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in_o yet_o vacant_a habitation_n 10._o for_o the_o father_n of_o the_o family_n to_o become_v the_o prince_n of_o it_o he_o have_v be_v a_o ruler_n from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o infancy_n of_o his_o child_n and_o when_o they_o be_v grow_v up_o since_o without_o some_o government_n it_o will_v be_v hard_a for_o they_o to_o live_v together_o it_o be_v likely_a it_o shall_v by_o the_o express_a or_o tacit_n consent_v of_o the_o child_n be_v in_o the_o father_n where_o it_o seem_v without_o any_o change_n bare_o to_o continue_v and_o when_o indeed_o nothing_o more_o be_v require_v to_o it_o than_o the_o permit_v the_o father_n to_o exercise_v alone_o in_o his_o family_n that_o executive_a power_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o every_o freeman_n natural_o have_v and_o by_o that_o permission_n resign_v up_o to_o he_o a_o monarchical_a power_n whilst_o they_o remain_v in_o it_o but_o that_o this_o be_v not_o by_o any_o paternal_a right_n but_o only_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o his_o child_n be_v evident_a from_o hence_o that_o no_o body_n doubt_v but_o if_o a_o stranger_n who_o chance_n or_o business_n have_v bring_v to_o his_o family_n have_v there_o kill_v any_o of_o his_o child_n or_o commit_v any_o other_o fact_n he_o may_v condemn_v and_o put_v he_o to_o death_n or_o otherwise_o have_v punish_v he_o as_o well_o as_o any_o of_o his_o child_n which_o be_v impossible_a he_o shall_v do_v by_o virtue_n of_o any_o paternal_a authority_n over_o one_o who_o be_v not_o his_o child_n but_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o executive_a power_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o as_o a_o man_n he_o have_v a_o right_a to_o and_o he_o alone_o can_v punish_v he_o in_o his_o family_n where_o the_o respect_n of_o his_o child_n have_v lay_v by_o the_o exercise_n of_o such_o a_o power_n to_o give_v way_n to_o the_o dignity_n and_o authority_n they_o be_v will_v shall_v remain_v in_o he_o above_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o family_n 75._o thus_o it_o be_v easy_a and_o almost_o natural_a for_o child_n by_o a_o tacit_n and_o almost_o natural_a consent_n to_o make_v way_n for_o the_o father_n authority_n and_o government_n they_o have_v be_v accustom_v in_o their_o childhood_n to_o follow_v his_o direction_n and_o to_o refer_v their_o little_a difference_n to_o he_o and_o when_o they_o be_v man_n who_o fit_a to_o rule_v they_o their_o little_a property_n and_o less_o covetousness_n seldom_o afford_v great_a controversy_n and_o when_o any_o shall_v arise_v where_o can_v they_o have_v a_o fit_a umpire_n than_o he_o by_o who_o care_n they_o have_v every_o one_o be_v sustain_v and_o bring_v up_o and_o who_o have_v a_o tenderness_n for_o they_o all_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o they_o make_v no_o distinction_n betwixt_o minority_n and_o full_a age_n nor_o look_v after_o one_o and_o twenty_o or_o any_o other_o age_n that_o may_v make_v they_o the_o free_a disposer_n of_o themselves_o and_o fortune_n when_o they_o can_v have_v no_o desire_n to_o be_v out_o of_o their_o pupilage_n the_o government_n they_o have_v be_v under_o during_o it_o continue_v still_o to_o be_v more_o their_o protection_n than_o restraint_n and_o they_o can_v no_o where_o find_v a_o great_a security_n to_o their_o peace_n liberties_n and_o fortune_n than_o in_o the_o rule_n of_o a_o father_n 76._o thus_o the_o natural_a father_n of_o family_n by_o a_o insensible_a change_n become_v the_o politic_a monarch_n of_o they_o too_o and_o as_o they_o chance_v to_o live_v long_o and_o leave_v able_a and_o worthy_a heir_n for_o several_a succession_n or_o otherwise_o so_o they_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o hereditary_a or_o elective_a kingdom_n under_o several_a constitution_n and_o manor_n according_a as_o chance_n contrivance_n or_o occasion_n happen_v to_o mould_v they_o but_o if_o prince_n have_v their_o title_n in_o the_o father_n right_a and_o it_o be_v a_o sufficient_a proof_n of_o the_o natural_a right_n of_o father_n to_o political_a authority_n because_o they_o common_o be_v those_o in_o who_o hand_n we_o find_v de_fw-fr facto_fw-la the_o exercise_n of_o government_n i_o say_v if_o this_o argument_n be_v good_a it_o will_v as_o strong_o prove_v that_o all_o prince_n nay_o prince_n only_o aught_o to_o be_v priest_n since_o it_o be_v as_o certain_a that_o in_o the_o beginning_n the_o father_n of_o the_o family_n be_v priest_n as_o that_o he_o be_v ruler_n in_o his_o own_o household_n chap._n vii_o of_o political_n or_o civil_a society_n 77._o god_n have_v make_v man_n such_o a_o creature_n that_o in_o his_o own_o judgement_n it_o be_v not_o good_a for_o he_o to_o be_v alone_o put_v he_o under_o strong_a obligation_n of_o necessity_n convenience_n and_o inclination_n to_o drive_v he_o into_o society_n as_o well_o as_o fit_v he_o with_o understanding_n and_o language_n to_o continue_v and_o enjoy_v it_o the_o first_o society_n be_v between_o man_n and_o wife_n which_o give_v beginning_n to_o that_o between_o parent_n and_o child_n to_o which_o in_o time_n that_o between_o master_n and_o servant_n come_v to_o be_v add_v and_o though_o all_o these_o might_n and_o common_o do_v meet_v together_o and_o make_v up_o but_o one_o family_n wherein_o the_o master_n or_o mistress_n of_o it_o have_v some_o sort_n of_o rule_n proper_a to_o a_o family_n each_o of_o these_o or_o all_o together_o come_v short_a of_o political_a society_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v if_o we_o consider_v the_o different_a end_n tie_n and_o bound_n of_o each_o of_o these_o 78._o conjugal_a society_n be_v make_v by_o a_o voluntary_a compact_n between_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o though_o it_o consist_v chief_o in_o such_o a_o communion_n and_o right_n in_o one_o another_o body_n as_o be_v necessary_a to_o its_o chief_a end_n procreation_n yet_o it_o draw_v with_o it_o mutual_a support_n and_o assistance_n and_o a_o communion_n of_o interest_n too_o as_o necessary_a not_o only_o to_o unite_v their_o care_n and_o affection_n but_o also_o necessary_a to_o their_o common_a offspring_n who_o have_v a_o right_a to_o be_v nourish_v and_o maintain_v by_o they_o till_o they_o be_v able_a to_o provide_v for_o themselves_o 79._o for_o the_o end_n of_o conjunction_n between_o male_a and_o female_a be_v not_o bare_o procreation_n but_o the_o continuation_n of_o the_o species_n this_o conjunction_n betwixt_o male_n and_o female_a aught_o to_o last_o even_o after_o procreation_n so_o long_o as_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o nourishment_n and_o support_v of_o the_o young_a one_o who_o be_v to_o be_v sustain_v by_o those_o that_o get_v they_o till_o they_o be_v able_a to_o shift_v and_o provide_v for_o themselves_o this_o rule_n which_o the_o infinite_a wise_a maker_n have_v set_v to_o the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n we_o find_v the_o inferior_a creature_n steady_o obey_v in_o those_o viviparous_a animal_n which_o feed_v on_o grass_n the_o conjunction_n between_o male_a and_o female_a last_v no_o long_o than_o the_o very_a act_n of_o copulation_n because_o the_o teat_n of_o the_o dam_n be_v sufficient_a to_o nourish_v the_o young_a till_o it_o be_v able_a to_o feed_v on_o grass_n the_o male_a only_o beget_v but_o concern_v not_o himself_o for_o the_o female_a or_o young_a to_o who_o sustenance_n he_o can_v contribute_v nothing_o but_o in_o beast_n of_o prey_n the_o conjunction_n last_v