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paul_n argument_n from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n explain_v what_o he_o say_v that_o this_o cause_n must_v be_v determine_v by_o war_n be_v ill_o express_v for_o first_o the_o contention_n betwixt_o man_n and_o wife_n can_v proper_o be_v call_v war_n but_o brawl_v or_o fight_v at_o the_o worst_a war_n be_v betwixt_o nation_n in_o the_o genuine_a signification_n i_o remember_v aelian_a tell_v a_o story_n of_o the_o sacae_n that_o when_o a_o man_n and_o a_o maid_n marry_v they_o be_v to_o fight_v at_o the_o first_o and_o he_o or_o she_o that_o conquer_v be_v afterward_o serve_v by_o the_o other_o for_o the_o term_n of_o their_o life_n this_o be_v a_o pretty_a gambal_n whether_o true_a or_o false_a it_o be_v not_o much_o material_a i_o read_v it_o only_o in_o he_o but_o sure_o a_o most_o unreasonable_a practice_n be_v the_o power_n of_o government_n proper_a to_o strength_n or_o wisdom_n can_v any_o man_n think_v that_o a_o bull_n or_o a_o horse_n be_v fit_a to_o govern_v a_o man_n than_o he_o they_o because_o they_o be_v of_o more_o strength_n though_o he_o have_v more_o wisdom_n but_o sure_o for_o we_o that_o be_v christian_n there_o be_v no_o need_n to_o fly_v to_o such_o poor_a little_a instance_n or_o custom_n or_o the_o accidental_a prudence_n or_o strength_n of_o the_o woman_n if_o she_o have_v more_o wit_n let_v she_o use_v it_o to_o the_o gain_n and_o win_v he_o to_o virtue_n if_o she_o have_v more_o strength_n let_v she_o use_v it_o to_o the_o assistance_n of_o her_o husband_n weakness_n by_o that_o mean_v her_o excellency_n will_v be_v employ_v to_o their_o right_a use_n she_o shall_v be_v a_o helper_n to_o he_o not_o a_o ruler_n over_o he_o i_o need_v not_o here_o repeat_v what_o of_o late_o i_o deliver_v concern_v this_o doctrine_n out_o of_o gen._n 3._o but_o that_o god_n command_n be_v clear_a to_o this_o purpose_n not_o only_o in_o adam_n but_o those_o that_o be_v descend_v from_o the_o second_o adam_n consider_v what_o s._n paul_n write_v in_o the_o five_o to_o the_o ephesian_n v._o 22._o wife_n submit_v yourselves_o to_o your_o own_o husband_n as_o unto_o the_o lord_n but_o methinks_v mr._n hobbs_n shall_v answer_v to_o this_o that_o this_o be_v only_o a_o positive_a law_n yet_o i_o can_v reply_v to_o that_o that_o it_o be_v universal_a or_o what_o be_v equivalent_a indefinite_a and_o comprehend_v all_o wife_n but_o then_o go_v further_o and_o read_v the_o apostle_n argument_n in_o the_o follow_a verse_n for_o the_o husband_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o wife_n even_o as_o christ_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n thus_o the_o apostle_n argue_v from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n first_o that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n submit_v to_o the_o head_n so_o must_v wife_n do_v to_o their_o own_o husband_n then_o this_o be_v exemplify_v from_o christianity_n in_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o headship_n such_o a_o head_n as_o christ_n be_v over_o his_o church_n which_o i_o hope_v no_o christian_n will_v say_v but_o that_o it_o must_v submit_v to_o and_o be_v govern_v by_o he_o and_o i_o hope_v both_o nature_n god_n law_n and_o christian_a duty_n may_v be_v sufficient_a to_o determine_v this_o controversy_n without_o war_n and_o i_o may_v add_v that_o since_o all_o nation_n have_v consent_v to_o it_o sure_o we_o ought_v not_o now_o to_o demur_v upon_o the_o case_n because_o mr._n hobbs_n interpose_v his_o authority_n with_o little_a or_o no_o reason_n sect_n v._o this_o paragraph_n contrary_a to_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o principle_n and_o the_o suppose_a institution_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n but_o yet_o most_o true_a not_o from_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o reason_n but_o the_o law_n of_o god_n father_n of_o family_n