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Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes
Opening
· 2
2
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The Epistle Dedicatory
0
The Introduction
Part I
· 182
182
Of Man
I
Of Sense
· 1
1
1
Of Sense
II
Of Imagination
· 5
5
2
Of Imagination
3
Memory
4
Dreams
5
Apparitions Or Visions
6
Understanding
III
Of the Consequence or Trayne of Imaginations
· 7
7
7
Of the Consequence or Trayne of Imaginations
8
Trayne Of Thoughts Unguided
9
Trayne Of Thoughts Regulated
10
Remembrance
11
Prudence
12
Signes
13
Conjecture Of The Time Past
IV
Of Speech
· 10
10
14
Originall Of Speech
15
The Use Of Speech
16
Abuses Of Speech
17
Names Proper & Common Universall
18
Subject To Names
19
Use Of Names Positive
20
Negative Names With Their Uses
21
Words Insignificant
22
Understanding
23
Inconstant Names
V
Of Reason, and Science
· 9
9
24
Reason What It Is
25
Reason Defined
26
Right Reason Where
27
The Use Of Reason
28
Of Error And Absurdity
29
Causes Of Absurditie
30
Science
31
Prudence & Sapience, With Their Difference
32
Signes Of Science
VI
Of the Interiour Beginnings of Voluntary Motions Commonly Called the Passions. And the Speeches by Which They Are Expressed
· 13
13
33
Motion Vitall And Animal
34
Endeavour; Appetite; Desire; Hunger; Thirst; Aversion
35
Contempt
36
Good Evill
37
Pulchrum Turpe; Delightfull Profitable; Unpleasant Unprofitable
38
Delight Displeasure
39
Pleasure Offence
40
Pleasures Of Sense; Pleasures Of The Mind; Joy Paine Griefe
41
The Will
42
Formes Of Speech, In Passion
43
Good And Evill Apparent
44
Felicity
45
Praise Magnification
VII
Of the Ends or Resolutions of Discourse
· 4
4
46
Of the Ends or Resolutions of Discourse
47
Judgement, or Sentence Final; Doubt
48
Science Opinion Conscience
49
Beliefe Faith
VIII
Of the Vertues Commonly Called Intellectual; and Their Contrary Defects
· 10
10
50
Intellectuall Vertue Defined
51
Wit, Naturall, Or Acquired
52
Good Wit, Or Fancy; Good Judgement; Discretion
53
Prudence
54
Craft
55
Acquired Wit
56
Giddinesse Madnesse
57
Rage
58
Melancholy
59
Insignificant Speech
IX
Of the Severall Subjects of Knowledge
· 1
1
60
Of the Severall Subjects of Knowledge
X
Of Power, Worth, Dignity, Honour and Worthiness
· 6
6
61
Power
62
Worth
63
Dignity
64
To Honour and Dishonour
65
Titles of Honour
66
Worthinesse Fitnesse
XI
Of the Difference of Manners
· 19
19
67
What Is Here Meant By Manners
68
A Restlesse Desire Of Power, In All Men
69
Love Of Contention From Competition
70
Civil Obedience From Love Of Ease
71
From Feare Of Death Or Wounds
72
And From Love Of Arts
73
Love Of Vertue, From Love Of Praise
74
Hate, From Difficulty Of Requiting Great Benefits
75
And From Conscience Of Deserving To Be Hated
76
Promptnesse To Hurt, From Fear
77
And From Distrust Of Their Own Wit
78
Vain Undertaking From Vain–glory
79
Ambition, From Opinion Of Sufficiency
80
Irresolution, From Too Great Valuing Of Small Matters
81
And From The Ignorance Of Naturall Causes
82
And From Want Of Understanding
83
Credulity From Ignorance Of Nature
84
Curiosity To Know, From Care Of Future Time
85
Naturall Religion, From The Same
XII
Of Religion
· 16
16
86
Religion, In Man Onely
87
First, From His Desire Of Knowing Causes
88
From The Consideration Of The Beginning Of Things
89
From His Observation Of The Sequell Of Things
90
Which Makes Them Fear The Power Of Invisible Things
91
And Suppose Them Incorporeall
92
But Know Not The Way How They Effect Anything
93
But Honour Them As They Honour Men
94
And Attribute To Them All Extraordinary Events
95
Foure Things, Naturall Seeds Of Religion
96
Made Different By Culture
97
The Absurd Opinion Of Gentilisme
98
The Causes Of Change In Religion
99
Injoyning Beleefe Of Impossibilities
100
Doing Contrary To The Religion They Establish
101
Want Of The Testimony Of Miracles
XIII
Of the Naturall Condition of Mankind, as Concerning Their Felicity, and Misery
· 7
7
102
Of the Naturall Condition of Mankind, as Concerning Their Felicity, and Misery
103
From Equality Proceeds Diffidence
104
