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LEVIATHAN Thomas Hobbes

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  Peterhimself,withtheotherApostles,thataretobejudgesoftheworld。

  TheothererrorinthishisfirstargumentisthathesaysthemembersofeveryCommonwealth,asofanaturalbody,dependoneofanother。Itistruetheycoheretogether,buttheydependonlyonthesovereign,whichisthesouloftheCommonwealth;whichfailing,theCommonwealthisdissolvedintoacivilwar,noonemansomuchascoheringtoanother,forwantofacommondependenceonaknownsovereign;justasthemembersofthenaturalbodydissolveintoearthforwantofasoultoholdthemtogether。Thereforethereisnothinginthissimilitudefromwhencetoinferadependenceofthelaityontheclergy,orofthetemporalofficersonthespiritual,butofbothonthecivilsovereign;whichoughtindeedtodirecthiscivilcommandstothesalvationofsouls;butisnotthereforesubjecttoanybutGodHimself。Andthusyouseethelabouredfallacyofthefirstargument,todeceivesuchmenasdistinguishnotbetweenthesubordinationofactionsinthewaytotheend;andthesubjectionofpersonsonetoanotherintheadministrationofthemeans。Fortoeveryend,themeansaredeterminedbynature,orbyGodHimselfsupernaturally:butthepowertomakemenusethemeansisineverynationresigned,bythelawofnature,whichforbiddethmentoviolatetheirfaithgiven,tothecivilsovereign。

  Hissecondargumentisthis:“EveryCommonwealth,becauseitissupposedtobeperfectandsufficientinitself,maycommandanyotherCommonwealthnotsubjecttoit,andforceittochangetheadministrationofthegovernment;naydeposetheprince,andsetanotherinhisroom,ifitcannototherwisedefenditselfagainsttheinjurieshegoesabouttodothem:muchmoremayaspiritualCommonwealthcommandatemporalonetochangetheadministrationoftheirgovernment,andmaydeposeprinces,andinstituteothers,whentheycannototherwisedefendthespiritualgood。“

  ThataCommonwealth,todefenditselfagainstinjuries,maylawfullydoallthathehathheresaidisverytrue;andhathalreadyinthatwhichhathgonebeforebeensufficientlydemonstrated。AndifitwerealsotruethatthereisnowinthisworldaspiritualCommonwealth,distinctfromacivilCommonwealth,thenmighttheprincethereof,uponinjurydonehim,oruponwantofcautionthatinjurybenotdonehimintimetocome,repairandsecurehimselfbywar;whichis,insum,deposing,killing,orsubduing,ordoinganyactofhostility。Butbythesamereason,itwouldbenolesslawfulforacivilsovereign,uponthelikeinjuriesdone,orfeared,tomakewaruponthespiritualsovereign;whichIbelieveismorethanCardinalBellarminewouldhaveinferredfromhisownproposition。

  ButspiritualCommonwealththereisnoneinthisworld:foritisthesamethingwiththekingdomofChrist;whichhehimselfsaithisnotofthisworld,butshallbeinthenextworld,attheresurrection,whentheythathavelivedjustly,andbelievedthathewastheChrist,shall,thoughtheydiednaturalbodies,risespiritualbodies;andthenitisthatourSaviourshalljudgetheworld,andconquerhisadversaries,andmakeaspiritualCommonwealth。Inthemeantime,seeingtherearenomenonearthwhosebodiesarespiritual,therecanbenospiritualCommonwealthamongstmenthatareyetintheflesh;unlesswecallpreachers,thathavecommissiontoteachandpreparemenfortheirreceptionintothekingdomofChristattheresurrection,aCommonwealth;whichIhaveprovedalreadytobenone。

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