of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n §_o ii_o 1._o as_o to_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o the_o publication_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n the_o plain_a account_n of_o it_o have_v be_v obscure_v by_o nothing_o more_o then_o that_o it_o have_v always_o be_v describe_v and_o discourse_v of_o in_o metaphorical_a and_o allusive_a expression_n such_o as_o engraving_n and_o inscription_n and_o the_o table_n of_o the_o heart_n etc._n etc._n as_o if_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n consist_v of_o a_o certain_a number_n of_o proposition_n that_o be_v imprint_v upon_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n and_o concreated_a with_o their_o understanding_n by_o attend_v to_o and_o reflect_v upon_o which_o they_o be_v instruct_v or_o bind_v to_o govern_v their_o moral_a action_n perhaps_o this_o may_v be_v true_a and_o god_n may_v possible_o have_v put_v some_o secret_a notice_n into_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n for_o the_o great_a security_n of_o justice_n and_o honesty_n in_o the_o world_n but_o then_o beside_o that_o there_o 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it_o be_v no_o more_o but_o call_v it_o the_o law_n write_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o then_o it_o must_v right_v or_o wrong_n pass_v for_o the_o universal_a law_n of_o mankind_n so_o that_o after_o this_o rate_n there_o will_v remain_v no_o certain_a method_n whereby_o we_o may_v discern_v man_n own_a fancy_n prejudices_fw-la and_o inclination_n from_o the_o true_a dictate_v of_o right_a reason_n and_o the_o natural_a ground_n of_o good_a and_o evil._n and_o therefore_o these_o phrase_n be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v in_o exact_a propriety_n of_o speech_n but_o only_o in_o a_o loose_a and_o popular_a way_n of_o expression_n and_o so_o they_o be_v intend_v by_o those_o that_o first_o use_v they_o that_o only_o allude_v to_o the_o know_a custom_n and_o solemnity_n of_o enact_v law_n that_o be_v always_o wont_a to_o be_v declare_v and_o publish_v to_o the_o subject_a by_o write_v or_o proclamation_n and_o in_o allusion_n to_o this_o they_o come_v to_o describe_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n by_o the_o voice_n within_o the_o book_n of_o conscience_n the_o table_n of_o the_o heart_n etc._n etc._n because_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v as_o certain_o declare_v reasonable_a and_o obligatory_a by_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v write_v upon_o our_o mind_n by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n or_o proclaim_v by_o a_o audible_a voice_n to_o our_o conscience_n however_o though_o we_o shall_v allow_v they_o in_o their_o literal_a sense_n and_o so_o for_o any_o thing_n i_o know_v we_o may_v yet_o we_o can_v never_o derive_v the_o certainty_n of_o their_o obligation_n from_o such_o uncertain_a supposition_n at_o least_o we_o need_v not_o when_o they_o be_v so_o clear_o demonstrable_a from_o reason_n and_o experience_n from_o the_o observation_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o life_n from_o the_o advantage_n of_o justice_n and_o the_o comfort_n of_o society_n this_o give_v a_o complete_a and_o satisfactory_a account_n of_o their_o authority_n to_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n and_o they_o may_v come_v to_o a_o sufficient_a knowledge_n and_o understanding_n of_o their_o duty_n by_o their_o own_o thought_n and_o reflection_n without_o any_o other_o declaration_n or_o express_v discovery_n of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o saint_n paul_n in_o his_o description_n of_o the_o case_n of_o the_o gentile_n rom._n 2._o 14_o 15._o where_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o he_o describe_v the_o law_n which_o he_o affirm_v to_o be_v write_v in_o their_o heart_n in_o allusion_n to_o the_o mosaic_a table_n not_o by_o the_o common_a expression_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d general_a notion_n or_o instinct_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a but_o by_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reason_n or_o such_o evident_a result_v or_o conclusion_n as_o it_o be_v natural_a or_o at_o least_o very_a easy_a for_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n to_o make_v from_o its_o experience_n and_o observation_n of_o thing_n for_o the_o heathen_a world_n have_v no_o other_o object_n to_o exercise_n or_o entertain_v their_o thought_n withal_o but_o what_o nature_n present_v to_o they_o and_o therefore_o those_o reason_n of_o their_o