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the_o world_n if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n say_v in_o it_o that_o be_v prejudicial_a either_o to_o religion_n or_o government_n or_o the_o consistency_n of_o each_o with_o either_o i_o wish_v it_o be_v unsay_v again_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n i_o have_v for_o some_o time_n retire_v myself_o to_o write_v it_o and_o have_v only_o here_o further_o to_o say_v may_v it_o serve_v the_o king_n of_o king_n in_o his_o universal_a monarchy_n over_o man_n and_o king_n and_o prince_n in_o their_o govern_n of_o they_o the_o general_n content_v of_o the_o whole_a lib_fw-la i._o chap._n i._n the_o general_a notion_n of_o a_o uniformity_n and_o also_o those_o of_o religion_n and_o government_n and_o the_o consistency_n of_o religion_n with_o government_n define_v and_o distinguish_v chap._n ii_o the_o first_o proposition_n lay_v down_o viz._n that_o religion_n be_v appoint_v by_o god_n the_o rational_a ground_n of_o the_o proposition_n give_v and_o the_o consent_n of_o nation_n about_o it_o from_o whence_o the_o true_a prescript_n of_o religion_n be_v to_o be_v discern_v and_o the_o general_a ground_n of_o all_o religion_n lay_v down_o and_o compare_v chap._n iii_o the_o second_o proposition_n assert_v viz._n that_o government_n also_o be_v appoint_v by_o god_n the_o question_n concern_v the_o derivation_n of_o it_o from_o the_o people_n and_o the_o consequent_a doctrine_n of_o rise_v in_o arm_n in_o case_n of_o maladministration_n and_o particular_o in_o defence_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o matter_n of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a uniformity_n state_v and_o of_o the_o tendency_n of_o those_o doctrine_n to_o the_o hurt_n of_o religion_n and_o humane_a society_n chap._n iu._n the_o three_o proposition_n also_o assert_v viz._n that_o religion_n and_o government_n be_v both_o so_o appoint_v by_o god_n must_v needs_o be_v consistent_a mutual_o among_o man_n and_o that_o their_o consistency_n explicate_v and_o state_v chap._n v._n to_o who_o the_o charge_n and_o right_n of_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o welfare_n of_o religion_n and_o