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19_o and_o then_o obviate_a a_o objection_n and_o clear_v a_o difficulty_n or_o two_o with_o one_o half_a reason_n p._n 23._o to_o confirm_v the_o natural_a right_n of_o regal_a power_n he_o end_v the_o first_o chapter_n i_o hope_v it_o be_v no_o injury_n to_o call_v a_o half_a quotation_n a_o half_a reason_n for_o god_n say_v honour_v thy_o father_n and_o mother_n but_o our_o author_n content_v himself_o with_o half_a leave_v out_o thy_o mother_n quite_o as_o little_a serviceable_a to_o his_o purpose_n but_o of_o that_o more_o in_o a_o other_o place_n 7_o i_o do_v not_o think_v our_o author_n so_o little_a skilled_a in_o the_o way_n of_o write_v discourse_n of_o this_o nature_n nor_o so_o careless_a of_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n that_o he_o by_o oversight_n commit_v the_o fault_n that_o he_o himself_o in_o his_o anarchy_n of_o a_o mix_v monarchy_n p._n 239._o object_n to_o mr._n hunton_n in_o these_o word_n where_o first_o i_o charge_v the_o a_o that_o he_o have_v not_o give_v we_o any_o definitionâ—_n or_o description_n of_o monarchy_n in_o general_n for_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o method_n he_o shall_v have_v first_o define_v and_o by_o the_o like_a rule_n of_o method_n sr._n rob._n shall_v have_v tell_v we_o what_o his_o fatherhood_n or_o fatherly_a authority_n be_v before_o he_o have_v tell_v we_o in_o who_o it_o be_v to_o be_v find_v and_o talk_v so_o much_o of_o it_o but_o perhaps_o sr._n rob._n find_v that_o this_o fatherly_a authority_n this_o power_n of_o father_n and_o of_o king_n for_o he_o make_v they_o both_o the_o same_o p._n 24._o will_v make_v a_o very_a odd_a and_o frightful_a figure_n and_o very_o disagree_v with_o what_o either_o child_n imagine_v of_o their_o parent_n or_o subject_n of_o their_o king_n if_o he_o shall_v have_v give_v we_o the_o whole_a draught_n together_o in_o that_o gigantic_a form_n he_o have_v paint_v it_o in_o his_o own_o fancy_n and_o therefore_o like_o a_o wary_a physician_n when_o he_o will_v have_v his_o patient_n 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conclude_a peace_n p._n 13._o adam_n and_o the_o patriarch_n have_v absolute_a power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n p._n 35._o king_n in_o the_o right_n of_o parent_n succeed_v to_o the_o exercise_n of_o supreme_a jurisdiction_n p._n 19_o as_o kingly_a power_n be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n so_o it_o have_v no_o inferior_a law_n to_o limit_v it_o adam_n be_v lord_n of_o all_o p._n 40._o the_o father_n of_o a_o family_n govern_v by_o no_o other_o law_n then_o by_o his_o own_o will_n p._n 78._o the_o superiority_n of_o prince_n be_v above_o law_n p._n 79._o the_o unlimited_a jurisdiction_n of_o king_n be_v so_o ample_o describe_v by_o samuel_n p._n 80._o king_n be_v above_o the_o law_n p._n 93._o and_o to_o this_o purpose_n see_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o which_o our_o a_o deliver_v in_o bodins_n word_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o all_o law_n privilege_n and_o grant_n of_o prince_n have_v no_o force_n but_o during_o their_o life_n if_o they_o be_v not_o ratify_v by_o the_o express_a 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p._n 115._o adam_n be_v the_o father_n king_n and_o lord_n over_o his_o family_n a_o son_n a_o subject_a and_o a_o servant_n or_o slave_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n at_o first_o the_o father_n have_v power_n to_o dispose_v or_o sell_v his_o child_n or_o servant_n whence_o we_o find_v that_o at_o the_o first_o reckon_v up_o of_o good_n in_o scripture_n the_o manservant_n and_o the_o maidservant_n be_v number_v among_o the_o possession_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o owner_n as_o other_o good_n be_v o_o pref_o god_n also_o have_v give_v to_o the_o father_n a_o right_n or_o liberty_n to_o alien_a his_o power_n over_o his_o child_n to_o any_o other_o whence_o we_o find_v the_o sale_n and_o gift_n of_o child_n to_o have_v be_v much_o in_o use_n in_o in_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n when_o man_n have_v their_o servant_n for_o a_o possession_n and_o a_o inheritance_n as_o well_o as_o other_o good_n whereupon_o we_o find_v the_o power_n of_o castrate_v and_o make_v eunâ—chsâ—_n much_o in_o use_n in_o old_a time_n o._n p._n 155._o law_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o will_n of_o he_o that_o have_v the_o power_n of_o the_o supreme_a father_n o._n p._n 223._o it_o be_v god_n ordinance_n that_o supremacy_n shall_v be_v unlimited_a in_o adam_n and_o as_o large_a as_o all_o the_o act_n of_o his_o will_n and_o as_o in_o he_o so_o in_o all_o other_o that_o have_v supreme_a power_n o._n p._n 245._o 9_o i_o have_v be_v fain_o to_o trouble_v by_o reader_n with_o these_o several_a quotation_n in_o our_o a_o s_o own_o word_n that_o in_o they_o may_v be_v see_v his_o own_o description_n of_o his_o fatherly_a authority_n as_o it_o lie_v scatter_v up_o and_o down_o in_o his_o write_n which_o he_o suppose_v be_v first_o vest_v in_o adam_n and_o by_o right_n belong_v to_o all_o prince_n ever_o since_o this_o fatherly_a authority_n then_o or_o right_o of_o fatherhood_n in_o our_o a_o s_o sense_n be_v a_o divine_a unalterable_a right_n of_o sovereignty_n whereby_o a_o father_n or_o a_o prince_n have_v a_o absolute_a arbitrary_a unlimited_a and_o unlimitable_a power_n over_o the_o life_n liberty_n and_o estate_n of_o his_o child_n or_o subject_n so_o that_o he_o may_v take_v or_o alienate_v their_o estate_n sell_v castrate_a or_o use_v their_o person_n as_o he_o please_v they_o be_v all_o his_o slave_n and_o he_o lord_n and_o proprietor_n of_o every_o thing_n and_o his_o unbounded_a will_v their_o law_n 10._o our_o a_o having_z placed_z such_o a_o mighty_a power_n in_o adam_n and_o upon_o that_o supposition_n found_v all_o government_n and_o all_o power_n of_o prince_n it_o be_v reasonable_a to_o expect_v that_o he_o shall_v have_v prove_v this_o with_o argument_n clear_a and_o evident_a suitable_a to_o the_o weightiness_n of_o
