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of_o his_o posterity_n but_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o show_v how_o man_n may_v come_v to_o have_v a_o property_n in_o several_a part_n of_o that_o which_o god_n give_v to_o mankind_n in_o common_a and_o that_o without_o any_o express_a compact_n of_o all_o the_o commoner_n 26._o god_n who_o have_v give_v the_o world_n to_o man_n in_o common_a have_v also_o give_v they_o reason_n to_o make_v use_n of_o it_o to_o the_o best_a advantage_n of_o life_n and_o convenience_n the_o earth_n and_o all_o that_o be_v therein_o be_v give_v to_o man_n for_o the_o support_n and_o comfort_n of_o their_o be_v and_o though_o all_o the_o fruit_n it_o natural_o produce_v and_o beast_n it_o feed_v belong_v to_o mankind_n in_o common_a as_o they_o be_v produce_v by_o the_o spontaneous_a hand_n of_o nature_n and_o no_o body_n have_v original_o a_o private_a dominion_n exclusive_a of_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n in_o any_o of_o they_o as_o they_o be_v thus_o in_o their_o natural_a state_n yet_o be_v 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have_v provide_v and_o leave_v it_o in_o he_o have_v mix_v his_o labour_n with_o it_o and_o join_v to_o it_o something_o that_o be_v his_o own_o and_o thereby_o make_v it_o his_o property_n it_o be_v by_o he_o remove_v from_o the_o common_a state_n nature_n place_v it_o in_o it_o have_v by_o this_o labour_n something_o annex_v to_o it_o that_o exclude_v the_o common_a right_n of_o other_o men._n for_o this_o labour_n be_v the_o unquestionable_a property_n of_o the_o labourer_n no_o man_n but_o he_o can_v have_v a_o right_n to_o what_o that_o be_v once_o join_v to_o at_o least_o where_o there_o be_v enough_o and_o as_o good_a leave_v in_o common_a for_o other_o 28._o he_o that_o be_v nourish_v by_o the_o acorn_n he_o pick_v up_o under_o a_o oak_n or_o the_o apple_n he_o gather_v from_o the_o tree_n in_o the_o wood_n have_v certain_o appropriate_v they_o to_o himself_o no_o body_n can_v deny_v but_o the_o nourishment_n be_v he_o i_o ask_v then_o when_o do_v they_o begin_v to_o be_v he_o 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in_o yet_o vacant_a habitation_n 10._o for_o the_o father_n of_o the_o family_n to_o become_v the_o prince_n of_o it_o he_o have_v be_v a_o ruler_n from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o infancy_n of_o his_o child_n and_o when_o they_o be_v grow_v up_o since_o without_o some_o government_n it_o will_v be_v hard_a for_o they_o to_o live_v together_o it_o be_v likely_a it_o shall_v by_o the_o express_a or_o tacit_n consent_v of_o the_o child_n be_v in_o the_o father_n where_o it_o seem_v without_o any_o change_n bare_o to_o continue_v and_o when_o indeed_o nothing_o more_o be_v require_v to_o it_o than_o the_o permit_v the_o father_n to_o exercise_v alone_o in_o his_o family_n that_o executive_a power_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o every_o freeman_n natural_o have_v and_o by_o that_o permission_n resign_v up_o to_o he_o a_o monarchical_a power_n whilst_o they_o remain_v in_o it_o but_o that_o this_o be_v not_o by_o any_o paternal_a right_n but_o only_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o his_o child_n be_v evident_a from_o hence_o that_o no_o body_n doubt_v but_o if_o a_o stranger_n who_o chance_n or_o business_n have_v bring_v to_o his_o family_n have_v there_o kill_v any_o of_o his_o child_n or_o commit_v any_o other_o fact_n he_o may_v condemn_v and_o put_v he_o to_o death_n or_o otherwise_o have_v punish_v he_o as_o well_o as_o any_o of_o his_o child_n which_o be_v impossible_a he_o shall_v do_v by_o virtue_n of_o any_o paternal_a authority_n over_o one_o who_o be_v not_o his_o child_n but_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o executive_a power_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o as_o a_o man_n he_o have_v a_o right_a to_o and_o he_o alone_o can_v punish_v he_o in_o his_o family_n where_o the_o respect_n of_o his_o child_n have_v lay_v by_o the_o exercise_n of_o such_o a_o power_n to_o give_v way_n to_o the_o dignity_n and_o authority_n they_o be_v will_v shall_v remain_v in_o he_o above_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o family_n 75._o thus_o it_o be_v easy_a and_o almost_o natural_a for_o child_n by_o a_o tacit_n and_o almost_o natural_a consent_n to_o make_v way_n for_o the_o father_n authority_n and_o government_n they_o have_v be_v accustom_v in_o their_o childhood_n to_o follow_v his_o direction_n and_o to_o refer_v their_o little_a difference_n to_o he_o and_o when_o they_o be_v man_n who_o fit_a to_o rule_v they_o their_o little_a property_n and_o less_o covetousness_n seldom_o afford_v great_a controversy_n