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 §. 15. To thoe that ay, there were never any men in the tate of nature, I will not only oppoe the authority of the judicious ''Hooker, Eccl. Pol. lib. i. ect.'' 10. where he ays, The laws which have been hitherto mentioned, i. e. the laws of nature, do bind men abolutely, even as they are men, although they have never any ettled fellowhip, never any olemn agreement amongt themelves what to do, or not to do: but foramuch as we are not by ourelves ufficient to furnih ourelves with competent tore of things, needful for uch a life as our nature doth deire, a life fit for the dignity of man; therefore to upply thoe defects and imperfections which are in us, as living ingle and olely by ourelves, we are naturally induced to eek communion and fellowhip with others: this was the caue of men's uniting themelves at firt in politic ocieties. But I moreover affirm, that all men are naturally in that tate, and remain o, till by their own conents they make themelves members of ome politic ociety; and I doubt not in the equel of this dicoure, to make it very clear.

HE tate of war is a tate of enmity and detruction: and therefore declaring by word or action, not a