have_v the_o disposition_n of_o their_o family_n the_o invalidity_n of_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o reason_n his_o example_n of_o the_o amazon_n inconcludent_n he_o proceed_v in_o commonwealth_n this_o controversy_n be_v decide_v by_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n but_o not_o always_o the_o sentence_n be_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o father_n because_o for_o the_o most_o part_n commonwealth_n have_v be_v erect_v by_o the_o father_n not_o by_o the_o mother_n of_o family_n now_o i_o be_o come_v to_o page_n â—03_n but_o i_o will_v fain_o know_v how_o the_o father_n rather_o than_o the_o mother_n shall_v come_v to_o be_v erector_n of_o commonwealth_n certain_o if_o commonwealth_n be_v institute_v as_o he_o feign_v by_o the_o general_a suffrage_n of_o all_o who_o have_v interest_n in_o the_o government_n than_o woman_n as_o well_o as_o man_n mother_n as_o well_o as_o father_n have_v the_o management_n of_o that_o business_n for_o they_o have_v their_o interest_n in_o the_o public_a constitution_n as_o well_o as_o man_n but_o he_o have_v let_v fall_v a_o excellent_a truth_n which_o be_v clear_a against_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o his_o politic_n which_o be_v that_o the_o father_n of_o family_n not_o the_o rabble_n be_v the_o erector_n of_o commonwealth_n for_o if_o they_o do_v as_o i_o be_o confident_a with_o he_o here_o they_o do_v than_o his_o former_a discourse_n which_o be_v build_v upon_o the_o institution_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n by_o the_o universal_a consent_n of_o all_o who_o have_v interest_n in_o it_o must_v fail_v for_o not_o the_o father_n and_o mother_n only_o but_o even_o the_o mean_a child_n or_o servant_n may_v challenge_v their_o share_n in_o it_o and_o certain_o the_o father_n of_o family_n can_v not_o be_v the_o erector_n of_o commonwealth_n but_o only_o out_o of_o this_o regard_n that_o they_o be_v the_o chief_a in_o their_o family_n and_o by_o that_o reason_n have_v right_a to_o dispose_v of_o himself_o and_o they_o and_o here_o let_v the_o reader_n consider_v that_o mr._n hobbs_n never_o remember_v that_o great_a authority_n give_v by_o god_n to_o moses_n which_o regulate_v he_o and_o his_o posterity_n many_o generation_n nor_o the_o confirmation_n that_o law_n lay_v from_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n which_o be_v obligatory_a to_o we_o in_o all_o age_n he_o only_a cloud_n the_o truth_n with_o this_o pitiful_a poor_a reason_n or_o rather_o show_v of_o reason_n only_o that_o man_n be_v the_o lawmaker_n and_o they_o be_v partial_a to_o their_o own_o sex_n no_o master_n hobbs_n god_n be_v the_o lawmaker_n who_o be_v no_o accepter_n of_o person_n or_o sex_n but_o in_o a_o infinite_o wise_a manner_n dispose_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o best_a and_o sure_a method_n that_o may_v be_v according_a to_o his_o most_o just_a law_n but_o because_o he_o say_v but_o not_o always_o that_o be_v that_o the_o father_n of_o family_n be_v not_o always_o the_o erector_n of_o commonwealth_n intimate_v that_o some_o commonwealth_n be_v erect_v by_o the_o mother_n of_o family_n i_o shall_v thank_v he_o or_o any_o man_n else_o who_o can_v show_v i_o any_o such_o in_o the_o world_n it_o may_v be_v he_o will_v fly_v to_o that_o beggarly_a instance_n which_o he_o give_v present_o of_o the_o amazon_n but_o let_v it_o suffice_v for_o they_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o that_o they_o be_v widow_n or_o single_a woman_n not_o unite_v in_o marriage_n and_o so_o not_o subject_a to_o husband_n and_o therefore_o be_v free_a to_o dispose_v of_o themselves_o as_o they_o please_v and_o may_v have_v make_v what_o just_a law_n they_o think_v fit_a for_o their_o condition_n but_o if_o they_o be_v join_v in_o marriage_n to_o husband_n they_o must_v then_o submit_v to_o that_o yoke_n and_o be_v govern_v in_o their_o domestic_a affair_n according_a to_o his_o discipline_n the_o dispute_n be_v here_o betwixt_o husband_n and_o wife_n not_o betwixt_o man_n and_o woman_n wife_n must_v submit_v to_o their_o own_o husband_n not_o every_o woman_n to_o every_o man_n sect_n vi_o mr._n
