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hobbes_n be_v so_o great_a a_o enemy_n to_o freedom_n that_o he_o will_v not_o allow_v man_n that_o which_o god_n have_v give_v he_o the_o freedom_n of_o his_o will_n but_o he_o shall_v not_o entangle_v i_o in_o that_o argument_n which_o he_o have_v enough_o exercise_v himself_o in_o with_o a_o more_o equal_a adversary_n who_o i_o think_v have_v be_v much_o too_o hard_a for_o he_o at_o his_o own_o weapon_n reason_n the_o learned_a bishop_n of_o derry_n who_o be_v afterward_o archbishop_n of_o armagh_n and_o by_o which_o he_o have_v put_v he_o into_o great_a choler_n than_o a_o philosopher_n ought_v to_o subject_v himself_o to_o the_o terrible_a stroke_n whereof_o i_o be_o not_o willing_a to_o undergo_v and_o therefore_o shall_v keep_v myself_o close_o to_o that_o freedom_n and_o liberty_n only_o that_o be_v due_a to_o subject_n and_o of_o which_o his_o business_n in_o this_o chapter_n be_v to_o deprive_v they_o total_o a_o man_n will_v have_v expect_v from_o mr._n hobbes_n inventory_n of_o the_o several_a right_n and_o power_n of_o his_o sovereign_n in_o his_o eighteen_o chapter_n of_o which_o one_o be_v to_o prescribe_v rule_n pag._n 91._o whereby_o every_o man_n may_v know_v what_o good_n he_o may_v enjoy_v and_o what_o action_n he_o may_v do_v without_o be_v molest_v by_o any_o of_o his_o fellow_n subject_n which_o he_o say_v man_n call_v propriety_n that_o some_o such_o rule_n shall_v be_v establish_v as_o may_v secure_v that_o porpriety_n how_o little_a soever_o but_o he_o have_v now_o better_o explain_v himself_o and_o find_v that_o liberty_n and_o property_n be_v only_a fence_n against_o the_o invasion_n or_o force_n of_o fellow_n subject_n but_o towards_o the_o sovereign_n of_o no_o use_n or_o signification_n at_o all_o no_o man_n have_v a_o propriety_n in_o any_o thing_n that_o can_v restrain_v the_o king_n from_o take_v it_o from_o he_o and_o the_o liberty_n of_o a_o subject_a pag._n 109._o â—eth_v only_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o in_o regulate_v their_o action_n the_o sovereign_n have_v pretermit_v such_o as_o be_v the_o liberty_n to_o buy_v and_o sell_v and_o otherwise_o contract_n with_o one_o another_o to_o choose_v their_o own_o abode_n their_o own_o diet_n their_o own_o trade_n of_o life_n and_o to_o institute_v their_o child_n as_o they_o think_v fit_a and_o the_o like_a i_o wonder_v he_o do_v not_o insert_v the_o liberty_n to_o wear_v his_o clothes_n of_o that_o fashion_n which_o he_o like_v best_o which_o be_v as_o important_a as_o most_o of_o his_o other_o concession_n and_o yet_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v jealous_a that_o even_o this_o liberty_n shall_v make_v man_n imagine_v that_o the_o sovereign_a power_n shall_v be_v in_o any_o degree_n limit_v or_o that_o any_o thing_n he_o can_v do_v to_o a_o subject_a and_o upon_o what_o pretence_n soever_o may_v be_v call_v injustice_n or_o
the_o sovereignty_n by_o make_v tribune_n by_o which_o machiavelli_n say_v their_o government_n be_v the_o more_o firm_a and_o secure_a and_o afterward_o by_o introduce_v other_o magistrate_n into_o the_o sovereignty_n nor_o be_v the_o admission_n and_o covenant_n the_o senate_n make_v in_o those_o case_n ever_o declare_v void_a but_o observe_v with_o all_o punctuality_n which_o be_v argument_n enough_o that_o the_o sovereign_a power_n may_v admit_v limitation_n without_o any_o danger_n to_o itself_o or_o the_o people_n which_o be_v all_o that_o be_v contend_v for_o as_o there_o never_o be_v any_o such_o person_n pag._n 88_o of_o who_o act_n a_o great_a multitude_n by_o mutual_a covenant_n one_o with_o another_o have_v make_v themselves_o every_o one_o the_o author_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v use_v