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person_n but_o that_o he_o be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n which_o he_o destroy_v those_o and_o the_o like_a meditation_n be_v the_o issue_n of_o true_a and_o hearty_a repentance_n but_o yet_o consider_v as_o i_o have_v say_v before_o these_o thing_n be_v sin_n to_o god_n and_o god_n be_v therefore_o offend_v with_o they_o because_o they_o be_v breach_n of_o his_o law_n concern_v man_n with_o man_n in_o particular_a you_o may_v find_v this_o most_o emphatical_o express_v by_o nathan_n in_o the_o pronounce_v god_n sentence_n against_o david_n where_o the_o punishment_n be_v proportion_v to_o the_o offence_n 2_o sam._n 12.10_o now_o therefore_o because_o thou_o have_v kill_v vriah_n the_o hittite_n with_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o ammonite_n as_o it_o be_v express_v in_o the_o 9_o verse_n therefore_o the_o sword_n shall_v never_o depart_v from_o thy_o house_n then_o for_o his_o sin_n with_o bathsheba_n verse_n 11._o and_o 12._o i_o will_v take_v thy_o wife_n before_o thy_o eye_n and_o 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this_o mr._n hobbs_n have_v another_o instance_n for_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o supremes_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n without_o injustice_n chap._n xx._n sect_n v._o mr._n hobbs_n his_o instance_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o athens_n examine_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n the_o people_n of_o athens_n when_o they_o banish_v the_o most_o potent_a of_o their_o commonwealth_n for_o ten_o year_n think_v they_o commit_v no_o injustice_n the_o athenian_n think_v so_o but_o do_v mr._n hobbs_n think_v so_o for_o although_o he_o bring_v this_o for_o a_o argument_n to_o prove_v the_o arbitrary_a power_n which_o supremes_n have_v over_o their_o subject_n life_n yet_o the_o scorn_n he_o put_v upon_o it_o within_o few_o line_n which_o i_o shall_v speedy_o mention_v show_v his_o contempt_n of_o it_o and_o no_o doubt_n but_o the_o athenian_n themselves_o although_o in_o the_o do_n of_o it_o be_v delight_v with_o such_o act_n of_o power_n yet_o when_o it_o be_v do_v and_o the_o lack_n of_o such_o a_o worthy_a person_n to_o assist_v at_o the_o helm_n of_o the_o state_n do_v make_v they_o sensible_a of_o the_o unhappiness_n of_o that_o act_n they_o will_v repent_v of_o it_o and_o detest_v it_o and_o find_v it_o be_v most_o unjust_a and_o imprudent_a unjust_a because_o distributive_a justice_n ought_v with_o all_o caress_n and_o politic_a blessing_n to_o reward_v virtuous_a man_n but_o to_o banish_v they_o be_v a_o heavy_a punishment_n due_a to_o evil_a doer_n and_o it_o be_v imprudent_a to_o banish_v such_o for_o by_o that_o mean_v the_o commonwealth_n lose_v his_o assistance_n and_o perhaps_o find_v that_o man_n a_o unhappy_a enemy_n who_o will_v have_v be_v a_o steadfast_a friend_n he_o go_v on_o and_o yet_o they_o never_o