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their_o own_o prudence_n as_o mr._n hobbes_n pretend_v equality_n of_o hope_n do_v not_o render_v man_n enemy_n nor_o of_o desire_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o agreement_n between_o abraham_n and_o lot_n nor_o self-conservation_n much_o less_o delectation_n how_o and_o by_o what_o hope_n and_o fear_n work_v upon_o we_o not_o ahab_n but_o jezabels_n malice_n destroy_v naboth_n obj._n ans._n the_o title_n of_o occupancy_n sacred_a etc._n etc._n reason_n secure_v man_n from_o fear_n who_o apprehend_v no_o danger_n from_o any_o bare_a possibility_n of_o injury_n which_o be_v general_o restrain_v by_o the_o thought_n of_o god_n punitive_a justice_n how_o reason_n or_o arm_n decide_v the_o controversy_n before_o occupancy_n three_o sort_n of_o man_n although_o without_o a_o common_a humane_a power_n to_o awe_v they_o not_o in_o the_o condition_n call_v war_n how_o a_o common_a interest_n in_o humanity_n may_v oblige_v to_o mutual_a â—â—iendship_n ob._n repl._n ans._n time_n be_v no_o essential_a constitute_v no_o war_n his_o instance_n in_o foul_a weather_n to_o illustrate_v erroneous_a a_o disposition_n to_o war_n before_o any_o act_n of_o hostility_n make_v no_o war_n his_o impropriety_n of_o speech_n man_n unassure_v of_o their_o security_n make_v not_o present_o provision_n for_o a_o defensive_a war._n a_o universal_a war_n between_o all_o individual_n of_o mankind_n never_o yet_o experiment_v nor_o be_v it_o prove_v by_o mr._n hobbes_n instance_n what_o in_o the_o passion_n makâ—â—_n sin_n which_o be_v not_o such_o in_o themelve_n the_o several_a constitution_n in_o the_o object_n of_o our_o passion_n what_o and_o whence_o affect_a ignorance_n of_o the_o law_n a_o sin_n every_o man_n bear_v under_o a_o law_n maker_n and_o a_o law_n the_o american_n have_v king_n and_o justice_n exeeut_v among_o they_o private_a family_n not_o at_o war_n with_o the_o king_n and_o nation_n among_o who_o they_o live_v the_o concord_n of_o which_o have_v a_o better_a dependence_n then_o upon_o lust_n the_o exorbitance_n of_o a_o civil_a war_n prove_v not_o man_n to_o be_v in_o a_o polemical_a state_n by_o nature_n the_o mutual_a jealousy_n of_o sovereign_n render_v they_o not_o like_a gladiatour_n in_o a_o direct_a posture_n of_o war_n conscience_n dictate_n too_o man_n what_o be_v right_a and_o wrong_n what_o law_n and_o common_a power_n they_o must_v submit_v to_o military_a vaâ—our_n and_o prudence_n degenerate_v into_o force_n and_o fraud_n lose_v the_o nature_n and_o deserve_v not_o the_o name_n of_o the_o the_o two_o cardinal_n virtue_n in_o war_n justice_n and_o injustice_n no_o faculty_n but_o habit_n and_o may_v be_v in_o a_o military_a person_n nation_n have_v propriety_n in_o dominion_n person_n in_o their_o wife_n and_o estate_n thâ—ir_a title_n to_o which_o may_v be_v various_a that_o of_o occupancy_n most_o evident_a the_o right_a of_o nature_n extend_v far_a than_o to_o the_o preservation_n of_o life_n several_a acception_n of_o necessity_n and_o the_o different_a effect_n of_o it_o according_o nothing_o necessary_a that_o god_n have_v not_o provide_v for_o by_o some_o law_n necessity_n of_o nature_n make_v not_o every_o particular_a
first_o argument_n for_o it_o answer_v ibid._n invocation_n take_v for_o the_o whole_a worship_n of_o god_n 126_o practise_v by_o adam_n abel_n seth_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n or_o for_o some_o peculiar_a additional_a devotion_n ibid._n service_n vulgar_o use_v to_o signify_v common_a prayer_n gloria_fw-la patri_fw-la the_o doxology_n at_o the_o end_n of_o every_o psalm_n etc._n etc._n 127_o invocation_n gen._n 4.26_o not_o improbable_o take_v for_o some_o peculiar_a devotion_n introduce_v in_o enos_n time_n 128_o iii_o the_o second_o argument_n for_o idolatry_n before_o the_o flood_n answer_v ibid._n the_o punishment_n in_o this_o world_n many_o time_n disproportionate_a to_o the_o sin_n ibid._n of_o what_o sort_n their_o sin_n be_v who_o perish_v in_o the_o flood_n 129_o iu._n revelation_n not_o reason_n do_v dictate_v the_o first_o religion_n ibid._n v._o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o occasion_n and_o foundation_n of_o religion_n 130_o which_o prevail_v according_a to_o the_o congruity_n it_o have_v to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n ibid._n whatsoever_o man_n opinion_n be_v of_o the_o person_n that_o introduce_v it_o 131_o vi._n how_o this_o difference_n be_v consistent_a with_o the_o other_o of_o assurance_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n 132_o why_o the_o promise_a discourse_n of_o the_o jewish_a and_o christian_a religion_n be_v omit_v ibid._n chap._n xvii_o i._o mr._n hobbes_n abstruse_a in_o make_v out_o his_o conclusion_n of_o suspect_a governor_n and_o their_o religion_n 133_o ii_o christian_a religion_n depend_v not_o upon_o the_o integrity_n and_o sufficiency_n of_o church_n governor_n 134_o iii_o religion_n form_v by_o divine_a revelation_n may_v oblige_v to_o a_o belief_n of_o seem_a contradiction_n 135_o iu._n the_o singular_a excellency_n of_o faith_n to_o be_v as_o well_o against_o as_o above_o reason_n 136_o v._n mr._n hobbes_n subtlety_n in_o his_o citation_n and_o pretermission_n of_o example_n 137_o which_o though_o pertinent_a be_v dangerous_a to_o weak_a capacity_n ibid._n chap._n xviii_o i._o mr._n hobbes_n scandalous_a description_n of_o man._n ibid._n ii_o the_o equality_n of_o man_n by_o nature_n not_o universal_a 138_o iii_o the_o estate_n in_o which_o adam_n and_o evah_n be_v make_v ibid._n that_o wherein_o other_o 