual_a the_o state_n of_o nature_n of_o humane_a life_n what_o and_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v where_o the_o absolute_a propriety_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v place_v by_o self-murder_n i_o mean_v a_o man_n deprive_v himself_n of_o life_n wilful_o and_o advise_o for_o the_o prove_v this_o act_n to_o be_v unlawful_a we_o be_v to_o consider_v what_o humane_a life_n be_v from_o whence_o man_n receive_v it_o where_o the_o absolute_a propriety_n or_o dominion_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v place_v and_o to_o what_o end_v it_o be_v bestow_v man_n consist_v of_o a_o rational_a soul_n and_o body_n unite_v together_o natural_o humane_a life_n be_v the_o result_n of_o this_o union_n there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o neither_o soul_n nor_o body_n have_v any_o be_v therefore_o the_o soul_n can_v not_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o itself_o much_o less_o can_v the_o body_n be_v so_o but_o the_o be_v of_o each_o and_o the_o union_n of_o both_o and_o the_o continuation_n of_o the_o same_o union_n must_v be_v owe_v to_o that_o alwise_a almighty_a universal_a cause_n which_o be_v call_v god_n this_o i_o suppose_v will_v easy_o be_v grant_v and_o if_o so_o it_o will_v lead_v we_o to_o the_o fix_v the_o true_a propriety_n or_o dominion_n over_o humane_a life_n the_o absolute_a and_o lawful_a power_n to_o dispose_v of_o it_o all_o absolute_a propriety_n be_v either_o original_a or_o derivative_a each_o of_o which_o be_v twofold_a of_o man_n or_o of_o thing_n in_o the_o present_a argument_n the_o life_n of_o a_o man_n be_v the_o man_n and_o not_o a_o thing_n he_o that_o destroy_v the_o life_n of_o a_o man_n destroy_v a_o man_n and_o he_o that_o destroy_v a_o man_n destroy_v the_o life_n of_o a_o man_n however_o one_o of_o these_o may_v be_v of_o use_n to_o illustrate_v the_o other_o and_o if_o we_o know_v by_o what_o mean_v original_a propriety_n of_o thing_n be_v acquire_v we_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o discover_v whether_o man_n have_v any_o original_a propriety_n of_o his_o life_n or_o no._n original_a propriety_n of_o thing_n come_v by_o take_v possession_n of_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o no_o body_n or_o which_o have_v be_v forsake_v by_o those_o to_o who_o it_o do_v belong_v or_o else_o by_o make_v or_o produce_v something_o out_o of_o that_o which_o be_v no_o body_n which_o last_o seem_v to_o give_v the_o best_a title_n of_o propriety_n as_o be_v not_o only_o the_o possess_n but_o the_o give_v a_o kind_n of_o new_a be_v to_o the_o thing_n now_o i._o man_n can_v have_v the_o original_a propriety_n of_o himself_o by_o any_o of_o these_o way_n because_o he_o can_v not_o make_v himself_o nor_o can_v he_o be_v ever_o so_o derelinquish_v or_o forsake_v by_o the_o great_a cause_n of_o his_o be_v as_o to_o remain_v independent_a and_o absolute_a but_o while_o he_o be_v he_o must_v belong_v to_o the_o same_o cause_n through_o which_o he_o at_o first_o be_v beside_o he_o can_v not_o take_v possession_n of_o himself_o before_o he_o be_v nor_o can_v he_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n both_o the_o person_n take_v possession_n 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god_n and_o man._n 1._o this_o can_v be_v derive_v from_o any_o but_o god_n but_o god_n can_v divest_v himself_o of_o such_o absolute_a dominion_n or_o propriety_n because_o this_o will_v make_v man_n from_o the_o time_n in_o which_o god_n shall_v do_v this_o so_o independent_a that_o god_n will_v have_v no_o further_o right_o over_o his_o life_n and_o therefore_o can_v not_o in_o any_o case_n threaten_v he_o with_o death_n nor_o command_v he_o any_o duty_n under_o the_o penaity_n of_o any_o punishment_n in_o a_o word_n this_o will_v hinder_v god_n from_o be_v omniporent_a for_o he_o can_v be_v so_o who_o have_v not_o a_o power_n over_o all_o whether_o person_n or_o thing_n 2._o although_o we_o shall_v suppose_v