the_o cause_n that_o since_o man_n have_v nothing_o else_o leave_v they_o they_o may_v in_o slavery_n have_v such_o undeniable_a proof_n of_o its_o necessity_n that_o heir_n conscience_n may_v be_v convince_v and_o oblige_v they_o to_o submit_v peaceable_o to_o that_o absolute_a dominion_n which_o their_o governor_n have_v a_o right_n to_o exercise_n over_o they_o without_o this_o what_o good_a can_v our_o a_o do_v or_o pretend_v to_o do_v by_o erect_v such_o a_o unlimited_a power_n but_o flatter_v the_o natural_a vanity_n and_o ambition_n of_o man_n too_o apt_a of_o its_o self_n to_o grow_v and_o increase_v with_o the_o possession_n of_o any_o power_n and_o by_o persuade_v those_o who_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o their_o fellow_n man_n be_v advance_v to_o great_a but_o limit_v degree_n of_o it_o that_o by_o that_o part_n which_o be_v give_v they_o they_o have_v a_o right_n to_o all_o that_o be_v not_o so_o and_o therefore_o may_v do_v what_o they_o please_v because_o they_o have_v authority_n to_o do_v more_o than_o other_o and_o so_o tempt_v they_o to_o do_v what_o be_v neither_o for_o their_o own_o nor_o the_o good_a of_o those_o under_o their_o care_n whereby_o great_a mischief_n can_v but_o follow_v 11._o the_o sovereignty_n of_o adam_n be_v that_o on_o which_o as_o a_o sure_a basis_n our_o a_o build_v his_o mighty_a absolute_a monarchy_n i_o expect_v that_o in_o his_o patriarcha_fw-la this_o his_o main_a supposition_n will_v have_v be_v prove_v and_o establish_v with_o all_o that_o evidence_n of_o argument_n that_o such_o a_o fundamental_a tenet_n require_v and_o that_o this_o on_o which_o the_o great_a stress_n of_o the_o business_n depend_v will_v have_v be_v make_v out_o with_o reason_n sufficient_a to_o justify_v the_o confidence_n with_o which_o it_o be_v assume_v but_o in_o all_o that_o treatise_n i_o can_v find_v very_o little_o tend_v that_o way_n the_o thing_n be_v there_o so_o take_v for_o grant_v without_o proof_n that_o i_o can_v scarce_o 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give_v any_o other_o proof_n of_o adam_n royal_a authority_n other_o then_o by_o often_o repeat_v it_o which_o among_o some_o man_n go_v for_o argument_n i_o desire_v any_o body_n for_o he_o to_o show_v i_o the_o place_n and_o page_n that_o i_o may_v be_v convince_v of_o my_o mistake_n and_o acknowledge_v my_o oversight_n if_o no_o such_o argument_n be_v to_o be_v find_v i_o beseech_v those_o man_n who_o have_v so_o much_o cry_v up_o this_o book_n to_o consider_v whether_o they_o do_v not_o give_v the_o world_n cause_n to_o suspect_v that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o force_n of_o reason_n and_o argument_n that_o make_v they_o for_o absolute_a monarchy_n but_o some_o other_o by_o interest_n and_o therefore_o be_v resolve_v to_o applaud_v any_o author_n that_o write_v in_o favour_n of_o this_o doctrine_n whether_o he_o support_v it_o with_o reason_n or_o no._n but_o i_o hope_v they_o do_v not_o expect_v that_o rational_a and_o indifferent_a man_n shall_v be_v bring_v over_o to_o their_o opinion_n because_o this_o their_o great_a dr._n of_o it_o in_o a_o discourse_n make_v on_o purpose_n to_o set_v up_o the_o absolute_a monarchical_a power_n of_o adam_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o natural_a freedom_n of_o mankind_n have_v say_v so_o little_a to_o prove_v it_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v rather_o natural_o to_o be_v conclude_v that_o there_o be_v little_a to_o be_v say_v 14._o but_o that_o i_o may_v omit_v no_o care_n to_o inform_v myself_o in_o our_o a_o s_o full_a sense_n i_o consult_v his_o observation_n on_o aristotle_n hobbs_n etc._n etc._n to_o see_v whether_o in_o dispute_v with_o other_o he_o make_v use_v of_o any_o argument_n for_o this_o his_o darling_n tenet_n of_o adam_n sovereignty_n since_o in_o his_o treatise_n of_o the_o natural_a power_n of_o king_n he_o have_v be_v so_o spare_v of_o they_o and_o in_o his_o observation_n on_o mr._n hobs_n leviathan_n i_o think_v he_o have_v put_v in_o short_a all_o those_o argument_n for_o it_o together_o which_o in_o his_o write_n i_o find_v he_o any_o where_o to_o make_v use_n of_o his_o word_n be_v these_o if_o god_n create_v only_o adam_n and_o of_o a_o piece_n of_o he_o make_v the_o woman_n and_o if_o by_o generation_n from_o they_o two_o as_o part_n of_o they_o all_o mankind_n be_v propagate_v if_o also_o god_n give_v to_o adam_n not_o only_o the_o dominion_n over_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o child_n that_o shall_v issue_v from_o they_o but_o also_o over_o the_o whole_a earth_n to_o subdue_v it_o and_o over_o all_o the_o creature_n on_o it_o so_o that_o as_o long_o as_o adam_n live_v no_o man_n can_v claim_v or_o enjoy_v any_o thing_n but_o by_o donation_n assignation_n or_o permission_n from_o he_o i_o wonder_v etc._n etc._n o._n 165._o here_o we_o have_v the_o sum_n of_o all_o his_o argument_n for_o adam_n sovereignty_n and_o against_o natural_a freedom_n which_o i_o find_v up_o and_o down_o in_o his_o other_o treatise_n which_o be_v these_o follow_v god_n creation_n of_o adam_n the_o dominion_n he_o give_v he_o over_o eve_n and_o the_o dominion_n he_o have_v as_o father_n over_o his_o child_n all_o which_o i_o shall_v particular_o consider_v chap._n iii_o of_o adam_n title_n to_o sovereignty_n by_o creation_n 15._o sir_n rob._n in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o observation_n on_o aristotle_n politics_n tell_v we_o a_o natural_a freedom_n of_o mankind_n can_v be_v suppose_v without_o the_o denial_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o adam_n but_o how_o adam_n be_v create_v which_o be_v nothing_o but_o his_o receive_v a_o be_v immediate_o from_o omnipotency_n and_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n give_v adam_n a_o sovereignty_n over_o any_o thing_n i_o can_v see_v nor_o consequent_o understand_v how_o a_o supposition_n of_o natural_a freedom_n be_v a_o denial_n of_o adam_n creation_n and_o will_v be_v glad_a any_o body_n else_o
