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and_o it_o be_v perform_v without_o any_o disturbance_n so_o sacred_a do_v those_o people_n without_o any_o positive_a law_n but_o the_o principle_n of_o nature_n observe_v the_o particular_a interest_n of_o particular_a man_n even_o such_o who_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o purchase_n be_v but_o sojourner_n among_o they_o and_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o last_o usage_n be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o cohabitant_n but_o stranger_n in_o another_o country_n and_o nation_n so_o that_o we_o see_v as_o man_n have_v have_v always_o conscience_n which_o direct_v they_o in_o their_o action_n so_o those_o conscience_n have_v have_v a_o sense_n of_o intrude_a upon_o another_o interest_n and_o abraham_n be_v assure_v that_o it_o be_v such_o among_o they_o for_o upon_o that_o presumption_n he_o pay_v so_o great_a a_o price_n for_o that_o field_n sect._n 11._o if_o it_o shall_v be_v ask_v how_o man_n shall_v come_v to_o get_v these_o interest_n i_o will_v not_o here_o scan_v all_o way_n evident_a one_o be_v evident_a that_o be_v occupancy_n take_v possession_n of_o it_o first_o for_o all_o the_o thing_n in_o this_o world_n be_v but_o bona_fw-la utilia_fw-la and_o the_o profit_n they_o have_v be_v their_o service_n to_o man_n he_o who_o first_o get_v possession_n of_o they_o be_v lord_n of_o they_o thus_o fowl_n and_o fish_n even_o in_o plant_v nation_n which_o be_v no_o man_n possession_n be_v catch_v by_o any_o man_n be_v his_o to_o make_v profit_n and_o when_o one_o man_n have_v catch_v they_o that_o they_o be_v his_o possession_n it_o be_v thievery_n to_o rob_v he_o of_o they_o i_o speak_v not_o here_o of_o deer_n coney_n hare_n nor_o fish_n in_o pond_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v empale_v and_o so_o for_o their_o habitation_n by_o our_o law_n be_v make_v to_o pay_v their_o host_n with_o their_o life_n nor_o such_o thing_n which_o our_o law_n indulge_v the_o pleasure_n of_o gent._n and_o man_n of_o quality_n have_v appropriate_v to_o certain_a person_n and_o place_n as_o pheasant_n and_o partridge_n and_o the_o like_a but_o whatsoever_o no_o national_a particular_a law_n have_v give_v to_o another_o that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n give_v to_o the_o first_o possessor_n and_o this_o law_n man_n find_v before_o any_o positive_a law_n of_o nation_n in_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o world_n so_o that_o then_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o without_o positive_a law_n or_o a_o outward_a humane_a coercive_a power_n the_o law_n of_o nation_n have_v always_o give_v a_o propriety_n in_o this_o world_n good_n to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n thus_o i_o have_v pass_v my_o opinion_n upon_o his_o 13._o chapter_n and_o i_o think_v have_v give_v reason_n for_o what_o i_o speak_v but_o if_o this_o be_v not_o enough_o let_v the_o reader_n consider_v what_o i_o shall_v speak_v to_o the_o next_o chapter_n and_o that_o will_v the_o more_o full_o describe_v the_o mist_n of_o his_o opinion_n and_o confirm_v i_o more_o strong_a censure_n upon_o the_o 14_o the_o chapter_n of_o leviathan_n which_o be_v entitle_v the_o first_o and_o second_o natural_a law_n and_o of_o contract_n which_o thus_o begin_v chap._n xxii_o concern_v the_o pretend_a necessity_n in_o nature_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o life_n the_o prospect_n of_o a_o happiness_n beyond_o it_o death_n represent_v more_o terrible_a than_o it_o be_v etc._n etc._n sect._n 1_o the_o right_n of_o nature_n which_o writer_n common_o call_v jus_o naturale_fw-la be_v the_o liberty_n each_o man_n have_v to_o use_v his_o own_o power_n as_o he_o will_v himself_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o own_o nature_n that_o be_v to_o say_v his_o own_o life_n and_o consequent_o of_o do_v any_o thing_n which_o in_o his_o own_o judgement_n and_o reason_n he_o shall_v conceive_v to_o be_v the_o apt_a mean_n thereunto_o here_o be_v a_o description_n of_o the_o right_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v