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from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o from_o the_o law_n of_o god_n reveal_v in_o the_o scripture_n or_o from_o humane_a positive_a law_n all_o society_n which_o be_v not_o contain_v in_o these_o cause_n be_v tyranny_n in_o the_o party_n command_v nor_o be_v any_o obligation_n in_o conscience_n to_o such_o command_n from_o the_o party_n command_v have_v thus_o far_o treat_v of_o the_o cause_n of_o power_n and_o subjection_n conjunct_o we_o shall_v hereafter_o in_o their_o several_a chapter_n treat_v of_o they_o several_o and_o more_o at_o large_a and_o we_o insist_v more_o large_o hereon_o in_o regard_n these_o power_n and_o subjection_n be_v either_o so_o confound_v in_o their_o cause_n by_o other_o man_n or_o such_o wild_a thing_n beg_v for_o principle_n that_o so_o far_o as_o i_o understand_v no_o ingenuous_a man_n shall_v grant_v chap._n ii_o of_o regal_a and_o magistrate_n power_n 1._o there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o one_o of_o man_n chief_a happiness_n in_o this_o introduction_n introduction_n life_n consist_v in_o the_o contemplation_n of_o god_n in_o his_o work_n to_o contemplate_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n the_o workmanship_n of_o his_o hand_n and_o the_o admirable_a order_n and_o motion_n of_o they_o all_o be_v by_o he_o so_o make_v and_o create_v nor_o be_v god_n less_o see_v in_o the_o generation_n and_o birth_n of_o man_n and_o other_o creature_n then_o in_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o as_o admirable_a be_v the_o preservation_n of_o every_o man_n as_o his_o generation_n for_o abstract_v from_o the_o internal_a cause_n spiritus_fw-la intus_fw-la alit_fw-la totamque_fw-la infusa_fw-la per_fw-la artus_fw-la fin_n virg._n aen._n 6._o prop._n fin_n mens_fw-la agitat_fw-la molem_fw-la how_o god_n do_v renew_v and_o preserve_v every_o man_n and_o every_o part_n of_o man_n by_o a_o perpetual_a motion_n viz._n the_o systole_n and_o diastole_n of_o the_o blood_n if_o a_o man_n consider_v his_o outward_a preservation_n 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and_o subjection_n due_a to_o valentinian_n nor_o without_o usurpation_n and_o wrong_n to_o he_o can_v they_o erect_v themselves_o into_o a_o aristocracy_n 13._o perfection_n consist_v in_o integral_n and_o where_o any_o thing_n be_v not_o government_n aristocracy_n and_o democracy_n be_v imperfect_a government_n make_v up_o of_o all_o the_o part_n of_o it_o there_o that_o thing_n be_v deficient_a and_o imperfect_a but_o the_o government_n of_o aristocracy_n and_o of_o democracy_n do_v not_o consist_v of_o the_o whole_a part_n of_o the_o man_n govern_v but_o of_o the_o major_a part_n the_o government_n therefore_o of_o aristocracy_n and_o democracy_n be_v deficient_a and_o imperfect_a government_n socrates_n ask_v euthyphro_n whether_o in_o every_o action_n one_o and_o the_o same_o euthyphro_n annot._n plato_n euthyphro_n thing_n be_v the_o same_o thing_n to_o itself_o pious_a or_o holy_a and_o in_o like_a manner_n whether_o a_o impious_a or_o profane_a thing_n plain_o contrary_a to_o 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