An examination of the political part of Mr. Hobbs his Leviathan.: By George Lawson, rector of More in the county of Salop.

Title

An examination of the political part of Mr. Hobbs his Leviathan.: By George Lawson, rector of More in the county of Salop.

Author

Lawson, George, d. 1678.

Publication

London :: Printed by R. White, for Francis Tyton at the three Daggers in Fleet-street, near the Inner-Temple Gate,

anno Dom. 1657.

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Subject terms

Hobbes, Thomas, -- 1588-1679. -- Leviathan

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Contents

• title page
• The Epistle to the Reader.
• introduction
• CAP. I. Of Mr. Hobbs his Leviathan, concerning the Causes, Generation, and Definition of a Common-wealth.
• CAP. II. Of the Second Part, and the Eighteenth of the Book: Of the Rights of Soveraigns by Institution.
• CAP. III. Of the Second part, and the Nineteenth of the Book, of the several kinds of Common-wealths by institu∣tion, and of succession to the Soveraign power.
• CAP. IV. Of the Second Part, the twentieth of the Book, of Pae∣ternal and Despotical Dominion.
• CAP. V. Of the Second Part, the one and twentieth of the Book, Of the liberty of subjects.
• CAP. VI. Of the Second Part, and the two and twentieth of the Book: Of Systems subject, Political and Private.
• CAP. VII. Of the Second Part. Of the Book 23. Of the publick Ministers of the Soveraign power.
• CAP. VIII. Of the Second Part, the Twenty fourth of the Book; Of nutrition and procreation of a Common-wealth.
• CAP. IX. Of the Second Part. The 25. of the Book Of Coun∣sel.
• CAP. X. Of the Second Part. The 26. of the Book. Of civii Laws.
• CAP. XI. Of the Second Part. The 27. of the Book. Of crimes▪ excuses, and extenuation.
• CAP. XII. Of the Second Part. The 28. of the Book. Concern∣ing punishments and rewards.
• CAP. XIII. Of the Second Part. And the twenty ninth of the Book. Of those things which weaken, and tend to the dissolution of a Common-wealth.
• CAP. XIV. Of the 2. part, the 30. of the book Of the Office of the Soveraign Representative.
• CAP. XV. Of the 2. part, the 31. of the Book, Of the Kingdom of God by nature.
• Of a Christian Common-wealth. CAP. I. Of the third part, the 32. of the Book. Of the Princi∣ples of Christian Politicks.
• CAP 2. Of the third part, the 33. of the Book, of the Num∣ber, Antiquity, Scope, Authority, and Interpreters of the holy Scripture.
• CAP. III. Of the third Part; And 34. of the Book. Of the sig∣nification of Spirit, Angel, Inspiration, in the Book of holy Scriptures.
• CAP. IV. Of the third Part. The 35. of the Book, Of the sig∣nification in Scripture of the Kingdom of God, of Holy, Sacred, Sacrament.
• CAP. V. Of the third part; the 36. of the Book. Of the word of God and of Prophets.
• CAP. VI. Of the third part. The 37. of the Book. Of Mi∣racles.
• CAP. VII. Of the third Part. And the 38. of the Book. Con∣cerning eternal life, hell, salvation, the world to come, and redemption.
• CAP. VIII. Of the third Part; And the 39. of the Book. Of the significations of the word Church in Scri∣pture.
• CAP. IX. Of the third Part. The 40. of the Book. Of the rights of the Kingdom of God in Abraham, Moses, the high Priests, and the Kings of Ju∣dah.
• CAP. X. Of the third part; the 41 of his Book Of the office of our blessed Saviour.
• CAP XI. Of the third Part, the 42. of the Book Of Ecclesi∣astical Power.
• CAP. XII. Of the third Part. And the 43. of the Book. Of what is necessary for a mans reception into the Kingdom of heaven.