gets the bigger number always rules as King or
Lord in the creature and in the Creation, till the other side
overtop him: even as light and darkness strive in day and night to
succeed each other. Or as it is said--"The strong man armed keeps
the heart of man till a stronger than he came and cast him out."

THE WRITTEN LAW.

"This written Law, proceeding either from reason or
unreasonableness, is called the Letter, whereby the creation of
mankind, beasts and earth are governed, according to the will of
that power which rules.... As for example, if the experienced, wise
and strong man bears rule, then he writes down his mind to curb the
unreasonable Law of Covetousness and Pride in inexperienced man, to
preserve Peace in the Commonwealth. This is called the Historical
or Traditional Law, because it is conveyed from one generation to
another by writing: as the Laws of Israel's Commonwealth were writ
in a book by Moses, and so conveyed to posterity. And this outward
Law is a bridle to unreasonableness; or as Solomon writ, It is a
whip for the fool's back, for whom only it was added."

ITS CORRUPTION.

"_Secondly_, Since Moses' time the power of unreasonable
covetousness and pride hath sometimes risen up and corrupted that
Traditional Law. For since the power of the sword rises up in
Nations to conquer, the Written Law hath not been to advance Common
Freedom and to beat down the unreasonable self-will in mankind, but
it hath been framed to uphold the self-will of the Conqueror, right
or wrong, not respecting the Freedom of the Commonwealth, but the
Freedom of the Conqueror and his friends only. By reason whereof
much slavery hath been laid on the backs of the plain-dealing men;
and men of public spirit, as Moses was, have been crushed, and
their spirits damped thereby: which hath bred first discontents,
and then more wars in the Nations.... But hereby the true nature of
a well-governed Commonwealth hath been ruined; the will of Kings
set up for a Law; and the Law of Righteousness, the Law of Liberty,
trod under foot and killed. This Traditional Law of Kings is that
Letter at this day which kills true freedom and is the fomenter of
wars and persecutions.

"This is the soldier who cut Christ's garments into pieces, which
was to remain uncut and w