and_o when_o any_o shall_v arise_v where_o can_v they_o have_v a_o fit_a umpire_n than_o he_o by_o who_o care_n they_o have_v every_o one_o be_v sustain_v and_o bring_v up_o and_o who_o have_v a_o tenderness_n for_o they_o all_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o they_o make_v no_o distinction_n betwixt_o minority_n and_o full_a age_n nor_o look_v after_o one_o and_o twenty_o or_o any_o other_o age_n that_o may_v make_v they_o the_o free_a disposer_n of_o themselves_o and_o fortune_n when_o they_o can_v have_v no_o desire_n to_o be_v out_o of_o their_o pupilage_n the_o government_n they_o have_v be_v under_o during_o it_o continue_v still_o to_o be_v more_o their_o protection_n than_o restraint_n and_o they_o can_v no_o where_o find_v a_o great_a security_n to_o their_o peace_n liberties_n and_o fortune_n than_o in_o the_o rule_n of_o a_o father_n 76._o thus_o the_o natural_a father_n of_o family_n by_o a_o insensible_a change_n become_v the_o politic_a monarch_n of_o they_o too_o and_o as_o they_o chance_v to_o live_v long_o and_o leave_v able_a and_o worthy_a heir_n for_o several_a succession_n or_o otherwise_o so_o they_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o hereditary_a or_o elective_a kingdom_n under_o several_a constitution_n and_o manor_n according_a as_o chance_n contrivance_n or_o occasion_n happen_v to_o mould_v they_o but_o if_o prince_n have_v their_o title_n in_o the_o father_n right_a and_o it_o be_v a_o sufficient_a proof_n of_o the_o natural_a right_n of_o father_n to_o political_a authority_n because_o they_o common_o be_v those_o in_o who_o hand_n we_o find_v de_fw-fr facto_fw-la the_o exercise_n of_o government_n i_o say_v if_o this_o argument_n be_v good_a it_o will_v as_o strong_o prove_v that_o all_o prince_n nay_o prince_n only_o aught_o to_o be_v priest_n since_o it_o be_v as_o certain_a that_o in_o the_o beginning_n the_o father_n of_o the_o family_n be_v priest_n as_o that_o he_o be_v ruler_n in_o his_o own_o household_n chap._n vii_o of_o political_n or_o civil_a society_n 77._o god_n have_v make_v man_n such_o a_o creature_n that_o in_o his_o own_o judgement_n it_o be_v not_o good_a for_o he_o to_o be_v alone_o put_v he_o under_o strong_a obligation_n of_o necessity_n convenience_n and_o inclination_n to_o drive_v he_o into_o society_n as_o well_o as_o fit_v he_o with_o understanding_n and_o language_n to_o continue_v and_o enjoy_v it_o the_o first_o society_n be_v between_o man_n and_o wife_n which_o give_v beginning_n to_o that_o between_o parent_n and_o child_n to_o which_o in_o time_n that_o between_o master_n and_o servant_n come_v to_o be_v add_v and_o though_o all_o these_o might_n and_o common_o do_v meet_v together_o and_o make_v up_o but_o one_o family_n wherein_o the_o master_n or_o mistress_n of_o it_o have_v some_o sort_n of_o rule_n proper_a to_o a_o family_n each_o of_o these_o or_o all_o together_o come_v short_a of_o political_a society_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v if_o we_o consider_v the_o different_a end_n tie_n and_o bound_n of_o each_o of_o these_o 78._o conjugal_a society_n be_v make_v by_o a_o voluntary_a compact_n between_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o though_o it_o consist_v chief_o in_o such_o a_o communion_n and_o right_n in_o one_o another_o body_n as_o be_v necessary_a to_o its_o chief_a end_n procreation_n yet_o it_o draw_v with_o it_o mutual_a support_n and_o assistance_n and_o a_o communion_n of_o interest_n too_o as_o necessary_a not_o only_o to_o unite_v their_o care_n and_o affection_n but_o also_o necessary_a to_o their_o 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the_o teat_n of_o the_o dam_n be_v sufficient_a to_o nourish_v the_o young_a till_o it_o be_v able_a to_o feed_v on_o grass_n the_o male_a only_o beget_v but_o concern_v not_o himself_o for_o the_o female_a or_o young_a to_o who_o sustenance_n he_o can_v contribute_v nothing_o but_o in_o beast_n of_o prey_n the_o conjunction_n last_v long_o because_o the_o damn_v not_o be_v able_a well_o to_o subsist_v herself_o and_o nourish_v her_o numerous_a offspring_n by_o her_o own_o prey_n alone_o a_o more_o laborious_a as_o well_o as_o more_o dangerous_a way_n of_o live_v than_o by_o feed_v on_o grass_n the_o assistance_n of_o the_o male_n be_v necessary_a to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o their_o common_a family_n which_o can_v subsist_v till_o they_o be_v able_a to_o prey_n for_o themselves_o but_o by_o the_o joint_a care_n of_o male_a and_o female_a the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o all_o bird_n except_o some_o domestic_a one_o where_o plenty_n of_o food_n excuse_v the_o cock_n from_o 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