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adultery_n and_o all_o uncleanness_n to_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o forementioned_a judicatory_a of_o the_o inquisition_n in_o these_o last_o case_n they_o turn_v the_o offender_n over_o to_o be_v punish_v when_o they_o have_v give_v sentence_n by_o the_o secular_a arm_n so_o they_o call_v the_o magistrate_n who_o be_v blind_o to_o execute_v their_o decree_n under_o pain_n of_o hell_n fire_n as_o if_o christian_a prince_n and_o governor_n be_v appoint_v only_o by_o god_n to_o be_v their_o bravo_n or_o hangman_n they_o give_v protection_n and_o sanctuary_n to_o all_o execrable_a offender_n even_o to_o murderers_z themselves_z who_o god_n command_v to_o be_v indispensable_o punish_v with_o death_n if_o they_o come_v within_o their_o church_n cloister_n or_o any_o other_o place_n which_o they_o will_v please_v to_o call_v holy_a ground_n and_o if_o the_o ordinary_a justice_n nay_o the_o sovereign_a power_n do_v proceed_v against_o such_o offender_n they_o thunder_v out_o their_o 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christian_a religion_n and_o so_o pernicious_a to_o the_o interest_n of_o man_n but_o it_o will_v not_o seem_v so_o miraculous_a to_o they_o who_o shall_v serious_o consider_v that_o the_o clergy_n have_v be_v for_o more_o than_o this_o thousand_o year_n upon_o the_o catch_n and_o a_o form_a unite_a corporation_n against_o the_o purity_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o interest_n of_o mankind_n and_o have_v not_o only_o wrest_v the_o holy_a scripture_n to_o their_o own_o advantage_n which_o they_o have_v keep_v from_o the_o laity_n in_o unknown_a language_n and_o by_o prohibit_v the_o read_n thereof_o but_o make_v use_v likewise_o first_o of_o the_o blind_a devotion_n and_o ignorance_n of_o the_o goth_n vandal_n huns_n etc._n etc._n and_o since_o of_o the_o ambition_n and_o avarice_n of_o christian_a prince_n stir_v they_o up_o one_o against_o another_o and_o send_v they_o upon_o foolish_a errand_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n to_o lose_v their_o life_n and_o to_o leave_v their_o dominion_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n expose_v to_o themselves_o and_o their_o complice_n they_o have_v beside_o keep_v learning_n and_o knowledge_n among_o themselves_o stifle_v the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n cry_v down_o moral_a virtue_n as_o splendid_a sin_n deface_v humane_a policy_n destroy_v the_o purity_n of_o the_o chistian_a faith_n and_o profession_n and_o all_o that_o be_v virtuous_a prudent_a regular_a and_o orderly_a upon_o earth_n so_o that_o whoever_o will_v do_v good_a and_o good_a man_n service_n get_v himself_o immortal_a honour_n in_o this_o life_n and_o eternal_a glory_n in_o the_o next_o will_v restore_v the_o good_a policy_n i_o have_v almost_o say_v with_o my_o author_n livy_n the_o sanctity_n too_o of_o the_o heathen_n with_o all_o their_o valour_n and_o other_o glorious_a endowment_n i_o say_v whoever_o will_v do_v this_o must_v make_v himself_o powerful_a enough_o to_o extirpate_v this_o curse_a and_o apostate_n race_n out_o of_o the_o world_n and_o that_o you_o
our_o force_n and_o that_o for_o that_o reason_n the_o keep_n of_o pass_n be_v many_o time_n dangerous_a ib._n chap._n 24._o in_o well_o order_v government_n offence_n and_o desert_n be_v never_o set_v one_o against_o the_o other_o but_o he_o who_o do_v well_o be_v reward_v and_o he_o who_o do_v otherwise_o be_v punish_v 295_o chap._n 25._o though_o it_o be_v many_o time_n convenient_a to_o reform_v the_o old_a fundamental_a custom_n of_o a_o free_a city_n yet_o it_o be_v convenient_a still_o to_o retain_v some_o shadow_n and_o appearance_n of_o their_o ancient_a way_n 296_o chap._n 26._o a_o new_a prince_n in_o a_o new_a conquest_n be_v to_o make_v every_o thing_n new_a ib._n chap._n 27._o man_n be_v as_o seldom_o perfect_o bad_a as_o they_o be_v perfect_o good_a 297_o chap._n 28._o for_o what_o reason_n the_o roman_n be_v less_o ingrateful_a to_o their_o citizen_n than_o the_o athenian_n ib._n chap._n 29._o whether_o the_o prince_n or_o the_o people_n be_v most_o subject_a to_o be_v ingrateful_a 298_o chap._n 30._o what_o rule_n aâ—e_v to_o be_v observe_v by_o a_o prince_n or_o commonwealth_n to_o avoid_v this_o vice_n of_o ingratitude_n and_o how_o a_o general_n or_o great_a