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connexion_n with_o and_o influence_n upon_o outward_a action_n and_o not_o otherwise_o but_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n immediate_o bind_v the_o soul_n and_o conscience_n of_o man_n and_o therefore_o obligatio_fw-la naturalis_fw-la and_o nexus_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la be_v make_v to_o be_v the_o same_o by_o lessius_fw-la suarâ—z_n and_o other_o for_o lessius_fw-la dispute_v whether_o 6._o a_o will_n make_v without_o solemnity_n of_o law_n do_v bind_v in_o conscience_n or_o no_o he_o prove_v it_o doâ—h_o by_o â—his_n argument_n from_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o lawyer_n that_o without_o those_o solemnity_n there_o do_v arise_v from_o it_o a_o natural_a obligation_n and_o the_o hresae_fw-la ab_fw-la intestato_fw-la who_o be_v the_o next_o of_o kin_n be_v bind_v to_o make_v it_o good_a therefore_o it_o do_v bind_v in_o conscience_n so_o then_o there_o arise_v a_o necessary_a obllgation_n upon_o conscience_n from_o the_o dictate_v of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o can_v be_v remove_v 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shall_v be_v punish_v thus_o than_o we_o see_v no_o positive_a humane_a law_n can_v dispense_v with_o or_o dissolve_v the_o obligation_n of_o thâ—_n law_n of_o nature_n much_o less_o second_o can_v we_o suppose_v any_o positive_a divine_a law_n shall_v for_o although_o god_n power_n be_v immense_a and_o infinite_a to_o do_v what_o please_v he_o yet_o we_o must_v always_o suppose_v this_o power_n to_o be_v conjoin_v with_o goodness_n else_o it_o be_v no_o divine_a power_n and_o therefore_o posse_fw-la malum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la posse_fw-la it_o be_v no_o power_n but_o weakness_n to_o do_v evil_a and_o without_o this_o posse_fw-la malum_fw-la there_o can_v be_v no_o alteration_n make_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a which_o must_v be_v suppose_v if_o the_o obligation_n of_o the_o natural_a law_n be_v dispense_v with_o therefore_o it_o be_v well_o say_v by_o origen_n when_o câ—lsus_n object_v it_o as_o the_o common_a speech_n of_o
specie_fw-la as_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o act_n incline_v neither_o way_n but_o suppose_v it_o lie_v under_o positive_a determination_n either_o by_o law_n or_o circumstance_n it_o then_o necessary_o incline_v either_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o good_a or_o eâ—il_n neither_o yet_o be_v we_o come_v to_o a_o full_a understanding_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o indifferent_a action_n we_o must_v therefore_o distinguish_v between_o indifferency_n as_o to_o goodness_n necessitate_v a_o action_n to_o be_v do_v and_o as_o to_o goodness_n necessary_a to_o a_o action_n to_o make_v it_o good_a for_o there_o be_v one_o kind_a of_o goodness_n propter_fw-la quam_fw-la fit_a actio_fw-la in_o order_n to_o which_o the_o action_n must_v necessary_o be_v do_v and_o there_o be_v another_o kind_n of_o goodness_n sine_fw-la quâ_fw-la non_fw-la benè_fw-la fit_a actio_fw-la necessary_a to_o make_v a_o action_n good_a when_o it_o be_v do_v as_o follow_v after_o peace_n have_v such_o a_o goodness_n in_o it_o as_o necessitate_v the_o action_n and_o make_v it_o a_o necessary_a duty_n but_o handle_v a_o particular_a controversy_n be_v such_o a_o action_n as_o a_o man_n may_v let_v alone_o without_o sin_n in_o his_o course_n of_o study_n yet_o when_o he_o do_v it_o there_o be_v a_o goodness_n necessary_a to_o make_v his_o do_v it_o a_o good_a action_n viz._n his_o refer_v his_o study_n of_o it_o to_o a_o right_a end_n for_o the_o obtain_n of_o truth_n and_o peace_n this_o latter_a goodness_n be_v twofold_a either_o bonitas_fw-la directionis_fw-la as_o some_o call_v it_o which_o be_v refer_v the_o action_n to_o its_o true_a end_n in_o reference_n to_o which_o the_o great_a controversy_n among_o the_o schoolman_n be_v about_o the_o indifferency_n of_o particular_a action_n viz._n whether_o a_o particular_a direction_n of_o a_o man_n intention_n to_o the_o ultimate_a end_n be_v not_o so_o necessary_a to_o particular_a action_n