and_o necessary_a it_o may_v be_v suppose_v sufficient_o to_o warrant_v any_o man_n obedience_n when_o the_o public_a judgement_n declare_v that_o it_o be_v so_o but_o the_o chief_a question_n be_v from_o whence_o this_o power_n be_v derive_v to_o the_o public_a by_o who_o it_o be_v grant_v some_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v grant_v by_o man_n himself_o upon_o a_o kind_n of_o compact_n for_o protection_n but_o though_o proâ—…tion_n may_v be_v one_o great_a end_n of_o this_o power_n yet_o it_o be_v general_o agree_v that_o this_o power_n can_v be_v conser_v on_o the_o public_a by_o every_o particular_a man_n because_o god_n alone_o have_v the_o absolute_a propriety_n of_o humane_a life_n man_n have_v no_o such_o power_n himself_o and_o what_o he_o have_v not_o he_o can_v make_v over_o to_o another_o mr._n hobbs_n will_v have_v it_o to_o come_v from_o man_n but_o then_o to_o decline_v this_o objection_n and_o secure_v his_o darling_n principle_n of_o self-preservation_n he_o say_v this_o be_v not_o do_v by_o man_n transferâ—…ing_n any_o right_n of_o his_o own_o but_o by_o lay_v down_o the_o right_n which_o he_o have_v to_o hurt_v other_o his_o own_o word_n be_v these_o 162._o these_o â—…viathan_fw-ge part_n 2._o chap._n 28._o page_n 162._o the_o subject_n do_v not_o give_v their_o sovereign_n that_o right_o but_o only_o in_o lay_v down_o they_o strengthen_v he_o to_o use_v his_o own_o as_o he_o shall_v think_v fit_a for_o the_o preservation_n of_o they_o all_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o give_v but_o leave_v to_o he_o if_o i_o take_v this_o right_a this_o be_v a_o very_a odd_a distinction_n for_o if_o a_o man_n have_v any_o right_a to_o hurt_v other_o for_o his_o own_o preservation_n then_o as_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o preserve_v himself_o so_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o retain_v that_o right_n and_o yet_o if_o he_o lay_v it_o down_o he_o part_v with_o it_o as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o actual_o give_v it_o away_o he_o tell_v we_o just_a before_o 161._o before_o ib._n p._n 161._o that_o in_o the_o make_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n every_o man_n give_v away_o the_o right_n of_o defend_v another_o but_o not_o of_o defend_v himself_o in_o several_a place_n 14._o place_n leviath_n part_n 1._o chap._n 14._o he_o repeat_v and_o inculcate_n this_o that_o no_o man_n can_v ever_o part_v with_o the_o right_n of_o defend_v himself_o no_o not_o after_o lawful_a trial_n and_o condemnation_n if_o this_o be_v so_o how_o can_v he_o lay_v down_o the_o right_n which_o he_o have_v to_o hurt_v other_o since_o by_o so_o do_v he_o must_v be_v leave_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n defenceless_a and_o liable_a by_o his_o own_o consent_n not_o only_o to_o be_v hurt_v but_o to_o be_v actual_o destroy_v as_o in_o all_o capital_a punishment_n wherefore_o not_o withstand_v man_n choose_v to_o struggle_v thus_o rather_o than_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o do_v with_o god_n while_o they_o frame_v their_o political_a system_n yet_o it_o seem_v plain_a that_o such_o a_o power_n as_o we_o be_v speak_v of_o can_v be_v derive_v from_o no_o other_o but_o god_n who_o alone_o have_v the_o absolute_a propriety_n of_o all_o humane_a life_n can_v alone_o have_v the_o right_a to_o give_v some_o man_n power_n over_o the_o live_v of_o other_o and_o who_o have_v frame_v man_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o civil_a society_n be_v necessary_a for_o his_o security_n and_o improvement_n and_o yet_o such_o society_n not_o to_o be_v preserve_v without_o such_o a_o power_n must_v upon_o these_o consideration_n and_o also_o as_o he_o be_v a_o wife_n and_o just_a be_v and_o as_o he_o who_o will_v the_o end_n must_v will_v the_o mean_n necessary_a to_o that_o end_n must_v i_o say_v be_v suppose_v to_o grant_v to_o the_o magistrate_n such_o a_o power_n a_o power_n to_o hazard_v life_n himself_o and_o to_o oblige_v other_o to_o do_v so_o in_o defence_n of_o the_o public_a from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v may_v appear_v that_o the_o power_n or_o authority_n which_o any_o government_n have_v to_o require_v man_n to_o hazard_v their_o life_n for_o the_o public_a good_a be_v derive_v from_o god_n himself_o that_o the_o time_n and_o manner_n of_o do_v this_o depend_v upon_o the_o public_a judgement_n and_o that_o man_n be_v thus_o warrant_v for_o hazard_v his_o life_n according_o to_o return_v then_o to_o the_o instance_n abovementioned_a of_o a_o man_n give_v a_o magistrate_n his_o plank_n in_o a_o shipwreck_n if_o a_o man_n may_v hazard_v his_o life_n for_o the_o public_a good_a then_o if_o there_o be_v some_o particular_a person_n in_o who_o the_o public_a power_n and_o public_a judgement_n be_v lodge_v from_o who_o all_o the_o spring_n of_o action_n derive_v their_o motion_n who_o be_v in_o effect_n the_o life_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o in_o who_o the_o liberty_n and_o property_n as_o we_o love_v to_o speak_v of_o many_o million_o centre_n and_o may_v be_v lose_v and_o among_o the_o rest_n his_o life_n also_o who_o shall_v be_v concern_v for_o this_o public_a person_n safety_n then_o we_o may_v conclude_v that_o any_o man_n may_v hazard_v his_o life_n even_o to_o the_o utmost_a danger_n to_o preserve_v such_o a_o person_n yet_o