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command_v to_o be_v teach_v that_o be_v all_o subject_n ought_v to_o profess_v that_o religion_n which_o the_o sovereign_a enjoine_n whether_o he_o be_v christian_a or_o heathen_a pag._n 232._o 4._o by_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v mean_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o king_n that_o dwell_v in_o heaven_n and_o that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v on_o earth_n pag._n 240_o 241._o 5._o the_o immortal_a life_n begin_v not_o in_o man_n till_o the_o resurrection_n and_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o have_v for_o cause_n not_o his_o specifical_a nature_n and_o generation_n but_o promise_n pag._n 241._o 6._o god_n enemy_n and_o their_o torment_n after_o judgement_n appear_v by_o the_o scripture_n to_o have_v their_o place_n upon_o earth_n pag._n 242._o the_o fire_n shall_v be_v unquenchable_a and_o the_o torment_n everlasting_a after_o the_o resurrection_n but_o it_o can_v therefore_o be_v infer_v that_o he_o who_o shall_v be_v cast_v into_o that_o fire_n or_o be_v torment_v with_o those_o torment_n shall_v endure_v and_o resist_v they_o so_o as_o to_o be_v eternal_o burn_v and_o torture_v and_o yet_o never_o be_v destroy_v or_o die_v pag._n 245._o 7._o there_o shall_v be_v a_o second_o death_n of_o every_o one_o that_o shall_v be_v condemn_v at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n after_o which_o he_o shall_v die_v no_o more_o the_o scripture_n affirm_v not_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o eternal_a life_n therein_o of_o any_o individual_a person_n but_o to_o the_o contrary_a a_o everlasting_a death_n pag._n 245._o 8._o the_o salvation_n we_o be_v to_o look_v for_o be_v to_o be_v upon_o the_o earth_n for_o since_o god_n throne_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n be_v his_o footstool_n it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o dignity_n of_o so_o great_a a_o king_n that_o his_o subject_n shall_v have_v any_o place_n so_o high_a as_o his_o throne_n or_o high_a than_o his_o footstool_n pag._n 247._o 9_o if_o we_o be_v command_v by_o our_o lawful_a prince_n to_o say_v we_o do_v not_o believe_v in_o christ_n we_o may_v obey_v such_o his_o command_n pag._n 271._o 10._o none_o can_v be_v martyr_n for_o christ_n but_o they_o that_o converse_v with_o he_o on_o earth_n and_o see_v he_o after_o he_o be_v rise_v for_o a_o witness_n must_v have_v see_v what_o he_o testify_v or_o else_o his_o testimony_n be_v not_o good_a pag._n 272._o 11._o none_o can_v be_v a_o martyr_n who_o have_v not_o a_o warrant_n to_o preach_v christ_n come_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o none_o but_o such_o who_o be_v send_v to_o the_o conversion_n of_o infidel_n pag._n 273._o 12._o to_o teach_v out_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n that_o jesus_n be_v christ_n and_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a be_v not_o to_o say_v that_o man_n be_v bind_v after_o they_o believe_v it_o to_o obey_v those_o who_o tell_v they_o so_o against_o the_o law_n and_o command_n of_o their_o sovereign_n but_o they_o do_v wise_o to_o expect_v the_o come_n of_o christ_n hereafter_o in_o patience_n and_o faith_n with_o obedience_n to_o their_o present_a magistrate_n pag._n 274._o 13._o the_o authority_n of_o earthly_a sovereign_n being_n not_o to_o be_v put_v down_o till_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n it_o be_v manifest_a we_o do_v not_o in_o baptism_n constitute_v over_o we_o another_o authority_n by_o which_o our_o external_a action_n be_v to_o be_v govern_v in_o this_o life_n pag._n 274._o 14._o they_o who_o receive_v not_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n do_v not_o sin_n therein_o pag._n 286._o 15._o christian_n king_n have_v power_n to_o baptise_v to_o preach_v to_o administer_v the_o lord_n supper_n and_o to_o consecrate_v both_o temple_n and_o person_n to_o god_n service_n etc._n etc._n 297._o 16._o no_o man_n shall_v live_v in_o torment_n