nature_n dowry_n or_o the_o people_n native_a liberty_n assert_v be_v thou_o call_v be_v a_o servant_n care_n not_o for_o it_o but_o if_o thou_o may_v be_v make_v free_a use_v it_o rather_o 1_o cor._n 7.21_o ovis_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la propter_fw-la pastorem_fw-la sed_fw-la pastor_n ovi_fw-la inservit_fw-la warneri_fw-la proverb_n pers_n 16._o quin_fw-la et_fw-la mortalem_fw-la summum_fw-la fortuna_fw-la repentè_fw-fr reddidit_fw-la è_fw-la summo_fw-la ut_fw-la regno_fw-la famul_fw-la optumus_fw-la essit_fw-la fortune_n the_o low_a soon_o lift_v to_o the_o high_a degree_n that_o make_v great_a king_n they_o shall_v good_a servant_n be_v ennius_n viii_o annali_fw-la by_o l._n s._n london_n print_v for_o w._n r._n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o unicorn_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n 1652._o to_o the_o reader_n gentle_a reader_n this_o treatise_n i_o assure_v thou_o be_v no_o more_o dip_v in_o passion_n than_o the_o sun_n be_v drown_v in_o the_o cloud_n which_o be_v so_o far_o below_o he_o the_o author_n of_o it_o desire_v whilst_o he_o assert_v other_o man_n liberty_n himself_o to_o be_v rule_v by_o reason_n bear_v in_o mind_n that_o sentence_n reges_fw-la alios_fw-la si_fw-la ratio_fw-la te_fw-la rexerit_fw-la thou_o shall_v govern_v other_o if_o reason_n guide_v thou_o it_o be_v occasion_v by_o a_o question_n which_o a_o worthy_a member_n both_o of_o the_o parliament_n and_o committee_n of_o state_n above_o three_o year_n since_o propound_v to_o i_o within_o short_a time_n after_o i_o provide_v this_o answer_n and_o at_o my_o first_o opportunity_n present_v it_o unto_o he_o he_o judge_v that_o it_o deserve_v to_o be_v make_v of_o public_a use_n and_o offer_v it_o to_o the_o press_n yet_o lucina_n be_v not_o so_o propitious_a as_o to_o bring_v it_o to_o light_n the_o printer_n not_o dare_v to_o undertake_v it_o unless_o the_o author_n have_v be_v present_a to_o superintend_v the_o work_n i_o publish_v this_o discourse_n after_o i_o have_v so_o long_o suppress_v it_o because_o the_o usefulness_n thereof_o be_v still_o in_o date_n in_o that_o it_o explane_v many_o scripture_n which_o be_v still_o by_o many_o wrest_a into_o false_a sense_n and_o because_o there_o be_v now_o a_o more_o convenient_a opportunity_n then_o former_o farewell_n l._n s._n nature_n dowry_n or_o the_o people_n native_a liberty_n assert_v etc._n etc._n chap._n 1._o certain_a thesis_n concern_v the_o freedom_n and_o authority_n of_o any_o nation_n whereas_o some_o have_v conclude_v that_o a_o absolute_a monarchy_n be_v the_o best_a of_o government_n because_o it_o imitate_v that_o by_o which_o god_n rule_v the_o universe_n i_o conceive_v their_o reason_n be_v feeble_a and_o impotent_a and_o that_o they_o consider_v not_o that_o man_n may_v abuse_v their_o authority_n and_o power_n which_o liberty_n be_v impossible_a to_o god_n all_o authority_n unless_o god_n determine_v otherwise_o by_o choose_v out_o one_o or_o more_o to_o rule_v over_o the_o rest_n which_o now_o a_o day_n we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o expect_v be_v fundamental_o and_o radical_o in_o the_o people_n a_o conquer_a people_n unless_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o the_o conqueror_n by_o consent_v former_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o he_o in_o their_o own_o person_n or_o in_o their_o forefather_n or_o after_o the_o conquest_n voluntary_o take_v upon_o they_o his_o yoke_n without_o condition_n or_o else_o upon_o stipulation_n be_v warrant_v by_o the_o light_n of_o natural_a reason_n to_o endeavour_v the_o recovery_n of_o their_o liberty_n and_o likewise_o after_o a_o composition_n when_o the_o conqueror_n in_o his_o own_o person_n or_o in_o his_o posterity_n neglect_v the_o term_n upon_o which_o they_o submit_v to_o he_o that_o king_n shall_v be_v ex_fw-la se_fw-la vati_fw-la as_o tiberius_n say_v of_o curtius_n rufus_n that_o nature_n or_o conquest_n shall_v be_v a_o sufficient_a title_n to_o dominion_n and_o that_o a_o illegal_a force_n may_v not_o by_o force_n be_v lawful_o remove_v be_v opinion_n which_o the_o clear_a light_n of_o reason_n never_o smile_v upon_o shall_v any_o one_o with_o 3._o with_o tacitus_n annal_n lib._n 3._o tiberius_n be_v sine_fw-la miseratione_n sine_fw-la irâ_fw-la obstinatus_fw-la claususque_fw-la ne_fw-la quo_fw-la adfectu_fw-la perumperetur_fw-la by_o a_o reserve_a and_o merciless_a obstinacy_n shut_v up_o and_o barricade_v against_o the_o law_n counsel_n and_o prayer_n i_o see_v not_o but_o a_o people_n may_v warrantable_o go_v about_o to_o break_v such_o a_o one_o see_v he_o will_v not_o