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B04263 A second part of Observations, censures, and confutations of divers errours in Mr. Hobbs his Leviathan beginning at the seventeenth chapter of that book. / By William Lucy, Bishop of S. David's.; Observations, censures, and confutations of notorious errours in Mr. Hobbes his Leviathan. Part 2 Lucy, William, 1594-1677. 1673 (1673) Wing L3454A; ESTC R220049 191,568 301

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his_o own_o person_n now_o it_o be_v to_o be_v judge_n or_o constitute_v judge_n there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n betwixt_o the_o performance_n of_o this_o act_n in_o his_o own_o person_n and_o by_o officer_n it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o a_o man_n or_o man_n take_v up_o with_o so_o many_o and_o great_a thought_n of_o politic_a affair_n can_v have_v leisure_n to_o get_v ability_n for_o such_o a_o purpose_n or_o if_o he_o have_v can_v he_o attend_v they_o therefore_o as_o i_o say_v before_o so_o i_o say_v again_o he_o ought_v to_o employ_v in_o that_o great_a business_n man_n fit_v by_o their_o proper_a study_n and_o endeavour_n to_o such_o a_o design_n we_o will_v go_v on_o chap._n xi_o sect_n i._o the_o impossibility_n of_o the_o former_a imagine_a institution_n of_o a_o leviathan_n further_o discover_v from_o the_o power_n give_v he_o by_o mr._n hobbs_n in_o the_o propriety_n of_o estate_n attain_v before_o the_o institution_n seventhly_o say_v he_o to_o the_o sovereignty_n 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then_o how_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o a_o man_n with_o such_o thought_n about_o he_o in_o that_o way_n to_o throw_v himself_o and_o all_o he_o have_v clear_o to_o another_o disposal_n without_o any_o condition_n or_o covenant_n for_o although_o all_o thing_n under_o the_o sun_n be_v subject_a to_o change_v and_o the_o strong_a entail_v find_v mean_n to_o be_v frustrate_v yet_o providence_n and_o careful_a man_n in_o such_o a_o constitution_n of_o so_o high_a a_o nature_n will_v foresee_v that_o possibility_n and_o have_v some_o forecast_n how_o and_o by_o what_o way_n that_o shall_v be_v do_v which_o indeed_o must_v needs_o make_v the_o multitude_n of_o the_o people_n unfit_a man_n for_o such_o a_o work_n who_o have_v not_o wisdom_n to_o foresee_v or_o provide_v for_o such_o accident_n sect_n ii_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o supposition_n of_o man_n meet_v together_o
without_o a_o propriety_n examine_v the_o impossibility_n of_o this_o fiction_n according_a to_o his_o own_o ground_n from_o the_o contradiction_n which_o follow_v upon_o it_o but_o he_o seem_v to_o go_v another_o way_n and_o settle_v this_o build_n of_o his_o commonwealth_n upon_o the_o foundation_n of_o a_o sort_n of_o man_n which_o have_v no_o propriety_n in_o any_o thing_n or_o suppose_v a_o hundred_o thousand_o a_o less_o number_n will_v scarce_o make_v a_o good_a city_n all_o these_o have_v no_o interest_n in_o the_o world_n beside_o their_o be_v which_o be_v as_o unimaginable_a as_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n which_o yet_o be_v affirm_v by_o he_o in_o the_o follow_a word_n for_o before_o constitution_n of_o sovereign_a power_n as_o have_v already_o be_v show_v all_o man_n have_v right_a to_o all_o thing_n which_o necessary_o cause_v war_n and_o therefore_o this_o propriety_n be_v necessary_a to_o peace_n and_o depend_v on_o sovereign_a power_n be_v the_o act_n of_o that_o power_n 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her_o child_n without_o the_o father_n leave_n sect_n ix_o no_o law_n impowr_v the_o woman_n to_o expose_v her_o child_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n favourable_a to_o infant_n power_n or_o ability_n can_v give_v the_o character_n of_o justice_n to_o unjust_a action_n the_o consequence_n of_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o conclusion_n discover_v and_o the_o contrary_n assert_v the_o mother_n get_v no_o dominion_n over_o the_o child_n by_o not_o expose_v it_o next_o let_v we_o consider_v what_o power_n the_o mother_n have_v to_o expose_v her_o child_n id_fw-la potest_fw-la quod_fw-la jure_fw-la potest_fw-la she_o have_v no_o power_n but_o by_o some_o law_n which_o give_v she_o that_o power_n i_o be_o confident_a he_o can_v find_v any_o national_a law_n which_o give_v the_o woman_n authority_n to_o act_v any_o such_o thing_n or_o if_o he_o can_v what_o will_v it_o avail_v he_o because_o he_o dispute_v of_o such_o who_o be_v not_o embody_a into_o a_o commonwealth_n much_o less_o can_v he_o pretend_v to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o dictate_v nothing_o more_o clear_o than_o the_o love_n of_o parent_n to_o their_o child_n i_o but_o he_o will_v say_v she_o have_v power_n that_o be_v she_o be_v able_a to_o do_v it_o if_o such_o a_o malicious_a disposition_n be_v discover_v the_o husband_n have_v power_n to_o restrain_v it_o but_o suppose_v such_o a_o horrid_a wickedness_n may_v be_v in_o the_o woman_n and_o a_o power_n yea_o a_o opportunity_n of_o act_v it_o do_v she_o gain_v dominion_n because_o she_o do_v it_o not_o by_o that_o reason_n wife_n may_v have_v dominion_n over_o their_o husband_n child_n over_o their_o parent_n servant_n over_o their_o master_n subject_n over_o their_o king_n for_o all_o these_o have_v or_o may_v have_v power_n though_o no_o right_a to_o murder_v or_o slay_v the_o other_o which_o be_v very_o odious_a to_o the_o consideration_n of_o any_o man_n who_o think_v upon_o either_o economic_n or_o politic_n nay_o there_o be_v none_o of_o those_o more_o 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betwixt_o the_o father_n and_o mother_n of_o a_o family_n who_o shall_v have_v the_o dominion_n over_o their_o child_n now_o it_o be_v betwixt_o the_o mother_n who_o bring_v a_o child_n into_o the_o world_n and_o a_o stranger_n who_o nourish_v it_o if_o the_o wife_n have_v it_o as_o i_o have_v show_v the_o husband_n have_v it_o because_o he_o have_v dominion_n over_o the_o wife_n therefore_o of_o whatsoever_o likewise_o be_v subject_n to_o her_o dominion_n now_o he_o produce_v a_o instance_n where_o neither_o have_v it_o then_o say_v he_o the_o dominion_n be_v in_o he_o that_o nourish_v it_o i_o shall_v answer_v it_o if_o there_o be_v such_o monster_n who_o for_o fear_n or_o for_o that_o tyrant_n daughter_n of_o fear_n shame_n shall_v expose_v their_o child_n as_o sure_a there_o be_v without_o doubt_n they_o do_v as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v put_v off_o all_o their_o parental_a interest_n and_o divest_v themselves_o of_o all_o filial_a duty_n belong_v to_o they_o and_o it_o be_v as_o undoubted_a a_o truth_n that_o for_o that_o time_n which_o they_o be_v so_o nourish_v and_o relieve_v yea_o indeed_o all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n they_o owe_v and_o aught_o to_o pay_v great_a kindness_n and_o respect_n to_o such_o deliverer_n though_o not_o filial_a because_o the_o benefit_n be_v exceed_o great_a which_o they_o have_v receive_v from_o their_o patron_n but_o not_o so_o great_a as_o from_o their_o father_n for_o the_o parent_n give_v he_o his_o very_a be_v the_o other_o but_o his_o preservation_n now_o as_o the_o be_v of_o man_n or_o any_o