Hobb's Tripos; In 3 discourses. The 1. Humane nature, or the fundamental elements of policy The 2. De corpore politico, or the elements of law, moral and politick The 3. Of liberty and necessity

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1684 Excerpt: ...decree or command any Thing contrary to the Law of God or Nature, though the Decree and Command be the Act of every Man, not only present in the Assembly, but also absent from it; yet is not the Injustice of the Decree,the Injustice ofevery particular Man, but only of those Men, by whole express Suffrages, the Decree or Command was passed,' For a Body Politick, as it is a Fictitious Body, so are the Faculties and Will thereof Fictitious also. But to make a particular Man onji which consisteth of a Body and Soul natural, there is required a Natural and very Witt o,. j. In all Democracies, though the Right of Soveraignty be in the Assemt) y, which is virtually the whole Body yet the Use thereof is always in One,.or a few particular Men. For in such great Assemblies, as those must be, whereinto every Man may enter at his Pleasure, there is no Means any Ways to deliberate and give Counsel what to do, but by long and set Orations, whereby to every Man there is more or less Hope given % to incline and sway the' Assembly to their own Ends. In a Multitude of Speakers therefore, where always either One is eminent alone, or a Few being equal amongst themselves, are eminent above the rest, that One or Few must of Necessity sway the Whole Insomuch, that a Democracy, in Effect, is no more than an Aristocracy of. Orators, interrupted sometimes with the temporary Monarchy of one Orator. 6. And seeing a Democracy is by Institution, the Beginning both of Aristocracy and Monarchy, we are to consider next, how Aristocracy is derived from it. When the particular Members' of the Commonwealth growing weary of Attendance at publick Courts, as dwelling far off, or being attentive to their private Businesses, and withall, displeased with the Government of the People, assemble thems...