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we_o in_o so_o great_a a_o business_n st._n paul_n subjoin_v another_o motive_n 2d_o 2_o cor._n 7_o 2d_o that_o be_v buy_v by_o christ_n at_o so_o great_a a_o price_n we_o shall_v not_o re-inthral_a ourselves_o to_o the_o lust_n of_o man_n much_o less_o addict_v ourselves_o to_o the_o work_n of_o wickedness_n these_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o calvin_n from_o which_o his_o follower_n and_o disciple_n most_o extreme_o differ_v both_o in_o their_o doctrine_n and_o their_o practice_n first_o for_o their_o practice_n calvin_n require_v that_o we_o shall_v reverence_v and_o respect_v the_o magistrate_n for_o his_o office_n sake_n and_o that_o we_o entertain_v no_o other_o than_o a_o fair_a esteem_n a_o honourable_a opinion_n both_o of_o their_o action_n 2d_o sect._n 2d_o and_o their_o counsel_n his_o follower_n like_o silthy_a dreamer_n as_o they_o be_v do_v not_o only_o despise_v dominion_n but_o speak_v evil_a of_o dignity_n that_o be_v to_o say_v 8._o judas_n 8._o they_o neither_o 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those_o particular_n which_o their_o master_n speak_v of_o refuse_v to_o obey_v their_o law_n and_o to_o pay_v they_o tribute_n and_o to_o undergo_v such_o service_n and_o burden_n as_o be_v lay_v upon_o they_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o public_a safety_n and_o spare_v not_o as_o occasion_n serve_v to_o manifest_v the_o disaffection_n of_o their_o heart_n by_o such_o outward_a act_n as_o disobedience_n and_o disloyalty_n can_v suggest_v unto_o they_o and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o many_o time_n they_o pray_v against_o they_o blaspheme_v god_n because_o he_o will_v not_o curse_v the_o king_n and_o make_v that_o which_o they_o call_v prayer_n so_o dangerous_a and_o lewd_a a_o libel_n that_o their_o very_a prayer_n be_v turn_v to_o sin_n calvin_n require_v such_o moderation_n in_o the_o subject_a that_o they_o neither_o intermeddle_v in_o affair_n of_o state_n nor_o invade_v the_o office_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o that_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v amiss_o in_o the_o public_a government_n which_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o reformation_n they_o presume_v not_o to_o put_v their_o hand_n unto_o the_o work_n
every_o kingdom_n when_o they_o be_v solemn_o asseble_v who_o he_o condemn_v as_o guilty_a of_o perfidious_a dissimulation_n and_o the_o betrayer_n of_o the_o subject_a liberty_n whereof_o they_o be_v the_o proper_a and_o appoint_a guardian_n if_o they_o connive_v at_o king_n when_o they_o play_v the_o tyrant_n or_o wanton_o insuit_n on_o the_o common_a people_n this_o be_v the_o gap_n through_o which_o rebellion_n and_o sedition_n have_v find_v to_o plausible_a a_o passage_n in_o the_o christian_a world_n to_o be_v dethrone_v of_o some_o king_n and_o prince_n the_o death_n of_o other_o for_o through_o this_o gap_n break_v in_o those_o dangerous_a and_o seditious_a doctrine_n that_o the_o inferior_a magistrate_n be_v ordain_v by_o god_n and_o not_o appoint_v by_o the_o king_n or_o the_o supreme_a power_n that_o be_v so_o ordain_v by_o god_n that_o be_v by_o he_o enable_v to_o compel_v the_o king_n to_o rule_v according_a unto_o justice_n and_o the_o law_n establish_v that_o if_o the_o king_n be_v refractory_a and_o unreclaimable_a they_o be_v to_o call_v he_o to_o account_v and_o to_o provide_v for_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n by_o all_o way_n and_o mean_n which_o may_v conduce_v unto_o thepreservation_n of_o it_o and_o final_o which_o be_v the_o darling_n doctrine_n of_o these_o late_a time_n that_o there_o be_v a_o mixture_n in_o all_o government_n and_o that_o the_o three_o estate_n convene_v in_o parliament_n or_o by_o what_o other_o name_n soever_o we_o do_v call_v their_o meeting_n be_v not_o subordinate_a to_o the_o king_n but_o coordinate_a with_o he_o and_o have_v not_o only_o a_o supplemental_a power_n to_o supply_v what_o be_v defective_a in_o he_o but_o a_o coercive_a also_o to_o restrain_v his_o action_n and_o a_o corrective_a too_o to_o reform_v his_o error_n but_o this_o i_o give_v you_o now_o in_o the_o general_n only_o hereafter_o you_o shall_v see_v it_o more_o particular_o and_o every_o author_n cite_v in_o his_o own_o word_n for_o the_o proof_n hereof_o many_o of_o which_o as_o they_o do_v live_v in_o calvin_n time_n and_o by_o their_o writing_n give_v great_a scandal_n to_o all_o sovereign_a prince_n but_o more_o as_o to_o the_o progress_n of_o the_o reformation_n so_o can_v not_o calvin_n choose_v but_o be_v