[3] Secondly, thatamongstthesecreaturesthecommongooddifferethnotfromtheprivate; andbeingbynatureinclinedtotheirprivate, , whosejoyconsistethincomparinghimselfwithothermen, canrelishnothingbutwhatiseminent.
[4] Thirdly, thatthesecreatures, havingnot, asman, theuseofreason, donotsee, northinktheysee, anyfaultintheadministrationoftheircommonbusiness: whereasamongstmenthereareverymanythatthinkthemselveswiserandablertogovernthepublic, betterthantherest; andthesestrivetoreformandinnovate, onethisway, anotherthatway; andtherebybringitintodistraction3andcivilwar.
[5] Fourthly, thatthesecreatures, thoughtheyhavesomeuseofvoiceinmakingknowntooneanothertheirdesiresandotheraffections, yettheywantthatartofwordsbywhichsomemencanrepresenttoothersthatwhichisgoodinthelikenessofevil; andevil, inthelikenessofgood; andaugmentordiminishtheapparentgreatnessofgoodandevil, discontentingmenandtroublingtheirpeaceattheirpleasure.
[6] Fifthly, irrationalcreaturescannotdistinguishbetweeninjuryanddamage; andthereforeaslongastheybeatease, theyarenotoffendedwiththeirfellows, whereasmanisthenmosttroublesomewhenheismostatease; forthenitisthathelovestoshowhiswisdom, andcontroltheactionsofthemthatgoverntheCommonwealth.
[7] Lastly, theagreementofthesecreaturesisnatural; thatofmenisbycovenant4only, whichisartificial; andthereforeitisnowonderiftherebesomewhatelserequired, besidescovenant, tomaketheiragreementconstantandlasting, whichisacommonpowertokeeptheminaweandtodirecttheiractionstothecommonbenefit.
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