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to_o god_n but_o one_o worship_n which_o than_o it_o do_v when_o it_o command_v it_o to_o be_v exhibit_v by_o private_a man_n public_o and_o this_o be_v public_a worship_n the_o property_n whereof_o be_v to_o be_v uniform_a for_o those_o action_n that_o be_v do_v different_o by_o different_a man_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o public_a worship_n and_o therefore_o where_o many_o sort_n of_o worship_n be_v allow_v proceed_v from_o the_o different_a religion_n of_o private_a man_n it_o can_v be_v say_v there_o be_v any_o public_a worship_n nor_o that_o the_o commonwealth_n be_v of_o any_o religion_n at_o all_o and_o because_o word_n and_o consequent_o the_o attribute_n of_o god_n civil_a have_v their_o signification_n by_o agreement_n and_o constitution_n of_o man_n those_o attribute_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v significative_a of_o honour_n that_o man_n intend_v shall_v so_o be_v and_o whatsoever_o may_v be_v do_v by_o the_o will_n of_o particular_a man_n where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n but_o reason_n may_v be_v do_v by_o the_o will_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n by_o law_n civil_a and_o because_o a_o commonwealth_n have_v no_o will_n nor_o make_v no_o law_n but_o those_o that_o be_v make_v by_o the_o will_n of_o he_o or_o they_o that_o have_v the_o sovereign_a power_n it_o follow_v that_o those_o attribute_n which_o the_o sovereign_n ordain_v in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n for_o sign_n of_o honour_n aught_o to_o be_v take_v and_o use_v for_o such_o by_o private_a man_n in_o their_o public_a worship_n but_o because_o not_o all_o action_n be_v sign_n by_o constitution_n but_o some_o be_v action_n natural_o sign_n of_o honour_n other_o of_o contumely_n these_o late_a which_o be_v those_o that_o man_n be_v ashamed_a to_o do_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o they_o they_o reverence_v can_v be_v make_v by_o humane_a power_n a_o part_n of_o divine_a worship_n nor_o the_o former_a such_o as_o be_v decent_a modest_a humble_a behaviour_n ever_o be_v separate_v from_o it_o but_o 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effect_n and_o thus_o far_o concern_v the_o constitution_n nature_n and_o right_o of_o part._n sovereign_n and_o concern_v the_o duty_n of_o subject_n derive_v from_o the_o principle_n of_o natural_a reason_n and_o now_o consider_v how_o different_a this_o doctrine_n be_v from_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n especial_o of_o these_o western_a part_n that_o have_v receive_v their_o moral_a learning_n from_o rome_n and_o athens_n and_o how_o much_o depth_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n be_v require_v in_o they_o that_o have_v the_o administration_n of_o the_o sovereign_a power_n i_o be_o at_o the_o point_n of_o believe_v this_o my_o labour_n as_o useless_a as_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o plato_n for_o he_o also_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o the_o disorder_n of_o state_n and_o change_v of_o government_n by_o civil_a war_n ever_o to_o be_v take_v away_o till_o sovereign_n be_v philosopher_n but_o when_o i_o consider_v again_o that_o the_o science_n of_o natural_a justice_n be_v the_o only_a science_n necessary_a for_o sovereign_n and_o their_o principal_a minister_n and_o that_o they_o need_v not_o be_v charge_v with_o the_o science_n mathematical_a as_o by_o plato_n they_o be_v further_o than_o by_o good_a law_n to_o encourage_v man_n to_o the_o study_n of_o they_o and_o that_o neither_o plato_n nor_o any_o other_o philosopher_n hitherto_o have_v put_v into_o order_n and_o sufficient_o or_o probable_o prove_v all_o the_o theorem_n of_o moral_a doctrine_n that_o man_n may_v learn_v thereby_o both_o how_o to_o govern_v and_o how_o to_o obey_v i_o recover_v some_o hope_n that_o one_o time_n or_o other_o this_o writing_n of_o i_o may_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o sovereign_n who_o will_v consider_v it_o himself_o for_o it_o be_v short_a and_o i_o think_v clear_a without_o the_o help_n of_o any_o interest_v or_o envious_a interpreter_n and_o by_o the_o exercise_n of_o entire_a sovereignty_n in_o protect_v the_o public_a teach_n of_o it_o convert_v this_o truth_n of_o speculation_n into_o the_o utility_n of_o practice_n of_o a_o christian_a commonwealth_n chap._n xxxii_o of_o the_o principle_n of_o christian_a politic_n i_o have_v derive_v the_o right_n of_o sovereign_a politic_n power_n and_o the_o duty_n of_o subject_n hitherto_o from_o the_o principle_n of_o nature_n only_o such_o as_o experience_n have_v find_v true_a or_o consent_v concern_v the_o use_n of_o word_n have_v make_v so_o that_o be_v to_o say_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n know_v to_o we_o by_o experience_n and_o from_o definition_n of_o such_o word_n as_o be_v essential_a to_o all_o political_a reason_n universal_o agree_v on_o but_o in_o that_o i_o be_o next_o to_o handle_v which_o be_v the_o nature_n and_o right_n of_o a_o christian_a commonwealth_n whereof_o there_o depend_v much_o upon_o supernatural_a revelation_n of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n the_o ground_n of_o my_o discourse_n must_v be_v not_o only_o the_o 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