be_v bend_v by_o reason_n chap._n 2._o monarchy_n be_v not_o by_o divine_a right_n i_o shall_v in_o the_o first_o place_n show_v that_o monarchical_a government_n be_v not_o of_o absolute_a necessity_n nimrod_n '_o the_o peravians_n have_v thus_o much_o notice_n of_o the_o general_a deluge_n that_o the_o country_n be_v overwhelm_v with_o water_n &_o all_o man_n perish_v except_o seven_o the_o chief_a of_o these_o seven_o be_v mangocaga_n who_o posterity_n govern_v themselves_o for_o some_o time_n in_o aristocr_n at_o icall_a state_n see_v heylyn_n in_o his_o description_n of_o peruana_n i_o can_v assent_v to_o diodorus_n siculus_n tell_v we_o biblioth_n hist_o l._n 2._o that_o there_o be_v king_n in_o asia_n long_o before_o ninus_n especial_o if_o as_o some_o author_n conceive_v his_o ninus_n be_v the_o same_o with_o nimrod_n i_o mean_v not_o here_o a_o physical_a necessity_n for_o to_o such_o a_o monarchy_n can_v pretend_v nor_o a_o necessity_n of_o coaction_n see_v that_o exclude_v choice_n but_o a_o moral_a necessity_n hinged_a upon_o the_o law_n of_o god_n most_o clear_a it_o be_v that_o neither_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v write_v upon_o the_o table_n of_o man_n mind_n by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n nor_o yet_o any_o positive_a law_n which_o god_n superad_v to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n determine_v any_o nation_n to_o that_o form_n of_o government_n turn_v over_o the_o scripture_n which_o have_v omit_v none_o of_o god_n commandment_n that_o be_v now_o in_o force_n and_o show_v i_o a_o precept_n for_o it_o none_o will_v be_v so_o impudent_a as_o to_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v any_o express_a commandment_n for_o monarchy_n in_o the_o write_a word_n of_o god_n neither_o be_v there_o so_o much_o as_o a_o shadow_n of_o any_o virtual_a or_o consequential_a injunction_n thereof_o unless_o it_o be_v clear_a by_o natural_a reason_n that_o monarchy_n be_v the_o best_a of_o government_n for_o all_o nation_n at_o all_o time_n howsoever_o their_o circumstance_n vary_v it_o be_v clear_a i_o acknowledge_v both_o by_o the_o light_n of_o natural_a reason_n and_o by_o the_o scripture_n that_o man_n be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o prefer_v that_o form_n of_o government_n which_o they_o know_v to_o be_v the_o best_a for_o they_o but_o that_o monarchy_n shall_v by_o the_o light_n of_o natural_a reason_n be_v discover_v to_o be_v the_o best_a of_o government_n and_o that_o for_o all_o nation_n and_o at_o all_o time_n i_o can_v consent_v because_o the_o world_n after_o the_o flood_n till_o nimrods_n day_n etc._n day_n nimrod_n be_v a_o mighty_a hunter_n before_o the_o lord_n gen._n 10.9_o for_o the_o understanding_n of_o that_o phrase_n compare_v with_o this_o scripture_n jer._n 16.16_o lament_n 4.18_o mich._n 7.2_o pro._n 1.17_o that_o of_o arist._n in_o the_o first_o of_o his_o politic_n be_v a_o good_a comment_n likewise_o upon_o nimrod_n hunt_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n have_v no_o monarch_n neither_o oeccumenicall_a nor_o provincial_a and_o because_o monarchy_n than_o come_v into_o the_o world_n not_o by_o choice_n 3._o choice_n diodorus_n siculus_n inform_v we_o that_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n be_v in_o all_o their_o action_n confine_v by_o their_o law_n and_o particular_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d biblioth_n histor_n l._n 1._o the_o same_o historiographer_n speak_v of_o the_o k._n of_o the_o aethiopian_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d biblioth_n hist_o l._n 3._o but_o by_o intrusion_n &_o usurpation_n by_o force_n &_o conquest_n because_o the_o israelite_n have_v a_o mix_a government_n and_o the_o most_o flourish_a state_n among_o the_o papist_n and_o all_o reform_a church_n together_o with_o such_o heathenish_a commonwealth_n as_o have_v most_o abound_v in_o perspicacitie_n and_o wisdom_n have_v ever_o prefer_v other_o form_n of_o government_n before_o it_o aristotle_n likewise_o determine_v polit._n 3_o that_o a_o king_n ought_v to_o have_v power_n to_o protect_v the_o law_n but_o not_o such_o power_n as_o may_v render_v he_o more_o potent_a than_o the_o kingdom_n obj._n the_o main_a argument_n which_o oppose_v what_o i_o have_v deliver_v in_o this_o chapter_n be_v bottom_v upon_o part_n of_o the_o seven_o comma_n of_o the_o 4._o chapter_n of_o gen._n which_o in_o our_o translation_n say_v anà _fw-la unto_o thou_o shall_v be_v his_o desire_n and_o thou_o shall_v rule_v over_o he_o the_o argument_n propound_v in_o full_a dimension_n have_v 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make_v