long_o because_o the_o damn_v not_o be_v able_a well_o to_o subsist_v herself_o and_o nourish_v her_o numerous_a offspring_n by_o her_o own_o prey_n alone_o a_o more_o laborious_a as_o well_o as_o more_o dangerous_a way_n of_o live_v than_o by_o feed_v on_o grass_n the_o assistance_n of_o the_o male_n be_v necessary_a to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o their_o common_a family_n which_o can_v subsist_v till_o they_o be_v able_a to_o prey_n for_o themselves_o but_o by_o the_o joint_a care_n of_o male_a and_o female_a the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o all_o bird_n except_o some_o domestic_a one_o where_o plenty_n of_o food_n excuse_v the_o cock_n from_o feed_v and_o take_v care_n of_o the_o young_a brood_n who_o young_a need_v food_n in_o the_o nest_n the_o cock_n and_o hen_n continue_v mate_n till_o the_o young_a be_v able_a to_o use_v their_o wing_n and_o provide_v for_o themselves_o 80._o and_o herein_o i_o think_v lie_v the_o chief_a if_o not_o the_o only_a reason_n why_o the_o male_a and_o female_a in_o mankind_n be_v tie_v to_o a_o long_a conjunction_n than_o other_o creature_n viz._n because_o the_o female_a be_v capable_a of_o conceive_v and_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la be_v common_o with_o child_n again_o and_o bring_v forth_o too_o a_o new_a birth_n long_o before_o the_o former_a be_v out_o of_o a_o dependency_n for_o support_v on_o his_o parent_n help_v and_o able_a to_o shift_v for_o himself_o and_o have_v all_o the_o assistance_n be_v due_a to_o he_o from_o his_o parent_n whereby_o the_o
name_n property_n 124._o the_o great_a and_o chief_a end_n therefore_o of_o man_n unite_n into_o commonwealth_n and_o put_v themselves_o under_o government_n be_v the_o preservation_n of_o their_o property_n to_o which_o in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n there_o be_v many_o thing_n want_v first_o there_o want_v a_o establish_v settle_a know_a law_n receive_v and_o allow_v by_o common_a consent_n to_o be_v the_o standard_n of_o right_n and_o wrong_n and_o the_o common_a measure_n to_o decide_v all_o controversy_n between_o they_o for_o though_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v plain_a and_o intelligible_a to_o all_o rational_a creature_n yet_o man_n be_v bias_v by_o their_o interest_n as_o well_o as_o ignorant_a for_o want_v of_o study_n of_o it_o be_v not_o apt_a to_o allow_v of_o it_o as_o a_o law_n bind_v to_o they_o in_o the_o application_n of_o it_o to_o their_o particular_a case_n 125._o second_o in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n there_o want_v a_o know_v and_o indifferent_a judge_n with_o authority_n to_o determine_v all_o difference_n according_a to_o the_o establish_v law_n for_o every_o one_o in_o that_o state_n be_v both_o judge_n and_o executioner_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n man_n be_v partial_a to_o themselves_o passion_n and_o revenge_n be_v very_o apt_a to_o carry_v they_o too_o far_o and_o with_o too_o much_o heat_n in_o their_o own_o case_n as_o well_o as_o negligence_n and_o unconcernedness_n make_v they_o too_o remiss_a in_o other_o mens_fw-la 126._o three_o in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n there_o often_o want_v power_n to_o back_n and_o support_v the_o sentence_n when_o right_a and_o to_o give_v it_o due_a execution_n they_o who_o by_o any_o injustice_n offend_v will_v seldom_o fail_v where_o they_o be_v able_a by_o force_n to_o make_v good_a their_o injustice_n such_o resistance_n many_o time_n make_v the_o punishment_n dangerous_a and_o frequent_o destructive_a to_o those_o who_o attempt_v it_o 127._o thus_o mankind_n notwithstanding_o all_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n be_v but_o in_o a_o ill_a condition_n while_o they_o remain_v in_o it_o be_v quick_o drive_v into_o society_n hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o we_o seldom_o find_v any_o number_n of_o man_n live_v any_o time_n together_o in_o this_o state_n the_o inconvenience_n that_o they_o be_v therein_o expose_v to_o by_o the_o irregular_a and_o uncertain_a exercise_n of_o the_o power_n every_o man_n have_v of_o punish_v the_o transgression_n of_o other_o make_v they_o take_v sanctuary_n under_o the_o establish_a law_n of_o government_n and_o therein_o seek_v the_o preservation_n of_o their_o property_n it_o be_v this_o make_v they_o so_o willing_o give_v up_o every_o one_o his_o single_a power_n of_o punish_v to_o be_v exercise_v by_o such_o alone_a as_o shall_v be_v appoint_v to_o it_o among_o they_o and_o by_o such_o rule_n as_o the_o community_n or_o those_o authorise_v by_o they_o to_o that_o purpose_n shall_v agree_v on_o and_o in_o this_o we_o have_v the_o original_n right_a and_o rise_v of_o both_o the_o legislative_a and_o executive_a power_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o government_n and_o society_n themselves_o 128._o for_o in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n to_o omit_v the_o liberty_n he_o have_v of_o innocent_a delight_n a_o man_n have_v two_o power_n the_o first_o be_v to_o do_v whatsoever_o he_o think_v fit_a for_o the_o preservation_n of_o himself_o and_o other_o within_o the_o permission_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n by_o which_o law_n common_a to_o they_o all_o he_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n be_v one_o community_n make_v up_o one_o society_n distinct_a from_o all_o other_o creature_n and_o be_v it_o not_o for_o the_o corruption_n and_o viciousness_n of_o degenerate_a man_n there_o will_v be_v no_o need_n of_o any_o other_o no_o necessity_n that_o man_n shall_v separate_v from_o this_o great_a and_o natural_a community_n and_o associate_v into_o lesser_a combination_n the_o other_o power_n a_o man_n have_v in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n be_v the_o power_n to_o punish_v the_o crime_n commit_v against_o that_o law_n both_o these_o he_o give_v up_o when_o he_o join_v in_o a_o private_a if_o i_o may_v so_o call_v it_o or_o particular_a political_a society_n and_o incorporate_n into_o any_o commonwealth_n separate_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n 129._o the_o first_o power_n viz._n of_o do_v whatsoever_o he_o think_v fit_a for_o the_o preservation_n of_o himself_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n he_o give_v up_o to_o be_v regulate_v by_o law_n make_v by_o the_o society_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o the_o preservation_n of_o himself_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o society_n shall_v require_v which_o law_n of_o the_o society_n in_o many_o thing_n confine_v the_o liberty_n he_o have_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 130._o second_o the_o power_n of_o punish_v he_o whole_o give_v up_o and_o engage_v his_o natural_a force_n which_o he_o may_v before_o employ_v in_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n by_o his_o own_o single_a authority_n as_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o assist_v the_o executive_a power_n of_o the_o society_n as_o the_o law_n thereof_o shall_v require_v for_o be_v now_o in_o a_o new_a state_n wherein_o he_o be_v to_o enjoy_v many_o conveniency_n from_o the_o labour_n assistance_n and_o society_n of_o other_o in_o the_o same_o community_n as_o well_o as_o protection_n from_o its_o whole_a strength_n he_o be_v to_o part_v also_o with_o as_o much_o of_o his_o natural_a liberty_n in_o provide_v for_o himself_o as_o the_o good_a prosperity_n and_o safety_n of_o the_o society_n shall_v require_v which_o be_v not_o only_o