thing_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o the_o good_a which_o can_v come_v to_o that_o man_n so_o must_v the_o gift_n of_o that_o exceed_v all_o other_o else_o his_o physician_n may_v be_v his_o father_n his_o cook_n or_o his_o apothecary_n which_o conduce_v to_o his_o preservation_n but_o suppose_v he_o shall_v be_v expose_v not_o by_o his_o parent_n but_o by_o any_o other_o mean_n as_o romulus_n although_o preserve_v and_o educate_v by_o faustulus_n and_o lupa_n and_o owe_v they_o a_o mighty_a kindness_n for_o that_o preservation_n yet_o this_o kindness_n when_o he_o come_v to_o be_v a_o man_n cease_v to_o be_v filial_a duty_n towards_o they_o such_o as_o be_v due_a if_o proceed_v from_o a_o paternal_a dominion_n over_o he_o and_o rather_o become_v a_o great_a kindness_n and_o benignity_n towards_o they_o sect_n xi_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o reason_n of_o the_o former_a assertion_n weigh_v and_o refute_v obedience_n where_o it_o cross_n first_o due_a to_o the_o parent_n the_o weaknese_n of_o mr._n hobbs_n inference_n note_v his_o conclusion_n censure_v oecominical_a law_n must_v be_v submit_v to_o national_a he_o add_v for_o it_o ought_v to_o obey_v he_o by_o who_o it_o be_v preserve_v because_o preservation_n of_o
life_n be_v the_o end_n for_o which_o one_o become_v subject_a to_o another_o every_o man_n be_v suppose_v to_o promise_v obedience_n to_o he_o in_o who_o power_n it_o be_v to_o save_v or_o destroy_v he_o i_o answer_v preservation_n as_o the_o philosopher_n speak_v be_v continuata_fw-la creatio_fw-la or_o generatio_fw-la so_o that_o the_o very_o be_v of_o any_o thing_n be_v the_o substance_n which_o be_v preserve_v and_o that_o must_v needs_o be_v more_o excellent_a than_o such_o a_o accident_n as_o preservation_n it_o be_v true_a a_o ch●ld_a aught_o to_o obey_v he_o who_o have_v nourish_v he_o but_o not_o in_o such_o a_o degree_n as_o to_o a_o parental_a relation_n when_o that_o obedience_n shall_v cross_v the_o obedience_n to_o the_o parent_n preservation_n of_o life_n be_v the_o end_n say_v he_o for_o which_o one_o man_n become_v subject_a unto_o another_o but_o consider_v what_o preservation_n that_o be_v with_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v upon_o this_o ground_n the_o unvanquished_a man_n submit_v himself_o to_o the_o conqueror_n that_o he_o may_v protect_v his_o future_a be_v and_o preserve_v he_o from_o future_a danger_n but_o this_o subjection_n be_v not_o to_o he_o who_o have_v preserve_v he_o but_o to_o he_o who_o will_v preserve_v he_o or_o if_o this_o subjection_n be_v due_a yet_o not_o such_o nor_o contrary_a to_o that_o of_o his_o parent_n but_o i_o must_v not_o tire_v myself_o nor_o my_o reader_n with_o such_o needless_a discourse_n upon_o error_n which_o fall_v of_o themselves_o without_o any_o dispute_n only_o entreat_v the_o reader_n in_o peruse_v they_o to_o consider_v his_o inference_n how_o they_o depend_v one_o upon_o another_o and_o that_o will_v be_v light_a enough_o to_o show_v he_o the_o weakness_n of_o they_o he_o go_v on_o if_o the_o mother_n be_v the_o father_n subject_n the_o child_n be_v in_o the_o father_n power_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v not_o worth_a the_o transcribe_v he_o now_o run_v from_o parent_n bare_o under_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n to_o such_o as_o be_v in_o settle_a commonwealth_n to_o all_o which_o one_o answer_n will_v serve_v that_o they_o must_v be_v according_a to_o the_o national_a and_o peculiar_a law_n belong_v to_o that_o commonwealth_n for_o oeconomical_a law_n must_v submit_v to_o national_a the_o next_o learned_a note_n of_o he_o be_v he_o that_o have_v dominion_n over_o the_o child_n have_v dominion_n also_o over_o the_o child_n of_o that_o chi●d_n i_o must_v confess_v a_o most_o true_a and_o excellent_a observation_n and_o such_o as_o he_o will_v hear_v of_o hereafter_o and_o so_o i_o let_v it_o pass_v for_o this_o present_a the_o next_o conclusion_n he_o enter_v upon_o be_v the_o right_n of_o succession_n to_o paternal_a dominion_n which_o he_o say_v proceed_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o do_v the_o right_a of_o succession_n to_o monarchy_n of_o which_o he_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o precedent_a chapter_n i_o will_v dispute_v nothing_o about_o this_o the_o custom_n and_o law_n of_o every_o nation_n direct_v the_o inhabitant_n to_o what_o they_o must_v obey_v every_o condition_n fit_v not_o every_o place_n yea_o though_o they_o may_v be_v better_o in_o themselves_o yet_o not_o to_o such_o people_n which_o be_v accustom_v to_o other_o sect_n xii_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o immethodical_a procedure_v censure_v mancipia_fw-la quasi_fw-la manu_fw-la capta_fw-la servitude_n introduce_v by_o conquest_n the_o right_a of_o servitude_n abolish_v among_o christian_n after_o the_o heat_n of_o war_n and_o a_o settlement_n make_v common_o meliorate_v and_o erect_v into_o tenor_n mr._n hobbs_n his_o conclusion_n contrary_a to_o aristotle_n politic_n the_o horrid_a consequence_n of_o this_o doctrine_n discover_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o this_o page_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o page_n 104._o he_o enter_v into_o a_o discourse_n of_o dominion_n by_o conquest_n in_o this_o he_o seem_v very_o erroneous_a in_o his_o method_n as_o well_o as_o his_o substance_n he_o entitle_v this_o chapter_n of_o dominion_n paternal_a and_o despotical_a in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o chap._n he_o dispute_v about_o dominion_n by_o acquisition_n which_o he_o define_v to_o be_v such_o as_o be_v get_v by_o force_n or_o conquest_n and_o he_o show_v then_o that_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o dominion_n by_o institution_n and_o that_o by_o acquisition_n but_o only_o the_o difference_n of_o their_o fear_n then_o he_o treat_v of_o dominion_n paternal_a i_o wonder_v he_o do_v not_o call_v it_o maternal_a for_o that_o he_o endeavour_v to_o make_v it_o now_o again_o he_o come_v to_o dominion_n acquire_v by_o war_n which_o must_v needs_o appear_v to_o any_o man_n a_o immethodical_a method_n but_o let_v we_o pass_v on_o and_o come_v to_o censure_v divers_a passage_n in_o his_o discourse_n dominion_n say_v he_o acquire_v by_o conquest_n or_o victory_n in_o war_n be_v that_o here_o which_o some_o writer_n call_v despotical_a from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v a_o lord_n or_o master_n and_o be_v the_o dominion_n of_o the_o master_n over_o his_o servant_n he_o speak_v truth_n when_o he_o say_v that_o dominion_n acquire_v by_o conquest_n be_v such_o if_o it_o be_v understand_v of_o one_o that_o be_v mancipium_fw-la take_v in_o war_n mancipium_fw-la as_o it_o be_v manu_fw-la capio_fw-la take_v by_o your_o hand_n in_o war_n sure_o such_o a_o person_n be_v a_o servant_n or_o if_o you_o will_v use_v a_o more_o unworthy_a term_n a_o slave_n the_o conqueror_n may_v sell_v he_o or_o do_v what_o else_o he_o will_v with_o he_o which_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o these_o despotical_a servant_n though_o this_o right_a all_o civilian_n agree_v to_o be_v cease_v among_o christian_n but_o then_o if_o after_o a_o while_n these_o conquer_a man_n be_v