make_v acquaint_v with_o the_o effect_n and_o consequence_n of_o his_o dangerous_a principle_n which_o since_o he_o never_o do_v retract_v upon_o the_o sight_n of_o those_o seditious_a pamphlet_n and_o worse_o than_o those_o those_o bloody_a tumult_n and_o rebellion_n which_o ensue_v upon_o it_o but_o let_v it_o stand_v unaltered_a to_o his_o die_a day_n be_v a_o clear_a argument_n to_o i_o that_o this_o passage_n fall_v not_o from_o his_o pen_n by_o chance_n but_o be_v lay_v of_o purpose_n as_o a_o stumbling-block_n in_o the_o subject_n way_n to_o make_v he_o fall_v in_o the_o performance_n of_o his_o christian_a duty_n both_o to_o god_n and_o man_n for_o though_o the_o book_n of_o institution_n have_v 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author_n of_o such_o strange_a conclusion_n which_o have_v result_v from_o his_o principle_n and_o therefore_o lay_v it_o down_o with_o great_a art_n and_o caution_n si_fw-mi qui_fw-la and_o fortè_fw-la and_o ut_fw-la nunc_fw-la res_fw-la habent_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v perhaps_o and_o as_o the_o world_n now_o go_v and_o if_o there_o be_v such_o officer_n as_o have_v be_v former_o as_o the_o three_o disguise_n which_o he_o have_v mask_v himself_o and_o the_o point_n withal_o that_o he_o may_v pass_v away_o unseen_a and_o if_o there_o be_v such_o officer_n as_o perhaps_o there_o be_v or_o that_o the_o world_n go_v here_o as_o it_o do_v at_o sparta_n or_o in_o the_o state_n of_o rome_n and_o athens_n as_o perhaps_o it_o do_v or_o that_o the_o three_o estate_n of_o each_o several_a kingdom_n have_v the_o same_o authority_n in_o they_o as_o the_o ephori_fw-la the_o demarchi_fw-la and_o the_o tribune_n have_v as_o perhaps_o they_o have_v the_o subject_n be_v no_o doubt_n in_o a_o good_a condition_n as_o good_a a_o man_n as_o the_o best_a monarch_n of_o they_o all_o but_o if_o the_o ephori_fw-la the_o demarchi_fw-la and_o the_o tribune_n be_v not_o appoint_v at_o the_o first_o for_o the_o restraint_n and_o regulate_v of_o the_o supreme_a power_n as_o indeed_o they_o be_v not_o and_o if_o the_o three_o estate_n in_o each_o several_a kingdom_n have_v not_o that_o authority_n which_o the_o ephori_fw-la and_o the_o tribune_n do_v in_o fine_a usurp_v and_o the_o demarchi_fw-la be_v suppose_v to_o have_v as_o indeed_o they_o have_v not_o perhaps_o and_o peradventure_o will_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n the_o subject_n stand_v upon_o no_o better_a ground_n than_o before_o he_o do_v therefore_o to_o take_v away_o this_o stumbling-block_n and_o remove_v this_o rub_n i_o shall_v propose_v and_o prove_v these_o three_o point_n ensue_v 1._o that_o the_o ephori_fw-la the_o demarchi_fw-la and_o the_o roman_a tribune_n be_v not_o institute_v at_o the_o first_o for_o those_o end_n and_o purpose_n which_o be_v suppose_v by_o the_o author_n 2._o if_o they_o be_v institute_v for_o those_o end_n yet_o the_o illation_n thereupon_o will_v be_v weak_a and_o childish_a as_o it_o relate_v of_o king_n and_o kingdom_n and_o 3._o that_o the_o three_o estate_n in_o each_o several_a kingdom_n without_o all_o peradventure_o have_v no_o such_o authority_n as_o the_o author_n dream_v of_o and_o therefore_o of_o no_o power_n to_o control_v their_o king_n which_o if_o i_o clear_o prove_v as_o i_o hope_v i_o shall_v i_o doubt_v not_o but_o to_o leave_v the_o cause_n in_o a_o better_a condition_n than_o i_o find_v it_o and_o in_o the_o proof_n of_o these_o the_o first_o point_n especial_o if_o it_o be_v think_v that_o i_o insist_v long_o than_o i_o need_v on_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o spartan_a ephori_fw-la the_o roman_a tribune_n and_o the_o demarchi_fw-la of_o athens_n and_o spend_v more_o cost_n upon_o it_o than_o the_o thing_n be_v worth_a i_o must_v entreat_v the_o reader_n to_o excuse_v i_o in_o it_o i_o must_v first_o lay_v down_o my_o ground_n and_o make_v sure_a work_n there_o before_o i_o go_v about_o my_o build_n and_o be_v my_o design_n relate_v particular_o to_o the_o information_n and_o instruction_n of_o the_o english_a subject_n i_o can_v not_o make_v my_o way_n unto_o it_o but_o by_o a_o discovery_n of_o the_o mean_n and_o artifices_fw-la by_o which_o some_o petit_fw-la popular_a officer_n attain_v unto_o so_o great_a a_o mastery_n in_o the_o game_n of_o government_n as_o to_o give_v the_o check_n unto_o their_o king_n which_o be_v premise_v once_o for_o all_o i_o now_o proceed_v unto_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o point_v propose_v and_o have_v prove_v these_o point_n i_o shall_v make_v a_o end_n haec_fw-la tria_fw-la cum_fw-la docuero_fw-la perorabo_fw-la