as_o that_o without_o that_o the_o action_n be_v of_o necessity_n evil_a and_o with_o it_o good_a or_o whether_o without_o that_o a_o 13._o action_n may_v be_v indifferent_a to_o good_a or_o evil_n which_o be_v the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n between_o thomas_n and_o scotus_n bonaventure_n and_o durandus_fw-la but_o we_o assert_v the_o necessity_n of_o at_o least_o a_o habitual_a direction_n to_o make_v the_o action_n in_o individuo_fw-la good_a and_o yet_o the_o act_n in_o its_o self_n may_v notwithstanding_o be_v indifferent_a even_o in_o individuo_fw-la as_o there_o be_v no_o antecedent_n necessity_n lie_v upon_o man_n conscience_n for_o the_o do_v of_o it_o because_o man_n may_v omit_v it_o and_o break_v no_o law_n of_o god_n beside_o this_o to_o make_v a_o action_n good_a there_o be_v necessary_a a_o bonitas_fw-la originis_fw-la or_o rather_o principii_fw-la â—â—_o good_a principle_n out_o of_o which_o the_o action_n must_v flow_v which_o must_v be_v that_o faith_n which_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o be_v sin_n as_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o which_o we_o must_v not_o so_o understand_v as_o though_o in_o 23._o every_o action_n a_o man_n go_v about_o he_o must_v have_v a_o full_a persuasion_n that_o it_o be_v a_o necessary_a duty_n he_o go_v about_o but_o in_o many_o action_n that_o faith_n be_v sufficient_a whereby_o he_o be_v persuade_v upon_o good_a ground_n that_o the_o thing_n he_o go_v about_o be_v lawful_a although_o he_o may_v as_o lawful_o omit_v that_o action_n and_o do_v either_o another_o or_o the_o contrary_a to_o it_o there_o may_v be_v then_o the_o necessity_n of_o some_o thing_n in_o a_o action_n when_o it_o be_v do_v to_o make_v it_o good_a and_o yet_o the_o action_n its_o self_n be_v no_o way_n necessary_a but_o indifferent_a and_o a_o matter_n of_o liberty_n this_o may_v be_v easy_o understand_v by_o what_o be_v usual_o say_v of_o god_n particular_a action_n that_o god_n be_v free_a in_o himself_o either_o to_o do_v or_o not_o to_o do_v that_o action_n as_o suppose_v the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n but_o when_o he_o do_v it_o he_o must_v necessary_o do_v it_o with_o that_o goodness_n holiness_n and_o wisdom_n which_o be_v suitable_a to_o his_o nature_n so_o may_v many_o action_n of_o man_n be_v in_o themselves_o indifferent_a and_o yet_o there_o must_v be_v a_o concomitant_a necessity_n of_o good_a intention_n and_o principle_n to_o make_v the_o action_n good_a but_o this_o concomitant_a necessity_n do_v not_o destroy_v the_o radical_a indifferency_n of_o the_o action_n itself_o it_o be_v only_o a_o antecedent_n necessity_n from_o the_o obligation_n of_o the_o law_n be_v that_o which_o destroy_v indifferency_n so_o likewise_o it_o be_v as_o to_o evil_a there_o be_v such_o a_o evil_a in_o a_o action_n which_o not_o only_o spoil_v the_o action_n but_o hinder_v the_o person_n from_o the_o liberty_n of_o do_v it_o that_o be_v in_o all_o such_o action_n as_o be_v intrinsical_o evil_a and_o there_o be_v such_o a_o kind_n of_o evil_n in_o action_n which_o though_o it_o spoil_v the_o goodness_n of_o the_o action_n yet_o keep_v not_o from_o performance_n which_o be_v such_o as_o arise_v from_o the_o manner_n of_o performance_n as_o pray_v in_o hypocrisy_n etc._n etc._n do_v a_o thing_n lawful_a with_o a_o scrupulous_a or_o err_a conscience_n we_o see_v then_o what_o good_a and_o evil_n be_v consistent_a with_o indifferency_n in_o action_n and_o what_o be_v not_o and_o that_o the_o nature_n of_o action_n even_o in_o individuo_fw-la may_v be_v indifferent_a when_o as_o to_o their_o circumstance_n they_o may_v be_v necessary_o determine_v to_o be_v either_o good_a or_o evil_n as_o marry_v or_o not_o marry_v as_o to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v leave_v at_o liberty_n not_o make_v it_o in_o its_o self_n a_o necessary_a duty_n one_o way_n or_o other_o but_o suppose_v particular_a circumstance_n make_v it_o necessary_a pro_fw-la hîc_fw-la &_o nunc_fw-la yet_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o remain_v indifferent_a stâ—ll_o and_o suppose_v marriage_n it_o be_v necessary_a