everlasting_o pag._n 345._o 17._o to_o pray_v voluntary_o to_o the_o king_n for_o fair_a weather_n or_o for_o any_o thing_n that_o god_n only_o can_v do_v for_o we_o be_v divine_a worship_n and_o idolatry_n but_o if_o a_o king_n compel_v a_o man_n to_o it_o by_o the_o terror_n of_o death_n or_o other_o great_a corporal_a punishment_n it_o be_v not_o idolatry_n pag._n 360._o 17._o if_o one_o be_v no_o pastor_n or_o of_o eminent_a reputation_n for_o knowledge_n in_o christian_a doctrine_n do_v external_a honour_n to_o a_o idol_n for_o fear_n and_o a_o other_o follow_v he_o this_o be_v no_o scandal_n give_v for_o he_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o follow_v such_o example_n pag._n 362._o and_o now_o i_o hope_v he_o have_v make_v a_o ample_a paraphrase_n upon_o religion_n according_a to_o the_o definition_n he_o gâ—ve_v of_o it_o in_o the_o first_o entrance_n of_o his_o leviathan_n when_o he_o define_v pag._n 26._o religion_n to_o be_v fâ—ar_o of_o power_n invisible_a feign_v by_o the_o mind_n or_o imagine_v from_o tale_n public_o tell_v and_o when_o the_o seed_n he_o sow_v for_o religion_n to_o grow_v from_o or_o to_o consist_v in_o be_v opinion_n of_o ghost_n ignorance_n of_o second_o cause_n devotion_n towards_o what_o man_n fear_v and_o take_v 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which_o he_o say_v pag._n 19_o be_v intolerable_a in_o the_o society_n of_o man_n who_o will_v after_o trump_n be_v turn_v use_v for_o trump_n upon_o every_o occasion_n that_o suit_n whereof_o they_o have_v most_o in_o their_o hand_n who_o he_o liken_n to_o those_o man_n who_o clamour_n and_o demand_v right_a reason_n for_o judge_n yet_o seek_v no_o more_o but_o that_o thing_n shall_v be_v determine_v by_o no_o other_o man_n reason_n then_o their_o own_o i_o say_v if_o mr._n hobbes_n be_v not_o possess_v by_o his_o supercilious_a spirit_n which_o he_o condemn_v since_o this_o his_o institution_n of_o sovereignty_n be_v a_o mere_a imagination_n he_o may_v with_o as_o much_o reason_n if_o he_o will_v have_v be_v please_v to_o have_v call_v it_o so_o because_o it_o will_v have_v carry_v with_o it_o more_o equality_n and_o consequent_o more_o security_n have_v suppose_v a_o covenant_n to_o be_v on_o the_o sovereign_n part_n which_o that_o he_o may_v not_o do_v he_o will_v not_o admit_v 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conscience_n that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o â—n_v act_n of_o a_o unjust_a but_o also_o of_o a_o vile_a and_o unmanly_a disposition_n which_o assertion_n be_v destructive_a of_o our_o religion_n and_o against_o the_o express_a sense_n of_o scripture_n the_o impossibility_n allege_v for_o such_o a_o covenant_n because_o it_o can_v not_o be_v do_v before_o he_o be_v sovereign_a for_o that_o the_o subject_n who_o submit_v to_o he_o be_v not_o yet_o one_o person_n and_o after_o he_o be_v sovereign_a what_o he_o do_v be_v void_a be_v but_o a_o fancy_n of_o word_n which_o have_v no_o solid_a signification_n nor_o be_v the_o instance_n which_o he_o give_v of_o the_o popular_a government_n by_o which_o he_o will_v make_v the_o imagination_n of_o such_o a_o covenant_n ridiculous_a of_o any_o importance_n for_o he_o say_v pag._n 90._o no_o man_n be_v so_o dull_a as_o to_o say_v that_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o the_o roman_n to_o hold_v the_o soveraignâ—y_n on_o such_o 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of_o the_o sovereignty_n though_o by_o election_n pag._n 98._o be_v oblige_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n to_o provide_v by_o establish_v his_o successor_n to_o keep_v those_o that_o have_v trust_v he_o with_o the_o government_n from_o relapse_v into_o the_o miserable_a condition_n of_o civil_a war_n and_o consequent_o he_o be_v when_o elect_v a_o sovereign_n absolute_a and_o then_o he_o declare_v positive_o contrary_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o all_o the_o world_n that_o pag._n 100_o by_o the_o institution_n of_o monarchy_n the_o dispose_n of_o the_o successor_n