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these_o the_o legislator_n that_o can_v unite_v in_o his_o government_n with_o those_o of_o fortune_n come_v near_a unto_o the_o work_n of_o god_n who_o government_n consist_v of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n which_o be_v say_v by_o plato_n though_o in_o different_a word_n as_o when_o prince_n shall_v be_v philosopher_n or_o philosopher_n prince_n the_o world_n will_v be_v happy_a and_o say_v solomon_n grot._n there_o be_v a_o evil_n which_o i_o have_v see_v under_o the_o sun_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o ruler_n enimvero_fw-la neque_fw-la nobilem_fw-la neque_fw-la ingenuum_fw-la nec_fw-la libertinum_fw-la quidem_fw-la armis_fw-la praeponere_fw-la regius_fw-la utilitas_fw-la est_fw-la folly_n be_v set_v in_o great_a dignity_n and_o the_o rich_a either_o in_o virtue_n and_o wisdom_n in_o the_o good_n of_o the_o mind_n or_o those_o of_o fortune_n upon_o that_o balance_n which_o give_v they_o a_o sense_n of_o the_o national_n interest_n sit_v in_o low_a place_n i_o have_v see_v servant_n 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or_o never_o well_o turn_v or_o constitute_v except_o it_o have_v be_v the_o work_n of_o one_o man_n for_o which_o cause_n a_o wise_a legislator_n and_o one_o who_o mind_n be_v firm_o set_v one_o not_o upon_o private_a but_o the_o public_a interest_n not_o upon_o his_o posterity_n but_o upon_o his_o country_n may_v just_o endeavour_v to_o get_v the_o sovereign_a power_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n nor_o shall_v any_o man_n that_o be_v master_n of_o reason_n blame_v such_o extraordinary_a mean_n as_o in_o that_o case_n shall_v be_v necessary_a the_o end_n prove_v no_o other_o than_o the_o constitution_n of_o a_o well_o order_v commonwealth_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v demonstrable_a for_o the_o ordinary_a mean_n not_o fail_v the_o commonwealth_n have_v no_o need_n of_o a_o legislator_n once_o but_o the_o ordinary_a mean_n fail_v there_o be_v no_o recourse_n to_o be_v have_v but_o to_o such_o as_o be_v extraordinary_a and_o whereas_o a_o book_n or_o a_o building_n have_v not_o be_v 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finish_v that_o commonwealth_n but_o in_o destruction_n my_o lord_n general_n be_v clear_a in_o these_o point_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o some_o other_o course_n than_o will_v be_v think_v upon_o by_o the_o parliament_n appoint_v a_o randezvous_n of_o the_o army_n where_o he_o speak_v his_o sense_n agreeable_a to_o these_o preliminary_n with_o such_o success_n unto_o the_o soldiery_n that_o the_o parliament_n be_v soon_o after_o depose_v and_o himself_o in_o the_o great_a hall_n of_o the_o pantheon_n or_o palace_n of_o justice_n situate_v in_o emporium_n the_o capital_a city_n create_v by_o the_o universal_a suffrage_n of_o the_o army_n lord_n archon_n or_o sole_a legislator_n of_o oceana_n upon_o which_o theatre_n you_o have_v to_o conclude_v this_o piece_n a_o person_n introduce_v who_o fame_n shall_v never_o draw_v his_o curtain_n the_o lord_n archon_n be_v create_v fifty_o select_a person_n to_o assist_v he_o by_o labour_v in_o the_o mine_n of_o ancient_a prudence_n and_o bring_v her_o hide_a treasure_n unto_o new_a light_n be_v add_v with_o the_o style_n also_o of_o legislator_n and_o sit_v as_o a_o council_n whereof_o he_o be_v the_o sole_a director_n and_o precedent_n the_o council_n of_o legislator_n of_o this_o piece_n be_v the_o great_a half_n of_o the_o whole_a work_n i_o shall_v be_v able_a at_o this_o time_n to_o give_v no_o far_o account_n than_o very_o brief_o to_o show_v at_o what_o it_o aim_v my_o lord_n archon_n in_o open_v the_o council_n of_o legislator_n make_v it_o appear_v how_o unsafe_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o follow_v fancy_n in_o the_o fabric_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n and_o how_o necessary_a that_o the_o archive_v of_o ancient_a prudence_n shall_v be_v ransack_v before_o any_o counsellor_n shall_v presume_v to_o offer_v any_o other_o matter_n in_o order_n to_o the_o work_n in_o hand_n or_o towards_o the_o consideration_n to_o be_v have_v by_o the_o council_n upon_o a_o model_n of_o government_n wherefore_o he_o cause_v a_o urn_n to_o be_v bring_v and_o every_o one_o of_o the_o counselor_n to_o draw_v a_o lot_n by_o the_o lot_n as_o they_o be_v draw_v the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n fall_v unto_o phosphorus_n de_fw-fr auge_n the_o commonwealth_n of_o athens_n fall_v unto_o navarchus_n de_fw-fr paralo_n the_o commonwealth_n of_o lacedaemon_n fall_v unto_o laco_n de_fw-fr scytale_n the_o commonwealth_n of_o carthage_n fall_v unto_o mago_n de_fw-la syrtibus_fw-la the_o commonwealth_n of_o the_o achaean_n aetolian_n &_o lycian_n fall_v unto_o aratus_n de_fw-fr isthmo_n the_o commonwealth_n of_o the_o switz_n fall_v unto_o alpester_fw-mi de_fw-fr fulmine_fw-la the_o commonwealth_n of_o holland_n &_o the_o unite_a province_n fall_v unto_o glaucus_n de_fw-la ulna_fw-la the_o commonwealth_n of_o rome_n fall_v unto_o dolabella_n de_fw-fr enyo_n the_o commonwealth_n of_o venice_n fall_v unto_o lynceus_n de_fw-fr stella_n these_o contain_v in_o they_o all_o those_o excellency_n whereof_o a_o commonwealth_n be_v capable_a so_o that_o to_o have_v add_v more_o have_v be_v to_o no_o purpose_n upon_o time_n give_v unto_o the_o counselor_n by_o their_o own_o study_n and_o those_o of_o their_o friend_n to_o prepare_v themselves_o be_v open_v in_o the_o order_n and_o by_o the_o person_n mention_v at_o the_o council_n of_o legislator_n and_o afterward_o by_o order_n of_o the_o same_o be_v repeat_v at_o the_o council_n of_o the_o prytan_n unto_o the_o people_n for_o in_o draw_v of_o the_o lot_n there_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o a_o dozen_o of_o they_o inscribe_v with_o the_o letter_n p._n which_o the_o counselor_n that_o draw_v become_v prytan_n the_o prytan_n be_v a_o committee_n or_o council_n sit_v in_o the_o great_a hall_n of_o pantheon_n to_o who_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o any_o man_n to_o offer_v any_o thing_n in_o order_n to_o the_o fabric_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n for_o which_o cause_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v oppress_v by_o the_o throng_n there_o be_v a_o rail_n about_o the_o table_n 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