the_o strength_n and_o mean_n of_o they_o all_o as_o he_o shall_v think_v expedient_a for_o their_o peace_n and_o common_a defence_n which_o be_v the_o definition_n he_o give_v of_o his_o commonwealth_n so_o if_o it_o can_v be_v suppose_v that_o any_o nation_n can_v concur_v in_o such_o a_o designation_n and_o divest_v themselves_o of_o all_o their_o right_n and_o liberty_n it_o can_v only_o be_v in_o reason_n obligatory_a to_o the_o present_a contractor_n nor_o do_v it_o appear_v to_o we_o that_o their_o posterity_n must_v be_v bind_v by_o so_o unthrifty_a a_o concession_n of_o their_o parent_n for_o though_o adam_n by_o his_o rebellion_n against_o god_n forfeit_v all_o the_o privilege_n which_o his_o unborn_a posterity_n may_v have_v claim_v if_o he_o have_v preserve_v his_o innocence_n and_o though_o parent_n may_v alienate_v their_o estate_n from_o their_o child_n and_o thereby_o leave_v they_o beggar_n yet_o we_o have_v not_o the_o draught_n of_o any_o contract_n nor_o be_v that_o which_o mr._n hobbes_n have_v put_v himself_o to_o the_o trouble_n to_o prepare_v valid_a enough_o to_o that_o purpose_n by_o which_o they_o have_v leave_v imposition_n and_o penalty_n upon_o the_o person_n of_o their_o posterity_n nor_o be_v it_o probable_a that_o they_o will_v think_v themselves_o bind_v to_o submit_v thereunto_o and_o then_o the_o sovereign_n will_v neither_o find_v himself_o the_o more_o powerful_a or_o the_o more_o secure_a for_o his_o contâ—â—â—tors_n have_v covenant_v one_o with_o another_o and_o make_v themselves_o every_o one_o the_o author_n of_o all_o his_o action_n and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v doubt_v that_o the_o people_n will_v rather_o look_v upon_o he_o as_o the_o vizier_n bassa_n institute_v by_o their_o father_n then_o as_o god_n lieutenant_n appoint_v to_o govern_v they_o under_o he_o it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n to_o examine_v the_o prerogative_n he_o grant_v to_o his_o sovereign_n because_o he_o find_v they_o all_o upon_o a_o supposition_n of_o a_o contract_n and_o covenant_n that_o never_o be_v in_o nature_n nor_o ever_o can_v reasonable_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v yet_o he_o confess_v it_o to_o be_v the_o generation_n pag._n 87._o of_o the_o great_a leviathan_n and_o which_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n all_o his_o prerogative_n must_v likewise_o fall_v too_o and_o so_o much_o to_o the_o damage_n of_o the_o sovereign_a power_n to_o which_o most_o of_o the_o prerogative_n be_v due_a that_o man_n will_v be_v apt_a to_o suppose_v that_o they_o proceed_v from_o a_o ground_n which_o be_v not_o true_a and_o so_o be_v the_o more_o incline_v to_o dispute_v they_o whereas_o those_o prerogative_n be_v indeed_o vest_v in_o the_o sovereign_n by_o his_o be_v sovereign_n but_o he_o do_v not_o become_v sovereign_a by_o virtue_n of_o such_o a_o contract_n and_o covenant_n but_o be_v of_o the_o essence_n of_o his_o sovereignty_n found_v upon_o a_o better_a title_n than_o such_o a_o accidental_a convention_n and_o their_o design_v a_o sovereign_n by_o their_o covenant_n with_o one_o another_o and_o none_o with_o or_o to_o he_o who_o be_v so_o absolute_o to_o command_v they_o and_o here_o he_o suppose_v again_o that_o whatsoever_o a_o sovereign_n be_v possess_v of_o be_v of_o his_o sovereignty_n and_o therefore_o he_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n admit_v that_o he_o shall_v part_v with_o any_o of_o his_o power_n which_o he_o call_v essential_a and_o inseparable_a right_n and_o that_o whatever_o grant_v he_o make_v of_o such_o power_n the_o same_o be_v void_a and_o he_o do_v believe_v that_o this_o sovereign_a right_n be_v at_o the_o time_n when_o he_o publish_v his_o book_n so_o well_o understand_v