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A43998 Leviathan, or, The matter, forme, and power of a common wealth, ecclesiasticall and civil by Thomas Hobbes ...; Leviathan Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679. 1651 (1651) Wing H2246; ESTC R17253 438,804 412

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which_o god_n the_o father_n be_v please_v in_o mercy_n to_o demand_v chap._n thirty-nine_o of_o the_o signification_n in_o scripture_n of_o the_o word_n church_n the_o word_n church_n ecclesia_fw-la signify_v in_o the_o book_n of_o holy_a house_n scripture_n divers_a thing_n sometime_o though_o not_o often_o it_o be_v take_v for_o god_n house_n that_o be_v to_o say_v for_o a_o temple_n wherein_o christian_n assemble_v to_o perform_v holy_a duty_n public_o as_o 1_o cor._n 14._o ver_fw-la 34._o let_v your_o woman_n keep_v silence_n in_o the_o church_n but_o this_o be_v metaphorical_o put_v for_o the_o congregation_n there_o assemble_v and_o have_v be_v since_o use_v for_o the_o edifice_n itself_o to_o distinguish_v between_o the_o temple_n of_o christian_n and_o idolater_n the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v god_n house_n and_o the_o house_n of_o prayer_n and_o so_o be_v any_o edifice_n dedicate_v by_o christian_n to_o the_o worship_n of_o christ_n christ_n house_n and_o therefore_o 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people_n be_v oblige_v to_o take_v he_o for_o god_n lieutenant_n long_o than_o they_o believe_v that_o god_n speak_v unto_o he_o and_o therefore_o his_o authority_n notwithstanding_o the_o covenant_n they_o make_v with_o god_n depend_v yet_o mere_o upon_o the_o opinion_n they_o have_v of_o his_o sanctity_n and_o of_o the_o reality_n of_o his_o conference_n with_o god_n and_o the_o verity_n of_o his_o miracle_n which_o opinion_n come_v to_o change_v they_o be_v no_o more_o oblige_v to_o take_v any_o thing_n for_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o he_o propound_v to_o they_o in_o god_n name_n we_o be_v therefore_o to_o consider_v what_o other_o ground_n there_o be_v of_o their_o obligation_n to_o obey_v he_o for_o it_o can_v not_o be_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n that_o can_v oblige_v they_o because_o god_n speak_v not_o to_o they_o immediate_o but_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o moses_n himself_n and_o our_o saviour_n say_v of_o himself_o 31._o if_o i_o bear_v witness_n of_o myself_o my_o 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the_o covenant_n constitute_v a_o sacerdotal_a priesthood_n kingdom_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o kingdom_n hereditary_a to_o aaron_n yet_o that_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o succession_n after_o moses_n shall_v be_v dead_a for_o whosoever_o order_v and_o establish_v the_o policy_n as_o first_o founder_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n be_v it_o monarchy_n aristocracy_n or_o democracy_n must_v needs_o have_v sovereign_a power_n over_o the_o people_n all_o the_o while_o he_o be_v do_v of_o it_o and_o that_o moses_n have_v that_o power_n all_o his_o own_o time_n be_v evident_o affirm_v in_o the_o scripture_n first_o in_o the_o text_n last_o before_o cite_v because_o the_o people_n promise_v obedience_n not_o to_o aaron_n but_o to_o he_o second_o exod._n 24._o 1_o 2._o and_o god_n say_v unto_o moses_n come_v up_o unto_o the_o lord_n thou_o and_o aaron_n nadab_n and_o abihu_n and_o seventy_o of_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n and_o moses_n alone_o shall_v come_v near_o the_o lord_n but_o they_o shall_v not_o come_v nigh_o neither_o shall_v the_o people_n go_v up_o with_o he_o by_o which_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o moses_n who_o be_v alone_o call_v up_o to_o god_n and_o not_o aaron_n nor_o the_o other_o priest_n nor_o the_o seventy_o elder_n nor_o the_o people_n who_o be_v forbid_v to_o come_v up_o be_v alone_a he_o that_o represent_v to_o the_o israelite_n the_o person_n of_o god_n that_o be_v to_o say_v be_v their_o sole_a sovereign_n under_o god_n and_o though_o afterward_o it_o be_v say_v verse_n 9_o then_o go_v up_o moses_n and_o aaron_n nadab_n and_o abihu_n and_o seventy_o of_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n and_o they_o see_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n and_o there_o be_v under_o his_o foot_n as_o it_o be_v a_o pave_a work_n of_o a_o saphire_n stone_n etc._n etc._n yet_o this_o be_v not_o till_o after_o moses_n have_v be_v with_o god_n before_o and_o have_v bring_v to_o the_o people_n the_o word_n which_o god_n have_v say_v to_o he_o he_o only_o go_v for_o the_o 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