own_o reason_n in_o what_o appear_v to_o he_o good_a or_o evil_a in_o embrace_v the_o first_o and_o avoid_v the_o latter_a though_o he_o may_v be_v mistake_v follow_v his_o own_o nature_n according_o if_o he_o can_v obtain_v that_o in_o which_o he_o place_v his_o happiness_n and_o his_o life_n become_v miserable_a upon_o this_o account_n he_o follow_v nature_n who_o lay_v it_o down_o to_o this_o it_o may_v be_v reply_v that_o to_o sollow_v one_o own_o nature_n can_v be_v any_o exemption_n from_o what_o be_v say_v before_o nor_o be_v the_o account_n which_o have_v be_v give_v there_o too_o general_a for_o as_o to_o what_o relate_v to_o the_o end_n of_o life_n the_o follow_v of_o reason_n by_o virtue_n this_o belong_v equal_o to_o humane_a nature_n in_o general_n forasmuch_o as_o all_o man_n be_v rational_a either_o then_o by_o this_o be_v mean_v the_o same_o with_o the_o follow_v of_o humane_a nature_n which_o be_v the_o rule_n by_o which_o all_o mankind_n be_v to_o act_n or_o else_o we_o must_v suppose_v that_o there_o be_v a_o particular_a rule_n or_o law_n give_v to_o every_o individual_a person_n different_a from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o same_o species_n which_o he_o alone_o be_v bind_v to_o follow_v but_o this_o will_v be_v more_o unreasonable_a than_o if_o we_o shall_v say_v that_o every_o subject_a of_o the_o emperor_n of_o china_n be_v not_o bind_v by_o the_o general_a law_n of_o that_o country_n but_o that_o he_o have_v a_o particular_a private_a law_n by_o which_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o act_n and_o that_o too_o often_o in_o direct_a opposition_n to_o the_o other_o 2._o by_o follow_v once_o own_o nature_n perhaps_o be_v mean_v the_o same_o with_o zeno_n maxim_n 185_o maxim_n or_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d diog._n laer_n p._n 185_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o i_o think_v may_v be_v render_v the_o live_n conformable_o or_o consistent_o i.e._n the_o be_v the_o same_o in_o opinion_n humour_n manner_n the_o have_v one_o life_n all_o of_o a_o piece_n whatsoever_o come_v to_o pass_v which_o they_o also_o call_v 1._o call_v ciâ—…ero_n de_fw-fr offic._n lib._n 1._o decorum_n as_o if_o a_o man_n be_v of_o a_o easy_a and_o oblige_a temper_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o same_o in_o adversity_n as_o well_o as_o prosperity_n sickness_n and_o health_n to_o the_o mean_a poor_a man_n as_o to_o the_o great_a potentate_n if_o of_o a_o grave_a austere_a way_n which_o be_v that_o which_o they_o choose_v he_o shall_v carry_v that_o on_o through_o the_o worst_a event_n and_o nothing_o be_v able_a to_o alter_v he_o the_o maintain_v either_o of_o these_o or_o any_o other_o particular_a character_n may_v be_v call_v the_o follow_v of_o one_o own_o nature_n but_o though_o man_n may_v choose_v different_a way_n of_o behaviour_n according_a to_o their_o fancy_n or_o constitution_n yet_o this_o must_v still_o be_v ground_v upon_o the_o former_a universal_a maxim_n the_o live_a according_a to_o nature_n as_o humane_a and_o reasonable_a otherwise_o the_o character_n whatever_o it_o be_v will_v be_v vicious_a and_o then_o it_o will_v be_v so_o much_o the_o worse_a to_o maintain_v it_o and_o equal_o absurd_a whether_o a_o man_n be_v always_o affable_o or_o surlily_n the_o same_o if_o always_o in_o the_o wrong_n so_o that_o this_o regard_v only_o the_o outside_n the_o dress_n of_o virtue_n the_o particular_a fashion_n which_o she_o be_v to_o appear_v in_o let_v man_n be_v sure_a of_o her_o first_o by_o follow_v nature_n as_o humane_a in_o general_n and_o then_o they_o may_v give_v she_o what_o appearance_n they_o please_v by_o follow_v their_o own_o nature_n this_o will_v be_v further_o explain_v in_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o next_o part_n of_o the_o objection_n abovementioned_a 11â—…_n abovementioned_a see_v more_o to_o this_o purpose_n chap._n 11â—…_n 3._o by_o follow_v once_o own_o nature_n some_o will_v have_v mean_v the_o follow_v a_o particular_a opinion_n or_o humour_n the_o indulge_v that_o particular_a appetite_n or_o passion_n which_o by_o education_n example_n or_o constitution_n have_v get_v the_o ascendant_n which_o bring_v i_o to_o the_o remain_a part_n of_o the_o objection_n to_o follow_v nature_n be_v to_o seek_v to_o be_v happy_a happiness_n consist_v in_o obtain_v that_o which_o seem_v good_a to_o i_o and_o avoid_v that_o which_o seem_v evil_a i_o and_o no_o other_o must_v be_v the_o judge_n of_o this_o wherefore_o if_o life_n become_v a_o evil_a and_o death_n a_o good_a to_o i_o by_o the_o want_n of_o any_o thing_n in_o which_o i_o place_v my_o happiness_n or_o by_o the_o suffer_a any_o thing_n in_o which_o i_o place_v my_o misery_n i_o do_v but_o follow_v nature_n in_o kill_v