in_o these_o case_n we_o be_v to_o remember_v life_n be_v only_o hazard_v not_o abandon_v much_o less_o positive_o destroy_v and_o that_o for_o such_o extreme_a hazard_n man_n may_v just_o suppose_v that_o they_o have_v authority_n from_o god_n himself_o as_o they_o be_v member_n of_o any_o civil_a government_n and_o though_o the_o danger_n be_v great_a yet_o it_o be_v very_o seldom_o that_o man_n fall_v into_o certain_a death_n upon_o these_o account_n as_o may_v be_v show_v easy_o but_o suppose_v it_o shall_v be_v so_o yet_o in_o this_o case_n a_o honest_a good_a man_n do_v not_o mind_n any_o thing_n but_o to_o do_v his_o duty_n to_o pursue_v faithful_o the_o end_n for_o which_o life_n be_v give_v and_o if_o life_n shall_v be_v lose_v in_o this_o pursuit_n this_o be_v not_o his_o desire_n nor_o his_o fault_n it_o be_v not_o his_o aim_n to_o die_v but_o to_o do_v as_o he_o ought_v nay_o glad_o will_v he_o have_v live_v have_v life_n be_v consistent_a with_o his_o virtue_n but_o when_o this_o come_v in_o question_n both_o death_n and_o life_n become_v indifferent_a and_o though_o he_o choose_v neither_o he_o accept_v reaâ—…y_o of_o either_o as_o they_o offer_v themselves_o in_o his_o way_n to_o his_o duty_n this_o i_o find_v confirm_v by_o the_o schoolman_n in_o a_o hard_a case_n than_o any_o abovementioned_a suppose_v a_o powerful_a tyrant_n shall_v bring_v the_o last_o city_n of_o any_o state_n to_o the_o great_a extremity_n by_o all_o the_o sad_a consequence_n of_o a_o long_a and_o prosperous_a siege_n as_o loss_n and_o wearineâ—…s_n of_o man_n famine_n contention_n corruption_n and_o no_o hope_n of_o succour_n shall_v be_v leave_v suppose_v that_o after_o this_o he_o shall_v refuse_v all_o article_n of_o submission_n and_o shall_v threaten_v destruction_n by_o fire_n and_o sword_n unless_o they_o deliver_v upto_o he_o some_o one_o particular_a innocent_a person_n this_o city_n say_v they_o 〈◊〉_d they_o 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr valenâ—…_n tom._n 3._o disput._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 8._o punct_a 〈◊〉_d may_v not_o â—…ly_o deliver_v he_o up_o though_o they_o know_v he_o to_o be_v innocent_a but_o that_o very_a person_n may_v deliver_v up_o himself_o and_o yet_o without_o be_v guilty_a of_o destroy_v himself_o because_o as_o abovesaid_a his_o chiâ—…_n end_n be_v the_o do_v so_o much_o good_a not_o the_o die_v his_o particular_a intention_n his_o design_n that_o he_o have_v in_o view_n continual_o be_v to_o save_v his_o country_n and_o this_o be_v the_o only_a mean_n which_o be_v leave_v he_o resolve_v to_o incur_v the_o great_a danger_n to_o 〈◊〉_d purpose_n and_o yet_o in_o all_o this_o be_v positive_a only_o as_o to_o the_o do_v of_o his_o duty_n and_o far_o from_o be_v positive_a as_o to_o the_o destroy_n of_o his_o life_n to_o complete_a this_o argument_n let_v we_o now_o see_v 2._o how_o great_a the_o difference_n be_v between_o this_o and_o self-murder_n and_o consequent_o how_o unreasonable_o the_o one_o be_v make_v a_o plea_n for_o the_o other_o he_o that_o hazard_v life_n for_o the_o public_a do_v this_o in_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n both_o of_o god_n and_o man_n he_o that_o destroy_v his_o own_o life_n do_v this_o in_o disobedience_n to_o the_o law_n of_o both_o the_o first_o by_o observe_v the_o true_a end_n of_o life_n do_v what_o god_n and_o nature_n primary_o design_v as_o most_o proper_a to_o preserve_v life_n and_o if_o he_o lose_v it_o be_v by_o the_o violence_n of_o other_o the_o latter_a neglect_v the_o true_a end_n of_o life_n destroy_v it_o wilful_o by_o the_o most_o positive_a act_n of_o injustice_n to_o god_n his_o
set_v it_o free_a in_o this_o manner_n that_o the_o consequence_n of_o so_o do_v will_v be_v slavery_n and_o not_o liberty_n pag._n 356._o errata_fw-la page_n 12._o line_n â—…lt_n read_v obtain_v p._n 35._o for_o too_o r._n to_o ib._n after_o what_o add_v be_v more_o common_a p._n 40._o l._n 2_o r._n author_n p._n 44._o l._n 20._o r._n net_n so_o illâ—…itedly_o p._n 45._o l._n 1._o deal_n of_o ib._n 23._o f._n us_o r._n as_o p._n 49._o mark_fw-mi r._n dure_v p._n 57_o mark_fw-mi del_fw-it in_o bis_fw-la p._n 64._o l._n 3._o f._n become_v r._n come_v p._n 68_o l._n 11._o r._n if_o not_o to_o be_v p._n 73._o l._n 21._o del_o be_v p._n 78._o l._n 1._o r._n what_o p._n 80._o l._n 10_o del_o manliness_n and_o the_o â—…ks_n foll_v p._n 107._o l._n 22._o r._n loss_n of_o p._n 110._o mark_fw-mi r._n agostini_n p._n 119._o f._n non_fw-fr compos_fw-la r._n felo_fw-la de_fw-fr se._n p._n 136._o l._n 1._o f._n must_v r._n may_v p._n 139._o l._n 8._o â—…r_n suppose_v p._n 146._o l._n 9_o r._n friend_n p._n â—…47_n l._n 25._o r._n bacchanalia_fw-la p._n 151._o mark_fw-mi r._n projecere_fw-la p._n 160._o l._n 7._o r._n anaxagoras_n p._n 169._o l._n 11._o r._n numantia_n p._n 173._o l._n 7._o f._n be_v r._n he_o p._n 175._o l._n 10._o f._n till_o r._n '_o it_o be_v p._n 176._o l._n 12._o r._n mdanâ—…lic_a p._n 177._o l._n 20._o r._n but_o how_o p._n 178._o l._n 17._o r._n that_o though_o he_o p._n 191._o l._n 21._o del_o p._n 227._o l._n 24._o r._n suthâ—…_n one_o p._n 233._o l._n 26._o del_o 〈◊〉_d it_o p._n 242._o mark_fw-mi f._n lib._n 4._o r._n lib._n 43._o p._n 271._o l._n 10_o del_o of_o p._n 291._o l._n 8._o del_o any_o addenda_fw-la page_n 20._o line_n 13._o after_o have_v any_o right_a to_o punish_v he_o add_v that_o be_v as_o