leave_v to_o themselves_o to_o till_o the_o ground_n and_o live_v peaceable_o upon_o it_o and_o perhaps_o be_v govern_v by_o vice-roys_n or_o such_o other_o mean_n as_o politic_n prescribe_v they_o then_o cease_v to_o be_v servant_n or_o slave_n and_o come_v to_o be_v colony_n and_o live_v under_o a_o civil_a government_n we_o may_v observe_v this_o in_o the_o conquest_n that_o david_n alexander_n pompey_n caesar_n all_o the_o great_a monarch_n of_o the_o world_n so_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o for_o ever_o be_v under_o a_o despotical_a but_o at_o the_o last_o grow_v into_o a_o civil_a government_n as_o arist_n and_o from_o he_o all_o learned_a politician_n term_v it_o until_o mr._n hobbs_n appear_v but_o reader_n i_o must_v here_o beg_v leave_n to_o look_v back_o again_o upon_o what_o he_o write_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o chap._n for_o the_o confusedness_n of_o his_o method_n must_v needs_o make_v my_o discourse_n somewhat_o such_o who_o follow_v he_o close_o foot_n by_o foot_n he_o there_o affirm_v that_o these_o two_o government_n by_o institution_n and_o acquisition_n differ_v not_o but_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o fear_n that_o by_o institution_n be_v obey_v for_o fear_n of_o one_o another_o that_o by_o acquisition_n be_v obey_v for_o fear_n of_o the_o conqueror_n then_o the_o condition_n of_o all_o subject_n in_o the_o most_o civil_a estate_n be_v slavery_n the_o supreme_a may_v kill_v ruin_n destroy_v beggar_v any_o of_o they_o without_o law_n other_o than_o his_o own_o will_n nay_o he_o may_v do_v it_o right_o than_o which_o never_o be_v there_o a_o more_o horrid_a proposition_n utter_v in_o politic_n and_o if_o these_o two_o dominion_n be_v the_o same_o which_o he_o affirm_v there_o and_o dominion_n by_o acquisition_n have_v the_o power_n to_o do_v so_o as_o he_o affirm_v here_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o with_o all_o subject_n according_a to_o his_o doctrine_n chap._n xvii_o sect_n i._o mr._n hobbs_n his_o fictitious_a contract_n with_o the_o conqueror_n censure_v woman_n by_o his_o conclusion_n oblige_v to_o prostitute_v themselves_o to_o the_o conqueror_n the_o horror_n of_o this_o doctrine_n and_o improbability_n of_o this_o contract_n i_o return_v now_o to_o the_o place_n where_o i_o leave_v and_o this_o dominion_n say_v he_o be_v then_o acquire_v to_o the_o victor_n when_o the_o vanquish_v to_o avoid_v the_o present_a stroke_n of_o death_n covenant_v either_o in_o express_a word_n or_o by_o other_o sufficient_a sign_n of_o the_o will_n that_o so_o long_o as_o his_o life_n and_o the_o liberty_n of_o his_o body_n be_v allow_v he_o the_o victor_n shall_v have_v the_o use_n thereof_o at_o his_o pleasure_n it_o be_v well_o he_o add_v or_o by_o sufficient_a sign_n for_o i_o think_v few_o man_n in_o any_o conquer_a nation_n do_v ever_o express_v such_o word_n nor_o indeed_o will_v half_a the_o people_n in_o any_o conquer_a nation_n do_v it_o but_o consider_v reader_n that_o in_o a_o conquer_a nation_n woman_n must_v do_v it_o as_o well_o as_o man_n and_o then_o all_o those_o woman_n must_v prostitute_v their_o body_n to_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o
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xx._n sect_n i._o mr._n hobbs_n his_o impious_a proposition_n in_o this_o paragraph_n discover_v and_o censure_v injustice_n and_o iniquity_n the_o same_o the_o subject_a not_o author_n of_o the_o action_n of_o his_o sovereign_n the_o sovereign_n grant_v the_o former_a proposition_n can_v kill_v a_o innocent_a just_o no_o man_n have_v power_n to_o take_v away_o his_o own_o life_n just_o neither_o subject_n nor_o king_n have_v right_a to_o any_o thing_n but_o from_o god_n who_o give_v not_o power_n to_o either_o to_o shed_v innocent_a blood_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n desert_v by_o mr._n hobbs_n to_o the_o murder_n of_o a_o innocent_a his_o disapprobation_n of_o scripture_n censure_v nevertheless_o we_o be_v not_o to_o understand_v that_o by_o such_o liberty_n the_o sovereign_a power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n be_v either_o abolish_v or_o limit_v i_o conceive_v by_o sovereign_a power_n he_o mean_v the_o power_n of_o the_o sovereign_n and_o that_o authority_n not_o limit_v by_o any_o 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less_o malicious_a and_o i_o will_v enter_v upon_o his_o twenty_o nine_o chapter_n which_o he_o entitle_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o weaken_v or_o tend_v to_o the_o dissolution_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n chap._n xxiii_o sect_n i._o mr._n hobbs_n his_o second_o paragraph_n purge_v the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n judge_n inferior_a judge_n apply_v the_o determination_n of_o law_n concern_v good_a and_o evil_a to_o particular_a person_n and_o fact_n private_a man_n have_v judicium_fw-la rationis_fw-la and_o therefore_o may_v determine_v upon_o their_o own_o ratiocination_n no_o man_n to_o intrude_v upon_o the_o office_n of_o a_o judge_n but_o by_o deputation_n from_o the_o sovereign_n the_o first_o of_o these_o i_o let_v pass_v as_o have_v speak_v something_o of_o it_o already_o material_o and_o begin_v with_o his_o second_o which_o he_o enter_v upon_o page_n 168._o towards_o the_o bottom_n of_o that_o page_n which_o begin_v thus_o in_o the_o second_o place_n i_o observe_v the_o 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he_o may_v endeavour_v if_o he_o can_v to_o avert_v that_o execution_n of_o that_o sentence_n when_o it_o be_v wicked_o pronounce_v as_o be_v the_o case_n of_o daniel_n in_o the_o unrighteous_a sentence_n decree_v upon_o susanna_n but_o still_o not_o to_o usurp_v a_o judicatory_a power_n without_o lawful_a authority_n but_o even_o in_o these_o case_n there_o must_v be_v leave_v judicium_fw-la rationis_fw-la and_o discretionis_fw-la a_o power_n of_o reason_n and_o judicial_a discretion_n to_o think_v upon_o and_o consider_v what_o be_v right_a but_o he_o seem_v to_o deny_v that_o truth_n concern_v the_o private_a action_n of_o that_o particular_a man_n whether_o it_o shall_v be_v good_a to_o do_v this_o or_o that_o for_o so_o he_o proceed_v chap._n xxiii_o sect_n ii_o the_o former_a assertion_n of_o private_a ratiocination_n further_o clear_v in_o act_n command_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o the_o positive_a law_n of_o god_n mr._n hobbs_n his_o argument_n retort_v against_o himself_o this_o be_v true_a say_v he_o in_o the_o condition_n of_o mere_a nature_n where_o there_o be_v no_o civil_a law_n and_o also_o under_o civil_a government_n in_o such_o case_n as_o be_v not_o determine_v by_o the_o law_n consider_v now_o reader_n that_o by_o the_o law_n he_o understand_v here_o the_o civil_a law_n consider_v then_o that_o the_o law_n of_o any_o nation_n may_v be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n in_o which_o case_n he_o himself_o have_v limit_v the_o power_n of_o civil_a law_n a_o man_n be_v command_v by_o the_o national_a law_n to_o act_n against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n shall_v not_o this_o private_a man_n judge_v it_o unfit_a for_o he_o to_o do_v that_o and_o without_o question_n in_o many_o particular_n the_o