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    Renaissance · English

    The Oceana and Other Works

    James Harrington

    The Oceana and Other Works, by James Harrington (1611–1677), a public-domain text from Liberty Fund's Online Library of Liberty.

    Chapters
    131
    Variants
    131
    Genre
    Political Theory
    Difficulty
    Advanced

    Chapters

    1. 01To the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, Sherifs, and Common Council of London.prose
    2. 02The Preface. (1)prose
    3. 03The Life of James Harrington.prose
    4. 0433. The Examination of James Harrington, taken in the Tower of London by the Earl of Lauderdale, Sir George Carteret, anprose
    5. 05Conclusion.prose
    6. 06The Inscription on the Monument of Sir James Harrington and his three Sons, at Exton in Rutlandshire.prose
    7. 07The Preface. (2)prose
    8. 08A Platform or Scheme of Nature.prose
    9. 09The Preface. (3)prose
    10. 10The First Part. (1)prose
    11. 11An instance of the preceding REASONS out of the SCOTISH HISTORY. THE SECOND PART.prose
    12. 12The Introduction, or Order of the Work.prose
    13. 13Oceana, The Preliminarys, shewing the principles of government.prose
    14. 14The Second Part of the Preliminarys.prose
    15. 15The Council of Legislators.prose
    16. 16Oceana: The Model of the Commonwealth of OCEANA.prose
    17. 17Anno Dom.prose
    18. 18Oceana, Anno Domini.prose
    19. 19Oceana, Anno Domini. (2)prose
    20. 20Epitome of the whole Commonwealth.prose
    21. 21Libertas. The Proclamation of his Highness the Lord Archon of Oceana upon Promulgation of the Model.prose
    22. 22The Corollary.prose
    23. 23Grata Patria, The Prerogative of Popular Government.prose
    24. 24Epistle to the Reader. (1)prose
    25. 25The First Book, Containing, A full Answer to all such Objections as have hitherto bin made against Oceana.prose
    26. 26The Preface. (4)prose
    27. 27Chap. I.: Whether Prudence be well distinguish’d into Antient and Modern.prose
    28. 28Chap. II.: Whether a Commonwealth be rightly defin’d to be a Government of Laws and not of Men, and a Monarchy to be theprose
    29. 29Chap. III.: Whether the balance of dominion in land be the natural cause of empire?prose
    30. 30Chap. IV.: Whether the Balance of Empire be well divided into National and Provincial; and whether these two, or any Natprose
    31. 31Chap. V.: Whether there be any common Right or Interest of Mankind distinct from the parts taken severally; and how by tprose
    32. 32Chap. VI.: Whether the Senatusconsulta, or Decrees of the Roman Senat, had the Power of Laws?prose
    33. 33Chap. VII.: Whether the Ten Commandments were propos’d by God or Moses, and voted by the People of Israel.prose
    34. 34Chap. VIII.: Whether a Commonwealth coming up to the perfection of the kind, coms not up to the perfection of Governmentprose
    35. 35Chap. IX.: Whether Monarchy coming up to the Perfection of the Kind, coms not short of the Perfection of Government, andprose
    36. 36Chap. X.: Whether a Commonwealth that was not first broken by her self, was ever conquer’d by the Arms of any Monarch?prose
    37. 37Chap. XI.: Whether there be not an Agrarian, or som Law of Laws of that Nature, to supply the Defect of it in every Commprose
    38. 38Chap. XII.: Whether Courses or a Rotation be necessary to a well-order’d Commonwealth. In which is contain’d the Coursesprose
    39. 39Advertisment to the READER.prose
    40. 40Order of the Discourse.prose
    41. 41A Political Discourse Concerning Ordination, The Introduction, or First Chapter.prose
