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boundary_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n inclusive_o or_o exclusive_o be_v not_o define_v by_o nature_n nor_o can_v it_o be_v otherwise_o determine_v than_o by_o humane_a choice_n then_o it_o can_v not_o be_v by_o man_n belong_v to_o such_o a_o sovereign_n for_o after_o that_o division_n &_o confusion_n they_o can_v not_o all_o be_v under_o one_o sovereign_a nor_o under_o the_o same_o that_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o before_o and_o a_o sovereign_n can_v be_v before_o the_o aggregation_n of_o the_o subject_n whereof_o he_o be_v head_n they_o must_v first_o be_v a_o commonwealth_n before_o they_o can_v belong_v to_o it_o again_o it_o can_v be_v found_v upon_o the_o right_n of_o fatherhood_n for_o in_o that_o scatter_n such_o a_o right_o can_v not_o be_v uninterrupted_o preserve_v and_o then_o noah_n shall_v also_o have_v be_v the_o universal_a magistrate_n which_o he_o can_v not_o be_v in_o these_o multiply_a secession_n and_o further_o if_o it_o be_v refound_v on_o the_o right_n of_o fatherhood_n either_o every_o company_n have_v one_o common_a father_n over_o all_o or_o every_o father_n make_v a_o commonwealth_n of_o his_o owned_a child_n the_o latter_a can_v be_v say_v for_o that_o will_v multiply_v common-wealts_a in_o infinitum_fw-la neither_o can_v the_o first_o be_v say_v for_o if_o they_o have_v one_o common_a father_n either_o this_o behove_v to_o be_v the_o natural_a father_n of_o all_o the_o company_n which_o none_o can_v think_v be_v so_o happy_o order_v by_o babel_n confusion_n or_o else_o the_o elder_a in_o age_n and_o so_o he_o may_v be_v incapable_a for_o government_n and_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n do_v not_o direct_v that_o the_o government_n shall_v alwise_o be_v astrict_v to_o the_o elder_a of_o the_o community_n or_o else_o final_o he_o behove_v to_o be_v their_o political_a father_n by_o consent_n for_o before_o this_o consent_n they_o be_v uningage_v as_o to_o common_a order_n of_o
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ground_n of_o the_o constitution_n be_v violate_v they_o fall_v from_o their_o right_n and_o the_o people_n be_v liberate_v from_o their_o obligation_n and_o they_o be_v no_o magistrate_n the_o people_n be_v no_o subject_n for_o the_o relation_n be_v mutual_a and_o so_o be_v the_o obligation_n ius_n populi_fw-la chap._n 9_o pag._n 183._o the_o minor_a be_v manifest_a both_o from_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o the_o mischief_n frame_v into_o law_n by_o the_o sovereign_a authority_n prerogative_n royal_a &_o absolute_a power_n foresay_v whereby_o what_o remain_v of_o our_o fundamental_a constitution_n either_o in_o religious_a or_o civil_a settlement_n unsubvert_v as_o yet_o may_v be_v subvert_v when_o this_o absolute_a monarch_n please_v which_o absolute_a authority_n we_o can_v in_o conscience_n oune_n for_o these_o reason_n take_v both_o from_o reason_n &_o scripture_n first_o it_o be_v against_o reason_n 1._o a_o power_n contrare_fw-la to_o nature_n can_v be_v ow_v absolute_a 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