choice_n of_o other_o sufficient_o accomplish_v 2_o because_o when_o the_o monarch_n be_v wicked_a the_o government_n of_o the_o state_n must_v needs_o be_v evil_a in_o that_o he_o be_v not_o divide_v against_o himself_o because_o he_o will_v not_o act_v against_o himself_o but_o when_o authority_n be_v betrust_v with_o many_o the_o good_a though_o few_o sometime_o outwit_n the_o rest_n plato_n in_o his_o 9_o de_fw-la legibus_fw-la perceive_v the_o weight_n and_o moment_n of_o this_o and_o the_o precede_a reason_n tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o man_n to_o appoint_v law_n and_o to_o observe_v they_o unless_o they_o be_v mindid_a to_o differ_v nothing_o from_o the_o most_o savage_a beast_n and_o assign_v this_o cause_n thereof_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n no_o man_n be_v by_o nature_n so_o accomplish_v as_o that_o he_o may_v be_v able_a to_o discern_v what_o thing_n conduce_v most_o to_o the_o public_a good_a and_o when_o he_o know_v what_o be_v best_a always_o be_v able_a and_o willing_a to_o perform_v it_o plato_n point_v these_o reason_n in_o his_o ensue_a discourse_n 3_o because_o there_o be_v more_o reason_n to_o fear_v that_o one_o man_n then_o that_o a_o whole_a multitude_n shall_v be_v malignant_o affect_v aristatle_n tell_v i_o polit._n 3._o c._n 11._o that_o as_o much_o water_n can_v so_o soon_o be_v vitiated_a as_o a_o lesser_a quantity_n so_o neither_o be_v a_o multitude_n so_o easy_o as_o one_o man_n corrupt_v in_o their_o judgement_n by_o anger_n or_o any_o other_o passion_n his_o word_n be_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d obj._n here_o it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o we_o have_v more_o reason_n also_o to_o hope_v that_o one_o man_n then_o that_o a_o multitude_n will_v be_v well-affected_a ans_fw-fr 1._o i_o answer_v the_o more_o authority_n and_o power_n any_o one_o have_v in_o his_o hand_n by_o so_o much_o he_o be_v more_o tempt_v to_o act_n of_o violence_n a_o absolute_a monarch_n who_o have_v no_o law_n but_o his_o own_o will_n may_v more_o easy_o miscarry_v than_o those_o who_o have_v only_o their_o portion_n in_o the_o government_n of_o a_o nation_n ans_fw-fr 2._o there_o be_v far_o more_o danger_n from_o a_o ill-affected_a monarch_n then_o when_o only_a part_n of_o those_o who_o be_v in_o authority_n be_v vitiate_a 4._o because_o no_o one_o will_v dare_v to_o say_v unto_o a_o absolute_a monarch_n what_o do_v thou_o thalia_n when_o cambyses_n inquire_v of_o his_o lawyer_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o law_n which_o permit_v a_o man_n be_v willing_a to_o marry_v his_o sifler_n they_o answer_v that_o they_o find_v no_o law_n which_o permit_v a_o brother_n to_o marry_v a_o sister_n but_o that_o they_o find_v another_o law_n u.z._n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o king_n of_o the_o persian_n to_o do_v what_o he_o please_v see_v herodo'us_n in_o his_o thalia_n and_o one_o who_o never_o hear_v that_o question_n from_o another_o it_o be_v much_o to_o be_v fear_v will_v forget_v to_o propound_v it_o to_o himself_o he_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o conceive_v that_o with_o jupiter_n he_o have_v therius_n perpetual_o place_v by_o he_o so_o that_o whatsoever_o he_o do_v must_v needs_o be_v right_a and_o just_a jezebel_n think_v it_o a_o question_n unbeseeming_a a_o princely_a spirit_n she_o conclude_v that_o ahab_n droop_v below_o himself_o when_o he_o boggle_v at_o the_o take_v away_o of_o naboth_n vineyard_n memento_n mihi_fw-la omne_fw-la &_o in_fw-la omnes_fw-la licere_fw-la thus_o caius_n in_o suet_n mius_o i_o may_v add_v that_o a_o monarchy_n set_v lead_v in_o any_o one_o for_o term_n of_o life_n be_v more_o dangerous_a then_o if_o the_o time_n be_v limit_v those_o who_o expect_v that_o their_o authority_n shall_v expire_v before_o their_o life_n will_v be_v restrain_v in_o some_o measure_n by_o a_o fear_n of_o their_o successor_n who_o may_v call_v they_o to_o a_o account_n in_o case_n they_o manage_v not_o their_o trust_n as_o it_o become_v they_o those_o who_o be_v to_o give_v a_o account_n only_o to_o god_n be_v tempt_v to_o licentiousness_n in_o that_o man_n be_v not_o wont_a to_o be_v much_o awe_v by_o a_o invisible_a magistrate_n plato_n tell_v we_o that_o when_o any_o one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o bind_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o action_n and_o omission_n but_o govern_v a_o city_n as_o he_o lifle_v without_o any_o controller_n he_o can_v persist_v in_o such_o a_o mind_n throughout_o his_o life_n as_o to_o prefer_v the_o public_a good_a before_o his_o