to_o those_o fault_n which_o he_o câ—…its_v against_o himself_o as_o intemperance_n etc._n etc._n ib._n l._n 22_o after_o destruction_n of_o it_o add_v if_o it_o be_v â—…s_a crime_n as_o shall_v be_v prove_v there_o be_v some_o literal_a mistake_v as_o also_o in_o the_o point_v occasion_v by_o the_o transcribe_v which_o the_o reader_n be_v desire_v to_o correct_v or_o excuse_v late_o print_v the_o certainty_n of_o the_o christian_a revelation_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o believe_v it_o establish_v in_o opposition_n to_o all_o the_o cavil_n and_o insinuation_n of_o such_o as_o pretend_v to_o allow_v natural_a religion_n and_o reject_v the_o gospel_n by_o francis_n gastrell_n b._n d._n and_o preacher_n to_o the_o honourable_a society_n of_o lincoln's-inn_n a_o conference_n with_o a_o theist_n in_o 4._o part_n by_o w_n nicholls_n d._n d._n print_v for_o tho._n bennet_n a_o essay_n concern_v self-murder_n etc._n etc._n introduction_n to_o treat_v of_o this_o subject_a by_o such_o argument_n only_o as_o may_v be_v draw_v from_o reveal_v religion_n or_o to_o mix_v these_o and_o such_o as_o may_v be_v bring_v from_o natural_a reason_n together_o will_v be_v to_o raise_v the_o great_a prejudices_fw-la in_o those_o person_n who_o be_v most_o concern_v for_o they_o who_o undertake_v to_o defend_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o self-murder_n of_o which_o there_o be_v many_o in_o this_o age_n proceed_v chief_o upon_o natural_a principle_n and_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o any_o thing_n from_o revelation_n till_o these_o be_v answer_v wherefore_o my_o design_n at_o present_a be_v to_o consider_v this_o action_n according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o natural_a reason_n only_o to_o this_o purpose_n it_o may_v perhaps_o be_v think_v necessary_a by_o some_o people_n to_o prove_v in_o the_o first_o place_n the_o be_v of_o a_o god_n but_o since_o this_o have_v be_v both_o ready_o allow_v and_o studious_o maintain_v by_o the_o most_o considerable_a advocate_n of_o self-murder_n i_o shall_v take_v it_o to_o be_v grant_v and_o upon_o this_o supposition_n endeavour_v to_o prove_v that_o self-murder_n be_v natural_o unlawful_a chap._n 1._o man_n consider_v in_o the_o individual_a the_o state_n of_o nature_n of_o humane_a life_n what_o and_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v where_o the_o absolute_a propriety_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v place_v by_o self-murder_n i_o mean_v a_o man_n deprive_v himself_n of_o life_n wilful_o and_o advise_o for_o the_o prove_v this_o act_n to_o be_v unlawful_a we_o be_v to_o consider_v what_o humane_a life_n be_v from_o whence_o man_n receive_v it_o where_o the_o absolute_a propriety_n or_o dominion_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v place_v and_o to_o what_o end_v it_o be_v bestow_v man_n consist_v of_o a_o rational_a soul_n and_o body_n unite_v together_o natural_o humane_a life_n be_v the_o result_n of_o this_o union_n there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o neither_o soul_n nor_o body_n have_v any_o be_v therefore_o the_o soul_n can_v not_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o itself_o much_o less_o can_v the_o body_n be_v so_o but_o the_o be_v of_o each_o and_o the_o union_n of_o both_o and_o the_o continuation_n of_o the_o same_o union_n must_v be_v owe_v to_o that_o alwise_a almighty_a universal_a cause_n which_o be_v call_v god_n this_o i_o suppose_v will_v easy_o be_v grant_v and_o if_o so_o it_o will_v lead_v we_o to_o the_o fix_v the_o true_a propriety_n or_o dominion_n over_o humane_a life_n the_o absolute_a and_o lawful_a power_n to_o dispose_v of_o it_o all_o absolute_a propriety_n be_v either_o original_a or_o derivative_a each_o of_o which_o be_v twofold_a of_o man_n or_o of_o thing_n in_o the_o present_a argument_n the_o life_n of_o a_o man_n be_v the_o man_n and_o not_o a_o thing_n he_o that_o destroy_v the_o life_n of_o a_o man_n destroy_v a_o man_n and_o he_o that_o destroy_v a_o man_n destroy_v the_o life_n of_o a_o man_n however_o one_o of_o these_o may_v be_v of_o use_n to_o illustrate_v the_o other_o and_o if_o we_o know_v by_o what_o mean_v original_a propriety_n of_o thing_n be_v acquire_v we_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o discover_v whether_o man_n have_v any_o original_a propriety_n of_o his_o life_n or_o no._n original_a propriety_n of_o thing_n come_v by_o take_v possession_n of_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o no_o body_n or_o which_o have_v be_v forsake_v by_o those_o to_o who_o it_o do_v belong_v or_o else_o by_o make_v or_o produce_v something_o out_o of_o that_o which_o be_v no_o body_n which_o last_o seem_v to_o give_v the_o best_a title_n of_o propriety_n as_o be_v not_o only_o the_o possess_n but_o the_o give_v a_o kind_n of_o new_a be_v to_o the_o thing_n now_o i._o man_n can_v have_v the_o original_a propriety_n of_o himself_o by_o any_o of_o these_o way_n because_o he_o can_v not_o make_v himself_o nor_o can_v he_o be_v ever_o so_o derelinquish_v or_o forsake_v by_o the_o great_a cause_n of_o his_o be_v as_o to_o remain_v independent_a and_o absolute_a but_o while_o he_o be_v he_o must_v belong_v to_o the_o same_o cause_n through_o which_o he_o at_o first_o be_v beside_o he_o can_v not_o take_v possession_n of_o himself_o before_o he_o be_v nor_o can_v