be_v always_o leave_v to_o the_o judgement_n and_o the_o will_n of_o the_o present_a possessor_n and_o that_o if_o he_o declare_v express_o that_o such_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v his_o heir_n either_o by_o word_n or_o writing_n then_o be_v that_o man_n immediate_o after_o the_o decease_n of_o his_o predecessor_n invest_v in_o the_o right_n of_o be_v monarch_n mr._n hobbes_n be_v too_o modest_a a_o man_n to_o hope_v that_o his_o 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be_v one_o of_o the_o ground_n and_o principle_n which_o he_o conclude_v to_o be_v against_o the_o express_a duty_n of_o prince_n to_o let_v the_o people_n be_v ignorant_a of_o if_o mr._n hobbes_n have_v a_o conscience_n make_v and_o instruct_v like_o other_o man_n and_o have_v not_o careful_o provide_v that_o whilst_o his_o judgement_n be_v fix_v under_o philosophical_a and_o metaphysical_a notion_n his_o conscience_n shall_v never_o be_v disturb_v by_o religious_a speculation_n and_o apprehension_n it_o may_v possible_o smite_v he_o with_o the_o remembrance_n that_o these_o excellent_a principle_n be_v industrious_o insinuate_v divulge_v and_o publish_v within_o less_o than_o two_o year_n after_o cromwel_n usurpation_n of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o three_o nation_n upon_o the_o murder_n of_o his_o sovereign_n and_o that_o he_o then_o declare_v in_o this_o book_n pag._n 165._o that_o against_o such_o subject_n who_o deliberate_o deny_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o common_a 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the_o author_n of_o that_o law_n but_o by_o safety_n he_o say_v be_v not_o meaâ—â—_n a_o bare_a preservation_n but_o also_o all_o other_o contentment_n of_o life_n which_o every_o man_n by_o lawful_a industry_n without_o danger_n or_o hurt_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n can_v acquire_v to_o hâ—mself_n who_o can_v expect_v a_o more_o bless_a condition_n who_o can_v desire_v a_o more_o gracious_a sovereign_n no_o man_n will_v have_v think_v this_o specious_a building_n shall_v have_v its_o foundation_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o foolish_a indian_n upon_o sand_n that_o assoon_o as_o you_o come_v to_o rest_v upon_o it_o molder_v away_o to_o nothing_o that_o this_o safety_n safety_n improve_v with_o all_o the_o other_o contentment_n of_o life_n shall_v consist_v in_o nothing_o else_o but_o in_o a_o man_n be_v instruct_v and_o prepare_v to_o know_v that_o he_o have_v nothing_o of_o his_o own_o and_o that_o when_o he_o have_v by_o his_o lawful_a industry_n acquire_v to_o himself_o all_o 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say_n of_o the_o prophet_n since_o after_o all_o his_o learned_a examination_n and_o careful_a ratiocination_n and_o too_o light_a a_o mention_n of_o the_o several_a part_n of_o scripture_n and_o the_o author_n thereof_o he_o be_v at_o last_o compel_v to_o confess_v that_o p._n 204._o he_o see_v not_o any_o reason_n to_o doubt_v but_o that_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n as_o we_o have_v they_o now_o be_v the_o true_a register_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v do_v and_o say_v by_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n p._n 205._o and_o that_o it_o be_v believe_v on_o all_o hand_n that_o the_o first_o and_o original_a author_n of_o they_o be_v god_n it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v that_o he_o have_v choose_v rather_o to_o have_v acquiesce_v under_o the_o modest_a and_o prudent_a resolution_n of_o his_o three_o paragraph_n of_o this_o chapter_n that_o when_o any_o thing_n be_v write_v in_o the_o scripture_n too_o hard_o for_o our_o examination_n we_o be_v bid_v to_o captivate_v our_o 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the_o commandment_n of_o god_n that_o which_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v command_v he_o in_o a_o dream_n or_o vision_n and_o to_o deliver_v it_o to_o his_o family_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o