Euroopa ideede ajaloo eksami kordamisküsimused
that in a discourse, where he pretends to confute the erroneous principle of man's natural freedom, he should do it by a
bare supposition of Adam's authority, without offering any proof for that authority. Indeed he confidently says, that Adam
had royal authority, p. 12, and 13. Absolute lordship and dominion of life and death, p. 13. An universal monarchy, p.
33. Absolute power of life and death, p. 35. He is very frequent in such assertions; but, what is strange, in all his
wholePatriarcha I find not one pretence of a reason to establish this his great foundation of government; not any thing that
looks like an argument, but these words: To confirm this natural right of regal power, we find in the Decalogue, that the
law which enjoyns obedience to kings, is delivered in the terms, Honour thy father, as if all power were originally in the
father.And why may I not add as well, that in the Decalogue, the law that enjoyns obedience to queens, is delivered in the
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