it_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o make_v choice_n of_o this_o person_n rather_o than_o of_o that_o so_o that_o not_o only_o the_o absolute_a indifferency_n of_o the_o action_n be_v consistent_a with_o this_o concomitant_a necessity_n but_o the_o full_a liberty_n both_o of_o contradiction_n and_o contrariety_n again_o we_o must_v distinguish_v between_o a_o indifferency_n as_o to_o its_o nature_n and_o indifferency_n as_o to_o its_o use_n and_o end_n or_o between_o a_o indifferency_n as_o to_o a_o law_n and_o indifferency_n as_o to_o order_v and_o peace_n here_o i_o say_v that_o in_o thing_n whole_o indifferent_a in_o both_o respect_n that_o be_v in_o a_o thing_n neither_o command_v nor_o forbid_v by_o god_n nor_o that_o have_v any_o apparent_a respect_n to_o the_o peace_n and_o order_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n there_o can_v be_v no_o rational_a account_n give_v why_o the_o nature_n of_o such_o indifferency_n shall_v be_v alter_v by_o any_o humane_a law_n and_o constitution_n but_o matter_n that_o be_v only_o indifferent_a as_o to_o a_o command_n but_o be_v much_o conduce_v to_o the_o peace_n and_o order_n of_o a_o church_n such_o thing_n as_o these_o be_v the_o proper_a matter_n of_o humane_a constitution_n concern_v the_o church_n polity_n or_o rather_o to_o keep_v to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o hypothesis_n itself_o where_o any_o thing_n be_v determine_v in_o general_a by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o leave_v at_o liberty_n as_o to_o manner_n and_o circumstance_n it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o lawful_a authority_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n to_o determine_v such_o thing_n as_o far_o as_o they_o tend_v to_o the_o promote_a the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n and_o so_o i_o rise_v to_o the_o second_o step_n which_o be_v that_o matter_n of_o 9_o this_o nature_n may_v be_v determine_v and_o restrain_v or_o that_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n that_o all_o matter_n of_o liberty_n shall_v remain_v in_o their_o primary_n indifferency_n this_o i_o know_v be_v assert_v by_o some_o of_o great_a note_n and_o learning_n that_o in_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v leave_v to_o our_o christian_a liberty_n man_n may_v not_o restrain_v we_o of_o it_o by_o subject_v those_o thing_n to_o positive_a law_n but_o i_o come_v to_o examine_v with_o what_o strength_n of_o reason_n this_o be_v say_v that_o so_o we_o may_v see_v whether_o man_n may_v not_o yield_v in_o some_o lawful_a thing_n to_o a_o restraint_n of_o their_o christian_a liberty_n in_o order_n to_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o i_o now_o prove_v by_o these_o argument_n first_o what_o may_v be_v lawful_o do_v when_o it_o be_v command_v may_v be_v so_o far_o lawful_o command_v as_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n in_o itself_o lawful_a but_o matter_n of_o christian_a liberty_n may_v be_v lawful_o do_v when_o they_o be_v command_v to_o be_v do_v
far_o church_n government_n be_v found_v upon_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n two_o thing_n in_o it_o found_v thereon_o 1._o that_o there_o must_v be_v a_o society_n of_o man_n for_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n 2._o that_o this_o society_n be_v govern_v in_o the_o most_o convenient_a manner_n a_o society_n for_o worship_n manifest_v gen._n 4._o 26._o consider_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o the_o son_n of_o man_n who_o society_n for_o worship_n among_o heathen_n evidence_v by_o three_o thing_n 1._o solemnity_n of_o sacrifice_n sacrifice_v how_o far_o natural_a the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o first-fruit_n large_o discover_v 2._o the_o original_a of_o festival_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o their_o deity_n 3._o the_o secrecy_n and_o solemnity_n of_o their_o mystery_n this_o further_o prove_v from_o man_n sociable_a nature_n the_o improvement_n of_o it_o by_o religion_n the_o honour_n redound_v to_o god_n by_o such_o a_o society_n for_o his_o worship_n have_v now_o lay_v our_o foundation_n