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Hatred, Lust, Ambition, Covetousnesse, Causes Of Crime

Fear Sometimes Cause Of Crime, As When The Danger Is Neither Present,

Crimes Not Equall

Totall Excuses

Excuses Against The Author

Presumption Of Power, Aggravateth

Evill Teachers, Extenuate

Examples Of Impunity, Extenuate

Praemeditation, Aggravateth

Tacite Approbation Of The Soveraign, Extenuates

Comparison Of Crimes From Their Effects

Laesae Majestas

Bribery And False Testimony

Depeculation

Counterfeiting Authority

Crimes Against Private Men Compared

Publique Crimes What

CHAPTER XXVIII. OF PUNISHMENTS, AND REWARDS

The Definition Of Punishment

Right To Punish Whence Derived

Private Injuries, And Revenges No Punishments

Nor Denyall Of Preferment

Nor Pain Inflicted Without Publique Hearing

Nor Pain Inflicted By Usurped Power

Nor Pain Inflicted Without Respect To The Future Good

Naturall Evill Consequences, No Punishments

Hurt Inflicted, If Lesse Than The Benefit Of Transgressing,

Where The Punishment Is Annexed To The Law, A Greater Hurt Is Not

Hurt Inflicted For A Fact Done Before The Law, No Punishment

The Representative Of The Common-wealth Unpunishable

Hurt To Revolted Subjects Is Done By Right Of War, Not

Punishments Corporall

Capitall

Ignominy

Imprisonment

Exile

The Punishment Of Innocent Subjects Is Contrary To The Law Of Nature

But The Harme Done To Innocents In War, Not So

Reward, Is Either Salary, Or Grace

Benefits Bestowed For Fear, Are Not Rewards

Salaries Certain And Casuall

CHAPTER XXIX. OF THOSE THINGS THAT WEAKEN, OR TEND TO THE DISSOLUTION OF

Want Of Absolute Power

Private Judgement Of Good and Evill

Erroneous Conscience

Pretence Of Inspiration

Subjecting The Soveraign Power To Civill Lawes

Attributing Of Absolute Propriety To The Subjects

Dividing Of The Soveraign Power

Imitation Of Neighbour Nations

Imitation Of The Greeks, And Romans

Mixt Government

Want Of Mony

Monopolies And Abuses Of Publicans

Popular Men

Excessive Greatnesse Of A Town, Multitude Of Corporations

Liberty Of Disputing Against Soveraign Power

Dissolution Of The Common-wealth

CHAPTER XXX. OF THE OFFICE OF THE SOVERAIGN REPRESENTATIVE

The Procuration Of The Good Of The People

By Instruction & Lawes

Against The Duty Of A Soveraign To Relinquish Any Essentiall Right

Objection Of Those That Say There Are No Principles Of Reason For

Objection From The Incapacity Of The Vulgar

Subjects Are To Be Taught, Not To Affect Change Of Government

Nor Adhere (Against The Soveraign) To Popular Men

And To Have Dayes Set Apart To Learn Their Duty

And To Honour Their Parents

And To Avoyd Doing Of Injury:

And To Do All This Sincerely From The Heart