he_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n both_o the_o person_n take_v possession_n 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a_o piece_n whatsoever_o come_v to_o pass_v which_o they_o also_o call_v 1._o call_v ciâ—…ero_n de_fw-fr offic._n lib._n 1._o decorum_n as_o if_o a_o man_n be_v of_o a_o easy_a and_o oblige_a temper_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o same_o in_o adversity_n as_o well_o as_o prosperity_n sickness_n and_o health_n to_o the_o mean_a poor_a man_n as_o to_o the_o great_a potentate_n if_o of_o a_o grave_a austere_a way_n which_o be_v that_o which_o they_o choose_v he_o shall_v carry_v that_o on_o through_o the_o worst_a event_n and_o nothing_o be_v able_a to_o alter_v he_o the_o maintain_v either_o of_o these_o or_o any_o other_o particular_a character_n may_v be_v call_v the_o follow_v of_o one_o own_o nature_n but_o though_o man_n may_v choose_v different_a way_n of_o behaviour_n according_a to_o their_o fancy_n or_o constitution_n yet_o this_o must_v still_o be_v ground_v upon_o the_o former_a universal_a maxim_n the_o live_a according_a to_o nature_n as_o humane_a and_o reasonable_a otherwise_o the_o character_n whatever_o it_o be_v will_v be_v vicious_a and_o then_o it_o will_v be_v so_o much_o the_o worse_a to_o maintain_v it_o and_o equal_o absurd_a whether_o a_o man_n be_v always_o affable_o or_o surlily_n the_o same_o if_o always_o in_o the_o wrong_n so_o that_o this_o regard_v only_o the_o outside_n the_o dress_n of_o virtue_n the_o particular_a fashion_n which_o she_o be_v to_o appear_v in_o let_v man_n be_v sure_a of_o her_o first_o by_o follow_v nature_n as_o humane_a in_o general_n and_o then_o they_o may_v give_v she_o what_o appearance_n they_o please_v by_o follow_v their_o own_o nature_n this_o will_v be_v further_o explain_v in_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o next_o part_n of_o the_o objection_n abovementioned_a 11â—…_n abovementioned_a see_v more_o to_o this_o purpose_n chap._n 11â—…_n 3._o by_o follow_v once_o own_o nature_n some_o will_v have_v mean_v the_o follow_v a_o particular_a opinion_n or_o humour_n the_o indulge_v that_o particular_a 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happiness_n in_o obtain_v it_o or_o misery_n in_o sail_v of_o it_o it_o prove_v most_o common_o quite_o contrary_a that_o the_o more_o a_o man_n enjoy_v what_o he_o vehement_o desire_v the_o more_o miserable_a he_o be_v afterward_o and_o then_o 24._o then_o ridiculum_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la cuâ—…re_fw-la tadio_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la cum_fw-la â—…nere_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la â—…t_fw-la â—…lum_fw-la ciâ—…_n ad_fw-la morâ—…_n effeceris_fw-la sen._n â—…pilt_v 24._o forsooth_o life_n seem_v a_o evil_a to_o he_o and_o amid_o the_o discontent_n and_o vexation_n which_o come_v upon_o he_o at_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o folly_n and_o the_o just_a reproof_n of_o his_o reason_n he_o tell_v you_o very_o philosophical_o that_o he_o do_v but_o follow_v nature_n in_o deliver_v himself_o from_o what_o be_v evil_a when_o he_o have_v be_v act_v against_o nature_n against_o good_a sense_n for_o that_o be_v humane_a nature_n all_o the_o while_n and_o when_o he_o have_v do_v so_o instead_o of_o 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i_o nevertheless_o not_o as_o i_o will_v but_o as_o thou_o will_v these_o bless_a word_n alone_o if_o right_o consider_v may_v afford_v in_o what_o circumstance_n soever_o the_o most_o sovereign_a preservative_n against_o this_o dreadful_a crime_n of_o self-murder_n but_o argument_n of_o this_o kind_n may_v if_o it_o be_v find_v necessary_a be_v insist_v upon_o more_o convenient_o hereafter_o finis_fw-la
a_o essay_n concern_v self-murder_n wherein_o be_v endeavour_v to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a according_a to_o natural_a principle_n with_o some_o consideration_n upon_o what_o be_v pretend_v from_o the_o say_a principle_n by_o the_o author_n of_o a_o treatise_n entitle_v biathanatos_n and_o other_o by_o j._n adam_n rector_n of_o st._n alban_n woodstreet_n and_o chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o his_o majesty_n london_n print_v for_o tho._n bennet_n at_o the_o half-moon_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1700._o to_o the_o reverend_n dr._n godolphin_n provost_n of_o eton_n college_n sir_n there_o be_v few_o address_n of_o this_o kind_n where_o the_o writer_n consider_v the_o reputation_n of_o the_o person_n he_o apply_v to_o half_o so_o much_o as_o his_o own_o for_o though_o the_o gratitude_n from_o whence_o they_o flow_v may_v be_v sincere_a yet_o they_o be_v likewise_o very_o glad_a that_o the_o world_n shall_v know_v their_o friend_n or_o patron_n if_o something_o of_o this_o shall_v be_v lay_v to_o my_o charge_n i_o can_v hardly_o acquit_v myself_o since_o it_o be_v not_o i_o confess_v without_o some_o pride_n that_o i_o acknowlâ—…ge_v thus_o public_o the_o great_a obligation_n which_o i_o have_v to_o you_o however_o i_o must_v say_v that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o only_a ground_n of_o my_o apply_v to_o you_o for_o have_v undertake_v the_o defence_n of_o humane_a life_n it_o will_v not_o have_v be_v sufficient_a to_o have_v show_v that_o god_n reserve_v to_o himself_o the_o absolute_a propriety_n of_o it_o