we_o proceed_v to_o raise_v 1._o a_o superstructure_n upon_o it_o and_o we_o now_o come_v close_o to_o inquire_v how_o far_o government_n in_o the_o church_n be_v found_v upon_o a_o unalterable_a divine_a right_n that_o we_o have_v find_v to_o be_v build_v upon_o a_o double_a foundation_n the_o dictate_v of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o divine_a positive_a law_n we_o shall_v impartial_o inquire_v into_o both_o of_o they_o and_o see_v how_o far_o church-government_n be_v settle_v upon_o either_o of_o these_o two_o i_o begin_v then_o with_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n two_o general_a thing_n i_o conceive_v be_v of_o a_o unalterable_a divine_a right_n in_o reference_n to_o this_o first_o that_o there_o be_v a_o society_n and_o join_v together_o of_o man_n for_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n second_o that_o this_o society_n be_v govern_v preserve_v and_o maintain_v in_o a_o most_o convenient_a manner_n first_o that_o there_o must_v be_v a_o society_n of_o man_n join_v together_o for_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n for_o the_o dictate_v of_o nature_n be_v common_a to_o all_o that_o god_n must_v be_v serve_v nature_n require_v some_o kind_n of_o mutual_a society_n for_o the_o joint_a performance_n of_o their_o common_a duty_n a_o evidence_n of_o which_o dictate_v of_o nature_n appear_v in_o the_o first_o mention_n we_o find_v of_o any_o public_a society_n so_o that_o a_o society_n for_o religious_a worship_n be_v as_o ancient_a as_o the_o first_o civil_a society_n we_o have_v any_o record_n of_o nay_o the_o very_a first_o public_a society_n we_o read_v of_o be_v gather_v upon_o this_o account_n for_o we_o read_v in_o the_o early_a day_n of_o the_o world_n that_o the_o charter_n for_o this_o society_n be_v soon_o make_v use_n of_o gen._n 4._o 26._o in_o the_o day_n of_o enosh_n man_n begin_v to_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n now_o enosh_n be_v seths_n son_n who_o adam_n have_v give_v to_o he_o in_o the_o place_n of_o abel_n and_o assoon_o as_o the_o number_n of_o man_n do_v increase_v that_o man_n grow_v into_o society_n they_o then_o have_v their_o public_a society_n for_o god_n worship_n for_o we_o can_v understand_v that_o place_n absolute_o as_o though_o god_n have_v not_o be_v call_v on_o before_o but_o now_o he_o be_v call_v on_o more_o signal_o and_o solemn_o when_o man_n be_v increase_v that_o they_o begin_v to_o imbody_n themselves_o into_o society_n coepit_fw-la congregare_fw-la populum_fw-la ad_fw-la tractandum_fw-la simul_fw-la dei_fw-la cuâ—tum_fw-la say_v pererius_n tunc_fw-la coeptum_fw-la est_fw-la populariter_fw-la coli_fw-la deus_fw-la mariana_n invocare_fw-la i._n e._n palam_fw-la colere_fw-la emanuel_n sa._n relate_v all_o to_o the_o public_a society_n be_v then_o gather_v for_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n from_o which_o time_n in_o all_o probability_n do_v commence_v that_o title_n of_o those_o who_o join_v in_o those_o society_n that_o they_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o son_n of_o god_n which_o we_o read_v of_o soon_o after_o gen._n 6._o 2._o as_o they_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d son_n of_o man_n which_o title_n as_o i_o be_o far_o from_o understanding_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o father_n take_v they_o for_o the_o angel_n which_o in_o likelihood_n they_o take_v from_o that_o supposititious_a piece_n go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o enoch_n prophecy_n so_o i_o can_v understand_v they_o as_o common_o they_o be_v take_v for_o mere_a discretive_a title_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o seth_n and_o cain_n as_o though_o all_o that_o come_v of_o seth_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o all_o of_o cain_n be_v the_o son_n of_o man_n for_o as_o there_o certain_o be_v many_o bad_a of_o seths_n posterity_n because_o the_o flood_n destroy_v all_o of_o they_o noah_n only_o and_o his_o family_n except_v so_o there_o may_v be_v some_o good_a of_o the_o other_o vice_n be_v no_o more_o entaâ—ld_a than_o virtue_n be_v and_o jewel_n may_v sometime_o lie_v