private_a advantage_n leg_n advantage_n plato_n 9_o the_o leg_n chap._n 4._o that_o one_o man_n shall_v have_v a_o large_a share_n in_o the_o government_n of_o a_o state_n then_o all_o the_o rest_n who_o be_v interest_v therein_o be_v not_o enjoin_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n a_o king_n be_v not_o a_o necessary_a ingredient_n of_o the_o government_n of_o a_o state_n be_v a_o true_a and_o visible_a king_n of_o absolute_a necessity_n the_o israelite_n have_v sin_v in_o that_o throughout_o so_o many_o age_n after_o they_o come_v into_o the_o promisedland_n they_o set_v not_o a_o king_n over_o they_o we_o must_v tax_v many_o other_o well-ordered_a state_n of_o a_o sin_n of_o omission_n in_o point_n of_o civil_a government_n if_o we_o underprop_v the_o sceptre_n by_o divine_a right_n as_o a_o king_n be_v not_o necessary_a by_o virtue_n of_o any_o divine_a precept_n so_o neither_o in_o order_n to_o the_o well-managing_a of_o civil_a affair_n as_o the_o flourish_a condition_n of_o many_o state_n which_o be_v without_o king_n assure_v we_o chap._n 5._o the_o necessity_n of_o tribunal_n be_v evince_v i_o shall_v in_o this_o chapter_n that_o i_o may_v make_v way_n for_o my_o ensue_a discourse_n explain_v the_o necessity_n of_o judge_n and_o tribunal_n the_o babylonian_a gemara_n of_o the_o tractate_n call_v sanhedrin_n in_o the_o 7_o chapter_n tell_v we_o that_o as_o god_n enjoin_v the_o israelite_n to_o set_v up_o judiciary_n court_v in_o all_o their_o village_n and_o city_n so_o likewise_o he_o command_v the_o son_n of_o noah_n to_o erect_v tribunal_n in_o all_o their_o village_n and_o city_n the_o place_n be_v quote_v by_o learned_a selden_n in_o that_o incomparable_a work_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la natural_a &_o gent._n l._n 7._o c._n 5._o this_o law_n they_o must_v needs_o affirm_v to_o be_v give_v to_o those_o who_o live_v before_o the_o deluge_n as_o well_o as_o to_o neah_n posterity_n see_v they_o make_v it_o part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n the_o eat_n of_o flesh_n with_o the_o life_n thereof_o be_v as_o unlawful_a for_o adam_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o old_a world_n as_o for_o those_o who_o live_v since_o the_o flood_n but_o need_v not_o to_o be_v forbid_v to_o they_o explicit_o viva_fw-la voce_fw-la as_o gen._n 9.4_o in_o that_o they_o be_v not_o permit_v at_o all_o to_o eat_v flesh_n the_o set_v apart_o of_o some_o time_n for_o god_n worship_n be_v enjoin_v by_o he_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o be_v in_o some_o degreee_v put_v into_o practice_n by_o god_n child_n from_o the_o creation_n 36._o creation_n see_v seder_n olam_fw-la rabath_n c._n 5._o philo_z the_o uâ—_n tà _fw-la mesis_n l._n 1._o tertull._n adversus_fw-la judaeos_fw-la a_o haeâ—s_n in_o synopsi_fw-la sacr_n scrip._n upon_o exod._n euseb_n demonstrat_n evangel_n c._n 6._o justin_n hist_o lib._n 36._o though_o the_o sabbath_n be_v not_o observe_v till_o the_o israelite_n come_v into_o the_o wilderness_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d house_n of_o judgement_n or_o tribunal_n shall_v be_v constitute_v for_o all_o people_n be_v clear_o part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o otherwise_o that_o punishment_n which_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n demand_v for_o certain_a offence_n as_o murder_v etc._n etc._n can_v not_o be_v regular_o execute_v plato_n in_o his_o 9_o book_n of_o law_n in_o several_a case_n appoint_v those_o that_o be_v natural_o ally_v to_o the_o person_n that_o be_v murder_v to_o inflict_v death_n upon_o the_o murderer_n and_o so_o likewise_o some_o of_o the_o kindred_n of_o the_o party_n ravish_v to_o kill_v the_o ravisher_n but_o these_o constitution_n border_n upon_o the_o make_v a_o man_n a_o judge_n in_o his_o own_o cause_n if_o any_o one_o be_v kill_v by_o chance-medley_n those_o who_o affection_n nature_n have_v engage_v to_o the_o person_n that_o be_v slay_v will_v be_v tempt_v to_o misconstrue_v it_o into_o murder_n jacob_n curse_v the_o wrath_n of_o simeon_n and_o levi_n who_o revenge_v the_o ravish_a of_o their_o sister_n dinah_n upon_o the_o sechemite_n gen._n 49.7_o suppose_v also_o those_o who_o sustain_v the_o great_a loss_n in_o the_o party_n murder_v to_o neglect_v the_o execute_n of_o punishment_n the_o city_n or_o country_n in_o which_o it_o be_v commit_v be_v expose_v to_o god_n wrath_n for_o