observe_v the_o same_o yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o great_a addition_n though_o abraham_n and_o all_o the_o sovereign_n who_o succeed_v he_o be_v qualify_v to_o govern_v and_o prescribe_v to_o their_o subject_n what_o religion_n they_o shall_v be_v of_o and_o to_o tell_v they_o what_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o to_o punish_v all_o those_o who_o shall_v countenance_v any_o doctrine_n which_o he_o shall_v forbid_v from_o which_o he_o conclude_v that_o pag._n 250_o as_o none_o but_o abraham_n in_o his_o family_n so_o none_o but_o the_o sovereign_n in_o a_o christian_a commonwealth_n can_v take_v notice_n what_o be_v or_o what_o be_v not_o the_o word_n of_o god_n yet_o i_o say_v neither_o that_o nor_o the_o renew_n the_o same_o covenant_n with_o isaac_n and_o afterward_o with_o jacob_n 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any_o more_o upon_o their_o pretend_a rejection_n of_o god_n when_o they_o desire_v a_o king_n which_o he_o now_o confirm_n by_o a_o new_a piece_n of_o history_n or_o a_o new_a commentary_n upon_o the_o text_n by_o his_o sovereign_a power_n of_o interpret_n for_o he_o say_v pag._n 254._o that_o when_o they_o say_v to_o samuel_n make_v we_o a_o king_n to_o judge_v we_o like_o all_o the_o nation_n they_o signify_v that_o they_o will_v no_o more_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o command_n that_o shall_v be_v lay_v upon_o they_o by_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o consequent_o in_o depose_v the_o high_a priest_n of_o royal_a authority_n they_o depose_v that_o peculiar_a government_n of_o god_n pag._n 255._o and_o yet_o he_o confess_v in_o the_o very_a next_o page_n that_o when_o they_o have_v demand_v a_o king_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o nation_n they_o have_v no_o design_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n their_o king_n but_o despair_v of_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o son_n of_o samuel_n they_o will_v have_v a_o king_n to_o judge_n they_o in_o civil_a action_n but_o not_o that_o they_o will_v allow_v their_o king_n to_o change_v the_o religion_n which_o be_v recommend_v to_o they_o by_o moses_n by_o which_o he_o have_v again_o cancel_v and_o demolish_v all_o that_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n which_o he_o will_v derive_v to_o all_o sovereign_n from_o that_o submission_n and_o contract_n which_o he_o say_v they_o make_v at_o mount_n sinai_n for_o he_o confess_v that_o they_o have_v no_o intention_n that_o the_o king_n shall_v have_v authority_n to_o alter_v their_o religion_n and_o then_o it_o pass_v not_o by_o that_o contract_n and_o thus_o when_o his_o unruly_a invention_n suggest_v to_o he_o a_o addition_n to_o the_o text_n or_o a_o unwarrantable_a interpretation_n of_o it_o it_o always_o involve_v he_o in_o new_a perplexity_n and_o leave_v he_o as_o far_o from_o attain_v his_o end_n as_o when_o he_o begin_v it_o be_v upon_o his_o usual_a presumption_n that_o from_o the_o 17._o chapter_n of_o number_n he_o conclude_v that_o after_o moses_n his_o death_n the_o supreme_a power_n of_o make_v war_n and_o peace_n and_o the_o supreme_a power_n of_o judicature_n belong_v also_o to_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o thus_o joshuah_n be_v only_a general_n of_o the_o army_n whereas_o no_o more_o be_v say_v in_o that_o place_n to_o eleazar_n then_o have_v be_v before_o say_v to_o aaron_n his_o father_n to_o perform_v the_o priestly_a office_n nor_o do_v it_o ever_o appear_v that_o eleazar_n offer_v to_o assume_v the_o sovereignty_n in_o either_o of_o the_o case_n but_o be_v as_o much_o under_o joshuah_n as_o aaron_n have_v ever_o be_v under_o moses_n god_n appear_v unto_o joshuah_n upon_o the_o decease_n of_o moses_n and_o depute_v he_o to_o exercise_v the_o same_o charge_n that_o moses_n have_v do_v as_o i_o be_v with_o moses_n so_o will_v i_o be_v with_o thou_o this_o book_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v not_o depart_v out_o 