in_o a_o heap_n of_o dung_n and_o so_o this_o name_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n may_v be_v appropriate_v to_o those_o who_o join_v themselves_o to_o those_o society_n for_o god_n worship_n in_o which_o sense_n some_o understand_v the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o text_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d than_o begin_v man_n to_o be_v call_v by_o the_o 1._o name_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o i_o suppose_v be_v the_o sense_n of_o aquila_n who_o thus_o render_v the_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d although_o it_o be_v bring_v by_o dionys._n vossius_fw-la to_o justify_v the_o former_a interpretation_n of_o the_o word_n this_o sense_n if_o the_o construction_n of_o the_o word_n will_v bear_v it_o which_o drusius_n question_n but_o other_o 228._o be_v much_o for_o it_o and_o theodoret_n the_o french_a and_o piscator_fw-la so_o render_v it_o seem_v most_o genuine_a and_o natural_a and_o not_o at_o all_o impugn_v what_o i_o have_v former_o gather_v from_o the_o word_n but_o imply_v it_o for_o this_o distinction_n of_o name_n and_o title_n do_v argue_v a_o distinction_n of_o society_n among_o they_o i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a that_o the_o generality_n of_o jewish_a expositor_n and_o many_o of_o their_o follower_n do_v carry_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n quite_o another_o way_n from_o the_o ambiguity_n of_o the_o signification_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o 1._o may_v be_v interpret_v as_o well_o to_o profane_a as_o begin_v and_o so_o they_o read_v it_o tunc_fw-la prophanatum_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la invocandum_fw-la nomen_fw-la domini_fw-la then_o man_n profane_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o according_o maimonides_n begin_v idolatry_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o day_n of_o enosh_n but_o the_o word_n will_v scarce_o bear_v this_o construction_n as_o vossius_fw-la upon_o he_o observe_v and_o beside_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n at_o all_o of_o the_o name_n of_o any_o false_a god_n but_o only_o of_o the_o 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because_o it_o be_v say_v gen._n 1._o 1._o that_o god_n create_v the_o world_n in_o principio_fw-la not_o in_o principiis_fw-la mark_v the_o number_n therefore_o there_o must_v be_v but_o one_o beginning_n and_o so_o one_o bishop_n and_o not_o many_o what_o excellent_a disputant_n a_o infallible_a chair_n make_v man_n much_o good_a may_v his_o argument_n do_v he_o as_o a_o further_a evidence_n how_o much_o nature_n dictate_v that_o such_o a_o society_n there_o shall_v be_v for_o divine_a worship_n we_o shall_v 2._o inquire_v into_o the_o practice_n of_o man_n in_o their_o dispersion_n after_o the_o flood_n and_o what_o we_o find_v unanimous_o continue_v among_o they_o under_o such_o gross_a idolatry_n as_o they_o be_v give_v to_o and_o which_o do_v arise_v not_o from_o their_o idolatry_n as_o such_o but_o from_o the_o general_a nature_n of_o it_o as_o a_o kind_n of_o
use_v to_o say_v that_o their_o god_n beg_v they_o all_o their_o play-day_n after_o tell_v we_o of_o the_o mirth_n and_o jollity_n use_v after_o their_o sacrifice_n 9_o which_o be_v always_o the_o second_o course_n at_o these_o festival_n thence_o the_o jew_n call_v their_o high_a festival_n day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d good_a day_n or_o day_n of_o mirth_n we_o read_v of_o few_o nation_n but_o have_v these_o festival_n solemnity_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o their_o go_n the_o persian_n have_v they_o for_o their_o god_n mithras_n the_o babylonian_n fastis_fw-la say_v athenaeus_n out_o of_o berosus_n have_v their_o feast_n sacaea_n which_o casaubon_n will_v have_v call_v sesacaea_n because_o babylon_n in_o scripture_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sesac_n as_o the_o ludi_fw-la romani_fw-la be_v from_o rome_n it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n to_o mention_v the_o festival_n observe_v by_o the_o greek_n and_o roman_n in_o honour_n of_o their_o