Sect. 2.
[Forasmuch as necessity of nature maketh men to will and desire that which is good for themselves, and to avoyd that which is hurtful, but most of all the terrible enemy of nature, Death, from whom men expect the losse of all power, and also the greatest of bodily paine in the loosing.* 1.1] The phrase, which I here censure first, is that necessity makes us do this: I know this word Necessity is often used for what we terme want or poverty, because such a man need's somewhat, therefore we say he is in necessity; and in this sense there may be some truth in that Propositi∣on; for because men's lives have lack of supplies; and, according to this Gentleman, all the world are his ene∣mies, or, what is the truth, no man will have so much care to supply him as himself, therefore he must doe it; but then take necessity as it opposeth contingency, which is the common logical sense, it is absolutely false, for many men throw and take away their own lives; now that which is necessarily done, cannot be otherwise; men cannot choose but doe what they doe out of necessity; the phrase were much more proper to say, that the law of nature enjoyne's them to provide for themselves; for the great Natura naturans, God, as I said before,* 1.2 know's our necessities, and like a wise law-maker, makes lawes to provide for them, and so infinitely wise are those laws that what he hath not, by some law or other, provided for, it is not necessary for any man whatsoever; and cer∣tainly therefore where is no lawfull and honest way