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A86417 Philosophicall rudiments concerning government and society. Or, A dissertation concerning man in his severall habitudes and respects, as the member of a society, first secular, and then sacred. Containing the elements of civill politie in the agreement which it hath both with naturall and divine lawes. In which is demonstrated, both what the origine of justice is, and wherein the essence of Christian religion doth consist. Together with the nature, limits, and qualifications both of regiment and subjection. / By Tho: Hobbes.; De cive. English Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.; Vaughan, Robert, engraver. 1651 (1651) Wing H2253; Thomason E1262_1; ESTC R202404 220,568 406

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thing_n it_o must_v necessary_o follow_v that_o some_o by_o right_n may_v invade_v and_o other_o by_o the_o same_o right_n may_v defend_v themselves_o against_o they_o for_o every_o man_n by_o natural_a necessity_n endeavour_n to_o defend_v his_o body_n and_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o judge_v necessary_a towards_o the_o protection_n of_o his_o body_n therefore_o war_n will_v follow_v he_o therefore_o act_n against_o the_o reason_n of_o peace_n i._n e._n against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n whosoever_o he_o be_v that_o do_v not_o part_n with_o his_o right_n to_o all_o thing_n iu._n but_o he_o be_v say_v to_o part_n with_o his_o right_n it_o who_o either_o absolute_o renounce_v it_o or_o convey_v it_o to_o another_o he_o absolute_o renounce_v it_o who_o by_o some_o sufficient_a sign_n or_o meet_v token_n declare_v that_o he_o be_v willing_a that_o it_o shall_v never_o be_v lawful_a for_o he_o to_o do_v that_o again_o which_o before_o by_o right_a he_o may_v have_v do_v but_o he_o 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the_o contract_n be_v not_o obligatory_a furthermore_o he_o that_o renounce_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n oblige_v himself_o not_o to_o any_o punishment_n because_o it_o be_v ever_o lawful_a to_o deprecate_v the_o punishment_n howsoever_o provoke_v and_o to_o enjoy_v god_n pardon_v if_o it_o be_v grant_v the_o only_a effect_n therefore_o of_o a_o oath_n be_v this_o to_o cause_v man_n who_o be_v natural_o incline_v to_o break_v all_o manner_n of_o faith_n through_o fear_n of_o punishment_n to_o make_v the_o more_o conscience_n of_o their_o word_n and_o action_n xxiii_o to_o exact_v a_o oath_n where_o the_o alone_o breach_n of_o contract_n if_o any_o be_v make_v can_v but_o be_v know_v and_o where_o the_o party_n compact_v withal_o want_v not_o power_n to_o punish_v be_v to_o do_v some_o what_o more_o than_o be_v necessary_a unto_o self-defence_n and_o show_v a_o mind_n desirous_a not_o so_o much_o to_o benefit_v itself_o as_o to_o prejudice_v another_o for_o a_o oath_n out_o of_o the_o very_a form_n of_o swear_v be_v take_v in_o order_n to_o the_o provocation_n of_o god_n anger_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o he_o that_o be_v omnipotent_a against_o those_o who_o therefore_o violate_v their_o faith_n because_o they_o think_v that_o by_o their_o own_o strength_n they_o can_v escape_v the_o punishment_n of_o man_n and_o of_o he_o that_o be_v omniscient_a against_o those_o who_o therefore_o usual_o break_v their_o trust_n because_o they_o hope_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v see_v they_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o other_o law_n of_o nature_n i._o the_o second_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v to_o perform_v contract_n ii_o that_o trust_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v with_o all_o man_n without_o exception_n iii_o what_o injury_n be_v iv._o injury_n can_v be_v do_v to_o none_o but_o those_o with_o who_o we_o contract_v v._o the_o distinction_n of_o justice_n into_o that_o of_o man_n and_o that_o of_o action_n vi_o the_o distinction_n of_o commutative_a and_o distributive_a justice_n examine_v vii_o no_o injury_n can_v be_v do_v to_o he_o that_o be_v willing_a viii_o the_o three_o law_n of_o nature_n concern_v ingratitude_n ix_o the_o four_o law_n of_o nature_n that_o every_o man_n render_v himself_o useful_a x._o the_o five_o law_n of_o mercy_n xi_o the_o six_o law_n that_o punishment_n regard_v the_o future_a only_o xii_o the_o seven_o law_n against_o reproach_n xiii_o the_o eight_o law_n against_o pride_n fourteen_o the_o nine_o law_n of_o humility_n xv._n the_o ten_o of_o equity_n or_o against_o acceptance_n of_o person_n xvi_o the_o eleven_o of_o thing_n to_o be_v have_v in_o common_a xvii_o the_o twelve_o of_o thing_n to_o be_v divide_v by_o lot_n xviii_o the_o thirteen_o of_o birth_n right_a and_o first_o possession_n xix_o the_o fourteen_o of_o the_o safeguard_n of_o they_o who_o be_v mediator_n for_o peace_n