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Chap. I. §. 1. It having been hewn in the foregoing dicoure,

That Adam had not, either by natural right of fatherhood, or by poitive donation from God, any uch authority over his children, or dominion over the world, as is pretended:

That if he had, his heirs, yet, had no right to it:

That if his heirs had, there being no law of nature nor poitive law of God that determines which is the right heir in all caes that may arie, the right of ucceion, and conequently of bearing rule, could not have been certainly determined:

That if even that had been determined, yet the knowledge of which is the eldet line Rh