that_o he_o say_v life_n writer_n call_v jus_fw-la naturale_fw-la i_o believe_v this_o gentleman_n never_o in_o his_o life_n read_v jus_fw-la naturale_fw-la so_o describe_v in_o any_o author_n it_o be_v true_a to_o preserve_v a_o man_n own_o life_n be_v a_o branch_n of_o the_o right_n of_o nature_n but_o it_o do_v not_o contain_v the_o whole_a nature_n of_o it_o as_o if_o the_o right_n of_o nature_n extend_v to_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o preservation_n of_o a_o man_n own_o life_n there_o be_v many_o other_o thing_n which_o the_o right_a of_o nature_n enable_v we_o to_o do_v but_o because_o i_o find_v this_o question_n in_o my_o opinion_n more_o methodical_o and_o schollar_o deliver_v in_o his_o book_n entitle_v de_fw-fr copore_fw-la politico_fw-la cap._n 1._o i_o shall_v therefore_o consider_v that_o first_o and_o have_v clear_v that_o discourse_n apply_v myself_o to_o this_o description_n and_o i_o will_v begin_v with_o his_o 6._o number_n that_o number_n begin_v thus_o sect._n 2._o forasmuch_o as_o necessity_n of_o nature_n make_v man_n to_o will_n and_o desire_n that_o which_o be_v good_a for_o themselves_o and_o to_o avoid_v that_o which_o be_v hurtful_a but_o most_o of_o all_o the_o terrible_a enemy_n of_o nature_n death_n from_o who_o man_n expect_v the_o loss_n of_o all_o power_n and_o also_o the_o great_a of_o bodily_a pain_n in_o the_o lose_n according_o the_o phrase_n which_o i_o here_o censure_v first_o be_v that_o necessity_n make_v we_o do_v this_o i_o know_v this_o word_n necessity_n be_v often_o use_v for_o what_o we_o term_v want_n or_o poverty_n because_o such_o a_o man_n need_n be_v somewhat_o therefore_o we_o say_v he_o be_v in_o necessity_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n there_o may_v be_v some_o truth_n in_o that_o proposition_n for_o because_o man_n life_n have_v lack_v of_o supply_n and_o according_a to_o this_o gentleman_n all_o the_o world_n be_v his_o enemy_n or_o what_o be_v the_o truth_n no_o man_n will_v have_v so_o much_o care_n to_o supply_v he_o as_o himself_o therefore_o he_o must_v do_v it_o but_o then_o take_v necessity_n as_o it_o oppose_v contingency_n which_o be_v the_o common_a logical_a sense_n it_o be_v absolute_o false_a for_o many_o man_n throw_v and_o take_v away_o their_o own_o life_n now_o that_o which_o be_v necessary_o do_v can_v be_v otherwise_o man_n can_v choose_v but_o do_v what_o they_o do_v out_o of_o necessity_n the_o phrase_n be_v much_o more_o proper_a to_o say_v that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n enjoyne'_v they_o to_o provide_v for_o themselves_o for_o the_o great_a natura_fw-la naturans_fw-la god_n as_o i_o say_v before_o law_n know_v our_o necessity_n and_o like_o a_o wise_a lawmaker_n make_v law_n to_o provide_v for_o they_o and_o so_o infinite_o wise_a be_v those_o law_n that_o what_o he_o have_v not_o by_o some_o law_n or_o other_o provide_v for_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a for_o any_o man_n whatsoever_o and_o certain_o therefore_o where_o be_v no_o lawful_a and_o honest_a way_n to_o preserve_v it_o life_n its_o self_n be_v not_o necessary_a he_o seem_v therefore_o to_o express_v himself_o better_a in_o corpore_fw-la politico_fw-la then_o in_o leviathan_n because_o in_o leviathan_n he_o restrain_n this_o right_a of_o nature_n only_o to_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o own_o life_n but_o in_o this_o i_o now_o write_v against_o he_o say_v not_o only_o but_o most_o of_o all_o his_o own_o life_n other_o thing_n he_o may_v have_v a_o right_n unto_o but_o most_o of_o all_o or_o chief_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o own_o life_n or_o rather_o the_o avoid_n of_o death_n sect._n 3_o life_n what_o he_o say_v that_o necessity_n of_o nature_n make_v we_o desire_v our_o own_o good_a and_o avoid_v that_o which_o be_v hurtful_a be_v true_a in_o that_o generality_n but_o apply_v to_o any_o particular_a be_v false_a for_o there_o be_v no_o particular_a but_o may_v appear_v to_o some_o man_n good_a and_o to_o other_o hurtful_a even_o
