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for_o bring_v every_o
rome_n for_o a_o considerable_a time_n after_o the_o sound_n of_o that_o city_n it_o be_v therefore_o most_o foolish_a and_o unjust_a to_o asperse_v religion_n and_o charge_n that_o with_o the_o vice_n of_o man_n which_o allow_v and_o teach_v nothing_o but_o exquisite_a purity_n and_o strict_a continence_n this_o liberty_n take_v in_o polygamy_n practise_v polygamy_n different_o practise_v which_o have_v so_o great_a a_o appearance_n of_o nature_n to_o allege_v in_o its_o behalf_n have_v yet_o be_v very_o different_o manage_v according_a to_o the_o several_a nation_n and_o the_o law_n of_o those_o community_n where_o it_o be_v allow_v and_o practise_v in_o some_o place_n all_o that_o be_v wife_n to_o the_o same_o man_n live_v alike_o and_o in_o common_a their_o degree_n and_o quality_n the_o respect_n and_o authority_n be_v equal_a and_o so_o be_v the_o condition_n and_o title_n of_o their_o child_n too_o in_o other_o place_n there_o be_v one_o particular_a wife_n who_o be_v the_o principal_a and_o a_o sort_n of_o mistress_n above_o the_o rest_n the_o right_n of_o inheritance_n be_v limit_v to_o the_o child_n by_o she_o they_o engross_v all_o the_o honour_n and_o possession_n and_o pre-eminences_a of_o the_o husband_n after_o his_o death_n as_o for_o the_o other_o they_o be_v lodge_v and_o maintain_v apart_o treat_v very_o different_o from_o the_o former_a in_o some_o place_n they_o be_v repute_v lawful_a wife_n in_o some_o they_o be_v only_o style_v concubine_n and_o their_o child_n have_v no_o pretention_n to_o title_n or_o estate_n but_o be_v provide_v for_o by_o such_o annual_a pension_n or_o other_o precarious_a way_n of_o subsist_v as_o the_o master_n of_o the_o family_n think_v fit_a to_o allow_v they_o as_o various_a have_v the_o practice_n and_o the_o custom_n of_o man_n be_v with_o regard_n to_o divorce_n practise_v divorce_v different_o practise_v for_o with_o some_o as_o particular_o the_o hebrew_n and_o greek_n and_o armenian_n they_o never_o 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the_o worst_a of_o all_o in_o the_o law_n relate_v to_o a_o marry_a life_n be_v that_o adultery_n be_v scarce_o any_o where_o punish_v with_o death_n and_o all_o that_o can_v be_v do_v in_o that_o case_n be_v only_a divorce_n and_o cease_v to_o cohabit_v which_o be_v a_o ordinance_n introduce_v by_o justinian_n one_o who_o his_o wife_n have_v in_o perfect_a subjection_n and_o no_o wonder_n if_o she_o make_v use_v of_o that_o dominion_n as_o she_o real_o do_v to_o get_v such_o law_n enact_v as_o make_v most_o for_o the_o advantage_n of_o her_o own_o sex_n now_o this_o leaf_n man_n in_o perpetual_a danger_n of_o adultery_n tempt_v they_o to_o malicious_a desire_n of_o one_o another_o death_n the_o offender_n that_o do_v the_o injury_n be_v not_o make_v a_o sufficient_a example_n and_o the_o innocent_a person_n that_o receive_v the_o wrong_n have_v no_o reparation_n make_v for_o it_o of_o the_o duty_n of_o marry_a person_n see_v book_n iii_o chap._n 12._o chap._n xlvii_o of_o parent_n and_o child_n there_o be_v several_a sort_n and_o several_a degree_n of_o authority_n and_o power_n among_o man_n authority_n paternal_a authority_n some_o public_a and_o other_o private_a but_o not_o any_o of_o they_o more_o agreeable_a to_o nature_n not_o any_o more_o absolute_a and_o extensive_a than_o that_o of_o a_o father_n over_o his_o child_n i_o choose_v to_o instance_n in_o the_o father_n rather_o than_o the_o mother_n because_o she_o be_v herself_o in_o a_o state_n of_o subjection_n to_o her_o husband_n can_v so_o proper_o be_v say_v to_o have_v her_o child_n under_o her_o jurisdiction_n but_o even_o this_o paternal_a authority_n have_v not_o be_v at_o all_o time_n and_o in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n equal_a and_o alike_o in_o some_o age_n and_o place_n and_o indeed_o of_o old_a almost_o every_o where_o it_o be_v universal_a antiq._n dion_n halicar_n lib._n 2._o antiq._n and_o without_o restraint_n the_o life_n and_o death_n estate_n and_o good_n the_o liberty_n and_o 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vis_fw-la abdita_fw-la quaedam_fw-la obterit_fw-la &_o pulchros_fw-la fasces_fw-la saevasque_fw-la secure_v proculcare_fw-la ac_fw-la ludibrio_fw-la sibi_fw-la haberi_fw-la videtur_fw-la lucret._n lib._n 5._o and_o hence_o we_o fancy_v unseen_a power_n in_o thing_n who_o force_n and_o will_v such_o strange_a confusion_n bring_v and_o spurn_v and_o overthrow_v our_o great_a king_n creech_n to_o sum_v up_o all_o in_o a_o word_n the_o condition_n of_o sovereign_a prince_n be_v above_o all_o other_o encumber_v with_o difficulty_n and_o expose_v to_o danger_n their_o life_n provide_v it_o be_v innocent_a and_o virtuous_a be_v infinite_o laborious_a and_o full_a of_o care_n if_o it_o be_v wicked_a it_o be_v then_o the_o plague_n and_o scourge_n of_o the_o world_n hate_v and_o curse_a by_o all_o mankind_n and_o whether_o it_o be_v the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o it_o be_v beset_v with_o inexpressible_a hazard_n for_o the_o great_a any_o governor_n be_v the_o less_o he_o can_v be_v secure_a 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