From Diffidence Warre
105
Out Of Civil States, There Is Alwayes Warre Of Every One Against Every One
106
The Incommodites Of Such A War
107
In Such A Warre, Nothing Is Unjust
108
The Passions That Incline Men To Peace
XIV
Of the First and Second Naturall Lawes, and of Contracts
· 29
29
109
Right Of Nature What
110
Liberty What
111
A Law Of Nature What
112
Naturally Every Man Has Right To Everything
113
The Fundamental Law Of Nature
114
The Second Law Of Nature
115
What it is to lay down a Right
116
Renouncing (or) Transferring Right What; Obligation Duty Justice
117
Not All Rights Are Alienable
118
Contract What
119
Covenant What
120
Free–gift
121
Signes Of Contract Expresse
122
Signes Of Contract By Inference
123
Free Gift Passeth By Words Of The Present Or Past
124
Merit What
125
Covenants Of Mutuall Trust, When Invalid
126
Right To The End, Containeth Right To The Means
127
No Covenant With Beasts
128
Nor With God Without Speciall Revelation
129
No Covenant, But Of Possible And Future
130
Covenants How Made Voyd
131
Covenants Extorted By Feare Are Valide
132
The Former Covenant To One, Makes Voyd The Later To Another
133
A Mans Covenant Not To Defend Himselfe, Is Voyd
134
No Man Obliged To Accuse Himselfe
135
The End Of An Oath; The Forme Of As Oath
136
No Oath, But By God
137
An Oath Addes Nothing To The Obligation
XV
Of Other Lawes of Nature
· 29
29
138
The Third Law Of Nature, Justice
139
Justice And Injustice What
140
Justice Not Contrary To Reason
141
Covenants Not Discharged By The Vice Of The Person To Whom Made
142
Justice Of Men, And Justice Of Actions What
143
Justice Of Manners, And Justice Of Actions
144
Nothing Done To A Man, By His Own Consent Can Be Injury
145
Justice Commutative, And Distributive
146
The Fourth Law Of Nature, Gratitude
147
The Fifth, Mutuall accommodation, or Compleasance
148
The Sixth, Facility To Pardon
149
The Seventh, That In Revenges, Men Respect Onely The Future Good
150
The Eighth, Against Contumely
151
The Ninth, Against Pride
152
The Tenth Against Arrogance
153
The Eleventh Equity
154
The Twelfth, Equall Use Of Things Common
155
The Thirteenth, Of Lot
156
The Fourteenth, Of Primogeniture, And First Seising
157
The Fifteenth, Of Mediators
158
The Sixteenth, Of Submission To Arbitrement
159
The Seventeenth, No Man Is His Own Judge
160
The Eighteenth, No Man To Be Judge, That Has In Him Cause Of Partiality
161
The Nineteenth, Of Witnesse
162
A Rule, By Which The Laws Of Nature May Easily Be Examined
163
The Lawes Of Nature Oblige In Conscience Alwayes,
164
The Laws Of Nature Are Eternal;
165
And Yet Easie
166
The Science Of These Lawes, Is The True Morall Philosophy
XVI
Of Persons, Authors, and Things Personated
· 16
16
167
Of Persons, Authors, and Things Personated
168
Person Naturall, And Artificiall
169
The Word Person, Whence
170
Actor, Author; Authority
171
Covenants By Authority, Bind The Author
172
But Not The Actor
173
The Authority Is To Be Shewne
174
Things Personated, Inanimate
175
Irrational
176
False Gods
177
The True God
178
A Multitude Of Men, How One Person
179
Every One Is Author
180
An Actor May Be Many Men Made One By Plurality Of Voyces
181
Representatives, When The Number Is Even, Unprofitable
182
Negative Voyce
Part II
· 247
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Of Common-wealth
XVII
Of the Causes, Generation, and Definition of a Common-wealth
· 9
9
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The End Of Common–wealth, Particular Security
184
Which Is Not To Be Had From The Law Of Nature:
185
Nor From The Conjunction Of A Few Men Or Familyes
186
Nor From A Great Multitude, Unlesse Directed By One Judgement
187
And That Continually
188
Why Certain Creatures Without Reason, Or Speech, Do Neverthelesse Live In Society, Without Any Coercive Power
189
The Generation Of A Common–wealth
190
The Definition Of A Common–wealth
191
Soveraigne, And Subject, What
XVIII
Of the Rights of Soveraignes by Institution
· 18
18
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The Act Of Instituting A Common–wealth, What
