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to_o they_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n the_o poverty_n and_o simplicity_n of_o the_o spartan_a king_n be_v no_o less_o safe_a and_o profitable_a to_o the_o people_n than_o true_o glorious_a to_o they_o agesilaus_n deny_v that_o artaxerxes_n be_v great_a than_o he_o unless_o he_o be_v more_o temperate_a or_o more_o valiant_a and_o he_o make_v good_a his_o word_n so_o well_o that_o without_o any_o other_o assistance_n than_o what_o his_o wisdom_n and_o valour_n do_v afford_v he_o strike_v such_o a_o terror_n into_o that_o great_a rich_a powerful_a and_o absolute_a monarch_n that_o he_o do_v not_o think_v himself_o safe_a in_o babylon_n or_o ecbatane_n till_o the_o poor_a spartan_a be_v by_o a_o captain_n of_o as_o great_a valour_n and_o great_a poverty_n oblige_v to_o return_v from_o asia_n to_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o own_o country_n this_o be_v not_o peculiar_a to_o the_o severe_a laconic_a discipline_n when_o the_o roman_a king_n be_v expel_v a_o few_o cart_n be_v prepare_v to_o 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other_o every_o nation_n proceed_v according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o own_o discretion_n be_v free_a from_o blame_n it_o may_v also_o be_v worth_a observation_n whether_o the_o revenue_n give_v to_o a_o king_n be_v in_o such_o manner_n commit_v to_o his_o care_n that_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o employ_v it_o for_o the_o public_a service_n without_o the_o power_n of_o alienation_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v grant_v as_o a_o propriety_n to_o be_v spend_v as_o he_o think_v fit_a when_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_a jew_n and_o christian_n scruple_v the_o payment_n of_o tribute_n to_o the_o emperor_n the_o reason_n allege_v to_o persuade_v they_o to_o a_o compliance_n seem_v to_o be_v ground_v upon_o a_o supposition_n of_o the_o first_o for_o say_v they_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o state_n lie_v upon_o they_o which_o can_v be_v perform_v without_o army_n and_o garrison_n these_o can_v be_v maintain_v without_o pay_n nor_o money_n raise_v to_o pay_v they_o without_o tribute_n and_o custom_n this_o carry_v a_o face_n of_o reason_n with_o it_o especial_o in_o those_o country_n which_o be_v perpetual_o or_o frequent_o subject_a to_o invasion_n but_o this_o will_v not_o content_v our_o author_n he_o speak_v of_o employ_v the_o revenue_n in_o keep_v his_o house_n and_o look_n upon_o it_o as_o a_o propriety_n to_o be_v spend_v as_o he_o think_v convenient_a which_o be_v no_o less_o than_o to_o cast_v it_o into_o a_o pit_n of_o which_o no_o man_n ever_o know_v the_o bottom_n that_o which_o be_v give_v one_o day_n be_v squander_v away_o the_o next_o the_o people_n be_v always_o oppress_v with_o imposition_n to_o foment_n the_o vice_n of_o the_o court_n these_o daily_a increase_n they_o grow_v insatiable_a and_o the_o miserable_a nation_n be_v compel_v to_o hard_a labour_n in_o order_n to_o satiate_v those_o lust_n that_o tend_v to_o their_o own_o ruin_n it_o may_v be_v consider_v that_o the_o virtuous_a juvenal_n pagan_n by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n discover_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o poverty_n grow_v odious_a in_o rome_n when_o great_a man_n by_o desire_v riches_n put_v a_o value_n upon_o they_o and_o introduce_v that_o pomp_n and_o luxury_n which_o can_v not_o be_v bear_v by_o man_n of_o small_a fortune_n from_o thence_o all_o fury_n and_o mischief_n seem_v to_o break_v loose_a the_o base_a slavish_a and_o so_o often_o subdue_v asia_n by_o the_o base_a of_o man_n revenge_v the_o defeat_v they_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o brave_a and_o by_o infuse_v into_o they_o a_o delight_n in_o pomp_n and_o luxury_n in_o a_o short_a time_n render_v the_o strong_a and_o brave_a of_o nation_n the_o weak_a and_o base_a i_o wish_v our_o own_o experience_n do_v not_o too_o plain_o manifest_a that_o these_o evil_n be_v never_o more_o prevalent_a than_o in_o our_o day_n when_o the_o luxury_n majestic_a pomp_n and_o absolute_a power_n of_o a_o neighbour_a king_n must_v be_v support_v by_o a_o abundance_n of_o riches_n tear_v out_o of_o the_o bowel_n of_o his_o subject_n which_o render_v they_o in_o the_o best_a country_n of_o the_o world_n and_o at_o a_o time_n when_o the_o crown_n most_o flourish_n