that_o abominable_a aphorism_n before_o refute_v that_o all_o man_n be_v natural_o at_o war_n one_o with_o another_o until_o i_o come_v to_o the_o last_o clause_n where_o he_o fall_v foul_a again_o upon_o all_o manner_n of_o writer_n page_n 80._o where_o he_o say_v philosophy_n that_o the_o science_n of_o virtue_n and_o vice_n be_v moral_a philosophy_n this_o so_o far_o be_v true_a that_o it_o be_v a_o good_a piece_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n to_o treat_v of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o to_o show_v how_o all_o virtuous_a action_n be_v deduce_v out_o of_o it_o and_o agree_v with_o it_o but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o the_o office_n of_o a_o moral_a philosopher_n he_o be_v first_o to_o teach_v the_o end_n which_o be_v man_n summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la his_o chief_a good_a his_o felicity_n happiness_n then_o to_o teach_v the_o mean_n which_o be_v those_o virtue_n deduce_v out_o of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o to_o show_v how_o they_o conduce_v to_o the_o end_n so_o that_o he_o confine_v moral_a philosophy_n in_o too_o narrow_a bound_n when_o he_o restrain_v it_o to_o virtue_n and_o vice_n which_o be_v only_o the_o mean_n and_o be_v handle_v by_o a_o moral_a philosopher_n only_o in_o order_n to_o his_o end_n now_o he_o come_v to_o his_o high_a strain_n again_o censure_v the_o world_n sect._n 9_o but_o say_v he_o the_o writer_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n though_o they_o acknowledge_v the_o same_o virtue_n and_o vice_n yet_o not_o see_v wherein_o consist_v their_o goodness_n nor_o that_o they_o come_v to_o be_v praise_v as_o the_o mean_n of_o peaceable_a sociable_a and_o comfortable_a live_n place_v they_o in_o a_o mediocrity_n of_o passion_n as_o if_o not_o the_o cause_n but_o the_o degree_n of_o dare_v make_v fortitude_n or_o not_o the_o cause_n but_o the_o quantity_n of_o a_o gift_n make_v liberality_n there_o be_v many_o thing_n in_o this_o period_n to_o be_v censure_v first_o philosopher_n i_o blame_v he_o for_o accuse_v the_o whole_a company_n of_o the_o philosopher_n of_o ignorance_n in_o so_o weighty_a a_o business_n not_o so_o much_o as_o pardon_v any_o one_o when_o for_o my_o part_n who_o have_v turn_v over_o hundred_o of_o book_n in_o this_o business_n i_o know_v no_o one_o so_o blind_a as_o himself_o in_o this_o particular_a point_n i_o say_v no_o one_o either_o christian_n or_o other_o for_o first_o he_o commit_v a_o mighty_a fault_n in_o forget_v that_o famous_a distinction_n citizen_n betwixt_o a_o good_a man_n and_o a_o good_a citizen_n acknowledge_v by_o multitude_n of_o philosopher_n and_o must_v needs_o be_v by_o any_o man_n who_o consider_n that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v discourse_v of_o either_o concern_v himself_o in_o his_o own_o nature_n and_o the_o way_n of_o perfect_v it_o or_o else_o in_o relation_n to_o other_o in_o the_o first_o consideration_n that_o science_n which_o perfect_n he_o be_v call_v ethicke_n or_o moral_a philosophy_n politike_n for_o the_o second_o which_o referre'_v he_o to_o other_o it_o be_v either_o to_o a_o family_n than_o it_o be_v oeconomick_a or_o else_o to_o a_o state_n or_o city_n and_o then_o it_o be_v politic_a now_o the_o writer_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n discourse_n which_o way_n a_o man_n shall_v perfect_v himself_o so_o that_o they_o give_v ruâ—es_n which_o way_n he_o shall_v be_v happy_a in_o a_o desert_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o most_o unhappy_a state_n in_o the_o world_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o worldly_a plenty_n misery_n such_o sure_o be_v perfect_a in_o this_o world_n and_o such_o only_a and_o this_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o economic_n and_o politic_n no_o man_n can_v be_v either_o oâ—conomically_o or_o politic_o virtuous_a who_o be_v not_o so_o in_o himself_o and_o be_v so_o in_o himself_o have_v neither_o family_n nor_o city_n to_o dispose_v himself_o to_o he_o may_v not_o be_v such_o to_o other_o man_n mr._n hobbes_n dedicate_n a_o mâ—n_z whole_o to_o other_o in_o this_o place_n as_o in_o other_o he_o make_v a_o man_n dispose_v