necessary_a but_o just_a since_o the_o other_o member_n of_o the_o society_n do_v the_o like_a 131._o but_o though_o man_n when_o they_o enter_v into_o society_n give_v up_o the_o equality_n liberty_n and_o executive_a power_n they_o have_v in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o society_n to_o be_v so_o far_o dispose_v of_o by_o the_o legislative_a as_o the_o good_a of_o the_o society_n shall_v require_v yet_o it_o be_v only_o with_o a_o intention_n in_o every_o one_o the_o better_a to_o preserve_v himself_o his_o liberty_n and_o property_n for_o no_o rational_a creature_n can_v be_v suppose_v to_o change_v his_o condition_n with_o a_o intention_n to_o be_v worse_o the_o power_n of_o the_o society_n or_o legislative_a constitute_v by_o they_o can_v never_o be_v suppose_v to_o extend_v far_o than_o the_o common_a good_a but_o be_v oblige_v to_o secure_v every_o one_o property_n by_o provide_v against_o those_o three_o defect_n abovementioned_a that_o make_v the_o state_n of_o nature_n so_o unsafe_a and_o uneasy_a and_o so_o whoever_o have_v the_o legislative_a or_o supreme_a power_n of_o any_o commonwealth_n be_v bind_v to_o govern_v by_o establish_a stand_v law_n promulgate_v and_o know_v to_o the_o people_n and_o not_o by_o extemporary_a decree_n by_o indifferent_a and_o upright_a judge_n who_o be_v to_o decide_v controversy_n by_o those_o law_n and_o to_o employ_v the_o force_n of_o the_o community_n at_o home_n only_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o such_o law_n or_o abroad_o to_o prevent_v or_o redress_v foreign_a injury_n and_o secure_v the_o community_n from_o inroad_n and_o invasion_n and_o all_o this_o to_o be_v direct_v to_o no_o other_o end_n but_o the_o peace_n safety_n and_o public_a good_a of_o the_o people_n chap._n x._o of_o the_o form_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n 132._o the_o majority_n have_v as_o have_v be_v show_v upon_o man_n first_o unite_n into_o society_n the_o whole_a power_n of_o the_o community_n natural_o in_o they_o may_v employ_v all_o that_o power_n in_o make_v law_n for_o the_o community_n from_o time_n to_o time_n and_o execute_v those_o law_n by_o officer_n of_o their_o own_o appoint_v and_o then_o the_o form_n of_o the_o government_n be_v a_o perfect_a democracy_n or_o else_o may_v put_v the_o power_n of_o make_v law_n 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command_v then_o of_o a_o prince_n be_v oppose_v may_v he_o be_v resist_v as_o often_o as_o any_o one_o shall_v find_v himself_o aggrieve_v and_o but_o imagine_v he_o have_v not_o right_o do_v he_o this_o will_v unhinge_v and_o overturn_v all_o politiâ—s_n and_o instead_o of_o government_n and_o order_n leave_v nothing_o but_o anarchy_n and_o confusion_n 204._o to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o force_n be_v to_o be_v oppose_v to_o nothing_o but_o to_o unjust_a and_o unlawful_a force_n who_o ever_o make_v any_o opposition_n in_o any_o other_o case_n draw_v on_o himself_o a_o just_a condemation_n both_o from_o god_n and_o man_n and_o so_o no_o such_o danger_n or_o confusion_n will_v follow_v as_o be_v often_o suggest_v for_o 205._o first_o as_o in_o some_o country_n the_o person_n of_o the_o prince_n by_o the_o law_n be_v sacred_a and_o so_o whatever_o he_o command_v or_o do_v his_o person_n be_v still_o free_a from_o all_o question_n or_o violence_n not_o liable_a to_o force_v or_o any_o 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nor_o be_v able_a by_o his_o single_a strength_n to_o subvert_v the_o law_n nor_o oppress_v the_o body_n of_o the_o people_n shall_v any_o prince_n have_v so_o much_o weakness_n and_o ill_a nature_n as_o to_o be_v willing_a to_o do_v it_o the_o inconveniency_n of_o some_o particular_a mischief_n that_o may_v happen_v sometime_o when_o a_o heady_a prince_n come_v to_o the_o throne_n be_v well_o recompense_v by_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o public_a and_o security_n of_o the_o government_n in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o chief_a magistrate_n thus_o set_v out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o danger_n it_o be_v safe_a for_o the_o body_n that_o some_o few_o private_a man_n shall_v be_v sometime_o in_o danger_n to_o suffer_v than_o that_o the_o head_n of_o the_o republic_n shall_v be_v easy_o and_o upon_o slight_a occasion_n expose_v 206._o second_o
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certain_a the_o government_n of_o that_o society_n can_v remain_v thus_o conqueror_n sword_n often_o cut_v up_o government_n by_o the_o root_n and_o mangle_v society_n to_o piece_n separate_v the_o subdue_a or_o scatter_a multitude_n from_o the_o protection_n of_o and_o dependence_n on_o that_o society_n which_o ought_v to_o have_v preserve_v they_o from_o violence_n the_o world_n be_v too_o well_o instruct_v in_o and_o too_o forward_o to_o allow_v of_o this_o way_n of_o dissolve_v of_o government_n to_o need_v any_o more_o to_o be_v say_v of_o it_o and_o there_o want_v not_o much_o argument_n to_o prove_v that_o where_o the_o society_n be_v dissolve_v the_o government_n can_v remain_v that_o be_v as_o impossible_a as_o for_o the_o frame_n of_o a_o house_n to_o subsist_v when_o the_o material_n of_o it_o be_v scatter_v and_o displace_v by_o a_o whirlwind_n or_o jumble_v into_o a_o confuse_a heap_n by_o a_o earthquake_n 212._o beside_o this_o overturning_a from_o without_o government_n 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the_o majority_n have_v the_o declare_v and_o as_o it_o be_v keep_v of_o that_o will._n the_o constitution_n of_o the_o legislative_a be_v the_o first_o and_o fundamental_a act_n of_o society_n whereby_o provision_n be_v make_v for_o the_o continuation_n of_o their_o union_n under_o the_o direction_n of_o person_n and_o bond_n of_o law_n make_v by_o person_n authorize_v thereunto_o by_o the_o consent_n and_o appointment_n of_o the_o people_n without_o which_o no_o one_o man_n or_o number_n of_o man_n among_o they_o can_v have_v authority_n of_o make_v law_n that_o shall_v be_v bind_v to_o the_o rest_n when_o any_o one_o or_o more_o shall_v take_v upon_o they_o to_o make_v law_n who_o the_o people_n have_v not_o appoint_v so_o to_o do_v they_o make_v law_n without_o authority_n which_o the_o people_n be_v not_o therefore_o bind_v to_o obey_v by_o which_o mean_n they_o come_v again_o to_o be_v out_o of_o subjection_n and_o may_v constitute_v to_o themselves_o a_o new_a legislative_a as_o 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of_o convoke_v and_o dissolve_v the_o other_o two_o within_o certain_a period_n of_o time_n second_o a_o assemby_n of_o hereditary_a nobility_n three_o a_o assembly_n of_o representative_n choose_v pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la by_o the_o people_n such_o a_o form_n of_o government_n suppose_v it_o be_v evident_a 214._o first_o that_o when_o such_o a_o single_a person_n or_o prince_n set_v up_o his_o own_o arbitrary_a will_n in_o place_n of_o the_o law_n which_o be_v the_o will_n of_o the_o society_n declare_v by_o the_o legislative_a than_o the_o legislative_a be_v change_v for_o that_o be_v in_o effect_n the_o legislative_a who_o rule_n and_o law_n be_v put_v in_o execution_n and_o require_v to_o be_v obey_v when_o other_o law_n be_v set_v up_o and_o other_o rule_v pretend_v and_o enforce_v than_o what_o the_o legislative_a constitute_v by_o the_o society_n have_v enact_v it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o legislative_a be_v change_v whoever_o introduce_v new_a law_n not_o be_v thereunto_o authorize_v by_o the_o