193
I. The Subjects Cannot Change The Forme Of Government
194
2. Soveraigne Power Cannot Be Forfeited
195
3. No Man Can Without Injustice Protest Against The Institution Of The Soveraigne Declared By The Major Part.
196
4. The Soveraigns Actions Cannot Be Justly Accused By The Subject
197
5. What Soever The Soveraigne Doth, Is Unpunishable By The Subject
198
6. The Soveraigne Is Judge Of What Is Necessary For The Peace And Defence Of His Subjects
199
And Judge Of What Doctrines Are Fit To Be Taught Them
200
7. The Right Of Making Rules, Whereby The Subject May Every Man Know What Is So His Owne, As No Other Subject Can Without Injustice Take It From Him
201
8. To Him Also Belongeth The Right Of All Judicature And Decision Of Controversies:
202
9. And Of Making War, And Peace, As He Shall Think Best:
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10. And Of Choosing All Counsellours, And Ministers, Both Of Peace, And Warre:
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11. And Of Rewarding, And Punishing, And That (Where No Former Law hath Determined The Measure Of It) Arbitrary:
205
12. And Of Honour And Order
206
These Rights Are Indivisible
207
And Can By No Grant Passe Away Without Direct Renouncing Of The Soveraign Power
208
The Power And Honour Of Subjects Vanisheth In The Presence Of The Power Soveraign
209
Soveraigne Power Not Hurtfull As The Want Of It, And The Hurt Proceeds For The Greatest Part From Not Submitting Readily, To A Lesse
XIX
Of the Severall Kinds of Common-wealth by Institution, and of Succession to the Soveraigne Power
· 9
9
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The Different Formes Of Common–wealths But Three
211
Tyranny And Oligarchy, But Different Names Of Monarchy, And Aristocracy
212
Subordinate Representatives Dangerous
213
Comparison Of Monarchy, With Soveraign Assemblyes
214
Of The Right Of Succession
215
Succession Passeth By Expresse Words;
216
Or, By Not Controlling A Custome;
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Or, By Presumption Of Naturall Affection
218
To Dispose Of The Succession, Though To A King Of Another Nation, Not Unlawfull
XX
Of Dominion Paternall and Despoticall
· 12
12
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Of Dominion Paternall and Despoticall
220
Wherein Different From A Common–wealth By Institution
221
The Rights Of Soveraignty The Same In Both
222
Dominion Paternall How Attained Not By Generation, But By Contract
223
Or Education;
224
Or Precedent Subjection Of One Of The Parents To The Other
225
The Right Of Succession Followeth The Rules Of The Rights Of Possession
226
Despoticall Dominion, How Attained
227
Not By The Victory, But By The Consent Of The Vanquished
228
Difference Between A Family And A Kingdom
229
The Right Of Monarchy From Scripture
230
Soveraign Power Ought In All Common–wealths To Be Absolute
XXI
Of the Liberty of Subjects
· 18
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Liberty What
232
What It Is To Be Free
233
Feare And Liberty Consistent
234
Liberty And Necessity Consistent
235
Artificiall Bonds, Or Covenants
236
Liberty Of Subjects Consisteth In Liberty From Covenants
237
Liberty Of The Subject Consistent With Unlimited Power Of The Soveraign
238
The Liberty Which Writers Praise, Is The Liberty Of Soveraigns; Not Of Private Men
239
Liberty Of The Subject How To Be Measured
240
Subjects Have Liberty To Defend Their Own Bodies, Even Against Them That Lawfully Invade Them
241
Are Not Bound To Hurt Themselves;
242
Nor To Warfare, Unless They Voluntarily Undertake It
243
The Greatest Liberty Of Subjects, Dependeth On The Silence Of The Law
244
In What Cases Subjects Absolved Of Their Obedience To Their Soveraign
245
In Case Of Captivity
246
In Case The Soveraign Cast Off The Government From Himself And Heyrs
247
In Case Of Banishment
248
In Case The Soveraign Render Himself Subject To Another
XXII
Of Systemes Subject, Politicall, and Private
· 18
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The Divers Sorts Of Systemes Of People
250
In All Bodies Politique The Power Of The Representative Is Limited
251
By Letters Patents
252
And The Lawes
253
When The Representative Is One Man, His Unwarranted Acts His Own Onely
254
When It Is An Assembly, It Is The Act Of Them That Assented Onely
255
When It Is An Assembly, They Onely Are Liable That Have Assented
256
If The Debt Be To One Of The Assembly, The Body Onely Is Obliged
257
Protestation Against The Decrees Of Bodies Politique
258
Bodies Politique For Government Of A Province, Colony, Or Town
259
Bodies Politique For Ordering Of Trade
