different　ends；　that　every　subject　that　is　a　father　has　as　much　a
  paternal　power　over　his　children　as　the　prince　has　over　his。　And　every
  prince　that　has　parents　owes　them　as　much　filial　duty　and　obedience　as
  the　meanest　of　his　subjects　do　to　theirs；　and　can　therefore　contain
  not　any　part　or　degree　of　that　kind　of　dominion　which　a　prince　or
  magistrate　has　over　his　subject。
  72。　Though　the　obligation　on　the　parents　to　bring　up　their　children；
  and　the　obligation　on　children　to　honour　their　parents；　contain　all
  the　power；　on　the　one　hand；　and　submission　on　the　other；　which　are
  proper　to　this　relation；　yet　there　is　another　power　ordinarily　in
  the　father；　whereby　he　has　a　tie　on　the　obedience　of　his　children；
  which；　though　it　be　common　to　him　with　other　men；　yet　the　occasions　of
  showing　it；　almost　constantly　happening　to　fathers　in　their　private
  families　and　in　instances　of　it　elsewhere　being　rare；　and　less　taken
  notice　of；　it　passes　in　the　world　for　a　part　of　〃paternal
  jurisdiction。〃　And　this　is　the　power　men　generally　have　to　bestow
  their　estates　on　those　who　please　them　best。　The　possession　of　the
  father　being　the　expectation　and　inheritance　of　the　children
  ordinarily；　in　certain　proportions；　according　to　the　law　and　custom　of
  each　country；　yet　it　is　commonly　in　the　father's　power　to　bestow　it
  with　a　more　sparing　or　liberal　hand；　according　as　the　behaviour　of
  this　or　that　child　hath　comported　with　his　will　and　humour。
  73。　This　is　no　small　tie　to　the　obedience　of　children；　and　there
  being　always　annexed　to　the　enjoyment　of　land　a　submission　to　the
  government　of　the　country　of　which　that　land　is　a　part；　it　has　been
  commonly　supposed　that　a　father　could　oblige　his　posterity　to　that
  government　of　which　he　himself　was　a　subject；　that　his　compact　held
  them；　whereas；　it　being　only　a　necessary　condition　annexed　to　the　land
  which　is　under　that　government；　reaches　only　those　who　will　take　it　on
  that　condition；　and　so　is　no　natural　tie　or　engagement；　but　a
  voluntary　submission；　for　every　man's　children　being；　by　Nature；　as
  free　as　himself　or　any　of　his　ancestors　ever　were；　may；　whilst　they
  are　in　that　freedom；　choose　what　society　they　will　join　themselves　to；
  what　commonwealth　they　will　put　themselves　under。　But　if　they　will
  enjoy　the　inheritance　of　their　ancestors；　they　must　take　it　on　the
  same　terms　their　ancestors　had　it；　and　submit　to　all　the　conditions
  annexed　to　such　a　possession。　By　this　power；　indeed；　fathers　oblige
  their　children　to　obedience　to　themselves　even　when　they　are　past
  minority；　and　most　commonly；　too；　subject　them　to　this　or　that
  political　power。　But　neither　of　these　by　any　peculiar　right　of
  fatherhood；　but　by　the　reward　they　have　in　their　hands　to　enforce
  and　recompense　such　a　compliance；　and　is　no　more　power　than　what　a
  Frenchman　has　over　an　Englishman；　who；　by　the　hopes　of　an　estate　he
  will　leave　him；　will　certainly　have　a　strong　tie　on　his　obedience；　and
  if　when　it　is　left　him；　he　will　enjoy　it；　he　must　certainly　take　it
  upon　the　conditions　annexed　to　the　possession　of　land　in　that
  country　where　it　lies；　whether　it　be　France　or　England。
  74。　To　conclude；　then；　though　the　father's　power　of　commanding
  extends　no　farther　than　the　minority　of　his　children；　and　to　a
  degree　only　fit　for　the　discipline　and　government　of　that　age；　and
  though　that　honour　and　respect；　and　all　that　which　the　Latins　called
  piety；　which　they　indispensably　owe　to　their　parents　all　their
  lifetime；　and　in　all　estates；　with　all　that　support　and　defence；　is
  due　to　them；　gives　the　father　no　power　of　governing…　i。e。；　making　laws
  and　exacting　penalties　on　his　children；　though　by　this　he　has　no
  dominion　over　the　property　or　actions　of　his　son；　yet　it　is　obvious　to
  conceive　how　easy　it　was；　in　the　first　ages　of　the　world；　and　in
  places　still　where　the　thinness　of　people　gives　families　leave　to
  separate　into　unpossessed　quarters；　and　they　have　room　to　remove　and
  plant　themselves　in　yet　vacant　habitations；　for　the　father　of　the
  family　to　become　the　prince　of　it；*　he　had　been　a　ruler　from　the
  beginning　of　the　infancy　of　his　children；　and　when　they　were　grown　up；
  since　without　some　government　it　would　be　hard　for　them　to　live
  together；　it　was　likeliest　it　should；　by　the　express　or　tacit
  consent　of　the　children；　be　in　the　father；　where　it　seemed；　without
  any　change；　barely　to　continue。　And　when；　indeed；　nothing　more　was
  required　to　it　than　the　permitting　the　father　to　exercise　alone　in　his
  family　that　executive　power　of　the　law　of　Nature　which　every　free
