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Show amp," OfCOMMON-WEALTH. pmz.‘ ding, and refolvingwhat to do; fuch as are they, that have both 9 great opinion or their own underftanding, and believe that things of this nature reqtiire not time and Rudy, but onely common experi_ ence, and a good naturall Wit ; whereof no man thinks himfelfe un- . ‘ is‘ no b and Wronut,Mliich D , of Rioht pi‘ovidednvhereas the knowledwe lefle difficult, there is no man will pretend to, without Great and lono fludy. Andof thole defects in Reafoning, there is done that ca: Excufe (though fome of them may Extenuate) a Crime in an man, that pretendeth to the adminifh‘ation of his own privzite bufineile ; much le (Te in them that undertake a publique charge - becaufe they pretend to the Reafon, upon the want whereof thd would ground their Excufe. y 77y their I'nflimr ; _ Of the Paflions that mofl frequently are the caufes of Crime one is Vain-glory, or a foolifh ove r-rating of their own worth - as if dif3 ference of worth, were an etfeét of their wit, or riches or bloud or form other naturall quality, not depending on the Will of thofe ihat have the Soveraign Authority. From whence proceedeth a Prefuinption that the punifliments ordained by the Lawes and eytended generally to all Subjeéts, ought not to be infliéted on them with the fame rigour they are infli€ted on poore, obfcure and fifn le m cor'rli‘prehended under the name of the Vulgar. 3 P en, Prtfimzpfmi b tiiicriiiifiCrahacpfptehnceith commonly, that fueh as‘value themfelves y hf [fit her, g_ . 1 wealth, adventure on (.rimes upon ho e o)t efcaping punrfliment, by corrupting publique Jufiice ,or obtain p 1 ardon by Mony, or Other rewards. find F7751}; ' mg pmz. OfCOMMON-WE/ILTH. C/mp,27. is; more. prone than others to‘ timorous,) are fubjeét to Anger -, as beingrty of converfation: And interpret for contempt, the ordinary libe 1H 2 d uced by Ange-in". there are few Crimes that may not be prodtion, and Covetoufneife, £54791," 1 a 'As for the Paflions, of Hate, Luft, Ambi is fo obvious to every mans "my Cm. what Crimes they are apt to produce, ' ‘ here needeth nothing to be find 0 muffle/pf"experience and underflanding, as t ed to the nature, both fa of crime, them, faving that they are infirmities, fo annextheir efl'ec‘ts cannot be that as s, ture crea g of man, and all other livin a or conitant fevehrity hindred, but by eittraordinaryiife of Reafon, , they find a continu- hate men in punifliing them. For in thoie things era mans patience eith eby wher ion, ftat all,and unavoydable mole the power of ovmg mutt be ever-hitting, or he mutt be eafed by rem the later is many -, ult diffic is flEth him : The former that which mole Law. .Ambition, times impt‘diibie, without fome violation of theetually inCumbent, and Coverouinefle are Pamons alio that are perp preient, to refift lly and preiling; whereas Reafon is not perpetua punity appears, their ofim hope the er them: and therefore whenfoev the laiting, it hathin in s want it what , Luft for effects proceed. And apprehenfion of the the vehemence,which fui'ficeth to weigh down . all eafie, or uncertain puniihments. s‘, Fear fem; Of all Paffions, that which enclineth men lean: to break the Lawe res,) it is the onely lime: amfe is Fear. Nay, (excepting fome generous natu of Crime, 46' fure by breaking when plea or t, the diing,( when there is apparence of profi y cafes a. danger 15 the Lawes,) that makes men keep them. And yet in man e, wither pre- * Fear ugh d thro itte comm be Crime may For not every Fear juftifies the Aétion it produceth, but the fearh f nt,7:0r care And that fuch as have multitude of Potent Kindred - ‘d " ‘ men, that_ have ained re pu t ation ‘ amongft the i Multitude, ‘ , antake popular cou- iage toyiolate t ie Lawes, from a hope of oppreflina the Power t whic parenll. onely of corporeall hurt, which we call Bodily Fear, and from whom it belongeth to put them in execution. o death, but by wounding himthatafl‘aulteth him -, If he wound himt of a ng maki the at ofed fupp is ie man no ecau e-,b Crim (km :5 no D a 0 And that fuch as have a great, and falfe opinion of their on H '5 fra'ame. Wifedome, take upon them to reprehend the a-Etions and call i H1 flion thevAuthority of them that govern, and fo to urifettle the i1 qut: With their publique difcourfe, asthat n0thing fliall be a C -' Jab-C) what their own defignes require {hould be fo. It hap enetlhmili‘ at the fame inenxto be prone to all fuch Crimes as confiifin Crif 0 It; in deceivmgoi their Neighbours 3 becaufe they think their de‘iihLmL" are too fubtile to be perceived. Thefe I fay are effects of a f his?" iiimption oftheir own VYifdome. For of them that are the firfi iii: 1‘);sviviiittl{guttizfléuibjiificw‘irgcgmmonf:wealth, ( which can never hep. . . ' " ver . ~ - is a man cannor fee how to be delivered,but by the notion. A man pe, efca to how not fees h he ail'iulied, fears prefent death, from whic or Common-wealth, to have abandoned the defence of his life, e. ihmc aili his gh to enou e time arriv ot e liiiibes,\vi‘.ei'eih Law cann may ngs, I atni thre his or ons, ae‘ti his from ufe beca min, a Eat to kill s argue he tell kill me when he can, ( feeing I have time, and mean to n, tulll 1nd protection, from the boveraign Power,) is a Crime. Agai a inariieceivs words of difgrace or tome little injuries (for which thcythat made the l awes, had allivned no puniihnient, not thought it Wortf y of a msn that hath the Life ofReafon, to take notice of,) and isaiiaid,‘unlehe he revenge it, he ihall fall into contempt, and eoniequently‘ e obnoxiousto the like injuries from others, and to' ' mon y eceive themfelves (the darkneilei :fi ‘h ‘ i" L '1: ‘ lye hidden, but their ounnW 3 , being‘ nothingyelfe ' l'L tiley him" ' bundne - l ' [my awydthis breaks the Law, and protects himfelfe for the future, by, tiieterrour of his private revenge. This is a Crime : For the hurt is not Corporeall, but Phantafiicall , and ( though in this corner ofthe world, made ieiilible by a criitorne not many years fince begun, airiongit roung and vainmen,) foliglit , as a gallant man, and one KILL! is ailured of his own courage, cannot take notice of. Alfo a man ppcsuifei than (,hildren, that think all hid , by hiding lie 7 their / andown MC 121..)' itand in fear ofSpirits, either through his own fuperflition, or And generally all vain-glorious men, (unleife they be u-lrh.z'l sh: oegh too much credit given to other men, that tell him of Change, Dreams X i‘lctheir new Deiignes efiabliith6:"1‘31fliitftflliievebleonienoflgli)30‘ primes, rcdoundeth to Pofleritwand fuch as would le mi: lt- '0 't'w" itzwhrch argues they were not (0 wife, as thev ti :1 life"??? Andlthgfe that cit‘CL‘lVC upon hope of not beiniv 0:1}:ngng Iii); ‘idzi' '. ,,.. - lliiluit‘u.. \ |