other_o in_o do_v the_o like_a although_o a_o better_a man_n than_o he_o be_v join_v with_o he_o which_o be_v david_n and_o so_o i_o come_v to_o his_o second_o instance_n chap._n xx._n sect_n iii_o the_o murder_n of_o uriah_n discuss_v mr_n hobbs_n his_o distinction_n censure_v kill_v of_o a_o innocent_a contrary_a not_o only_o to_o the_o equitable_a part_n but_o the_o very_a letter_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n the_o law_n not_o the_o executioner_n kill_v a_o criminal_a no_o power_n give_v by_o uriah_n to_o david_n to_o kill_v he_o be_v a_o innocent_a mr._n hobbs_n his_o error_n multiply_v from_o his_o fictitious_a institution_n of_o sovereign_n by_o popular_a election_n uriah_n not_o impower_v to_o dispose_v of_o his_o own_o life_n his_o word_n be_v in_o which_o and_o the_o like_a case_n he_o that_o so_o die_v have_v liberty_n to_o do_v the_o action_n for_o which_o he_o be_v nevertheless_o without_o injury_n put_v to_o death_n i_o have_v show_v the_o contrary_a it_o be_v a_o injury_n to_o put_v any_o man_n to_o death_n for_o that_o which_o he_o have_v liberty_n that_o be_v be_v not_o bind_v by_o law_n not_o to_o do_v and_o such_o a_o law_n which_o enjoin_v such_o a_o penalty_n for_o the_o breach_n of_o it_o again_o he_o and_o the_o same_o hold_v also_o in_o a_o sovereign_a prince_n that_o put_v to_o death_n a_o innocent_a subject_n what_o a_o tautology_n be_v this_o i_o think_v he_o have_v discourse_v of_o a_o sovereign_a prince_n all_o this_o while_n if_o not_o it_o be_v more_o abominable_a ay_o but_o he_o have_v reason_n for_o what_o he_o have_v deliver_v for_o say_v he_o though_o the_o action_n be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n as_o be_v contrary_a to_o equity_n as_o be_v the_o kill_n of_o uriah_n by_o david_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o a_o injury_n to_o uriah_n but_o to_o god_n a_o very_a fine_a and_o delicate_a distinction_n of_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v before_o but_o now_o concern_v this_o language_n as_o it_o be_v use_v here_o though_o the_o 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allow_v hereafter_o therefore_o that_o law_n be_v clear_a thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v and_o this_o kill_v a_o innocent_a be_v the_o most_o detestable_a of_o all_o other_o it_o be_v most_o clear_o not_o only_a against_o the_o equity_n but_o the_o letter_n that_o be_v that_o sense_n which_o the_o law_n intend_v for_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n direct_v and_o command_v that_o virtue_n and_o virtuous_a man_n shall_v be_v reward_v and_o encourage_v and_o vice_n punish_v thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o thy_o passion_n who_o the_o law_n do_v not_o direct_a but_o if_o the_o law_n command_v kill_v lest_o the_o commonwealth_n be_v hurt_v by_o so_o wicked_a a_o person_n lest_o vice_n may_v be_v nourish_v than_o the_o law_n kill_v not_o thou_o who_o be_v a_o executioner_n of_o the_o law_n and_o therefore_o to_o kill_v a_o innocent_a be_v a_o monstrous_a crime_n who_o no_o law_n kill_v he_o give_v a_o instance_n again_o as_o be_v the_o kill_n of_o uriah_n by_o david_n 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judge_v whether_o this_o or_o that_o act_n which_o he_o be_v about_o to_o undertake_v be_v according_a to_o that_o rule_n or_o no._n and_o perhaps_o he_o may_v in_o many_o case_n find_v work_n enough_o for_o all_o the_o wit_n he_o have_v to_o regulate_v himself_o according_a to_o that_o rule_n and_o although_o he_o call_v this_o the_o poison_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n yet_o i_o dare_v bold_o say_v it_o be_v that_o bread_n which_o