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where_o there_o be_v not_o matter_n to_o resolve_v upon_o and_o where_o maturity_n of_o debate_n have_v not_o precede_v there_o be_v not_o yet_o matter_n to_o resolve_v upon_o 27._o debate_v to_o be_v mature_a can_v be_v manage_v by_o a_o multitude_n and_o result_v to_o be_v popular_a can_v be_v give_v by_o a_o few_o 28._o if_o a_o council_n capable_a of_o debate_n have_v also_o the_o result_n it_o be_v oligarchy_n if_o a_o assembly_n capable_a of_o the_o result_n have_v debate_n also_o it_o be_v anarchy_n debate_v in_o a_o council_n not_o capable_a of_o result_n and_o result_v in_o a_o assembly_n not_o capable_a of_o debate_n be_v democracy_n 29._o it_o be_v not_o more_o natural_a to_o a_o people_n in_o their_o own_o affair_n to_o be_v their_o own_o chooser_n than_o upon_o that_o occasion_n to_o be_v provide_v of_o their_o learned_a council_n in_o so_o much_o that_o the_o say_n of_o pacuvius_n that_o either_o a_o people_n be_v govern_v by_o a_o king_n or_o counsile_v by_o a_o senate_n be_v universal_o approve_v 30._o where_o the_o senate_n have_v no_o distinct_a interest_n there_o the_o people_n be_v counsillable_n and_o venture_v not_o upon_o debate_n where_o the_o senate_n have_v any_o distinct_a interest_n there_o the_o people_n be_v not_o counsillable_n but_o fall_v into_o debate_n among_o themselves_o and_o so_o into_o confusion_n 31._o of_o senate_n there_o be_v three_o kind_n first_o a_o senate_n eligible_a out_o of_o chap._n vi_o the_o nobility_n only_o as_o that_o of_o rome_n which_o will_v not_o be_v content_v to_o be_v mere_o the_o council_n of_o the_o people_n but_o will_v be_v contend_v that_o they_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o people_n never_o quit_v their_o pretension_n till_o they_o have_v ruin_v the_o commonwealth_n second_o a_o senate_n elect_v for_o life_n as_o that_o of_o sparta_n which_o will_v be_v a_o species_n of_o nobility_n and_o will_v have_v a_o kind_n of_o spartan_a king_n and_o a_o senate_n upon_o rotation_n which_o be_v right_o constitute_v 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civil_a part_n of_o the_o form_n consist_v of_o distinct_a province_n under_o distinct_a governor_n equal_o subordinat_a to_o a_o grand_a signior_n or_o sole_a lord_n with_o his_o council_n or_o divan_n debate_v and_o propose_v and_o the_o result_n whole_o and_o only_o in_o himself_o 34._o regulate_v monarchy_n for_o the_o civil_a part_n of_o the_o form_n consist_v of_o distinct_a principalitys_n or_o countys_n under_o distinct_a lord_n or_o governor_n which_o if_o right_o constitute_v be_v equal_o subordinat_a to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o peerage_n or_o to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o estate_n assemble_v in_o parliament_n without_o who_o consent_n the_o king_n can_v do_v nothing_o 35._o democracy_n for_o the_o civil_a part_n of_o the_o form_n if_o right_o constitute_v consist_v of_o distinct_a tribe_n under_o the_o government_n of_o distinct_a magistrate_n court_n or_o council_n regular_o changeable_a in_o one_o three_o part_n upon_o annual_a election_n and_o subordinat_a to_o a_o senate_n consist_v of_o not_o above_o three_o hundred_o senator_n and_o to_o a_o popular_a assembly_n consist_v of_o not_o under_o a_o thousand_o deputy_n each_o of_o these_o also_o regular_o changeable_a in_o one_o three_o part_n upon_o annual_a election_n in_o the_o tribe_n the_o senate_n have_v the_o debate_n and_o the_o popular_a assembly_n the_o result_n of_o the_o whole_a commonwealth_n chap._n vi_o of_o form_n in_o the_o religious_a part_n 1._o form_n for_o the_o religious_a part_n either_o admit_v of_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n in_o the_o whole_a or_o in_o part_n or_o do_v not_o admit_v of_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n at_o all_o 2._o liberty_n of_o conscience_n entire_a or_o in_o the_o whole_a be_v where_o a_o man_n according_a to_o the_o dictate_v of_o his_o own_o conscience_n may_v have_v the_o chap._n vi_o free_a exercise_n of_o his_o religion_n without_o impediment_n to_o his_o preferment_n or_o employment_n in_o the_o state_n 3._o liberty_n of_o conscience_n in_o part_n 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