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than_o be_v pretend_v he_o proceed_v chap._n xxiii_o sect_n ix_o the_o sovereign_a protect_v the_o subject_n in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o that_o right_a and_o propriety_n which_o the_o law_n give_v he_o the_o right_n of_o sovereignty_n not_o of_o propriety_n necessary_a for_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o royal_a office_n and_o protection_n of_o subject_n public_a necessity_n justify_v the_o invasion_n of_o propriety_n the_o partition_n of_o the_o sovereignty_n among_o the_o optimates_fw-la not_o destructive_a of_o it_o according_a to_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o own_o tenant_n the_o responsa_fw-la prudentum_fw-la of_o high_a esteem_n among_o all_o nation_n every_o man_n have_v indeed_o a_o propriety_n that_o exclude_v the_o right_a of_o every_o other_o subject_a this_o be_v grant_v upon_o all_o side_n and_o say_v he_o â—hâ—_n have_v it_o only_o from_o the_o sovereign_a power_n without_o the_o protection_n whereof_o now_o i_o be_o in_o page_n 170._o every_o other_o man_n shall_v have_v 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himself_o but_o that_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o commonwealth_n to_o who_o public_a benefit_n all_o private_a interest_n and_o propriety_n must_v submit_v but_o i_o may_v term_v the_o right_n of_o such_o accident_n to_o be_v a_o universality_n rather_o than_o a_o propriety_n the_o universal_a right_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n not_o the_o particular_a right_n of_o one_o or_o another_o that_o which_o follow_v to_o this_o purpose_n receive_v the_o same_o answer_n in_o office_n of_o judicature_n and_o the_o like_a i_o pass_v to_o a_o six_o doctrine_n which_o he_o say_v be_v plain_o and_o direct_o against_o the_o essence_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n and_o it_o be_v this_o that_o the_o sovereign_a power_n may_v be_v divide_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o division_n i_o can_v ready_o apprehend_v if_o he_o mean_v that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v divide_v into_o sundry_a person_n than_o he_o have_v overthrow_v himself_o when_o he_o constitute_v other_o government_n beside_o monarchy_n as_o aristocracy_n 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action_n he_o but_o our_o person_n employ_v in_o they_o as_o he_o speak_v pag._n 82_o and_o therefore_o not_o his_o own_o i_o but_o say_v he_o in_o order_n to_o their_o peace_n i_o can_v assent_v to_o that_o for_o many_o supream_n have_v do_v horrid_a thing_n in_o order_n to_o the_o public_a peace_n as_o murder_n sacrilege_n oppression_n to_o which_o although_o my_o person_n may_v submit_v yet_o neither_o shall_v my_o judgement_n approve_v nor_o my_o will_n consent_n for_o although_o when_o he_o do_v wicked_o i_o will_v not_o do_v so_o too_o and_o rebel_n yet_o neither_o will_v i_o by_o consent_n to_o they_o justify_v his_o act_n by_o conspire_v in_o his_o sin_n his_o virtue_n shall_v not_o save_v i_o and_o i_o be_o confident_a his_o vice_n can_v damn_v i_o which_o yet_o they_o will_v if_o i_o assent_v to_o they_o i_o go_v on_o with_o he_o this_o be_v say_v he_o more_o than_o consent_n or_o concord_n it_o be_v a_o real_a union_n of_o they_o all_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o person_n make_v by_o covenant_n of_o every_o man_n with_o every_o man_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o if_o every_o man_n shall_v say_v to_o every_o man_n i_o authorize_v and_o give_v up_o my_o right_n of_o govern_v myself_o to_o this_o man_n or_o assembly_n of_o man_n on_o that_o condition_n that_o thou_o give_v up_o thy_o right_n to_o he_o and_o authorize_v all_o his_o action_n in_o like_a manner_n if_o this_o be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o live_v in_o peace_n i_o choose_v war_n which_o be_v the_o hatefull_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n but_o sin_n but_o this_o last_o phrase_n of_o authorise_v all_o his_o action_n who_o i_o can_v rule_v nor_o control_v nay_o perhaps_o not_o come_v at_o to_o petition_n be_v such_o a_o forsake_v of_o humanity_n and_o contempt_n of_o the_o glorious_a mean_n of_o salvation_n as_o no_o man_n with_o a_o face_n of_o piety_n dare_v affirm_v to_o be_v fit_a i_o shall_v handle_v these_o thing_n more_o full_o short_o chap._n iii_o sect_n i._o this_o can_v be_v the_o only_a way_n 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which_o mr._n hâ—bbs_n require_v as_o property_n of_o supremacy_n for_o the_o legislative_a be_v one_o and_o the_o control_n of_o the_o execution_n be_v another_o here_o you_o see_v at_o the_o make_n of_o this_o decree_n there_o be_v aristocracy_n mix_v with_o monarchy_n by_o the_o prince_n for_o they_o petition_v the_o king_n to_o make_v this_o law_n but_o the_o king_n give_v life_n to_o it_o with_o his_o fiat_n that_o this_o be_v so_o appear_v because_o if_o dâ—rius_n alone_o have_v do_v and_o they_o have_v have_v no_o interest_n in_o this_o legislation_n he_o who_o have_v madâ—_n it_o may_v have_v recall_v it_o of_o himself_o when_o he_o discover_v the_o mischief_n which_o it_o produce_v but_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o strive_v and_o labour_v to_o have_v save_v he_o but_o those_o prince_n who_o it_o 〈◊〉_d have_v some_o influence_n in_o make_v the_o law_n resist_v and_o will_v not_o give_v way_n to_o it_o then_o mark_v the_o