139_o iu._n memory_n experience_n and_o prudence_n distinguish_v ibid._n v._o mr._n hobbes_n confuse_v if_o not_o contradictory_n to_o himself_o in_o argue_v about_o prudence_n 140_o vi_o man_n universal_o no_o such_o opiniatour_n of_o their_o own_o prudence_n as_o mr._n hobbes_n pretend_v 141_o chap._n xix_o i._o equality_n of_o hope_n do_v not_o render_v man_n enemy_n 142_o ii_o nor_n of_o desire_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o agreement_n between_o abraham_n and_o lot_n 143_o iii_o nor_n self-conservation_n much_o less_o delectation_n ibid._n iu._n how_o and_o by_o what_o hope_n and_o fear_n work_v upon_o we_o 144_o not_o ahab_n but_o jezebel_n malice_n destroy_v naboth_n 145_o objection_n answer_v ibid._n the_o title_n of_o occupancy_n sacred_a etc._n etc._n ibid._n reason_n secure_v man_n from_o fear_n ibid._n who_o apprehend_v no_o danger_n from_o any_o bare_a possibility_n of_o injury_n 146_o which_o be_v general_o restrain_v by_o the_o thought_n of_o god_n punitive_a justice_n ibid._n how_o reason_n or_o arm_n decide_v the_o controversy_n before_o occupancy_n 147_o chap._n xx._n i._o three_o sort_n of_o man_n although_o without_o a_o common_a humane_a power_n to_o awe_v they_o not_o in_o the_o condition_n call_v war._n 148_o ii_o how_o a_o common_a interest_n in_o humanity_n may_v oblige_v to_o mutual_a friendship_n ibid._n objection_n about_o st._n paul_n entertainment_n in_o malita_n answer_v 149_o iii_o time_n be_v no_o essential_a constitute_n no_n war_n ibid._n iu_o mr._n hobbes_n instance_n in_o foul_a weather_n to_o illustrate_v erroneous_a 150_o v._n a_o disposition_n to_o war_n before_o any_o act_n of_o hostility_n make_v no_o war_n 151_o his_o impropriety_n of_o speech_n ibid._n vi_o man_n unassure_v of_o their_o security_n make_v not_o present_o provision_n for_o a_o defensive_a war_n 152_o chap._n xxi_o i._o a_o universal_a war_n between_o all_o individual_n of_o mankind_n never_o yet_o experiment_v 153_o nor_n prove_v by_o mr._n hobbes_n instance_n ibid._n ii_o what_o in_o the_o passion_n make_v sin_n which_o be_v not_o such_o in_o themselves_o 154_o the_o several_a constitution_n in_o the_o object_n of_o our_o passion_n what_o and_o whence_o ibid._n iii_o affect_a ignorance_n of_o the_o law_n a_o sin_n 155_o every_o man_n bear_v under_o a_o lawmaker_n and_o a_o law_n ibid._n iv._o the_o american_n have_v king_n and_o justice_n execute_v among_o they_o 156_o private_a family_n not_o at_o war_n with_o the_o king_n and_o nation_n among_o who_o they_o live_v ibid._n the_o concord_n of_o which_o have_v a_o better_a dependence_n then_o upon_o lust_n ibid._n v._o the_o exorbitance_n of_o a_o civil_a war_n prove_v not_o man_n to_o be_v in_o a_o polemical_a state_n by_o nature_n ibid._n vi_o the_o mutual_a jealousy_n of_o sovereign_n render_v they_o not_o like_a gladiatour_n in_o a_o direct_a posture_n of_o war_n 157_o vii_o conscience_n dictate_n too_o man_n what_o be_v right_a and_o wrong_n what_o law_n and_o common_a power_n they_o must_v submit_v to_o 158_o viii_o military_a valour_n and_o prudence_n degenerate_v into_o force_n and_o fraud_n lose_v the_o nature_n and_o deserve_v not_o the_o name_n of_o the_o two_o cardinal_n virtue_n in_o war_n 159_o ix_o justice_n and_o injustice_n no_o faculty_n but_o habit_n and_o may_v be_v in_o a_o military_a person_n 160_o x._o nation_n have_v propriety_n in_o dominion_n 161_o person_n in_o their_o wife_n ibid._n and_o estate_n ibid._n xi_o their_o title_n to_o which_o may_v be_v various_a 163_o that_o of_o occupancy_n most_o evident_a ibid._n chap._n xxii_o i._o the_o right_a of_o nature_n extend'_v far_a than_o to_o the_o preservation_n of_o life_n 164_o ii_o several_a acception_n of_o necessity_n and_o the_o different_a effect_n of_o it_o according_o 165_o nothing_n necessary_a that_o god_n have_v not_o provide_v for_o by_o some_o law_n ibid._n iii_o necessity_n of_o nature_n make_v not_o every_o particular_a man_n desirous_a to_o preserve_v his_o life_n 166_o iu._n it_o be_v not_o in_o nature_n the_o principal_a of_o man_n happiness_n ibid._n v._n nor_o the_o power_n lose_v with_o it_o considerable_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o spiritual_a activity_n and_o perfection_n gain_v by_o death_n 167_o vi_o which_o be_v not_o so_o terrible_a and_o painful_a as_o pretend_v 168_o ancient_a instance_n 169_o the_o most_o signal_n that_o of_o otho_n and_o his_o soldier_n ibid._n cato_n double_a attempt_n to_o dispatch_v himself_o 170_o arria_n magnanimity_n in_o be_v a_o like_a precedent_n to_o her_o husband_n paetus_n 171_o a_o modern_a instance_n in_o a_o young_a child_n 172_o vii_o death_n seize_v upon_o man_n like_o sleep_n ibid._n diogenes_n take_v they_o for_o brother_n and_o sister_n ibid._n a_o young_a child_n mistake_v one_o for_o the_o other_o 173_o misrepresentation_n make_v it_o otherwise_o apprehend_v ibid._n viii_o the_o three_o period_n of_o death_n ibid._n in_o which_o of_o they_o and_o when_o otherwise_o pain_n most_o affect_n the_o sick_a 174_o ix_o in_o what_o case_n life_n shall_v not_o be_v prefer_v to_o death_n ibid._n chap._n xxiii_o i._o he_o that_o have_v right_a to_o the_o end_n have_v not_o right_a to_o all_o mean_n whatsoever_o in_o the_o attain_n that_o end_n 176_o the_o ultimate_a end_n except_v ibid._n ii_o he_o that_o judge_v by_o the_o right_n of_o nature_n have_v a_o law_n of_o nature_n to_o limit_n and_o regulate_v he_o in_o that_o judgement_n 177_o to_o which_o he_o be_v oblige_v by_o reason_n ibid._n iii_o when_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o preservation_n may_v be_v dispense_v