myself_o and_o the_o law_n of_o self-preservation_n be_v not_o transgress_v by_o my_o do_v so_o but_o cease_v natural_o this_o be_v propose_v to_o be_v answer_v by_o show_v these_o two_o thing_n 1._o in_o what_o happiness_n or_o misery_n good_a or_o evil_a as_o to_o humane_a life_n do_v real_o consist_v 2._o the_o unreasonableness_n of_o every_o man_n be_v be_v leave_v to_o himself_o to_o follow_v what_o seem_v good_a or_o evil_a to_o he_o and_o to_o dispose_v of_o life_n according_o as_o to_o the_o first_o happiness_n true_o consâ—…s_v in_o the_o observe_v the_o end_n of_o life_n which_o have_v be_v so_o often_o mention_v as_o this_o be_v 17._o be_v see_v chap._n 2._o p._n 17._o do_v more_o or_o less_o man_n be_v proportionable_o happy_a as_o it_o be_v omit_v proportionable_o miserable_a but_o in_o the_o common_a acceptation_n of_o the_o word_n happiness_n signify_v the_o enjoyment_n of_o a_o man_n desire_n whatever_o they_o be_v and_o for_o any_o one_o to_o say_v that_o he_o can_v be_v happy_a without_o such_o or_o such_o a_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o in_o his_o power_n and_o that_o the_o good_a or_o evil_a of_o his_o whole_a life_n depend_v upon_o it_o signify_v nothing_o but_o the_o vehemence_n of_o that_o man_n desire_n not_o that_o there_o be_v any_o real_a happiness_n in_o obtain_v it_o or_o misery_n in_o sail_v of_o it_o it_o prove_v most_o common_o quite_o contrary_a that_o the_o more_o a_o man_n enjoy_v what_o he_o vehement_o desire_v the_o more_o miserable_a he_o be_v afterward_o and_o then_o 24._o then_o ridiculum_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la cuâ—…re_fw-la tadio_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la cum_fw-la â—…nere_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la â—…t_fw-la â—…lum_fw-la ciâ—…_n ad_fw-la morâ—…_n effeceris_fw-la sen._n â—…pilt_v 24._o forsooth_o life_n seem_v a_o evil_a to_o he_o and_o amid_o the_o discontent_n and_o vexation_n which_o come_v upon_o he_o at_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o folly_n and_o the_o just_a reproof_n of_o his_o reason_n he_o tell_v you_o very_o philosophical_o that_o he_o do_v but_o follow_v nature_n in_o deliver_v himself_o from_o what_o be_v evil_a when_o he_o have_v be_v act_v against_o nature_n against_o good_a sense_n for_o that_o be_v humane_a nature_n all_o the_o while_n and_o when_o he_o have_v do_v so_o instead_o of_o 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to_o himself_o without_o a_o express_a dispensation_n from_o god_n 108._o god_n biath_n p._n 108._o when_o i_o may_v just_o part_v with_o life_n it_o be_v by_o summons_n from_o god_n and_o can_v then_o be_v impute_v to_o any_o corruption_n of_o my_o will_n velle_fw-la non_fw-la creditur_fw-la qui_fw-la obsequitur_fw-la imperio_fw-la yet_o i_o expect_v not_o a_o particular_a inspiration_n or_o new_a commission_n etc._n etc._n to_o 3._o to_o jos._n the_o bell_n jud._n lib._n 3._o josephus_n argument_n the_o same_o with_o plato_n â—â—_o plato_n chap._n 2._o p._n â—â—_o above_n mention_v that_o a_o servant_n which_o run_v from_o his_o master_n though_o never_o so_o severe_a be_v punish_v by_o law_n how_o much_o more_o if_o by_o self-murder_n he_o run_v away_o from_o so_o indulgent_a a_o
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never_o require_v that_o which_o be_v unjust_a and_o consequent_o it_o can_v never_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o self-murder_n chap._n fourteen_o liberty_n the_o last_o plea_n for_o self-murder_n examine_v of_o that_o liberty_n in_o general_n which_o man_n have_v over_o his_o action_n that_o this_o can_v be_v a_o just_a pretence_n for_o self-murder_n that_o whatever_o calamity_n what_o grief_n or_o pain_n soever_o afflict_v the_o soul_n or_o may_v be_v suppose_v to_o enslave_v it_o man_n have_v no_o power_n or_o liberty_n to_o set_v it_o free_a in_o this_o manner_n that_o it_o will_v be_v in_o vain_a to_o attempt_v to_o do_v so_o because_o it_o will_v not_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o liberty_n but_o in_o a_o state_n of_o utmost_a slavery_n afterward_o the_o conclusion_n when_o cato_n be_v at_o supper_n with_o some_o of_o his_o friend_n the_o evening_n before_o he_o kill_v himself_o one_o of_o the_o stoic_n paradox_n that_o a_o good_a man_n alone_o be_v free_a and_o that_o all_o bad_a 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