    42. 42Chap. II.: That the Citys, or most of them nam’d in the Perambulation of the Apostles Paul and Barnabas, were at that tiprose
    43. 43The Introduction, or First Chapter, Pliny to Trajan.prose
    44. 44The Introduction, or First Chapter, Pliny to Trajan. (2)prose
    45. 45The Introduction, or First Chapter, Trajan to Pliny. (2)prose
    46. 46Chap. III.: The Deduction of the Chirotonia from popular Government, and of the original Right of Ordination from the Chprose
    47. 47Chap. IV.: The Deduction of the Chirothesia from Monarchical or Aristocratical Government, and of the second Way of Ordiprose
    48. 48Chap. V.: Whether the Chirotonia mention’d in the fourteenth of the Acts be indeed, as is pretended by Dr. Mammond, Dr. prose
    49. 49An Answer to three Objections against Popular Government, that were given me after these two Books were printed.prose
    50. 50The Art of Lawgiving: In Three Books, The Second Book.prose
    51. 51The PREFACE. Considering the Principles or Nature of Family Government.prose
    52. 52Chap. I.: Considering the Principles or Balance of National Governments; with the different Kinds of the same.prose
    53. 53Chap. II.: Shewing the Variation of the English Balance.prose
    54. 54Chap. III.: Of Fixation of the Balance, or of Agrarian Laws.prose
    55. 55Chap. IV.: Shewing the Superstructures of Governments.prose
    56. 56The Conclusion: Observing that the Principles of Human Prudence being good without Proof of Scripture, are nevertheless prose
    57. 57The PREFACE, Shewing that there were Commonwealths before that of Israel.prose
    58. 58Chap. I.: Shewing that Israel was a Commonwealth.prose
    59. 59Chap. II.: Shewing what Commonwealth Israel was.prose
    60. 60Chap. III.: Shewing the Anarchy, or State of the Israelits under their Judges.prose
    61. 61Chap. IV.: Shewing the State of the Israelits under their Kings, to the Captivity.prose
    62. 62Chap. V.: Shewing the State of the Jews in the Captivity; and after their Return out of it; with the Frame of the Jewishprose
    63. 63Chap. VI.: Shewing how Ordination was brought into the Christian Church, and the divers Ways of the same that were at diprose
    64. 64The Conclusion: Shewing that neither God, nor Christ, or the Apostles, ever instituted any Government Ecclesiastical or prose
    65. 65The PREFACE. Containing a Model of Popular Government, propos’d Notionally.prose
    66. 66Chap. I.: Containing the Civil Part of the Model, propos’d practicably.prose
    67. 67Chap. II.: Containing the Religious Part of this Model, propos’d practicably.prose
    68. 68Chap. III.: Containing the Military Part of this Model, propos’d practicably.prose
    69. 69Chap. IV.: Containing the Provincial Part of this Model, propos’d practicably.prose
    70. 70The Conclusion: Shewing how the Model propos’d may be prov’d or examin’d; and giving a brief Answer to Mr. Wren’s last Bprose
    71. 71A Word Concerning a House of Peers.prose
    72. 72Six Political Tracts Written on Several Occasions, To the Reader.prose
    73. 73To the Parlament of the Commonwealth of England, &c. The humble Petition, &c.prose
    74. 74The Petitioner to the Reader.prose
    75. 75Chap. I.: Of Government.prose
    76. 76Chap. II.: Of the Matter of Government.prose
    77. 77Chap. III.: Of the Privation of Government.prose
    78. 78Chap. IV.: Of the Form of Government.prose
    79. 79Chap. V.: Of Form in the Civil Parts.prose
    80. 80Chap. VI.: Of Form in the Religious Part.prose
    81. 81Chap. VII.: Of Form in the Military Part.prose
    82. 82Chap. VIII.: Of Form in the legal Part.prose
    83. 83Chap. IX.: Of Form in the judicial Part.prose