with_o 178_o as_o the_o right_n for_o a_o man_n preserve_v some_o piece_n of_o his_o estate_n ibid._n iu_o mr._n hobbes_n mistake_v in_o his_o definition_n of_o right_n and_o division_n of_o it_o from_o law_n 179_o v._n what_o right_a be_v proper_o and_o what_o wrong_v 180_o whence_o be_v prove_v the_o consistence_n of_o right_n with_o law_n ibid._n chap._n xxiv_o i._o what_o be_v the_o law_n what_o the_o right_a of_o nature_n 181_o man_n in_o his_o most_o peculiar_a dominion_n subject_n and_o tributary_n to_o god_n ibid._n ii_o man_n in_o his_o first_o charter_n have_v dominion_n give_v he_o over_o the_o creature_n but_o not_o over_o other_o man_n 182_o man_n will_v not_o to_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o his_o judgement_n nor_o the_o reason_n of_o of_o his_o action_n 183_o iii_o why_o man_n be_v exempt_a from_o god_n general_a charter_n of_o dominion_n at_o man_n creation_n ibid._n to_o put_v a_o restraint_n on_o any_o vice_n which_o have_v no_o positive_a law_n against_o it_o ibid._n as_o the_o sin_n of_o sodom_n it_o may_v reasonable_o be_v suppose_v have_v none_o 184_o how_o mr._n hobbes_n will_v have_v out_o cain_v
a_o husband_n of_o these_o seed_n and_o therefore_o these_o word_n must_v needs_o be_v take_v in_o that_o indefinite_a sense_n they_o be_v express_v that_o these_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o all_o religion_n i_o will_v consider_v they_o apart_o and_o fiâ—st_v the_o opinion_n of_o ghost_n be_v a_o seed_n of_o religion_n sect._n 2._o all_o the_o opinion_n of_o ghost_n god_n which_o he_o express_v in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o chapter_n he_o make_v to_o be_v a_o error_n now_o for_o error_n to_o be_v a_o sâ—ed_z of_o truth_n be_v never_o hear_v of_o before_o a_o ill_a tree_n can_v bring_v forth_o good_a fruit_n nor_o ill_a seed_n a_o good_a tree_n error_n the_o great_a growth_n it_o have_v the_o great_a be_v the_o error_n but_o it_o never_o grow_v into_o truth_n again_o in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n he_o make_v opinion_n to_o be_v a_o very_a weak_a assurance_n as_o indeed_o it_o be_v although_o his_o description_n of_o it_o be_v weak_a in_o that_o place_n but_o the_o assurance_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n be_v the_o great_a that_o may_v be_v and_o therefore_o not_o to_o grow_v out_o of_o such_o a_o seed_n three_o consider_v that_o although_o there_o can_v be_v no_o assurance_n of_o god_n without_o a_o assurance_n of_o a_o ghost_n or_o spirit_n because_o god_n be_v express_v in_o scripture_n to_o be_v a_o spirit_n yet_o the_o belief_n and_o assurance_n of_o god_n can_v grow_v out_o of_o the_o opinion_n of_o ghost_n for_o although_o the_o opinion_n of_o ghost_n have_v many_o reasonable_a and_o probable_a argument_n in_o nature_n to_o induce_v it_o which_o prevail_v with_o many_o philosopher_n to_o persuade_v they_o that_o there_o be_v such_o thing_n yet_o the_o argument_n for_o they_o be_v not_o of_o like_a force_n with_o those_o which_o evince_n there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o therefore_o the_o assurance_n of_o god_n may_v introduce_v and_o be_v a_o seed_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o ghost_n but_o the_o opinion_n of_o ghost_n which_o be_v less_o certain_a and_o less_o evident_a can_v introduce_v it_o he_o bring_v no_o manner_n of_o proof_n for_o what_o he_o speak_v and_o in_o his_o catalogue_n of_o those_o deity_n which_o this_o opinion_n shall_v produce_v pag_n 55._o he_o name_v chaos_n ocean_n planet_n man_n woman_n and_o other_o thing_n which_o have_v no_o likeness_n with_o ghost_n or_o spirit_n although_o his_o daemon_n and_o some_o other_o have_v now_o although_o the_o opinion_n of_o spirit_n may_v persuade_v a_o religion_n towards_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v think_v spirit_n yet_o it_o can_v never_o invite_v but_o will_v cross_v and_o oppose_v those_o religion_n which_o be_v pay_v to_o corporeal_a thing_n for_o by_o all_o man_n who_o have_v write_v of_o spirit_n both_o christian_a and_o other_o spirit_n be_v think_v to_o have_v a_o more_o god_n like_o power_n in_o they_o then_o body_n and_o therefore_o the_o opinion_n of_o they_o can_v not_o introduce_v the_o other_o sect._n 3_o religion_n his_o second_o seed_n be_v ignorance_n of_o second_o cause_n a_o most_o unhappy_a and_o unreasonable_a speech_n ignorance_n the_o mother_n of_o religion_n ignorance_n of_o second_o cause_n can_v make_v a_o man_n acknowledge_v the_o first_o rom._n 1.20_o s._n paul_n say_v the_o invisible_a thing_n of_o he_o that_o be_v of_o god_n from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v clear_o see_v be_v understand_v by_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v even_o his_o eternal_a power_n and_o godhead_n this_o understanding_n of_o eternal_a power_n and_o godhead_n be_v the_o foundation_n and_o ground_n of_o religion_n and_o this_o be_v visible_a although_o not_o in_o its_o self_n yet_o in_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v the_o second_o cause_n so_o that_o not_o the_o ignorance_n but_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o second_o cause_n like_o jacob_n ladder_n leads_z we_o from_o one_o to_o another_o step_v by_o step_n until_o we_o ascend_v to_o the_o high_a and_o first_o cause_n this_o he_o himself_o acknowledge_v before_o but_o as_o he_o often_o do_v so_o he_o now_o forget_v what_o he_o have_v say_v ignorance_n of_o second_o cause_n that_o they_o be_v second_o and_o mistake_v they_o for_o first_o may_v make_v a_o man_n think_v they_o god_n and_o so_o turn_v a_o religion_n