fundamental_a appointment_n of_o the_o society_n or_o subvert_v the_o old_a disown_n and_o overturn_v the_o power_n by_o which_o they_o be_v make_v and_o so_o set_v up_o a_o new_a legislative_a 215._o second_o when_o the_o prince_n hinder_v the_o legislative_a from_o assemble_v in_o its_o due_a time_n or_o from_o act_v free_o pursuant_n to_o those_o end_n for_o which_o it_o be_v constitute_v the_o legislative_a be_v alter_v for_o it_o be_v not_o a_o certain_a number_n of_o man_n no_o nor_o their_o meeting_n unless_o they_o have_v also_o freedom_n of_o debate_v and_o leisure_n of_o perfect_v what_o be_v for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o society_n wherein_o the_o legislative_a consist_v when_o these_o be_v take_v away_o or_o alter_v so_o as_o to_o deprive_v the_o society_n of_o the_o due_a exercise_n of_o their_o power_n the_o legislative_a be_v true_o alter_v for_o it_o be_v not_o name_n that_o constitute_v government_n but_o the_o use_n and_o exercise_v of_o those_o power_n that_o be_v intend_v to_o accompany_v they_o so_o that_o he_o who_o take_v away_o the_o freedom_n or_o hinder_v the_o act_n of_o the_o legislative_a in_o its_o due_a season_n in_o effect_n take_v away_o the_o legislative_a and_o put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o government_n 216._o three_o when_o by_o the_o arbitrary_a power_n of_o the_o prince_n the_o electour_n or_o way_n of_o election_n be_v alter_v without_o the_o consent_n and_o contrary_a to_o the_o common_a interest_n of_o the_o people_n there_o also_o the_o legislative_a be_v alter_v for_o if_o other_o than_o those_o who_o the_o society_n have_v authorize_v thereunto_o do_v choose_v or_o in_o another_o way_n than_o what_o the_o society_n have_v prescribe_v those_o choose_a be_v not_o the_o legislative_a appoint_v by_o the_o people_n 217._o four_o the_o delivery_n also_o of_o the_o people_n into_o the_o subjection_n of_o a_o foreign_a power_n either_o by_o the_o prince_n or_o by_o the_o legislative_a be_v certain_o a_o change_n 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abettor_n of_o his_o own_o will_n for_o the_o true_a representative_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o lawmaker_n of_o the_o society_n be_v certain_o as_o great_a a_o breach_n of_o trust_n and_o as_o perfect_v a_o declaration_n of_o a_o design_n to_o subvert_v the_o government_n as_o be_v possible_a to_o be_v meet_v with_o to_o which_o if_o one_o shall_v add_v reward_n and_o punishment_n visible_o employ_v to_o the_o same_o end_n and_o all_o the_o art_n of_o pervert_v law_n make_v use_v of_o to_o take_v off_o and_o destroy_v all_o that_o stand_v in_o the_o way_n of_o such_o a_o design_n and_o will_v not_o comply_v and_o consent_v to_o betray_v the_o liberty_n of_o their_o country_n it_o will_v be_v past_a doubt_n what_o be_v do_v what_o power_n they_o ought_v to_o have_v in_o the_o society_n who_o thus_o employ_v it_o contrary_a to_o the_o trust_n go_v along_o with_o it_o in_o its_o first_o institution_n be_v easy_a to_o determine_v and_o one_o can_v but_o see_v that_o he_o who_o have_v once_o attempt_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o this_o can_v any_o long_o be_v trust_v 223._o to_o this_o perhaps_o it_o will_v be_v say_v that_o the_o people_n be_v ignorant_a and_o always_o discontent_v to_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o government_n in_o the_o unsteady_a opinion_n and_o uncertain_a humour_n of_o the_o people_n be_v to_o expose_v it_o to_o certain_a ruin_n and_o no_o government_n will_v be_v able_a long_o to_o subsist_v if_o the_o people_n may_v set_v up_o a_o new_a legislative_a whenever_o they_o take_v offence_n at_o the_o old_a one_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v quite_o the_o contrary_n people_z be_v not_o so_o easy_o get_v out_o of_o their_o old_a form_n as_o some_o be_v apt_a to_o suggest_v they_o be_v hardly_o to_o be_v prevail_v with_o to_o amend_v the_o acknowledge_a fault_n in_o the_o frame_n they_o have_v be_v accustom_a to_o and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o original_a defect_n or_o adventitious_a one_o introduce_v by_o time_n or_o corruption_n it_o be_v not_o a_o easy_a thing_n to_o get_v they_o change_v even_o when_o all_o the_o world_n see_v there_o be_v a_o opportunity_n for_o it_o this_o slowness_n and_o aversion_n in_o the_o people_n to_o quit_v their_o old_a constitution_n have_v in_o the_o many_o revolution_n have_v be_v see_v in_o this_o kingdom_n in_o this_o and_o former_a age_n still_o keep_v we_o to_o or_o aftersome_a interval_n of_o fruitless_a attempt_n still_o bring_v we_o back_o again_o to_o our_o old_a legislative_a of_o king_n lord_n and_o commons_o and_o whatever_o provocation_n have_v make_v the_o crown_n be_v take_v from_o some_o of_o our_o prince_n head_n they_o never_o carry_v the_o people_n so_o far_o as_o to_o place_v it_o in_o another_o line_n 224._o but_o it_o will_v be_v say_v this_o hypothesis_n lay_v a_o ferment_n for_o frequent_a rebellion_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v first_o no_o more_o than_o any_o other_o hypothesis_n for_o when_o the_o people_n be_v make_v miserable_a and_o find_v themselves_o expose_v to_o the_o ill_a usage_n of_o arbitrary_a power_n cry_v up_o their_o governor_n as_o much_o as_o you_o will_v for_o son_n of_o jupiter_n let_v they_o be_v sacred_a and_o divine_a descend_v or_o authorise_a from_o heaven_n give_v they_o out_o for_o who_o or_o what_o you_o please_v the_o same_o will_v happen_v the_o people_n general_o ill_o treat_v and_o contrary_a to_o right_v will_v be_v ready_a upon_o any_o occasion_n to_o ease_v themselves_o of_o a_o burden_n that_o sit_v heavy_a upon_o they_o they_o will_v wish_v and_o seek_v for_o the_o opportunity_n which_o in_o the_o change_n weakness_n and_o accident_n of_o human_a affair_n seldom_o delay_n long_o to_o offer_v itself_o he_o must_v have_v live_v but_o a_o little_a while_n in_o the_o world_n who_o have_v not_o see_v example_n of_o this_o in_o his_o time_n and_o he_o must_v have_v read_v very_o little_a who_o can_v produce_v example_n of_o it_o in_o all_o sort_n of_o government_n in_o the_o world_n 225._o second_o i_o answer_v such_o 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therefore_o we_o be_v to_o note_v that_o since_o man_n natural_o have_v no_o full_a and_o perfect_a power_n to_o command_v whole_a politic_a multitude_n of_o man_n therefore_o utter_o without_o our_o consent_n we_o can_v in_o such_o sort_n be_v at_o no_o man_n commandment_n live_v and_o to_o be_v command_v we_o do_v consent_v when_o that_o society_n whereof_o we_o be_v a_o part_n have_v at_o any_o time_n before_o consent_v without_o revoke_v the_o same_o after_o by_o the_o like_a universal_a agreement_n law_n therefore_o human_a of_o what_o kind_n soever_o be_v available_a by_o consent_n ibid._n two_o foundation_n there_o be_v which_o bear_v up_o public_a society_n the_o one_o a_o natural_a inclination_n whereby_o all_o man_n desire_v sociable_a life_n and_o fellowship_n the_o other_o a_o order_n express_o or_o secret_o agree_v upon_o touch_v the_o manner_n of_o their_o union_n in_o live_v together_o the_o latter_a be_v that_o which_o we_o call_v the_o law_n of_o a_o commonweal_n the_o 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they_o must_v direct_v howbeit_o such_o measure_n they_o be_v as_o have_v also_o their_o high_a rule_n to_o be_v measure_v by_o which_o rule_n be_v two_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n so_o that_o law_n (null)_o must_v be_v make_v according_a to_o the_o general_a law_n of_o nature_n and_o without_o contradiction_n to_o any_o positive_a law_n of_o scripture_n otherwise_o they_o be_v ill_o make_v ibid._n l._n 3._o §_o 9_o to_o constrain_v man_n to_o any_o thing_n inconvenient_a do_v seem_v unreasonable_a ibid._n l._n 1._o §._o 10._o
