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 ...

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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 ...
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Lucy, William, 1594-1677.
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1663.
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Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679. -- Leviathan.
State, The.
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CHAP. XXVII.
  • I. Mr. Hobbes's vain supposition of transferring right, &c. 208
    • His justifying most horrid sins, where no Covenant had been made against them; ibid.
    • His reason frustrate. 209
    • As instance of two persons meeting in some place not before inhabited. ibid.
    • His imperfect definition of injustice. 210
  • II. Suspicion make's not Covenants void. ibid.
    • The Case put between two Nations entring League of Confe∣deracy. 211
    • The evil consequences of his opinion. ibid.
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  • ...
    • Plato's ingenious Fable; ibid.
  • III. The Casuists Metus cadens. 212
  • IV. A propriety where is no coercive Power. 213
    • The foundations whereon Mr. Hobbes build's a Common-wealth, and the justice of it. 214
  • V. The Fool's argument against Justice unanswerable out of Mr. Hobbes's principles. 215
    • His doctrine more honest then Mr. Hobbes's. ibid.
    • Taking away the fear of God an unreasonable supposition. 216
    • Uncertain, whether taught or learned of the other, the Fool or Mr. Hobbes. ibid.
  • VI. Mr. Hobbes's horrid supposal of getting Heaven by unjust violence. 217
  • VII. He pretend's to confute the Fool; ibid.
    • But, by inadvertence, fight's against himself. 218
  • VIII. The violation of faith not allow'd, for a Kingdom. 219
  • IX. Mr. Hobbes mistake's the question; ibid.
    • And changeth the terms fraudulently here and otherwhere. 220
    • He that mean's to deceive will not declare his intent. 221
    • The Bishop's Conclusion about deceit and injustice. 222
  • X. Mr. Hobbes's illogicall answer about getting Heaven by violence. ibid.
    • Another like it. ibid.
    • The Law of Nature give's rules for the attaining eternal feli∣city after death. 223
  • XI. The breach of Covenant, though a wicked one, conduceth not to eternal felicity; yet such Covenants ought to be broken; 224
    • As that enter'd into by Theeves; ibid.
    • The other by an Adulteresse. ibid.
  • XII. Mr. Hobbes's subtilty in writing against Rebellion. 225
    • Which cannot be by his doctrine. ibid.
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