cedent and extrinsical Necessity, tells us, 'that
ten years before he had given Mr. Hobbs about sixty exceptions, one
half political, and the other half theological to that book, and every
exception justified by a number of reasons, to which he never yet
vouchsafed any answer.' Gassendus, in a letter to Sorbiere, tells us,
that our author's Book de Cive, deserves to be read by all who would
have a deep insight into the subject. Puffendorf observes, that he had
been much obliged to Mr. Hobbs, whose hypothesis in this book, though
it favours a little of irreligion, is in other respects sufficiently
ingenious and sound.

An Answer to Sir William Davenant's Epistle or Preface to Gondibert,
Paris 1650, 12mo. and afterwards printed with Gondibert. See Davenant.

Human Nature, or the Fundamental Elements of Policy, being a Discovery
of the Faculties, Acts, and Passions of the Soul of Man, from their
original Causes, according to such philosophical Principles as are not
commonly known or asserted.

De Corpore Politico, or the Elements of Law, London 1650.

Leviathan, or the Matter, Power, and Form of a Commonwealth, London
1651 in fol. reprinted again in fol. 1680; a Latin Version was
published at Amsterdam 1666 in 4to; it was likewise translated into
Low Dutch, and printed at Amsterdam 1678 in 4to. To the English
editions is subjoined a Review of the Leviathan.

A Compendium of Aristotle's Rhetoric and Rhamus's Logic.

A Letter about Liberty and Necessity, London 1654 in 12mo. to this
piece several answers were given, especially by Dr. Bernard Laney, and
Dr. Bramhall, bishop of Derry, London 1656 in 4to.

Elementorum Philosophiae sectio prima de Corpore, London 1655 in 8vo;
in English, London 1656 in 4to. sectio secunda, London 1657 in 4to.
Amsterdam 1680 in 4to.

Six Lessons to the Professors of Mathematics of the Institution of Sir
Henry Saville, London 1656 in 4to; this is written against Dr. Seth
Ward, and Dr. John Wallis.

The Remarks of the Absurd Geometry, Rural Language, &c. of Dr. John
Wallis, London 1657 in 8vo. Dr. Wallis having published in 1655 his
Elenchus Geometriae Hobbianae. It occasioned a notable controversy
between these two great men.

Examinatio et Emendatio Mathematicae hodiernae, &c. in sex Dialogis,
London 1660, in 4to. Amsterdam 1668 in 4to.

Dialogus Physicus, sive de Natura Aeris, London 1661 in 4to.

De Duplicatione Cubi, London 1661, 4to. Amsterdam 1668 in 4to.

Problemata Physica,