to_o they_o but_o as_o may_v appear_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o precede_a page_n 53._o he_o understand_v the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o causation_n of_o second_o cause_n which_o without_o doubt_n be_v so_o far_o from_o bring_v in_o religion_n that_o it_o be_v apt_a to_o produce_v atheism_n and_o a_o opinion_n that_o the_o world_n be_v govern_v by_o chance_n not_o by_o providence_n so_o that_o as_o for_o his_o first_o i_o deny_v it_o to_o be_v a_o seed_n of_o religion_n that_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o ghost_n so_o for_o this_o second_o the_o ignorance_n of_o second_o cause_n i_o affirm_v that_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o religion_n stop_v the_o soul_n from_o ascend_v up_o to_o heaven_n by_o break_v the_o low_a step_n of_o that_o ladder_n which_o be_v fix_v on_o earth_n sect._n 4._o his_o three_o seed_n be_v devotion_n towards_o what_o we_o fear_v religion_n that_o fear_n timor_fw-la reverentialis_fw-la may_v be_v a_o seed_n the_o fomenter_n and_o cherisher_n of_o religion_n yea_o a_o act_n of_o religion_n i_o do_v not_o doubt_v but_o that_o that_o ugly_a sordid_a fear_n which_o he_o speak_v of_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o page_n 52._o be_v not_o to_o be_v imagine_v for_o the_o first_o fear_n arise_v out_o of_o the_o knowledge_n and_o apprehension_n we_o have_v of_o the_o excellency_n of_o god_n but_o this_o second_o fear_n he_o speak_v of_o out_o of_o ignorance_n of_o cause_n because_o man_n know_v there_o be_v cause_n say_v he_o of_o every_o thing_n but_o know_v not_o those_o cause_n therefore_o they_o impute_v their_o good_a or_o evil_a fortune_n to_o some_o invisible_a agent_n this_o ignorance_n oâ—_n cause_n must_v needs_o be_v understand_v of_o second_o cause_n for_o ignorance_n of_o the_o first_o cause_n can_v never_o make_v a_o man_n worship_v the_o first_o nor_o impute_v the_o production_n of_o thing_n to_o he_o it_o be_v true_a the_o ignorance_n of_o some_o attribute_n as_o his_o goodness_n may_v make_v a_o maniche_n think_v there_o be_v a_o ill_a god_n and_o the_o same_o ignorance_n may_v produce_v almost_o as_o ill_o a_o opinion_n in_o other_o that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n the_o one_o not_o apprehend_v his_o internal_a goodness_n conceive_v god_n evil_a in_o himself_o the_o other_o not_o apprehend_v his_o goodness_n in_o operation_n his_o benignity_n make_v he_o do_v and_o produce_v that_o be_v ill_a but_o the_o ignorance_n of_o he_o as_o a_o first_o cause_n can_v never_o introduce_v a_o religion_n to_o he_o but_o then_o take_v this_o ignorance_n of_o cause_n to_o be_v the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o causation_n of_o second_o cause_n we_o can_v conceive_v how_o that_o shall_v breed_v a_o fear_n of_o a_o invisible_a agent_n as_o he_o term_v it_o unless_o it_o be_v that_o god_n fortune_n which_o the_o poet_n deride_v te_fw-la facimus_fw-la fortuna_fw-la deum_fw-la coeloque_fw-la locamus_fw-la and_o worthy_o for_o there_o can_v be_v nothing_o more_o contradictory_n than_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o the_o blindness_n of_o fortune_n now_o when_o man_n can_v find_v the_o chain_n of_o cause_n which_o produce_v the_o effect_n they_o discern_v and_o can_v perceive_v how_o they_o depend_v upon_o the_o first_o cause_n as_o they_o can_v who_o discern_v not_o the_o second_o they_o must_v needs_o have_v that_o doubt_n or_o fear_n that_o they_o be_v act_v by_o fortune_n and_o all_o thing_n fall_v alike_o to_o all_o without_o either_o be_v reward_n or_o punishment_n rod_n or_o scourge_v etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o be_v so_o far_o from_o introduce_v of_o religion_n as_o it_o lead_v to_o atheism_n but_o it_o be_v not_o say_v that_o this_o fear_n but_o the_o devotion_n to_o what_o we_o fear_v be_v the_o seed_n of_o religion_n i_o can_v have_v wish_v that_o among_o other_o his_o exposition_n of_o word_n he_o have_v put_v down_o what_o he_o mean_v by_o devotion_n but_o he_o have_v not_o consider_v then_o the_o sense_n of_o it_o be_v voto_fw-la decernere_fw-la to_o decree_v a_o thing_n to_o another_o by_o a_o vow_n so_o that_o when_o one_o devote_v a_o thing_n to_o another_o he_o than_o decree_v it_o in_o a_o sacred_a manner_n to_o be_v he_o now_o then_o devotion_n to_o what_o we_o fear_v be_v decree_a some_o thing_n to_o it_o by_o way_n of_o vow_n devotion_n then_o to_o what_o we_o fear_v if_o that_o we_o fear_v be_v god_n be_v not_o a_o seed_n but_o a_o fruit_n and_o act_n of_o religion_n for_o religion_n be_v not_o only_o as_o he_o not_o vain_o only_a but_o wicked_o and_o profane_o define_v chap._n 6._o page_n 26._o fear_v of_o
the_o reality_n of_o colour_n other_o than_o the_o reflection_n of_o light_n 33_o iii_o answer_v ibid._n colour_n real_a and_o intentional_a not_o the_o same_o ibid._n intentional_a colour_n not_o the_o same_o with_o light_n 35_o iu._n sight_n more_o than_o a_o bare_a reception_n of_o species_n 36_o the_o conceit_n of_o the_o species_n not_o found_v only_o upon_o aristotle_n text_n ibid._n v._o aristotle_n first_o reason_n for_o they_o 37_o a_o second_o argument_n from_o aristotle_n image_n in_o plato_n eye_n ibid._n a_o three_o argument_n from_o the_o distance_n between_o the_o object_n and_o organ_n of_o sight_n 38_o the_o species_n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n a_o objection_n answer_v ibid._n chap._n vi_o i._o mr._n hobbes_n fallacious_a in_o his_o discourse_n about_o conception_n 39_o ii_o the_o philosopher_n first_o opinion_n concern_v echo_n 40_o their_o