xx._n the_o fifteen_o of_o constitute_v a_o umpire_n xxi_o the_o sixteen_o that_o no_o man_n be_v judge_v in_o his_o own_o cause_n xxii_o the_o seventeen_o that_o umpire_n must_v be_v without_o all_o hope_n of_o reward_n from_o those_o who_o cause_n be_v to_o be_v judge_v xxiii_o the_o eighteen_o of_o witness_n xxiv_o the_o nineteen_o that_o there_o can_v no_o contract_n be_v make_v with_o the_o umpire_n xxv_o the_o twenty_o against_o gluttony_n and_o all_o such_o thing_n as_o hinder_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n xxvi_o the_o rule_n by_o which_o we_o may_v present_o know_v whether_o what_o we_o be_v do_v be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o not_o xxvii_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n oblige_v only_o in_o the_o court_n of_o conscience_n xxviii_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v sometime_o break_v by_o do_v thing_n answerable_a to_o those_o law_n xxix_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v unchangeable_a xxx_o whosoever_o endeavour_v to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v a_o just_a man_n xxxi_o the_o natural_a and_o moral_a law_n be_v one_o xxxii_o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o what_o have_v be_v say_v of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o what_o philosopher_n have_v deliver_v concern_v the_o virtue_n xxxiii_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v not_o proper_o a_o law_n but_o as_o it_o be_v deliver_v in_o holy_a writ_n i._o another_o of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v contract_n to_o perform_v contract_n or_o to_o keep_v trust_n for_o it_o have_v be_v show_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n command_v every_o man_n as_o a_o thing_n necessary_a to_o obtain_v peace_n to_o convey_v certain_a right_n from_o each_o to_o other_o and_o that_o this_o as_o often_o as_o it_o shall_v happen_v to_o be_v do_v be_v call_v a_o contract_n but_o this_o be_v so_o far_o forth_o only_o conducible_a to_o peace_n as_o we_o shall_v perform_v ourselves_o what_o we_o contract_v with_o other_o shall_v be_v do_v or_o omit_v and_o in_o vain_a will_v contract_n be_v make_v unless_o we_o stand_v to_o they_o because_o therefore_o to_o stand_v to_o our_o covenant_n or_o to_o keep_v 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precept_n of_o nature_n be_v useful_a that_o every_o man_n render_v himself_o useful_a unto_o other_o which_o that_o we_o may_v right_o understand_v we_o must_v remember_v that_o there_o be_v in_o man_n a_o diversity_n of_o disposition_n to_o enter_v into_o society_n arise_v from_o the_o diversity_n of_o their_o affection_n not_o unlike_o that_o which_o be_v find_v in_o stone_n bring_v together_o in_o the_o building_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o diversity_n of_o their_o matter_n and_o figure_n for_o as_o a_o stone_n which_o in_o regard_n of_o its_o sharp_a and_o angular_a form_n take_v up_o more_o room_n from_o other_o stone_n than_o it_o fill_v up_o itself_o neither_o because_o of_o the_o hardness_n of_o its_o matter_n can_v well_o be_v press_v together_o or_o easy_o cut_v and_o will_v hinder_v the_o build_n from_o be_v fit_o compact_v be_v cast_v away_o as_o not_o fit_a for_o use_v so_o a_o man_n who_o for_o the_o harshness_n of_o his_o disposition_n in_o retain_v superfluity_n for_o 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no_o man_n either_o by_o deed_n or_o word_n countenance_n or_o laughter_n do_v declare_v himself_o to_o hate_n or_o scorn_v another_o the_o breach_n of_o which_o law_n be_v call_v reproach_n but_o although_o nothing_o be_v more_o frequent_a than_o the_o scoste_n and_o jeer_n of_o the_o powerful_a against_o the_o weak_a and_o namely_o of_o judge_n against_o guilty_a person_n which_o neither_o relate_v to_o the_o offence_n of_o the_o guilty_a nor_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o judge_n yet_o these_o kind_n of_o man_n do_v act_n against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o be_v to_o be_v esteem_v for_o contumelious_a xiii_o the_o question_n whether_o of_o two_o pride_n man_n be_v the_o more_o worthy_a belong_v not_o to_o the_o natural_a but_o civil_a state_n for_o it_o have_v be_v show_v before_o chap._n 1._o art_n 3._o that_o all_o man_n by_o nature_n be_v equal_a and_o therefore_o the_o inequality_n which_o now_o be_v suppose_v from_o riches_n power_n nobility_n of_o kindred_n be_v come_v from_o 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be_v acknowledge_v or_o whether_o unequal_a because_o they_o be_v like_a to_o contest_v for_o dominion_n its_o necessary_a for_o the_o obtain_n of_o peace_n that_o they_o be_v esteem_v as_o equal_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v in_o the_o eight_o place_n a_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n that_o every_o man_n be_v account_v