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than_o be_v pretend_v he_o proceed_v chap._n xxiii_o sect_n ix_o the_o sovereign_a protect_v the_o subject_n in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o that_o right_a and_o propriety_n which_o the_o law_n give_v he_o the_o right_n of_o sovereignty_n not_o of_o propriety_n necessary_a for_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o royal_a office_n and_o protection_n of_o subject_n public_a necessity_n justify_v the_o invasion_n of_o propriety_n the_o partition_n of_o the_o sovereignty_n among_o the_o optimates_fw-la not_o destructive_a of_o it_o according_a to_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o own_o tenant_n the_o responsa_fw-la prudentum_fw-la of_o high_a esteem_n among_o all_o nation_n every_o man_n have_v indeed_o a_o propriety_n that_o exclude_v the_o right_a of_o every_o other_o subject_a this_o be_v grant_v upon_o all_o side_n and_o say_v he_o â—hâ—_n have_v it_o only_o from_o the_o sovereign_a power_n without_o the_o protection_n whereof_o now_o i_o be_o in_o page_n 170._o every_o other_o man_n shall_v have_v equal_a right_n to_o the_o same_o this_o be_v not_o true_o speak_v for_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o sovereign_a do_v not_o make_v or_o give_v right_a to_o any_o thing_n but_o enable_v he_o to_o use_v the_o same_o the_o law_n give_v the_o right_a &_o the_o sovereign_a protect_v we_o in_o the_o enjoy_n that_o which_o the_o law_n have_v give_v but_o i_o wonder_v at_o his_o meaning_n in_o what_o follow_v which_o be_v but_o if_o the_o right_n of_o the_o sovereign_n also_o be_v exclude_v he_o can_v perform_v the_o office_n they_o have_v put_v he_o into_o that_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o right_n of_o the_o sovereignty_n but_o not_o of_o propriety_n if_o he_o be_v not_o allow_v the_o prerogative_n belong_v to_o sovereignty_n he_o can_v protect_v they_o but_o if_o he_o be_v deny_v the_o right_n of_o propriety_n he_o can_v well_o destroy_v they_o but_o sure_o may_v protect_v they_o with_o his_o justice_n and_o with_o his_o power_n he_o expound_v himself_o which_o be_v to_o defend_v they_o both_o from_o foreign_a enemy_n and_o from_o the_o injury_n of_o one_o another_o and_o consequent_o there_o be_v no_o long_o a_o common_a wealth_n a_o strange_a inference_n unless_o he_o have_v right_a to_o their_o estate_n he_o can_v defend_v they_o etc._n etc._n sure_o many_o sovereign_n have_v defend_v and_o do_v defend_v their_o subject_n and_o yet_o have_v not_o propriety_n to_o their_o estate_n he_o who_o have_v a_o propriety_n in_o a_o estate_n may_v use_v it_o how_o he_o will_v to_o his_o own_o advantage_n or_o content_v but_o this_o supremes_n can_v do_v with_o their_o subject_n just_o there_o may_v be_v a_o case_n of_o extremity_n where_o salus_n reipublicae_fw-la must_v be_v suprema_fw-la lex_fw-la put_v the_o case_n a_o enemy_n invade_v the_o kingdom_n the_o land_n of_o some_o particular_a subject_n lie_v fit_a to_o make_v a_o fort_n of_o the_o king_n by_o force_n take_v it_o for_o the_o public_a benefit_n not_o out_o of_o propriety_n that_o it_o belong_v to_o himself_o but_o that_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o commonwealth_n to_o who_o public_a benefit_n all_o private_a interest_n and_o propriety_n must_v submit_v but_o i_o may_v term_v the_o right_n of_o such_o accident_n to_o be_v a_o universality_n rather_o than_o a_o propriety_n the_o universal_a right_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n not_o the_o particular_a right_n of_o one_o or_o another_o that_o which_o follow_v to_o this_o purpose_n receive_v the_o same_o answer_n in_o office_n of_o judicature_n and_o the_o like_a i_o pass_v to_o a_o six_o doctrine_n which_o he_o say_v be_v plain_o and_o direct_o against_o the_o essence_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n and_o it_o be_v this_o that_o the_o sovereign_a power_n may_v be_v divide_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o division_n i_o can_v ready_o apprehend_v if_o he_o mean_v that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v divide_v into_o sundry_a person_n than_o he_o have_v overthrow_v himself_o when_o he_o constitute_v other_o government_n beside_o monarchy_n as_o aristocracy_n and_o democracy_n which_o be_v in_o divers_a person_n but_o unite_v if_o he_o mean_v which_o he_o seem_v to_o do_v by_o his_o follow_a discourse_n two_o several_a king_n in_o the_o same_o kingdom_n i_o think_v it_o can_v subsist_v because_o of_o distraction_n as_o he_o intimate_v but_o the_o fountain_n of_o the_o error_n i_o think_v be_v