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and_o death_n be_v own_v by_o the_o cicero_n the_o pater_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la necisque_fw-la potestatem_fw-la habebat_fw-la in_o filios_fw-la cicero_n orator_n in_o his_o time_n to_o remain_v when_o he_o say_v the_o father_n have_v the_o power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n over_o his_o child_n so_o that_o what_o brutus_n the_o first_o consul_n do_v in_o behead_v his_o two_o son_n in_o not_o take_v by_o most_o to_o be_v do_v qua_fw-la consul_n but_o as_o parent_n for_o that_o the_o consul_n never_o have_v any_o regal_a power_n without_o leave_n of_o the_o people_n if_o we_o consider_v the_o scope_n of_o 11._o of_o numb_a 11._o moses_n expostulation_n with_o god_n almighty_a why_o lay_v thou_o the_o burden_n of_o all_o this_o people_n upon_o i_o have_v i_o conceive_v all_o this_o people_n have_v i_o beget_v they_o must_v from_o hence_o infer_v that_o if_o he_o have_v be_v their_o common_a parent_n he_o ought_v to_o have_v have_v the_o charge_n and_o government_n of_o they_o so_o natural_a seem_v the_o connection_n betwixt_o fatherly_a authority_n and_o filial_a obedience_n and_o that_o this_o be_v a_o original_a truth_n the_o philosopher_n cite_v 11._o cite_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d odyss_n 11._o homer_n who_o say_v that_o every_o father_n to_o his_o child_n and_o his_o wife_n gives_z law_n this_o kind_n of_o power_n seem_v to_o be_v confirm_v in_o scripture_n concern_v cain_n abraham_n sacrifice_v isaac_n thamar_n and_o jephtha_n but_o in_o after_o time_n when_o father_n abuse_v that_o authority_n it_o be_v judge_v expedient_a to_o deprive_v they_o of_o it_o and_o place_n it_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o more_o public_a father_n the_o king_n have_v thus_o clear_v the_o point_n testimony_n the_o antiquity_n of_o monarchy_n from_o history_n and_o testimony_n that_o monarchy_n be_v according_a to_o the_o institution_n of_o nature_n i_o come_v now_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o antiquity_n of_o it_o sacrae_fw-la it_o vide_fw-la stillingfleet_n be_v origines_fw-la sacrae_fw-la sanconiathan_n of_o great_a antiquity_n than_o any_o greek_a historian_n give_v a_o large_a account_n of_o the_o phoenician_n monarchy_n the_o like_a manetho_n give_v of_o the_o egyptian_a and_o the_o true_a berosus_n of_o the_o babylonian_a so_o 11._o so_o polit._n lib._n 5._o c._n 11._o aristotle_n speak_v of_o the_o long_a duration_n of_o the_o molossiac_n kingdom_n which_o begin_v in_o pyrrhus_n son_n of_o achilles_n and_z according_a to_o regum_fw-la to_o de_fw-fr antiquis_fw-la familiis_fw-la regum_fw-la reinerus_n last_v nine_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n and_o the_o lacedaemonian_a according_a to_o plutarch_n eusebius_n and_o other_o continue_v near_o upon_o as_o long_o the_o philosopher_n 1._o philosopher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 1._o c._n 1._o advance_v the_o origin_n of_o kingly_a government_n as_o high_a as_o the_o heathen_a religion_n or_o philosophy_n can_v carry_v he_o when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o very_a heathen_a deity_n be_v under_o this_o form_n and_o regimen_n so_o what_o herodotus_n say_v of_o the_o egyptian_n may_v as_o true_o be_v say_v of_o all_o other_o nation_n that_o they_o can_v not_o live_v without_o king_n so_o isocrates_n say_v before_o democracy_n and_o oligarchy_n the_o barbarous_a nation_n and_o city_n of_o greece_n obey_v king_n therefore_o the_o philosopher_n ibid._n philosopher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n say_v at_o first_o king_n govern_v city_n and_o now_o nation_n so_o sallust_n fuit_fw-la sallust_n in_o terris_fw-la nomen_fw-la imperii_fw-la primum_fw-la fuit_fw-la say_v the_o name_n of_o empire_n be_v first_o know_v in_o the_o world_n and_o justin_n 1._o justin_n principio_fw-la rerum_fw-la nationumque_fw-la omnium_fw-la imperium_fw-la penes_fw-la reges_fw-la erat_fw-la lib._n 1._o most_o express_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o nation_n the_o power_n and_o government_n be_v sole_o and_o absolute_o in_o king_n so_o ll._n so_o certum_fw-la est_fw-la omnes_fw-la antiquas_fw-la gentes_fw-la regibus_fw-la paruisse_fw-la lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr ll._n cicero_n say_v that_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o all_o ancient_a nation_n do_v obey_v king_n if_o we_o consult_v homer_n plato_n lucretius_n diodorus_n siculus_n lib._n 2._o josephus_n lib._n 4._o c._n 1._o or_o any_o historian_n greek_n or_o latin_a we_o shall_v