bloodshed_n which_o go_v unpunished_a we_o shall_v be_v more_o at_o a_o loss_n in_o the_o execute_n of_o penalty_n for_o the_o breach_n of_o some_o other_o of_o the_o precept_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v give_v to_o noah_n as_o idolatry_n and_o blasphemy_n and_o the_o eat_n of_o flesh_n with_o the_o life_n thereof_o unless_o tribunal_n be_v erect_v in_o these_o offence_n the_o wrong_n be_v not_o do_v especial_o to_o this_o or_o that_o man_n nor_o this_o or_o that_o family_n but_o immediate_o to_o god_n the_o lord_n of_o all_o and_o by_o way_n of_o reflection_n in_o regard_n of_o god_n wrath_n and_o by_o bad_a example_n to_o the_o whole_a people_n the_o main_a argument_n which_o seem_v to_o infer_v that_o tribunal_n or_o the_o exercise_n of_o civil_a judicature_n be_v not_o enforce_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o from_o the_o beginning_n in_o the_o sacred_a history_n of_o the_o world_n before_o the_o deluge_n we_o have_v no_o instance_n of_o any_o humane_a censure_n and_o 1._o and_o metam_fw-la l._n 1._o ovid_n tell_v we_o that_o those_o who_o live_v in_o the_o first_o or_o golden_a age_n erant_fw-la sine_fw-la judice_fw-la tuti_fw-la his_o meaning_n i_o conceive_v be_v that_o they_o be_v free_a from_o humane_a censure_n that_o which_o this_o author_n in_o his_o description_n of_o the_o golden_a age_n deliver_v to_o this_o purpose_n make_v i_o much_o suspect_v that_o for_o some_o considerable_a time_n after_o the_o creation_n there_o be_v no_o court_n of_o justice_n establish_v nor_o any_o humane_a censure_n whether_o by_o the_o elder_a of_o a_o family_n or_o by_o the_o multitude_n or_o any_o autorize_v to_o that_o purpose_n in_o his_o work_n now_o praise_v we_o may_v often_o discern_v a_o truth_n record_v in_o the_o scripture_n through_o the_o cloud_n of_o his_o poetry_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o first_o book_n we_o have_v the_o history_n of_o the_o creation_n and_o in_o that_o man_n last_o of_o all_o create_v his_o gygantomachia_n be_v occasion_v by_o the_o build_n of_o the_o tower_n of_o babel_n he_o mention_v also_o the_o deluge_n that_o piece_n of_o his_o poetry_n take_v its_o rise_n from_o noah_n flood_n ☞_o ☞_o for_o it_o be_v not_o confine_v to_o this_o or_o that_o patch_n of_o ground_n but_o overwhelm_v all_o mankind_n save_v deucalion_n and_o pyrrha-lucian_n also_o tell_v we_o that_o deucalion_n with_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n be_v save_v in_o a_o great_a ark_n which_o he_o have_v and_o that_o two_o of_o every_o kind_n of_o live_a creature_n come_v to_o he_o and_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o ark_n and_o preserve_v in_o it_o and_o plutarch_n make_v mention_n of_o a_o dove_n send_v by_o deucalion_n out_o of_o the_o ark_n and_o bring_v news_n of_o the_o abatement_n of_o the_o water_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o 8_o book_n we_o have_v samson_n hair_n give_v to_o nisus_n in_o the_o same_o book_n we_o have_v the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n and_o the_o change_n of_o the_o soil_n thereabouts_o and_o let_v with_o his_o wife_n under_o the_o name_n of_o philemon_n and_o baucis_n fetch_v out_o thence_o by_o angel_n under_o the_o poetical_a vizard_n of_o jupiter_n and_o mercury_n we_o have_v lot_n incest_n allude_v to_o in_o cynaras_n and_o myrrah_n l._n 10._o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o 12._o book_n iphigenia_n when_o she_o be_v fasten_v to_o the_o altar_n and_o about_o to_o be_v sacrifice_v be_v change_v for_o a_o do_v which_o shadow_v out_o unto_o we_o isaac_n excuse_v for_o a_o ram._n in_o the_o same_o book_n cygnus_n slay_v 7000._o man_n and_o feign_v to_o be_v impenetrable_a be_v a_o resemblance_n of_o samson_n in_o that_o i_o find_v so_o much_o of_o divine_a story_n in_o this_o poet_n i_o conjecture_v that_o his_o poem_n about_o the_o four_o age_n have_v some_o tincture_n from_o holy_a writ_n the_o image_n which_o nabuchadnezzar_n see_v in_o his_o dream_n be_v one_o ingredient_n of_o it_o and_o man_n integrity_n before_o his_o fall_n another_z 303._o another_z see_v salmas_n de_fw-fr u_o uâ—is_fw-la c._n 11._o p._n 303._o and_o the_o condition_n of_o mankind_n for_o some_o time_n after_o our_o fall_n a_o three_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o the_o heathen_a as_o we_o may_v observe_v both_o from_o their_o poet_n and_o 5._o and_o see_v justine_n l._n 36._o tacitus_n histor_n lib._n 5._o prosaicall_a writer_n and_o from_o those_o two_o excellent_a treatise_n write_v by_o a_o late_a author_n which_o discover_v unto_o we_o the_o banian_a religion_n and_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o persee_n to_o mangle_v those_o truth_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o likewise_o to_o confound_v and_o blend_v they_o together_o which_o be_v very_o familiar_a likewise_o with_o the_o