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MY MOST HONOR'D FRIEND Mr FRANCIS GODOLPHIN

of Godolphin.

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Our most worthy Brother Mr. Sidney Godolphin, when he lived, was pleas'd to think my Studies fomething, and otherwise to oblige me, as you know, with real teftimonies of his good opinion; great in themselves, and the greater for the worthineffe of his Perfon. For there is not any vertue that difpofeth a man, either to the fervice of God, or to the fervice of his Country, to Civil Society, or private Friendship, that did not manifeftly appear in his Conversation, not as acquired by neceffity, or affected upon occafion, but inhærent; and fhining in a generous constitution of his nature. Therefore in honour and gratitude to him, and with devotion to your felf, I humbly Dedicate unto you this my Difcourfe of Common-wealth. I know not how the World will receive it, nor how it may reflect on those that shall seem to favour it. For in a way befet with those that contend, on one fide for too great Liberty, and on the other fide for too much

Authority, 'tis hard to paffe between the points of both unwounded. But yet, me thinks, the endeavour to advance the Civil Power, fhould not be by the Civil Power condemned; nor private men, by reprehending it, declare they think that Power too great. Befides, I speak not of the Men, but (in the Abstract) of the Seat of Power, (like to those fimple and unpartial Creatures in the Roman Capitol, that with their noyfe defended those within it, not because they were they, but there,) offending none, I think, but those without, or fuch within (if there be any fuch) as fayour them. That which perhaps may most offend, are certain Texts of Holy Scripture, alledged by me to other purpose than ordinarily they ufe to be by others. But I have done it with due fubmiffion, and alfo (in order to my Subject) neceffarily; for they are the Outworks of the Enemy, from whence they impugne the Civil Power. If notwithstanding this, you find my labour generally decryed, you may be pleafed to excuse your felf, and fay I am a man that love my own opinions, and think all true I fay, that I honoured your Brother, and honour you, and have prefum'd on that, to affume the Title (without your knowledge) of being, as I am,

Paris. April, 1651.

SIR

Your most humble, and most

obedient fervant,

THO. HOBBES.

4. Of Speech.

5. Of Reason and Science.

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I.

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6. Of the interiour Beginnings of Voluntary Motions, commonly cal-
led the Paffions; And the Speeches by which they are expressed. 23

7. Of the Ends or Refolutions of Difcourfe.

30

8 Of the Vertues, commonly called Intellectual, and their contrary
Defects.

9. Of the feveral Subjects of Knowledge.

10. Of Power, Worth, Dignity, Honour, and Worthiness.
11. Of the Difference of Manners.

12, Of Religion.

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47

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13. Of the Natural Condition of Mankind as concerning their Fe-
licity and Mifery.

14. Of the first and Second Natural Lawel and of Contract.
15. Of other Lawes of Nature.

16. Of Perfons, Authors, and things Perfonated.

The Second Part,

Of COMMON-WEALTH.

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17. Of the Causes, Generation, and Definition of a Common-wealth. 85
18. Of the Rights of Soveraigns by Infiitution.

88

19. Of feveral Kinds of Common-wealth by Institution; and of Suc-

24. Of the Nutrition, and Procreation of a Common-wealth.

29. Of those things that Weaken, or tend to the Diffolution of a Com-

Chap.

The third Part.

Of A CHRISTIAN COMMON-WEALTH.

32. Of the Principles of Chriftian Politiques.

Page.

195

33. Of the Number, Antiquity, Scope, Authority, and Interpreters of
the Books of Holy Scripture.

199

34. Of the fignification of Spirit, Angel, and Inspiration in the
Books of Holy Scripture.

207

35. Of the fignification in Scripture of the Kingdom of God, of Holy,
Sacred, and Sacrament.

36. Of the Word of God, and of Prophets.

37. Of Miracles, and their use.

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38. Of the fignification in Scripture of Eternal life, Hell, Salvation,

the World to come, and Redemption.

39. Of the Signification in Scripture of the word Church.

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247

4c. Of the Rights of the Kingdom of God, in Abraham, Mofes, the

High Priests, and the Kings of Judah.

41. Of the Office of our Bleffed Saviour.

42. Of Power Ecclefiaftical.

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267

43. Of what is Necessary for a mans Reception into the Kingdom of
Heaven.

The fourth Part.

OF THE KINGDOM OF DARKNESS.

321

44. Of Spiritual Darkness from Misinterpretation of Scripture. 333.
45. Of Demonology, and other Reliques of the Religion of the Gen-

tiles.

352

46. Of Darkness from Vain Philofophy, and Fabulous Traditions. 367
47. Of the Benefit proceeding from fuch Darkness; and to whom it

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