260
A Bodie Politique For Counsel To Be Give To The Soveraign
261
A Regular Private Body, Lawfull, As A Family
262
Private Bodies Regular, But Unlawfull
263
Systemes Irregular, Such As Are Private Leagues
264
Secret Cabals
265
Feuds Of Private Families
266
Factions For Government
XXIII
Of the Publique Ministers of Soveraign Power
· 8
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Of the Publique Ministers of Soveraign Power
268
Publique Minister Who
269
Ministers For The Generall Administration
270
For Speciall Administration, As For Oeconomy
271
For Instruction Of The People
272
For Judicature
273
For Execution
274
Counsellers Without Other Employment Then To Advise Are Not Publique Ministers
XXIV
Of the Nutrition, and Procreation of a Common-wealth
· 10
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Of the Nutrition, and Procreation of a Common-wealth
276
And The Right Of Distribution Of Them
277
All Private Estates Of Land Proceed Originally From The Arbitrary Distribution Of The Soveraign
278
Propriety Of A Subject Excludes Not The Dominion Of The Soveraign, But Onely Of Another Subject
279
The Publique Is Not To Be Dieted
280
The Places And Matter Of Traffique Depend, As Their Distribution, On The Soveraign
281
The Laws Of Transferring Property Belong Also To The Soveraign
282
Mony The Bloud Of A Common–wealth
283
The Conduits And Way Of Mony To The Publique Use
284
The Children Of A Common–wealth Colonies
XXV
Of Counsell
· 4
4
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Counsell What
286
Differences Between Command And Counsell
287
Exhortation And Dehortation What
288
Differences Of Fit And Unfit Counsellours
XXVI
Of Civill Lawes
· 28
28
289
Civill Law what
290
The Soveraign Is Legislator
291
And Not Subject To Civill Law
292
Use, A Law Not By Vertue Of Time, But Of The Soveraigns Consent
293
The Law Of Nature, And The Civill Law Contain Each Other
294
Provinciall Lawes Are Not Made By Custome, But By The Soveraign Power
295
Some Foolish Opinions Of Lawyers Concerning The Making Of Lawes
296
Law Made, If Not Also Made Known, Is No Law
297
Unwritten Lawes Are All Of Them Lawes Of Nature
298
Nothing Is Law Where The Legislator Cannot Be Known
299
Difference Between Verifying And Authorising
300
The Law Verifyed By The Subordinate Judge
301
By The Publique Registers
302
By Letters Patent, And Publique Seale
303
The Interpretation Of The Law Dependeth On The Soveraign Power
304
All Lawes Need Interpretation
305
The Authenticall Interpretation Of Law Is Not That Of Writers
306
The Interpreter Of The Law Is The Judge Giving Sentence Viva Voce In Every Particular Case
307
The Sentence Of A Judge, Does Not Bind Him, Or Another Judge To Give Like Sentence In Like Cases Ever After
308
The Difference Between The Letter And Sentence Of The Law
309
The Abilities Required In A Judge
310
Divisions Of Law
311
Another Division Of Law
312
Divine Positive Law How Made Known To Be Law
313
Another Division Of Lawes
314
A Fundamentall Law What
315
Difference Between Law And Right
316
And Between A Law And A Charter
XXVII
Of Crimes, Excuses, and Extenuations
· 33
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Of Crimes, Excuses, and Extenuations
318
A Crime What
319
Where No Civill Law Is, There Is No Crime
320
Ignorance Of The Law Of Nature Excuseth No Man
321
Ignorance Of The Civill Law Excuseth Sometimes
322
Ignorance Of The Soveraign Excuseth Not
323
Ignorance Of The Penalty Excuseth Not
324
Punishments Declared Before The Fact, Excuse From Greater Punishments After It
325
Nothing Can Be Made A Crime By A Law Made After The Fact
326
False Principles Of Right And Wrong Causes Of Crime
327
False Teachers Mis–interpreting The Law Of Nature
328
And False Inferences From True Principles, By Teachers
329
By Their Passions;
330
Presumption Of Riches
331
And Friends
332
Wisedome
333
Hatred, Lust, Ambition, Covetousnesse, Causes Of Crime
334
Fear Sometimes Cause Of Crime, As When The Danger Is Neither Present, Nor Corporeall
335
Crimes Not Equall
336
Totall Excuses
337
Excuses Against The Author
338
Presumption Of Power, Aggravateth
339
Evill Teachers, Extenuate
340
Examples Of Impunity, Extenuate
341
Praemeditation, Aggravateth
342
Tacite Approbation Of The Soveraign, Extenuates
343
Comparison Of Crimes From Their Effects
344
Laesae Majestas
345
Bribery And False Testimony
346
Depeculation
347
Counterfeiting Authority
348
Crimes Against Private Men Compared
349
Publique Crimes What
XXVIII
Of Punishments, and Rewards
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The Definition Of Punishment