due_a from_o child_n and_o have_v there_o be_v any_o text_n where_o the_o honour_n or_o obedience_n of_o child_n have_v be_v direct_v to_o the_o father_n alone_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o our_o a_o who_o pretend_v to_o build_v all_o upon_o scripture_n will_v have_v omit_v it_o nay_o the_o scripture_n make_v the_o authority_n of_o father_n and_o mother_n in_o respect_n of_o those_o they_o have_v beget_v so_o equal_a that_o in_o some_o place_n it_o neglect_v even_o the_o priority_n of_o order_n which_o be_v think_v due_a to_o the_o father_n and_o the_o mother_n be_v put_v first_o as_o leu._n 19_o 3._o from_o which_o so_o constant_o join_v father_n and_o mother_n together_o as_o be_v find_v quite_o through_o the_o scripture_n we_o may_v conclude_v that_o the_o honour_n they_o have_v a_o title_n to_o from_o their_o child_n be_v one_o common_a right_a belong_v so_o equal_o to_o they_o both_o that_o neither_o can_v claim_v it_o whole_o neither_o can_v be_v exclude_v 62._o one_o will_v wonder_v then_o how_o our_o a_o infer_v from_o the_o 5_o the_o commandment_n that_o all_o power_n be_v original_o in_o the_o father_n how_o he_o find_v monarchical_a power_n of_o government_n settle_v and_o fix_v by_o the_o commandment_n honour_v thy_o father_n and_o thy_o mother_n if_o all_o the_o honour_n due_a by_o the_o commandment_n be_v it_o what_o it_o will_v be_v the_o only_a right_n of_o the_o father_n because_o he_o as_o our_o a_o say_v have_v the_o sovereignty_n over_o the_o woman_n as_o be_v the_o noble_a and_o principal_a agent_n in_o generation_n why_o do_v god_n afterward_o all_o along_o join_v the_o mother_n with_o he_o to_o share_v in_o this_o honour_n can_v the_o father_n by_o this_o sovereignty_n of_o his_o discharge_n the_o child_n from_o pay_v this_o honour_n to_o his_o mother_n the_o scripture_n give_v no_o such_o licence_n to_o the_o jew_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v often_o breach_n wide_a enough_o betwixt_o husband_n and_o wife_n even_o to_o divorce_v and_o separation_n and_o i_o think_v no_o body_n will_v say_v a_o child_n may_v withhold_v honour_n from_o his_o mother_n or_o as_o the_o scripture_n term_n it_o set_v light_n by_o she_o though_o his_o father_n shall_v command_v he_o to_o do_v so_o no_o more_o than_o the_o mother_n can_v dispense_v with_o he_o for_o neglect_v to_o honour_v his_o father_n whereby_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o this_o command_n of_o god_n give_v the_o father_n no_o sovereignty_n no_o supremacy_n 63._o i_o agree_v with_o our_o a_o that_o the_o title_n to_o this_o honour_n be_v vest_v in_o the_o parent_n by_o nature_n and_o be_v a_o right_n which_o accrue_v to_o they_o by_o their_o have_v beget_v their_o child_n and_o god_n by_o many_o positive_a declaration_n have_v confirm_v it_o to_o they_o i_o also_o allow_v our_o a_o s_o rule_n that_o in_o grant_n and_o gift_n that_o have_v their_o original_a from_o god_n and_o nature_n as_o the_o power_n of_o the_o father_n let_v i_o add_v and_o mother_n for_o who_o god_n have_v join_v together_o let_v no_o man_n put_v a_o sunder_o no_o inferior_a power_n of_o man_n can_v limit_v nor_o make_v any_o law_n of_o prescription_n against_o they_o o._n 158._o so_o that_o the_o mother_n have_v by_o this_o law_n of_o god_n a_o right_a to_o honour_n from_o her_o child_n which_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o will_n of_o her_o husband_n we_o see_v this_o absolute_a monarchical_a power_n of_o the_o father_n can_v neither_o be_v found_v on_o it_o nor_o consist_v with_o it_o and_o he_o have_v a_o power_n very_o far_o from_o monarchical_a very_o far_o from_o that_o absoluteness_n our_o a_o contend_v for_o when_o another_o have_v over_o his_o subject_n the_o same_o power_n he_o have_v and_o by_o the_o same_o title_n and_o therefore_o he_o can_v forebear_v say_v himself_o that_o he_o can_v see_v how_o any_o man_n child_n can_v be_v free_a from_o subjection_n to_o their_o parent_n p._n 12._o which_o in_o common_a speech_n i_o think_v signify_v mother_n as_o well_o as_o father_n or_o if_o parent_n here_o signify_v only_a father_n it_o be_v the_o first_o time_n i_o ever_o yet_o know_v it_o to_o do_v so_o and_o by_o such_o a_o use_n of_o word_n one_o may_v say_v any_o thing_n 64._o by_o our_o a_o s_o doctrine_n the_o father_n have_v absolute_a jurisdiction_n over_o his_o child_n have_v also_o the_o same_o over_o their_o issue_n and_o the_o consequence_n be_v good_a be_v it_o true_a that_o the_o father_n have_v such_o a_o power_n and_o yet_o i_o ask_v our_o a_o whether_o the_o grandfather_n by_o his_o sovereignty_n can_v discharge_v the_o grandchild_n from_o pay_v to_o his_o father_n the_o honour_n due_a to_o he_o by_o the_o 5_o the_o commandment_n if_o the_o grandfather_n have_v by_o right_a of_o fatherhood_n sole_a sovereign_a power_n in_o he_o and_o by_o honour_n thy_o father_n be_v command_v that_o obedience_n which_o be_v due_a to_o the_o sovereign_n it_o be_v certain_a the_o grandfather_n may_v dispense_v with_o the_o grandson_n honour_v his_o father_n which_o since_o it_o be_v evident_a in_o common_a sense_n he_o can_v it_o be_v evident_a honour_n thy_o father_n and_o mother_n can_v mean_v a_o absolute_a subjection_n to_o a_o sovereign_a power_n but_o something_o else_o the_o right_a therefore_o which_o parent_n have_v by_o nature_n and_o which_o be_v confirm_v to_o they_o by_o the_o 5_o the_o commandment_n can_v be_v that_o political_a dominion_n which_o our_o a_o will_v derive_v from_o it_o for_o that_o be_v in_o every_o civil_a society_n supreme_a somewhere_o can_v discharge_v any_o subject_a from_o any_o political_a obedience_n to_o any_o one_o of_o his_o fellow_n subject_n but_o what_o law_n of_o the_o magistrate_n can_v give_v a_o child_n liberty_n not_o to_o honour_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n it_o be_v a_o eternal_a law_n annex_v pure_o to_o the_o relation_n of_o parent_n and_o child_n and_o so_o contain_v nothing_o of_o the_o magistrate_n power_n in_o it_o nor_o be_v subject_v to_o it_o 65._o our_o a_o say_v god_n have_v give_v to_o a_o father_n a_o right_a or_o liberty_n to_o alien_a his_o power_n over_o his_o child_n to_o any_o other_o o_o 155._o i_o doubt_v whether_o he_o can_v alien_n whole_o the_o right_a of_o honour_n that_o be_v due_a from_o they_o but_o be_v that_o as_o it_o will_v this_o i_o be_o sure_a he_o can_v alien_n and_o retain_v the_o same_o power_n if_o therefore_o the_o magistrate_n sovereignty_n be_v as_o our_o a_o will_v have_v it_o nothing_o but_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o supreme_a father_n p._n 23._o it_o be_v unavoidable_a that_o if_o the_o magistrate_n have_v all_o this_o paternal_a right_n as_o he_o must_v have_v if_o fatherhood_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o authority_n than_o the_o subject_n though_o father_n can_v have_v no_o power_n over_o their_o child_n no_o right_a to_o honour_v from_o they_o for_o it_o can_v be_v all_o in_o another_o hand_n and_o a_o part_n remain_v with_o they_o so_o that_o according_a to_o our_o a_o s_o own_o doctrine_n honour_v thy_o father_n and_o mother_n can_v possible_o be_v understand_v of_o political_a subjection_n and_o obedience_n since_o the_o law_n both_o in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n