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necessary_a i_o take_v no_o delight_n and_o therefore_o shall_v not_o enlarge_v upon_o those_o particular_n the_o survey_n of_o chapter_n 41._o mr._n hobbes_n have_v commit_v so_o many_o error_n in_o the_o institution_n and_o view_n which_o he_o have_v make_v of_o all_o office_n hitherto_o that_o there_o be_v reason_n to_o believe_v he_o will_v have_v the_o same_o presumption_n if_o he_o come_v to_o handle_v the_o office_n of_o our_o saviour_n himself_o and_o i_o think_v he_o have_v make_v it_o good_a when_o he_o allow_v no_o other_o authority_n or_o power_n to_o our_o saviour_n even_o when_o he_o come_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n with_o his_o angel_n to_o reward_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n match_n 16._o 27._o then_o pag._n 260._o as_o vicegerent_n of_o god_n his_o father_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o moses_n be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o as_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v before_o the_o reign_n of_o saul_n and_o as_o the_o king_n be_v after_o it_o which_o be_v degrade_n he_o below_o the_o model_n of_o socinus_n and_o in_o no_o degree_n equal_a to_o the_o description_n of_o his_o power_n in_o scripture_n yet_o large_a enough_o if_o the_o end_n of_o his_o come_n be_v no_o other_o than_o he_o assign_v and_o the_o office_n he_o be_v to_o manage_v no_o great_a than_o he_o seem_v to_o describe_v p._n 264._o the_o give_a immortality_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n which_o be_v to_o be_v exercise_v by_o our_o saviour_n upon_o earth_n in_o his_o human_a nature_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v much_o inferior_a to_o that_o inheritance_n incorruptible_a and_o undefiled_a that_o fade_v not_o away_o which_o st._n peter_n assure_v we_o be_v reserve_v in_o heaven_n for_o we_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 4._o and_o how_o his_o
partly_o wrought_v our_o conversion_n and_o partly_o work_v nâ—w_o by_o his_o minister_n and_o will_v continue_v to_o work_v till_o his_o come_n again_o and_o it_o be_v very_o ill_a logic_n to_o say_v that_o because_o they_o can_v misinterpret_v and_o pervert_v scripture_n nor_o preach_v rebellion_n against_o their_o natural_a sovereign_n since_o christ_n have_v command_v subjection_n and_o obedience_n to_o they_o they_o have_v therefore_o no_o authority_n to_o preach_v at_o all_o or_o interpret_v the_o scripture_n but_o must_v publish_v whatsoever_o the_o king_n bid_v they_o in_o the_o name_n and_o as_o the_o command_v of_o god_n yet_o even_o that_o and_o all_o he_o have_v or_o can_v say_v may_v be_v true_a if_o the_o case_n of_o conscience_n which_o he_o have_v take_v upon_o he_o to_o determine_v have_v any_o dependence_n upon_o or_o affinity_n with_o the_o christian_a faith_n or_o common_a honesty_n what_o if_o the_o office_n of_o christ_n minister_n in_o this_o world_n be_v to_o make_v man_n believe_v and_o have_v faith_n in_o christ_n and_o that_o they_o have_v no_o power_n by_o that_o title_n to_o punish_v man_n for_o not_o believe_v or_o for_o contradict_v what_o they_o say_v do_v that_o defect_n of_o power_n of_o compulsion_n abolish_v that_o power_n which_o he_o have_v give_v they_o of_o instruct_v and_o preach_v and_o use_v the_o key_n as_o christ_n have_v trust_v they_o to_o do_v and_o qualify_v they_o with_o peculiar_a circumstance_n to_o perform_v those_o office_n so_o he_o have_v trust_v sovereign_a prince_n to_o assist_v they_o while_o they_o perform_v their_o office_n with_o integrity_n or_o to_o punish_v they_o if_o they_o do_v not_o with_o their_o power_n of_o compulsion_n that_o their_o labour_n may_v be_v effectual_a and_o prince_n be_v no_o less_o oblige_v to_o give_v they_o that_o assistance_n than_o they_o be_v to_o perform_v the_o office_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o disciple_n nor_o can_v any_o prince_n think_v his_o sovereignty_n impair_v 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of_o jealousy_n from_o the_o