351
Right To Punish Whence Derived
352
Private Injuries, And Revenges No Punishments
353
Nor Denyall Of Preferment
354
Nor Pain Inflicted Without Publique Hearing
355
Nor Pain Inflicted By Usurped Power
356
Nor Pain Inflicted Without Respect To The Future Good
357
Naturall Evill Consequences, No Punishments
358
Hurt Inflicted, If Lesse Than The Benefit Of Transgressing, Is Not Punishment
359
Where The Punishment Is Annexed To The Law, A Greater Hurt Is Not Punishment, But Hostility
360
Hurt Inflicted For A Fact Done Before The Law, No Punishment
361
The Representative Of The Common–wealth Unpunishable
362
Hurt To Revolted Subjects Is Done By Right Of War, Not By Way Of Punishment
363
Punishments Corporall
364
Capitall
365
Ignominy
366
Imprisonment
367
Exile
368
The Punishment Of Innocent Subjects Is Contrary To The Law Of Nature
369
But The Harme Done To Innocents In War, Not So
370
Reward, Is Either Salary, Or Grace
371
Benefits Bestowed For Fear, Are Not Rewards
372
Salaries Certain And Casuall
XXIX
Of Those Things That Weaken, or Tend to the Dissolution of a Common-wealth
· 17
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Of Those Things That Weaken, or Tend to the Dissolution of a Common-wealth
374
Want Of Absolute Power
375
Private Judgement Of Good and Evill
376
Erroneous Conscience
377
Pretence Of Inspiration
378
Subjecting The Soveraign Power To Civill Lawes
379
Attributing Of Absolute Propriety To The Subjects
380
Dividing Of The Soveraign Power
381
Imitation Of Neighbour Nations
382
Imitation Of The Greeks, And Romans
383
Mixt Government
384
Want Of Mony
385
Monopolies And Abuses Of Publicans
386
Popular Men
387
Excessive Greatnesse Of A Town, Multitude Of Corporations
388
Liberty Of Disputing Against Soveraign Power
389
Dissolution Of The Common–wealth
XXX
Of the Office of the Soveraign Representative
· 22
22
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The Procuration Of The Good Of The People
391
By Instruction & Lawes
392
Against The Duty Of A Soveraign To Relinquish Any Essentiall Right of Soveraignty Or Not To See The People Taught The Grounds Of Them
393
Objection Of Those That Say There Are No Principles Of Reason For Absolute Soveraignty
394
Objection From The Incapacity Of The Vulgar
395
Subjects Are To Be Taught, Not To Affect Change Of Government
396
Nor Adhere (Against The Soveraign) To Popular Men
397
And To Have Dayes Set Apart To Learn Their Duty
398
And To Honour Their Parents
399
And To Avoyd Doing Of Injury:
400
And To Do All This Sincerely From The Heart
401
The Use Of Universities
402
Equall Taxes
403
Publique Charity
404
Prevention Of Idlenesse
405
Good Lawes What
406
Such As Are Necessary
407
Such As Are Perspicuous
408
Punishments
409
Rewards
410
Counsellours
411
Commanders
XXXI
Of the Kingdome of God by Nature
· 18
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412
The Scope Of The Following Chapters
413
Who Are Subjects In The Kingdome Of God
414
A Threefold Word Of God, Reason, Revelation, Prophecy
415
Sinne Not The Cause Of All Affliction
416
Divine Lawes
417
Honour And Worship What
418
Severall Signes Of Honour
419
Worship Naturall And Arbitrary
420
Worship Commanded And Free
421
Worship Publique And Private
422
The End Of Worship
423
Attributes Of Divine Honour
424
Actions That Are Signes Of Divine Honour
425
Publique Worship Consisteth In Uniformity
426
All Attributes Depend On The Lawes Civill
427
Not All Actions
428
Naturall Punishments
429
The Conclusion Of The Second Part
Part III
· 165
165
Of a Christian Common-wealth
XXXII
Of the Principles of Christian Politiques
· 6
6
430
Of the Principles of Christian Politiques
431
What It Is To Captivate The Understanding
432
How God Speaketh To Men
433
By What Marks Prophets Are Known
434
The Marks Of A Prophet In The Old Law, Miracles, And Doctrine Conformable To The Law
435
Miracles Ceasing, Prophets Cease, The Scripture Supplies Their Place
XXXIII
Of the Number, Antiquity, Scope, Authority, and Interpreters of the Books of Holy Scriptures
· 18
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Of The Books Of Holy Scripture
437
Their Antiquity
438
The Pentateuch Not Written By Moses
439
The Book of Joshua Written After His Time
440
The Booke Of Judges And Ruth Written Long After The Captivity
441
The Like Of The Bookes Of Samuel
442
The Books Of The Kings, And The Chronicles
443
Ezra And Nehemiah
444
Esther
445
Job
446
The Psalter
447
The Proverbs
448
Ecclesiastes And The Canticles
449
The Prophets
450
The New Testament
451
Their Scope
452
The Question Of The Authority Of The Scriptures Stated.
