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Show to rail- of MA N. Cbap.13, Laflly, amongfl the points by the Church of Rome declared neccf. fary for Salvation, there be fo many, manifelllyto the advantage of the Pope,and of his fpirituall fubjeéts, reliding in the territories of other Chriftian Princes, that were it not for the muruall emulation of thofe Princes, they might without warre, or trouble, exclude all forraign Authority, as eaiily as it has been excluded in England. For who is there that does not fee, to whole benefit it conduceth, to have it believed, that a King hath not his Authority from Chrilt, unleflc a Bifliop crown him '3 That a King, if he be a Priell, cannot Marry? That whether aPrince be born in lawfull Marriage, or not, mull be judged by Authority from Rome .9 That Subjects may be freed from their Alleageance, if by the Court of Rome, the King be judged an Heretique i That a King ( as Cbilperiquc of France ) may be depofed by a Pope ( as Pope Zurinary, ) for no caufe 3 and his Kingdome given to one of his Subjed'csc' That the Clergy, and Regulars, in what Country foever, {hall be exempt from the jurifdiétion of their King, in cafes criminall 5 Or who does not fee, to whofe‘profit redound the Fees of private Malfes, and Vales of Purgatory; with other fignes of private interefl, enough to mortifie the molt lively Faith, if (asl fayd ) the civill Magiftrate, and Cuftome did not more fufl'ain it, than any 0 inion they have of the Sanétity, Wifdome, or Probity oftheir Teac ers 6 So that I may attribute all the changes of Religion in the world, to one and the fame eaufe -, and that is, unpleafing Priefis; and thofe not onely amonglt Catholiques, but even in that Church that hath prefumed molt ofReformation. C H A P. XIII. 0ftbeNATu RA LL Cour) 11' i ON ofMankz'nd, ax! concerning their Felicity, and Mifiry. mre Equal". Ature hath made men to equall, in the faculties of body, and . i mind; as thatthough there bee found one man fometimes manifelll '_firongetmbody, or of quicker mind then ano‘ ther ., yet when :1} is reckoned tog.ether,the differe nce between man, and man, is not lo confiderable, as that one man can thereupon claim to himfelfe any benefit, to which anorher may nor pretend, as well as he. . Forasto the {tre_kngthof, body , the weakelt has Itten th e uoh' tokill the {trongefteitherbyfecretmachination, or by cinfedleci'agy With others, that are in the am: danger with himfelfe. And as to the faculties ofthe mind, (fett upon words, and efpecially that skill of ing alide the arts grounded andinfallible rules, called Science 5 whi proceedin g1 upon generall: ch very few ave and but in few It)hi -, as being not a native faculty, bor r as nee,) while we look after fomewhatn with us 5 nor attained, els, ) I find yeta grea‘ ter equality amon lmen that l . _ . For Prudence i5 but Experience, which g1 , n "atequally Of lhength , equalltrme, beliowes on all men: in thofc pm I. Of 111/! N. . ChapJg. 61 . i, 2. ~ : :hol‘c things they C<1113lly flPPIY themfelvm onto. That Wlmh may perhaps make fuch equality incredible, is but a vain conceipt of one: turns wifdomc , which almolt all men think they have in a grea- ter degree , than the Vulgar -, that is, than all men but them-- felves , and a few others, whom by fame, or for concurring With [{mm‘cl res, they approve. For lucn is the nature of men, that how- focver they may acknowledge many others to be more Witty, or more eloquent,0r more learned-,Yet tlicy: wrll hardly belie 'e there be many {0 wife as themfel res: For they lee their own Wit at hand , and other mens at a diflance . But this proveth rather thaemen are in that point equall, than unequall, For there .15 not ordinarily a greater ligne ofthe equall diitribution of any thing , than that eve- ;v man i§c0iitented with his lhare ., t From this equality of ability , arifeth equality of hope in the attaining of our Ends. And therefore if any two men delire the fame thing, , which neverthelelfe they cannot both enjoy, they Fram E; .' 1[in pram-2'5; Difidc n66, become encinies; and in the way to their End, _( which is principal- ]y their owne conlervation , and iomctimes their delectation only) e‘ndeavour to deltroy , or fubdue one an other . And from hence it comes to palle, that where anlnvader hath no more to leare , than an Other mans lingle powerv7 it one plant , low , build , or pollelle a convenient Seat, others may probably be expected to come prepa- red with forces united , to dilpolleile , and deprive him , not onl of the fruitofhis labour , but alfo of his life, or liberty . And the Invader again isin the like danger of another . And from this diflidence of one another, there is no way for a- n\' man to fecure himl‘elfe, fo realbnable , as Anticipation; that is , by force , or wiles , to mailer the pcrfons ofall men he can, f0 long, till he fee no Other power great enough to endanger him: And this is no more than his own Confervation requireth , and is generally al- lowed . Alfo becaufe there be form, that taking pleafure in contemplunig their own power in the acts of conqucll , which they purfiie farthci‘thantheiriecurityrequires; ifothers, that otherwiic would be glad to be at cafe within modefi bounds , ihould not by invalion increalc their pov.'cr, they would not be able, long time, by Rand: in: only on their defence , to {Ubllll . And by confcquence, fiich .nfimentation of dominion over men, being necellary to a mans con- 1}, {ration , it ought to be allowed him . Againe, nieiihave no plealiire, (butonthe contrary a great deale or gritte } in keeping‘company, where there is no power ableto c)',.l‘-‘J.\VC them all. for every man looketh that his companion iliiiuld v..lue him,at the fame rate he lets upon himfelfe: And upon all 113133 of contempt, or undervaluina, naturally endeavours, as far :fiz. dares ( whichamongltthem that have no common power to lap them in quiet , is far en ugh to make them deltroy each other, J roe-nor: a greater value from his contemners, by dommago7 and titan others, by the example .* Bother: intiie nature of roan, we'find three principall caufes of ,.‘...‘ti';il. lirll, Competition7 Secondly,Dii'ndence, Thirdly,Glory, I a The Pram D r[71‘- (z'mee Ieri're, |