citizen_n be_v to_o demean_v himself_o to_o elude_v it_o 299_o chap._n 31._o that_o the_o roman_n use_v no_o extraordinary_a punishment_n towards_o their_o great_a captain_n when_o they_o commit_v a_o error_n of_o ignorance_n or_o malice_n provide_v the_o government_n be_v not_o damnify_v by_o it_o 300_o chap._n 32._o a_o commonwealth_n or_o prince_n be_v not_o to_o defer_v his_o beneficence_n till_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o object_n require_v it_o 301_o chap._n 33._o if_o a_o inconvenience_n increase_v either_o within_o a_o state_n or_o against_o it_o it_o be_v better_a to_o temporize_v and_o comply_v than_o to_o endeavour_v to_o remove_v it_o by_o violence_n 302_o chap._n 34._o the_o dictatorship_n be_v useful_a not_o hurtful_a to_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o rome_n and_o how_o that_o power_n which_o be_v usurp_v and_o illegal_o assume_v be_v pernicious_a to_o a_o state_n not_o that_o which_o be_v confer_v legal_o by_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o people_n 303_o chap._n 35._o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o decemvirate_a be_v prejudicial_a to_o the_o liberty_n of_o that_o state_n though_o it_o be_v do_v free_o and_o by_o public_a suffrage_n 304_o chap._n 36._o citizens_z who_o have_v execute_v the_o great_a office_n ought_v not_o afterward_o to_o disdain_v or_o scruple_n the_o less_o 305_o chap._n 37._o what_o trouble_v and_o offence_n be_v create_v in_o rome_n by_o the_o agrarian_a law_n and_o how_o dangerous_a it_o be_v to_o make_v a_o new_a law_n opposite_a to_o a_o old_a custom_n with_o too_o much_o retro-spection_a ib._n chap._n 38._o weak_a commonwealth_n be_v general_o irresolute_a and_o ill_o advise_v as_o take_v their_o measure_n more_o from_o necessity_n than_o election_n 307_o chap._n 39_o divers_a people_n have_v many_o time_n the_o same_o accident_n 308_o chap._n 40._o the_o creation_n of_o the_o decemvirate_a in_o rome_n what_o thing_n be_v most_o remarkable_a in_o it_o and_o how_o far_o such_o a_o constitution_n may_v be_v useful_a or_o pernicious_a to_o a_o commonwealth_n 309_o chap._n 41._o for_o a_o mean_a man_n to_o grow_v immediate_o insolent_a or_o a_o meek_a man_n immmediat_o cruel_a without_o just_a step_n of_o gradation_n be_v both_o imprudent_a and_o unprofitable_a 311_o chap._n 42._o how_o easy_o man_n manner_n be_v corrupt_v ib._n chap._n 43._o those_o soldier_n which_o fight_v for_o their_o own_o honour_n be_v the_o best_a and_o most_o to_o be_v trust_v 312_o chap._n 44._o a_o multitude_n without_o a_o head_n be_v altogether_o unserviceable_a nor_o be_v any_o man_n to_o threaten_v that_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o desire_v ib._n chap._n 45._o it_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o ill_a example_n to_o break_v a_o new_a law_n especial_o for_o the_o maker_n and_o it_o be_v no_o less_o dangerous_a to_o the_o governor_n of_o a_o state_n to_o multiply_v injury_n and_o repeat_v they_o every_o day_n 313_o chap._n 46._o how_o man_n leap_v from_o one_o passion_n to_o another_o and_o how_o they_o who_o at_o first_o aim_n at_o nothing_o but_o self-preservation_n when_o secure_v of_o that_o grow_v oppressor_n of_o other_o people_n 314_o chap._n 47._o though_o the_o people_n in_o thing_n that_o be_v discuss_v in_o general_a be_v many_o time_n mistake_v yet_o when_o they_o be_v reduce_v to_o particular_n they_o be_v more_o sensible_a and_o judicious_a 317_o chap._n 48._o to_o prevent_v the_o advancement_n of_o mean_a people_n to_o the_o magistracy_n it_o be_v particular_o to_o be_v contrive_v that_o the_o competition_n be_v betwixt_o the_o best_a and_o most_o noble_a and_o the_o wickedist_n and_o most_o abject_a 318_o chap._n 49._o if_o those_o city_n which_o have_v be_v free_a from_o their_o foundation_n as_o rome_n have_v find_v it_o difficult_a to_o contrive_v such_o law_n as_o may_v maintain_v they_o so_o those_o which_o have_v be_v always_o servile_a will_v find_v it_o almost_o impossible_a 319_o chap._n 50._o no_o magistrate_n or_o council_n ought_v to_o have_v power_n to_o check_v or_o control_v the_o public_a act_n of_o the_o city_n 320_o chap._n 51._o a_o prince_n or_o commonwealth_n that_o be_v constrain_v to_o do_v a_o thing_n be_v to_o seem_v to_o do_v it_o frank_o and_o without_o any_o compulsion_n ib._n chap._n 52._o the_o best_a and_o most_o secure_a way_n to_o