...for the interest of men's souls, and, on the other side, a care of the commonwealth. The commonweahh seems to me to be a society of men constituted only for the procuring, preserving, and advancing of their own civil interests. 32 Locke makes no attempt to bind together, as do Hobbes and Rousseau,...

...Vol. 6. Thomas Tegg. London. Locke denned 'civil interest' to include 'life, liberty, health . . . and the possession of outward things, such as money, lands, houses, furniture and the \ike.' Id. p. 10. 1 7. For example, feelings about abortion or polygamy are often too powerful to permit...

...conclusion of the argument is stated as well in his brief Letter concerning Toleration: The commonwealth seems to me to be a society of men constituted only...preserving, and advancing their own civil interests. Civil interest I call life, liberty, health, and indolence of body [ie, freedom from pain]; and the possession...

...definitions of "church" and "commonwealth" provided in the Letter Concerning Toleration: The Commonwealth seems to me to be a Society of Men constituted only...such as Money, Lands, Houses, Furniture, and the like . . . IM us now consider what a Church is. A church, then, I take to be a voluntary Society of Men....

...defines the reach of the civil magistrate in terms of man's "civil interests." These interests are "life, liberty, health, and indolency of body; and...as money, lands, houses, furniture, and the like" (Works 6: 10). With none of the ambiguity about nature's bounty, common property, and limits on acquisition...

...for the interest of men's souls, and, on the other side, a care of the commonwealth. The commonwealth seems to me to be a society of men constituted only...procuring, preserving, and advancing their own civil interests.75 17. Hobbes and Bodin both prefer religious uniformity for reasons of state, but it is...

...distinguishes that which concerns men's souls from that which concerns the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth seems to me to be a society of men constituted only for the procuring, preserving, and advancing of their own civil interests. Civil interests 1 call, life, liberty, health and indolency of body;...

...Civil interests that were subject to the magistrate's authority were defined as those things such as "Life, Liberty, Health, and Indolency of Body; and...such as Money, Lands, Houses, Furniture and the like" (26). Spiritual or religious authority pertains to the inner self: "All the Life and Power of true...

...John Locke, another physician writing at the same time as Barbon, identified "civil interests" with "life, liberty, health, and indolency of body; and...as money, lands, houses, furniture, and the like." Such possessions, said Locke, were a major good in any "society of men," since governments existed...

...for the interest of men's souls, and, on the other side, a care of the commonwealth. The commonwealth seems to me to be a society of men constituted only...preserving, and advancing their own civil interests. Civil interest I call life, liberty, health, and indolency of body ; and the possession of outward things,...