that_o command_v child_n to_o honour_n and_o obey_v their_o parent_n be_v give_v to_o such_o who_o father_n be_v under_o such_o government_n and_o fellow_n subject_n with_o they_o in_o political_a society_n and_o to_o have_v bid_v they_o honour_n and_o obey_v their_o parent_n in_o our_o a_o s_o sense_n have_v be_v to_o bid_v they_o be_v subject_n to_o those_o who_o have_v no_o title_n to_o it_o the_o right_a to_o obedience_n from_o subject_n be_v all_o vest_v in_o another_o and_o instead_o of_o teach_v obedience_n this_o have_v be_v to_o foment_n sedition_n by_o set_v up_o power_n that_o be_v not_o if_o therefore_o this_o command_n honour_v thy_o father_n and_o mother_n concern_v political_a dominion_n it_o direct_o overthrow_v our_o a_o s_o monarchy_n since_o it_o be_v to_o be_v pay_v by_o every_o child_n to_o his_o father_n even_o in_o society_n every_o father_n must_v necessary_o have_v political_a dominion_n and_o there_o will_v be_v as_o many_o sovereign_n as_o there_o be_v father_n beside_o that_o the_o mother_n too_o have_v her_o title_n which_o destroy_v the_o sovereignty_n of_o one_o supreme_a monarch_n but_o if_o honour_n thy_o father_n and_o mother_n mean_v something_o distinct_a from_o political_a power_n as_o necessary_o it_o must_v it_o be_v beside_o our_o a_o s_o business_n and_o serve_v nothing_o to_o his_o purpose_n 66._o the_o law_n that_o enjoin_v obedience_n to_o king_n be_v deliver_v say_v our_o a_o in_o the_o term_n honour_v thy_o father_n as_o if_o all_o power_n be_v original_o in_o the_o father_n o._n 254._o and_o that_o law_n be_v also_o deliver_v say_v i_o in_o the_o
which_o one_o will_v think_v in_o justice_n ought_v to_o be_v pay_v but_o that_o have_v be_v do_v in_o obedience_n to_o the_o same_o law_n whereby_o he_o receive_v nourishment_n and_o education_n from_o his_o own_o parent_n this_o score_n of_o education_n receive_v from_o a_o man_n father_n be_v pay_v by_o take_v care_n and_o provide_v for_o his_o own_o child_n be_v pay_v i_o say_v as_o much_o as_o be_v require_v of_o payment_n by_o alteration_n of_o property_n unless_o present_a necessity_n of_o the_o parent_n require_v a_o return_n of_o good_n for_o their_o necessary_a support_n and_o subsistance_n for_o we_o be_v not_o now_o speak_v of_o that_o reverence_n acknowledgement_n respect_n and_o honour_n that_o be_v always_o due_a from_o child_n to_o their_o parent_n but_o of_o possession_n and_o commodity_n of_o life_n valuable_a by_o money_n but_o yet_o this_o debt_n to_o the_o child_n do_v not_o quite_o cancel_v the_o score_n due_a to_o the_o father_n but_o only_o be_v make_v by_o nature_n preferable_a to_o it_o for_o the_o debt_n a_o man_n owe_v his_o father_n takes_z place_z and_o gives_z the_o father_n a_o right_a to_o inherit_v the_o son_n good_n where_o for_o want_v of_o issue_n the_o right_a of_o child_n do_v not_o exclude_v that_o â—itle_n and_o therefore_o a_o man_n have_v a_o right_a to_o be_v maintain_v by_o his_o child_n where_o he_o need_v it_o and_o to_o enjoy_v also_o the_o comfort_n of_o life_n from_o they_o when_o the_o necessary_a provision_n due_a to_o they_o and_o their_o child_n will_v afford_v it_o if_o his_o son_n die_v without_o issue_n the_o father_n have_v a_o right_a in_o nature_n to_o possess_v his_o good_n and_o inherit_v his_o estate_n whatever_o the_o municipal_a law_n of_o some_o country_n may_v absurd_o direct_v otherwise_o and_o so_o again_o his_o child_n and_o their_o issue_n from_o he_o or_o for_o want_n of_o such_o his_o father_n and_o his_o issue_n but_o where_o no_o such_o be_v to_o be_v find_v i._n e._n no_o kindred_n there_o we_o see_v the_o possession_n of_o a_o private_a man_n revert_v to_o the_o community_n and_o so_o in_o politic_a society_n come_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o public_a magistrate_n but_o in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n become_v again_o perfect_o common_a no_o body_n have_v a_o right_a to_o inherit_v they_o nor_o can_v any_o one_o have_v a_o property_n in_o they_o otherwise_o then_o in_o other_o thing_n common_a by_o nature_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v speak_v in_o its_o due_a place_n 91._o i_o have_v be_v the_o large_a in_o show_v upon_o what_o ground_n child_n have_v a_o right_a to_o succeed_v to_o the_o possession_n of_o their_o father_n property_n not_o only_o because_o by_o it_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o if_o adam_n have_v a_o property_n a_o titular_a insignificant_a useless_a property_n for_o it_o can_v be_v no_o better_o for_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o nourish_v and_o maintain_v his_o child_n and_o posterity_n out_o of_o it_o in_o the_o whole_a earth_n and_o its_o product_n yet_o all_o his_o child_n come_v to_o have_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o right_n of_o inheritance_n a_o joint_a title_n and_o right_o of_o property_n in_o it_o after_o his_o death_n it_o can_v convey_v no_o right_n of_o sovereignty_n to_o any_o one_o of_o his_o posterity_n over_o the_o rest_n since_o every_o one_o have_v a_o right_a of_o inheritance_n to_o his_o portion_n they_o may_v enjoy_v their_o inheritance_n or_o any_o part_n of_o it_o in_o common_a or_o share_v it_o or_o some_o part_n of_o it_o by_o division_n as_o it_o best_o like_v they_o but_o no_o one_o can_v pretend_v to_o the_o whole_a inheritance_n or_o any_o sovereignty_n suppose_v to_o accompany_v it_o since_o a_o right_n of_o inheritance_n give_v every_o one_o of_o the_o rest_n as_o well_o as_o any_o one_o a_o title_n to_o share_v in_o the_o good_n of_o his_o father_n not_o only_o upon_o this_o account_n i_o say_v have_v i_o be_v so_o particular_a in_o examine_v the_o reason_n of_o child_n inherit_v the_o property_n of_o their_o father_n but_o also_o because_o it_o will_v give_v we_o far_o light_n in_o the_o inheritance_n of_o rule_n and_o power_n which_o in_o country_n where_o their_o particular_a municipal_a law_n give_v the_o whole_a possession_n of_o land_n entire_o to_o the_o first_o bear_v and_o descent_n of_o power_n have_v go_v so_o to_o man_n by_o this_o custom_n some_o have_v be_v apt_a to_o be_v deceive_v into_o a_o opinion_n that_o there_o be_v a_o natural_a or_o divine_a right_n of_o primogeniture_n to_o both_o estate_n and_o power_n and_o that_o the_o inheritance_n of_o both_o rule_n over_o man_n and_o property_n in_o thing_n spring_v from_o the_o same_o original_a and_o be_v to_o descend_v by_o the_o same_o rule_n 92._o property_n