do_v most_o wholesom_o nourish_v support_v and_o maintain_v a_o commonwealth_n viz._n that_o every_o man_n shall_v consider_v and_o judge_v what_o be_v legal_a and_o fit_a for_o he_o to_o do_v let_v we_o go_v on_o with_o he_o chap._n xxiii_o sect_n iii_o of_o the_o rule_n of_o action_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n the_o measure_n of_o humane_a action_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o civil_a law_n where_o the_o case_n be_v contradistinct_a instance_n of_o civil_a law_n command_v unjust_a thing_n if_o the_o civil_a law_n command_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o 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measure_n how_o shall_v a_o man_n be_v able_a to_o commit_v treason_n then_o se_fw-la defendendo_fw-la against_o the_o civil_a law_n which_o be_v one_o of_o his_o popular_a aphorism_n deliver_v in_o many_o place_n of_o this_o book_n for_o if_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v the_o measure_n of_o his_o action_n he_o must_v not_o violate_v that_o for_o the_o pretence_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n i_o urge_v this_o ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la as_o a_o invincible_a argument_n against_o his_o wicked_a doctrine_n but_o see_v it_o overthrow_v out_o of_o most_o receive_a principle_n it_o be_v possible_a that_o the_o civil_a law_n may_v be_v wicked_a and_o dishonest_a and_o so_o against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n as_o even_o in_o this_o nation_n they_o have_v make_v sacrilegious_a law_n shall_v not_o i_o judge_v in_o myself_o whether_o it_o be_v fit_a for_o i_o to_o act_v according_a to_o these_o law_n the_o law_n make_v in_o queen_n mary_n day_n which_o shed_v so_o much_o innocent_a blood_n it_o be_v fit_a for_o every_o man_n in_o that_o time_n to_o suffer_v rather_o than_o to_o conspire_v with_o they_o and_o therefore_o he_o must_v be_v judge_n himself_o what_o be_v virtuous_a for_o he_o to_o do_v and_o that_o law_n be_v not_o a_o rule_n to_o guide_v he_o safe_o by_o let_v this_o suffice_v for_o the_o first_o proposition_n the_o second_o be_v and_o the_o judge_n be_v the_o legislator_n who_o be_v always_o representative_a of_o the_o commonwealth_n what_o a_o impossible_a judge_n for_o such_o doubt_n be_v here_o deliver_v make_v the_o legislator_n what_o you_o will_v king_n or_o senate_n or_o what_o you_o please_v the_o question_n to_o be_v determine_v may_v be_v whether_o it_o be_v fit_a for_o titius_n at_o this_o hour_n or_o instant_n to_o act_v according_a to_o this_o civil_a law_n concern_v which_o the_o scruple_n arise_v whether_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o divine_a law_n the_o duty_n be_v instant_a now_o require_v it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o this_o man_n to_o 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such_o state_n of_o war_n as_o he_o imagine_v have_v follow_v the_o facto_fw-la his_o subsequent_a question_n answer_v by_o another_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o doctrine_n the_o foundation_n of_o sedition_n dispute_v concern_v government_n dangerous_a but_o not_o to_o be_v prevent_v he_o proceed_v and_o though_o of_o so_o unlimited_a a_o power_n man_n may_v fancy_v many_o evil_a consequence_n yet_o the_o consequence_n of_o the_o want_n of_o it_o which_o be_v perpetual_a war_n of_o every_o man_n against_o his_o neighbour_n be_v much_o worse_o thus_o far_o he_o what_o a_o strange_a wild_a asseveration_n be_v this_o mr._n hobbs_n i_o be_o persuade_v have_v live_v in_o divers_a commonwealth_n yet_o do_v he_o never_o find_v in_o any_o this_o absolute_a hyperbolical_a power_n of_o a_o sovereign_n nor_o do_v he_o see_v any_o where_n that_o every_o man_n be_v at_o war_n with_o his_o neighbour_n that_o which_o follow_v in_o that_o paragraph_n i_o let_v pass_v because_o confute_v by_o what_o have_v 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