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imagine_v that_o king_n be_v choose_v to_o apply_v to_o their_o own_o proper_a use_n the_o good_n that_o be_v get_v by_o the_o sweat_n of_o their_o subject_n for_o every_o man_n love_v and_o cherish_v his_o own_o they_o have_v not_o receive_v the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o people_n to_o make_v it_o serve_v as_o a_o pander_n to_o their_o pleasure_n for_o ordinary_o the_o inferior_n hate_v or_o at_o lest_o envietheir_o superior_n let_v we_o then_o conclude_v that_o they_o be_v establish_v in_o this_o place_n to_o maintain_v by_o justice_n and_o to_o defend_v by_o force_n of_o arm_n both_o the_o public_a state_n and_o particular_a person_n from_o all_o damage_n and_o outrage_n wherefore_o saint_n augustine_n say_v those_o be_v proper_o call_v lord_n and_o master_n 15._o aâ—ig_n lib._n 16_o the_o civet_n dei_fw-la c._n 15._o which_o provide_v for_o the_o good_a and_o profit_n of_o
now_o although_o some_o citizen_n say_v that_o by_o decree_n of_o senate_n the_o emperor_n augustus_n be_v declare_v to_o be_v exempt_a from_o obedience_n to_o law_n yet_o notwithstanding_o theodosius_n and_o all_o the_o other_o good_a and_o reasonable_a emperor_n have_v profess_v that_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o law_n lest_o what_o have_v be_v extort_a by_o violence_n may_v be_v acknowledge_v and_o receive_v instead_o of_o law_n and_o for_o augustus_n caesar_n in_o so_o much_o as_o the_o roman_a common_a wealth_n be_v en_fw-fr thrall_a by_o his_o power_n and_o violence_n she_o can_v â—ay_v nothing_o free_o but_o that_o she_o have_v lose_v her_o freedom_n and_o because_o they_o dare_v not_o call_v augustus_n a_o tyrant_n the_o senate_n say_v he_o be_v exempt_a from_o â—ll_a obedience_n to_o the_o law_n which_o be_v in_o effect_n as_o much_o as_o if_o they_o plain_o shall_v have_v say_v â—he_v emperor_n be_v a_o outlaw_n the_o same_o right_a â—â—â—h_n ever_o be_v of_o force_n in_o all_o well_o govern_v state_n and_o kingdom_n of_o chrâ—stâ—ndome_n for_o neither_o the_o emperor_n the_o king_n of_o france_n nor_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n england_n polander_n hungary_n and_o all_o other_o lawful_a prince_n as_o the_o areh_n duke_n of_o austriae_fw-la duke_n of_o brabante_n earl_n of_o flanders_n and_o holland_n nor_o other_o prince_n be_v not_o recreated_a to_o the_o government_n of_o their_o estate_n before_o they_o have_v promise_v to_o the_o electour_n peer_n palaâ—ins_n lord_n baron_n and_o governor_n that_o they_o will_v render_v to_o every_o one_o right_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o country_n yea_o so_o strict_o that_o they_o can_v alter_v or_o innovate_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o country_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o â—ownes_n and_o province_n if_o they_o do_v it_o they_o be_v no_o less_o guilty_a of_o rebellion_n against_o the_o law_n than_o â—he_v people_n be_v in_o their_o kind_n if_o they_o refuse_v 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demand_v their_o advice_n and_o resolution_n without_o presume_v to_o publish_v any_o thing_n beâ—ore_v the_o whole_a have_v be_v first_o duâ—y_v examine_v and_o approve_v by_o they_o after_o the_o lâ—w_n be_v once_o ennact_v and_o publish_v there_o be_v no_o more_o dispute_n to_o be_v make_v above_o it_o all_o man_n owe_v obedience_n to_o it_o and_o the_o prince_n in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o teach_v other_o man_n their_o duty_n and_o for_o that_o all_o man_n be_v cavalier_n lead_v by_o example_n then_o by_o precept_n the_o prince_n must_v necessary_o express_v his_o willingness_n to_o observe_v the_o law_n or_o else_o by_o what_o equity_n can_v he_o require_v obedience_n in_o his_o subject_n to_o that_o which_o he_o himself_o conâ—â—mnes_v for_o the_o disterence_n which_o be_v betwixt_o king_n and_o subject_n ought_v not_o to_o consist_v in_o impurity_n but_o in_o equity_n and_o justice_n and_o therefore_o although_o augustus_n be_v esteem_v to_o be_v exempt_a by_o the_o decree_n 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ad_fw-la regem_fw-la fam._n in_o ca._n quado_n dâ—â—ure_n juando_fw-la unmake_v law_n without_o the_o which_o noâ—_n king_n nor_o subject_n can_v coha_n bite_v in_o security_n buâ—_n must_v beforâ—â—_n to_o live_v brutish_o in_o cave_n and_o desert_n like_o wild_a beast_n wherefore_o also_o the_o emperor_n of_o germany_n esteem_v it_o needful_a to_o make_v some_o law_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o empire_n first_o he_o demand_v the_o advice_n of_o the_o estate_n if_o it_o be_v there_o approve_v the_o prince_n baron_n &_o deputy_n of_o the_o town_n signeiâ—_n and_o then_o the_o law_n be_v ratify_v for_o he_o solemn_o swear_v to_o keep_v the_o law_n already_o make_v and_o to_o introduce_v no_o new_a one_o without_o a_o general_a consent_n there_o be_v a_o law_n in_o poloniae_fw-la which_o have_v be_v renew_v in_o the_o year_n 1454._o and_o also_o in_o the_o year_n 1538._o and_o by_o those_o it_o be_v decree_v that_o no_o new_a law_n shall_v be_v make_v but_o by_o a_o common_a consent_n 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