god_n be_v so_o many_o that_o whole_a book_n have_v be_v compose_v of_o they_o that_o which_o i_o observe_v from_o hence_o be_v that_o society_n for_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n be_v natural_a because_o of_o their_o solemn_a rest_v from_o their_o ordinary_a labour_n upon_o day_n appoint_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o their_o god_n thereby_o show_v they_o look_v upon_o those_o as_o peculiar_a day_n and_o themselves_o as_o peculiar_a society_n upon_o those_o day_n from_o what_o they_o be_v at_o other_o time_n one_o thing_n more_o evidence_v this_o among_o they_o their_o solemn_a and_o secret_a mystery_n which_o be_v society_n on_o purpose_n as_o pretend_v for_o this_o very_a end_n in_o honour_n of_o their_o go_n their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o call_v they_o preserve_v with_o the_o great_a secrecy_n by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o great_a and_o lesser_a eleusinian_n samothracian_a cotyttian_a mithriacal_a mystery_n to_o which_o none_o be_v admit_v without_o pass_v through_o many_o degree_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o they_o come_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perfect_o initiate_v wherein_o they_o be_v much_o imitate_v by_o the_o christian_n eleusiâ—is_n in_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n about_o the_o four_o or_o five_o century_n as_o be_v large_o show_v by_o casaubon_n in_o a_o most_o learned_a diutriba_n on_o this_o subject_a in_o his_o exercitation_n to_o which_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n we_o see_v what_o strict_a rule_n they_o have_v for_o admission_n of_o any_o into_o these_o pretend_o sacred_a but_o true_o most_o impious_a society_n in_o those_o of_o mithras_n as_o suidas_n and_o nonnus_n tell_v we_o they_o pass_v through_o eighty_o degree_n before_o they_o be_v thorough_o initiate_v and_o seldom_o escape_v with_o life_n however_o we_o may_v gain_v from_o they_o this_o general_a notion_n that_o they_o look_v on_o a_o peculiar_a distinct_a society_n as_o necessary_a for_o the_o worship_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o deity_n they_o serve_v thus_o we_o see_v à _fw-fr posteriori_fw-la how_o a_o distinct_a society_n for_o god_n worship_n appear_v to_o be_v a_o dictate_v of_o nature_n we_o shall_v now_o see_v if_o we_o can_v evidence_n à _fw-la priori_fw-la that_o it_o be_v a_o dictate_v of_o nature_n that_o there_o must_v be_v some_o society_n for_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n three_o thing_n will_v make_v that_o appear_v first_o the_o sociableness_n of_o man_n nature_n man_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o creature_n that_o love_v to_o herd_n itself_o with_o those_o of_o his_o own_o kind_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o if_o a_o man_n have_v all_o other_o comfort_n of_o life_n and_o want_v society_n he_o will_v not_o think_v his_o life_n worth_a lead_n as_o aristotle_n observe_v who_o further_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o sociableness_n of_o man_n nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o general_a commendation_n that_o be_v give_v to_o courteous_a and_o affable_a man_n i_o deny_v not_o but_o in_o the_o enter_v into_o a_o civil_a state_n or_o society_n either_o fear_n or_o profit_n may_v be_v a_o main_a inducement_n to_o it_o but_o though_o it_o be_v a_o inducement_n yet_o there_o must_v be_v suppose_v a_o inclinableness_n to_o a_o society_n or_o a_o commonwealth_n may_v be_v assoon_o set_v up_o among_o tiger_n as_o men._n so_o that_o they_o have_v very_o little_a ground_n of_o reason_n who_o from_o the_o external_a inducement_n of_o fear_n or_o profit_n in_o enter_v into_o civil_a society_n do_v conclude_v against_o the_o sociableness_n of_o man_n nature_n if_o then_o man_n nature_n be_v sociable_a in_o all_o other_o thing_n than_o nature_n will_v tell_v man_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v so_o in_o thing_n of_o common_a concernment_n to_o they_o all_o and_o which_o be_v every_o one_o work_n or_o duty_n as_o religion_n be_v if_o in_o other_o thing_n man_n be_v sociable_a much_o more_o