. The works of the Reverend and learned Mr. Henry Grove, of Taunton : containing all the sermons, discourses, and tracts published in his life time . ning; I doubt we fliall have but an ill time ont,• however dd not be difcouraged. He wasright enough as to the ftorm, but for whathe hinted of his art, it was a different a moment the winds let loofe their rage,and the thunders ratling about their ears, putthe poor crew in a terrible fright to thinkthere was but a fingers breadth or two be-tween them and death. Yet, what they hadformerly feen the feamen do in a like diftrefs,they attempte
. The works of the Reverend and learned Mr. Henry Grove, of Taunton : containing all the sermons, discourses, and tracts published in his life time . ning; I doubt we fliall have but an ill time ont,• however dd not be difcouraged. He wasright enough as to the ftorm, but for whathe hinted of his art, it was a different a moment the winds let loofe their rage,and the thunders ratling about their ears, putthe poor crew in a terrible fright to thinkthere was but a fingers breadth or two be-tween them and death. Yet, what they hadformerly feen the feamen do in a like diftrefs,they attempted to imitate j but (hewed them-felves to be errant bunglers at the the fails be lowered; they do thequite contrary; inftead of avoiding the rocks,they run diredly upon them. To what pur-pofe is all their blind induftry ? The vefTel ftrikes, 35S OfCiwiL Power. ftrikes, breaks to pieces before their eyes,and the whole colony of fimpletons finks atonce in the abyfs. You Apes of Politicians! See here whatthe fate of the fhip would be, if left to yourmanagement! The firfl ilorm that happened,there would be an end of your Art and LETTER III. Of the Origin and Extejit of Civil Powers THAT Political Power is from God, inoppofition to thofe who fuppofe it tobe a gift of the People j and that it is fromhim, not by way of pofitivc donation to thefirft man from whom it is tranfmitted in themanner of an inheritance to his pofterity, butas declaring his Will by the nature of things,fo that the Publick Good is the rule by whichwe are to judge of the Divine Will and ofCivil Power5 hath been (hewn in a formerPaper. I then propofed to offer fome conli-derations in favour of this opinion. One ofwhich I have mentioned already. I fhall now,add fome others. • In what way Civil Polities had their rife,is a queftion of fidt, not more obfcure thanneedlefs upon the prefent hypotheiis. For,however decided, or if not decided at all,it makes no odds in this cafe. Let thofethat have l
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