453
Their Authority And Interpretation
XXXIV
Of the Signification of Spirit, Angel, and Inspiration in the Books of Holy Scripture
· 10
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Body And Spirit How Taken In The Scripture
455
Spirit Of God Taken In The Scripture Sometimes For A Wind, Or Breath
456
Secondly, For Extraordinary Gifts Of The Understanding
457
Thirdly, For Extraordinary Affections
458
Fourthly, For The Gift Of Prediction By Dreams And Visions
459
Fiftly, For Life
460
Sixtly, For A Subordination To Authority
461
Seventhly, For Aeriall Bodies
462
Angel What
463
Inspiration What
XXXV
Of the Signification in Scripture of Kingdome of God, of Holy, Sacred, and Sacrament
· 6
6
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Kingdom Of God Taken By Divines Metaphorically But In The Scriptures Properly
465
The Originall Of The Kingdome Of God
466
That The Kingdome Of God Is Properly His Civill Soveraignty Over A Peculiar People By Pact
467
Sacred What
468
Degrees of Sanctity
469
Sacrament
XXXVI
Of the Word of God, and of Prophets
· 11
11
470
Word What
471
The Words Spoken By God And Concerning God, Both Are Called Gods Word In Scripture
472
Secondly, For The Effect Of His Word
473
Thirdly, For The Words Of Reason And Equity
474
Divers Acceptions Of The Word Prophet
475
Praediction Of Future Contingents, Not Alwaies Prophecy
476
The Manner How God Hath Spoken To The Prophets
477
To The Extraordinary Prophets Of The Old Testament He Spake By Dreams, Or Visions
478
God Sometimes Also Spake By Lots
479
Every Man Ought To Examine The Probability Of A Pretended Prophets Calling
480
All Prophecy But Of The Soveraign Prophet Is To Be Examined By Every Subject
XXXVII
Of Miracles, and Their Use
· 7
7
481
A Miracle Is A Work That Causeth Admiration
482
And Must Therefore Be Rare, Whereof There Is No Naturall Cause Known
483
That Which Seemeth A Miracle To One Man, May Seem Otherwise To Another
484
The End Of Miracles
485
The Definition Of A Miracle
486
That Men Are Apt To Be Deceived By False Miracles
487
Cautions Against The Imposture Of Miracles
XXXVIII
Of the Signification in Scripture of Eternall Life, Hell, Salvation, the World to Come, and Redemption
· 15
15
488
Of the Signification in Scripture of Eternall Life, Hell, Salvation, the World to Come, and Redemption
489
Place Of Adams Eternity If He Had Not Sinned, The Terrestrial Paradise
490
Texts Concerning The Place Of Life Eternall For Beleevers
491
Ascension Into Heaven
492
The Place After Judgment, Of Those Who Were Never In The Kingdome Of God, Or Having Been In, Are Cast Out
493
The Congregation Of Giants
494
Lake Of Fire
495
Utter Darknesse
496
Gehenna, And Tophet
497
Of The Literall Sense Of The Scripture Concerning Hell
498
Satan, Devill, Not Proper Names, But Appellatives
499
Torments Of Hell
500
The Joyes Of Life Eternall, And Salvation The Same Thing, Salvation From Sin, And From Misery, All One
501
The Place Of Eternall Salvation
502
Redemption
XXXIX
Of the Signification in Scripture of the Word Church
· 4
4
503
Church The Lords House
504
Ecclesia Properly What
505
In What Sense The Church Is One Person Church Defined
506
A Christian Common–wealth, And A Church All One
XL
Of the Rights of the Kingdome of God, in Abraham, Moses, High Priests, and the Kings of Judah
· 12
12
507
The Soveraign Rights Of Abraham
508
Abraham Had The Sole Power Of Ordering The Religion Of His Own People
509
No Pretence Of Private Spirit Against The Religion Of Abraham
510
Abraham Sole Judge, And Interpreter Of What God Spake
511
The Authority Of Moses Whereon Grounded
512
Moses Was (Under God) Soveraign Of The Jews, All His Own Time, Though Aaron Had The Priesthood
513
All Spirits Were Subordinate To The Spirit Of Moses
514
After Moses The Soveraignty Was In The High Priest
515
Of The Soveraign Power Between The Time Of Joshua And Of Saul
516
Of The Rights Of The Kings Of Israel
517
The Practice Of Supremacy In Religion, Was Not In The Time Of The Kings, According To The Right Thereof
518
After The Captivity The Jews Had No Setled Common–wealth
XLI