surprise_n of_o it_o have_v make_v i_o pass_v by_o without_o their_o due_a reflection_n the_o contradiction_n he_o run_v into_o by_o make_v sometime_o inheritance_n alone_o sometime_o only_o grant_v or_o inheritance_n sometime_o only_a inheritance_n or_o usurpation_n sometime_o all_o these_o three_o and_o at_o last_o election_n or_o any_o other_o mean_n add_v to_o they_o the_o way_n whereby_o adam_n royal_a authority_n that_o be_v his_o right_n to_o supreme_a rule_n can_v be_v convey_v down_o to_o future_a king_n and_o governor_n so_o as_o to_o give_v they_o a_o title_n to_o the_o obedience_n and_o subjection_n of_o the_o people_n but_o these_o contradiction_n lie_v so_o open_a that_o the_o very_a read_n of_o our_o a_o s_o own_o word_n will_v discover_v they_o to_o any_o ordinary_a understanding_n and_o though_o what_o i_o have_v quote_v out_o of_o he_o with_o abundance_n more_o of_o the_o same_o strain_n and_o coherence_n which_o may_v be_v find_v in_o he_o may_v well_o excuse_v i_o from_o any_o far_a trouble_n in_o this_o argument_n yet_o have_v propose_v to_o myself_o to_o examine_v the_o main_a part_n of_o his_o doctrine_n i_o shall_v a_o little_a more_o particular_o consider_v how_o inheritanee_n grant_v usurpation_n or_o election_n can_v any_o way_n make_v out_o government_n in_o the_o world_n upon_o his_o principle_n or_o derive_v any_o lawful_a title_n to_o any_o one_o obedience_n from_o this_o regal_a authority_n of_o adam_n have_v it_o be_v never_o so_o well_o prove_v that_o he_o have_v be_v absolute_a monarch_n and_o lord_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n chap._n ix_o of_o monarchy_n by_o inheritance_n from_o adam_n 81._o though_o it_o be_v never_o so_o plain_a that_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v government_n in_o the_o world_n nay_o shall_v all_o man_n be_v of_o our_o a_o s_o mind_n that_o divine_a appointment_n have_v ordain_v it_o to_o be_v monarchical_a yet_o since_o man_n can_v obey_v any_o thing_n that_o can_v command_v and_o idea_n of_o government_n in_o the_o fancy_n though_o never_o so_o perfect_a never_o so_o right_a can_v give_v law_n nor_o prescribe_v rule_n to_o the_o action_n of_o man_n it_o will_v be_v of_o no_o behoof_n for_o the_o settle_n of_o order_n and_o establishment_n of_o government_n in_o its_o exercise_n and_o use_v among_o man_n unless_o there_o be_v a_o way_n also_o teach_v how_o to_o know_v the_o person_n to_o who_o it_o belong_v to_o have_v this_o power_n and_o exercise_v this_o dominion_n over_o other_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a then_o to_o talk_v of_o subjection_n and_o obedience_n without_o tell_v we_o who_o we_o be_v to_o obey_v for_o be_v i_o never_o so_o full_o persuade_v that_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v magistracy_n and_o rule_n in_o the_o world_n yet_o i_o be_o never_o the_o less_o at_o liberty_n still_o till_o it_o appear_v who_o be_v the_o person_n that_o have_v right_o to_o my_o obedience_n since_o if_o there_o be_v no_o mark_n to_o know_v he_o by_o and_o distinguish_v he_o that_o have_v right_o to_o rule_v from_o other_o man_n it_o may_v be_v myself_o as_o well_o as_o any_o other_o and_o therefore_o though_o submission_n to_o government_n be_v every_o one_o duty_n yet_o since_o that_o signify_v nothing_o but_o submit_v to_o the_o direction_n and_o law_n of_o such_o man_n as_o have_v authority_n to_o command_v it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o make_v a_o man_n a_o subject_a to_o convince_v he_o that_o there_o be_v regal_a power_n in_o the_o world_n but_o there_o must_v be_v way_n of_o design_v and_o know_v the_o person_n to_o who_o this_o regal_a power_n of_o right_n belong_v and_o a_o man_n can_v never_o be_v oblige_v in_o conscience_n to_o submit_v to_o any_o power_n unless_o he_o can_v be_v satisfy_v who_o be_v the_o person_n who_o have_v a_o right_a to_o exercise_n that_o power_n over_o he_o if_o this_o be_v not_o so_o there_o will_v be_v no_o distinction_n between_o pirate_n and_o lawful_a prince_n he_o that_o have_v force_n be_v without_o any_o more_o ado_n to_o be_v obey_v and_o crown_n and_o sceptre_n will_v become_v the_o inheritance_n only_o of_o violence_n and_o rapine_n man_n too_o may_v as_o often_o and_o as_o innocent_o change_v their_o governor_n as_o they_o do_v their_o physician_n if_o the_o person_n can_v be_v know_v who_o have_v a_o right_a to_o direct_v i_o and_o who_o prescription_n i_o be_o bind_v to_o follow_v to_o settle_v therefore_o man_n conscience_n under_o a_o obligation_n to_o obedience_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o they_o know_v not_o only_o that_o there_o be_v a_o power_n somewhere_o in_o the_o world_n but_o the_o person_n who_o by_o right_n be_v vest_v with_o this_o power_n over_o they_o 82._o how_o successful_a our_o a_o have_v be_v in_o his_o attempt_n to_o set_v up_o a_o monarchical_a absolute_a power_n in_o adam_n the_o reader_n may_v judge_v by_o what_o have_v be_v already_o say_v but_o be_v that_o absolute_a monarchy_n as_o clear_v as_o our_o a_o will_v desire_v it_o as_o i_o presume_v it_o be_v the_o contrary_a yet_o it_o can_v be_v of_o no_o use_n to_o the_o gourenment_n of_o mankind_n now_o in_o the_o world_n unless_o he_o also_o make_v out_o these_o two_o thing_n first_o that_o this_o power_n of_o adam_n be_v not_o to_o end_v with_o he_o but_o be_v upon_o his_o decease_n convey_v entire_a to_o some_o other_o person_n and_o so_o on_o to_o posterity_n second_o that_o the_o prince_n and_o ruler_n now_o on_o earth_n be_v possess_v of_o this_o power_n of_o adam_n by_o a_o right_a way_n of_o conveyance_n derive_v to_o they_o 83._o if_o the_o first_o of_o these_o fail_n the_o power_n of_o adam_n be_v it_o never_o so_o great_a never_o so_o certain_a will_v signify_v nothing_o to_o the_o present_a government_n and_o society_n in_o the_o world_n but_o we_o must_v seek_v out_o some_o other_o original_a of_o power_n for_o the_o government_n of_o polity_n then_o this_o of_o adam_n or_o else_o there_o will_v be_v none_o at_o all_o in_o the_o world_n if_o the_o latter_a fail_n it_o will_v destroy_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o present_a governor_n and_o absolve_v the_o people_n from_o subjection_n to_o they_o since_o they_o have_v no_o better_o a_o claim_n than_o other_o to_o that_o power_n which_o be_v alone_o the_o fountain_n of_o all_o authority_n can_v have_v no_o title_n to_o rule_v over_o they_o 84._o our_o a_o have_v fancy_v a_o absolute_a sovereignty_n in_o adam_n mention_n several_a way_n of_o its_o conveyance_n to_o prince_n that_o be_v to_o be_v his_o successor_n but_o that_o which_o he_o chief_o insist_o on_o be_v that_o of_o inheritance_n which_o occur_v so_o often_o in_o his_o several_a discourse_n and_o i_o have_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n quote_v several_a of_o these_o passage_n i_o shall_v not_o need_v here_o again_o to_o repeat_v they_o this_o sovereignty_n he_o erect_v as_o have_v be_v say_v upon_o a_o double_a foundation_n viz._n that_o of_o property_n and_o that_o of_o fatherhood_n one_o be_v the_o right_n he_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v in_o all_o creature_n 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power_n and_o jurisdiction_n be_v reciprocal_a no_o one_o have_v more_o than_o another_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o evident_a than_o that_o creature_n of_o the_o same_o species_n and_o rank_n promiscuous_o bear_v to_o all_o the_o same_o advantage_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o use_n of_o the_o same_o faculty_n shall_v also_o be_v equal_a one_o among_o another_o without_o subordination_n or_o subjection_n unless_o the_o lord_n and_o master_n of_o they_o all_o shall_v by_o any_o manifest_a declaration_n of_o he_o will_v set_v one_o above_o another_o and_o confer_v on_o he_o by_o a_o evident_a and_o clear_a appointment_n a_o undoubted_a right_n to_o dominion_n and_o sovereignty_n 5._o this_o equality_n of_o man_n by_o nature_n the_o judicious_a hooker_n look_v upon_o as_o so_o evident_a in_o itself_o and_o beyond_o all_o question_n that_o he_o make_v