sovereign_n towards_o his_o subject_n which_o mr._n hobbes_n out_o of_o his_o constant_a good_a will_n desire_v to_o kindle_v for_o there_o be_v neither_o bishop_n nor_o priest_n who_o pretend_v to_o any_o power_n or_o jurisdiction_n inconsistent_a with_o the_o king_n supremacy_n in_o ecclesiastical_a as_o well_o as_o temporal_a matter_n no_o man_n can_v be_v make_v a_o bishop_n but_o by_o his_o appointment_n and_o grant_n no_o man_n can_v be_v ordain_v a_o priest_n but_o by_o he_o who_o he_o have_v nominate_v to_o be_v a_o bishop_n and_o if_o either_o bishop_n or_o priest_n mis-behave_a themselves_o to_o that_o degree_n they_o shall_v by_o his_o authority_n be_v degrade_v and_o deprive_v and_o suffer_v as_o layman_n be_v to_o do_v he_o be_v no_o less_o sovereign_a over_o the_o ecclesiastical_a person_n and_o law_n then_o over_o the_o temporal_a and_o whoever_o so_o become_v liable_a be_v to_o blame_v and_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v have_v to_o answer_v for_o something_o beside_o the_o depart_n from_o their_o dignity_n in_o a_o word_n prelate_n assume_v no_o title_n of_o honour_n nor_o pretend_v to_o any_o jurisdiction_n that_o they_o have_v not_o receive_v from_o he_o and_o therefore_o deserve_v to_o be_v countenance_v and_o support_v by_o he_o among_o his_o best_a and_o most_o useful_a subject_n he_o be_v not_o concern_v if_o the_o king_n forbid_v he_o to_o believe_v in_o christ_n it_o be_v a_o command_n of_o no_o effect_n because_o belief_n and_o understanding_n never_o follow_v man_n command_n but_o if_o the_o king_n command_v he_o to_o say_v that_o he_o believe_v not_o in_o christ_n he_o be_v very_o ready_a to_o obey_v he_o pag._n 271._o profession_n with_o the_o tongue_n be_v but_o a_o external_a thing_n wherein_o a_o christian_a hold_v firm_o in_o his_o heart_n the_o faith_n of_o christ_n have_v the_o same_o liberty_n which_o the_o prophet_n elisha_n allow_v to_o naaman_n the_o syrian_a he_o will_v be_v very_o much_o 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sight_n which_o will_v not_o make_v any_o man_n see_v the_o far_o or_o the_o better_a pag._n 352._o that_o sight_n be_v a_o imagination_n make_v by_o the_o impression_n on_o the_o organ_n of_o sight_n by_o lucid_a body_n either_o in_o one_o direct_a line_n or_o in_o many_o line_n reflect_v from_o opaque_n or_o refract_v in_o the_o passage_n through_o diaphanous_a â—oâ—ies_n which_o produce_v in_o live_a creature_n in_o who_o god_n have_v place_v such_o organ_n a_o imagination_n of_o the_o object_n from_o whence_o the_o impression_n proceed_v it_o may_v be_v doubt_v that_o many_o of_o his_o friend_n who_o have_v give_v too_o much_o credit_n to_o all_o he_o say_v may_v have_v find_v themselves_o in_o this_o definition_n entangle_v in_o word_n as_o a_o bird_n in_o lime_n twigg_n and_o if_o it_o be_v necessary_a in_o this_o place_n to_o tell_v they_o what_o sight_n be_v
the_o same_o power_n and_o authority_n over_o their_o subject_n that_o abraham_n have_v over_o his_o family_n which_o we_o do_v not_o find_v to_o exceed_v the_o number_n of_o three_o hundred_o and_o eighteen_o man_n and_o that_o all_o subject_n be_v bind_v to_o obey_v the_o dictate_v of_o their_o sovereign_n with_o the_o same_o resignation_n and_o submission_n as_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v oblige_v to_o submit_v to_o the_o command_n of_o moses_n however_o it_o seem_v to_o have_v no_o logical_a consequence_n in_o it_o that_o because_o god_n speak_v only_o to_o abraham_n and_o not_o to_o his_o family_n therefore_o his_o family_n be_v to_o receive_v god_n command_n only_o from_o he_o yet_o mr._n hobbes_n may_v have_v remember_v that_o god_n do_v appear_v likewise_o to_o hagar_n one_o of_o abraham_n family_n even_o after_o he_o have_v expose_v she_o to_o the_o unjust_a severity_n of_o his_o wife_n and_o communicate_v his_o pleasure_n to_o she_o and_o inform_v she_o of_o many_o particular_n which_o he_o impart_v not_o to_o abraham_n however_o i_o say_v the_o instance_n of_o abraham_n be_v no_o argument_n that_o all_o