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 §. 8. Let us then endeavour to find what account he gives us of this fatherly authority, as it lies cattered in the everal parts of his writings. And firt, as it was veted in Adam, he lays, Not only Adam, but the uceeding patriarchs, had, by right of fatherhood, royal authority over their children, p. 12. This lordhip which Adam by command had over the whole world, and by right decending from him the patriarchs did enjoy, was as large and ample as the abolute dominion of any monarch, which hath been ince the creation, p. 13. Dominion of life and death, making war, and concluding peace, p. 13. Adam and the patriarchs had abolute power of life and death, p. 35. Kings, in the right of parents, ucceed to the exercie of upreme juridiction, p. 19. As kingly power is by the law of God, o it hath no inferior law to limit it; Adam was lord of all, p. 40. The father of a family governs by no other law, than by his own will, p. 78. The uperiority of princes is above laws, p. 79. The unlimited juridiction of kings is o amply decribed by Samuel, p. 80. Kings are above the laws, p. 93. And to this purpoe ee a great deal more which our author delivers in Bodin ' s words: It is certain, that all laws, privileges, and grants of princes, have no force, but during their life; if they be not ratified by the expres conent, or by ufferance of the prince following, epecially privileges, Obervations, p, 279. The reaon why laws have  Rh