second_o particle_n which_o be_v next_o of_o moment_n in_o the_o law_n itself_o that_o be_v the_o execution_n he_o can_v not_o be_v spare_v from_o that_o and_o although_o in_o many_o polity_n the_o supreme_a may_v and_o have_v power_n to_o dispense_v with_o the_o execution_n of_o severe_a justice_n yet_o it_o sâ—â—ms_v this_o great_a king_n have_v his_o hand_n tie_v in_o respect_n of_o that_o and_o can_v not_o just_o do_v it_o when_o upon_o their_o petition_n he_o have_v establish_v that_o law_n let_v no_o man_n censure_v this_o conclusion_n until_o he_o have_v read_v the_o whole_a for_o it_o be_v not_o proper_a for_o i_o to_o prevent_v my_o method_n in_o any_o follow_a discourse_n to_o satisfy_v every_o doubt_n which_o may_v interpose_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n but_o to_o preserve_v every_o particular_a until_o i_o come_v to_o its_o proper_a place_n sect_n v._o the_o general_a reason_n of_o the_o precedent_a conclusion_n that_o government_n best_o which_o be_v suit_v to_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o people_n some_o people_n fit_a 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most_o ancient_a observation_n in_o this_o difference_n of_o country_n that_o some_o be_v so_o dull_a i_o dare_v not_o name_v they_o for_o fear_n of_o offend_v though_o other_o have_v do_v it_o as_o they_o be_v only_o fit_a to_o obey_v not_o to_o govern_v sect_n vi_o the_o former_a conclusion_n further_o assert_v the_o ephori_fw-la among_o the_o lacedaemonian_n first_o introduce_v by_o theopompus_n but_o for_o this_o conclusion_n let_v it_o suffice_v what_o aristâ—tle_n write_v of_o theâ—pompus_n and_o out_o of_o he_o other_o late_a writer_n that_o he_o be_v king_n of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n first_o set_v up_o the_o ephâ—ri_n there_o his_o wife_n upbraid_v he_o with_o it_o that_o he_o shall_v leave_v his_o kingdom_n with_o less_o power_n to_o his_o successor_n than_o he_o have_v receive_v it_o from_o his_o ancestor_n he_o answer_v that_o he_o shall_v leave_v it_o more_o last_a perhaps_o he_o be_v deceive_v in_o it_o but_o yet_o it_o mean_v this_o truth_n that_o the_o people_n be_v sweeten_v with_o the_o imagination_n that_o they_o have_v some_o interest_n in_o the_o government_n they_o will_v put_v their_o neck_n more_o willing_o under_o the_o yoke_n the_o story_n be_v tell_v in_o the_o five_o of_o his_o politic_n cap._n 11._o which_o show_n that_o it_o may_v be_v and_o may_v be_v profitable_a to_o receive_v this_o commixion_n sect_n vii_o no_o government_n absolute_o pure_a mr._n hobbs_n his_o politic_n calculate_v for_o utopia_n but_o then_o go_v further_o and_o examine_v the_o flourish_a commonwealth_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o you_o shall_v find_v they_o so_o mix_v nay_o that_o mixture_n so_o equal_o poise_v that_o it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o find_v the_o predominant_a from_o which_o it_o may_v receive_v its_o name_n as_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o lacedæmonians_n dispute_v among_o divers_a author_n whether_o monarchical_a aristocratical_a or_o democratical_a and_o none_o so_o absolute_o pure_a as_o that_o we_o may_v say_v this_o element_n be_v 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but_o by_o divine_a revelation_n therefore_o he_o who_o teach_v it_o have_v divine_a revelation_n i_o must_v not_o spend_v time_n in_o particular_n look_v upon_o all_o the_o prophecy_n in_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o god_n so_o many_o as_o their_o time_n be_v expire_v we_o find_v they_o all_o fufil_v the_o prophecy_n make_v to_o abraham_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n long_a captivity_n in_o egypt_n and_o their_o extraction_n thence_o and_o plantation_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n of_o all_o the_o great_a transaction_n of_o the_o high_a affair_n of_o the_o world_n the_o erection_n and_o destruction_n of_o all_o the_o great_a monarchy_n which_o be_v punctual_o foretell_v and_o accomplish_v and_o foretell_v long_o before_o can_v these_o be_v foretell_v by_o any_o other_o way_n than_o by_o divine_a revelation_n certain_o it_o can_v not_o be_v nor_o can_v the_o wit_n of_o man_n think_v how_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v jaddus_n the_o high_a priest_n show_v alexander_n his_o own_o story_n 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why_o shall_v we_o imagine_v that_o this_o man_n shall_v lie_v and_o say_v he_o receive_v this_o law_n from_o god_n when_o he_o do_v not_o yes_o to_o make_v himself_o king_n among_o they_o indeed_o the_o rebel_n last_n speak_v of_o do_v object_n that_o but_o god_n confute_v it_o by_o a_o miraculous_a destroy_v they_o and_o we_o see_v although_o whilst_o he_o live_v he_o go_v betwixt_o god_n and_o they_o deliver_v prayer_n to_o god_n for_o they_o and_o bring_v god_n will_v to_o they_o yet_o we_o find_v not_o that_o he_o acquire_v any_o high_a matter_n for_o himself_o the_o priesthood_n which_o be_v to_o be_v a_o perpetual_a dignity_n he_o put_v aaron_n into_o the_o politic_a government_n he_o bequeath_v to_o josuah_n and_o we_o do_v not_o find_v he_o contrive_v more_o than_o a_o ordinary_a proportion_n for_o his_o child_n which_o show_v that_o he_o have_v no_o self_n end_v in_o any_o thing_n he_o do_v nay_o we_o may_v read_v in_o the_o 32._o of_o exodus_fw-la 10._o when_o moses_n 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