repress_v the_o insolence_n of_o a_o ambitious_a and_o powerful_a state_n be_v to_o preclude_v and_o stop_v up_o those_o way_n by_o which_o he_o will_v come_v to_o his_o greatness_n 321_o chap._n 53._o the_o people_n deceive_v with_o a_o false_a appearance_n of_o good_a do_v many_o time_n desire_v that_o which_o turn_v to_o their_o destruction_n and_o how_o great_a hope_n and_o large_a promise_n do_v easy_o debauch_v they_o 322_o chap._n 54._o how_o great_a the_o authority_n of_o a_o grave_a man_n be_v to_o assuage_v the_o tumultuousness_n of_o the_o people_n 323_o chap._n 55._o how_o easy_o thing_n be_v manage_v in_o a_o city_n where_o the_o commons_o be_v incorrupt_a how_o hard_o it_o be_v to_o erect_v a_o principality_n where_o there_o be_v not_o a_o equality_n and_o where_o it_o be_v not_o a_o commonwealth_n be_v impossible_a 324_o chap._n 56._o great_a accident_n before_o they_o happen_v to_o any_o city_n or_o province_n be_v common_o prognosticate_v by_o some_o sign_n or_o predict_v by_o some_o man_n 326_o chap._n 57_o the_o multitude_n unite_v be_v fornidable_a and_o strong_a but_o separate_v be_v weak_a and_o inconsiderable_a ib._n chap._n 58._o that_o the_o multitude_n be_v wise_a and_o more_o constant_a than_o a_o prince_n 327_o chap._n 59_o what_o league_n or_o confederacy_n be_v most_o to_o be_v trust_v those_o which_o be_v make_v with_o prince_n or_o those_o which_o be_v make_v with_o free_a state_n 329_o chap._n 60._o how_o the_o consulship_n and_o other_o dignity_n in_o rome_n be_v confer_v without_o respect_n of_o age_n 330_o book_n ii_o chap._n 1._o whether_o the_o virtue_n or_o fortune_n of_o the_o roman_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o empire_n 333_o chap._n 2._o with_o what_o nation_n the_o roman_n contend_v and_o with_o what_o obstinacy_n those_o nation_n resist_v 335_o chap._n 3._o it_o contribute_v much_o to_o the_o grandeur_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n that_o they_o ruin_v the_o neighbour_a city_n and_o admit_v stranger_n to_o their_o own_o dignity_n and_o privilege_n 337_o chap._n 4._o there_o be_v three_o way_n which_o commonwealth_n have_v take_v to_o enlarge_v their_o territory_n 338_o chap._n 5._o the_o variation_n of_o religion_n and_o language_n with_o the_o accident_n of_o deluge_n and_o plague_n have_v be_v the_o cause_n that_o many_o great_a thing_n have_v be_v forget_v 340_o chap._n 6._o how_o the_o roman_n proceed_v in_o make_v of_o war._n 341_o chap._n 7._o what_o proportion_n of_o land_n the_o roman_n allow_v to_o every_o man_n in_o their_o colony_n 342_o chap._n 8._o what_o it_o be_v that_o dispose_v some_o people_n to_o leave_v their_o native_a country_n to_o dispossess_v other_o people_n ib._n chap._n 9_o what_o those_o occasion_n be_v which_o do_v most_o common_o create_v war_n among_o prince_n 344_o chap._n 10._o that_o according_a to_o the_o common_a opinion_n money_n be_v not_o the_o sinew_n of_o war_n ib._n chap._n 11._o it_o be_v not_o discretion_n to_o enter_v into_o strict_a amity_n with_o a_o prince_n who_o reputation_n be_v great_a than_o his_o strength_n 346_o chap._n 12._o upon_o a_o apprehension_n of_o be_v invade_v whether_o it_o be_v better_a to_o make_v war_n or_o expect_v it_o ib._n chap._n 13._o that_o from_o mean_a to_o great_a fortune_n people_n rise_v rather_o by_o fraud_n than_o by_o force_n 348_o chap._n 13._o many_o people_n be_v mistake_v
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high_a indiscretion_n for_o he_o that_o have_v ever_o pretend_v to_o be_v good_a and_o be_v willing_a for_o his_o advantage_n to_o become_v otherwise_o must_v not_o do_v it_o at_o a_o leap_n but_o by_o degree_n and_o upon_o occasion_n that_o before_o the_o diversity_n of_o his_o deportment_n deprive_v he_o of_o his_o old_a friend_n he_o may_v have_v gain_v himself_o new_a without_o diminution_n to_o his_o authority_n otherwise_o be_v discover_v and_o desert_v he_o be_v certain_o ruin_v chap._n xlii_o how_o easy_o man_n manner_n be_v corrupt_v it_o be_v remarkable_a likewise_o in_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o decem-viri_a that_o man_n be_v easy_o corrupt_v and_o become_v wicked_a be_v their_o education_n never_o so_o good_a the_o youth_n which_o appius_n debauch_v and_o take_v for_o his_o guard_n be_v sufficient_a to_o prove_v it_o who_o though_o of_o honourable_a
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