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right_a of_o dominion_n over_o the_o conquer_a party_n whosoever_o therefore_o shall_v refuse_v submission_n to_o a_o establish_a government_n upon_o pretence_n of_o conscience_n in_o regard_n of_o former_a allegiance_n oath_n and_o covenant_n or_o upon_o suâ—position_n that_o it_o be_v by_o the_o sword_n unlawful_o erect_v deserve_v none_o but_o the_o character_n of_o peevish_a and_o a_o man_n obstinate_a against_o the_o reason_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n let_v his_o pretence_n be_v what_o it_o will_v resistance_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n be_v treason_n and_o if_o he_o will_v needs_o perish_v in_o the_o flame_n of_o his_o own_o phren'tick_a zeal_n he_o can_v at_o the_o best_a be_v reckon_v but_o the_o madman_n saint_n and_o the_o fool_n martyr_n nescio_fw-la an_fw-la anticyram_fw-la ratio_fw-la illi_fw-la destinet_fw-la omnem_fw-la horat._n chap._n iii_o that_o non-submission_n to_o government_n just_o deprive_v man_n of_o the_o benefit_n of_o its_o protection_n if_o at_o any_o time_n it_o seem_v good_a to_o the_o wise_a disposer_n of_o state_n and_o kingdom_n who_o put_v down_o one_o and_o set_v up_o another_o to_o permit_v the_o expulsion_n of_o such_o as_o be_v former_o in_o possession_n and_o admit_v other_o in_o their_o place_n it_o can_v in_o reason_n be_v expect_v that_o those_o which_o refuse_v obedience_n to_o their_o authority_n shall_v receive_v the_o benefit_n of_o protection_n and_o that_o for_o several_a consideration_n first_o because_o protection_n imply_v a_o return_n of_o obedience_n and_o friendship_n from_o the_o person_n protect_v to_o those_o that_o protect_v they_o otherwise_o they_o put_v themselves_o into_o the_o condition_n of_o enemy_n and_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n which_o indulge_v a_o liberty_n unto_o all_o that_o be_v in_o power_n to_o provide_v for_o their_o own_o security_n they_o may_v be_v handle_v as_o public_a enemy_n and_o outlaw_n wherefore_o in_o this_o case_n so_o little_a of_o protection_n be_v due_a to_o they_o that_o they_o may_v be_v punish_v as_o traitor_n by_o some_o shameful_a execution_n and_o it_o appear_v out_o of_o grotius_n 20._o in_o case_n of_o non-submission_n to_o new_a lord_n after_o a_o victory_n the_o throat_n of_o every_o reâ—user_n be_v whole_o at_o their_o mercy_n and_o all_o this_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la second_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o some_o government_n at_o all_o time_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o civil_a conversation_n and_o to_o avoid_v confusion_n therefore_o such_o as_o will_v not_o submit_v because_o they_o can_v have_v such_o a_o governor_n as_o themselves_o like_o be_v in_o some_o sense_n mere_a anarchist_n and_o destroy_v the_o two_o main_a end_n of_o all_o civil_a communion_n 6._o the_o first_o whereof_o aristotle_n set_v down_o to_o be_v public_a safety_n in_o relation_n whereunto_o each_o member_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n be_v concern_v to_o have_v a_o care_n of_o the_o whole_a the_o second_o be_v public_a equity_n for_o the_o administration_n of_o justice_n encouragement_n of_o virtue_n and_o punishment_n of_o vice_n without_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o enjoy_v peace_n or_o happiness_n where_o this_o humour_n reign_v there_o those_o two_o can_v never_o be_v secure_v nor_o any_o political_a â—â—taxiâ—_z good_a order_n or_o tranquillity_n maintain_v which_o be_v the_o very_a soul_n of_o government_n forasmuch_o as_o say_v the_o civilian_n the_o essence_n of_o a_o common-weal_n consist_v 5._o ration_fw-la imperandi_fw-la et_fw-la parendi_fw-la in_fw-la imperii_fw-la et_fw-la subjectionis_fw-la rectâ_fw-la ordinatione_fw-la in_o a_o due_a course_n of_o command_v and_o obey_v rule_n and_o subjection_n from_o whence_o say_v they_o we_o may_v conclude_v 26._o regere_fw-la et_fw-la subjici_fw-la that_o rule_n and_o suâ—bjection_n be_v found_v upon_o the_o law_n both_o of_o god_n and_o nature_n and_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v transgressor_n against_o