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that_o be_v when_o he_o confess_v every_o where_o that_o these_o be_v the_o eternal_a law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n but_o that_o which_o be_v much_o more_o true_a they_o both_o suppose_v and_o demonstrate_v that_o there_o never_o be_v any_o such_o right_n of_o all_o man_n to_o all_o thing_n let_v he_o call_v they_o law_n or_o theorem_n or_o what_o he_o please_v they_o confute_v that_o state_n of_o mere_a nature_n which_o he_o make_v the_o foundation_n of_o his_o commonwealth_n hitherto_o he_o have_v be_v too_o high_a for_o the_o parent_n now_o they_o must_v expect_v a_o cool_a card_n the_o question_n who_o be_v the_o better_a man_n have_v no_o place_n in_o the_o condition_n of_o mere_a nature_n where_o all_o man_n be_v equal_a be_v the_o parent_n and_o child_n equal_a yes_o they_o be_v equal_a who_o can_v do_v equal_a thing_n one_o against_o another_o but_o they_o who_o can_v do_v the_o great_a thing_n that_o be_v to_o kill_v can_v do_v equal_a thing_n therefore_o all_o man_n by_o 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bishop_n see_v there_o be_v paternal_a government_n in_o adam_n which_o he_o may_v do_v easy_o as_o be_v no_o deep_a 139._o consideration_n and_o again_o to_o kill_v one_o parent_n be_v a_o great_a crime_n than_o to_o kill_v another_o for_o the_o parent_n ought_v to_o have_v the_o honour_n of_o a_o sovereign_a though_o he_o have_v surrender_v his_o power_n to_o the_o civil_a law_n because_o he_o have_v it_o original_o by_o nature_n great_a be_v 160._o truth_n and_o prevail_v if_o this_o be_v no_o deep_a consideration_n the_o more_o he_o deserve_v to_o be_v blame_v who_o at_o sometime_o rob_v both_o parent_n of_o their_o honour_n some_o some_o other_o time_n the_o man_n only_o as_o by_o the_o right_n of_o nature_n the_o dominion_n over_o a_o infant_n do_v belong_v first_o to_o he_o who_o have_v he_o first_o in_o his_o power_n and_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v be_v soon_o in_o the_o power_n of_o his_o mother_n than_o of_o any_o other_o so_o that_o she_o may_v either_o bring_v he_o up_o or_o cast_v he_o out_o at_o her_o 2._o pleasure_n and_o by_o right_n never_o without_o the_o father_n licence_n again_o in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n it_o can_v be_v know_v who_o be_v father_n of_o a_o infant_n but_o by_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o mother_n therefore_o he_o be_v he_o who_o the_o mother_n will_v have_v he_o to_o be_v and_o therefore_o the_o mother_n do_v this_o man_n believe_v in_o earnest_a 3._o that_o marriage_n be_v institute_v by_o god_n in_o paradise_n and_o have_v continue_v ever_o since_o the_o creation_n he_o may_v as_o well_o tell_v we_o in_o plain_a term_n that_o all_o the_o obligation_n which_o a_o child_n have_v to_o his_o parent_n be_v because_o he_o do_v not_o take_v he_o by_o the_o heel_n and_o knock_v out_o his_o brain_n against_o the_o wall_n so_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v bear_v though_o this_o be_v intolerable_a yet_o there_o be_v something_o of_o gratitude_n in_o it_o and_o in_o that_o respect_n it_o be_v not_o altogether_o so_o ill_o as_o his_o force_a pact_n how_o repugnant_a be_v this_o which_o he_o say_v of_o the_o mother_n dominion_n over_o her_o child_n to_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o twelve_o table_n a_o father_n may_v sell_v his_o child_n twice_o bis_fw-la vaenum_fw-la dicat_fw-la the_o mother_n have_v no_o hand_n in_o it_o neither_o do_v the_o judicial_a law_n of_o the_o jew_n dissent_v from_o this_o if_o a_o man_n sell_v his_o daughter_n be_v 4._o be_v a_o maid_n servant_n so_o likewise_o a_o child_n vow_n may_v be_v invalidate_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o father_n but_o not_o of_o a_o mother_n he_o abound_v every_o where_o with_o such_o destructive_a conclusion_n as_o these_o as_o to_o generation_n god_n have_v ordain_v to_o man_n a_o helper_n and_o there_o be_v always_o two_o that_o be_v equal_o parent_n the_o dominion_n therefore_o over_o the_o child_n shall_v belong_v equal_o to_o both_o and_o he_o be_v equal_o subject_a to_o both_o which_o be_v 102._o 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