conscience_n that_o saint_n paul_n here_o speak_v of_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v deduce_v from_o this_o principle_n and_o no_o other_o and_o thus_o be_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n draw_v forth_o into_o use_n and_o bind_v upon_o the_o conscience_n not_o by_o any_o express_a voice_n or_o immediate_a impression_n of_o the_o legislator_n but_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o work_n of_o our_o own_o mind_n and_o the_o unavoidable_a result_v of_o our_o own_o conscience_n that_o as_o long_o as_o we_o act_v sincere_o and_o meditate_v impartial_o upon_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n will_v lead_v we_o into_o some_o knowledge_n of_o our_o duty_n and_o convince_v we_o of_o the_o reasonableness_n and_o necessity_n of_o our_o obedience_n there_o be_v no_o man_n so_o desperate_o dull_a and_o stupid_a as_o not_o to_o be_v able_a to_o perceive_v and_o examine_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o first_o problem_n in_o morality_n when_o as_o we_o shall_v prove_v they_o be_v so_o evident_a from_o the_o whole_a frame_n and_o constitution_n of_o nature_n and_o when_o they_o be_v find_v so_o useful_a from_o all_o the_o experience_n and_o observation_n of_o humane_a life_n that_o it_o be_v even_o impossible_a to_o open_v our_o eye_n or_o to_o look_v abroad_o without_o observe_v their_o goodness_n so_o that_o we_o can_v suppose_v any_o person_n to_o live_v without_o any_o sense_n of_o virtue_n and_o religion_n without_o suppose_v such_o a_o brutish_a stupidity_n as_o can_v scarce_o be_v suppose_v incident_a to_o a_o rational_a creature_n but_o if_o any_o man_n will_v choose_v inadvertency_n and_o resolve_v to_o make_v no_o serious_a reflection_n upon_o the_o most_o common_a object_n that_o present_v themselves_o to_o his_o outward_a sense_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n so_o plain_a or_o so_o obvious_a that_o he_o may_v never_o so_o much_o as_o take_v notice_n of_o but_o then_o this_o be_v such_o a_o brutish_a affront_n to_o his_o nature_n such_o a_o affect_a and_o wilful_a sottishness_n that_o it_o be_v of_o all_o crime_n the_o most_o unnatural_a and_o inexcusable_a it_o be_v indeed_o not_o impossible_a but_o a_o man_n may_v be_v so_o wretched_o regardless_o of_o all_o thing_n as_o never_o to_o have_v make_v one_o observation_n all_o his_o life-time_n and_o to_o be_v ignorant_a even_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o proposition_n that_o the_o whole_a of_o any_o thing_n be_v big_a than_o a_o part_n of_o it_o but_o then_o nothing_o can_v ever_o be_v plead_v to_o excuse_v such_o a_o palpable_a brutishness_n and_o inadvertency_n and_o all_o the_o world_n will_v impute_v so_o gross_a a_o ignorance_n to_o the_o most_o shameful_a and_o unpardonable_a neglect_n of_o
that_o imply_v or_o at_o least_o infer_v their_o obnoxiousness_n to_o duty_n and_o obligation_n and_o then_o his_o will_n or_o pleasure_n by_o whatsoever_o mean_v it_o be_v reveal_v and_o discover_v become_v the_o measure_n both_o of_o their_o duty_n and_o their_o liberty_n and_o therefore_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o wild_a account_n of_o thing_n that_o suppose_v any_o right_n of_o nature_n antecedent_n to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n because_o it_o be_v so_o flat_a a_o contradiction_n to_o the_o natural_a state_n of_o thing_n that_o carry_v conscience_n of_o duty_n and_o engagement_n to_o obedience_n in_o their_o very_a existence_n and_o therefore_o to_o suppose_v they_o to_o be_v and_o not_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o the_o will_n of_o its_o author_n be_v to_o suppose_v they_o both_o to_o be_v and_o not_o to_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o though_o man_n be_v make_v a_o free_a agent_n that_o be_v endue_v with_o a_o power_n to_o do_v whatsoever_o 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not_o it_o permit_v and_o that_o be_v the_o right_n of_o nature_n so_o that_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o nature_n set_v bound_n to_o itself_o by_o the_o limitedness_n of_o its_o own_o be_v and_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a there_o shall_v ever_o be_v any_o state_n of_o nature_n capable_a of_o a_o unlimited_a right_n for_o its_o liberty_n can_v never_o be_v great_a than_o its_o capacity_n and_o therefore_o if_o its_o power_n be_v confine_v within_o certain_a measure_n its_o right_n must_v be_v restrain_v to_o the_o same_o allowance_n for_o it_o be_v apparent_o absurd_a to_o say_v that_o any_o man_n have_v a_o right_a or_o a_o licence_n to_o do_v more_o than_o