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• Preface
• The Philosophy of Hobbes an Essay
• Hobbes and Descartes .
• To My Most Honor’d Friend M R Francis Godolphin of Godolphin.
• Errata .
• The Introduction .
• Part I.: Of Man.
• Chap. I.: Of Sense .
• Chap. II.: Of Imagination .
• Chap. III.: Of the Consequence Or Trayne of Imaginations .
• Chap. IV.: Of Speech .
• Chap. V.: Of Reason , and Science .
• Chap. VI.: Of the Interiour Beginnings of Voluntary Motions; Commonly Called the Passions . and the Speeches By Which They Are Expressed .
• Chap. VII.: Of the Ends, Or Resolutions of Discourse .
• Chap. VIII.: Of the Vertues Commonly Called Intellectuall; and Their Contrary Defects .
• Chap. IX.: Of the Severall Subjects of Knowledge .
• Chap. X.: Of Power , Worth , Dignity , Honour , and Worthinesse .
• Chap. XI.: Of the Difference of Manners .
• Chap. XII.: Of Religion .
• Chap. XIII.: Of the Naturall Condition of Mankind, As Concerning Their Felicity, and Misery .
• Chap. XIV.: Of the First and Second Naturall Lawes , and of Contracts .
• Chap. XV.: Of Other Lawes of Nature .
• Chap. XVI.: Of Persons, Authors , and Things Personated .
• Part II.: Of Common-wealth.
• Chap. XVII.: Of the Causes, Generation, and Definition of a Common - Wealth .
• Chap. XVIII.: Of the Rights of Soveraignes By Institution .
• Chap. XIX.: Of the Severall Kinds of Common-wealth By Institution, and of Succession to the Soveraigne Power .
• Chap. XX.: Of Dominion Paternall , and Despoticall .
• Chap. XXI.: Of the Liberty of Subjects .
• Chap. XXII.: Of Systemes Subject, Politicall, and Private .
• Chap. XXIII.: Of the Publique Ministers of Soveraign Power .
• Chap. XXIV.: Of the Nutrition , and Procreation of a Common-wealth .
• Chap. XXV.: Of Counsell .
• Chap. XXVI.: Of Civill Lawes .
• Chap. XXVII.: Of Crimes, Excuses , and Extenuations .
• Chap. XXVIII.: Of Punishments , and Rewards .
• Chap. XXIX.: Of Those Things That Weaken, Or Tend to the Dissolution of a Common-wealth .
• Chap. XXX.: Of the Office of the Soveraign Representative .
• Chap. XXXI.: Of the Kingdome of God By Nature .
• Part III.: Of Achristian Common-wealth.
• Chap. XXXII.: Of the Principles of Christian Politiques .
• Chap. XXXIII.: Of the Number, Antiquity, Scope, Authority, and Interpreters of the Books of Holy Scripture .
• Chap. XXXIV.: Of the Signification of Spirit, Angel , and Inspiration In the Books of Holy Scripture .
• Chap. XXXV.: Of the Signification In Scripture of Kingdome of God , of Holy, Sacred , and Sacrament .
• Chap. XXXVI.: Of the Word of God , and of Prophets .
• Chap. XXXVII.: Of Miracles , and Their Use .
• Chap. XXXVIII.: Of the Signification In Scripture of Eternall Life, Hell, Salvation, the World to Come , and Redemption .
• Chap. XXXIX.: Of the Signification In Scripture of the Word Church .
• Chap. Xl.: of the Rights of the Kingdome of God, In Abraham, Moses, the High Priests, and the Kings of Judah.
• Chap. Xli.: of the Office of Our Blessed Saviour .
• Chap. Xlii.: of Power Ecclesiasticall .
• Chap. Xliii.: of What Is Necessary For a Mans Reception Into the Kingdome of Heaven .
• Part IV.: Of the Kingdome of Darknesse.
• Chap. Xliv.: of Spirituall Darknesse From Misinterpretation of Scripture .
• Chap. Xlv.: of DÆmonology , and Other Reliques of the Religion of the Gentiles .
• Chap. Xlvi.: of Darknesse From Vain Philosophy , and Fabulous Traditions .
• Chap. Xlvii.: of the Benefit That Proceedeth From Such Darknesse, and to Whom It Accreweth .
• A Review, and Conclusion.

TO MY MOST HONOR’D FRIEND M^rFRANCIS GODOLPHIN of Godolphin.

Honor’d Sir,

Your most worthy Brother M^rSidney Godolphin, when he lived, was pleas’d to think my studies something, and otherwise to oblige me, as you know, with reall testimonies of his good opinion, great in themselves, and the greater for the worthinesse of his person. For there is not any vertue that disposeth a man, either to the service of God, or to the service of his Country, to Civill Society, or private Friendship, that did not manifestly appear in his conversation, not as acquired by necessity, or affected upon occasion, but inhærent, and shining in a generous constitution of his nature. Therefore in honour and gratitude to him, and with devotion to your selfe, I humbly Dedicate unto you this my discourse of Common-wealth. I know not how the world will receive it, nor how it may reflect on those that shall seem to favour it. For in a way beset with those that contend, on one side for too great Liberty, and on the other side for too much Authority, ‘tis hard to passe between the points of both unwounded. But yet, me thinks, the endeavour to advance the Civill Power, should not be by the Civill Power condemned; nor private men, by reprehending it, declare they think that Power too great. Besides, I speak not of the men, but (in the Abstract) of the Seat of Power, (like to those simple and unpartiall creatures in the Roman Capitol, that with their noyse defended those within it, not because they were they, but there,) offending none, I think, but those without, or such within (if there be any such) as favour them. That which perhaps may most offend, are certain Texts of Holy Scripture, alledged by me to other purpose than ordinarily they use to be by others. But I have done it with due submission, and also (in order to my Subject) necessarily; for they are the Outworks of the Enemy, from whence they impugne the Civill Power. If notwithstanding this, you find my labour generally decryed, you may be pleased to excuse your selfe, and say I am a man that love my own opinions, and think all true I say, that I honoured your Brother, and honour you, and have presum’d on that, to assume the Title (without your knowledge) of being, as I am,

Sir,
Your most humble, and most
obedient servant,

Paris. Aprill . 1651.

Tho. Hobbes.