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hand_n of_o moses_n without_o their_o free_a and_o open_a consent_n o_o fearful_a passage_n and_o p._n 220._o it_o be_v a_o thing_n even_o undoubted_o natural_a that_o all_o free_a and_o independent_a society_n shall_v themselves_o make_v their_o own_o law_n and_o that_o this_o power_n shall_v belong_v to_o the_o whole_a not_o to_o any_o certain_a part_n of_o a_o politic_a body_n and_o p._n 221._o for_o of_o this_o thing_n no_o man_n doubt_v namely_o that_o in_o all_o society_n company_n corporation_n what_o several_o each_o shall_v be_v bind_v unto_o it_o must_v be_v with_o all_o their_o assent_n ratify_v against_o all_o equity_n it_o be_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v suffer_v detriment_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n for_o not_o observe_v that_o which_o he_o never_o do_v either_o by_o himself_o or_o by_o other_o mediate_o or_o immediate_o agree_v to_o and_o p._n 205._o if_o magistrate_n be_v head_n of_o church_n they_o be_v of_o necessity_n christian_n as_o if_o no_o magistrate_n but_o christian_n be_v chief_a governor_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v mean_v by_o head_n and_o p._n 218_o 223_o 224._o what_o power_n the_o king_n have_v he_o have_v it_o by_o law_n the_o bound_n and_o limit_n of_o it_o be_v know_v the_o entire_a community_n give_v order_n etc._n etc._n p._n 223._o as_o for_o they_o that_o exercise_n power_n altogether_o against_o order_n although_o the_o kind_n of_o power_n which_o they_o have_v may_v be_v of_o god_n yet_o be_v their_o exercise_n thereof_o against_o god_n and_o therefore_o not_o god_n otherwise_o than_o by_o permission_n as_o all_o injustice_n be_v p._n 224._o usurper_n of_o power_n whereby_o we_o do_v not_o mean_v they_o that_o by_o violence_n have_v aspire_v unto_o place_n of_o high_a authority_n but_o that_o use_v more_o authority_n than_o ever_o they_o do_v receive_v in_o form_n and_o manner_n aforementioned_a such_o usurper_n thereof_o as_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o power_n do_v more_o than_o they_o have_v be_v authorize_v to_o do_v can_v in_o conscience_n bind_v any_o man_n to_o obedience_n ☜_o and_n pag._n 194._o may_v a_o body-politick_a then_o at_o all_o time_n withdraw_v in_o whole_a or_o in_o part_n the_o influence_n of_o dominion_n which_o pass_v from_o it_o if_o inconvenience_n do_v grow_v thereby_o it_o must_v be_v presume_v that_o supreme_a governor_n will_v not_o in_o such_o case_n oppose_v themselves_o and_o be_v stiff_a in_o detain_v that_o the_o use_n whereof_o be_v with_o public_a detriment_n etc._n etc._n sir_n i_o do_v not_o by_o recite_v it_o dissent_v from_o every_o word_n that_o i_o cite_v but_o i_o be_o against_o mr._n hooker_n popular_a fundamental_o themselves_o and_o desire_v you_o to_o let_v i_o know_v whether_o these_o be_v the_o prelate_n principle_n which_o you_o defend_v and_o for_o a_o exposition_n of_o mr._n hooker_n remember_v that_o sir_n edwin_n sandys_n be_v his_o pupil_n and_o chief_a bosom-friend_n but_o you_o say_v you_o have_v read_v his_o book_n over_o 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