positive_a law_n of_o god_n in_o scripture_n be_v as_o clear_v to_o many_o man_n as_o that_o law_n write_v in_o man_n heart_n and_o therefore_o in_o such_o case_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o as_o god_n have_v impart_v to_o man_n the_o power_n of_o reason_v so_o he_o have_v give_v man_n law_n by_o which_o they_o shall_v regulate_v themselves_o according_a to_o his_o direction_n &_o they_o must_v and_o aught_o to_o use_v that_o reason_n in_o the_o guidance_n of_o their_o action_n by_o his_o rule_n but_o then_o concern_v the_o civil_a law_n themselves_o a_o man_n may_v judge_v in_o private_a of_o they_o whether_o they_o be_v prudential_a or_o no_o yea_o every_o man_n who_o be_v verse_v in_o politic_n will_v judge_n and_o think_v so_o of_o they_o and_o sometime_o judge_v they_o be_v not_o prudent_a and_o yet_o give_v no_o disturbance_n to_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o think_v it_o more_o prudent_a to_o be_v subject_a to_o a_o imprudent_a law_n than_o for_o it_o to_o hinder_v the_o end_n of_o all_o law_n which_o be_v the_o peace_n and_o quiet_a of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o now_o consider_v further_o turpe_fw-la est_fw-la doctori_fw-la cum_fw-la culpa_fw-la redarguit_fw-la ipsum_fw-la he_o have_v write_v a_o book_n of_o polity_n he_o have_v censure_v all_o the_o civil_a law_n in_o the_o world_n he_o be_v a_o private_a man_n and_o have_v i_o believe_v no_o legislative_a power_n why_o shall_v he_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o forbid_v other_o to_o act_n that_o which_o he_o himself_o do_v in_o that_o very_a place_n where_o he_o forbid_v they_o and_o yet_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o add_v one_o note_n more_o this_o judge_v he_o speak_v of_o must_v be_v about_o his_o action_n in_o the_o future_a whether_o what_o he_o be_v about_o to_o do_v will_v be_v a_o good_a or_o a_o evil_a action_n be_v it_o possible_a for_o a_o man_n to_o live_v honest_o and_o not_o to_o judge_v of_o such_o action_n wherein_o there_o be_v any_o scruple_n whether_o they_o be_v good_a or_o evil_n suppose_v the_o civil_a law_n as_o he_o will_v have_v it_o be_v the_o only_a rule_n to_o walk_v by_o yet_o every_o private_a man_n must_v
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 divine_a law_n or_o the_o principle_n of_o faith_n and_o reason_n mr._n hobbs_n his_o arrogancy_n in_o vent_v principle_n contrary_a to_o the_o receive_a opinion_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n note_v and_o censure_v the_o case_n state_v and_o determine_v good_a man_n obedient_a to_o bad_a law_n not_o in_o act_v according_a to_o they_o but_o by_o suffer_v the_o penalty_n inflict_v by_o they_o but_o say_v he_o otherwise_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o measure_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a action_n be_v the_o civil_a law_n and_o the_o judge_n the_o legislator_n who_o be_v always_o representative_a of_o the_o commonwealth_n here_o be_v two_o proposition_n i_o shall_v handle_v they_o apart_o they_o be_v both_o indiscreet_a and_o very_o impertinent_a to_o the_o question_n the_o first_o be_v that_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v the_o measure_n of_o our_o action_n the_o measure_n be_v indefinite_a without_o any_o limitation_n what_o not_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n shall_v not_o that_o be_v a_o 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discourse_n to_o his_o person_n who_o not_o long_o since_o in_o the_o 26_o chap._n page_n 149._o make_v faith_n not_o a_o duty_n but_o a_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o say_v it_o be_v bare_o a_o operation_n of_o god_n as_o likewise_o internal_a sanctity_n and_o there_o put_v i_o to_o the_o trouble_n of_o prove_v man_n concurrence_n in_o these_o act_n and_o i_o may_v assure_o affirm_v that_o he_o be_v there_o exceed_v guilty_a of_o what_o he_o charge_v ignorant_a divine_n with_o here_o viz._n incongruous_a put_v place_n of_o scripture_n together_o and_o as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v to_o make_v man_n believe_v that_o sanctity_n and_o natural_a reason_n can_v stand_v together_o for_o if_o faith_n be_v only_o a_o gift_n and_o no_o act_n in_o the_o receiver_n or_o use_v of_o it_o insomuch_o as_o no_o command_n can_v be_v give_v concern_v that_o or_o sanctity_n as_o he_o speak_v there_o certain_o natural_a reason_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o it_o and_o as_o there_o i_o be_v force_v to_o prove_v the_o concurrence_n of_o man_n in_o these_o heavenly_a duty_n so_o here_o to_o justify_v his_o former_a doctrine_n i_o must_v prove_v the_o co-operation_n of_o god_n which_o he_o seem_v to_o deny_v let_v the_o reader_n put_v that_o with_o this_o and_o he_o shall_v find_v the_o affirmative_a part_n true_a and_o the_o negative_a false_a in_o both_o chap._n xxiii_o sect_n vii_o sovereign_n oblige_a by_o the_o positive_a law_n of_o god_n the_o law_n of_o nation_n the_o law_n natural_a the_o royal_a law_n or_o law_n of_o government_n obligatory_a to_o the_o sovereign_a the_o sovereign_a free_a from_o penal_a law_n a_o four_o opinion_n repugnant_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n be_v this_o that_o he_o that_o have_v the_o sovereign_a power_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o civil_a law_n true_o i_o conceive_v by_o this_o gentleman_n that_o he_o imagine_v sovereign_n to_o be_v strange_a thing_n which_o must_v be_v subject_a to_o none_o but_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o so_o he_o expound_v it_o present_o not_o to_o the_o positive_a law_n of_o god_n which_o have_v by_o he_o no_o assurance_n that_o it_o be_v such_o but_o from_o the_o supreme_a he_o can_v no_o further_o be_v oblige_v by_o it_o than_o he_o please_v and_o so_o that_o devilish_a speech_n of_o that_o wicked_a woman_n to_o her_o imperial_a son_n will_v be_v make_v good_a quod_fw-la libet_fw-la licet_fw-la but_o this_o term_n subject_a trouble_v i_o to_o find_v out_o what_o he_o mean_v thereby_o if_o he_o mean_v not_o to_o be_v guide_v by_o it_o or_o else_o he_o offend_v without_o all_o doubt_n he_o ought_v to_o be_v rule_v by_o the_o positive_a law_n of_o god_n and_o not_o only_o by_o the_o natural_a law_n he_o ought_v to_o be_v rule_v that_o be_v guide_v by_o his_o own_o civil_a law_n which_o he_o have_v make_v or_o give_v life_n unto_o for_o how_o can_v he_o expect_v a_o observance_n from_o other_o who_o will_v not_o keep_v his_o law_n himself_o but_o if_o he_o mean_v by_o subject_a subject_a to_o penalty_n that_o can_v be_v i_o be_o confident_a in_o a_o well_o contrive_v commonwealth_n because_o all_o penalty_n for_o breach_n intimate_v a_o inferiority_n and_o as_o he_o right_o speak_v afteward_n he_o who_o punish_v either_o bodily_a or_o with_o shame_n or_o with_o whatsoever_o be_v in_o that_o act_n superior_a to_o he_o who_o be_v punish_v but_o his_o dispute_n be_v out_o of_o his_o own_o principle_n which_o have_v be_v twenty_o time_n confute_v that_o be_v he_o that_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o law_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o commonwealth_n that_o be_v to_o the_o sovereign_n representative_a that_o be_v to_o himself_o this_o be_v a_o weak_a argument_n