Observations, censures, and confutations of notorious errours in Mr. Hobbes his Leviathan and other his bookes to which are annexed occasionall anim-adversions on some writings of the Socinians and such hæreticks of the same opinion with him / by William Lucy ...

Sect. 3.

That such Monsters have been in morality, is as appa∣rent as other Monsters in nature; but that it should be universally true, in the sonnes of Nature,* 1.1 were to make Nature her self a Monster; that which he speaks, of Self-preservation, will be discussed more pertinently hereafter; but to say, that men universally deale so maliciously for delectation, is a most unhappie assertion; It is true, the pas∣sions of men are extreamly unruly things, when they get the dominion, and carry men to all manner of wick∣edness;

but Men are better then Beasts, and have reason and reasonable wills, by which they can, and doe governe their Passions to act what is fit, not what is delightfull onely. From this passion of Hope, he proceeds to ano∣ther of Feare; thus [And from hence it comes to passe that where an Invader hath no more to feare then another mans single power] this is an imperfect sentence (but I will col∣lect the meaning of it) If one plant, sow, build, others may probably be expected to come prepared with for∣ces united to dispossesse, or deprive him, not only of the fruit of his labour, but also of his life, or liberty; and the Invader is in the like danger again of another] Here now have we two passions, Hope and Feare assaulting every man, and provoking him to doe mischiefe, and how probable to prevaile, I will now examine.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Nor self-con∣servation, much lesse de∣lectation.