that_o be_v cromwell_n like_v his_o doctrine_n so_o well_o that_o it_o will_v be_v general_o acknowledge_v in_o england_n at_o the_o next_o return_n of_o peace_n yet_o he_o see_v himself_o deceive_v it_o have_v please_v god_n to_o restore_v a_o bless_a and_o a_o general_a peace_n and_o neither_o king_n nor_o people_n believe_v his_o doctrine_n to_o be_v true_a or_o consistent_a with_o peace_n how_o and_o why_o the_o most_o absolute_a sovereign_n may_v as_o they_o find_v occasion_n part_n with_o and_o deprive_v themselves_o of_o many_o branch_n of_o their_o power_n will_v be_v more_o at_o large_a discover_v in_o another_o place_n yet_o we_o may_v observe_v in_o this_o the_o very_a complaisant_a humour_n of_o mr._n hobbes_n and_o how_o great_a a_o courtier_n he_o desire_v to_o appear_v to_o the_o sovereign_a power_n that_o then_o govern_v by_o how_o odious_a and_o horrible_a a_o usurpation_n soever_o in_o that_o he_o find_v a_o way_n to_o excuse_v and_o justify_v what_o they_o have_v already_o do_v in_o the_o lessen_v and_o diminution_n of_o their_o own_o sovereign_a power_n which_o it_o concern_v they_o to_o have_v believe_v be_v very_o lawful_o and_o secure_o do_v for_o they_o have_v as_o the_o most_o popular_a and_o oblige_a act_n they_o can_v perform_v take_v away_o wardship_n and_o tenor_n he_o confess_v after_o his_o enumeration_n of_o twelve_o prerogative_n which_o he_o say_v pag._n 92._o be_v the_o right_n which_o make_v the_o essence_n of_o the_o sovereignty_n for_o these_o he_o say_v be_v incommunicable_a and_o inseparable_a i_o say_v he_o confess_v the_o power_n to_o coin_v money_n to_o dispose_v of_o the_o estate_n and_o person_n of_o infant_n heir_n and_o all_o other_o statute_n prerogatives_n may_v be_v transfer_v by_o the_o sovereign_n whereas_o he_o may_v have_v be_v inform_v if_o he_o have_v be_v so_o modest_a as_o to_o think_v he_o have_v need_n of_o any_o information_n that_o those_o be_v no_o statute_n prerogatives_n but_o as_o inherent_a and_o inseparable_a from_o the_o crown_n as_o many_o of_o those_o which_o he_o declare_v to_o be_v of_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o sovereignty_n but_o both_o those_o be_v already_o enter_v upon_o and_o he_o be_v to_o support_v all_o their_o action_n which_o be_v pass_v as_o well_o as_o to_o provide_v for_o their_o future_a proceed_n if_o mr._n hobbes_n have_v know_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o monarchy_n of_o england_n support_v by_o as_o firm_a principle_n of_o government_n as_o any_o monarchy_n in_o europe_n and_o which_o enjoy_v a_o series_n of_o as_o long_a prosperity_n he_o can_v never_o have_v think_v that_o the_o late_a trouble_n there_o proceed_v from_o a_o opinion_n receive_v of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o england_n that_o the_o power_n be_v divide_v between_o the_o king_n and_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o which_o be_v a_o opinion_n never_o hear_v of_o in_o england_n till_o the_o rebellion_n be_v begin_v and_o against_o which_o all_o the_o law_n of_o england_n be_v most_o clear_a and_o know_v to_o be_v most_o positive_a but_o as_o he_o can_v but_o acknowledge_v that_o his_o own_o sovereignty_n be_v obnoxious_a to_o the_o lust_n and_o other_o irregular_a passion_n of_o the_o people_n so_o the_o late_a execrable_a rebellion_n proceed_v not_o from_o the_o defect_n of_o the_o law_n nor_o from_o the_o defect_n of_o the_o just_a and_o ample_a power_n of_o the_o king_n but_o from_o the_o power_n ill_a man_n rebellious_o possess_v themselves_o of_o by_o which_o 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for_o the_o space_n of_o five_o hundred_o year_n and_o he_o live_v long_o enough_o after_o to_o see_v a_o very_a numerous_a increase_n of_o his_o child_n and_o