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 as I, when he ays, God gives us all things richly to enjoy, which he could not do, if it were all given away already, to Monarch Adam, and the monarchs his heirs and ucceors. To conclude, this text is o far from proving Adam ole proprietor, that, on the contrary, it is a confirmation of the original community of all things amongt the ons of men, which appearing from this donation of God, as well as other places of cripture, the overeignty of Adam, built upon his private dominion, mut fall, not having any foundation to upport it.

§. 41. But yet, if after all, any one will needs have it o, that by this donation of God, Adam was made ole proprietor of the whole earth, what will this be to his overeignty ? and how will it appear, that propriety in land gives a man power over the life of another ? or how will the poeion even of the whole earth, give any one a overeign arbitrary authority over the perons of men ? The mot pecious thing to be aid, is, that he that is proprietor of the whole world, may deny all the ret of mankind food, and o at his pleaure tarve them, if they will not acknowledge his overeignty, and obey his will. If this were true, it would be a good argument to prove, that there never was any uch property, that God never gave any uch private dominion ; ince it is more reaonable to think, that God, who bid man- kind