heptarchy of England; the kingdoms of Leon, Arra◄ gon, Navarre, Caftile, and Portugal, under which the chriftians in Spain were divided; or thofe of Cordua, Şevil, Malaga, Granada, and others under the power of the Moors; and if it be not evident, that the popular ftates have been remarkable for peace among themselves, conftancy to their union, and fidelity to the leagues made with their affociates; whereas all the above-mentioned kingdoms, and fuch others as arc'known among men to have been joined in the like leagues, were ever infefted with domeftic rebellions and quarrels, rifing from the ambition of princes, fo as no confederacy could be fo cautioufly made, but they would find ways to clude it, or fo folemn and facred, but they would in far lefs time break through it: I will confefs, that kingdoms have fometimes been as free from civil difturbances; and that leagues made between feveral princes have been as conftantly and religiously obferved, as by common wealths. But if no fuch thing do appear in the world, and no man who is not impudent or ignorant dare pretend it, I may juftly conclude, that though every com monwealth has its action fuitable to its conftitution, and that many affociated together are not fo free from disturbances, as those that wholly depend upon the authority of a mother-city; yet we know of none that have not been, and are more regular and quiet than any principalities; and as to foreign wars, they feck or avoid them according to their various conftitutions, CON His Apology in the Day of his Death, DISCOUR ES ON GOVERNMENT, CHAP. I. SECT. I. - - - - - SECT 2.-The common notions of liberty are not from - ib. 257 264 2-0 ib. 2-6 283 285 SECT. 7.-Abraham and the patriarchs were not kings, gree dininifh their liberty, -- - - - SECT. 11.-No man comes to command many, unless by - 293 295 298 SECT. 13. SECT. 13.-There was no fhadow of a paternal kingdom SECT. 16.-The ancients chofe thofe to be kings, who ex- - SECT. 17.—God, having given the government of the - --- -- Page 302 307 319 330 337 345 356 CHAP. II. SECT. 1.-That it is natural for nations to govern, or to chufe governors; and that virtue only gives a natural preference to one man above another, or reason why one fhould be chofen rather than another, 365 SECT. 2.-Every man that hath children, hath the right of a father, and is capable of preferment in a fociety SECT. 3.-Government is not inflituted for the good of SECT. 4. The paternal right devolves to, and is inherited SECT. 5.-Freemen join together, and frame greater or SECT 6. They who have right of choofing a king, have SECT. There is no natural propenfity in man or beaft to monarchy, SECT. 9.-The government inftituted by God over the - - SECT. 12. The glory, virtue, and power, of the Romans, --- SECT. 15. The empire of Rome perpetually decayed, SECT 17-Good governments admit of changes in the Page. 441 554 458 475 484 489 496 511 518 527 541 SECT. 18.-Xenophon, in blaming the diforders of demo- - END OF VOLUME I. 553 571 |