subject_n who_o have_v no_o supernatural_a revelation_n to_o the_o contrary_a aught_o to_o obey_v the_o order_n of_o their_o own_o sovereign_n in_o the_o external_a act_n and_o profession_n of_o religion_n except_o it_o be_v as_o evident_a that_o god_n have_v speak_v to_o those_o sovereign_n as_o it_o be_v confess_v that_o he_o speak_v to_o abraham_n and_o there_o be_v in_o those_o day_n no_o other_o way_n for_o man_n to_o know_v the_o immediate_a pleasure_n of_o god_n what_o they_o be_v or_o be_v not_o to_o do_v but_o by_o his_o communication_n to_o some_o person_n who_o have_v credit_n to_o be_v believe_v whereas_o from_o the_o time_n that_o god_n have_v manifest_v his_o pleasure_n to_o all_o man_n in_o his_o scripture_n what_o will_v please_v and_o displease_v he_o and_o entrust_v prince_n to_o advance_v his_o service_n and_o provide_v for_o his_o worship_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n which_o he_o have_v likewise_o prescribe_v to_o they_o he_o have_v discontinue_v that_o immediate_a communication_n nor_o do_v any_o prince_n pretend_v to_o that_o conversation_n with_o god_n as_o abraham_n and_o moses_n have_v who_o do_v not_o interpret_v but_o relate_v and_o report_v what_o god_n will_v or_o will_v not_o have_v do_v from_o himself_o and_o the_o salvo_n which_o he_o provide_v sâ—or_a the_o implicit_a faith_n which_o he_o prescribe_v by_o a_o mental_a reservation_n be_v so_o destructive_a to_o common_a honesty_n that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o unworthy_a of_o a_o christian_a but_o of_o a_o moral_a man_n who_o desire_v to_o live_v with_o any_o credit_n among_o man_n which_o we_o shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o enlarge_v upon_o in_o another_o place_n where_o he_o more_o confident_o call_v for_o it_o and_o therefore_o shall_v decline_v it_o here_o and_o god_n be_v thank_v no_o christian_a prince_n do_v himself_o believe_v or_o wish_n that_o his_o subject_n shall_v believe_v that_o he_o be_v in_o abraham_n place_n to_o be_v the_o sole_a interpreter_n of_o what_o god_n have_v speak_v mr._n hobbes_n be_v so_o much_o addict_v to_o the_o sole_a obligation_n of_o contract_n and_o covenant_n that_o he_o will_v hardly_o allow_v god_n himself_o to_o have_v a_o title_n to_o our_o obedience_n but_o by_o virtue_n of_o some_o contract_n on_o his_o part_n and_o covenant_n on_o we_o which_o that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o make_v good_a he_o assume_v a_o jurisdiction_n to_o himself_o to_o give_v what_o signification_n and_o interpretation_n he_o please_v to_o word_n whether_o they_o have_v be_v general_o understand_v to_o signify_v so_o or_o no_o without_o which_o he_o will_v not_o have_v determine_v that_o pag._n 250._o moses_n have_v no_o authority_n to_o command_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n nor_o they_o any_o obligation_n to_o obey_v he_o until_o in_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o thunder_a and_o lightning_n and_o the_o noise_n of_o the_o trumpet_n and_o the_o smoke_n of_o the_o mountain_n they_o say_v unto_o moses_n exod._n 20._o 28._o speak_v thou_o with_o we_o and_o we_o will_v hear_v but_o let_v not_o god_n speak_v with_o we_o lest_o we_o die_v by_o which_o he_o say_v pag._n 251._o they_o oblige_v themselves_o to_o obey_v whatsoever_o he_o shall_v deliver_v unto_o they_o for_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n whereas_o the_o most_o that_o can_v be_v draw_v from_o that_o engagement_n be_v that_o they_o will_v hear_v and_o receive_v what_o he_o shall_v say_v notwithstanding_o which_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o they_o pay_v more_o obedience_n to_o moses_n after_o this_o profession_n of_o they_o than_o they_o have_v do_v before_o nor_o can_v it_o be_v imagine_v that_o the_o promise_n to_o moses_n be_v more_o bind_v than_o all_o former_a obligation_n to_o god_n and_o sure_o he_o who_o assume_v this_o licence_n of_o interpret_n be_v much_o to_o blame_v if_o he_o do_v not_o make_v many_o place_n in_o scripture_n to_o signify_v