find_v no_o tract_n of_o time_n nor_o society_n of_o man_n without_o kingly_a government_n the_o first_o popular_a state_n we_o read_v of_o commonwealth_n the_o first_o commonwealth_n be_v that_o of_o athens_n after_o the_o reign_n of_o erixias_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 3275._o and_o after_o that_o several_a other_o city_n of_o greece_n as_o sparta_n corinth_n etc._n etc._n follow_v their_o example_n expel_v their_o king_n and_o in_o their_o room_n erect_v little_a commonwealth_n but_o great_a tyranny_n be_v in_o a_o continual_a broil_n either_o among_o themselves_o about_o their_o magistrate_n or_o with_o their_o neighbour_n for_o pre-eminence_n till_o the_o time_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a and_o the_o macedonian_a monarchy_n when_o the_o country_n return_v to_o their_o pristin_a government_n and_o may_v so_o have_v continue_v if_o the_o roman_a arm_n and_o ambition_n have_v not_o overthrow_v it_o as_o to_o rome_n itself_o it_o be_v two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n under_o king_n and_o kingly_a government_n be_v find_v under_o lavinius_n when_o the_o trojan_n come_v from_o that_o little_a kingdom_n of_o pergamus_n therefore_o annal._n therefore_o urbem_fw-la romam_fw-la a_o principio_fw-la reges_fw-la habucre_fw-la 1._o annal._n tacitus_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n from_o the_o beginning_n have_v king_n to_o govern_v it_o their_o commonwealth_n begin_v upon_o the_o regifugium_fw-la so_o that_o say_v a_o judicious_a interest_n judicious_a dr._n nalsâ—n's_n common_a interest_n author_n for_o three_o thousand_o year_n monarchy_n possess_v a_o universal_a and_o uninterrupted_a empire_n over_o all_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o universe_n so_o that_o the_o sun_n the_o glorious_a monarch_n of_o the_o day_n do_v not_o in_o all_o his_o travel_n round_o the_o earthly_a globe_n behold_v any_o spot_n of_o ground_n inhabit_v by_o any_o thing_n but_o brute_n where_o monarchy_n either_o be_v not_o at_o present_a or_o have_v not_o be_v the_o ancient_a original_a and_o fundamental_a way_n of_o government_n from_o the_o consideration_n of_o this_o naturalness_n of_o monarchy_n original_a author_n deduce_v monarchy_n from_o a_o divine_a original_a and_o the_o venerable_a antiquity_n of_o it_o we_o may_v conclude_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o best_a and_o ancient_a writer_n have_v adorn_v it_o with_o such_o eulogium_n deduce_v its_o original_a from_o the_o divine_a be_v so_o hesiod_n 91._o hesiod_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theog_n v._o 91._o say_v king_n be_v from_o jove_n and_o jovem_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hymn_n in_o jovem_n callimachus_n add_v that_o none_o be_v so_o divine_a as_o they_o so_o in_o homer_n 277._o homer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ihad_n 6._o v._n 277._o as_o well_o as_o in_o hesiod_n they_o be_v style_v nourish_v of_o god_n and_o bear_v of_o god_n not_o as_o derive_v their_o pedigree_n but_o kingly_a honour_n from_o jove_n as_o eustachius_n note_n and_o from_o homer_n make_v the_o sceptre_n of_o agamemnon_n to_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o jove_n though_o a_o late_a 63._o late_a absolute_a power_n p._n 63._o author_n contemptuous_o compare_v it_o to_o a_o constable_n staff_n he_o 738._o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iliad_n 4._o v._n 738._o say_v the_o king_n have_v both_o his_o sceptre_n and_o jurisdiction_n from_o god_n of_o which_o the_o curious_a reader_n may_v see_v more_o authority_n in_o the_o learned_a tract_n of_o archbishop_n vsher_n power_n of_o prince_n 〈◊〉_d prince_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plato_n according_a to_o synesius_n de_fw-fr regno_fw-la make_v the_o regal_a office_n to_o be_v a_o divine_a good_a among_o man_n and_o a_o king_n to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o god_n among_o man_n and_o politico_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o politico_n diotogenes_n the_o pythagorean_n say_v that_o god_n have_v give_v he_o dominion_n other_o have_v style_v they_o god_n which_o a_o late_a 66._o late_a absolute_a power_n p._n 66._o author_n say_v may_v be_v allow_v for_o want_n of_o a_o better_a in_o hobs_n state_n of_o ignorance_n and_o atheism_n and_o will_v have_v he_o have_v the_o epithet_n of_o optimus_fw-la as_o well_o as_o maximus_n thus_o some_o take_v a_o liberty_n to_o ridicule_n all_o thing_n most_o sacred_a and_o venerable_a but_o i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o inquire_v into_o such_o man_n principle_n afterward_o and_o at_o present_a shall_v only_o say_v that_o no_o man_n hyperbole_n or_o expression_n be_v further_a to_o be_v understand_v than_o as_o it_o make_v the_o kingly_a original_a from_o god_n and_o make_v king_n his_o viceroy_n upon_o earth_n therefore_o i_o shall_v not_o balk_v such_o authority_n ll._n authority_n 2._o de_fw-fr ll._n plato_n affirm_v monarchy_n to_o be_v the_o