second_o opinion_n concern_v echo_n 41_o their_a three_o opinion_n concern_v echo_n ibid._n iii_o the_o distinction_n of_o formal_o and_o virtual_o apply_v to_o their_o axiom_n nihil_fw-la that_fw-mi quod_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la 42_o iu._n mr._n hobbes_n absurdity_n touch_v the_o production_n of_o sound_n ibid._n v._o smell_v and_o taste_v where_o 44_o vi._n what_o difference_n between_o the_o heat_n in_o the_o fire_n and_o that_o transmit_v to_o the_o hand_n and_o how_o it_o prove'_v no_o nullity_n of_o a_o external_a object_n ibid._n the_o nature_n of_o first_o and_o second_o quality_n 45_o vii_o heat_n be_v neither_o pleasure_n nor_o pain_n but_o a_o cause_n of_o both_o 46_o viii_o the_o same_o cause_n work_v different_a effect_n according_a to_o the_o subject_n or_o object_n about_o which_o it_o be_v busy_v 47_o some_o danger_n in_o assert_v sensible_a quality_n to_o be_v nothing_o but_o mere_a apparition_n 48_o ix_o a_o universe_n of_o motion_n mad_o fancy_v by_o mr._n hobbes_n ibid._n x._o colour_n in_o the_o object_n when_o see_v by_o reflection_n 50_o sight_n when_o and_o when_o not_o deceive_v ibid._n sense_n judge_v not_o of_o colour_n but_o reason_n by_o collection_n from_o it_o 5â—_n chap._n vii_o i._o animal_n will_v move_v themselves_o after_o rest_n 54_o every_o thing_n will_v move_v towards_o its_o proper_a place_n ibid._n ii_o all_o animal_n be_v subject_a to_o lassitude_n require_v rest_n 55_o inanimate_v by_o local_a motion_n tend_v towards_o rest_n ibid._n all_o thing_n able_a to_o overcome_v the_o ill_a they_o be_v affect_v with_o change_v themselves_o ibid._n chap._n viii_o i._o the_o distinction_n of_o appetite_n into_o natural_a and_o rational_a their_o conflict_n etc._n etc._n 57_o ii_o appetite_n and_o knowledge_n not_o more_o than_o man_n have_v 58_o iii_o what_o appetite_n and_o knowledge_n be_v in_o inferior_a creature_n and_o how_o excellent_o dispope_v by_o providence_n 59_o iu._n god_n wisdom_n not_o art_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o he_o make_v and_o dispose_v the_o principle_n of_o their_o several_a operation_n 60_o v._n all_o thing_n act_n according_a to_o god_n method_n with_o a_o innate_a appetite_n to_o accomplish_v his_o end_n though_o without_o knowledge_n how_o they_o tend_v to_o it_o 61_o chap._n ix_o i._o how_o stand_v water_n put_v in_o motion_n recover_v rest_n 63_o ii_o how_o improper_o dream_n be_v assimilate_v to_o it_o when_o cease_v 64_o iii_o imagination_n something_o more_o than_o decay_a sense_n ibid._n iv._o memory_n no_o decay_a sense_n the_o act_n of_o sensation_n be_v whole_o pass_v 65_o his_o illustration_n from_o the_o sun_n be_v light_a obscure_n that_o of_o the_o star_n incongruous_a 66_o v_n extent_n of_o time_n do_v not_o always_o weaken_v the_o imagination_n 67_o vi_o vii_o imagination_n and_o memory_n not_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n 68_o viii_o what_o memory_n it_o be_v that_o make_v experience_n 69_o chap._n x._o i._o there_o have_v be_v prognostic_n dream_n and_o such_o can_v be_v say_v to_o arise_v from_o the_o agitation_n of_o the_o inward_a part_n 71_o ii_o solomon_n opinion_n of_o dream_n different_a from_o mr._n hobbes_n 72_o iii_o his_o reason_n invalid_a draw_v from_o the_o difference_n of_o dream_n 73_o old_a man_n dream_n constitutional_a dream_n fantastic_a dream_n ibid._n whence_o coherent_a and_o incoherent_a dream_n 74_o chap._n xi_o i._o sensitive_a creature_n become_v acquaint_v with_o word_n and_o sign_n by_o custom_n or_o the_o suggestion_n of_o appetite_n not_o by_o understanding_n 75_o ii_o the_o specific_a soul_n and_o signal_n difference_n distinguish_v they_o each_o from_o other_o 76_o their_a sagacity_n 77_o chap._n xii_o i._o religion_n define_v 79_o why_o reckon_v among_o the_o duty_n of_o justice_n 80_o ii_o the_o seed_n of_o religion_n in_o man_n only_o because_o rational_a ibid._n iii_o but_o mr._n hobbes_n reason_n of_o no_o force_n to_o prove_v it_o ibid._n iv._o his_o opinion_n of_o the_o feign_a god_n invisible_a agent_n ghost_n etc._n etc._n 81_o invisible_a agent_n what_o ibid._n mr._n hobbes_n stick_n be_v a_o absurd_a opinion_n of_o man_n soul_n undeserved_o upon_o idolater_n 82_o v._n his_o discourse_n of_o spirit_n and_o ghost_n etc._n etc._n too_o perplex_v 83_o chap._n xiii_o i._o mr._n hobbes_n sow_n ambiguous_a seed_n to_o produce_v false_a and_o true_a religion_n 85_o ii_o the_o opinion_n of_o ghost_n can_v not_o introduce_v the_o assurance_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n ibid._n iii_o ignorance_n of_o second_o cause_n apt_a to_o produce_v atheism_n then_o religion_n 86_o iu._n devotion_n to_o what_o we_o fear_v rather_o a_o fruit_n then_o seed_n of_o religion_n 87_o v._n a_o take_a thing_n casual_a for_o prognostic_n no_o seed_n of_o the_o false_a religion_n 8â—_n there_o have_v be_v sibylls_n that_n prophesy_v of_o our_o saviour_n 90_o chap._n fourteen_o i._o the_o sole_a immediate_a seed_n of_o religion_n a_o innate_a principle_n 91_o ii_o to_o be_v prove_v from_o the_o chain_n of_o cause_n 92_o a_o eternity_n of_o the_o world_n with_o a_o infinity_n of_o causation_n why_o not_o to_o be_v admit_v ibid._n iii_o somewhat_o of_o god_n though_o infinite_a may_v be_v know_v 94_o iu_o and_o that_o from_o phantasm_n 95_o v._n the_o conceit_n of_o finite_a and_o infinite_a explain_v 96_o what_o conceit_n may_v be_v have_v of_o infinite_a 98_o vi._n a_o eternity_n acknowledge_v by_o all_o of_o different_a opinion_n 99_o vii_o mr._n hobbes_n indifference_n be_v the_o world_n finite_a or_o infinite_a 101_o viii_o his_o contradiction_n