not_o well_o derive_v from_o the_o lawyer_n who_o say_v he_o endeavour_v to_o make_v the_o law_n depend_v upon_o their_o own_o learning_n and_o not_o upon_o the_o legislative_a power_n which_o way_n this_o shall_v conduce_v to_o the_o dependence_n of_o the_o law_n upon_o their_o learning_n i_o see_v not_o he_o himself_o have_v discourse_v that_o the_o responsa_fw-la prudentum_fw-la be_v always_o in_o high_a esteem_n among_o the_o roman_n as_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o judge_n be_v among_o we_o and_o all_o man_n have_v a_o great_a reverence_n of_o they_o in_o all_o nation_n but_o these_o responsa_fw-la declare_v what_o be_v law_n and_o they_o will_v cease_v to_o be_v prudentes_fw-la when_o they_o abuse_v the_o law_n he_o begin_v another_o paragraph_n chap._n xxiii_o sect_n x._o the_o paragraph_n assert_v not_o the_o form_n of_o government_n but_o the_o execution_n of_o good_a law_n make_v a_o nation_n happy_a the_o history_n of_o the_o grecian_n and_o roman_n vindicate_v against_o mr._n hobbs_n mr._n hobbs_n his_o precept_n in_o his_o leviathan_n much_o more_o seductive_a and_o encourage_v to_o rebellion_n than_o the_o forementioned_a history_n the_o abuse_n of_o good_a thing_n ought_v not_o to_o take_v away_o the_o use_n of_o they_o and_o as_o false_a doctrine_n so_o oftentimes_o the_o example_n of_o different_a government_n in_o a_o neighbour_a nation_n dispose_v man_n to_o the_o alteration_n of_o the_o form_n already_o settle_v in_o this_o true_o i_o be_o of_o his_o mind_n for_o when_o man_n see_v a_o neighbour_n prosper_v in_o that_o kind_n of_o life_n he_o lead_v he_o be_v apt_a to_o pryâ—_n into_o the_o way_n by_o which_o he_o so_o thrive_v and_o then_o take_v the_o same_o course_n hope_v to_o find_v it_o as_o beneficial_a to_o himself_o as_o it_o have_v prove_v to_o the_o other_o i_o approve_v the_o discourse_n throughout_o and_o therefore_o need_v not_o transcribe_v any_o more_o but_o yet_o will_v have_v be_v glad_a to_o have_v read_v some_o way_n by_o which_o this_o evil_a be_v know_v may_v be_v hinder_v or_o avoid_v and_o true_o i_o can_v think_v upon_o none_o but_o by_o make_v ourselves_o more_o industrious_a than_o our_o neighbour_n by_o better_a reward_v virtue_n and_o industry_n and_o punish_v vice_n and_o sloth_n than_o they_o there_o be_v scarce_o that_o people_n who_o fundamental_a principle_n be_v not_o such_o as_o may_v make_v the_o kingdom_n happy_a under_o that_o government_n if_o they_o be_v use_v to_o the_o best_a advantage_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o form_n of_o government_n only_o but_o the_o disposure_n in_o that_o form_n which_o felicitates_fw-la a_o nation_n and_o so_o the_o make_n and_o execution_n of_o good_a law_n at_o home_n will_v redress_v the_o inconvenience_n which_o come_v from_o a_o neighbour_a nation_n he_o enter_v upon_o a_o new_a paragraph_n and_o as_o to_o rebellion_n in_o particular_a against_o monarchy_n one_o of_o the_o most_o frequent_a cause_n of_o it_o be_v the_o read_v the_o book_n of_o policy_n and_o history_n of_o the_o ancient_a greek_n and_o roman_n i_o wonder_v he_o have_v not_o put_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n likewise_o but_o certain_o he_o be_v out_o in_o it_o for_o these_o book_n he_o speak_v of_o do_v teach_v king_n and_o supremes_n how_o to_o govern_v and_o avoid_v those_o rock_n upon_o which_o their_o predecessor_n have_v be_v split_v they_o teach_v subject_n to_o avoid_v all_o rebellion_n the_o most_o happy_a and_o prosperous_a of_o which_o bring_v confusion_n if_o not_o destruction_n to_o that_o nation_n where_o they_o be_v and_o very_o frequent_o ruin_v to_o themselves_o and_o their_o family_n who_o be_v ringleader_n in_o such_o action_n but_o if_o book_n which_o encourage_v to_o rebellion_n must_v be_v lay_v aside_o then_o let_v leviathan_n be_v bury_v in_o silence_n which_o i_o have_v and_o shall_v show_v short_o not_o by_o example_n only_o but_o precept_n to_o justify_v more_o rebellion_n than_o ever_o any_o author_n do_v i_o but_o say_v he_o from_o which_o that_o be_v these_o book_n young_a man_n and_o all_o other_o as_o be_v unprovided_a of_o the_o antidote_n of_o solid_a reason_n receive_v a_o strong_a and_o delightful_a impression_n of_o the_o great_a exploit_n of_o war_n achieve_v by_o the_o conductor_n of_o their_o army_n receive_v withal_o a_o please_a idea_n of_o all_o they_o have_v do_v beside_o i_o think_v this_o may_v be_v do_v and_o that_o these_o excellent_a story_n which_o relate_v the_o gallant_a and_o exemplary_a virtue_n of_o many_o may_v yea_o must_v likewise_o with_o they_o record_v the_o vice_n of_o