who_o original_a be_v from_o the_o right_a a_o man_n have_v to_o use_v any_o of_o the_o inferior_a creature_n for_o the_o subsistence_n and_o comfort_n of_o his_o life_n be_v for_o the_o benefit_n and_o sole_a advantage_n of_o the_o proprietor_n so_o that_o he_o may_v even_o destroy_v the_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v property_n in_o by_o his_o use_n of_o it_o where_o need_n require_v but_o government_n be_v for_o the_o preservation_n of_o every_o man_n right_n and_o property_n by_o preserve_v he_o from_o the_o violence_n or_o injury_n of_o other_o be_v for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o govern_v for_o the_o magistrate_n sword_n be_v for_o a_o terror_n to_o evil_a doer_n and_o by_o that_o terror_n to_o enforce_v man_n to_o observe_v the_o positive_a law_n of_o the_o society_n make_v conformable_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o the_o public_a good_a i._n e._n the_o good_a of_o every_o particular_a member_n of_o that_o society_n as_o far_o as_o by_o common_a rule_n it_o can_v be_v provide_v for_o the_o sword_n be_v not_o give_v the_o magistrate_n for_o his_o own_o good_a alone_o 93._o child_n therefore_o as_o have_v be_v show_v by_o the_o dependence_n they_o have_v on_o their_o parent_n for_o subsistance_n have_v a_o right_n of_o inheritance_n to_o their_o father_n property_n as_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o they_o for_o their_o proper_a good_a and_o behoof_n and_o therefore_o be_v fit_o term_v good_n wherein_o the_o first_o bear_v have_v not_o a_o sole_a or_o peculiar_a right_n by_o any_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n he_o and_o his_o brethren_n be_v equal_o found_v on_o that_o right_n they_o have_v to_o maintenance_n support_n and_o comfort_n from_o their_o parent_n and_o on_o nothing_o else_o but_o government_n be_v for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o govern_v and_o not_o the_o sole_a advantage_n of_o the_o governor_n but_o only_o for_o they_o with_o the_o rest_n as_o they_o make_v a_o part_n of_o that_o politic_a body_n each_o of_o who_o part_n and_o member_n be_v take_v care_n of_o and_o direct_v in_o their_o peculiar_a function_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o whole_a by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o society_n can_v be_v inherit_v by_o the_o same_o title_n that_o child_n have_v to_o the_o 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share_n with_o the_o father_n 65._o nay_o this_o power_n so_o little_o belong_v to_o the_o father_n by_o any_o peculiar_a right_n of_o nature_n but_o only_o as_o he_o be_v guardian_n of_o his_o child_n that_o when_o he_o quit_v his_o care_n of_o they_o he_o lose_v his_o power_n over_o they_o which_o go_v along_o with_o their_o nourishment_n and_o education_n to_o which_o it_o be_v inseparable_o annex_v and_o belong_v as_o much_o to_o the_o foster-father_n of_o a_o expose_o child_n as_o to_o the_o natural_a father_n of_o another_o so_o little_a power_n do_v the_o bare_a act_n of_o beget_v give_v a_o man_n over_o his_o issue_n if_o all_o his_o care_n end_v there_o and_o this_o be_v all_o the_o title_n he_o have_v to_o the_o name_n and_o authority_n of_o a_o father_n and_o what_o will_v become_v of_o this_o paternal_a power_n in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o world_n where_o one_o woman_n have_v more_o than_o one_o husband_n at_o a_o time_n or_o in_o those_o part_n of_o america_n where_o 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the_o shadow_n his_o command_n over_o his_o child_n be_v but_o temporary_a and_o reach_v not_o their_o life_n or_o property_n it_o be_v but_o a_o help_n to_o the_o weakness_n and_o imperfection_n of_o their_o nonage_n a_o discipline_n necessary_a to_o their_o education_n and_o though_o a_o father_n may_v dispose_v of_o his_o own_o possession_n as_o he_o please_v when_o his_o child_n be_v out_o of_o danger_n of_o perish_v for_o want_n yet_o his_o power_n extend_v not_o to_o the_o life_n or_o good_n which_o either_o their_o own_o industry_n or_o another_o bounty_n have_v make_v they_o nor_o to_o their_o liberty_n neither_o when_o they_o be_v once_o arrive_v to_o the_o enfranchisement_n of_o the_o year_n of_o discretion_n the_o father_n empire_n then_o cease_v and_o he_o can_v from_o thence_o forward_o no_o more_o dispose_v of_o the_o liberty_n of_o his_o son_n than_o that_o of_o any_o other_o man._n and_o it_o must_v be_v far_o from_o a_o absolute_a or_o perpetual_a jurisdiction_n from_o which_o a_o man_n may_v withdraw_v himself_o have_v licence_n from_o divine_a authority_n to_o leave_v father_n and_o mother_n and_o cleave_v to_o his_o wife_n 66._o but_o though_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o a_o child_n come_v to_o be_v as_o free_v from_o subjection_n to_o the_o will_n and_o command_v of_o his_o father_n as_o he_o himself_o be_v free_a from_o subjection_n to_o the_o will_n of_o any_o body_n else_o and_o they_o be_v both_o under_o no_o other_o restraint_n but_o that_o which_o be_v common_a to_o they_o both_o whether_o it_o be_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o municipal_a law_n of_o their_o country_n yet_o this_o freedom_n exempt_v not_o a_o son_n from_o that_o honour_n which_o he_o ought_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n to_o pay_v his_o parent_n god_n have_v make_v the_o parent_n instrument_n in_o his_o great_a design_n of_o continue_v the_o race_n of_o mankind_n and_o the_o occasion_n of_o life_n to_o their_o child_n as_o he_o have_v lay_v on_o they_o a_o obligation_n to_o nourish_v preserve_v and_o bring_v up_o their_o offspring_n so_o he_o have_v lay_v on_o the_o child_n a_o perpetual_a obligation_n of_o honour_v their_o parent_n which_o contain_v in_o it_o a_o inward_a esteem_n and_o reverence_n to_o be_v show_v by_o all_o outward_a expression_n tie_v up_o the_o child_n from_o any_o thing_n that_o may_v ever_o injure_v or_o affront_v disturb_v or_o endanger_v the_o happiness_n or_o life_n of_o those_o from_o who_o he_o receive_v his_o and_o engage_v he_o in_o all_o action_n of_o defence_n relief_n assistance_n and_o comfort_n of_o those_o by_o who_o mean_n he_o enter_v into_o be_v and_o have_v be_v make_v capable_a of_o any_o enjoyment_n of_o life_n from_o this_o obligation_n no_o state_n no_o freedom_n can_v absolve_v child_n but_o this_o be_v very_o far_o from_o give_v parent_n a_o power_n of_o command_n over_o their_o child_n or_o a_o authority_n