penman_n of_o the_o alcoran_n but_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o the_o most_o part_n to_o perceive_v the_o sun_n through_o their_o cloud_n i_o shall_v easy_o grant_v that_o man_n for_o some_o time_n after_o their_o fall_n in_o our_o first_o parent_n live_v after_o their_o own_o manner_n be_v restrain_v by_o no_o court_n of_o justice_n but_o we_o can_v infer_v from_o thence_o that_o such_o court_n be_v not_o necessary_a nor_o yet_o that_o they_o be_v not_o by_o divine_a right_n god_n may_v out_o of_o his_o secret_a counsel_n for_o some_o time_n connive_v at_o such_o a_o omission_n after_o what_o manner_n he_o permit_v the_o israelite_n write_v a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n to_o put_v away_o their_o wife_n piety_n wife_n those_o who_o live_v in_o the_o former_a time_n of_o the_o world_n aught_o to_o have_v set_v out_o some_o time_n for_o god_n in_o which_o servant_n may_v have_v be_v exempt_v from_o such_o work_n as_o â—re_n not_o of_o necessity_n nor_o charity_n nor_o piety_n or_o as_o he_o connive_v at_o the_o set_n of_o no_o certain_a time_n apart_o for_o his_o worship_n till_o himself_o make_v choice_n of_o a_o day_n when_o the_o israelite_n be_v bring_v into_o the_o wilderness_n or_o as_o for_o a_o long_a time_n he_o connive_v at_o polygamy_n chap._n 6._o other_o jurisdiction_n be_v necessary_a now_o a_o day_n beside_o that_o wherein_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n have_v invest_v master_n of_o family_n the_o next_o question_n to_o be_v discuss_v be_v whether_o the_o exercise_n of_o jurisdiction_n be_v confine_v by_o a_o birth-privilege_n to_o certain_a person_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v aristotle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈◊〉_d polit._n l._n 1._o every_o house_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o elder_a as_o also_o the_o colony_n which_o be_v propagate_v from_o it_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o cognation_n or_o kindred_n but_o clear_v it_o be_v that_o now_o a_o day_n authority_n can_v be_v dispense_v according_a to_o this_o principle_n we_o have_v no_o record_n by_o which_o we_o can_v be_v inform_v who_o by_o way_n of_o inheritance_n and_o birthright_n as_o all_o be_v reckon_v from_o noah_n shall_v have_v a_o preeminence_n above_o the_o rest_n neither_o can_v one_o man_n though_o firmicus_n tell_v we_o that_o a_o certain_a positure_n of_o the_o star_n design_v a_o man_n to_o a_o universal_a monarchy_n be_v so_o atlantic_a as_o to_o bear_v upon_o his_o shoulder_n the_o government_n of_o the_o universe_n nor_o yet_o can_v it_o be_v know_v who_o in_o this_o or_o that_o country_n in_o regard_n of_o a_o descent_n from_o noah_n shall_v have_v advantage_n of_o the_o rest_n in_o order_n to_o jurisdiction_n and_o government_n neither_o be_v the_o elder_a always_o the_o wise_a imitate_v wise_a diodorus_n siculus_n bâ—blict_n hist_o lib._n 3._o speak_v of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o a_o island_n in_o the_o southern_a ocean_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o elder_a in_o every_o company_n bear_v rule_v over_o it_o as_o a_o king_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n obey_v though_o there_o be_v a_o vast_a difference_n between_o bear_v ruse_a over_o a_o certain_a company_n of_o man_n whether_o their_o associate_a of_o themselves_o together_o take_v its_o rise_n meet_o from_o the_o harmony_n of_o their_o mind_n or_o from_o their_o occupation_n and_o the_o government_n of_o a_o nation_n yet_o no_o wise_a man_n will_v conceive_v that_o their_o practice_n be_v perpetual_o to_o be_v imitate_v those_o who_o manage_v the_o public_a affair_n of_o any_o people_n aught_o to_o be_v such_o as_o have_v animi_fw-la vires_fw-la &_o strict_a as_o pondere_fw-la mentes_fw-la that_o sentence_n of_o aristotle_n before_o praise_v be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o a_o family_n live_v apart_o from_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n as_o 15._o as_o see_v tulliein_n oâ—aâ—_n pro_fw-la p._n sextio_n juvenal_n salyr_n 15._o do_v some_o in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o world_n and_o for_o some_o generation_n after_o the_o deluge_n and_o perhaps_o upon_o some_o extraordinary_a occasion_n in_o late_a time_n but_o that_o any_o master_n of_o a_o family_n at_o any_o
