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 the foundation of rule and dominion, as being poeor of all the land in the world; any of thee being ufficient to enable me to ave a man's life, who would perih if uch aitance were denied him; and any thing, by this rule, that may be an occaion of working upon another's neceity, to ave his life, or any thing dear to him, at the rate of his freedom, may be made a foundation of overeignty, as well as property. From all which it is clear, that though God hould have given Adam private dominion, yet that private dominion could give him no overeignty; but we have already ufficiently proved, that God gave him no private dominion.

Of Adam's Title to Sovereignty by the Subjection of Eve.

HE next place of cripture we find our author builds his monarchy of Adam on, is iii. Gen. 26. ''And thy deire hall be to thy huband, and he hall rule over thee. Here we have (ays he) the original grant of government, from whence he concludes, in the following part of the page, Obervations'', 244. That the upreme power is ettled in the fatherhood, and limited to one kind of government, that is, to monarchy. For let his premies be what they will, this is always the concluion; let rule, in any text, be but once named, and preently abolute  Rh