in man we call Reason, which we call Conscience. From all which
there issued out that Golden Rule or Law, which we call Equity: the
sum of which is, saith Jesus, _Whatsoever ye would that men should
do to you, do to them: this is the Law and the Prophets._ James
calls it the Royal Law; and to live from this principle is called a
good conscience."

It then points out the cause why men are disinclined to follow this
sound principle of harmonious social union, and the consequences
thereof, as manifested in the prevailing conditions, in the following
words:

"But man following his own sensuality became a devourer of the
creatures and an encloser, not content that another should enjoy
the same privilege as himself, but encloseth all from his brother;
so that all the land, trees, beasts, fish, fowl, etc., are enclosed
into a few mercenary hands, and all the rest deprived and made
their slaves. So if they cut a tree for fire, they are to be
punished, or hunt a fowl, it is imprisonment, because it is
gentlemen's game, as they say. Neither must they keep cattle, or
set up a house, all ground being enclosed, without hiring leave for
the one or buying room for the other of the chief encloser, called
the Lord of the Manor, or some other wretch as cruel as he.... Now
all this slavery of the one and tyranny of the other was at first
by murder and cruelty one against the other. And that they might
strengthen themselves in their villany against God's Ordinances and
their Brother's Freedom and Rights, they had always a
Commander-in-Chief, and he became their King."

After emphasising at some length that all special privileges of the few