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and_o excellency_n of_o hereditary_a monarchy_n the_o opinion_n the_o arist_n pol._n l._n 3._o c._n 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
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8._o which_o cap._n 8._o of_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o republic_n government_n then_o of_o the_o preference_n 9_o preference_n cap._n 9_o of_o monarchical_a government_n before_o all_o other_o in_o all_o which_o chapter_n i_o touch_v upon_o the_o principle_n and_o practice_n of_o our_o late_a republican_n which_o have_v dispatch_v i_o give_v the_o character_n of_o a_o good_a 10._o good_a cap._n 10._o king_n in_o general_n then_o that_o the_o care_n 11._o care_n cap._n 11._o of_o religion_n be_v incumbent_n upon_o king_n then_o of_o the_o 12._o the_o cap._n 12._o clemency_n prudence_n 13._o prudence_n cap._n 13._o courage_n 14._o courage_n cap._n 14._o and_o military_a conduct_n of_o king_n of_o the_o 15._o the_o cap._n 15._o burden_n and_o care_n of_o king_n 16._o king_n cap._n 16._o the_o excellency_n of_o hereditary_a monarchy_n then_o i_o proceed_v to_o the_o king_n authority_n and_o 17._o and_o cap._n 17._o sovereignty_n in_o general_a and_o more_o 18._o more_o cap._n 18._o particular_o according_a to_o our_o law_n by_o the_o enumeration_n of_o many_o particular_n 19_o particular_n cap._n 19_o then_o as_o a_o corollary_n that_o the_o sovereign_n be_v not_o accountable_a to_o any_o upon_o earth_n that_o the_o king_n be_v not_o to_o be_v 20._o be_v cap._n 20._o resist_v or_o rebel_v against_o in_o what_o case_n he_o may_v 21._o may_v cap._n 21._o dispense_v with_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o law_n of_o his_o country_n then_o i_o treat_v of_o the_o king_n authority_n 22._o authority_n cap._n 22._o in_o make_v law_n and_o of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o roman_n in_o britain_n and_o of_o the_o british_a and_o german_a polity_n next_o of_o the_o saxon_n 23._o saxon_n cap._n 23._o great_a council_n of_o who_o they_o consist_v and_o how_o the_o law_n be_v establish_v by_o the_o respective_a king_n then_o of_o the_o great_a 24._o great_a cap._n 24._o council_n from_o the_o conquest_n to_o the_o begin_n of_o hen._n 3._o then_o of_o the_o great_a council_n 25._o council_n cap._n 25._o and_o parliament_n during_o the_o reign_n of_o hen._n 3._o to_o the_o end_n of_o edw._n 3._o after_o which_o of_o the_o parliament_n 26._o parliament_n cap._n 26._o of_o england_n during_o the_o reign_n of_o edw._n 2._o to_o the_o 22._o of_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o then_o of_o modern_a 27._o modern_a cap._n 27._o right_o constitute_v parliament_n and_o of_o the_o factious_a 28._o factious_a cap._n 28._o member_n of_o parliament_n wherein_o i_o discourse_n at_o large_a of_o the_o encroachment_n of_o some_o parliament_n especial_o of_o some_o house_n of_o commons_o then_o from_o the_o great_a council_n i_o pass_v to_o the_o 29._o the_o cap._n 29._o right_n honourable_a the_o privy_a council_n their_o qualification_n to_o be_v at_o the_o king_n be_v sole_a appoint_v of_o minister_n 30._o minister_n cap._n 30._o of_o state_n etc._n etc._n then_o of_o the_o king_n sovereignty_n in_o appoint_v 31._o appoint_v cap._n 31._o magistrate_n 32._o magistrate_n cap._n 32._o