touch_v the_o first_o mover_n ibid._n the_o first_o mover_n prove_v immovable_a ibid._n ix_o mr._n hobbes_n paralogism_n by_o which_o he_o will_v charge_v the_o absurdity_n of_o one_o infinite_a exceed_v another_o 102_o x._o his_o dispute_a ex_fw-la non_fw-la concessis_fw-la 103_o no_o infinity_n at_o all_o of_o number_n 104_o why_o the_o world_n can_v be_v conceive_v infinite_a in_o duration_n ibid._n xi_o and_o yet_o god_n the_o creator_n of_o it_o may_v and_o must_v be_v 105_o no_o fore_o or_o after_o in_o eternity_n and_o yet_o how_o these_o term_n be_v applicable_a to_o god_n duration_n or_o coexistence_n not_o to_o his_o simple_a or_o absolute_a existence_n 106_o xii_o our_o double_a conceit_n of_o god_n eternity_n to_o which_o no_o computation_n of_o time_n be_v applicable_a 108_o xiii_o the_o doctrine_n of_o eternity_n most_o agreeable_a to_o h._n scripture_n 109_o fourteen_o no_o absurdity_n in_o assert_v eternity_n to_o be_v a_o stand_a instant_n 111_o xv._n the_o difference_n of_o nunc_fw-la stans_fw-la and_o tunc_fw-la sâ—ans_fw-la as_o apply_v to_o eternity_n 113_o xvi_o eternity_n co-exist's_a with_o no_o infinite_a number_n of_o day_n 115_o xvii_o god_n so_o manifest_a in_o the_o creature_n as_o all_o ignorance_n be_v inexcusable_a ibid._n the_o bishop_n character_n of_o mr._n hobbes_n 117_o and_o censure_n of_o his_o dispute_n here_o touch_v the_o eternity_n of_o the_o world_n ibid._n and_o of_o the_o apology_n he_o be_v likely_a to_o make_v out_o of_o such_o principle_n at_o the_o last_o day_n 118_o his_o lordship_n be_v seasonable_a and_o salutary_a advice_n to_o he_o 119_o mr._n hobbes_n pretend'_v to_o be_v content_a with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o holy_a scripture_n the_o fame_n of_o miracle_n country-custome_n and_o law_n yet_o wrangle_n against_o all_o ibid._n chap._n xv._n i._o mr._n hobbes_n contradict'_v himself_o as_o touch_v the_o seed_n of_o religion_n 121_o which_o be_v more_o than_o only_a a_o opinion_n of_o a_o deity_n ibid._n ii_o mr._n hobbes_n more_o perplex_v in_o his_o write_n then_o the_o schoolman_n 122_o how_o far_o the_o foresay_a opinion_n may_v be_v abolish_v out_o of_o humane_a nature_n ibid._n iii_o what_o may_v be_v suppose_v mr._n hobbes_n mean_n by_o a_o form_v religion_n 123_o how_o he_o impose_v upon_o his_o reader_n ibid._n form_v religion_n not_o found_v upon_o his_o fantastic_a faith_n 124_o the_o jewish_a and_o christian_a principal_o to_o be_v examine_v ibid._n chap._n xvi_o i._n no_o probability_n of_o idolatry_n before_o the_o flood_n 125_o ii_o 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his_o turn_n much_o better_a to_o have_v show_v how_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n love_n truth_n and_o hate_n falsehood_n how_o unpossible_a it_o be_v that_o error_n and_o falsehood_n shall_v be_v the_o way_n to_o truth_n how_o inconsistent_a they_o be_v these_o thing_n will_v abundant_o have_v serve_v his_o turn_n and_o have_v content_v the_o reader_n but_o to_o leave_v that_o and_o fall_v foul_a without_o occasion_n upon_o our_o hope_n of_o heaven_n be_v very_o ill_o do_v of_o he_o chap._n xxix_o of_o covenant_n and_o keep_v faith_n of_o damage_n and_o injury_n the_o exercise_n of_o justice_n in_o its_o several_a kind_n arithmetical_a proportion_n be_v that_o call_v commutative_a what_o in_o it_o and_o distributive_a may_v be_v due_a without_o covenant_n the_o justice_n of_o a_o arbritratour_n mr._n hobbes_n mistake_n about_o justice_n merit_n etc._n etc._n bodin_n harmonical_a proportion_n the_o old_a philosopher_n unjust_o censure_v by_o mr._n hobbes_n of_o epicurus_n and_o his_o philosophy_n the_o stoic_n etc._n etc._n fortitude_n and_o liberality_n state_v better_o by_o they_o then_o he_o pretend'_v sect._n 1_o i_o leave_v this_o now_o and_o on_o with_o he_o other_o say_v he_o that_o allow_v for_o a_o law_n of_o nature_n the_o keep_n of_o faith_n do_v nevertheless_o make_v exception_n of_o certain_a person_n as_o heretic_n etc._n etc._n i_o condemn_v this_o with_o he_o but_o do_v not_o approve_v his_o reason_n for_o it_o which_o be_v if_o any_o fault_n of_o a_o man_n be_v sufficient_a to_o discharge_v our_o covenant_n make_v the_o same_o aught_o in_o reason_n to_o have_v be_v sufficient_a to_o have_v hinder_v the_o make_n of_o it_o i_o allow_v not_o this_o answer_n covenant_n because_o it_o destroye'_v that_o supposition_n upon_o which_o it_o be_v ground_v which_o be_v that_o man_n have_v make_v a_o covenant_n now_o
the_o question_n be_v whether_o that_o covenant_n may_v lawful_o be_v break_v this_o be_v no_o satisfaction_n to_o say_v that_o there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n not_o to_o make_v the_o covenant_n as_o to_o break_v it_o for_o both_o may_v be_v amiss_o to_o make_v it_o rash_o and_o to_o break_v it_o rash_o and_o one_o may_v be_v well_o another_o ill_n as_o to_o covenant_n to_o do_v any_o honest_a thing_n the_o covenant_n be_v good_a the_o breach_n ill_o so_o likewise_o the_o covenant_n may_v be_v ill_a and_o the_o breach_n good_a as_o in_o those_o example_n before_o instance_a in_o not_o as_o it_o be_v a_o 〈…〉_z of_o â—aith_o but_o of_o that_o wicked_a bond_n nay_o i_o can_v show_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o another_o may_v do_v it_o with_o a_o orthodox_n man_n or_o with_o one_o not_o apparent_a to_o be_v other_o and_o yet_o the_o man_n afterward_o turn_v heretic_n or_o discover_v his_o heresy_n in_o that_o case_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o the_o covenanter_n to_o find_v the_o same_o reason_n in_o make_v as_o be_v in_o break_v his_o