subject_n who_o after_o his_o death_n when_o the_o multiplication_n be_v very_o great_a come_v from_o the_o east_n into_o the_o land_n of_o shinar_n the_o pleasant_a uâ—â—ly_o of_o shinar_n where_o god_n in_o the_o beginning_n have_v place_v the_o father_n of_o mankind_n adam_n and_o learned_a man_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o great_a and_o principal_a end_n of_o the_o build_n of_o babel_n over_o and_o above_o the_o high_a tower_n for_o their_o fame_n and_o renown_n to_o posterity_n be_v that_o they_o intend_v it_o for_o the_o metropolis_n of_o a_o universal_a monarchy_n so_o little_a doubt_n there_o be_v yet_o make_v of_o a_o entire_a subjection_n and_o obedience_n sure_o we_o be_v that_o the_o generation_n of_o noah_n when_o mankind_n be_v exceed_o increase_v do_v divide_v the_o nation_n in_o the_o earth_n and_o mr._n mâ—ad_o assure_v we_o that_o the_o word_n which_o we_o translate_v divide_v signify_v not_o a_o scatter_a or_o any_o thing_n of_o confusion_n but_o a_o most_o distinct_a partition_n so_o that_o this_o great_a division_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v perform_v in_o this_o method_n and_o order_n there_o be_v no_o room_n for_o the_o imagination_n and_o dream_n of_o such_o a_o irregular_a and_o confuse_a dispersion_n that_o every_o man_n go_v whither_o he_o list_v and_o settle_a himself_o where_o he_o like_v best_a from_o whence_o that_o institution_n of_o government_n may_v arise_v which_o mr._n hobbes_n fancy_n under_o this_o division_n we_o of_o the_o western_a world_n have_v reason_n to_o believe_v ourselves_o of_o the_o posterity_n of_o japheth_n and_o that_o our_o progenitor_n do_v as_o well_o know_v under_o what_o government_n they_o be_v to_o live_v as_o what_o portion_n they_o be_v to_o possess_v and_o we_o have_v that_o blessing_n of_o japheth_n
the_o commandment_n of_o god_n that_o which_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v command_v he_o in_o a_o dream_n or_o vision_n and_o to_o deliver_v it_o to_o his_o family_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o observe_v the_o same_o yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o great_a addition_n though_o abraham_n and_o all_o the_o sovereign_n who_o succeed_v he_o be_v qualify_v to_o govern_v and_o prescribe_v to_o their_o subject_n what_o religion_n they_o shall_v be_v of_o and_o to_o tell_v they_o what_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o to_o punish_v all_o those_o who_o shall_v countenance_v any_o doctrine_n which_o he_o shall_v forbid_v from_o which_o he_o conclude_v that_o pag._n 250_o as_o none_o but_o abraham_n in_o his_o family_n so_o none_o but_o the_o sovereign_n in_o a_o christian_a commonwealth_n can_v take_v notice_n what_o be_v or_o what_o be_v not_o the_o word_n of_o god_n yet_o i_o say_v neither_o that_o nor_o the_o renew_n the_o same_o covenant_n with_o isaac_n and_o afterward_o with_o jacob_n he_o say_v now_o do_v make_v that_o people_n the_o peculiar_a people_n of_o god_n but_o date_n that_o privilege_n which_o before_o he_o date_v from_o the_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n to_o begin_v only_o from_o the_o renew_n it_o by_o moses_n at_o the_o mount_n sinai_n by_o which_o he_o correct_v his_o former_a fancy_n by_o a_o new_a one_o as_o extravagant_a upon_o the_o people_n contract_n in_o those_o word_n which_o he_o have_v mention_v before_o without_o that_o observation_n and_o gloss_n that_o he_o make_v upon_o it_o nor_o do_v god_n at_o that_o time_n promise_v more_o to_o they_o by_o moses_n than_o he_o have_v before_o as_o express_o promise_v to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n this_o shall_v suffice_v to_o what_o he_o have_v so_o often_o urge_v or_o shall_v hereafter_o infer_v from_o