by_o nature_n equal_a to_o another_o the_o contrary_a to_o which_o law_n be_v pride_n fourteen_o as_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o conservation_n humility_n of_o each_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v part_v with_o some_o of_o his_o right_n so_o it_o be_v no_o less_o necessary_a to_o the_o same_o conservation_n that_o he_o retain_v some_o other_o to_o wit_v the_o right_n of_o bodily_a protection_n of_o free_a enjoyment_n of_o air_n water_n and_o all_o necessary_n for_o life_n since_o therefore_o many_o common_a right_n be_v retain_v by_o those_o who_o enter_v into_o a_o peaceable_a state_n and_o that_o many_o peculiar_a one_o be_v also_o acquire_v hence_o 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except_o your_o righteousness_n shall_v exceed_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n you_o shall_v in_o no_o case_n enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o in_o the_o follow_a verse_n our_o saviour_n explain_v to_o they_o how_o that_o the_o command_n of_o god_n be_v break_v not_o by_o deed_n only_o but_o also_o by_o the_o will_n for_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n do_v in_o outward_a act_n observe_v the_o law_n most_o exact_o but_o for_o glory_n sake_n only_o else_o they_o will_v as_o ready_o have_v break_v it_o there_o be_v innumerable_a place_n of_o scripture_n in_o which_o be_v most_o manifest_o declare_v that_o god_n accept_v nature_n the_o will_n for_o the_o deed_n and_o that_o as_o well_o in_o good_a as_o in_o evil_a action_n xxii_o that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v easy_o keep_v christ_n himself_o declare_v in_o the_o 11._o chapter_n of_o saint_n matthew_n 28_o 29_o 30._o come_v unto_o i_o etc._n etc._n take_v my_o yoke_n upon_o you_o and_o learn_v of_o i_o etc._n etc._n for_o my_o yoke_n be_v easy_a and_o my_o burden_n light_n xxiii_o last_o the_o rule_n by_o which_o i_o say_v any_o man_n may_v know_v whether_o what_o he_o be_v do_v be_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n or_o not_o to_o wit_n what_o thou_o will_v not_o be_v do_v to_o do_v not_o that_o to_o another_o be_v almost_o in_o the_o self_n same_o word_n deliver_v by_o our_o saviour_n mat._n 7._o 12._o therefore_o all_o thing_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 to_o they_o xxiv_o as_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v all_o of_o it_o divine_a so_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n by_o conversion_n which_o be_v whole_o explain_v in_o the_o 5_o 6_o and_o 7._o chapter_n of_o s._n matthewes_n gospel_n be_v all_o of_o it_o also_o except_o that_o one_o commandment_n of_o not_o marry_v she_o who_o be_v put_v away_o for_o adultery_n which_o christ_n bring_v for_o explication_n of_o the_o divine_a positive_a law_n against_o the_o jew_n who_o do_v not_o right_o interpret_v the_o mosaical_a law_n the_o doctrine_n of_o nature_n i_o say_v the_o whole_a law_n of_o christ_n be_v explain_v in_o the_o forenamed_a chapter_n not_o the_o whole_a doctrine_n of_o christ_n for_o faith_n be_v a_o part_n of_o christian_a doctrine_n which_o be_v not_o commprehend_v under_o the_o title_n of_o a_o law_n for_o law_n be_v make_v and_o give_v in_o reference_n to_o such_o action_n as_o follow_v our_o will_n not_o in_o order_n to_o our_o opinion_n and_o belief_n which_o be_v out_o of_o our_o power_n follow_v not_o the_o will._n quisquamne_fw-la regno_fw-la gaudet_fw-la o_o fallax_fw-la bonum_fw-la quantum_fw-la malorum_fw-la front_n quam_fw-la blanda_fw-la tegis_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la multos_fw-la timeat_fw-la quem_fw-la multi_fw-la timent_fw-la auro_fw-la venexum_fw-la bibitur_fw-la expertus_fw-la loquor_fw-la dominion_n chap._n v._o of_o the_o cause_n and_o first_o begin_n of_o civil_a government_n i._o that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o preserve_v peace_n ii_o that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n be_v silent_a iii_o that_o the_o security_n of_o live_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n consist_v in_o the_o concord_n of_o many_o person_n iv._o that_o the_o concord_n of_o many_o person_n be_v not_o constant_a enough_o for_o a_o last_a peace_n v._o the_o reason_n why_o the_o government_n of_o certain_a bruit_n creature_n stand_v firm_a in_o concord_n only_o and_o why_o not_o of_o man_n vi_o that_o not_o only_o consent_v but_o union_n also_o be_v require_v to_o establish_v the_o peace_n of_o man_n vii_o what_o union_n be_v viii_o in_o union_n the_o right_n of_o all_o man_n be_v convey_v to_o one_o ix_o what_o civil_a society_n be_v x._o what_o a_o civil_a person_n be_v xi_o what_o it_o be_v to_o have_v the_o supreme_a power_n and_o what_o to_o be_v a_o subject_n xii_o two_o kind_n of_o city_n natural_a and_o by_o institution_n it_o be_v 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