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the_o church_n and_o the_o great_a shepherd_n and_o bishop_n of_o our_o soul_n they_o who_o have_v portion_n of_o these_o dignity_n have_v also_o their_o share_n of_o the_o administration_n the_o sum_n of_o all_o which_o be_v usual_o signify_v in_o these_o two_o word_n govern_n and_o feeding_n and_o be_v particular_o recite_v in_o the_o follow_a rule_n duty_n of_o king_n and_o all_o the_o supreme_a power_n as_o lawgiver_n 1._o prince_n of_o the_o people_n and_o all_o that_o have_v legislative_a power_n must_v provide_v useful_a and_o good_a law_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o propriety_n for_o the_o encouragement_n of_o labour_n for_o the_o safeguard_n of_o their_o person_n for_o determine_v controversy_n for_o reward_v of_o noble_a action_n and_o excellent_a art_n and_o rare_a invention_n for_o promote_a trade_n and_o enrich_v their_o people_n 8.9_o 2._o in_o the_o make_n law_n prince_n must_v have_v regard_n to_o the_o public_a disposition_n to_o the_o affection_n and_o disaffection_n of_o the_o people_n and_o must_v not_o introduce_v a_o law_n with_o public_a scandal_n and_o displeasure_n but_o consider_v the_o public_a benefit_n and_o the_o present_a capacity_n of_o affair_n and_o general_a inclination_n of_o man_n mind_n for_o he_o that_o enforce_v a_o law_n upon_o a_o people_n against_o their_o first_o and_o public_a apprehension_n tempt_v they_o to_o disobedience_n and_o make_v law_n to_o become_v snare_n and_o hook_n to_o catch_v the_o people_n and_o to_o enrich_v the_o treasury_n with_o the_o spoil_n and_o tear_n and_o curse_n of_o the_o communality_n and_o to_o multiply_v their_o mutiny_n and_o their_o sin_n 3._o prince_n must_v provide_v that_o the_o law_n be_v due_o execute_v for_o a_o good_a law_n without_o execution_n be_v like_o a_o unperformed_a promise_n and_o therefore_o they_o must_v be_v severe_a exactor_n of_o account_n from_o their_o delegate_n and_o minister_n of_o justice_n 4._o the_o severity_n of_o law_n must_v be_v temper_v with_o 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right_n make_v a_o costly_a present_a to_o david_n when_o her_o husband_n nabal_n have_v refuse_v it_o the_o husband_n must_v plutarch_n rule_v over_o his_o wife_n as_o the_o soul_n do_v over_o the_o body_n obnoxious_a to_o the_o same_o suffering_n and_o bind_v by_o the_o same_o affection_n and_o do_v or_o suffer_v by_o the_o permission_n and_o interest_n of_o each_o other_o that_o as_o the_o old_a philosopher_n say_v as_o the_o humour_n oâ—_n the_o body_n be_v mingle_v with_o each_o other_o in_o their_o whole_a substance_n so_o marriage_n may_v be_v a_o mixture_n of_o interest_n of_o body_n of_o mind_n of_o friend_n a_o conjunction_n benevolentiae_fw-la of_o the_o whole_a life_n and_o the_o noble_a of_o friendship_n but_o if_o after_o all_o the_o â—air_a deportment_n and_o innocent_a chaste_a compliance_n the_o husband_n be_v morose_n and_o ungentle_a let_v the_o mart._n wife_n discourse_n thus_o if_o while_o i_o do_v my_o duty_n my_o husband_n neglect_v i_o what_o will_v he_o do_v 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