the_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n and_o by_o moses_n and_o of_o the_o peculiar_a dominion_n over_o that_o people_n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o contract_n nor_o will_v i_o hereafter_o enlarge_v any_o more_o upon_o their_o pretend_a rejection_n of_o god_n when_o they_o desire_v a_o king_n which_o he_o now_o confirm_n by_o a_o new_a piece_n of_o history_n or_o a_o new_a commentary_n upon_o the_o text_n by_o his_o sovereign_a power_n of_o interpret_n for_o he_o say_v pag._n 254._o that_o when_o they_o say_v to_o samuel_n make_v we_o a_o king_n to_o judge_v we_o like_o all_o the_o nation_n they_o signify_v that_o they_o will_v no_o more_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o command_n that_o shall_v be_v lay_v upon_o they_o by_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o consequent_o in_o depose_v the_o high_a priest_n of_o royal_a authority_n they_o depose_v that_o peculiar_a government_n of_o god_n pag._n 255._o and_o yet_o he_o confess_v in_o the_o very_a next_o page_n that_o when_o they_o have_v demand_v a_o king_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o nation_n they_o have_v no_o design_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n their_o king_n but_o despair_v of_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o son_n of_o samuel_n they_o will_v have_v a_o king_n to_o judge_n they_o in_o civil_a action_n but_o not_o that_o they_o will_v allow_v their_o king_n to_o change_v the_o religion_n which_o be_v recommend_v to_o they_o by_o moses_n by_o which_o he_o have_v again_o cancel_v and_o demolish_v all_o that_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n which_o he_o will_v derive_v to_o all_o sovereign_n from_o that_o submission_n and_o contract_n which_o he_o say_v they_o make_v at_o mount_n sinai_n for_o he_o confess_v that_o they_o have_v no_o intention_n that_o the_o king_n shall_v have_v authority_n to_o alter_v their_o religion_n and_o then_o it_o pass_v not_o by_o that_o contract_n and_o thus_o when_o his_o unruly_a invention_n suggest_v to_o he_o a_o addition_n to_o the_o text_n or_o a_o unwarrantable_a interpretation_n of_o it_o it_o always_o involve_v he_o in_o new_a perplexity_n and_o leave_v he_o as_o far_o from_o attain_v his_o end_n as_o when_o he_o begin_v it_o be_v upon_o his_o usual_a presumption_n that_o from_o the_o 17._o chapter_n of_o number_n he_o conclude_v that_o after_o moses_n his_o death_n the_o supreme_a power_n of_o make_v war_n and_o peace_n and_o the_o supreme_a power_n of_o judicature_n belong_v also_o to_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o thus_o joshuah_n be_v only_a general_n of_o the_o army_n whereas_o no_o more_o be_v say_v in_o that_o place_n to_o eleazar_n then_o have_v be_v before_o say_v to_o aaron_n his_o father_n to_o perform_v the_o priestly_a office_n nor_o do_v it_o ever_o appear_v that_o eleazar_n offer_v to_o assume_v the_o sovereignty_n in_o either_o of_o the_o case_n but_o be_v as_o much_o under_o joshuah_n as_o aaron_n have_v ever_o be_v under_o moses_n god_n appear_v unto_o joshuah_n upon_o the_o decease_n of_o moses_n and_o depute_v he_o to_o exercise_v the_o same_o charge_n that_o moses_n have_v do_v as_o i_o be_v with_o moses_n so_o will_v i_o be_v with_o thou_o this_o book_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v not_o depart_v out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n that_o thou_o may_v observe_v to_o do_v all_o that_o be_v write_v therein_o then_o joshuah_n command_v the_o officer_n of_o the_o people_n josh._n 1_o 2._o 5_o 8_o 10._o the_o people_n make_v another_o covenant_n with_o joshuah_n all_o that_o thou_o command_v we_o we_o will_v do_v and_o whither_o soever_o thou_o send_v we_o we_o will_v go_v as_o we_o