receive_v damage_n by_o his_o transgression_n in_o which_o case_n he_o who_o have_v receive_v any_o damage_n have_v beside_o the_o right_n of_o punishment_n common_a to_o he_o with_o other_o man_n a_o particular_a right_n to_o seek_v reparation_n from_o he_o that_o have_v do_v it_o and_o any_o other_o person_n who_o find_v it_o just_a may_v also_o join_v with_o he_o that_o be_v injure_v and_o assist_v he_o in_o recover_v from_o the_o offender_n so_o much_o as_o may_v make_v satisfaction_n for_o the_o harm_n he_o have_v suffer_v 11._o from_o these_o two_o distinct_a right_n the_o one_o of_o punish_v the_o crime_n for_o restraint_n and_o prevent_v the_o like_a offence_n which_o right_o of_o punish_v be_v in_o every_o body_n the_o other_o of_o take_v reparation_n which_o belong_v only_o to_o the_o injure_a party_n come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o the_o magistrate_n who_o by_o be_v magistrate_n have_v the_o common_a right_n of_o punish_v put_v into_o his_o hand_n can_v often_o where_o the_o public_a good_a demand_n not_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o law_n remit_v the_o punishment_n of_o criminal_a offence_n by_o his_o own_o authority_n but_o yet_o can_v remit_v the_o satisfaction_n due_a to_o any_o private_a man_n for_o the_o damage_n he_o have_v receive_v that_o he_o who_o have_v suffer_v the_o damage_n have_v a_o right_a to_o demand_v in_o his_o own_o name_n and_o he_o alone_o can_v remit_v the_o damnify_v person_n have_v this_o power_n of_o appropriate_v to_o himself_o the_o good_n or_o service_n of_o the_o offender_n by_o right_a of_o self_n preservation_n as_o every_o man_n have_v a_o power_n to_o punish_v the_o crime_n to_o prevent_v its_o be_v commit_v again_o by_o the_o right_n he_o have_v of_o preserve_v all_o mankind_n and_o do_v all_o reasonable_a thing_n he_o can_v in_o order_n to_o that_o end_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v that_o every_o man_n in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n have_v a_o power_n to_o kill_v a_o muderer_n both_o to_o deter_v other_o from_o do_v the_o 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find_v i_o shall_v slay_v i_o so_o plain_o be_v it_o write_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o mankind_n 12._o by_o the_o same_o reason_n may_v a_o man_n in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n punish_v the_o lesser_a breach_n of_o that_o law_n it_o will_v perhaps_o be_v demand_v with_o death_n i_o answer_v each_o transgression_n may_v be_v punish_v to_o that_o degree_n and_o with_o so_o much_o severity_n as_o will_v suffice_v to_o make_v it_o a_o ill_a bargain_n to_o the_o offender_n give_v he_o cause_n to_o repent_v and_o terrify_v other_o from_o do_v the_o like_a every_o offence_n that_o can_v be_v commit_v in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n may_v in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n be_v also_o punish_v equal_o and_o as_o far_o forth_o as_o it_o may_v in_o a_o commonwealth_n for_o though_o it_o will_v be_v beside_o my_o present_a purpose_n to_o enter_v here_o into_o the_o particular_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o its_o measure_n of_o punishment_n yet_o it_o be_v certain_a there_o be_v such_o a_o law_n and_o that_o too_o as_o intelligible_a and_o plain_a to_o a_o rational_a creature_n and_o a_o studier_n of_o that_o law_n as_o the_o positive_a law_n of_o commonwealth_n nay_o possible_o plain_a as_o much_o as_o reason_n be_v easy_a to_o be_v understand_v than_o the_o fancy_n and_o intricate_a contrivance_n of_o man_n follow_v contrary_a and_o hide_a interest_n put_v into_o word_n for_o true_o so_o be_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o municipal_a law_n of_o country_n which_o be_v only_o so_o far_o right_o as_o they_o be_v found_v on_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n by_o which_o they_o be_v to_o be_v regulate_v and_o interpret_v 13._o to_o this_o strange_a doctrine_n viz._n that_o in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n every_o one_o have_v the_o executive_a power_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o it_o will_v be_v object_v that_o it_o be_v unreasonable_a for_o man_n to_o be_v judge_n in_o their_o own_o case_n that_o self_n love_n will_v make_v man_n partial_a to_o themselves_o and_o their_o friend_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n ill_a nature_n passion_n and_o revenge_n will_v carry_v they_o too_o far_o in_o punish_v other_o and_o hence_o nothing_o but_o confusion_n and_o disorder_n will_v follow_v and_o that_o therefore_o god_n have_v certain_o appoint_v government_n to_o restrain_v the_o partiality_n and_o violence_n of_o man_n i_o easy_o grant_v that_o civil_a government_n be_v the_o proper_a remedy_n for_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n which_o must_v certain_o be_v great_a where_o man_n may_v be_v judge_n in_o their_o own_o case_n since_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o be_v imagine_v that_o he_o who_o be_v so_o unjust_a as_o to_o do_v his_o brother_n a_o injury_n will_v scarce_o be_v so_o just_a as_o to_o condemn_v himself_o for_o it_o but_o i_o shall_v desire_v those_o who_o make_v this_o objection_n to_o remember_v that_o absolute_a monarch_n be_v but_o man_n and_o if_o government_n be_v to_o be_v the_o remedy_n of_o those_o evil_n which_o necessary_o follow_v from_o man_n be_v judge_n in_o their_o own_o case_n and_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n be_v therefore_o not_o to_o be_v endure_v i_o desire_v to_o know_v what_o kind_n of_o government_n that_o be_v and_o how_o much_o better_o it_o be_v then_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n where_o one_o man_n command_v a_o multitude_n have_v the_o liberty_n to_o be_v judge_n in_o his_o own_o case_n and_o may_v do_v to_o all_o his_o subject_n whatever_o he_o please_v without_o the_o least_o question_n or_o control_v of_o those_o who_o execute_v his_o pleasure_n and_o in_o whatsoever_o he_o do_v whether_o lead_v by_o reason_n mistake_v or_o passion_n must_v be_v submit_v to_o which_o man_n in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o do_v one_o to_o another_o and_o if_o he_o that_o judge_n judges_z amiss_o in_o his_o own_o or_o any_o other_o case_n he_o be_v answerable_a for_o it_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n 14._o it_o be_v often_o ask_v as_o a_o mighty_a objection_n where_o be_v or_o ever_o be_v there_o any_o man_n in_o such_o a_o state_n of_o nature_n to_o which_o it_o may_v suffice_v as_o a_o answer_n at_o present_a that_o since_o all_o prince_n and_o ruler_n of_o independent_a government_n all_o through_o the_o world_n be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v plain_a the_o world_n never_o be_v nor_o never_o will_v be_v without_o number_n of_o