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for_o himself_o that_o if_o such_o convention_n or_o suppose_v assembly_n have_v no_o such_o power_n as_o most_o certain_o they_o have_v not_o nor_o ever_o have_v where_o king_n be_v king_n indeed_o and_o not_o in_o name_n only_o as_o the_o spartan_a king_n be_v he_o have_v this_o i_o say_v to_o say_v for_o himself_o that_o what_o he_o positive_o affirm_v afterward_o that_o such_o magistrate_n or_o such_o assembly_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o do_v for_o the_o restrain_v and_o curb_v of_o king_n be_v only_o upon_o supposition_n that_o they_o be_v legal_o invest_v with_o the_o same_o power_n over_o their_o respective_a king_n as_o the_o ephori_fw-la be_v legal_o invest_v with_o over_o the_o king_n of_o lacedaemon_n which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o true_a as_o he_o that_o say_v but_o perhaps_o it_o be_v do_v thereby_o grant_v that_o perhaps_o it_o be_v not_o neither_o then_o be_v not_o he_o chargeable_a with_o that_o which_o follow_v namely_o with_o this_o opinion_n or_o doctrine_n that_o 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the_o king_n of_o lacedaemon_n i_o make_v no_o doubt_n at_o all_o and_o that_o not_o only_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o fortè_fw-la perhaps_o which_o i_o have_v already_o speak_v of_o but_o also_o because_o he_o give_v we_o not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o instance_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o there_o be_v any_o such_o magistrate_n nor_o one_o argument_n for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o it_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o such_o either_o from_o reason_n or_o from_o authority_n either_o divine_a or_o humane_a that_o be_v from_o either_o any_o example_n or_o precept_n of_o god_n law_n or_o of_o any_o humane_a constitution_n in_o any_o kingdom_n though_o by_o say_v as_o he_o do_v that_o those_o populares_fw-la magistratus_fw-la be_v the_o tutores_fw-la the_o guardian_n or_o defender_n of_o the_o people_n liberty_n against_o the_o violence_n of_o king_n dei_fw-la ordinatione_fw-la by_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n he_o seem_v ordinance_n to_o think_v that_o 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the_o worst_a of_o evil_n rather_o than_o to_o preserve_v the_o public_a peace_n and_o quiet_a by_o keep_v fair_a quarter_n or_o a_o good_a correspondence_n betwixt_o king_n and_o people_n for_o quis_fw-la custodiet_fw-la ipsos_fw-la custodes_fw-la who_o shall_v take_v care_n of_o the_o keeper_n of_o our_o liberty_n themselves_o for_o who_o shall_v secure_v either_o king_n or_o people_n from_o these_o securer_n of_o the_o people_n from_o the_o king_n may_v not_o they_o be_v as_o cruel_a as_o covetous_a as_o voluptuous_a as_o self-seeking_a and_o every_o way_n as_o careless_a of_o the_o public_a good_a as_o the_o worst_a of_o king_n nay_o be_v they_o not_o more_o likely_a to_o be_v so_o all_o of_o they_o have_v a_o divide_a interest_n of_o their_o own_o from_o that_o of_o the_o public_a and_o each_o of_o they_o from_o that_o of_o one_o another_o whereas_o the_o king_n interest_n if_o he_o be_v a_o king_n indeed_o and_o not_o a_o titular_a king_n only_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o 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under_o the_o people_n and_o then_o king_n the_o sovereignty_n be_v whole_o in_o the_o people_n and_o none_o of_o it_o in_o the_o king_n what_o power_n or_o authority_n soever_o be_v delegated_a unto_o he_o by_o the_o people_n especial_o if_o it_o be_v delegated_a sub_fw-la conditione_n &_o paenâ_fw-la conditional_o and_o upon_o penalty_n of_o forfeiture_n or_o any_o other_o punishment_n or_o else_o the_o populus_fw-la that_o be_v all_z or_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o people_n do_v subesse_fw-la regi_fw-la be_v under_o the_o king_n and_o then_o the_o sovereignty_n be_v whole_o in_o the_o king_n what_o privilege_n or_o immunity_n soever_o he_o may_v grant_v to_o all_o or_o any_o of_o his_o subject_n or_o however_o he_o may_v oblige_v himself_o by_o promise_n or_o oath_n to_o govern_v they_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o his_o own_o or_o predecessor_n make_v so_o that_o the_o sovereignty_n must_v either_o be_v whole_o in_o the_o people_n and_o then_o he_o that_o be_v call_v a_o king_n be_v indeed_o no_o king_n or_o it_o must_v be_v whole_o in_o the_o king_n and_o then_o the_o people_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o it_o or_o with_o any_o part_n of_o it_o sovereignty_n body_n be_v such_o a_o thing_n in_o the_o body_n politic_a as_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o the_o body_n natural_a for_o as_o the_o soul_n animate_v or_o enlivens_fw-la the_o whole_a body_n natural_a not_o by_o be_v some_o of_o it_o or_o some_o part_n of_o it_o in_o one_o member_n and_o some_o part_n of_o it_o in_o another_o but_o by_o be_v as_o the_o philosopher_n say_v it_o be_v tota_fw-la in_fw-la toto_fw-la &_o tota_fw-la in_o quâlibet_fw-la parie_fw-la by_o be_v all_o of_o it_o in_o all_o and_o in_o every_o one_o of_o the_o member_n according_a to_o their_o several_a capacity_n of_o receive_v the_o several_a influence_n and_o operation_n of_o it_o in_o order_n to_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n natural_a so_o sovereignty_n or_o the_o supreme_a power_n wheresoever_o or_o in_o whosoever_o it_o be_v it_o be_v that_o which_o animate_v and_o enlivens_fw-la and_o actuate_v the_o whole_a body_n politic_a but_o not_o by_o be_v itself_o divide_v but_o by_o divide_v and_o derive_v its_o influence_n into_o all_o and_o every_o part_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n politic_a as_o the_o sun_n do_v its_o light_n by_o the_o disperse_v of_o its_o beam_n or_o heat_n into_o and_o over_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o all_o the_o several_a part_n of_o it_o though_o itself_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n remain_v whole_o and_o entire_o in_o its_o own_o orb._n chap._n ix_o grotius_n his_o case_n have_v no_o place_n in_o the_o english_a monarchy_n where_o the_o king_n be_v sole_a sovereign_n the_o parliament_n never_o declare_v otherwise_o as_o mr._n b._n say_v they_o do_v but_o own_v he_o ever_o to_o be_v so_o in_o their_o address_n sovereignty_n entitle_v to_o majesty_n but_o suppose_v though_o not_o grant_v there_o england_n may_v be_v and_o have_v be_v somewhere_o or_o other_o such_o a_o 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