hearken_v unto_o moses_n in_o all_o thing_n so_o will_v we_o hearken_v unto_o thou_o whosoever_o do_v rebel_n against_o thy_o commandment_n and_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o thy_o word_n in_o all_o that_o thou_o command_v he_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n ver_fw-la 16_o 17_o 18._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o joshuah_n this_o day_n will_v i_o magnify_v thou_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o israel_n as_o i_o be_v with_o moses_n so_o will_v i_o be_v with_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v command_v the_o priest_n etc._n etc._n josh._n 3._o 7_o 8._o all_o the_o order_n and_o command_v to_o the_o priest_n be_v give_v by_o joshuah_n joshua_n build_v a_o altar_n to_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n in_o mount_n ebal_n he_o write_v upon_o the_o stone_n a_o copy_n of_o the_o law_n he_o read_v all_o the_o law_n the_o curse_n and_o the_o blessing_n etc._n etc._n josh._n 8._o 30_o 32_o 34._o joshuah_n divide_v the_o land_n and_o when_o any_o doubtful_a cause_n do_v arise_v they_o repair_v to_o he_o for_o judgement_n and_o when_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o the_o half_a return_v to_o the_o other_o side_n of_o jordan_n where_o moses_n have_v assign_v their_o portion_n it_o be_v joshuah_n who_o bless_v they_o and_o send_v they_o away_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o sovereignty_n of_o eleazar_n what_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o highpriest_n be_v and_o whether_o the_o office_n be_v limit_v or_o any_o way_n suspend_v during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n be_v not_o otherwise_o pertinent_a to_o this_o discourse_n then_o as_o it_o contradict_v mr._n hobbes_n in_o which_o where_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a i_o take_v no_o delight_n and_o therefore_o shall_v not_o enlarge_v upon_o those_o particular_n the_o survey_n of_o chapter_n 41._o mr._n hobbes_n have_v commit_v so_o many_o error_n in_o the_o institution_n and_o view_n which_o he_o have_v make_v of_o all_o office_n hitherto_o that_o there_o be_v reason_n to_o believe_v he_o will_v have_v the_o same_o presumption_n if_o he_o come_v to_o handle_v the_o office_n of_o our_o saviour_n himself_o and_o i_o think_v he_o have_v make_v it_o good_a when_o he_o allow_v no_o other_o authority_n or_o power_n to_o our_o saviour_n even_o when_o he_o come_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n with_o his_o angel_n to_o reward_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n match_n 16._o 27._o then_o pag._n 260._o as_o vicegerent_n of_o god_n his_o father_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o moses_n be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o as_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v before_o the_o reign_n of_o saul_n and_o as_o the_o king_n be_v after_o it_o which_o be_v degrade_n he_o below_o the_o model_n of_o socinus_n and_o in_o no_o degree_n equal_a to_o the_o description_n of_o his_o power_n in_o scripture_n yet_o large_a enough_o if_o the_o end_n of_o his_o come_n be_v no_o other_o than_o he_o assign_v and_o the_o office_n he_o be_v to_o manage_v no_o great_a than_o he_o seem_v to_o describe_v p._n 264._o the_o give_a immortality_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n which_o be_v to_o be_v exercise_v by_o our_o saviour_n upon_o earth_n in_o his_o human_a nature_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v much_o inferior_a to_o that_o inheritance_n incorruptible_a and_o undefiled_a that_o fade_v not_o away_o which_o st._n peter_n assure_v we_o be_v reserve_v in_o heaven_n for_o we_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 4._o and_o how_o his_o