covenant_n so_o that_o although_o his_o conclusion_n be_v true_a that_o faith_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v with_o all_o man_n yet_o his_o foundation_n and_o ground_n upon_o which_o he_o build_v it_o be_v faulty_a indeed_o the_o ground_n upon_o which_o his_o conclusion_n be_v establish_v be_v that_o god_n be_v the_o god_n of_o truth_n that_o religion_n destroye'_v not_o but_o perfect_v moral_a virtue_n among_o which_o veracity_n truth-speaking_a be_v a_o principal_a one_o and_o therefore_o can_v teach_v to_o break_v faith_n with_o any_o one_o i_o will_v have_v these_o man_n who_o teach_v that_o doctrine_n consider_v how_o it_o have_v be_v possible_a for_o the_o apostle_n to_o have_v enlarge_v christian_a religion_n among_o the_o gentile_n if_o they_o have_v broach_v such_o a_o doctrine_n so_o odious_a to_o humanity_n but_o they_o teach_v the_o quite_o contrary_a as_o be_v evident_a i_o let_v it_o pass_v and_o proceed_v sect._n 2._o his_o application_n of_o justice_n and_o injustice_n to_o man_n and_o action_n be_v ingenuous_a but_o at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o page_n 74._o he_o endeavour_v to_o show_v that_o sometime_o damage_n be_v do_v to_o one_o when_o the_o injury_n be_v do_v to_o another_o as_o when_o the_o master_n command_v his_o servant_n to_o give_v money_n to_o a_o stranger_n if_o it_o be_v not_o do_v the_o injury_n be_v do_v to_o the_o master_n who_o he_o have_v before_o covenant_v to_o obey_v but_o that_o damage_n redound_v to_o the_o stranger_n to_o who_o he_o have_v no_o obligation_n this_o be_v handsome_a injury_n but_o a_o little_a too_o fine_a for_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o no_o damage_n can_v be_v where_o be_v no_o loss_n loss_n can_v be_v where_o a_o thing_n be_v not_o have_v he_o that_o have_v nothing_o can_v lose_v nothing_o for_o his_o instance_n the_o stranger_n have_v right_a to_o his_o master_n kindness_n and_o the_o same_o bond_n which_o tie_v the_o servant_n to_o obey_v his_o master_n in_o that_o command_n oblige_v he_o likewise_o to_o give_v it_o to_o the_o stranger_n and_o that_o bounty_n of_o the_o master_n so_o just_o entitle_v the_o stranger_n to_o it_o as_o that_o servant_n who_o defraud_v he_o of_o it_o be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o make_v he_o restitution_n afterward_o for_o that_o injury_n he_o have_v another_o instance_n by_o which_o he_o endeavor_n to_o illustrate_v this_o proposition_n at_o the_o top_n of_o 75_o page_n in_o commonwealth_n private_a man_n may_v remit_v to_o one_o another_o their_o debt_n but_o not_o robberye_n or_o other_o violence_n whereby_o they_o be_v endamage_v how_o do_v this_o prove_v that_o injury_n may_v be_v do_v to_o one_o and_o the_o damage_n to_o another_o any_o man_n may_v forgive_v or_o remit_v any_o damage_n or_o injury_n no_o damage_n without_o injury_n so_o far_o as_o it_o concern_v himself_o but_o not_o wherein_o it_o concern_v another_o nor_o do_v his_o follow_a reason_n speak_v any_o more_o because_o say_v he_o the_o detain_v of_o debt_n be_v a_o injury_n to_o themselves_o but_o robbery_n and_o violence_n be_v injury_n to_o the_o person_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n so_o than_o it_o seemâ—s_v by_o he_o that_o damage_n be_v not_o without_o injury_n when_o the_o commonwealth_n be_v dammage_v it_o be_v injure_v where_o a_o private_a man_n be_v dammage_v he_o be_v injure_v &_o either_o of_o these_o may_v remit_v those_o damage_n or_o injury_n be_v do_v to_o they_o and_o their_o part_n in_o the_o same_o act_n when_o one_o and_o the_o same_o act_n do_v often_o endammage_n and_o injure_v both_o but_o neither_o can_v just_o intermeddle_v with_o the_o other_o interest_n s_n 3._o he_o proceed'_v justice_n of_o action_n be_v by_o writer_n divide_v into_o commutative_a and_o distributive_a this_o distinction_n he_o censure_n be_v i_o shall_v censure_v he_o for_o it_o justice_n but_o before_o i_o do_v that_o that_o my_o judgement_n may_v appear_v more_o clear_a when_o it_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o several_a particular_n i_o will_v permit_v a_o explication_n of_o that_o division_n how_o it_o be_v understand_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o those_o he_o call_v writer_n which_o be_v schoolman_n casuist_n and_o moral_a philosopher_n justice_n thus_o they_o discourse_v of_o justice_n justice_n of_o action_n be_v either_o in_o the_o â—_z of_o a_o particular_a relate_v to_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n or_o of_o the_o body_n or_o whole_a to_o particulars_n or_o of_o particular_n one_o to_o another_o the_o first_o â—hey_n call_v communis_fw-la justiâ—ia_fw-la or_o legalis_fw-la common_a or_o legal_a justice_n common_a because_o it_o concern_v the_o community_n and_o legal_a because_o it_o have_v the_o same_o intent_n with_o all_o law_n which_o be_v the_o public_a benefit_n or_o else_o because_o it_o be_v require_v by_o the_o law_n of_o that_o nation_n or_o some_o aphorism_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o dictâ—te's_v that_o the_o whole_a shall_v be_v preserve_v rather_o than_o any_o particular_a of_o this_o sort_n be_v the_o performance_n of_o those_o duty_n and_o service_n which_o be_v require_v by_o â—he_n law_n of_o the_o land_n as_o the_o repair_v of_o highway_n pay_v public_a tax_n in_o to_o the_o exchequer_n yea_o to_o expose_v a_o man_n life_n to_o danger_n for_o the_o public_a good_a and_o preservation_n of_o either_o church_n or_o state_n the_o second_o sort_n of_o the_o whole_a to_o particular_n be_v that_o they_o call_v distributive_a justice_n which_o