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o according_a to_o the_o use_v of_o the_o country_n for_o that_o the_o barbarous_a nation_n be_v more_o prone_a to_o servitude_n than_o the_o grecian_n and_o the_o asiatic_n endure_v with_o less_o trouble_n than_o the_o european_n that_o command_n which_o he_o call_v absolute_a as_o of_o master_n over_o servant_n this_o he_o call_v in_o reality_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tyrannical_a government_n but_o kingly_a also_o in_o that_o it_o be_v firm_a legitimate_a and_o according_a to_o the_o use_v of_o the_o country_n for_o that_o he_o hâ—insii_n he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d polit._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 10._o hâ—insii_n say_v citizens_z or_o subject_n defend_v king_n but_z guards_z of_o stranger_n be_v employ_v by_o tyrant_n king_n command_v lawful_o over_o the_o willing_a and_o tyrant_n over_o the_o unwilling_a and_o without_o rule_n of_o law_n the_o three_o kind_n he_o call_v that_o which_o among_o the_o grecian_n be_v style_v the_o aesmynetian_a and_o this_o he_o 〈◊〉_d he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d optiva_fw-la tyrannis_fw-la i._o suffragio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d say_v be_v a_o elective_a tyranny_n either_o perpetual_a for_o life_n or_o for_o a_o time_n and_o this_o because_o it_o be_v a_o command_n over_o the_o willing_a such_o person_n be_v elect_v he_o style_v a_o kingly_a government_n and_o instance_v in_o the_o mitylenian_o who_o choose_v pittacus_n to_o be_v their_o king_n against_o alcaeus_n and_o antimenides_n who_o be_v banish_v such_o 5._o such_o halicarnassâ—us_n lib._n 5._o dionysius_n make_v the_o roman_a dictator_n such_o the_o cumaeni_n by_o a_o honest_a name_n style_v their_o tyrant_n and_o such_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o athens_n such_o a_o kingdom_n timolio_n hold_v at_o syracuse_n which_o he_o as_o well_o as_o pittacus_n spontaneous_o resign_v and_o do_v not_o convert_v into_o a_o tyranny_n as_o dionysius_n do_v or_o as_o sylla_n and_o julius_n caesar_n do_v at_o rome_n and_o aratus_n at_o sicyon_n according_a to_o the_o officiis_n the_o lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr officiis_n orator_n the_o last_o kind_n he_o call_v heinsii_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n 3._o polit._n c._n 10._o heinsii_n heroic_a because_o it_o be_v use_v in_o the_o heroic_a age_n and_o have_v three_o characteristic_n of_o true_a kingly_a government_n that_o it_o be_v a_o power_n exercise_v over_o the_o willing_a fatherly_a and_o legitimate_a for_o he_o say_v the_o first_o king_n either_o for_o the_o benefit_n they_o confer_v on_o the_o multitude_n by_o invention_n of_o art_n conduct_v in_o war_n or_o lead_v they_o out_o in_o colony_n or_o supply_v they_o with_o land_n govern_v those_o who_o lony_n or_o supply_v they_o with_o land_n govern_v those_o who_o free_o yield_v to_o obey_v be_v in_o that_o esteem_n and_o have_v that_o power_n and_o authority_n which_o be_v requisite_a these_o have_v command_n in_o war_n and_o in_o thing_n sacred_a where_o there_o be_v no_o priest_n and_o do_v determine_v cause_n and_o all_o these_o thing_n some_o king_n administer_v without_o oath_n other_o be_v swear_v to_o the_o observation_n of_o they_o by_o the_o lift_n up_o the_o sceptre_n and_o ibid._n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n conclude_v that_o in_o ancient_a time_n king_n have_v rule_n and_o be_v lord_n over_o all_o affair_n of_o the_o city_n and_o those_o at_o home_n and_o abroad_o from_o whence_o and_o from_o what_o the_o philosopher_n deliver_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o work_n and_o elsewhere_o initic_a elsewhere_o commâ—nt_fw-fr in_o lib._n 1._o polit._n initic_a giphanius_n with_o thucydides_n conclude_v that_o these_o hereditary_a king_n have_v such_o a_o power_n as_o be_v restrain_v by_o certain_a law_n and_o they_o do_v not_o reign_v as_o they_o list_v and_o at_o their_o pleasure_n but_o by_o certain_a prescript_n of_o law_n such_o we_o may_v presume_v as_o they_o ordain_v this_o be_v that_o monarchy_n which_o be_v know_v in_o the_o first_o age_n 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