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decree_n against_o it_o 130._o how_o it_o come_v into_o that_o form_n order_n and_o method_n which_o now_o we_o see_v it_o in_o 167._o what_o a_o multitude_n of_o writer_n there_o be_v in_o the_o be_v law_n fol._n 170_o civil_a law_n be_v not_o proper_a to_o govern_v every_o state_n by_o fol._n 140._o 51_o city_n three_o above_o all_o other_o most_o famous_a for_o the_o study_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n rome_n berytus_n &_o constantinope_n fol._n 122_o civil_a law_n have_v not_o of_o itself_o any_o authoritative_a force_n to_o bind_v as_o a_o law_n in_o any_o nation_n but_o be_v and_o must_v be_v of_o force_v every_o where_o as_o it_o contain_v true_a and_o solid_a reason_n to_o which_o all_o man_n be_v to_o submit_v fol._n 126._o 138._o 157_o case_n that_o do_v happen_v be_v to_o be_v all_o settle_a by_o some_o rule_n or_o other_o fol._n 145_o civil_a law_n perfect_v as_o it_o be_v at_o this_o day_n very_o sufficient_a to_o resolve_v all_o case_n that_o can_v happen_v 15._o 53._o 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deceiver_n or_o to_o any_o one_o else_o 13._o most_o detestable_a in_o those_o that_o the_o law_n do_v most_o privilege_n when_o deceive_v fol._n 13_o foreign_a state_n not_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o municipal_a law_n fol._n 146_o foreign_a state_n why_o they_o do_v judge_v so_o much_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n fol._n 153_o g_z great_a man_n be_v not_o suffer_v to_o assume_v or_o protect_v the_o controversy_n or_o litigious_a suit_n of_o other_o fol._n 62_o guardian_n may_v husband_n but_o not_o sell_v the_o estate_n of_o their_o pupil_n fol._n 106_o government_n be_v at_o first_o without_o any_o law_n at_o all_o fol._n 110_o government_n be_v change_v the_o law_n seldom_o remain_v the_o same_o fol._n 116_o government_n howsoever_o change_v yet_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v of_o use_n fol._n 157._o 176_o i_o ingratitude_n do_v make_v a_o free_a gift_n revocable_a from_o he_o that_o be_v ungrateful_a fol._n 84_o italy_n be_v seven_o time_n bring_v almost_o to_o utter_v 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their_o law_n be_v never_o in_o use_n more_o fol._n 103_o l_o law_n what_o property_n it_o ought_v to_o have_v and_o that_o chief_o it_o ought_v to_o agree_v with_o reason_n 1.2_o &_o seq_n 46._o it_o be_v but_o a_o determination_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 4._o it_o must_v not_o only_o not_o cross_v the_o first_o and_o chief_a principle_n of_o nature_n but_o not_o such_o neither_o as_o be_v any_o way_n though_o remote_o depend_v on_o they_o 8._o to_o be_v fair_o and_o candid_o interpret_v and_o without_o any_o fraud_n 13._o may_v profitable_o contain_v the_o very_a maxim_n of_o reason_n 21._o common_a capacity_n no_o good_a judge_n of_o law_n 25._o and_o who_o be_v and_o what_o must_v be_v consider_v to_o judge_v right_o of_o they_o ibid._n the_o severity_n of_o they_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o demerit_n of_o man_n 26._o though_o not_o so_o rational_a as_o other_o subject_n must_v acquitss_n in_o they_o till_o they_o be_v alter_v fol._n 31_o law_n of_o nation_n be_v that_o which_o order_v all_o affair_n between_o nation_n and_o nation_n 59_o to_o be_v know_v out_o of_o the_o civil_a law_n fol._n 61_o law_n of_o the_o twelve_o table_n the_o groundwork_n and_o foundation_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n fol._n 104_o law_n of_o all_o other_o nation_n be_v go_v and_o extinct_a with_o the_o state_n themselves_o except_v the_o roman_a fol._n 110_o law_n of_o some_o people_n more_o famous_a than_o other_o fol._n 111_o lotharius_n the_o emperor_n be_v the_o restorer_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n when_o it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v extinct_a in_o europe_n fol._n 122_o law_n foreign_a not_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o proper_a law_n of_o the_o country_n fol._n 125._o 140._o 144_o law_n of_o no_o nation_n so_o sufficient_a but_o that_o another_o law_n be_v needful_a fol._n 128._o 144._o 154_o law_n of_o government_n proper_a for_o the_o state_n itself_o be_v necessary_a in_o every_o nation_n fol._n 129._o 140_o law_n of_o all_o nation_n too_o imperfect_a for_o the_o 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