because_o he_o be_v not_o the_o representative_a of_o the_o commonwealth_n but_o the_o head_n and_o rule_v it_o one_o word_n more_o there_o may_v be_v law_n in_o a_o commonwealth_n for_o king_n and_o for_o subject_n he_o must_v be_v guide_v by_o these_o which_o be_v the_o royal_a law_n the_o law_n of_o govern_v although_o not_o by_o these_o which_o be_v inferior_a and_o law_n for_o subject_n he_o must_v be_v allow_v those_o prerogative_n which_o be_v not_o fit_a for_o subject_n to_o have_v but_o yet_o he_o ought_v to_o observe_v the_o rule_n of_o govern_v this_o i_o conceive_v be_v enough_o for_o what_o he_o have_v deliver_v in_o that_o paragraph_n he_o begin_v another_o thus_o chap._n xxiii_o sect_n viii_o propriety_n derive_v from_o the_o sovereign_a of_o sovereigns_n the_o quiet_a enjoyment_n of_o estate_n the_o reason_n according_a to_o mr._n hobbs_n of_o the_o imbody_v of_o man_n the_o propriety_n of_o the_o subject_n the_o foundation_n of_o the_o public_a interest_n it_o exclude_v not_o the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o sovereign_a the_o title_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n in_o many_o case_n decide_v by_o the_o judge_n mr._n hobbs_n his_o indulgence_n to_o the_o late_a usurp_a power_n observe_v a_o five_o doctrine_n which_o tend_v to_o the_o dissolution_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n be_v that_o every_o private_a man_n have_v a_o absolute_a propriety_n in_o his_o good_n such_o as_o exclude_v the_o right_a of_o the_o sovereign_a i_o do_v not_o know_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o this_o term_n absolute_a certain_o both_o private_a and_o public_a man_n have_v their_o right_n depend_v upon_o the_o sovereign_n of_o sovereign_n and_o all_o they_o have_v be_v at_o his_o dispose_n but_o otherways_o certain_o it_o tend_v to_o the_o dissolution_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n to_o deny_v a_o absolute_a propriety_n in_o private_a man_n and_o to_o affirm_v that_o in_o no_o commonwealth_n a_o subject_a can_v have_v such_o propriety_n for_o it_o be_v the_o reason_n according_a to_o his_o own_o philosophy_n why_o they_o embody_a themselves_o into_o a_o commonwealth_n that_o so_o they_o may_v enjoy_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o labour_n
this_o duty_n be_v not_o a_o decent_a way_n of_o do_v it_o for_o first_o we_o may_v consider_v that_o few_o person_n of_o great_a estate_n do_v know_v their_o own_o estate_n much_o less_o a_o monarch_n of_o a_o great_a kingdom_n how_o then_o can_v he_o be_v able_a to_o give_v a_o just_a esteem_n of_o every_o private_a man_n estate_n to_o proportion_v he_o just_o to_o that_o service_n this_o can_v be_v do_v but_o by_o such_o person_n who_o be_v universal_o acquaint_v with_o the_o generality_n and_o without_o a_o equality_n upon_o some_o legal_a measure_n the_o tax_n will_v be_v unjust_a and_o the_o execution_n no_o doubt_n worse_o second_o as_o to_o the_o make_v a_o tax_n for_o such_o a_o supply_n the_o commonalty_n be_v necessary_a for_o by_o they_o the_o collection_n will_v be_v more_o speedy_a than_o by_o any_o other_o mean_n and_o therefore_o i_o think_v it_o a_o difficulty_n which_o may_v easy_o be_v take_v away_o by_o let_v they_o see_v what_o necessity_n there_o be_v of_o such_o a_o aid_n i_o mean_v not_o to_o meddle_v with_o these_o dispute_n and_o then_o no_o doubt_n but_o they_o will_v be_v so_o prudent_a in_o the_o execution_n of_o their_o trust_n as_o to_o give_v a_o proper_a assistance_n or_o else_o they_o be_v mad_a or_o worse_o i_o will_v conclude_v this_o point_n with_o that_o passage_n in_o those_o incomparable_a direction_n which_o that_o ever_o to_o be_v honour_v king_n charles_n the_o first_o give_v his_o son_n in_o his_o own_o word_n which_o none_o else_o can_v imitate_v near_o much_o less_o match_n speak_v of_o the_o law_n of_o this_o land_n which_o he_o shall_v govern_v by_o say_v which_o by_o a_o admirable_a temperance_n give_v very_o much_o to_o subject_n industry_n liberty_n and_o happiness_n and_o yet_o reserve_v enough_o to_o the_o majesty_n and_o prerogative_n of_o any_o king_n who_o own_v his_o people_n as_o subject_n not_o as_o slave_n and_o i_o may_v say_v who_o can_v add_v any_o thing_n to_o what_o this_o most_o incomparable_a king_n have_v write_v down_o which_o be_v matchless_a yea_o what_o he_o speak_v afterward_o of_o the_o shift_n king_n be_v put_v to_o and_o the_o comparison_n mr._n hobbs_n make_v of_o this_o disease_n to_o a_o ague_n i_o let_v pass_v and_o do_v only_o affirm_v that_o such_o discourse_n savour_v of_o a_o ill_a disposition_n to_o this_o government_n and_o as_o i_o can_v guess_v can_v tend_v to_o no_o good_a neither_o then_o when_o they_o be_v first_o print_v nor_o afterward_o i_o mean_v to_o trouble_v the_o reader_n no_o further_o with_o his_o observation_n of_o these_o lesser_a disease_n as_o he_o term_v they_o in_o a_o commonwealth_n but_o come_v close_o to_o a_o censure_n of_o this_o which_o i_o have_v former_o note_v in_o this_o book_n chap._n xxiii_o sect_n xviii_o the_o conclusion_n of_o all_o the_o author_n just_a censure_n of_o this_o book_n of_o mr._n hobbs_n first_o i_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o book_n to_o be_v tolerate_v by_o king_n or_o supremes_n because_o according_a to_o his_o doctrine_n concern_v the_o original_n of_o all_o such_o there_o be_v none_o in_o the_o universal_a world_n for_o if_o it_o be_v necessary_a as_o he_o say_v it_o be_v in_o the_o 17_o chap._n where_o he_o handle_v the_o generation_n of_o commonwealth_n and_o in_o the_o 18_o chap._n where_o he_o set_v down_o the_o institution_n of_o a_o comm●n_a wealth_n and_o in_o the_o 13_o chap._n this_o only_o be_v the_o wa●_n to_o erect_v a_o common_a wealth_n which_o way_n etc._n etc._n now_o if_o this_o be_v the_o only_a way_n which_o have_v show_v not_o only_o not_o to_o be_v practise_v but_o not_o practicable_a there_o not_o only_o be_v none_o in_o the_o world_n but_o there_o can_v be_v none_o hereafter_o and_o therefore_o this_o doctrine_n be_v not_o to_o be_v tolerate_v either_o by_o they_o who_o think_v themselves_o supremes_n or_o may_v hereafter_o be_v such_o because_o they_o neither_o be_v nor_o shall_v be_v such_o supremes_n as_o he_o describe_v and_o they_o by_o his_o doctrine_n ought_v to_o be_v again_o it_o be_v to_o be_v abhor_v by_o supremes_n because_o it_o leave_v too_o easy_a and_o open_a a_o gap_n yea_o a_o countenance_n for_o rebellion_n for_o if_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v only_o to_o take_v care_n for_o a_o man_n own_o particular_a as_o he_o say_v it_o be_v and_o that_o every_o man_n shall_v endeavour_v and_o aught_o by_o any_o mean_n to_o free_v himself_o from_o death_n or_o wound_n or_o any_o thing_n which_o may_v render_v his_o life_n unhappy_a how_o easy_a it_o be_v for_o these_o suggestion_n to_o be_v whisper_v in_o the_o ear_n of_o people_n upon_o any_o mishap_n in_o government_n without_o which_o none_o can_v be_v let_v the_o reader_n think_v i_o will_v not_o teach_v he_o so_o that_o by_o this_o doctrine_n the_o deliverance_n from_o private_a misery_n may_v justify_v the_o execution_n of_o a_o public_a ruin_n so_o that_o whether_o we_o look_v upon_o the_o generation_n of_o supremes_n concern_v which_o there_o neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v any_o such_o or_o upon_o the_o preservation_n thereof_o there_o be_v according_a to_o his_o doctrine_n no_o security_n in_o the_o throne_n of_o sovereignty_n but_o it_o may_v just_o be_v disturb_v by_o their_o subject_n upon_o any_o terror_n strike_v in_o they_o from_o a_o jealousy_n that_o they_o may_v be_v deprive_v of_o their_o content_a be_v now_o as_o this_o book_n be_v dangerous_a for_o king_n and_o supremes_n so_o it_o be_v in_o some_o conclusion_n destructive_a to_o the_o comfort_n &_o happy_a be_v of_o subject_n when_o he_o take_v away_o their_o propriety_n for_o if_o they_o have_v no_o title_n to_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o their_o life_n and_o estate_n but_o these_o must_v be_v at_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n only_o that_o be_v of_o the_o supreme_a which_o he_o affirm_v but_o a_o little_a before_o than_o the_o very_a end_n of_o polity_n be_v lose_v which_o be_v that_o man_n may_v quiet_o enjoy_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o own_o virtue_n and_o industry_n may_v sow_v and_o reap_v work_n and_o receive_v the_o benefit_n of_o their_o labour_n without_o fear_n of_o loss_n or_o injury_n it_o be_v true_a that_o there_o be_v a_o impossibility_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o such_o thing_n but_o to_o that_o man_n who_o be_v guard_v by_o god_n providence_n who_o alone_o can_v foresee_v and_o deliver_v a_o man_n from_o all_o danger_n but_o yet_o humane_a providence_n with_o good_a law_n and_o virtuous_a execution_n of_o they_o may_v protect_v man_n in_o safety_n against_o all_o humane_a oppression_n which_o in_o wise_o settle_v commonwealth_n ought_v to_o be_v do_v and_o although_o a_o supreme_a may_v by_o force_n wring_v from_o a_o subject_n what_o be_v his_o yet_o he_o do_v it_o unjust_o and_o shall_v be_v responsible_a for_o it_o to_o his_o supreme_a which_o again_o he_o have_v deny_v by_o say_v that_o a_o sovereign_n can_v do_v nothing_o unjust_o so_o that_o in_o such_o a_o case_n there_o be_v no_o room_n for_o any_o man_n who_o may_v have_v his_o estate_n take_v away_o without_o injustice_n that_o be_v just_o without_o breach_n of_o law_n it_o be_v not_o fit_a then_o to_o be_v tolerate_v by_o sovereign_n or_o subject_n i_o may_v yet_o go_v further_o and_o affirm_v it_o not_o fit_a to_o be_v tolerate_v by_o christian_n because_o it_o rob_v they_o of_o all_o assurance_n of_o heaven_n and_o all_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n by_o say_v that_o they_o have_v no_o assurance_n that_o their_o holy_a book_n be_v reveal_v by_o god_n which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a their_o confidence_n and_o trust_n in_o god_n promise_n be_v vain_a and_o all_o the_o religion_n perform_v to_o our_o bless_a saviour_n which_o only_o depend_v upon_o that_o assurance_n they_o have_v of_o the_o revelation_n make_v in_o that_o book_n last_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v tolerate_v by_o those_o theist_n who_o think_v there_o be_v a_o god_n because_o all_o such_o do_v think_v that_o this_o god_n have_v many_o glorious_a attribute_n be_v infinite_a in_o essence_n infinite_a in_o all_o his_o attribute_n power_n wisdom_n justice_n mercy_n all_o which_o do_v propagate_v in_o man_n a_o fear_n and_o love_n of_o he_o and_o be_v in_o themselves_o so_o excellent_a that_o the_o least_o of_o they_o if_o any_o one_o may_v be_v say_v the_o least_o be_v to_o be_v value_v by_o every_o know_a man_n beyond_o a_o world_n yet_o his_o legislator_n his_o supreme_a must_v have_v power_n to_o eclipse_v this_o glorious_a sun_n and_o to_o have_v so_o much_o as_o he_o will_v and_o no_o more_o be_v reveal_v of_o he_o again_o this_o glorious_a god_n be_v by_o all_o theist_n apprehend_v to_o be_v the_o governor_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n rewarder_n of_o good_a man_n and_o a_o punisher_n of_o all_o such_o as_o work_v wickedness_n when_o
assurance_n he_o have_v of_o his_o be_v bear_v at_o malmsbury_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 1._o 148._o the_o author_n opinion_n of_o his_o book_n c._n 23._o s_o 18._o 235._o honour_n title_n thereof_o confer_v by_o the_o sovereign_n cap._n 12_o sect_n 4._o 46._o husband_n the_o head_n of_o the_o wife_n cap._n 16_o sect_n 4._o 68_o hyperbolus_n banish_v cap._n 20_o sect_n 5._o 141._o i_o jephthas_n vow_n cap._n 20._o sect_n 2._o 129._o jew_n witness_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 2._o 152._o their_o government_n cease_v cap._n 18._o sect_n 12._o 101._o incarnation_n of_o christ_n not_o to_o be_v know_v but_o by_o revelation_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 5._o 157._o inclination_n distinct_a from_o the_o will_n and_o desire_n c._n 19_o s_o 6._o 115._o incorporate_v why_o man_n incorporate_v into_o body_n politic_a cap._n 11._o sect_n 1._o 39_o infant_n whether_o it_o can_v give_v consent_n cap._n 16._o sect_n 1._o 64._o injury_n what_o it_o be_v cap._n 8._o sect_n 3._o how_o a_o man_n may_v injure_v himself_o cap._n 8._o sect_n 3._o 25._o injustice_n what_o it_o be_v ibid._n a_o sovereign_n may_v do_v it_o cap._n 8._o sect_n 4._o 27._o innocent_n not_o just_o punish_v cap._n 2._o sect_n 3._o 4._o israelite_n why_o obey_v they_o moses_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 17._o 182._o judge_v what_o it_o be_v proper_o to_o judge_n cap._n 23._o sect_n 1._o 190._o not_o the_o same_o to_o be_v a_o judge_n and_o constitute_v a_o judge_n cap._n 10._o sect_n 10._o 38._o he_o be_v to_o observe_v not_o make_v a_o law_n cap._n 18._o sect_n 9_o 96._o every_o one_o be_v judge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n cap._n 23._o sect_n 5._o 6._o 207._o 209._o what_o judgement_n private_a person_n may_v pass_v upon_o public_a action_n cap._n 23._o sect_n 1._o 2._o 3._o 190._o 19_o 193._o k_o kingdom_n what_o be_v a_o acquire_v kingdom_n c._n 15._o s_o 58._o not_o always_o acquire_v by_o force_n ibid._n the_o condition_n of_o a_o conquer_a kingdom_n not_o the_o same_o with_o a_o institute_v cap._n 15._o sect_n ●●_o 62._o king_n v._o supremes_n and_o sovereign_n only_o accountable_a unto_o god_n c._n 5._o s_o 4._o c._n 6._o s_o 1._o 15._o 17._o their_o account_n unto_o he_o great_a cap._n 12._o s_o 5._o 46._o not_o punishable_a by_o the_o people_n and_o why_o c._n 9_o s_o 1._o 28_o their_o power_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n c._n 10._o s_o 1._o 30._o that_o subject_n to_o the_o command_n of_o god_n ibid._n no_o absolute_a obedience_n due_a to_o they_o c._n 18._o s_o 4._o etc._n etc._n 87._o no_o take_v arm_n against_o they_o cap._n 16._o sect_n 7._o 72._o they_o not_o only_a sin_n against_o god_n cap._n 20._o sect_n 4._o 134._o their_o power_n about_o preach_v and_o print_v c._n 10._o s_o 2._o 32_o they_o have_v not_o right_a to_o whatsoever_o the_o subject_n possess_v cap._n 18._o sect_n 8._o etc._n etc._n 93._o kill_v when_o lawful_a to_o kill_v cap._n 23._o sect_n 4._o 196._o lacedaemon_n whether_o that_o state_n be_v monarchical_a cap._n 13._o sect_n 3._o 7._o 50_o 5●_n law_n humane_a law_n can_v make_v something_o good_a or_o evil_n cap._n 11._o sect_n 5._o 34._o positive_a law_n of_o god_n to_o be_v obey_v c._n 22_o s_o 12._o 171._o where_o that_o obedience_n be_v found_v