  man　naturally　hath；　and　by　that　permission　resigning　up　to　him　a
  monarchical　power　whilst　they　remained　in　it。　But　that　this　was　not　by
  any　paternal　right；　but　only　by　the　consent　of　his　children；　is
  evident　from　hence；　that　nobody　doubts　but　if　a　stranger；　whom
  chance　or　business　had　brought　to　his　family；　had　there　killed　any
  of　his　children；　or　committed　any　other　act；　he　might　condemn　and
  put　him　to　death；　or　otherwise　have　punished　him　as　well　as　any　of　his
  children。　which　was　impossible　he　should　do　by　virtue　of　any
  paternal　authority　over　one　who　was　not　his　child；　but　by　virtue　of
  that　executive　power　of　the　law　of　Nature　which；　as　a　man；　he　had　a
  right　to；　and　he　alone　could　punish　him　in　his　family　where　the
  respect　of　his　children　had　laid　by　the　exercise　of　such　a　power；　to
  give　way　to　the　dignity　and　authority　they　were　willing　should
  remain　in　him　above　the　rest　of　his　family。
  *　〃It　is　no　improbable　opinion；　therefore；　which　the
  arch…philosopher　was　of；　That　the　chief　person　in　every　household
  was　always；　as　it　were；　a　king；　so　when　numbers　of　households　joined
  themselves　in　civil　societies　together；　kings　were　the　first　kind　of
  governors　among　them；　which　is　also；　as　it　seemeth；　the　reason　why　the
  name　of　fathers　continued　still　in　them；　who　of　fathers　were　made
  rulers；　as　also　the　ancient　custom　of　governors　to　do　as
  Melchizedec；　and　being　kings；　to　exercise　the　office　of　priests；　which
  fathers　did；　at　the　first；　grew；　perhaps；　by　the　same　occasion。
  Howbeit；　this　is　not　the　only　kind　of　regimen　that　has　been　received
  in　the　world。　The　inconveniencies　of　one　kind　have　caused　sundry
  others　to　be　devised；　so　that；　in　a　word；　all　public　regimen；　of
  what　kind　soever；　seemeth　evidently　to　have　risen　from　the
  deliberate　advice；　consultation　and　composition　between　men；　judging
  it　convenient　and　behoveful；　there　being　no　impossibility　in　Nature；
  considered　by　itself；　but　that　man　might　have　lived　without　any　public
  regimen。〃　Hooker；　Eccl。　Pol。；　i。　10。
  75。　Thus　it　was　easy　and　almost　natural　for　children；　by　a　tacit　and
  almost　natural　consent；　to　make　way　for　the　father's　authority　and
  government。　They　had　been　accustomed　in　their　childhood　to　follow
  his　direction；　and　to　refer　their　little　differences　to　him；　and
  when　they　were　men；　who　was　fitter　to　rule　them？　Their　little
  properties　and　less　covetousness　seldom　afforded　greater
  controversies；　and　when　any　should　arise；　where　could　they　have　a
  fitter　umpire　than　he；　by　whose　care　they　had　every　one　been　sustained
  and　brought　up。　and　who　had　a　tenderness　for　them　all？　It　is　no　wonder
  that　they　made　no　distinction　betwixt　minority　and　full　age；　nor
  looked　after　one…and…twenty；　or　any　other　age；　that　might　make　them
  the　free　disposers　of　themselves　and　fortunes；　when　they　could　have　no
  desire　to　be　out　of　their　pupilage。　The　government　they　had　been　under
  during　it　continued　still　to　be　more　their　protection　than
  restraint；　and　they　could　nowhere　find　a　greater　security　to　their
  peace；　liberties；　and　fortunes　than　in　the　rule　of　a　father。
  76。　Thus　the　natural　fathers　of　families；　by　an　insensible　change；
  became　the　politic　monarchs　of　them　too；　and　as　they　chanced　to　live
  long；　and　leave　able　and　worthy　heirs　for　several　successions　or
  otherwise；　so　they　laid　the　foundations　of　hereditary　or　elective
  kingdoms　under　several　constitutions　and　manors；　according　as
  chance；　contrivance；　or　occasions　happened　to　mould　them。　But　if
  princes　have　their　titles　in　the　father's　right；　and　it　be　a
  sufficient　proof　of　the　natural　right　of　fathers　to　political
  authority；　because　they　commonly　were　those　in　whose　hands　we　find；　de
  facto；　the　exercise　of　government；　I　say；　if　this　argument　be　good；　it
  will　as　strongly　prove　that　all　princes；　nay；　princes　only；　ought　to
  be　priests；　since　it　is　as　certain　that　in　the　beginning　〃the　father
  of　the　family　was　priest；　as　that　he　was　ruler　in　his　own　household。〃
  Chapter　VII
  Of　Political　or　Civil　Society
  77。　GOD；　having　made　man　such　a　creature　that；　in　His　own
  judgment；　it　was　not　good　for　him　to　be　alone；　put　him　under　strong
  obligations　of　necessity；　convenience；　and　inclination；　to　drive　him
  into　society；　as　well　as　fitted　him　with　understanding　and　language　to
  continue　and　enjoy　it。　The　first　society　was　between　man　and　wife；
  which　gave　beginning　to　that　between　parents　and　children；　to　which；
  in　time；　that　between　master　and　servant　came　to　be　added。　And
  though　all　these　might；　and　commonly　did；　m