in_o this_o for_o second_o religion_n give_v a_o great_a improvement_n to_o man_n sociable_a nature_n and_o therefore_o plutarch_n well_o call_v religion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o foundation_n that_o knit_v and_o joint_n society_n colotem_fw-la together_o and_o thence_o wise_o observe_v that_o in_o the_o constitution_n of_o law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o and_o great_a thing_n to_o be_v look_v at_o be_v the_o religion_n establish_v or_o the_o opinion_n man_n entertain_v of_o the_o go_n to_o which_o he_o subjoin_v this_o excellent_a reason_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o be_v more_o impossible_a for_o a_o commonwealth_n either_o to_o be_v form_v or_o subsist_v without_o religion_n than_o a_o city_n to_o si_fw-la and_o without_o foundation_n thence_o a_o prudent_a statesman_n call_v religion_n king_n the_o best_a reason_n of_o state_n it_o appear_v then_o evident_o both_o from_o reason_n and_o experience_n that_o religion_n have_v a_o great_a influence_n upon_o the_o model_n and_o order_v civil_a society_n whence_o as_o the_o same_o moralist_n observe_v lycurgus_n do_v as_o it_o be_v consecrate_v the_o lacedaemonian_n with_o religious_a rite_n as_o numa_n the_o roman_n jon_n the_o athenian_n and_o deucalion_n the_o helen_n whence_o some_o half-witted_a man_n but_o i_o know_v not_o whether_o more_o defective_a in_o wit_n or_o grace_n have_v observe_v the_o great_a influence_n religion_n have_v to_o keep_v man_n in_o order_n be_v ready_a to_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o only_o a_o politic_a device_n to_o awe_v man_n with_o great_a ease_n it_o be_v not_o here_o a_o place_n large_o to_o examine_v and_o refute_v this_o unworthy_a pretence_n only_o i_o adjure_v they_o by_o their_o only_a goddess_n reason_n to_o tell_v i_o whence_o come_v man_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o plutarch_n express_v it_o to_o be_v so_o easy_o awe_v by_o the_o hope_n and_o fear_n of_o another_o life_n more_o than_o other_o creature_n be_v why_o be_v they_o at_o all_o affect_a with_o the_o discourse_n of_o they_o why_o can_v they_o shake_v off_o the_o thought_n of_o these_o thing_n when_o they_o please_v be_v not_o man_n hereby_o make_v the_o most_o miserable_a of_o creature_n for_o no_o other_o creature_n can_v be_v persuade_v that_o it_o shall_v ever_o quench_v its_o thirst_n in_o those_o river_n of_o pleasure_n nor_o make_v its_o bed_n in_o everlasting_a flame_n the_o beast_n of_o sardinia_n that_o have_v their_o only_a refreshment_n by_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n yet_o have_v never_o any_o hope_n to_o â—ome_o there_o the_o lion_n never_o keep_v from_o his_o prey_n by_o the_o thought_n and_o fear_n of_o a_o great_a tribunal_n but_o suppose_v only_a mankind_n of_o all_o creature_n shall_v be_v liable_a to_o be_v thus_o impose_v on_o as_o be_v pretend_v how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o in_o no_o age_n of_o the_o world_n this_o imposture_n have_v not_o be_v discover_v confute_v and_o shake_v off_o by_o some_o people_n as_o wise_a as_o themselves_o or_o have_v there_o never_o be_v any_o such_o in_o the_o world_n but_o whence_o come_v some_o man_n then_o to_o be_v wise_a than_o other_o whence_o come_v some_o to_o know_v thing_n which_o all_o the_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n can_v never_o find_v out_o without_o revelation_n whence_o come_v a_o power_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n above_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n if_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o nature_n or_o be_v all_o man_n deceive_v that_o believe_v such_o thing_n if_o so_o then_o there_o must_v be_v somewhat_o that_o must_v deceive_v man_n man_n will_v not_o deceive_v themselves_o and_o they_o can_v not_o be_v so_o long_o impose_v upon_o by_o other_o man_n there_o must_v be_v then_o some_o evil_a spirit_n must_v do_v it_o and_o whence_o shall_v that_o come_v from_o nature_n too_o but_o then_o whence_o come_v nature_n its_o self_n from_o its_o self_n too_o or_o some_o thing_n '_o else_o
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