to_o make_v law_n and_o dispose_v as_o they_o please_v of_o their_o life_n or_o liberty_n it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o owe_v honour_n respect_n gratitude_n and_o assistance_n another_o to_o require_v a_o absolute_a obedience_n and_o submission_n the_o honour_n due_a to_o parent_n a_o monarch_n in_o his_o throne_n owe_v his_o mother_n and_o yet_o this_o lessen_v not_o his_o authority_n nor_o subject_n he_o to_o her_o government_n 67._o the_o subjection_n of_o a_o minor_a place_n in_o the_o father_n a_o temporary_a government_n which_o terminate_v with_o the_o minority_n of_o the_o child_n and_o the_o honour_n due_a from_o a_o child_n place_n in_o the_o parent_n a_o perpetual_a right_n to_o respect_n reverence_n support_v and_o compliance_n to_o more_o or_o less_o as_o the_o father_n care_n cost_n and_o kindness_n in_o his_o education_n have_v be_v more_o or_o less_o and_o this_o end_v not_o with_o minority_n but_o hold_v in_o all_o part_n and_o condition_n of_o a_o man_n life_n the_o want_n of_o distinguish_v these_o two_o power_n which_o the_o father_n have_v in_o the_o right_n of_o tuition_n during_o minority_n and_o the_o right_n of_o honour_n all_o his_o life_n may_v perhaps_o have_v cause_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o mistake_v about_o this_o matter_n for_o to_o speak_v proper_o of_o they_o the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v rather_o the_o privilege_n of_o child_n and_o duty_n of_o parent_n than_o any_o prerogative_n of_o paternal_a power_n the_o nourishment_n and_o education_n of_o their_o child_n be_v a_o charge_n so_o incumbent_a on_o parent_n for_o their_o child_n good_a that_o nothing_o can_v absolve_v they_o from_o take_v care_n of_o it_o and_o though_o the_o power_n of_o command_v and_o chastise_v they_o go_v along_o with_o it_o yet_o god_n have_v weave_v into_o the_o principle_n of_o (null)_o nature_n such_o a_o tenderness_n for_o their_o offspring_n that_o there_o be_v little_a fear_n that_o parent_n shall_v use_v their_o power_n with_o too_o much_o rigour_n the_o excess_n be_v seldom_o on_o the_o severe_a side_n the_o strong_a bias_n of_o nature_n draw_v the_o other_o way_n and_o therefore_o god_n almighty_a when_o he_o will_v express_v his_o gentle_a deal_n with_o the_o israelite_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o though_o he_o chastened_a they_o he_o chastened_a they_o as_o a_o man_n chasten_v his_o son_n deut._n 8._o 5._o i_o e._n with_o tenderness_n and_o affection_n and_o keep_v they_o under_o no_o severe_a discipline_n than_o what_o be_v absolute_o best_a for_o they_o and_o have_v be_v less_o kindness_n to_o have_v slacken_v this_o be_v that_o power_n to_o which_o child_n be_v command_v obedience_n that_o the_o pain_n and_o care_n of_o their_o parent_n may_v not_o be_v increase_v or_o ill_o reward_v 68_o on_o the_o other_o side_n honour_n and_o support_v all_o that_o which_o gratitude_n require_v to_o return_v for_o the_o benefit_n receive_v by_o and_o from_o they_o be_v the_o indispensible_a duty_n of_o the_o child_n and_o the_o proper_a privilege_n of_o the_o parent_n this_o be_v intend_v for_o the_o 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if_o out_o of_o a_o conceit_n of_o authority_n he_o shall_v have_v the_o indiscretion_n to_o treat_v he_o still_o as_o a_o boy_n 69._o the_o first_o part_n then_o of_o paternal_a power_n or_o rather_o duty_n which_o be_v education_n belong_v so_o to_o the_o father_n that_o it_o terminate_v at_o a_o certain_a season_n when_o the_o business_n of_o education_n be_v over_o it_o cease_v of_o itself_o and_o be_v also_o alienable_a before_o for_o a_o man_n may_v put_v the_o tuition_n of_o his_o son_n in_o other_o hand_n and_o he_o that_o have_v make_v his_o son_n a_o apprentice_n to_o another_o have_v discharge_v he_o during_o that_o time_n of_o a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o obedience_n both_o to_o himself_o and_o to_o his_o mother_n but_o all_o the_o duty_n of_o honour_n the_o other_o part_n remains_z never_o the_o less_o entire_a to_o they_o nothing_o can_v cancel_v that_o it_o be_v so_o inseparable_a from_o they_o both_o that_o the_o father_n authority_n can_v dispossess_v the_o mother_n of_o this_o right_n nor_o can_v any_o man_n discharge_v his_o son_n from_o honour_v she_o that_o bear_v he_o but_o both_o these_o be_v very_o far_o from_o a_o power_n to_o make_v law_n and_o inforce_v they_o with_o penalty_n that_o may_v reach_v estate_n liberty_n limb_n and_o life_n the_o power_n of_o command_v end_n with_o nonage_n and_o though_o after_o that_o honour_n and_o respect_n support_v and_o defence_n and_o whatsoever_o gratitude_n can_v oblige_v a_o man_n to_o for_o the_o high_a benefit_n he_o be_v natural_o capable_a of_o be_v always_o due_a from_o a_o son_n to_o his_o parent_n yet_o all_o this_o put_v no_o sceptre_n into_o the_o father_n hand_n no_o sovereign_a power_n of_o command_v he_o have_v no_o dominion_n over_o his_o son_n property_n or_o action_n nor_o any_o right_n that_o his_o will_n shall_v prescribe_v to_o his_o son_n in_o all_o thing_n however_o it_o may_v become_v his_o son_n in_o many_o thing_n not_o very_o inconvenient_a to_o he_o and_o his_o family_n to_o pay_v a_o deference_n to_o it_o 70._o a_o man_n may_v owe_v honour_n and_o respect_n to_o a_o ancient_a or_o wise_a man_n defence_n to_o his_o child_n or_o friend_n relief_n and_o support_v to_o the_o distress_a and_o gratitude_n to_o a_o benefactor_n to_o such_o a_o degree_n that_o all_o he_o have_v all_o he_o can_v do_v can_v sufficient_o pay_v it_o but_o all_o these_o give_v no_o authority_n no_o right_a of_o make_v law_n to_o any_o one_o over_o he_o from_o who_o they_o be_v owe_v and_o it_o be_v plain_a all_o this_o be_v due_a not_o to_o the_o bare_a title_n of_o father_n not_o only_o because_o as_o have_v be_v say_v it_o be_v owe_v to_o the_o mother_n too_o but_o because_o these_o obligation_n to_o parent_n and_o the_o degree_n of_o what_o be_v require_v of_o child_n may_v be_v vary_v by_o the_o different_a care_n and_o kindness_n trouble_n and_o expense_n be_v often_o employ_v upon_o one_o child_n more_o than_o another_o 71._o this_o show_v the_o reason_n how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o parent_n in_o society_n where_o they_o themselves_o be_v subject_n retain_v a_o power_n over_o their_o child_n and_o have_v as_o much_o right_n to_o their_o subjection_n as_o those_o who_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n