A History of Medival Political Theory in the West volume 6
A History of Medival Political Theory in the West volume 6
R W Robert Warrand Carlyle
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* Id. Id. , i. 8, 4, 8 and 9. CHAP. I. ] THE SOURCE AND AUTHORITY OF LAW. 353 presuming the will of man to be inwardly obstinate, rebellious, and averse from all obedience unto the sacred laws of his nature ; in a word, unless presuming man to be, in regard of his depraved mind, little better than a wild beast, they do accordingly provide, notwithstanding, so to form his outward actions, that they be no hinderance unto the common good for which societies are instituted : unless they do this, th...ey are not perfect. " * If we add to this passage another which follows a little later, we have a fairly complete view of Hooker's conception of the origin and purpose of political society. " We all make complaint of the iniquity of our times ; not unjustly, for the days are evil. But compare them with those times when there were no civil societies, with those times when there was as yet no manner of public regiment established, with those times wherein there were not above eight persons righteous living upon the face of the earth ; and we have surely good cause to think that God hath blessed us exceed- ingly and hath made us behold most happy days.
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