all_o thing_n to_o himself_o and_o consider_n not_o the_o divers_a shâ—res_n which_o his_o parent_n his_o friend_n i_o may_v add_v his_o child_n and_o above_o all_o his_o god_n be_v to_o have_v out_o of_o he_o as_o well_o as_o his_o country_n now_o mr._n hobbes_n place_v the_o whole_a relation_n of_o man_n to_o be_v towards_o other_o when_o in_o this_o period_n he_o say_v in_o effect_n that_o sect._n 10._o the_o philosopher_n do_v not_o know_v that_o humane_a virtue_n come_v to_o be_v praise_v as_o the_o mean_n of_o peaceable_a sociable_a and_o comfortable_a living_n which_o be_v thing_n only_o in_o respect_n of_o other_o but_o i_o may_v tell_v mr._n hobbes_n that_o in_o their_o politic_n and_o economic_n philosopher_n they_o teach_v this_o relative_a perfection_n as_o full_o and_o much_o true_a then_o hd_v as_o will_v appear_v but_o in_o ethic_n they_o teach_v how_o these_o virtue_n be_v excellent_a in_o themselves_o and_o do_v perfect_a the_o owner_n this_o be_v do_v by_o all_o sort_n of_o philosopher_n to_o begin_v with_o the_o epicurean_o who_o philosophy_n do_v in_o many_o thing_n epicurus_n agree_v with_o he_o although_o in_o some_o thing_n he_o consent'_v with_o the_o stoic_n in_o my_o opinion_n he_o choose_v the_o worst_a piece_n in_o both_o first_o epicurus_n agree'_v with_o he_o in_o this_o that_o he_o make_v pleasure_n the_o happiness_n the_o chief_a good_a of_o man_n as_o mr._n hobbes_n do_v in_o many_o place_n and_o i_o know_v lactantius_n favour_n epicurus_n so_o much_o as_o to_o say_v he_o mean_v the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o soul_n yet_o sure_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o sensual_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n only_o for_o in_o that_o epistle_n he_o write_v to_o menoeceus_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a we_o have_v of_o his_o moral_a philosophy_n he_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o do_v otherwise_o and_o place_n man_n happiness_n as_o mr._n hobbes_n do_v elsewhere_o in_o the_o enjoy_n sensual_a contentment_n now_o mr._n hobbes_n in_o those_o other_o place_n do_v better_a than_o in_o this_o where_o he_o place_v man_n happiness_n within_o himself_o and_o the_o use_n of_o his_o virtue_n conduce_v to_o himself_o but_o here_o in_o relation_n to_o other_o which_o be_v so_o extrinsecall_v a_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o a_o man_n 〈◊〉_d be_v happy_a in_o for_o it_o be_v possible_a a_o man_n may_v lack_v these_o accommodation_n of_o other_o man_n to_o converse_v and_o be_v sociable_a and_o affable_a with_o and_o then_o he_o be_v not_o happy_a who_o can_v be_v miserable_a which_o epicurus_n himself_o deny_v to_o be_v possible_a to_o a_o virtuous_a and_o prudent_a man_n so_o that_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o end_n although_o epicurus_n make_v the_o same_o happiness_n as_o mr._n hobbes_n in_o other_o place_n yet_o epicurus_n and_o mr._n hobbes_n in_o other_o place_n speak_v right_a than_o mr._n hobbes_n in_o this_o then_o consider_v the_o mean_n of_o obtain_v this_o end_n epicurus_n first_o write_v against_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o god_n as_o he_o call_v they_o a_o thing_n which_o mr._n hobbes_n countenance_v although_o he_o let_v we_o fall_v in_o one_o place_n as_o mr._n hobbes_n now_o and_o then_o will_v that_o god_n do_v punish_v wicked_a man_n and_o bless_v the_o honest_a and_o virtuous_a yet_o he_o after_o speak_v against_o man_n fear_n of_o any_o such_o thing_n because_o say_v he_o nothing_o must_v be_v speak_v of_o the_o god_n but_o eternal_a felicity_n which_o they_o can_v not_o have_v if_o they_o be_v concern_v in_o humane_a affair_n &_o therefore_o deny_v prayer_n or_o any_o religious_a duty_n to_o have_v any_o power_n with_o the_o deity_n as_o i_o remember_v mr._n hâ—bs_n out_o of_o his_o stoical_a principle_n of_o the_o fate_n or_o necessity_n which_o belong_v to_o all_o thing_n and_o action_n cross_a principle_n produce_v the_o same_o wicked_a conclusion_n in_o both_o like_a as_o herod_n and_o pilate_n join_v together_o in_o nothing_o but_o crucify_a truth_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n