which_o can_v not_o possible_o be_v if_o all_o political_a power_n be_v only_o paternal_a and_o that_o in_o truth_n they_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n for_o then_o all_o paternal_a power_n be_v in_o the_o prince_n the_o subject_n can_v natural_o have_v none_o of_o it_o but_o these_o two_o power_n political_a and_o paternal_a be_v so_o perfect_o distinct_a and_o separate_a and_o build_v upon_o so_o different_a foundation_n and_o give_v to_o so_o different_a end_n that_o every_o subject_a that_o be_v a_o father_n have_v as_o much_o a_o paternal_a power_n over_o his_o child_n as_o the_o prince_n have_v over_o he_o and_o every_o prince_n that_o have_v parent_n owe_v they_o as_o much_o filial_a duty_n and_o obedience_n as_o the_o mean_a of_o his_o subject_n do_v to_o they_o and_o can_v therefore_o contain_v not_o any_o part_n or_o degree_n of_o that_o kind_n of_o dominion_n which_o a_o prince_n or_o magistrate_n have_v over_o his_o subject_n 72._o though_o the_o obligation_n on_o the_o parent_n to_o bring_v up_o their_o child_n and_o the_o obligation_n on_o child_n to_o honour_v their_o parent_n contain_v all_o the_o power_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n and_o submission_n on_o the_o other_o which_o be_v proper_a to_o this_o relation_n yet_o there_o be_v another_o power_n ordinary_o in_o the_o father_n whereby_o he_o have_v a_o tie_n on_o the_o obedience_n of_o his_o child_n which_o though_o it_o be_v common_a to_o he_o with_o other_o man_n yet_o the_o occasion_n of_o show_v it_o almost_o constant_o happen_v to_o father_n in_o their_o private_a family_n and_o in_o instance_n of_o it_o elsewhere_o be_v rare_a and_o less_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o pass_v in_o the_o world_n for_o a_o part_n of_o paternal_a jurisdiction_n 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when_o he_o bless_v he_o he_o consider_v he_o not_o as_o jacob_n but_o take_v he_o for_o esau_n nor_o do_v esau_n understand_v any_o such_o connexion_n between_o birthright_n and_o the_o blessing_n for_o he_o say_v he_o have_v supplant_v i_o these_o two_o time_n he_o take_v away_o my_o birthright_n and_o behold_v now_o he_o have_v take_v away_o my_o blessing_n whereas_o have_v the_o blessing_n which_o be_v to_o be_v lord_n over_o his_o brethren_n belong_v to_o the_o birthright_n esau_n can_v not_o have_v complain_v of_o this_o second_o as_o a_o cheat_n jacob_n have_v get_v nothing_o but_o what_o esau_n have_v sell_v he_o when_o he_o sell_v he_o his_o birthright_n so_o that_o it_o be_v plain_a dominion_n if_o these_o word_n signify_v it_o be_v not_o understand_v to_o belong_v to_o the_o birthright_n 114._o and_o that_o in_o those_o day_n of_o the_o patriarch_n dominion_n be_v not_o understand_v to_o be_v the_o right_n of_o the_o heir_n but_o only_o a_o great_a portion_n of_o good_n be_v plain_a from_o gen._n 21._o 10._o for_o sarah_n take_v isaac_n to_o be_v heir_n say_v cast_v out_o this_o bondwoman_n and_o her_o son_n for_o the_o son_n of_o this_o bondwoman_n shall_v not_o be_v heir_n with_o my_o son_n whereby_o can_v be_v mean_v nothing_o but_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v a_o pretence_n to_o a_o equal_a share_n of_o his_o father_n estate_n after_o his_o death_n but_o shall_v have_v his_o portion_n present_o and_o be_v go_v according_o we_o read_v gen._n 25._o 5_o 6._o that_o abraham_n give_v all_o that_o he_o have_v unto_o isaac_n but_o unto_o the_o son_n of_o the_o concubine_n which_o abraham_n have_v abraham_n give_v gift_n and_o send_v they_o away_o from_o isaac_n his_o son_n while_o he_o yet_o live_v that_o be_v abraham_n have_v give_v portion_n to_o all_o his_o other_o son_n and_o send_v they_o away_o that_o which_o he_o have_v reserve_v be_v the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o substance_n isaac_n as_o heir_n possess_v after_o his_o death_n but_o by_o be_v heir_n he_o have_v no_o right_a to_o be_v lord_n over_o his_o brethren_n for_o if_o he_o have_v why_o shall_v sarah_n desire_v to_o rob_v he_o of_o one_o of_o his_o subject_n his_o slave_n by_o desire_v to_o have_v he_o send_v away_o 115._o thus_o as_o under_o the_o law_n the_o privilege_n of_o birthright_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o double_a portion_n so_o we_o see_v that_o before_o moses_n in_o the_o patriarch_n time_n from_o whence_o our_o a_o pretends_z to_o take_v his_o model_n there_o be_v no_o knowledge_n no_o thought_n that_o birthright_n give_v rule_n or_o empire_n paternal_a or_o kingly_a authority_n to_o any_o one_o over_o his_o brethren_n which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o plain_a enough_o in_o the_o story_n of_o isaac_n and_o ishmael_n let_v they_o look_v into_o 1_o chron._n 5._o 12._o and_o there_o he_o may_v read_v these_o word_n reuben_n be_v the_o first_o bear_v but_o for_o as_o much_o as_o he_o desile_v his_o father_n bed_n his_o birthright_n be_v give_v unto_o the_o son_n of_o joseph_n the_o son_n of_o israeel_n and_o the_o geneology_n be_v not_o to_o be_v reckon_v after_o the_o birthright_n for_o judah_n prevail_v above_o his_o brethren_n and_o of_o he_o come_v the_o chief_n ruler_n but_o the_o birthright_n be_v josephs_n and_o what_o this_o birthright_n be_v jacob_n bless_v joseph_n gen._n 58._o 22._o tell_v we_o in_o these_o word_n moreover_o i_o have_v give_v thou_o one_o portion_n above_o thy_o brethren_n which_o i_o take_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o amorite_n with_o my_o sword_n and_o with_o my_o bow_n whereby_o it_o be_v not_o only_o plain_a that_o the_o birthright_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o double_a portion_n but_o the_o text_n in_o chron._n be_v express_v against_o our_o a_o s_o doctrine_n show_v that_o dominion_n be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o birthright_n for_o it_o tell_v we_o that_o joseph_n have_v the_o birthright_n but_o judah_n the_o dominion_n but_o one_o will_v think_v our_o a_o be_v very_o fond_a of_o the_o very_a name_n of_o birthright_n when_o he_o bring_v this_o instance_n of_o jacob_n and_o esau_n to_o prove_v that_o dominion_n belong_v to_o the_o heir_n over_o his_o brethren_n 116._o 1_o o._n because_o it_o will_v be_v but_o a_o ill_a example_n to_o prove_v that_o dominion_n by_o god_n ordination_n belong_v to_o the_o elder_a son_n because_o jacob_n the_o young_a here_o have_v it_o let_v he_o come_v by_o it_o how_o he_o will_v for_o if_o it_o prove_v any_o thing_n it_o can_v only_o