be_v apparent_a in_o the_o reward_v and_o punish_v of_o man_n and_o in_o this_o be_v require_v a_o geometrical_a proportion_n which_o require_n four_o term_n as_o thus_o such_o a_o proportion_n as_o two_o have_v to_o four_o have_v three_o to_o six_o it_o be_v just_a half_n or_o such_o as_o six_o have_v to_o eight_o fifteen_o have_v to_o twenty_o it_o be_v three_o part_n of_o four_o thus_o when_o a_o parish_n relieve_n the_o poor_a wâ—th_v the_o public_a stock_n such_o a_o family_n as_o have_v three_o bedrid_a people_n in_o it_o must_v have_v treble_a the_o relief_n of_o that_o which_o have_v but_o one_o out_o of_o the_o public_a stock_n so_o in_o dispose_v office_n it_o be_v justice_n that_o he_o who_o merit_n be_v according_o shall_v be_v exalt_v to_o dignity_n and_o reward_n proportionable_a he_o who_o hâ—th_v merit_n for_o a_o captain_n a_o captain_n be_v place_n a_o colonel_n a_o colonel_n and_o so_o in_o all_o profession_n and_o it_o be_v not_o just_o do_v in_o he_o who_o have_v the_o dispensation_n of_o these_o dignity_n to_o give_v the_o less_o worthy_a the_o place_n of_o more_o worth_n and_o the_o more_o worthy_a the_o place_n of_o less_o worth_n the_o three_o kind_n be_v of_o particular_a man_n one_o with_o another_o and_o this_o they_o term_v commutative_a justice_n which_o consist'_v in_o exchange_n and_o the_o trade_n and_o negotiation_n one_o man_n have_v with_o another_o to_o this_o they_o assign_v the_o measure_n arithmetical_a which_o be_v so_o much_o as_o the_o other_o five_o for_o five_o he_o who_o have_v right_a to_o five_o shilling_n must_v have_v five_o shilling_n and_o no_o more_o he_o who_o have_v so_o much_o damage_n must_v in_o justice_n have_v so_o much_o satisfaction_n and_o no_o more_o without_o any_o consideration_n of_o merit_n or_o demerit_n virtue_n or_o vice_n a_o shilling_n worth_n of_o work_n must_v be_v pay_v with_o a_o shilling_n this_o be_v the_o general_a doctrine_n which_o be_v deliver_v by_o writer_n concern_v justice_n let_v we_o see_v what_o he_o except'_v what_o he_o write_v be_v not_o true_a justice_n of_o action_n be_v not_o by_o writer_n divide_v into_o commutative_a and_o distributive_a when_o he_o say_v justice_n of_o action_n he_o must_v understand_v justice_n in_o its_o general_a notion_n which_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o writer_n be_v first_o
introduce_v a_o thing_n not_o only_o absurd_a but_o blasphemous_a unto_o christian_a religion_n to_o say_v that_o that_o one_o and_o chief_a god_n shall_v have_v blood_n etc._n etc._n i_o forgive_v his_o passion_n but_o grieve_v to_o see_v so_o much_o zeal_n if_o not_o fury_n bestow_v upon_o so_o ill_a a_o cause_n for_o we_o do_v not_o say_v that_o god_n have_v blood_n as_o god_n but_o as_o manhood_n be_v unite_v to_o the_o divinity_n in_o the_o same_o person_n that_o he_o take_v our_o nature_n have_v it_o with_o all_o its_o condition_n body_n and_o blood_n i_o shall_v insist_v no_o far_o upon_o this_o at_o this_o time_n sect._n 3_o valentinus_n smalcius_n urge_v out_o of_o smiglecius_n a_o little_a further_o this_o language_n be_v unheard_a of_o in_o scripture_n smiglecius_n that_o christ_n blood_n shall_v be_v call_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o father_n or_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v redeem_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o god_n the_o father_n nay_o if_o at_o any_o time_n our_o redemption_n be_v attribute_v to_o god_n the_o father_n than_o it_o be_v add_v by_o christ_n or_o by_o his_o blood_n but_o not_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o god_n the_o father_n thus_o far_o smiglecius_n now_o let_v we_o observe_v smalcius_n his_o answer_n may_v thus_o this_o argue_n only_a that_o the_o language_n be_v unusual_a and_o rare_a not_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a and_o false_a that_o which_o be_v rare_a and_o unusual_a may_v be_v most_o true_a if_o it_o agree_v with_o the_o analogy_n of_o christian_a religion_n and_o may_v be_v excuse_v which_o say_v he_o i_o have_v do_v above_o neither_o do_v any_o thing_n hindeâ—_n but_o that_o that_o which_o be_v common_o proper_o use_v that_o god_n by_o christ_n and_o his_o blood_n acquire_v we_o may_v in_o one_o place_n be_v improper_o use_v that_o god_n the_o father_n have_v acquire_v we_o by_o his_o own_o blood_n first_o that_o which_o he_o affirme_n he_o have_v do_v above_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v no_o more_o than_o that_o refuted_a exception_n he_o make_v to_o smiglecius_n that_o these_o speech_n may_v be_v affirm_v of_o god_n by_o reason_n that_o christ_n be_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o his_o blood_n god_n blood_n or_o else_o what_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o precede_a chapter_n that_o it_o must_v be_v understand_v metaphorical_o as_o zacharie_n 2.8_o he_o that_o touch_v you_o touch_v the_o apple_n of_o my_o eye_n as_o likewise_o math._n 25.45_o where_o our_o saviour_n say_v in_o that_o you_o do_v or_o do_v not_o these_o thing_n to_o his_o little_a one_o you_o do_v or_o not_o do_v they_o to_o he_o the_o meaning_n be_v bishop_n that_o as_o god_n hold_v his_o â—_z so_o dear_a to_o he_o that_o he_o esteeme'_v the_o demeanour_n use_v to_o they_o as_o do_v to_o himself_o so_o these_o action_n do_v by_o his_o dear_a one_o in_o which_o rank_n christ_n be_v the_o chief_a may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v do_v by_o he_o when_o christ_n shed_v his_o blood_n than_o god_n the_o father_n may_v be_v sâ—id_v to_o shed_v his_o 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