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Philosophicall rudiments concerning government and society. Or, a dissertation concerning man in his severall habitudes and respects, as the member of a society, first secular, and then sacred. Containing the elements of civill politie in the agreement which it hath both with naturall and divine lawes. In which is demonstrated, both what the origine of justice is, and wherein the essence of Christian religion doth consist. Together with the nature, limits, and qualifications both of regiment and subjection.

  
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To the Right Honourable, William, Earle of Devonshire, My most honoured Lord May it please your Lordship,
  
The Authors Prefaceto the Reader
  
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LIBERTY
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Chapter One Of the state of men without Civill Society
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Chap. II. Of the Law of Nature concerning Contracts.
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Chap. III. Of the other Lawes of Nature.
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Chapter IV That the Law of Nature is a Divine Law
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DOMINION
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Chapter V Of the causes, and first begining of civill Government
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Chap. VI Of the right of him, whether Counsell, or one Man onely, who hath the supreme power in the City
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Chap. VII Of the three kindes of Government, Democracy, Aristocracy, Monarchie.
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Chap. VIII Of the Rights of Lords over their Servant
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Chap. IX Of the right of Parents over their children and of hereditary Government
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Chap. X A comparison between 3. kinds of government, according to their severall inconveniences.
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Chap. XI Places and Examples of Scripture of the Rights of Government agreeable to what hath been said before
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Chap XII Of the internal causes, tending to the dissolution of any Government
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Chap. XIII Concerning the duties of them who bear Rule
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Chap. XIV Of Lawes and Trespasses
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RELIGION
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Chap. XVOf the Kingdome of God, by Nature
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Chap. XVI Of the Kingdome of God under the Old Covenant
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Chap. XVII Of the Kingdome of God by the new Covenant
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Chap. XVIII Concerning those things which are necessary for our entrance into the Kingdome of Heaven.

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previous section Philosophicall rudiments concerning government and society. Or, a dissertation concerning man in his severall habitudes and respects, as the member of a society, first secular, and then sacred. Containing the elements of civill politie in the agreement which it hath both with naturall and divine lawes. In which is demonstrated, both what the origine of justice is, and wherein the essence of Christian religion doth consist. Together with the nature, limits, and qualifications both of regiment and subjection.
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    The Index of the chapters under
    the titles of LIBERTY

  • CHAP.I.
    Of the state of men without civill society.
  • CHAP.II.
    Of the Law of nature concerning contracts.
  • CHAP.III.
    Of the other Lawes of nature.
  • CHAP.IV.
    That the Law of nature is a divine Law.

    EMPIRE


  • CHAP.V.
    Of the causes, and first Originall, of civill government.
  • CHAP.VI.
    Of the right, whether we consider it in an Assembly, or in one Person, which he hath who is endued with supreme authority
  • CHAP.VII.
    Of the three kindes of government, democracy, Aristocracy, and Monarchy.
  • CHAP.VIII.
    Of the right which Lords and Masters have over their Servants.
  • CHAP.IX.
    Of the Rights which Parents have over their children, and of a Kingdome Paternall.
  • CHAP.X.
    A comparison of the three kinds of government each with other, according to the inconveniences of each one.
  • CHAP.XI.
    The places and examples of Scripture concerning the right of government, which make for proff of the foresaid Doctrines.
  • CHAP.XII.
    Of the inward causes which dissolve all civill government
  • Chap.XIII.
    Of the duties of those men who sit at the Helm of State.
  • CHAP.XIV.
    Of Lawes, and Sinnes.

    RELIGION

  • CHAP.XV.
    Of Gods government by nature
  • CHAP.XVI.
    Of his government by the old Covenant
  • CHAP.XVII.
    Of his government by the new Covenant
  • CHAP.XVIII.
    Of those things which are necessary for our entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven.
previous section Philosophicall rudiments concerning government and society. Or, a dissertation concerning man in his severall habitudes and respects, as the member of a society, first secular, and then sacred. Containing the elements of civill politie in the agreement which it hath both with naturall and divine lawes. In which is demonstrated, both what the origine of justice is, and wherein the essence of Christian religion doth consist. Together with the nature, limits, and qualifications both of regiment and subjection.
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