cap._n 22._o s_o 13._o 173._o how_o far_o the_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v the_o measure_n of_o our_o action_n cap_n 23._o sect_n 3._o 193._o the_o execution_n of_o good_a law_n make_v a_o nation_n happy_a cap._n 23._o sect_n 10._o 19_o law_n for_o private_a interest_n conduce_v much_o to_o the_o public_a good_a cap._n 23._o sect_n 8._o 218._o liberty_n what_o it_o be_v cap._n 19_o sect_n 1._o 107._o from_o coaction_n cap._n 19_o sect_n 1._o 7._o 108._o 116._o from_o necessity_n cap_n 19_o sect_n 1._o 7._o 107._o who_o be_v proper_o a_o freeman_n cap._n 19_o sect_n 2._o 109._o not_o proper_a only_o to_o body_n cap._n 9_o sect_n 2._o 3._o 109._o 110._o who_o or_o what_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o it_o cap._n 19_o sect_n 5._o 112._o what_o be_v the_o liberty_n of_o man_n cap._n 19_o sect_n 5._o 13._o life_n none_o have_v power_n over_o his_o own_o life_n c._n 20._o s_o 1._o 127._o like_n or_o dislike_n produce_v not_o difference_n in_o the_o thing_n themselves_o cap._n 3._o sect_n 2._o 48._o m_o majority_n he_o who_o dissent_v from_o it_o ought_v not_o therefore_o to_o be_v destroy_v cap._n 7._o sect_n 1._o 22._o man_n superior_a to_o woman_n cap._n 16._o sect_n 3._o 66._o the_o noble_a sex_n ibid._n whether_o he_o have_v power_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n in_o defence_n of_o himself_o cap_n 18._o sect_n 7._o 92._o he_o only_o active_o capable_a of_o command_n cap._n 19_o sect_n 9_o mancipium_fw-la what_o it_o signify_v cap._n 16._o sect_n 12._o 79._o marriage_n no_o state_n without_o rule_n about_o it_o cap._n 16._o s_o 8._o one_o bear_v out_o of_o it_o be_v filius_fw-la populi_fw-la ibid._n mean_n how_o he_o have_v right_a to_o they_o who_o have_v right_a to_o the_o end_n cap._n 19_o sect_n 2_o 116._o militia_n belong_v to_o the_o sovereign_n cap._n 12._o sect_n 2._o 45._o miracle_n what_o it_o be_v cap._n 22._o sect_n 8._o cap._n 23._o sect_n 6._o 163._o 209._o god_n the_o only_a author_n of_o they_o cap._n 22._o sect_n 9_o 165._o never_o wrought_v to_o confirm_v a_o lie_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 9_o 166._o the_o gift_n of_o tongue_n miraculous_a in_o the_o apostle_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 11._o 169._o as_o also_o their_o learning_n ibid._n and_o the_o success_n of_o the_o gospel_n ibid._n mishpol_n what_o it_o signify_v cap._n 18._o sect_n 6._o 7._o mix_a action_n what_o they_o be_v cap_fw-es 19_o sect_n 6._o 115._o body_n denominate_v from_o the_o predominant_a c._n 13_o s_o 3._o 50._o monarchy_n how_o distinguish_v from_o tyranny_n c._n 13._o s_o 2._o 48._o none_o so_o absolute_a as_o mr._n hobbs_n fancy_n cap._n 3_o sect_n 3._o 47._o cap._n 23_o sect_n 15._o 50._o 227._o money_n how_o the_o levy_n of_o it_o be_v like_o the_o nutrive_v faculty_n cap._n 23._o sect_n 14._o 224._o moses_n his_o integrity_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 5._o 157._o why_o the_o israelite_n obey_v he_o cap._n 22._o sect_n 17._o 182._o mother_n not_o to_o be_v obey_v before_o the_o father_n c._n 16._o s_o 3._o 66._o what_o power_n she_o have_v over_o the_o child_n cap._n 16._o sect_n 8._o 9_o 174._o 175._o whether_o the_o child_n be_v first_o in_o her_o power_n cap._n 16._o sect_n 8._o 174._o murder_n a_o sin_n a_o against_o god_n and_o man_n cap._n 20._o sect_n 4._o 139._o n_o nourish_v great_a respect_n due_a to_o the_o father_n then_o to_o he_o who_o nourish_v the_o child_n cap._n 16._o sect_n 10._o 76._o number_n small_a number_n join_v together_o may_v live_v peaceable_o cap._n sect_n 1._o o_o oath_n lawful_a to_o take_v a_o oath_n cap._n 23._o sect_n 4._o 197._o obedience_n better_a than_o sacrifice_n cap._n 20._o sect_n 2._o 129._o no_o absolute_a obedience_n due_a to_o king_n cap._n 18._o s_o 4._o etc._n etc._n 87._o what_o obedience_n due_a to_o the_o command_n of_o god_n and_o of_o man_n cap._n 18._o sect_n 11._o 99_o ostracism_n in_o use_n at_o athens_n cap._n 20._o sect_n 5._o 140._o p_o parent_n love_v their_o child_n natural_o cap._n 16._o sect_n 9_o 75._o their_o power_n over_o their_o child_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 16._o 179._o paul_n his_o conversion_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 15._o 177._o peace_n wherein_o it_o consist_v cap._n 10._o sect_n 1._o 30._o the_o fruit_n of_o truth_n cap._n 10._o sect_n 5._o 34._o truth_n not_o always_o regulate_v by_o it_o cap._n 10._o sect_n 4._o 5._o 6._o 33._o 34._o peaceable_n doctrine_n only_o true_a cap._n 10_o sect_n 4._o 33._o whether_o it_o be_v consonant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n cap._n 10._o s_o 5._o 34._o people_z not_o give_v authority_n to_o the_o prince_n c._n 2._o s_o 2._o 3_o 4._o 6._o c._n 14._o s_o 2._o c._n 20._o s_o 13._o s_o 23._o s_o 16._o p._n 3._o 4._o 5._o 6_o 57_o ●03_n if_o they_o can_v it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o the_o prince_n cap._n 2._o s_o 5._o 6._o supreme_a not_o their_o person_n c._n 2._o s_o 2._o c._n 5._o s_o 12._o 3._o all_o do_v not_o consent_v to_o give_v power_n to_o the_o supreme_a cap._n 4._o 9_o 69._o sect_n 1._o cap._n 16._o sect_n 5._o not_o the_o author_n of_o right_a cap._n 4._o sect_n 3._o 11._o profitable_a that_o they_o have_v some_o interest_n in_o government_n cap._n 13._o sect_n 6._o 54._o pharisee_n they_o and_o the_o scribe_n not_o sovereign_n c._n 18._o s_o 2._o 85._o power_n v._o authority_n it_o come_v from_o god_n cap._n 20._o sect_n 1._o cap._n 18._o sect_n 7._o not_o from_o the_o people_n v._o people_n whether_o one_o have_v power_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n in_o defence_n of_o himself_o cap._n
18._o sect_n 7._o 92._o prayer_n and_o tear_n the_o christian_n remedy_n cap._n 16._o sect_n 7._o 72._o preach_v the_o king_n power_n about_o it_o cap._n 10._o sect_n 2._o 32._o preservation_n what_o it_o be_v cap._n 16._o sect_n 11._o 77._o generation_n more_o excellent_a than_o it_o cap._n 16._o sect_n 11._o 78._o prince_n v._o king_n supreme_a sovereign_a may_v err_v cap._n 4._o sect_n 2._o 10._o print_v the_o king_n power_n about_o it_o cap._n 10._o sect_n 2._o 32._o promise_n in_o unlawful_a thing_n oblige_v not_o cap_z 15._o sect_n 3._o 4._o 60._o 61._o whether_o upon_o fear_n oblige_v cap._n 15._o sect_n 4._o 61_o prophecy_n different_a from_o faith_n cap._n 23._o sect_n 6._o 29._o propriety_n what_o it_o be_v cap._n 11._o sect_n 3._o 43._o how_o introduce_v cap._n 11._o sect_n 2._o 40._o not_o necessary_a to_o peace_n cap._n 11._o sect_n 3._o 42._o it_o may_v be_v bo●h_n in_o peace_n and_o ●ar_n ibid._n not_o depend_v upon_o the_o sovereign_a power_n cap._n 11._o sect_n 3._o 4_o 43_o man_n in_o war_n have_v not_o a_o propriety_n to_o their_o enemy_n country_n before_o it_o be_v conquer_a cap_n 10._o sect_n 2._o 32._o whence_o the_o propriety_n of_o the_o sovereign_n cap_n 11._o sect_n 4._o 43._o whether_o this_o conduce_v to_o public_a peace_n cap._n 23._o sect_n 8._o 9_o 17._o 214._o protection_n of_o the_o sovereign_n do_v not_o give_v propriety_n cap._n 23._o sect_n 9_o 216._o r_o reason_n sometime_o disobey_v cap._n 19_o sect_n 6._o 115._o rebellion_n no_o small_a injustice_n cap_n 5_o sect_n 2_o 13._o rebel_n always_o pretend_v oppression_n cap._n 16._o sect_n 7._o 72._o religion_n prince_n