Of the Office of Our Blessed Saviour
· 8
8
519
Three Parts Of The Office Of Christ
520
His Office As A Redeemer
521
Christs Kingdome Not Of This World
522
The End Of Christs Comming Was To Renew The Covenant Of The Kingdome Of God, And To Perswade The Elect To Imbrace It, Which Was The Second Part Of His Office
523
The Preaching Of Christ Not Contrary To The Then Law Of The Jews, Nor Of Caesar
524
The Third Part Of His Office Was To Be King (Under His Father) Of The Elect
525
Christs Authority In The Kingdome Of God Subordinate To His Father
526
One And The Same God Is The Person Represented By Moses, And By Christ
XLII
Of Power Ecclesiasticall
· 50
50
527
Of Power Ecclesiasticall
528
Of The Holy Spirit That Fel On The Apostles
529
Of The Trinity
530
The Power Ecclesiasticall Is But The Power To Teach
531
An Argument Thereof, The Power Of Christ Himself
532
From The Name Of Regeneration
533
From The Comparison Of It, With Fishing, Leaven, Seed
534
From The Nature Of Faith:
535
From The Authority Christ Hath Left To Civill Princes
536
What Christians May Do To Avoid Persecution
537
Of Martyrs
538
Argument From The Points Of Their Commission
539
To Preach
540
And Teach
541
To Baptize;
542
And To Forgive, And Retain Sinnes
543
Of Excommunication
544
The Use Of Excommunication Without Civill Power.
545
Of No Effect Upon An Apostate
546
But Upon The Faithfull Only
547
For What Fault Lyeth Excommunication
548
Of Persons Liable To Excommunication
549
Of The Interpreter Of The Scriptures Before Civill Soveraigns Became Christians
550
Of The Power To Make Scripture Law
551
Of The Ten Commandements
552
Of The Judicial, And Leviticall Law
553
The Second Law
554
The Old Testament, When Made Canonicall
555
Of The Power Of Councells To Make The Scripture Law
556
Of The Right Of Constituting Ecclesiasticall Officers In The Time Of The Apostles
557
Matthias Made Apostle By The Congregation.
558
Paul And Barnabas Made Apostles By The Church Of Antioch
559
What Offices In The Church Are Magisteriall
560
Ordination Of Teachers
561
Ministers Of The Church What
562
And How Chosen What
563
Of Ecclesiasticall Revenue, Under The Law Of Moses
564
In Our Saviours Time, And After
565
The Civill Soveraign Being A Christian Hath The Right Of Appointing Pastors
566
The Pastorall Authority Of Soveraigns Only Is De Jure Divino, That Of Other Pastors Is Jure Civili
567
Christian Kings Have Power To Execute All Manner Of Pastoral Function
568
The Civill Soveraigne If A Christian, Is Head Of The Church In His Own Dominions
569
Cardinal Bellarmines Books De Summo Pontifice Considered
570
The First Book
571
The Second Book
572
The Third Book
573
The Fourth Book
574
Texts For The Infallibility Of The Popes Judgement In Points Of Faith
575
Texts For The Same In Point Of Manners
576
Of The Popes Temporall Power
XLIII
Of What Is Necessary for a Mans Reception into the Kingdome of Heaven
· 18
18
577
The Difficulty Of Obeying God And Man Both At Once
578
Is None To Them That Distinguish Between What Is, And What Is Not Necessary To Salvation
579
All That Is Necessary To Salvation Is Contained In Faith And Obedience
580
What Obedience Is Necessary;
581
And To What Laws
582
In The Faith Of A Christian, Who Is The Person Beleeved
583
The Causes Of Christian Faith
584
Faith Comes By Hearing
585
Proved From The Scope Of The Evangelists
586
From The Sermons Of The Apostles:
587
From The Easinesse Of The Doctrine:
588
From Formall And Cleer Texts
589
From That It Is The Foundation Of All Other Articles
590
In What Sense Other Articles May Be Called Necessary
591
That Faith, And Obedience Are Both Of Them Necessary To Salvation
592
What Each Of Them Contributes Thereunto
593
Obedience To God And To The Civill Soveraign Not Inconsistent
594
Or Infidel
Part IV
· 91
91
Of the Kingdome of Darknesse
XLIV
Of Spirituall Darknesse from Misinterpretation of Scripture
· 22
22
595
The Kingdome Of Darknesse What
596
The Church Not Yet Fully Freed Of Darknesse
597
Four Causes Of Spirituall Darknesse
598
Errors From Misinterpreting The Scriptures, Concerning The Kingdome Of God
599
