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chap._n 2._o §._o 10._o but_o to_o keep_v it_o so_o long_o as_o be_v necessary_a for_o my_o own_o security_n so_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n i_o have_v a_o right_a to_o take_v away_o from_o another_o that_o which_o he_o have_v former_o take_v from_o i_o or_o if_o that_o can_v easy_o be_v do_v yet_o to_o take_v that_o which_o be_v equivalent_a unto_o it_o as_o also_o for_o the_o recovery_n of_o my_o just_a debt_n and_o from_o hence_o will_v also_o ensue_v propriety_n or_o dominion_n because_o that_o breach_n that_o be_v make_v in_o equality_n can_v otherwise_o be_v repair_v so_o where_o a_o punishment_n be_v just_o due_a there_o all_o manner_n of_o force_n and_o violence_n be_v lawful_a and_o just_a if_o that_o punishment_n can_v be_v have_v without_o it_o and_o so_o whatsoever_o be_v a_o part_n of_o that_o punishment_n as_o the_o destruction_n of_o corn_n cattle_n the_o fire_n of_o house_n town_n city_n and_o the_o like_a be_v also_o just_a so_o long_o as_o they_o exceed_v not_o 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to_o repair_v the_o damage_n and_o to_o pay_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o war_n because_o they_o have_v cause_v it_o by_o their_o own_o default_n so_o likewise_o they_o that_o rash_o thrust_v themselves_o into_o a_o war_n undertake_v without_o any_o probable_a reason_n deserve_v to_o be_v punish_v according_a to_o the_o injustice_n of_o their_o action_n for_o so_o long_o do_v plato_n approve_v of_o the_o war_n donec_fw-la hi_o qui_fw-la sontes_fw-la sunt_fw-la cogantur_fw-la insontibus_fw-la male_a affectis_fw-la poenas_fw-la dare_fw-mi until_o the_o guilty_a party_n be_v compel_v to_o give_v satisfaction_n to_o those_o who_o be_v innocent_a have_v be_v injure_v by_o they_o iv_o some_o thing_n may_v be_v gain_v without_o injury_n indirect_o which_o purposely_o be_v not_o lawful_a we_o must_v observe_v also_o in_o the_o three_o place_n that_o whilst_o we_o execute_v the_o right_a that_o nature_n give_v we_o either_o to_o defend_v ourselves_o or_o to_o recover_v our_o own_o many_o thing_n do_v indirect_o and_o beyond_o our_o purpose_n accrue_v unto_o we_o whereunto_o we_o can_v otherwise_o have_v no_o right_n at_o all_o how_o this_o rule_n hold_v in_o case_n of_o our_o own_o necessary_a defence_n we_o have_v elsewhere_o show_v so_o in_o the_o recovery_n of_o what_o be_v our_o own_o if_o we_o can_v get_v just_a as_o much_o as_o be_v we_o we_o may_v take_v more_o but_o on_o condition_n that_o we_o restore_v the_o surplusage_n to_o the_o right_a owner_n so_o a_o ship_n wherein_o there_o be_v many_o pirate_n or_o a_o house_n wherein_o be_v many_o thief_n may_v be_v batter_v down_o or_o sink_v though_o it_o be_v to_o the_o endanger_n of_o many_o infant_n woman_n and_o such_o like_a innocent_a person_n that_o be_v accidental_o mix_v among_o they_o but_o this_o must_v ever_o be_v observe_v that_o non_fw-la semper_fw-la omni_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la licitum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la juri_fw-la strictè_fw-la sumpto_fw-la congruit_fw-la we_o be_v not_o always_o to_o extend_v 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