and_o that_o he_o impart_v it_o to_o man_n for_o a_o great_a and_o noble_a end_n unless_o i_o have_v give_v some_o instance_n how_o valuable_a how_o glorious_a it_o may_v become_v by_o a_o constant_a pursuit_n of_o that_o end_n where_o then_o can_v i_o have_v meet_v with_o so_o full_a a_o instance_n to_o this_o purpose_n as_o in_o the_o example_n of_o your_o life_n where_o such_o strength_n of_o reason_n be_v guide_v so_o regular_o by_o revelation_n and_o 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disintere_v above_o corruption_n as_o much_o as_o cowardice_n they_o fall_v firstinto_o atheism_n and_o from_o thence_o into_o luxury_n bribery_n and_o treachery_n public_a poverty_n and_o private_a extortion_n which_o end_v at_o last_o in_o the_o slavery_n and_o ruin_n of_o that_o great_a nation_n i_o can_v not_o consider_v this_o without_o a_o melancholic_a reflection_n upon_o my_o own_o country_n formerly_z not_o unlike_o the_o other_o in_o its_o virtue_n as_o its_o enemy_n will_v confess_v for_o their_o own_o credit_n but_o alas_o now_o too_o like_o it_o in_o its_o vice_n as_o its_o best_a friend_n must_v be_v force_v to_o own_o what_o can_v save_v it_o from_o the_o same_o calamity_n but_o the_o restore_n that_o lose_a zeal_n for_o religion_n and_o virtue_n and_o sincere_a love_n of_o the_o public_a good_a and_o what_o one_o family_n can_v contribute_v more_o to_o this_o than_o your_o own_o where_o at_o this_o time_n be_v to_o be_v find_v such_o excellent_a qualification_n for_o support_n and_o ornament_n both_o of_o the_o church_n and_o state_n may_v that_o good_a providence_n which_o upon_o all_o occasion_n have_v be_v so_o favourable_a to_o this_o nation_n make_v you_o his_o happy_a instrument_n to_o this_o purpose_n sir_n your_o most_o humble_a and_o most_o faithful_a servant_n john_n adam_n the_o content_n chap._n i._n man_z consider_v in_o the_o individual_a and_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n of_o humane_a life_n what_o and_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v where_o the_o absolute_a propriety_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v place_v page_n 3._o chap._n ii_o concern_v the_o true_a end_n or_o design_n of_o humane_a life_n and_o what_o it_o be_v to_o follow_v nature_n pag._n 11._o chap._n iii_o man_n consider_v as_o a_o member_n of_o civil_a society_n self-murder_n prove_v to_o be_v destructive_a to_o civil_a society_n from_o which_o and_o what_o be_v say_v before_o conclude_v to_o be_v a_o act_n of_o the_o great_a injustice_n and_o therefore_o unlawful_a pag._n 23._o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o rise_n and_o obligation_n of_o self-preservation_n some_o objection_n against_o it_o remove_v how_o far_o humane_a life_n may_v be_v just_o value_v or_o despise_v pag._n 33._o chap._n v._n who_o they_o be_v chief_o that_o maintain_v this_o act_n to_o be_v lawful_a the_o stoic_n the_o author_n of_o biathanatos_n method_n propose_v for_o the_o answer_a objection_n some_o general_a one_o consider_v which_o be_v bring_v against_o self-preservation_n as_o confess_v to_o be_v a_o law_n of_o nature_n pag._n 48._o chap._n vi_o such_o objection_n consider_v as_o be_v offer_v against_o the_o law_n of_o self-preservation_n with_o particular_a relation_n to_o what_o have_v be_v say_v concern_v god_n propriety_n of_o humane_a life_n and_o which_o either_o direct_o deny_v this_o propriety_n or_o else_o allow_v it_o pretend_v that_o a_o man_n may_v notwithstanding_o this_o kill_v himself_o lawful_o by_o god_n dispenfation_n dismission_n call_v or_o summons_n pag._n 50._o chap._n vii_o other_o objection_n answer_v by_o which_o they_o will_v introduce_v a_o different_a end_n of_o humane_a life_n as_o the_o measure_n of_o self-preservation_n and_o then_o suppose_v that_o this_o end_n do_v cease_v whensoever_o a_o man_n reason_n tell_v he_o that_o it_o do_v so_o will_v from_o hence_o infer_v that_o his_o obligation_n to_o preserve_v life_n do_v cease_v also_o pag._n 73._o chap._n viii_o examination_n of_o such_o objection_n as_o be_v bring_v to_o invalidate_v what_o be_v say_v above_o as_o to_o man_n be_v a_o member_n of_o civil_a society_n and_o the_o vnlawfulness_n of_o self-murder_n in_o this_o regard_n also_o application_n to_o the_o coroner_n inquest_n in_o this_o case_n pag._n 94_o chap._n ix_o transition_n to_o the_o remain_a part_n of_o this_o treatise_n with_o a_o short_a view_n osâ—…it_fw-la the_o authority_n of_o example_n consider_v several_a instance_n of_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o many_o country_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o self-murder_n examine_v particular_o such_o as_o relate_v to_o the_o roman_n that_o nothing_o can_v be_v borught_v from_o hence_o to_o prove_v self-murder_n to_o be_v natural_a pag._n 131._o chap._n x._o the_o rise_n and_o progress_n of_o the_o stoic_n a_o short_a account_n of_o their_o philosophy_n when_o and_o for_o what_o reason_n it_o spread_v among_o the_o roman_n that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o self-murder_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o their_o other_o principle_n as_o prove_v by_o instance_n from_o their_o great_a author_n seneca_n epictetus_n and_o antoninus_n with_o a_o brief_a character_n of_o each_o pag._n 157._o chap._n xi_o gato_n case_n consider_v in_o particular_a his_o character_n his_o enmity_n against_o caesar_n