prove_v against_o our_o a_o that_o the_o assignment_n of_o dominion_n to_o the_o elder_a be_v not_o by_o divine_a institution_n which_o will_v then_o be_v unalterable_a for_o if_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o nature_n absolute_a power_n and_o empire_n belong_v to_o the_o elder_a son_n and_o his_o heir_n so_o that_o they_o be_v supreme_a monarch_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o brethren_n slave_n our_o a_o give_v we_o reason_n to_o doubt_v whether_o the_o elder_a son_n have_v a_o power_n to_o part_v with_o it_o to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o his_o posterity_n since_o he_o tell_v we_o o._n 158._o that_o in_o grant_n and_o gift_n that_o have_v their_o original_a from_o god_n or_o nature_n no_o inferior_a power_n of_o man_n can_v limit_v or_o make_v any_o law_n of_o prescription_n against_o they_o 117._o 2_o o._n because_o this_o place_n gen._n 27._o 29._o bring_v by_o our_o a_o concern_v not_o at_o all_o the_o dominion_n of_o one_o brother_n over_o the_o other_o nor_o the_o subjection_n of_o esau_n to_o jacob_n for_o it_o be_v plain_a in_o the_o history_n that_o esau_n be_v never_o subject_a to_o jacob_n but_o live_v a_o part_n in_o mount_n seir_n where_o he_o found_v a_o distinct_a people_n and_o government_n and_o be_v himself_o prince_n
when_o i_o obey_v he_o to_o who_o paternal_a power_n give_v no_o right_a to_o my_o obedience_n for_o he_o can_v have_v no_o divine_a right_o to_o my_o obedience_n who_o can_v show_v his_o divine_a right_n to_o the_o power_n of_o rule_v over_o i_o as_o well_o as_o that_o by_o divine_a right_n there_o be_v such_o a_o power_n in_o the_o world_n 121._o and_o hence_o not_o be_v able_a to_o make_v out_o any_o prince_n title_n to_o government_n as_o heir_n to_o adam_n which_o therefore_o be_v of_o no_o use_n and_o have_v be_v better_o let_v alone_o he_o be_v fain_o to_o resolve_v all_o into_o present_a possession_n and_o make_v civil_a obedience_n as_o due_a to_o a_o usurper_n as_o to_o a_o lawful_a king_n and_o thereby_o the_o usurper_n title_n as_o good_a his_o word_n be_v o._n 253._o and_o they_o deserve_v to_o be_v remember_v if_o a_o usurper_n dispossess_v the_o true_a heir_n the_o subject_n obedience_n to_o the_o fatherly_a power_n must_v go_v along_o and_o wait_v upon_o god_n providence_n but_o i_o shall_v leave_v his_o title_n of_o usurper_n to_o be_v examine_v in_o its_o due_a place_n and_o desire_v my_o sober_a reader_n to_o consider_v what_o thanks_o prince_n owe_v such_o politic_n as_o this_o which_o can_v suppose_v paternal_a power_n i._n e._n a_o right_a to_o government_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o cade_n or_o a_o cromwell_n and_o so_o all_o obedience_n be_v due_a to_o paternal_a power_n the_o obedience_n of_o subject_n will_v be_v due_a to_o they_o by_o the_o same_o right_n and_o upon_o as_o good_a ground_n as_o it_o be_v to_o lawful_a prince_n and_o yet_o this_o as_o dangerous_a a_o doctrine_n as_o it_o be_v must_v necessary_o follow_v from_o make_v all_o political_a power_n to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o adam_n paternal_a power_n by_o right_n and_o divine_a institution_n descend_v from_o he_o without_o be_v able_a to_o show_v to_o who_o it_o descend_v or_o who_o be_v heir_n to_o it_o 122._o for_o i_o say_v to_o settle_v government_n in_o the_o 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draw_v his_o sword_n to_o defend_v the_o possession_n of_o it_o by_o force_n i_o endeavour_v to_o retake_v it_o the_o mischief_n this_o man_n do_v i_o be_v a_o hundred_o or_o possible_o a_o thousand_o time_n more_o than_o the_o other_o perhaps_o intend_v i_o who_o i_o kill_v before_o he_o real_o do_v i_o any_o and_o yet_o i_o may_v lawful_o kill_v the_o one_o and_o can_v so_o much_o as_o hurt_v the_o other_o lawful_o the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v plain_a because_o the_o one_o use_v force_n which_o threaten_v my_o life_n i_o can_v not_o have_v time_n to_o appeal_v to_o the_o law_n to_o secure_v it_o and_o when_o it_o be_v go_v it_o be_v too_o late_o to_o appeal_v the_o law_n can_v not_o restore_v life_n to_o my_o dead_a carcase_n the_o loss_n be_v irreparable_a which_o to_o prevent_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n give_v i_o a_o right_a to_o destroy_v he_o who_o have_v put_v himself_o into_o a_o state_n of_o war_n with_o i_o and_o threaten_v my_o destruction_n but_o in_o the_o other_o case_n my_o life_n not_o be_v in_o danger_n i_o may_v have_v the_o benefit_n of_o appeal_n to_o the_o law_n and_o have_v reparation_n for_o my_o 100_o l._n that_o way_n 208._o four_o but_o if_o the_o unlawful_a act_n do_v by_o the_o magistrate_n be_v maintain_v by_o the_o power_n he_o have_v get_v and_o the_o remedy_n which_o be_v due_a by_o law_n be_v by_o the_o same_o power_n obstruct_v yeâ—_n the_o right_n of_o resist_v even_o in_o such_o manifest_a act_n of_o tyranny_n will_v not_o sudden_o or_o on_o slight_a occasion_n disturb_v the_o government_n for_o if_o it_o reach_v no_o far_o than_o some_o private_a man_n case_n though_o they_o have_v a_o right_a to_o defend_v themselves_o and_o to_o recover_v by_o force_n what_o by_o unlawful_a force_n be_v take_v from_o they_o yet_o the_o right_a to_o do_v so_o will_v not_o easy_o engage_v they_o in_o a_o contest_v wherein_o they_o be_v sure_a to_o perish_v it_o be_v as_o impossible_a for_o one_o or_o a_o few_o oppress_a man_n to_o disturb_v the_o government_n where_o the_o body_n of_o the_o people_n do_v not_o think_v themselves_o concern_v in_o it_o as_o for_o a_o rave_v mad_a man_n or_o heady_a male_a content_n to_o overturn_v a_o well_o settle_a state_n the_o people_n be_v as_o little_a apt_a to_o follow_v the_o one_o as_o the_o other_o 209._o but_o if_o either_o these_o illegal_a act_n have_v extend_v to_o the_o majority_n of_o the_o people_n or_o if_o the_o mischief_n and_o oppression_n have_v light_n only_o on_o some_o few_o but_o in_o such_o case_n as_o the_o precedent_n and_o consequence_n seem_v to_o threaten_v all_o and_o they_o be_v persuade_v in_o their_o conscience_n that_o their_o law_n and_o with_o they_o their_o estate_n liberty_n and_o life_n be_v in_o danger_n and_o perhaps_o their_o religion_n too_o how_o they_o will_v be_v hinder_v from_o resist_v illegal_a force_n use_v against_o they_o i_o can_v tell_v this_o be_v a_o inconvenience_n i_o confess_v that_o attend_v all_o government_n whatsoever_o 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