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erect_v such_o a_o government_n as_o may_v stand_v for_o a_o time_n but_o to_o set_v such_o clear_a rule_n to_o those_o who_o be_v to_o put_v it_o in_o execution_n that_o every_o man_n may_v know_v when_o they_o transgress_v and_o appoint_v such_o mean_n for_o restrain_v or_o punish_v they_o as_o may_v be_v use_v speedy_o sure_o and_o effectual_o without_o danger_n to_o the_o public_a sparta_n be_v thus_o constitute_v we_o hardly_o find_v that_o for_o more_o than_o eight_o hundred_o year_n any_o king_n presume_v to_o pass_v the_o limit_n prescribe_v by_o the_o law_n if_o any_o roman_a consul_n grow_v insolent_a he_o may_v be_v reduce_v to_o order_v without_o blood_n or_o danger_n to_o the_o public_a and_o no_o dictator_n ever_o usurp_v a_o power_n over_o liberty_n till_o the_o time_n of_o sylla_n when_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o city_n be_v so_o change_v that_o the_o ancient_a foundation_n be_v become_v too_o narrow_a in_o venice_n the_o power_n of_o the_o duke_n be_v so_o 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his_o hand_n it_o will_v neither_o bring_v inconvenience_n or_o danger_n on_o the_o present_a king_n he_o can_v with_o patience_n expect_v that_o nature_n shall_v take_v her_o course_n and_o will_v neither_o anticipate_v nor_o secure_v his_o entrance_n into_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o power_n by_o take_v one_o day_n from_o the_o life_n of_o his_o brother_n though_o the_o papist_n know_v that_o like_o a_o true_a son_n of_o their_o church_n he_o will_v prefer_v the_o advancement_n of_o their_o religion_n before_o all_o other_o consideration_n and_o that_o one_o stab_n with_o a_o dagger_n or_o a_o dose_n of_o poison_n will_v put_v all_o under_o his_o foot_n not_o one_o man_n will_v be_v find_v among_o they_o to_o give_v it_o the_o assassins_n be_v mahometan_n not_o pupil_n of_o the_o honest_a jesuit_n nor_o ever_o employ_v by_o they_o these_o thing_n be_v certain_a all_o our_o concernment_n will_v be_v secure_a if_o instead_o of_o the_o foolish_a statute_n and_o antiquate_a custom_n 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privilege_n of_o mankind_n be_v a_o mischief_n if_o he_o deserve_v credit_n moses_n joshua_n gideon_n samson_n and_o samuel_n with_o other_o like_o they_o be_v enemy_n to_o their_o country_n in_o deprive_v the_o people_n of_o the_o advantage_n they_o enjoy_v under_o the_o paternal_a care_n of_o pharaoh_n adonibezek_n eglon_n jabin_n and_o other_o king_n of_o the_o neighbour_a nation_n and_o restore_v they_o to_o that_o liberty_n with_o a_o mischief_n which_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o they_o the_o israelite_n be_v happy_a under_o the_o power_n of_o tyrant_n who_o proclamation_n be_v law_n and_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v thankful_a to_o god_n for_o that_o condition_n and_o not_o for_o the_o deliverance_n he_o wrought_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o servant_n subjection_n to_o the_o will_n of_o a_o man_n be_v happiness_n liberty_n be_v a_o mischief_n but_o this_o be_v so_o abominable_o wicked_a and_o detestable_a that_o it_o can_v deserve_v no_o answer_n sect_n xliv_o no_o people_n that_o be_v not_o free_a can_v substitute_v delegate_n how_o full_o soever_o the_o power_n of_o any_o person_n or_o people_n may_v be_v he_o or_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o give_v only_o so_o much_o to_o their_o delegate_n as_o seem_v convenient_a to_o themselves_o or_o conduce_v to_o the_o end_n they_o desire_v to_o attain_v but_o the_o delegate_n can_v have_v none_o except_o what_o be_v confer_v upon_o he_o by_o his_o principal_n if_o theresore_n the_o knight_n citizen_n and_o burgess_n send_v by_o the_o people_n of_o england_n to_o serve_v in_o parliament_n have_v a_o power_n it_o must_v be_v more_o perfect_o and_o full_o in_o those_o that_o send_v they_o but_o as_o be_v prove_v in_o the_o last_o section_n proclamation_n and_o other_o signification_n of_o the_o king_n pleasure_n be_v not_o law_n to_o we_o they_o be_v to_o be_v regulate_v by_o the_o law_n not_o the_o law_n by_o they_o they_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v only_o so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v conformable_a to_o the_o law_n 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he_o to_o do_v what_o he_o please_v but_o from_o whence_o shall_v this_o necessity_n arise_v why_o may_v not_o i_o take_v one_o to_o be_v my_o groom_n another_o to_o be_v my_o cook_n and_o keep_v they_o both_o to_o the_o office_n for_o which_o i_o take_v they_o what_o law_n do_v herein_o restrain_v my_o right_n and_o if_o i_o be_o free_a in_o my_o private_a capacity_n to_o regulate_v my_o particular_a affair_n according_a to_o my_o own_o discretion_n and_o to_o allot_v to_o each_o servant_n his_o proper_a work_n why_o have_v not_o i_o with_o my_o associate_n the_o freeman_n of_o england_n the_o like_a liberty_n of_o direct_v and_o limit_v the_o power_n of_o the_o servant_n we_o employ_v in_o our_o public_a affair_n our_o author_n give_v we_o reason_n proportionable_a to_o his_o judgement_n this_o be_v liberty_n with_o a_o mischief_n and_o that_o of_o choose_v only_o be_v as_o much_o as_o many_o of_o we_o deserve_v i_o have_v already_o prove_v that_o as_o far_o as_o our_o history_n 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