the_o several_a circumstance_n of_o his_o death_n what_o be_v probable_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o it_o and_o of_o the_o great_a encomium_n which_o be_v give_v he_o afterward_o pag._n 186._o chap._n xii_o concern_v courage_n what_o the_o nature_n object_n and_o use_v of_o it_o be_v as_o humane_a the_o mistake_v concern_v it_o and_o the_o occasion_n of_o they_o that_o self-murder_n be_v not_o the_o natural_a effect_n of_o true_a courage_n pag._n 208._o chap._n xiii_o of_o honour_n that_o this_o be_v twofold_a either_o inward_a a_o principle_n of_o virtue_n or_o outward_a from_o the_o applause_n which_o follow_v upon_o the_o other_o that_o neither_o of_o these_o can_v ever_o require_v self-murder_n the_o mistake_v concern_v honour_n which_o occasion_n it_o objection_n answer_v and_o some_o particular_a case_n consider_v pag._n 225._o chap_n fourteen_o liberty_n the_o last_o plea_n for_o self-murder_n examine_v the_o several_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n of_o that_o liberty_n in_o general_n which_o man_n have_v as_o to_o his_o action_n that_o this_o can_v afford_v no_o pretence_n for_o self-murder_n that_o whatever_o calamity_n what_o grief_n or_o pain_n soever_o afflict_v the_o soul_n or_o may_v be_v suppose_v to_o enslave_v it_o man_n have_v no_o authority_n to_o
master_n as_o god_n he_o reply_v 110._o reply_v p._n 110._o that_o the_o servant_n run_v not_o from_o his_o master_n but_o to_o he_o in_o this_o case_n and_o at_o his_o call_n obey_v his_o voice_n again_o 112._o again_o p._n 112._o this_o be_v not_o to_o usurp_v upon_o god_n authority_n or_o to_o deal_v with_o another_o servant_n if_o i_o become_v his_o servant_n his_o delegate_n and_o his_o commissioner_n in_o do_v this_o when_o he_o can_v be_v no_o other_o way_n so_o much_o glorify_v 149._o glorify_v p._n 149._o if_o they_o say_v god_n concur_v to_o no_o evil_a we_o say_v nothing_o be_v so_o evil_a but_o that_o it_o become_v good_a if_o god_n command_v it_o and_o that_o this_o viz._n self-murder_n be_v not_o so_o natural_o evil_a that_o it_o require_v a_o special_a commission_n from_o god_n but_o as_o it_o become_v good_a if_o he_o command_v it_o so_o it_o become_v indifferent_a if_o he_o remove_v the_o reason_n with_o which_o the_o precept_n against_o it_o be_v condition_a there_o 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with_o this_o right_n of_o propriety_n and_o call_v or_o summon_v he_o out_o of_o life_n he_o may_v depart_v lawful_o viz._n by_o self-murder_n 2._o that_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o particular_a commission_n or_o extraordinary_a manifestation_n of_o god_n will_n to_o this_o purpose_n but_o only_o of_o his_o remove_v those_o reason_n upon_o which_o the_o obligation_n of_o preseve_a life_n be_v found_v this_o be_v that_o which_o the_o stoic_n scatter_v up_o and_o down_o their_o write_n to_o reconcile_v this_o act_n with_o submission_n to_o providence_n which_o they_o diligent_o maintain_v and_o which_o be_v collect_v and_o improve_v by_o our_o author_n in_o the_o several_a place_n above_o mention_v before_o i_o answer_v this_o particular_o i_o desire_v the_o reader_n will_v take_v notice_n 1._o that_o whatever_o be_v say_v in_o any_o of_o these_o place_n concern_v the_o remove_n the_o reason_n or_o the_o cease_n of_o that_o end_n for_o which_o life_n be_v give_v shall_v be_v debate_v 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which_o this_o learned_a gentleman_n give_v of_o dispensation_n and_o according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o law_n of_o self-preservation_n there_o can_v be_v no_o need_n at_o any_o time_n of_o such_o dispensation_n for_o this_o law_n ii_o that_o in_o a_o case_n of_o this_o nature_n wherein_o propriety_n of_o the_o great_a importance_n be_v concern_v where_o a_o error_n can_v never_o be_v recover_v and_o where_o it_o be_v confess_v that_o there_o be_v a_o law_n to_o secure_v it_o no_o dispensation_n can_v be_v sufficient_a but_o what_o come_v from_o the_o proprietor_n the_o lawgiver_n himself_o and_o which_o must_v evident_o and_o undeniable_o appear_v that_o it_o do_v so_o by_o some_o plain_a and_o positive_a manifestation_n of_o his_o will._n iii_o that_o no_o such_o natural_a manifestation_n of_o god_n will_n be_v or_o can_v be_v assign_v whereby_o man_n may_v be_v full_o assure_v that_o he_o be_v dismiss_v call_v or_o summon_v by_o god_n from_o life_n as_o to_o the_o first_o 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reason_n by_o virtue_n there_o can_v be_v no_o event_n i_o say_v wherein_o it_o will_v not_o be_v a_o man_n duty_n and_o wherein_o it_o will_v not_o be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o act_v thus_o and_o therefore_o it_o can_v never_o be_v necessary_a that_o this_o law_n shall_v be_v dispense_v withal_o beside_o the_o word_n law_n be_v too_o general_a as_o use_v here_o the_o law_n which_o we_o be_v speak_v of_o be_v law_n of_o nature_n and_o confess_v to_o be_v so_o there_o may_v be_v dispensation_n from_o obedience_n to_o humane_a law_n which_o be_v limit_v to_o particular_a action_n and_o which_o through_o the_o weakness_n of_o humane_a prudence_n can_v be_v fit_v exact_o to_o all_o event_n but_o then_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o all_o such_o dispensation_n be_v supplemental_a rather_o than_o destructive_a to_o that_o law_n concern_v tend_v more_o