he_o can_v do_v so_o vain_a a_o conceit_n be_v it_o to_o suppose_v that_o in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n every_o man_n have_v a_o right_a to_o all_o thing_n when_o it_o be_v so_o contradictory_n both_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n and_o so_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o reasonable_a claim_n of_o all_o other_o person_n and_o 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necessity_n of_o propriety_n will_v arise_v from_o the_o natural_a constitution_n of_o thing_n which_o will_v direct_v every_o man_n to_o confine_v his_o desire_n to_o his_o appetite_n and_o when_o he_o have_v his_o own_o share_n of_o happiness_n to_o content_v himself_o with_o its_o enjoyment_n and_o not_o to_o disturb_v himself_o or_o defraud_v his_o neighbour_n without_o increase_a his_o own_o felicity_n a_o thing_n so_o apparent_o absurd_a that_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o so_o than_o to_o suppose_v that_o this_o be_v the_o natural_a humour_n of_o mankind_n and_o especial_o of_o the_o wise_a part_n of_o it_o but_o then_o if_o we_o suppose_v a_o divine_a providence_n as_o here_o we_o must_v do_v we_o must_v suppose_v too_o that_o he_o have_v give_v we_o all_o a_o natural_a right_n and_o claim_v to_o our_o portion_n of_o happiness_n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o it_o be_v but_o just_a and_o reasonable_a and_o agreeable_a to_o his_o will_n that_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v willing_a that_o other_o shall_v have_v liberty_n to_o enjoy_v their_o own_o proper_a share_n of_o felicity_n as_o well_o as_o he_o desire_v to_o enjoy_v he_o because_o the_o same_o providence_n that_o ve_v i_o in_o a_o right_n to_o my_o own_o propriety_n have_v grant_v the_o same_o right_n to_o all_o mankind_n beside_o and_o therefore_o natural_a equity_n and_o regard_n to_o his_o sovereign_a will_n command_v i_o to_o be_v content_a with_o my_o own_o allowance_n and_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o enjoy_v what_o be_v allot_v to_o their_o share_n so_o unavoidable_a be_v the_o institution_n of_o propriety_n from_o the_o limitedness_n of_o our_o nature_n and_o their_o natural_a capacity_n and_o therefore_o follow_v the_o supposition_n that_o there_o be_v once_o no_o propriety_n and_o that_o all_o the_o world_n lie_v in_o common_a to_o all_o its_o inhabitant_n yet_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n will_v have_v direct_v they_o to_o a_o division_n it_o be_v so_o plain_o necessary_a both_o to_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o whole_a species_n and_o of_o every_o individual_a man._n and_o so_o all_o rational_a creature_n will_v be_v oblige_v by_o the_o same_o law_n and_o with_o the_o same_o sanction_n to_o establish_v propriety_n by_o which_o they_o be_v oblige_v in_o obedience_n to_o their_o creatour_n will_n to_o promote_v the_o public_a good_a and_o yet_o this_o very_a supposition_n be_v a_o flat_a contradiction_n to_o the_o natural_a condition_n of_o mankind_n every_o man_n be_v bear_v in_o a_o state_n of_o society_n and_o limit_a use_n of_o thing_n for_o as_o mr._n hobbs_n himself_o state_v it_o we_o be_v no_o soon_o bear_v but_o we_o be_v actual_o under_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o our_o parent_n so_o that_o it_o be_v as_o natural_a to_o man_n to_o be_v in_o subjection_n as_o to_o be_v bear_v neither_o for_o the_o proof_n hereof_o be_v it_o needful_a to_o appeal_v to_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o sacred_a history_n or_o any_o other_o ancient_a record_n concern_v the_o original_a of_o mankind_n humane_a nature_n itself_o be_v a_o demonstration_n of_o its_o own_o beginning_n for_o see_v it_o can_v subsist_v but_o in_o individual_n and_o see_v every_o individual_a man_n be_v mortal_a there_o must_v be_v some_o other_o cause_n of_o the_o whole_a race_n of_o mankind_n and_o he_o have_v so_o dispose_v the_o natural_a condition_n of_o man_n as_o that_o no_o man_n can_v come_v into_o the_o world_n but_o in_o a_o limit_a state_n of_o thing_n that_o be_v a_o demonstrative_a evidence_n of_o its_o divine_a institution_n 2._o but_o than_o second_o we_o be_v force_v upon_o it_o in_o that_o as_o single_a person_n can_v enjoy_v their_o own_o lot_n so_o neither_o can_v they_o contribute_v their_o assistance_n to_o the_o public_a good_a but_o by_o a_o limit_a and_o appropriate_v use_n of_o thing_n for_o their_o natural_a power_n be_v of_o a_o finite_a and_o contract_a force_n as_o well_o as_o their_o natural_a appetite_n they_o can_v serve_v the_o 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