    84. 84Chap. X.: Of the Administration of Government, or REASON OF STATE.prose
    85. 85Political Aphorisms.prose
    86. 86Seven Models of a Commonwealth: OR, BRIEF DIRECTIONS SHEWING How a fit and perfect Model of Popular Government may be maprose
    87. 87The First Part, Divers Models the First Model of Popular Government Propos’d. The Commonwealth of Israel.prose
    88. 88A Second Model of a Commonwealth Propos’d, A Third Model of a Commonwealth Propos’d. The Commonwealth of Sparta.prose
    89. 89A Fourth Model of a Commonwealth Propos’d. The Commonwealth of Athens.prose
    90. 90A Fifth Model of a Commonwealth Propos’d. The Commonwealth of Rome.prose
    91. 91A Sixth Model of a Commonwealth Propos’d. The Commonwealth of Venice.prose
    92. 92A Seventh Model of a Commonwealth Propos’d. The Commonwealth of Holland.prose
    93. 93The Second Part, Proposing a Model of a COMMONWEALTH Fitted to the present State of this Nation.prose
    94. 94Conclusion; Or, The Use of these Propositions.prose
    95. 95The Ways and MEANS Wherby an Equal and Lasting COMMONWEALTH May be suddenly introduc’d, and perfectly founded, with the prose
    96. 96To the Supreme Authority, The Parlament of the Commonwealth of England; The humble Petition of divers well affected Persprose
    97. 97Epistle to the Reader, Intercourse between H. Ferne, D. D. and James Harrington, Esq; upon Occasion of the Doctor’s Censprose
    98. 98The Queries I shall interweave with the Doctor’s Answer unto each of them, returned unto me with this Preamble.prose
    99. 99Epistle to the Reader, The Doctor’s Answer.prose
    100. 100Reply. (1)prose
    101. 101Reply, The Doctor’s Answer.prose
    102. 102Reply. (2)prose
    103. 103Reply. (3)prose
    104. 104Reply, The Doctor’s Answer. (3)prose
    105. 105Reply. (4)prose
    106. 106Reply. (5)prose
    107. 107Reply. (6)prose
    108. 108Reply. (7)prose
    109. 109Let no Man put a Stumbling-Block in his Brother’s Way, Rom. xiv. 13.prose
    110. 110A Letter unto Mr. Stubs, in Answer to his Oceana weighed, &c.prose
    111. 111To your Preface.prose
    112. 112To the Body of your Work.prose
    113. 113Letter to Mr. Stubs.prose
    114. 114Epistle to the Reader. (3)prose
    115. 115The Prologue, In Answer to Mr. Wren’s PREFACE.prose
    116. 116Act I, Scene I. In Answer to Chap. I.: Whether Prudence be well distinguished into ancient and modern.prose
    117. 117Scene II. In Answer to Chap. II.: Whether a Commonwealth be rightly defined to be a Government of Laws and not of Men, aprose
    118. 118Pour enclouer le Canon.prose
    119. 119A Discourse upon This Saying: The Spirit of the Nation is not yet to be trusted with Liberty; lest it introduce Monarchyprose
    120. 120A Discourse Shewing, That the Spirit of Parliaments, with a Council in the Intervals, is not to be trusted for a Settlemprose
    121. 121Certain Maxims calculated unto the present State of England.prose
    122. 122A Parallel of The SPIRIT of the PEOPLE WITH The SPIRIT of Mr. ROGERS; AND An Appeal thereupon unto the Reader, whether tprose
    123. 123A sufficient Answer to Mr. STUBB.prose
    124. 124A Proposition In order to the proposing of A Commonwealth or Democracy.prose
    125. 125Ite fortes, ita fœlices.prose
    126. 126The Principles of Government.prose
    127. 127For the FORM or MODEL in Brief of a FREE STATE, or equal COMMONWEALTH. It hath been proposed in this Manner:prose
    128. 128Part I.: For the Civil Part, it is proposed,prose
    129. 129Part II.: For the religious Part, it is proposed:prose
    130. 130Part III.: For the military Part it is proposed:prose
    131. 131Part IV.: For the provincial Part it is proposed:prose