time_n before_o the_o flood_n pass_v a_o sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o any_o appertain_v to_o his_o family_n can_v be_v prove_v out_o of_o any_o monument_n of_o antiquity_n now_o extant_a neither_o do_v it_o appear_v whether_o judah_n pronounce_v sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o thamar_n by_o virtue_n of_o any_o authority_n which_o he_o have_v over_o she_o as_o belong_v to_o his_o family_n or_o by_o virtue_n of_o some_o law_n consent_v to_o by_o his_o forefather_n or_o according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o country_n in_o which_o he_o live_v or_o out_o of_o rashness_n some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n affirm_v that_o judah_n intend_v not_o that_o thamar_n shall_v be_v burn_v to_o death_n but_o only_o stigmatise_v in_o the_o forehead_n for_o a_o harlot_n what_o authority_n soever_o a_o master_n of_o a_o family_n may_v challenge_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n over_o his_o child_n and_o servant_n and_o those_o who_o by_o marriage_n be_v ingraft_v into_o his_o family_n whilst_o he_o be_v a_o sojourner_n among_o a_o nation_n into_o which_o he_o be_v not_o incorporate_v clear_v it_o be_v that_o those_o who_o have_v their_o share_n in_o any_o country_n and_o a_o settle_a abode_n among_o other_o have_v no_o title_n to_o such_o authority_n in_o that_o they_o be_v tempt_v to_o partiality_n and_o may_v expose_v their_o neighbour_n to_o divine_a justice_n by_o neglect_v judgement_n or_o by_o give_v unjust_a sentence_n of_o death_n and_o the_o same_o way_n weaken_v the_o country_n in_o which_o they_o live_v and_o expose_v it_o to_o a_o common_a enemy_n homer_n in_o the_o jota_n of_o his_o odyss_n make_v it_o a_o badge_n of_o rude_a and_o uncivil_a people_n to_o live_v together_o in_o the_o same_o country_n and_o not_o to_o imbodie_o themselves_o into_o a_o society_n nor_o have_v any_o public_a jurisdiction_n say_v of_o the_o cyclopes_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o give_v law_n every_o one_o of_o they_o to_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n neither_o regard_n one_o another_o most_o agreeable_a it_o be_v to_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n that_o those_o who_o inhabit_v the_o same_o country_n and_o so_o nigh_o together_o that_o they_o be_v without_o inconveniency_n capable_a of_o a_o common_a government_n so_o combine_v and_o associate_v the_o strength_n of_o their_o mind_n and_o estate_n as_o that_o they_o may_v be_v invincible_a be_v herodotus_n say_v of_o the_o thration_n who_o by_o some_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o every_o man_n wâ—â—_n a_o law_n to_o himself_o that_o if_o they_o have_v either_o be_v all_o of_o one_o mind_n or_o under_o one_o k._n they_o have_v be_v invincible_a in_o a_o positure_n of_o defence_n against_o a_o common_a enemy_n and_o homebred_a disturbance_n which_o can_v be_v effect_v without_o common_a law_n and_o public_a execution_n of_o justice_n 9_o justice_n plato_n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la l._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n must_v of_o necessity_n establish_v law_n and_o observe_v they_o or_o not_o at_o all_o differ_v from_o the_o most_o savage_a beast_n chap._n 7._o magistracy_n stand_v by_o divine_a right_n it_o remain_v doubtful_a whether_o people_n who_o live_v together_o may_v lawful_o retain_v a_o isocracie_n among_o they_o have_v all_o of_o they_o suffrage_n of_o equal_a value_n in_o the_o censure_v of_o delinquent_n and_o the_o manage_n of_o such_o affair_n as_o conduce_v to_o their_o public_a safety_n or_o be_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o any_o of_o god_n positive_a law_n to_o set_v governor_n and_o magistrate_n over_o they_o we_o inquire_v not_o now_o of_o magistracy_n fetter_v in_o the_o circumstance_n of_o hic_fw-la and_o nunc_fw-la determine_v to_o time_n and_o place_n for_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o among_o the_o israelites_n not_o only_a magistracy_n but_o also_o certain_a form_n of_o magistracy_n be_v by_o divine_a right_n moreover_o that_o certain_a person_n also_o bare_a rule_n among_o they_o by_o divine_a right_n and_o that_o without_o the_o mediation_n of_o any_o humane_a choice_n nor_o yet_o of_o magistracy_n during_o the_o time_n for_o which_o it_o be_v establish_v by_o man_n that_o be_v of_o magistracy_n with_o a_o presupposition_n of_o humane_a consent_n by_o which_o in_o some_o form_n or_o other_o it_o be_v erect_v and_o be_v for_o some_o time_n to_o be_v continue_v see_v that_o god_n law_n require_v that_o man_n stand_v to_o their_o agreement_n and_o the_o scripture_n say_v 13.1_o say_v rom._n 13.1_o the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n and_o 2.13_o and_o 1_o pet._n 2.13_o submit_v yourselves_o to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n but_o whether_o god_n have_v command_v all_o nation_n at_o all_o