man_n in_o that_o state_n i_o have_v name_v all_o governor_n of_o independent_a community_n whether_o they_o be_v or_o be_v not_o in_o league_n with_o other_o for_o it_o be_v not_o every_o compact_n that_o put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n between_o man_n but_o only_o this_o one_o of_o agree_v together_o mutual_o to_o enter_v into_o one_o community_n and_o make_v one_o body_n politic_n other_o promise_n and_o compact_n man_n may_v make_v one_o with_o another_o and_o yet_o still_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n the_o promise_n and_o bargain_n for_o truck_n etc._n etc._n between_o the_o two_o man_n in_o soldania_n in_o or_o between_o a_o swiss_n and_o a_o indian_a in_o the_o wood_n of_o america_n be_v bind_v to_o they_o though_o they_o be_v perfect_o in_o a_o state_n of_o nature_n in_o reference_n to_o one_o another_o for_o truth_n and_o keep_v of_o faith_n belong_v to_o man_n as_o man_n and_o not_o as_o member_n of_o society_n 15._o to_o those_o that_o say_v there_o be_v never_o any_o man_n in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n i_o will_v not_o only_o oppose_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o judicious_a hooker_n eccl._n pol._n li._n 1_o sect._n 10._o where_o he_o say_v the_o law_n which_o have_v be_v hitherto_o mention_v i._n e._n the_o law_n of_o nature_n do_v bind_v man_n absolute_o even_o as_o they_o
be_v man_n although_o they_o have_v never_o any_o settle_a fellowship_n never_o any_o solemn_a agreement_n among_o themselves_o what_o to_o do_v or_o not_o to_o do_v but_o for_o as_o much_o as_o we_o be_v not_o by_o ourselves_o sufficient_a to_o furnish_v ourselves_o with_o competent_a store_n of_o thing_n needful_a for_o such_o a_o life_n as_o our_o nature_n do_v desire_v a_o life_n fit_a for_o the_o dignity_n of_o man_n therefore_o to_o supply_v those_o defect_n and_o imperfection_n which_o be_v in_o we_o as_o live_v single_a and_o sole_o by_o ourselves_o we_o be_v natural_o induce_v to_o seek_v communion_n and_o fellowship_n with_o other_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o man_n unite_n themselves_o at_o first_o in_o politic_a society_n but_o i_o moreover_o affirm_v that_o all_o man_n be_v natural_o in_o that_o state_n and_o remain_v so_o till_o by_o their_o own_o consent_n they_o make_v themselves_o member_n of_o some_o politic_a society_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o in_o the_o sequel_n of_o this_o discourse_n to_o make_v it_o very_o clear_a chap._n iii_o of_o the_o state_n of_o war._n 16._o the_o state_n of_o war_n be_v a_o state_n of_o enmity_n and_o destruction_n and_o therefore_o declare_v by_o word_n or_o action_n not_o a_o passionate_a and_o hasty_a but_o sedate_v settle_a design_n upon_o another_o man_n life_n put_v he_o in_o a_o state_n of_o war_n with_o he_o against_o who_o he_o have_v declare_v such_o a_o intention_n and_o so_o have_v expose_v his_o life_n to_o the_o other_o power_n to_o be_v take_v away_o by_o he_o or_o any_o one_o that_o join_v with_o he_o in_o his_o defence_n and_o espouse_n his_o quarrel_n it_o be_v reasonable_a and_o just_a i_o shall_v have_v a_o right_a to_o destroy_v that_o which_o threaten_v i_o with_o destruction_n for_o by_o the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o nature_n man_n be_v to_o be_v preserve_v as_o much_o as_o possible_a when_o all_o can_v be_v preserve_v the_o safety_n of_o the_o innocent_a be_v to_o be_v prefer_v and_o one_o may_v destroy_v a_o man_n who_o make_v war_n upon_o he_o or_o have_v discover_v a_o enmity_n to_o his_o be_v for_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o he_o may_v kill_v a_o wolf_n or_o a_o lion_n because_o they_o be_v not_o under_o the_o tie_n of_o the_o common_a law_n of_o reason_n have_v no_o other_o rule_n but_o that_o of_o force_n and_o violence_n and_o so_o may_v be_v treat_v as_o a_o beast_n of_o prey_n those_o dangerous_a and_o noxious_a creature_n that_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o destroy_v he_o whenever_o he_o fall_v into_o their_o power_n 17._o and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o he_o who_o attempt_v to_o get_v a_o other_o man_n into_o his_o absolute_a power_n do_v thereby_o put_v himself_o into_o a_o state_n of_o war_n with_o he_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v as_o a_o declaration_n of_o a_o design_n upon_o his_o life_n for_o i_o have_v reason_n to_o conclude_v that_o he_o who_o will_v get_v i_o into_o his_o power_n without_o my_o consent_n will_v use_v i_o as_o he_o please_v when_o he_o have_v get_v i_o there_o and_o destroy_v i_o too_o when_o he_o have_v a_o fancy_n to_o it_o for_o no_o body_n can_v desire_v to_o have_v i_o in_o his_o absolute_a power_n unless_o it_o be_v to_o compel_v i_o by_o force_n to_o that_o which_o be_v against_o the_o right_n of_o my_o freedom_n i._n e._n make_v i_o a_o slave_n to_o be_v free_a from_o such_o force_n be_v the_o only_a security_n of_o my_o preservation_n and_o reason_n bid_v i_o look_v on_o he_o as_o a_o enemy_n to_o my_o preservation_n who_o will_v take_v away_o that_o freedom_n which_o be_v the_o fence_n to_o it_o so_o that_o he_o who_o make_v a_o attempt_n to_o enslave_v i_o thereby_o put_v himself_o into_o a_o state_n of_o war_n with_o i_o he_o that_o in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n will_v take_v away_o the_o freedom_n that_o belong_v to_o any_o one_o in_o that_o state_n must_v necessary_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v a_o design_n to_o take_v away_o every_o thing_n else_o that_o freedom_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n as_o he_o that_o in_o the_o state_n of_o society_n will_v take_v away_o the_o freedom_n belong_v to_o those_o of_o that_o society_n or_o commonwealth_n must_v be_v suppose_v to_o design_n to_o take_v away_o from_o they_o every_o thing_n else_o and_o so_o be_v look_v on_o as_o in_o a_o state_n of_o war._n 18._o this_o make_v it_o lawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o kill_v a_o thief_n who_o have_v not_o in_o the_o least_o hurt_v he_o nor_o declare_v any_o design_n upon_o his_o life_n any_o far_a than_o by_o the_o use_n of_o force_n so_o to_o get_v he_o in_o his_o power_n as_o to_o take_v away_o his_o money_n or_o what_o he_o please_v from_o he_o because_o use_v force_n where_o he_o have_v no_o right_a to_o get_v i_o into_o his_o power_n let_v his_o pretence_n be_v what_o it_o will_v i_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o suppose_v that_o he_o who_o will_v take_v away_o my_o liberty_n will_v not_o when_o he_o have_v i_o in_o his_o power_n take_v away_o every_o thing_n else_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o i_o to_o treat_v he_o as_o one_o who_o have_v put_v himself_o into_o a_o state_n of_o war_n with_o i_o i._n e._n kill_v he_o if_o i_o can_v for_o to_o that_o hazard_n do_v he_o just_o expose_v himself_o whoever_o introduce_v a_o state_n of_o war_n and_o be_v aggresser_n in_o it_o 19_o and_o here_o we_o have_v the_o plain_a difference_n between_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o state_n of_o war_n which_o however_o some_o man_n have_v confound_v be_v as_o far_o distant_a as_o a_o state_n of_o peace_n goodwill_n mutual_a assistance_n and_o preservation_n and_o a_o state_n of_o enmity_n malice_n violence_n and_o mutual_a destruction_n be_v one_o from_o another_o man_n live_v together_o according_a to_o reason_n without_o a_o common_a superior_a on_o earth_n with_o authority_n to_o judge_v between_o they_o be_v proper_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n but_o force_n or_o a_o