the_o poor_a and_o most_o miserable_a of_o all_o the_o nation_n under_o the_o sun_n we_o too_o well_o know_v who_o be_v most_o apt_a to_o learn_v from_o they_o and_o by_o what_o mean_n and_o step_n they_o endeavour_v to_o lead_v we_o into_o the_o like_a misery_n but_o the_o bird_n be_v safe_a when_o the_o snare_n be_v discover_v and_o if_o we_o be_v not_o abandon_v by_o god_n to_o destruction_n we_o shall_v never_o be_v bring_v to_o consent_v to_o the_o settle_n of_o that_o pomp_n which_o be_v against_o the_o practice_n of_o all_o virtuous_a people_n and_o have_v bring_v all_o the_o nation_n that_o have_v be_v take_v with_o it_o into_o the_o ruin_n that_o be_v intend_v for_o we_o s_o e_o c_o t._n vii_o when_o the_o israelite_n ask_v for_o such_o a_o king_n as_o the_o nation_n about_o they_o have_v they_o ask_v for_o a_o tyrant_n though_o they_o do_v not_o call_v he_o so_o now_o that_o saul_n be_v no_o tyrant_n say_v our_o author_n note_n that_o the_o people_n ask_v a_o king_n as_o all_o nation_n have_v god_n answer_v and_o bid_v samuel_n to_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o people_n in_o all_o thing_n which_o they_o speak_v and_o appoint_v they_o a_o king_n they_o do_v not_o ask_v a_o tyrant_n and_o to_o give_v they_o a_o tyrant_n when_o they_o ask_v a_o king_n have_v not_o be_v to_o hear_v their_o voice_n in_o all_o thing_n but_o rather_o when_o they_o ask_v a_o egg_n to_o have_v give_v they_o a_o scorpion_n unless_o we_o will_v say_v that_o all_o nation_n have_v tyrant_n but_o before_o he_o draw_v such_o a_o conclusion_n he_o shall_v have_v observe_v that_o god_n do_v not_o give_v they_o a_o scorpion_n when_o they_o ask_v a_o egg_n but_o tell_v they_o that_o be_v a_o scorpion_n which_o they_o call_v a_o egg_n they_o will_v have_v a_o king_n to_o judge_v they_o to_o go_v out_o before_o they_o and_o to_o fight_v their_o battle_n but_o god_n in_o effect_n tell_v they_o he_o will_v overthrow_v all_o justice_n and_o turn_v the_o power_n that_o be_v give_v he_o to_o the_o ruin_n of_o they_o and_o their_o posterity_n but_o since_o they_o will_v have_v it_o so_o he_o command_v samuel_n to_o hearken_v to_o their_o voice_n and_o for_o the_o punishment_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o folly_n to_o give_v they_o such_o a_o king_n as_o they_o ask_v that_o be_v one_o who_o will_v turn_v to_o his_o own_o profit_n and_o their_o misery_n the_o power_n with_o which_o he_o shall_v be_v entrust_v and_o this_o true_o denominate_v a_o tyrant_n aristotle_n make_v no_o other_o distinction_n between_o a_o king_n and_o a_o tyrant_n than_o that_o the_o king_n govern_v for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o people_n the_o tyrant_n for_o his_o own_o pleasure_n or_o profit_n and_o they_o who_o ask_v such_o a_o one_o ask_v a_o tyrant_n though_o they_o call_v he_o a_o king_n this_o be_v all_o can_v be_v do_v in_o their_o language_n for_o as_o they_o who_o be_v skill_v in_o the_o oriental_a tongue_n assure_v i_o there_o be_v no_o name_n for_o a_o tyrant_n in_o any_o of_o they_o or_o any_o other_o way_n of_o express_v the_o thing_n than_o by_o circumlocution_n and_o add_v proud_a insolent_a lustful_a cruel_a violent_a or_o the_o like_a epithet_n to_o the_o word_n lord_n or_o king_n they_o do_v in_o effect_n ask_v a_o tyrant_n they_o will_v not_o have_v such_o a_o king_n as_o god_n have_v ordain_v but_o such_o a_o one_o as_o the_o nation_n have_v not_o that_o all_o nation_n have_v tyrant_n but_o those_o who_o be_v round_o about_o they_o of_o who_o they_o have_v knowledge_n and_o which_o in_o their_o manner_n of_o speak_v go_v under_o the_o name_n
sect_n xxvi_o though_o the_o king_n may_v be_v entrust_v with_o the_o power_n of_o choose_v judge_n yet_o that_o by_o which_o they_o act_n be_v from_o the_o law_n i_o confess_v that_o no_o law_n can_v be_v so_o perfect_a to_o provide_v exact_o for_o every_o case_n that_o may_v fall_v out_o so_o as_o to_o leave_v nothing_o to_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o judge_n who_o in_o some_o measure_n be_v to_o interpret_v they_o but_o that_o law_n or_o custom_n be_v ever_o few_o or_o that_o the_o paucity_n be_v the_o reason_n that_o they_o can_v give_v special_a rule_n or_o that_o judge_n do_v resort_n to_o those_o principle_n or_o common_a law_n axiom_n whereupon_o former_a judgement_n in_o case_n something_o alike_o have_v be_v give_v by_o former_a judge_n who_o all_o receive_v their_o authority_n from_o the_o king_n in_o