lucretius_n a_o follower_n of_o epicurus_n speak_v in_o his_o first_o five_o and_o six_o book_n lucretius_n and_o diverse_a time_n make_v it_o the_o great_a piece_n of_o happiness_n to_o abhor_v religion_n and_o contemn_v it_o and_o make_v man_n by_o that_o act_n to_o be_v the_o great_a conqueror_n quare_fw-la religio_fw-la pedibus_fw-la subjecta_fw-la vicissim_fw-la obteritur_fw-la nos_fw-la exaequat_fw-la victoria_fw-la caelum_fw-la and_o one_o of_o mr_n hobbes_n his_o principle_n of_o religion_n be_v make_v by_o he_o to_o be_v the_o chief_a the_o ignorance_n of_o second_o cause_n thus_o do_v man_n who_o conspire_v against_o religion_n meet_v likewise_o in_o the_o mean_n but_o epicurus_n and_o lucretius_n speak_v out_o full_o mr._n hobbes_n dark_o thus_o they_o join_v in_o one_o principle_n by_o which_o happiness_n may_v be_v acquire_v but_o in_o another_o epicurus_n far_o
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come_v unto_o his_o own_o and_o his_o own_o receive_v he_o not_o this_o and_o the_o two_o next_o verse_n yield_v a_o great_a many_o heavenly_a meditation_n which_o i_o can_v delight_v to_o discourse_v as_o well_o as_o think_v of_o but_o they_o be_v not_o pertinent_a to_o this_o business_n i_o have_v in_o hand_n to_o show_v that_o our_o saviour_n be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v god_n sect._n 14._o i_o therefore_o let_v they_o pass_v and_o come_v to_o the_o 14._o verse_n where_o we_o find_v opposition_n from_o they_o with_o much_o art_n which_o we_o render_v thus_o and_o the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n and_o dwell_v among_o we_o there_o be_v two_o proposition_n in_o this_o particle_n and_o the_o word_n be_v make_v flâ—sh_a flâ—sh_n that_o be_v the_o first_o here_o by_o the_o word_n the_o socinian_n understand'_v the_o same_o word_n as_o before_o christ_n as_o by_o preach_v and_o miracle_n he_o manifest_v the_o will_n of_o god_n to_o man_n but_o that_o this_o can_v not_o be_v 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be_v so_o use_v gospel_n that_o necessary_o man_n must_v understand_v it_o in_o their_o sense_n so_o that_o that_o place_n in_o the_o six_o verse_n be_v so_o read_v for_o the_o smoothness_n of_o the_o latin_a or_o english_a language_n which_o will_v not_o abide_v the_o verbal_a translation_n of_o the_o greek_a now_o i_o will_v add_v thus_o much_o in_o these_o 14._o verse_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v for_o be_v or_o be_v at_o the_o least_o nine_o or_o ten_o time_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d five_o or_o six_o time_n for_o make_v what_o reason_n can_v we_o imagine_v that_o the_o style_n or_o language_n shall_v be_v alter_v here_o but_o then_o let_v we_o consider_v what_o the_o sense_n will_v be_v if_o the_o text_n be_v read_v as_o they_o will_v make_v we_o believe_v the_o word_n be_v flesh_n as_o much_o as_o if_o we_o shall_v say_v the_o preacher_n be_v a_o man_n which_o be_v a_o most_o ridiculous_a speech_n and_o therefore_o to_o 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the_o whole_a but_o for_o any_o thing_n i_o can_v discern_v scripture_n in_o scripture_n it_o be_v not_o use_v for_o any_o base_a or_o miserable_a condition_n of_o man_n but_o only_o in_o general_a term_n to_o show_v that_o man_n while_o he_o live'_v in_o flesh_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o infirmity_n of_o it_o the_o place_n produce_v by_o socinus_n speak_v no_o more_o socinus_n the_o first_o be_v psal._n 78.39_o he_o remember_v that_o they_o be_v but_o flesh_n here_o be_v a_o speech_n concern_v the_o israelite_n in_o their_o general_a state_n as_o man_n and_o as_o frail_a and_o weak_a but_o no_o particular_a dejectedness_n of_o their_o condition_n but_o that_o they_o be_v no_o better_a than_o man_n his_o second_o place_n be_v isaiah_n 40.6_o all_o flesh_n be_v grass_n and_o all_o the_o goodliness_n thereof_o as_o the_o flower_n of_o the_o field_n suppose_v i_o shall_v yield_v that_o here_o by_o flesh_n be_v reprepresent_v a_o low_a and_o mean_a condition_n yet_o here_o be_v such_o a_o 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