power_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n cap._n 10._o sect_n 1_o 30._o the_o assurance_n of_o christian_a religion_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 1._o 2._o 3._o 151._o 88_o from_o the_o manner_n of_o deliverance_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 2._o 152._o the_o doctrine_n deliver_v cap._n 22._o sect_n 3._o 154._o the_o different_a style_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 4._o 155._o the_o punishment_n and_o reward_n propose_v ibid._n the_o sanctity_n of_o the_o person_n who_o deliver_v it_o cap._n 22._o sect_n 5._o 6._o 156._o the_o suffering_n of_o the_o saint_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 7._o 159._o revelation_n the_o assurance_n of_o they_o cap._n 22._o sect_n 1._o 148._o what_o thing_n not_o to_o be_v know_v but_o by_o revelation_n cap_n 22._o sect_n 1._o 2._o 3._o 148._o 88_o right_n not_o derive_v from_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n cap._n 4._o sect_n 3._o 11._o he_o who_o have_v right_a to_o the_o end_n how_o to_o the_o mean_n cap._n 9_o sect_n 2._o 29._o romulus_n preserve_v by_o faustulus_n cap._n 16._o sect_n 10._o 76._o s_o sacrifice_n obedience_n better_o than_o it_o cap._n 20._o sect_n 2._o 129._o samuel_n reject_v cap._n 18._o sect_n 5_o &c_n &c_n 8._o sanctity_n inspire_v and_o acquire_v cap_n 23._o sect_n 6._o 209._o sanhedrim_n cease_v cap._n 18._o sect_n 12._o 101._o saul_n choose_a cap._n 18._o sect_n etc._n etc._n 88_o spare_v agag_n cap._n 20._o sect_n 2._o 230._o scribe_n and_o pharisees_n not_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n cap_n 18._o sect_n 2._o 85._o scripture_n its_o authority_n not_o depend_v upon_o the_o sovereign_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 17._o 18._o 181._o 185._o see_n what_o the_o word_n signify_v cap._n 19_o sect_n 10._o 119._o servant_n when_o one_o be_v a_o servant_n cap._n 17._o sect_n 2._o 82._o their_o condition_n that_o differ_v in_o peace_n from_o what_o they_o suffer_v in_o war_n according_a to_o mr_n hobbs_n cap._n 18._o sect_n 8._o 93._o servitude_n banish_v from_o ●mongst_a christian_n cap_n 18_o s_o 2_o 82._o sin_n none_o necessitate_v to_o it_o cap._n 19_o sect_n 1._o 2._o 107_o 108._o small_a number_n join_v together_o may_v live_v peaceable_o cap._n 1._o p._n 1._o sodom_n its_o destruction_n cap._n 8._o sect_n 4._o 26._o sovereign_n v._o king_n supreme_a he_o be_v not_o the_o person_n of_o the_o people_n cap._n 2_o sect_n 2._o cap._n 5_o sect_n 1._o 2._o p._n 3._o 12._o 13._o he_o may_v do_v unjust_o cap._n 8._o sect_n 4._o 26._o his_o power_n about_o decide_v controversy_n cap._n 12._o sect_n 1._o 44._o have_v right_a to_o the_o malitia_fw-la cap._n 12._o sect_n 2._o 45._o to_o choose_v counsellor_n and_o officer_n ibid._n yet_o not_o always_o officer_n ibid._n have_v power_n to_o punish_v and_o reward_v and_o confer_v honour_n cap._n 12._o sect_n 4._o 46._o not_o the_o representative_a of_o the_o people_n cap._n 13._o sect_n 1_o cap._n 14._o sect_n 1._o 2._o cap._n 23._o sect_n 15._o 16._o 47._o 56._o 57_o 227._o 230._o oblige_a by_o their_o own_o promise_n cap_n 13._o sect_n 3._o 50._o why_o they_o be_v choose_v cap._n 15._o sect_n 2._o 59_o his_o right_n in_o a_o institute_v and_o acquire_v dominion_n not_o the_o same_o c._n 15._o s_o 5._o c._n 16._o s_o 12._o c._n 17._o s_o 1._o 62._o 79._o 81._o no_o such_o sovereignty_n by_o institution_n as_o mr._n hobbs_n fancy_n cap._n 18._o sect_n 1_o 8._o 4._o whether_o the_o sovereignty_n be_v equal_o absolute_a in_o a_o institute_v and_o acquire_v dominion_n cap_n 17._o sect_n 2.82_o not_o lawful_a to_o resist_v they_o when_o they_o command_v against_o one_o own_o interest_n cap._n 20._o sect_n 7._o 1_o 3._o their_o command_n may_v be_v oppose_v when_o contrary_a to_o the_o christian_a faith_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 17._o 181._o he_o can_v make_v law_n whatsoever_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 18._o 185._o how_o he_o be_v subject_a to_o law_n divine_a c._n 23._o s_o 7._o 212._o how_o subject_a to_o the_o civil_a law_n ibid._n the_o partition_n of_o sovereignty_n not_o destructive_a to_o it_o cap._n 23._o sect_n 9_o 216_o only_a one_o sovereign_a in_o england_n cap._n 23._o sect_n 16._o 230_o speech_n be_v free_a cap_z 19_o sect_n 4._o 111._o spirit_n more_o cap._n 19_o sect_n 109._o subject_n not_o author_n of_o their_o governor_n action_n c._n 2_o s_z 17._o c._n 4_o s_o 1._o c._n 15._o s_o 1._o c._n 20._o s_o 2._o 3._o 8._o 58._o 126._o the_o can_v be_v free_a from_o the_o allegiance_n and_o why_o cap._n 5._o sect_n 4._o 15._o not_o submit_v themselves_o without_o any_o contract_n on_o the_o governors_n part_n cap._n 5._o sect_n 4._o cap._n 11._o sect_n 15._o 39_o not_o bind_v to_o own_o all_o the_o action_n of_o a_o supreme_a cap._n 7._o sect_n 1._o cap._n 8._o sect_n 1._o 21._o 23._o all_o man_n bear_v subject_n cap._n 14._o sect_n 1._o 56._o difference_n between_o the_o subject_n of_o a_o institute_v and_o conquer_v nation_n cap._n 18_o sect_n 84._o supremes_n all_o do_v not_o consent_v to_o give_v power_n unto_o they_o cap_z 4._o sect_n 1._o cap._n 16._o sect_n 5._o 8._o 69._o not_o covenant_n with_o all_o in_o government_n cap._n 5._o sect_n 4._o 5._o not_o take_v their_o government_n upon_o covenant_n cap_z 6_o s_z 1._o 17._o the_o subject_a not_o bind_v to_o own_o all_o his_o action_n cap._n 7_o sect_n 1._o cap._n 8._o sect_n 1._o 21._o 23._o not_o lawful_a to_o resist_v he_o in_o one_o own_o defence_n cap._n 20._o sect_n 6_o cap._n 21._o 142._o 146._o sword_n have_v no_o power_n but_o from_o the_o covenant_n cap._n 6._o s_o 3._o 20._o that_o it_o can_v give_v power_n be_v dangerous_a to_o prince_n ibid._n thought_n be_v free_a cap._n 19_o sect_n 2._o 108._o not_o liable_a to_o humane_a law_n cap._n 23._o sect_n 5.25_o truth_n whether_o it_o be_v to_o be_v regulate_v by_o peace_n cap._n 10._o sect_n 4._o 5._o 6._o 33._o 34._o in_o matter_n of_o doctrine_n it_o be_v only_o to_o be_v consider_v c._n 10._o s_o 4._o 34._o peaceable_n doctrine_n only_o true_a ibid._n peace_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o it_o cap._n 10._o sect_n 5._o 34._o no_o universal_a truth_n be_v now_o cap_n ●0_n sect_n 7._o 35._o tumult_n remissness_n of_o government_n a_o occasion_n of_o they_o cap._n 19_o sect_n 9_o 37._o tyranny_n whether_o it_o and_o monarchy_n be_v the_o same_o form_n of_o government_n cap._n 13._o sect_n 2._o 48._o tyrant_n of_o two_o sort_n cap._n 23._o sect_n 11._o 220._o five_o unbelief_n it_o be_v a_o breach_n of_o god_n law_n c._n 22._o s_o 16._o 230._o man_n just_o condemn_v for_o it_o ibid._n it_o be_v punishmen_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 13._o 172._o understanding_n take_v two_o way_n c._n 19_o sect_n 5._o 112._o voluntas_fw-la facere_fw-la &_o fieri_fw-la cap._n 19_o sect_n 12._o 123._o vow_n rash_a sinful_a not_o oblige_v cap._n 20._o sect_n 2._o 128._o uriah_n murder_v cap._n 20._o sect_n 3._o 4._o 131._o 133._o w_n war_n wh●t_v it_o be_v proper_o cap._n 16._o sect_n 4._o 67._o whence_o arise_v civil_a war_n c._n 18._o s_o 3._o 14._o 15._o 103._o 105._o 106._o water_n how_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v free_a c._n ●9_n s_o 7._o 1●6_n way_n how_o they_o be_v free_a cap._n 19_o sect_n 2._o 108._o wife_n subject_n to_o the_o