declare_a design_n of_o force_n upon_o the_o person_n of_o another_o where_o 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share_n with_o the_o father_n 65._o nay_o this_o power_n so_o little_o belong_v to_o the_o father_n by_o any_o peculiar_a right_n of_o nature_n but_o only_o as_o he_o be_v guardian_n of_o his_o child_n that_o when_o he_o quit_v his_o care_n of_o they_o he_o lose_v his_o power_n over_o they_o which_o go_v along_o with_o their_o nourishment_n and_o education_n to_o which_o it_o be_v inseparable_o annex_v and_o belong_v as_o much_o to_o the_o foster-father_n of_o a_o expose_o child_n as_o to_o the_o natural_a father_n of_o another_o so_o little_a power_n do_v the_o bare_a act_n of_o beget_v give_v a_o man_n over_o his_o issue_n if_o all_o his_o care_n end_v there_o and_o this_o be_v all_o the_o title_n he_o have_v to_o the_o name_n and_o authority_n of_o a_o father_n and_o what_o will_v become_v of_o this_o paternal_a power_n in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o world_n where_o one_o woman_n have_v more_o than_o one_o husband_n at_o a_o time_n or_o in_o those_o part_n of_o america_n where_o 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which_o a_o man_n may_v withdraw_v himself_o have_v licence_n from_o divine_a authority_n to_o leave_v father_n and_o mother_n and_o cleave_v to_o his_o wife_n 66._o but_o though_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o a_o child_n come_v to_o be_v as_o free_v from_o subjection_n to_o the_o will_n and_o command_v of_o his_o father_n as_o he_o himself_o be_v free_a from_o subjection_n to_o the_o will_n of_o any_o body_n else_o and_o they_o be_v both_o under_o no_o other_o restraint_n but_o that_o which_o be_v common_a to_o they_o both_o whether_o it_o be_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o municipal_a law_n of_o their_o country_n yet_o this_o freedom_n exempt_v not_o a_o son_n from_o that_o honour_n which_o he_o ought_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n to_o pay_v his_o parent_n god_n have_v make_v the_o parent_n instrument_n in_o his_o great_a design_n of_o continue_v the_o race_n of_o mankind_n and_o the_o occasion_n of_o life_n to_o their_o child_n as_o he_o have_v lay_v on_o they_o 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in_o his_o opinion_n require_v it_o but_o because_o no_o political_a society_n can_v be_v nor_o subsist_v without_o have_v in_o itself_o the_o power_n to_o preserve_v the_o property_n and_o in_o order_n thereunto_o punish_v the_o offence_n of_o all_o those_o of_o that_o society_n there_o and_o there_o only_o be_v political_a society_n where_o every_o one_o of_o the_o member_n have_v quit_v this_o natural_a power_n refign_v it_o up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o community_n in_o all_o case_n that_o exclude_v he_o not_o from_o appeal_n for_o protection_n to_o the_o law_n establish_v by_o it_o and_o thus_o all_o private_a judgement_n of_o every_o particular_a member_n be_v exclude_v the_o community_n come_v to_o be_v umpire_n and_o by_o understand_v indifferent_a rule_n and_o man_n authorise_v by_o the_o community_n for_o their_o execution_n decide_v all_o the_o difference_n that_o may_v happen_v between_o any_o member_n of_o that_o society_n concern_v any_o matter_n of_o right_n and_o 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say_v that_o every_o man_n that_o have_v any_o possession_n or_o enjoyment_n of_o any_o part_n of_o the_o dominion_n of_o any_o government_n do_v thereby_o give_v his_o tacit_n consent_n and_o be_v as_o far_o forth_o oblige_v to_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n of_o that_o government_n during_o such_o enjoyment_n as_o any_o one_o under_o it_o whether_o this_o his_o possession_n be_v of_o land_n to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o or_o a_o lodging_n only_o for_o a_o week_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v bare_o travel_v free_o on_o the_o highway_n and_o in_o effect_n it_o reach_v as_o far_o as_o the_o very_o be_v of_o any_o one_o within_o the_o territory_n of_o that_o government_n 120._o to_o understand_v this_o the_o better_a it_o be_v fit_a to_o consider_v that_o every_o man_n when_o he_o at_o first_o incorporate_v himself_o into_o any_o commonwealth_n he_o by_o his_o unite_n himself_n thereunto_o annex_v also_o and_o submit_v to_o the_o community_n those_o possession_n which_o he_o 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thenceforth_o by_o inheritance_n purchase_v permission_n or_o otherwise_o enjoy_v any_o part_n of_o the_o land_n so_o annex_v to_o and_o under_o the_o government_n of_o that_o commonweal_n must_v take_v it_o with_o the_o condition_n it_o be_v under_o that_o be_v of_o submit_v to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n under_o who_o jurisdiction_n it_o be_v as_o far_o forth_o as_o any_o subject_a of_o it_o 121._o but_o since_o the_o government_n have_v a_o direct_a jurisdiction_n only_o over_o the_o land_n and_o reach_v the_o possessor_n of_o it_o before_o he_o have_v actual_o incorporate_v himself_o in_o the_o society_n only_o as_o he_o dwell_v upon_o and_o enjoy_v that_o the_o obligation_n any_o one_o be_v under_o by_o virtue_n of_o such_o enjoyment_n to_o submit_v to_o the_o government_n begin_v and_o end_v with_o the_o enjoyment_n so_o that_o whenever_o the_o owner_n who_o have_v give_v nothing_o but_o such_o a_o tacit_n consent_n to_o the_o government_n will_n by_o 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a_o local_a protection_n and_o homage_n due_a to_o and_o from_o all_o those_o who_o not_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o war_n come_v within_o the_o territory_n belong_v to_o any_o government_n to_o all_o part_n whereof_o the_o force_n of_o its_o law_n extend_v but_o this_o no_o more_o make_v a_o man_n a_o member_n of_o that_o society_n a_o perpetual_a subject_n of_o that_o commonwealth_n than_o it_o will_v make_v a_o man_n a_o subject_a to_o another_o in_o who_o family_n he_o find_v it_o convenient_a to_o abide_v for_o some_o time_n though_o whilst_o he_o continue_v in_o it_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o comply_v with_o the_o law_n and_o submit_v to_o the_o government_n he_o find_v there_o and_o thus_o we_o see_v that_o foreigner_n by_o live_v all_o their_o life_n under_o another_o government_n and_o enjoy_v the_o privilege_n and_o protection_n of_o it_o though_o they_o be_v bind_v even_o in_o conscience_n to_o submit_v to_o its_o administration_n as_o far_o forth_o as_o any_o denizen_n yet_o 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a_o right_n yet_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o it_o be_v very_o uncertain_a and_o constant_o expose_v to_o the_o invasion_n of_o other_o for_o all_o be_v king_n as_o much_o as_o he_o every_o man_n his_o equal_a and_o the_o great_a part_n no_o strict_a observer_n of_o equity_n and_o justice_n the_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o property_n he_o have_v in_o this_o state_n be_v very_o unsafe_a very_o unsecure_a this_o make_v he_o willing_a to_o quit_v this_o condition_n which_o however_o free_v be_v full_a of_o fear_n and_o continual_a danger_n and_o it_o be_v not_o without_o reason_n that_o he_o seek_v out_o and_o be_v willing_a to_o join_v in_o society_n with_o other_o who_o be_v already_o unite_v or_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o unite_v for_o the_o mutual_a preservation_n of_o their_o life_n liberty_n and_o estate_n which_o i_o call_v by_o the_o general_a
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