time_n to_o have_v magistrate_n judge_n or_o state-officer_n the_o question_n be_v that_o i_o may_v further_o explain_v the_o state_n of_o it_o whether_o isoâ—rasie_n be_v lawful_a or_o man_n be_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n of_o 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david_n life_n absolom_n say_v the_o same_o author_n consent_v to_o the_o former_a part_n of_o ahithophel_n advice_n which_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v go_v in_o unto_o his_o father_n concubine_n lest_o the_o israelite_n shall_v revolt_v from_o he_o before_o he_o perfect_v a_o agreement_n with_o his_o father_n but_o the_o other_o part_n of_o his_o counsel_n which_o be_v to_o kill_v david_n he_o abhor_v and_o therefore_o consult_v with_o hushai_n and_o prefer_v his_o advice_n the_o same_o doctor_n say_v upon_o 2_o sam._n 17.4_o that_o it_o please_v absolom_n and_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n that_o anithophel_n and_o the_o young_a man_n shall_v go_v after_o david_n but_o absolom_n do_v not_o acquiesce_v in_o ahithophel_n advise_v he_o to_o smite_v david_n and_o therefore_o inquire_v the_o judgement_n of_o hushai_n but_o the_o scripture_n afford_v no_o hint_n for_o absoloms_n dislike_a of_o any_o part_n of_o ahithophel_n counsel_n before_o he_o have_v consult_v with_o hushai_n be_v abarbinel_n right_a in_o his_o conjecture_n yet_o the_o israelite_n think_v it_o lawful_a to_o translate_v by_o violence_n the_o exercise_n of_o royal_a authority_n from_o david_n to_o absolom_n wherefore_o scarce_o any_o prince_n though_o of_o methuselah_n year_n will_v desire_v to_o be_v disburden_v and_o to_o appoint_v their_o king_n a_o successor_n against_o his_o mind_n though_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n and_o therefore_o likely_a to_o have_v receive_v punctual_a instruction_n from_o god_n touch_v the_o propagation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o ten_o tribe_n rebel_v against_o rehoboam_n because_o he_o will_v not_o abate_v somewhat_o of_o the_o grievous_a servitude_n which_o his_o father_n have_v impose_v upon_o they_o 2_o chron._n 10._o their_o revolt_n be_v not_o resolve_v into_o ahijah_n prophecy_n but_o the_o harsh_a answer_n which_o rehoboam_n return_v to_o they_o libnah_n revolt_v from_o jehoram_n because_o he_o have_v forsake_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o his_o father_n 2_o chron._n 21.10_o but_o see_v especial_o the_o instance_n before_o produce_v in_o the_o ten_o chapter_n to_o be_v insert_v in_o chapter_n 9_o after_o those_o word_n from_o violence_n whilst_o people_n be_v malignant_a they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v permit_v to_o suffrage_n in_o state_n affair_n neither_o indeed_o will_v it_o become_v they_o or_o prove_v for_o their_o welfare_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d servilis_fw-la pravitas_fw-la as_o plato_n in_o alcibade_n primo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d caeterùm_fw-la antequam_fw-la virtus_fw-la adsit_fw-la conducit_fw-la viro_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la pvero_fw-la regià _fw-la meliore_fw-la quam_fw-la regere_fw-la plato_n ibid._n but_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v reform_v they_o ought_v to_o be_v trust_v with_o their_o vote_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d liberalis_n virtus_fw-la ibid._n this_o to_o be_v insert_v in_o chap._n 9_o after_o these_o word_n can_v give_v no_o better_o a_o title_n to_o authority_n than_o th_a to_o another_o man_n good_n mem._n that_o what_o i_o have_v out_o elias_n levita_n and_o broughton_n who_o undoubted_o follow_v he_o in_o chap._n 17._o p._n l._n to_o be_v contradict_v as_o it_o fasten_v upon_o ezra_n the_o collect_v of_o the_o scripture_n into_o one_o body_n that_o probable_o be_v needless_a i_o can_v consent_v to_o arist_n tell_v we_o polit._n l._n 1._o c._n 8._o that_o a_o war_n undertake_v to_o compel_v man_n to_o subjection_n who_o be_v more_o fit_a to_o obey_v then_o to_o command_v be_v unwilling_a to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o such_o as_o be_v more_o able_a to_o govern_v be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o put_v no_o difference_n in_o point_n of_o justice_n between_o the_o subdue_a of_o these_o and_o the_o hunt_n of_o wild_a beast_n finis_fw-la behold_v the_o wonder_n of_o this_o age._n if_o thou_o observe_v these_o rule_n and_o take_v my_o physic_n it_o will_v keep_v thou_o from_o the_o pox_n plague_n cough_n or_o tysick_n consumption_n dropsy_n nay_o the_o truth_n to_o tell_v you_o from_o all_o grief_n either_o i'th'head_o back_o or_o belly_n