As That The Kingdome Of God Is The Present Church
600
And That The Pope Is His Vicar Generall
601
And That The Pastors Are The Clergy
602
Error From Mistaking Consecration For Conjuration
603
Incantation In The Ceremonies Of Baptisme
604
In Marriage, In Visitation Of The Sick, And In Consecration Of Places
605
Errors From Mistaking Eternall Life, And Everlasting Death
606
As The Doctrine Of Purgatory, And Exorcismes, And Invocation Of Saints
607
The Texts Alledged For The Doctrines Aforementioned Have Been Answered Before
608
Answer To The Text On Which Beza Infereth
609
Explication Of The Place In Mark 9.1
610
Abuse Of Some Other Texts In Defence Of The Power Of The Pope
611
The Manner Of Consecrations In The Scripture, Was Without Exorcisms
612
The Immortality Of Mans Soule, Not Proved By Scripture To Be Of Nature, But Of Grace
613
Eternall Torments What
614
Answer Of The Texts Alledged For Purgatory
615
Places Of The New Testament For Purgatory Answered
616
Baptisme For The Dead, How Understood
XLV
Of Daemonology, and Other Reliques of the Religion of the Gentiles
· 21
21
617
The Originall Of Daemonology
618
What Were The Daemons Of The Ancients
619
How That Doctrine Was Spread
620
Why Our Saviour Controlled It Not
621
The Scriptures Doe Not Teach That Spirits Are Incorporeall
622
The Power Of Casting Out Devills, Not The Same It Was In The Primitive Church
623
Another Relique Of Gentilisme, Worshipping Images, Left In The Church Not Brought Into It
624
Answer To Certain Seeming Texts For Images
625
What Is Worship
626
Distinction Between Divine And Civill Worship
627
An Image What Phantasmes
628
Fictions; Materiall Images
629
Idolatry What
630
Scandalous Worship Of Images
631
Answer To The Argument From The Cherubins, And Brazen Serpent
632
Painting Of Fancies No Idolatry: Abusing Them To Religious Worship Is
633
How Idolatry Was Left In The Church
634
Canonizing Of Saints
635
The Name Of Pontifex
636
Procession Of Images
637
Wax Candles, And Torches Lighted
XLVI
Of Darknesse from Vain Philosophy, and Fabulous Traditions
· 30
30
638
What Philosophy Is
639
Prudence No Part Of Philosophy
640
No False Doctrine Is Part Of Philosophy
641
Nor Learning Taken Upon Credit Of Authors
642
Of The Beginnings And Progresse Of Philosophy
643
Of The Schools Of Philosophy Amongst The Athenians
644
Of The Schools Of The Jews
645
The Schoole Of Graecians Unprofitable
646
The Schools Of The Jews Unprofitable
647
University What It Is
648
Errors Brought Into Religion From Aristotles Metaphysiques
649
Errors Concerning Abstract Essences
650
Nunc–stans
651
One Body In Many Places, And Many Bodies In One Place At Once
652
Absurdities In Naturall Philosophy, As Gravity The Cause Of Heavinesse
653
Quantity Put Into Body Already Made
654
Powring In Of Soules
655
Ubiquity Of Apparition
656
Will, The Cause Of Willing
657
Ignorance An Occult Cause
658
One Makes The Things Incongruent, Another The Incongruity
659
Private Appetite The Rule Of Publique Good:
660
And That Lawfull Marriage Is Unchastity
661
And That All Government But Popular, Is Tyranny
662
That Not Men, But Law Governs
663
Laws Over The Conscience
664
Private Interpretation Of Law
665
Language Of Schoole–Divines
666
Errors From Tradition
667
Suppression Of Reason
XLVII
Of the Benefit That Proceedeth from Such Darknesse, and to Whom It Accreweth
· 17
17
668
He That Receiveth Benefit By A Fact, Is Presumed To Be The Author
669
That The Church Militant Is The Kingdome Of God, Was First Taught By The Church Of Rome
670
And Maintained Also By The Presbytery
671
Infallibility
672
Subjection Of Bishops
673
Exemptions Of The Clergy
674
The Names Of Sacerdotes, And Sacrifices
675
The Sacramentation Of Marriage
676
The Single Life Of Priests
677
Auricular Confession
678
Canonization Of Saints, And Declaring Of Martyrs
679
Transubstantiation, Penance, Absolution
680
Purgatory, Indulgences, Externall Works
681
Daemonology And Exorcism
682
School–Divinity
683
The Authors Of Spirituall Darknesse, Who They Be
684
Comparison Of The Papacy With The Kingdome Of Fayries
685
A Review, and Conclusion