effectual_o to_o the_o same_o end_n which_o that_o law_n do_v assist_v and_o promote_a it_o in_o a_o better_a manner_n which_o end_n be_v 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to_o the_o prolong_v atâ—…on_n of_o his_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o follow_v of_o reason_n by_o virtue_n include_v the_o regulate_v of_o man_n passion_n and_o appetite_n make_v they_o temperate_a and_o peaceful_a just_a and_o bâ—…cent_a etc._n etc._n all_o which_o if_o due_o observe_v by_o any_o number_n of_o man_n will_v certain_o prolong_v life_n as_o well_o as_o happiness_n wherefore_o if_o life_n become_v in_o danger_n upon_o this_o account_n and_o good_a man_n suffer_v death_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o their_o virtue_n this_o be_v accidental_a not_o through_o any_o natural_a defect_n in_o that_o end_n of_o life_n or_o because_o it_o contradict_v self-preservation_n and_o be_v destructive_a to_o god_n right_a over_o it_o but_o through_o the_o fault_n of_o unreasonable_a man_n who_o will_v not_o act_v by_o the_o same_o rule_n but_o make_v
the_o great_a of_o all_o the_o roman_n if_o not_o one_o of_o those_o who_o he_o celebrate_v as_o such_o do_v ever_o kill_v themselves_o the_o example_n of_o other_o who_o do_v so_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v of_o any_o authority_n the_o same_o observation_n may_v be_v confirm_v by_o the_o choice_n which_o manilius_n 1._o manilius_n astron._n lib._n 1._o also_o make_v of_o several_a great_a roman_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n only_o i_o think_v he_o speak_v of_o the_o latter_a cato_n to_o these_o i_o may_v add_v martial_a if_o it_o be_v worth_a the_o while_n who_o declare_v against_o this_o act_n more_o than_o once_o nor_o be_v this_o only_o condemn_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o their_o great_a man_n sore_a who_o can_v stand_v in_o competition_n with_o cicero_n and_o virgil_n but_o be_v express_o prohibit_v by_o the_o ancient_a roman_a law_n tarquin_n punish_v those_o who_o murder_v themselves_o by_o expose_v their_o body_n naked_a as_o they_o do_v the_o most_o infamous_a criminal_n the_o same_o servius_n abovementioned_a tell_v we_o upon_o amata_n 12._o amata_n aen._n lib._n 12._o hang_v herself_o that_o they_o who_o do_v so_o be_v forbid_v burial_n by_o the_o pontifical_a book_n this_o be_v also_o confirm_v by_o a_o ancient_a inscription_n which_o be_v of_o a_o very_a particular_a kind_n i_o shall_v insert_v the_o great_a part_n of_o it_o donatio_fw-la sepultur_n ae_z exauthor_n at_o be_v militibus_fw-la alijsque_fw-la quorum_fw-la memoria_fw-la infamis_fw-la sassinae_fw-la baebius_n gemellus_n sassinas_n municipibus_fw-la singuleis_fw-la incoâ—…eisque_fw-la loca_fw-la sepulturae_fw-la d._n s._n p._n that_o extra_n authorateis_fw-la et_fw-la quei_z sibeâ—…â—…aqueo_fw-la manus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d et_fw-la quei_z quaestum_fw-la spurcum_fw-la proof_n ssi_fw-la essent_fw-la singuleis_fw-la in_o front_n p._n 〈◊〉_d in_o ag._n 〈◊〉_d x._o inter_fw-la pontem_n sapis_n et_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d superiorem_fw-la quei_z est_fw-la in_o fine_a fundi_n fagoniani_n 264._o fagoniani_n see_v the_o rest_n in_o spons_fw-la miscell_n erudit_fw-la antiquitatis_fw-la sect._n 7._o p._n 264._o by_o this_o it_o appear_v that_o one_o baebius_n gemellus_n give_v a_o piece_n of_o ground_n as_o a_o burying-place_n for_o those_o to_o who_o the_o law_n deny_v burial_n and_o who_o memory_n be_v count_v infamous_a viz._n bawd_n or_o whore_n and_o soldier_n that_o have_v be_v break_v for_o misdemeanour_n and_o self-murtherer_n the_o first_o sort_n be_v odious_a and_o infamous_a among_o the_o ancient_a roman_n a_o warlike_a and_o modest_a nation_n and_o with_o these_o self-murtherer_n be_v join_v in_o the_o same_o note_n of_o infamy_n which_o be_v the_o great_a that_o they_o can_v lay_v upon_o any_o offender_n after_o death_n but_o as_o the_o stoic_a philosophy_n prevail_v these_o law_n be_v either_o favourable_o interpret_v or_o quite_o neglect_v and_o one_o while_o it_o be_v usual_a for_o they_o to_o ask_v the_o senate_n leave_v to_o kill_v themselves_o and_o not_o 〈◊〉_d not_o quintil._n declam_n 4._o qui_fw-la causas_fw-la voluntariae_fw-la mortis_fw-la in_o senatu_fw-la non_fw-la reddiderit_fw-la insepultus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d allow_v otherwise_o etc._n †_o tacit._n lib._n 6._o annalium_fw-la promptas_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la mortes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d faciebat_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o though_o many_o become_v their_o own_o executioner_n by_o blood_n let_v as_o this_o author_n observe_v yet_o this_o do_v not_o prove_v that_o the_o roman_n think_v it_o either_o natural_a or_o lawful_a for_o any_o man_n whatever_o to_o kill_v himself_o they_o who_o do_v thus_o be_v 〈◊〉_d before_o it_o be_v reckon_v a_o act_n of_o grace_n from_o the_o tyrant_n they_o suffer_v under_o to_o let_v they_o choose_v their_o own_o death_n which_o if_o they_o do_v not_o some_o officer_n be_v ready_a to_o dispatch_v they_o beside_o by_o this_o mean_v they_o save_v their_o estate_n which_o be_v forfeit_v when_o they_o be_v put_v to_o death_n public_o which_o though_o tacitus_n call_v pretium_fw-la festinandi_fw-la be_v but_o a_o accidental_a advantage_n to_o