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the_o graâ—iâ—n_a commonwealth_n compare_v wâ—â—h_n england_n page_n â—4_n â—5_n of_o plato_n lycurgus_n sparta_n and_o athens_n p._n 26._o 27._o &_o sequent_a the_o original_n of_o the_o grecian_a government_n p._n 34._o &_o seq_fw-la of_o solon_n p._n 37._o of_o athens_n p._n 41._o of_o sparta_n p._n 47._o the_o ephori_fw-la p._n 48._o discourse_n ii_o division_n of_o government_n p._n 59_o of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o p._n 65._o their_o institution_n p._n 68_o of_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n p._n 66._o 67._o of_o the_o king_n prerogative_n in_o adjourn_v prorogue_a and_o dissolve_v parliament_n p._n 7â—_n the_o beginning_n of_o government_n before_o the_o flood_n p._n 76._o after_o the_o flood_n 7â—_n of_o ogyges_n sithuthrus_n deucalian_n no_o p._n 79._o of_o natâ—â—e_n p._n 8â—_n first_o kingdom_n afâ—…_n the_o flood_n institute_v by_o father_n of_o family_n p._n 87._o 802._o no_o right_n of_o power_n nor_o liberty_n original_o in_o the_o people_n p._n 89_o commonwealth_n found_v upon_o usurpation_n etc._n etc._n p._n 90._o of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o mankind_n according_a to_o â—â—cretius_fw-la and_o some_o other_o heathen_a philosopher_n p._n 91._o &_o seq_fw-la of_o mosesâ—â—d_v â—â—d_z â—â—â—_o history_n p._n 97._o &_o seq_fw-la abraham_n hâ—d_n regal_a authority_n p._n 107_o saulâ—â—â—t_a â—â—t_z choose_v by_o the_o people_n nor_o depend_v â—poâ—_n they_o p._n 109._o empire_n not_o found_v oâ—_n property_n p._n 113._o upon_o â—â—at_v it_o be_v foundâ—â—_n p._n 125._o 127._o not_o reasonable_a thâ—â—_n the_o people_n who_o have_v the_o great_a interest_n in_o the_o property_n shall_v have_v any_o right_n of_o power_n in_o the_o governmeent_n except_o what_o be_v subordinate_a p._n 14â—_n of_o power_n â—48_n god_n govern_v humanâ—_n affair_n p._n 154._o of_o force_n p._n 156._o that_o the_o people_n by_o â—â—ving_v a_o interest_n in_o the_o property_n have_v â—ot_n â—â—ereâ—â—â—_n great_a power_n force_n or_o strength_n than_o if_o they_o hâ—d_v it_o â—oâ—_n p._n 1â—2_n of_o â—…es_n p._n 169._o all_o sovereign_a priâ—â—â—s_n â—â—uâ—â—â—ighâ—_n of_o â—oâ—er_a â—veâ—_n tâ—e_v 〈…〉_o the_o properâ—y_v be_v diviâ—…_n the_o people_n p_o â—71_n monarch_n who_o hâ—ve_v â—â—joâ—eâ—_n the_o supreme_a authority_n hâ—ve_v yet_o leave_v the_o property_n to_o the_o people_n of_o the_o scythian_n p._n 178._o of_o the_o assyrians_n mede_n and_o persian_n p._n 180._o of_o the_o egyptian_a king_n p._n 182._o of_o the_o roman_n p._n 185._o of_o the_o british_a king_n p._n 192._o of_o the_o king_n of_o israelâ—r_n â—r_z of_o the_o jew_n p._n 193._o definition_n of_o a_o â—bsolute_a monarch_n p._n 196_o 197._o davidâ—â—â—bsolute_a â—â—â—bsolute_z monarch_n p._n 199._o of_o zedâ—kiaâ—_n and_o jeremiah_n p._n 204._o of_o the_o sanhedrim_n p._n 209._o of_o the_o goth_n â—_o 212._o of_o the_o lombard_n p._n 216._o of_o the_o vandal_n p._n 221._o of_o clâ—â—mâ—â—â—s_n king_n of_o sparta_n p._n 225._o the_o death_n of_o the_o last_o christian_n greek_n emperor_n and_o loss_n of_o constantinople_n p._n 226._o discourse_n iii_o moses_n theseus_n and_o romulus_n â—ot_n founder_n of_o democracies_a aâ—_n plato_n red_n averr_v p._n 242._o of_o the_o gracchi_n and_o agrarian_n lâ—w_v p._n 25â—_n â—53_n of_o agis_n â—nâ—_n clâ—â—mâ—neâ—_n p._n 260._o punishment_n of_o sedition_n anâ—_n calumniator_n of_o the_o government_n in_o venice_n 26â—_n of_o the_o french_a gentry_n frâ—emen_n and_o râ—â—â—â—â—â—rs_v their_o â—…res_n p._n 27â—_n vindication_n of_o 〈…〉_o clergy_n and_o ecclestastical_a government_n against_o the_o malicious_a reflection_n of_o plato_n red._n p._n 274._o 277._o sovereign_a right_n of_o power_n sole_o in_o the_o king_n p._n 279._o 284._o of_o the_o king_n negative_a voice_n in_o parliament_n p._n 281._o the_o king_n of_o england_n depend_v not_o upon_o the_o people_n nor_o receive_v their_o right_n of_o power_n from_o they_o p._n 285._o &_o seq_fw-la 288._o the_o goths_z not_o in_o england_n p._n 291._o of_o the_o saxon_n and_o their_o tenor_n p._n 293._o 297._o of_o our_o late_a parliament_n p._n 295._o of_o k._n edward_n the_o confessor_n p._n 298._o plato_n red._n design_n to_o set_v up_o a_o commonwealth_n p._n 304._o of_o the_o king_n prerogative_n p._n 306._o of_o our_o liberty_n p._n 315._o of_o calumniator_n p._n 317._o of_o our_o property_n p._n 322._o of_o annual_a parl._n p._n 325._o of_o religion_n p._n 333._o of_o dissenter_n p._n 335._o of_o popish_a recusant_n 340._o of_o toleration_n 342._o of_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n 350._o 355._o dissenter_n doctrine_n of_o depose_v prince_n 357._o a_o commonwealth_n not_o to_o be_v promote_v in_o this_o present_a conjuncture_n of_o affair_n 361._o 367._o of_o arbitrary_a power_n in_o the_o king_n 365._o of_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n 369._o errata_fw-la in_o the_o preface_n line_n 1._o for_o inquity_n read_v iniquity_n p._n 66._o l._n 17._o put_v out_o but._n p._n 80._o for_o pâ—rsonatus_fw-la r._n persâ—â—â—tatuâ—_n l._n 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