what_o conduce_v to_o his_o purpose_n and_o he_o may_v from_o moses_n have_v leave_n to_o go_v up_o into_o the_o mount_n declare_v not_o only_o that_o the_o scripture_n be_v the_o mount_n and_o therefore_o that_o the_o sovereign_n only_o may_v interpret_v they_o but_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v look_v into_o which_o will_v increase_v the_o prerogative_n and_o be_v as_o near_o the_o signification_n and_o intention_n of_o the_o text_n as_o what_o he_o give_v to_o it_o but_o then_o how_o mr._n hobbes_n will_v excuse_v himself_o for_o violate_v his_o own_o doctrine_n which_o conclude_v that_o pag._n 252._o no_o man_n ought_v in_o the_o interpretation_n of_o scripture_n to_o proceed_v far_o than_o the_o bound_n which_o be_v set_v by_o his_o sovereign_n i_o can_v imagine_v except_o he_o have_v refuge_n to_o cromwell_n who_o he_o do_v then_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v his_o sovereign_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v of_o no_o small_a advantage_n to_o he_o that_o all_o person_n under_o he_o by_o what_o oath_n or_o obligation_n soever_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o administer_v justice_n to_o the_o people_n according_a to_o the_o know_a rule_n of_o law_n and_o equity_n shall_v understand_v themselves_o to_o be_v in_o the_o same_o capacity_n that_o the_o seventy_o be_v to_o moses_n to_o who_o god_n take_v of_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v upon_o moses_n num._n 11._o 25._o and_o give_v it_o to_o they_o the_o sense_n of_o which_o place_n he_o say_v be_v no_o other_o pag._n 252._o as_o he_o have_v former_o declare_v that_o spirit_n signify_v mind_n then_o that_o god_n endue_v they_o with_o a_o mind_n conformable_a and_o subordinate_a to_o that_o of_o moses_n that_o they_o may_v prophesy_v &_o speak_v to_o the_o people_n in_o god_n name_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o to_o set_v forward_o such_o doctrine_n as_o be_v agreeable_a to_o moses_n '_o s_o doctrine_n and_o in_o truth_n so_o absolute_a a_o authority_n in_o all_o spiritual_a matter_n as_o high_a as_o it_o be_v be_v not_o more_o than_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o support_v his_o other_o power_n in_o the_o temporal_a he_o administer_v occasion_n enough_o in_o this_o chapter_n to_o induce_v i_o to_o repete_fw-la what_o have_v already_o be_v say_v upon_o the_o covenant_n make_v by_o abraham_n which_o be_v a_o principal_a corner_n stone_n upon_o which_o he_o still_o persist_v to_o erect_v his_o building_n which_o i_o shall_v forbear_v to_o do_v persume_v the_o reader_n will_v not_o forget_v it_o only_o i_o must_v observe_v the_o activity_n and_o restlessness_n of_o mr._n hobbes_n his_o fancy_n and_o that_o as_o the_o first_o mention_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o contract_n as_o to_o the_o end_n for_o which_o he_o form_v it_o be_v a_o pure_a dream_n of_o his_o own_o so_o he_o add_v to_o it_o and_o make_v it_o large_a as_o new_a matter_n occur_v to_o he_o that_o require_v such_o a_o supply_n as_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o chapter_n that_o he_o may_v make_v the_o sovereignty_n of_o abraham_n to_o appear_v the_o more_o unquestionable_a he_o say_v that_o pag._n 249._o by_o his_o covenant_n he_o oblige_v himself_o and_o his_o seed_n after_o he_o to_o acknowledge_v and_o obey_v the_o command_n of_o god_n not_o only_o such_o as_o he_o can_v take_v notice_n of_o as_o moral_a law_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n but_o also_o such_o as_o god_n shall_v in_o special_a manner_n deliver_v to_o he_o by_o dream_n and_o vision_n of_o which_o before_o he_o make_v no_o mention_n though_o he_o mention_v more_o than_o he_o have_v authority_n for_o for_o he_o say_v pag._n 249._o that_o no_o contract_n can_v add_v to_o or_o strengthen_v the_o obligation_n by_o which_o both_o they_o and_o all_o man_n else_o be_v bind_v natural_o to_o obey_v god_n almighty_a and_o therefore_o the_o covenant_n that_o abraham_n make_v with_o god_n be_v to_o take_v for_o