self-murtherer_n not_o a_o reward_n propose_v for_o their_o make_a haste_n the_o law_n to_o deter_v the_o commit_v of_o great_a crime_n ordain_v that_o such_o as_o be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o executioner_n shall_v forfeit_v their_o estate_n aswell_o as_o their_o life_n they_o who_o kill_v themselves_o evade_v this_o part_n of_o the_o law_n by_o not_o fall_v under_o any_o public_a executioner_n not_o that_o there_o be_v any_o positive_a law_n that_o he_o that_o kill_v himself_o shall_v save_v his_o estate_n as_o some_o who_o be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o tacitus_n way_n of_o write_v have_v think_v to_o sum_v up_o what_o have_v be_v say_v upon_o this_o head_n if_o self-murder_n be_v not_o practise_v by_o the_o roman_n during_o the_o first_o six_o hundred_o year_n if_o this_o be_v the_o time_n wherein_o they_o be_v at_o the_o height_n of_o their_o virtue_n if_o not_o one_o of_o those_o who_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o most_o 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impression_n upon_o many_o people_n require_v a_o particular_a examination_n chap._n x._o the_o rise_n and_o progress_n of_o the_o stoic_n a_o short_a account_n of_o their_o philosophy_n particular_o as_o to_o the_o moral_a part_n when_o and_o for_o what_o reason_n it_o spread_v among_o the_o roman_n that_o self-murder_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o their_o other_o principle_n this_o prove_v by_o some_o instance_n from_o their_o great_a author_n seneca_n epictetus_n antoninus_n after_o several_a of_o the_o wit_n of_o greece_n have_v spend_v their_o time_n in_o useless_a guess_n and_o vain_a disquisition_n concern_v such_o thing_n as_o whether_o false_a or_o true_a can_v serve_v very_o little_a to_o the_o insluence_n of_o man_n action_n socrates_n the_o most_o discern_a and_o the_o least_o corrupt_a soul_n that_o ever_o see_v by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n show_v they_o a_o more_o prositable_a and_o more_o noble_a use_n of_o humane_a reason_n make_v it_o to_o look_v first_o into_o it_o self_n and_o to_o regulate_v those_o passion_n and_o appetite_n that_o be_v grow_v so_o great_a a_o injury_n and_o so_o just_a a_o scandal_n to_o it_o this_o be_v a_o very_a tender_a point_n and_o yet_o this_o wonderful_a man_n by_o the_o sweetness_n of_o his_o temper_n by_o his_o easiness_n and_o affability_n by_o his_o acknowlege_v that_o he_o know_v nothing_o prevail_v upon_o a_o great_a many_o to_o hearken_v to_o he_o and_o by_o his_o death_n which_o be_v more_o glorious_a more_o exemplary_a if_o possible_a than_o his_o life_n win_v over_o many_o thousand_o more_o what_o he_o thus_o successful_o begin_v bad_a other_o advantage_n from_o those_o two_o great_a man_n plato_n and_o xenophon_n who_o have_v be_v his_o scholar_n and_o who_o recommend_v their_o master_n principle_n to_o the_o world_n with_o all_o the_o happy_a advantage_n of_o eloquence_n in_o such_o a_o clear_a method_n and_o prevail_a style_n as_o represent_v natural_o the_o calmness_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o the_o 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short_a time_n set_v up_o for_o himself_o and_o become_v the_o founder_n of_o the_o cynic_n
when_o he_o come_v to_o do_v so_o no_o wonder_n that_o he_o kill_v himself_o chap._n xiii_o of_o honour_n that_o this_o be_v twofold_a either_o inward_a a_o principle_n of_o virtue_n or_o outward_a the_o applause_n which_o follow_v upon_o it_o that_o neither_o of_o these_o can_v ever_o require_v self-muriher_n the_o mistake_v concern_v honour_n which_o occasion_n it_o objection_n answer_v the_o next_o pretence_n for_o self-murder_n be_v honour_n there_o be_v nothing_o i_o think_v that_o be_v more_o general_o pretend_v to_o than_o this_o except_v wit_n only_o and_o yet_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v as_o little_o understand_v as_o that_o honour_n people_n find_v be_v something_o that_o be_v commendable_a though_o what_o it_o be_v they_o can_v tell_v therefore_o every_o one_o be_v desirous_a to_o have_v their_o action_n pass_v for_o honourable_a the_o word_n be_v strain_v to_o as_o many_o signification_n as_o they_o have_v inclination_n often_o it_o be_v take_v for_o some_o particular_a 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all_o pleasure_n or_o profit_n all_o loss_n or_o danger_n of_o whatever_o the_o world_n can_v promise_v or_o threaten_v of_o whatever_o be_v dreadful_a or_o delightful_a in_o comparison_n of_o do_v so_o so_o that_o this_o be_v the_o great_a excellency_n of_o man_n nature_n it_o be_v a_o spirit_n draw_v off_o from_o the_o noble_a part_n of_o humane_a reason_n it_o be_v that_o god_n within_o we_o as_o the_o stoic_n speak_v that_o divine_a power_n which_o direct_v man_n freewill_n follow_v he_o diligent_o through_o every_o part_n of_o his_o duty_n regulate_v his_o knowledge_n and_o his_o courage_n and_o hinder_v the_o one_o from_o fall_v into_o injury_n and_o the_o other_o into_o knavery_n 1._o this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o first_o and_o most_o important_a meaning_n of_o the_o word_n honour_n as_o it_o be_v a_o inward_a principle_n of_o action_n and_o depend_v whole_o upon_o one_o self_n 2._o there_o be_v another_o signification_n of_o this_o word_n honour_n as_o it_o depend_v upon_o 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