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the_o duty_n of_o every_o honest_a man_n to_o be_v content_a with_o his_o own_o and_o not_o to_o give_v provocation_n to_o his_o neighbour_n nor_o to_o covet_v that_o which_o be_v he_o so_o also_o it_o behoove_v he_o who_o will_v be_v as_o wary_a as_o be_v needful_a and_o who_o be_v willing_a to_o take_v care_n of_o his_o own_o good_a so_o to_o take_v all_o man_n for_o his_o friend_n as_o not_o to_o suppose_v yet_o but_o that_o the_o same_o may_v quick_o become_v his_o enemy_n so_o to_o cultivate_v peace_n with_o all_o man_n as_o to_o be_v provide_v though_o it_o be_v never_o so_o soon_o change_v to_o enmity_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n happy_a be_v that_o commonwealth_n where_o in_o time_n of_o quietness_n consideration_n be_v have_v of_o requisite_n for_o war._n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o marry_a state_n among_o those_o state_n of_o man_n which_o matrimony_n i._o matrimony_n we_o have_v call_v adventitious_a or_o in_o which_o a_o man_n be_v place_v by_o some_o 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they_o be_v compare_v by_o some_o to_o usufructuary_n or_o liferenters_a chap._n x._o how_o government_n especial_o monarchical_a be_v acquire_v although_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o force_v i._o consent_n of_o the_o subject_a free_a or_o force_v subject_n be_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v require_v in_o constitute_v of_o every_o lawful_a government_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o always_o obtain_v the_o same_o way_n for_o as_o it_o be_v sometime_o see_v that_o a_o prince_n ascend_v the_o throne_n with_o the_o voluntary_a acclamation_n of_o the_o people_n so_o sometime_o he_o make_v himself_o a_o king_n by_o conquest_n and_o bring_v a_o people_n to_o consent_v by_o military_a force_n which_o latter_a method_n of_o acquire_v conquest_n ii_o of_o conquest_n a_o government_n be_v call_v conquest_n it_o happen_v as_o often_o as_o a_o victorious_a prince_n have_v fortune_n on_o his_o side_n and_o a_o just_a cause_n reduce_v a_o people_n by_o his_o arm_n to_o such_o extremity_n as_o compel_v they_o to_o 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