his_o right_n to_o give_v sentence_n i_o utter_o deny_v and_o affirm_v 1._o that_o in_o many_o place_n and_o particular_o in_o england_n the_o law_n be_v so_o many_o that_o the_o number_n of_o they_o have_v introduce_v a_o uncertainty_n and_o confusion_n which_o be_v both_o dangerous_a and_o troublesome_a and_o the_o infinite_a variety_n of_o adjudge_v case_n thwart_v and_o contradict_v each_o other_o have_v render_v these_o difficulty_n inextricable_a tacitus_n impute_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o misery_n suffer_v by_o the_o roman_n in_o his_o time_n to_o this_o abuse_n and_o tell_v we_o that_o leges_fw-la the_o law_n grow_v to_o be_v innumerable_a in_o the_o worst_a and_o most_o corrupt_a state_n of_o thing_n and_o that_o justice_n be_v overthrow_v by_o they_o by_o the_o same_o mean_n in_o france_n italy_n and_o other_o place_n where_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v render_v municipal_a judgement_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n arbitrary_a and_o though_o the_o intention_n of_o our_o law_n be_v just_a and_o good_a they_o be_v so_o numerous_a and_o the_o volume_n of_o our_o statute_n with_o the_o interpretation_n and_o adjudge_v case_n so_o vast_a that_o hardly_o any_o thing_n be_v so_o clear_a and_o fix_v but_o man_n of_o wit_n and_o learning_n may_v find_v what_o will_v serve_v for_o a_o pretence_n to_o justify_v almost_o any_o judgement_n they_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o give_v whereas_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n as_o to_o the_o judicial_a part_n be_v short_a and_o few_o judgement_n be_v easy_a and_o certain_a and_o in_o switzerland_n sweden_n and_o some_o part_n of_o denmark_n the_o whole_a volume_n that_o contain_v they_o may_v be_v read_v in_o few_o hour_n and_o by_o that_o mean_v no_o injustice_n can_v be_v do_v which_o be_v not_o immediate_o make_v evident_a 2._o axiom_n be_v not_o right_o ground_v upon_o judge_v case_n but_o case_n be_v to_o be_v judge_v according_a to_o axiom_n the_o certain_a be_v not_o prove_v by_o the_o uncertain_a but_o the_o uncertain_a by_o the_o certain_a and_o every_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v esteem_v uncertain_a till_o it_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v certain_a axiom_n in_o law_n be_v as_o in_o mathematics_n evident_a to_o common_a sense_n and_o nothing_o be_v to_o be_v take_v for_o a_o axiom_n that_o be_v not_o so_o euclid_n do_v not_o prove_v his_o axiom_n by_o his_o proposition_n but_o his_o proposition_n which_o be_v abstruse_a by_o such_o axiom_n as_o be_v evident_a to_o all_o the_o axiom_n of_o our_o law_n do_v not_o receive_v their_o authority_n from_o coke_n or_o hales_n but_o coke_n and_o hales_n deserve_v praise_n for_o give_v judgement_n according_a to_o such_o as_o be_v undeniable_o true_a 3._o the_o judge_n receive_v their_o commission_n from_o the_o king_n and_o perhaps_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o the_o custom_n of_o name_v they_o be_v ground_v upon_o a_o right_a with_o which_o he_o be_v entrust_v but_o their_o power_n be_v from_o the_o law_n as_o that_o of_o the_o king_n also_o be_v for_o he_o who_o have_v none_o original_o in_o himself_o can_v give_v none_o unless_o it_o be_v first_o conser_v upon_o he_o i_o know_v not_o how_o he_o can_v well_o perform_v his_o oath_n to_o govern_v according_a to_o law_n unless_o he_o execute_v the_o power_n with_o which_o he_o be_v entrust_v in_o name_v those_o man_n to_o be_v judge_n who_o in_o his_o conscience_n and_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o council_n he_o think_v the_o best_a and_o able_a to_o perform_v that_o office_n but_o both_o he_o and_o they_o be_v to_o learn_v their_o duty_n from_o that_o law_n by_o which_o they_o be_v and_o which_o allot_v to_o every_o one_o his_o proper_a work_n as_o the_o law_n intend_v that_o man_n shall_v be_v make_v judge_n for_o their_o integrity_n and_o knowledge_n in_o the_o law_n and_o that_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v imagine_v that_o the_o king_n will_v break_v his_o trust_n by_o choose_v such_o as_o be_v not_o so_o till_o the_o violation_n be_v evident_a nothing_o be_v more_o reasonable_a than_o to_o intend_v that_o the_o judge_n so_o qualify_v shall_v instruct_v the_o king_n in_o matter_n of_o law_n but_o that_o he_o who_o may_v be_v a_o child_n over_o age_a or_o otherwise_o 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