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zenone_n c._n the_o quadr_n l._n 8._o c._n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la l._n praecipimus_fw-la 34._o c._n the_o appell_n see_v althus_n pol._n c._n 18._o n._n 7_o 17._o 6._o hence_o their_o power_n be_v not_o absolute_a infinite_a or_o unlimited_a but_o have_v its_o own_o bound_n and_o limit_n over_o which_o it_o can_v lawful_o pass_v they_o be_v to_o rule_v and_o do_v all_o for_o god_n and_o the_o good_a of_o the_o realm_n who_o servant_n they_o be_v they_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n for_o the_o people_n good_a rom._n 13._o 4._o 7._o when_o they_o transgress_v their_o true_a limit_n which_o no_o man_n will_v say_v be_v impossible_a by_o command_v what_o god_n have_v forbid_v or_o forbid_v what_o god_n have_v command_v in_o his_o holy_a law_n or_o when_o they_o seek_v not_o the_o public_a good_a of_o the_o land_n but_o their_o own_o private_a advantage_n they_o be_v not_o but_o cease_v to_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o people_n and_o become_v private_a person_n 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