in_o the_o orator_n language_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o ephori_fw-la in_o the_o state_n of_o sparta_n and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o institute_v for_o the_o end_v suppose_v by_o calvin_n 1._o the_o king_n of_o sparta_n absolute_a monarch_n at_o the_o first_o 2._o of_o the_o decline_a of_o the_o regal_a power_n and_o the_o condition_n of_o that_o state_n when_o lycurgus_n undertake_v to_o change_v the_o government_n 3._o what_o power_n lycurgus_n give_v the_o senate_n and_o what_o be_v leave_v unto_o the_o king_n 4._o the_o ephori_fw-la appoint_v by_o the_o king_n of_o sparta_n to_o ease_v themselves_o and_o curb_v the_o senate_n 5._o the_o blunder_a and_o mistake_n of_o joseph_n scaliger_n about_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o the_o ephori_fw-la 6._o the_o ephori_fw-la from_o mean_a beginning_n grow_v to_o great_a authority_n and_o by_o what_o advantage_n 7._o the_o power_n and_o influence_n which_o they_o have_v in_o the_o public_a government_n 8._o by_o what_o degree_n the_o ephori_fw-la encroach_v on_o the_o spartan_a king_n 9_o the_o
any_o democratical_a state_n show_v itself_o at_o the_o first_o in_o its_o proper_a colour_n or_o come_v into_o the_o world_n by_o a_o lawful_a entrance_n but_o creep_v into_o it_o secret_o at_o the_o backdoor_n either_o of_o faction_n or_o sedition_n now_o the_o first_o man_n that_o give_v the_o hint_n to_o the_o democraty_n and_o make_v the_o people_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o a_o factious_a liberty_n be_v theseus_n a_o valiant_a but_o unfortunate_a king_n who_o the_o better_a to_o induce_v the_o people_n of_o attica_n to_o desert_n their_o dwelling_n and_o be_v incorporate_v into_o athens_n promise_v they_o as_o before_o be_v say_v that_o all_o of_o they_o shall_v have_v some_o share_n in_o the_o public_a government_n and_o after_o the_o form_n and_o manner_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n and_o so_o far_o he_o perform_v his_o promise_n as_o to_o divest_v himself_o of_o some_o part_n of_o sovereignty_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o lay_v the_o first_o foundation_n of_o that_o popular_a state_n thesâ—o_n plâ—taâ—ch_n in_o thesâ—o_n which_o be_v after_o build_v but_o he_o pay_v dear_a for_o it_o for_o the_o people_n who_o before_o have_v be_v so_o tractable_a that_o they_o will_v do_v whatsoever_o their_o king_n command_v at_o the_o first_o word_n speak_v begin_v to_o take_v more_o state_n upon_o they_o and_o become_v so_o stubborn_a that_o they_o will_v do_v nothing_o on_o command_n but_o look_v to_o be_v flatter_v with_o and_o court_v upon_o all_o occasion_n ibid._n id._n ibid._n which_o be_v note_v by_o menestheus_n a_o popular_a man_n but_o otherwise_o of_o the_o royal_a blood_n he_o so_o feed_v that_o humour_n and_o wrought_v so_o fine_o on_o they_o by_o his_o wit_n a_o cunning_a that_o theseus_n be_v in_o fine_a depose_v and_o his_o son_n disherit_v and_o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o royalty_n confer_v by_o they_o upon_o menestheus_n as_o their_o deed_n of_o gift_n and_o though_o no_o doubt_n the_o people_n do_v improve_v their_o power_n both_o when_o their_o king_n become_v elective_a and_o when_o their_o governor_n be_v elect_v but_o for_o term_n of_o year_n and_o special_o when_o the_o magistrate_n be_v no_o more_o than_o annual_a yet_o they_o can_v get_v no_o further_o than_o a_o aristocratie_n till_o the_o time_n of_o solon_n which_o be_v about_o 170_o year_n after_o the_o annual_a officer_n be_v first_o establish_v the_o annual_a officer_n be_v establish_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o 5._o olympiad_n and_o solon_n reformation_n happen_v in_o the_o second_o of_o the_o 47._o but_o solon_n be_v choose_v provost_n or_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o find_v the_o republic_n much_o embroil_v in_o dangerous_a faction_n which_o have_v be_v long_o since_o breed_v between_o the_o noble_n and_o commons_o in_o the_o change_n of_o government_n take_v on_o he_o by_o the_o joint_a consent_n of_o both_o party_n the_o emendation_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o reduce_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n to_o a_o more_o peaceable_a and_o equal_a temper_n solone_o id._n in_o solone_o and_o he_o so_o order_v their_o affair_n that_o the_o chief_a office_n of_o the_o city_n remain_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o nobility_n as_o before_o they_o be_v which_o for_o the_o time_n content_v they_o but_o the_o election_n of_o those_o officer_n and_o the_o dernier_fw-fr resort_n or_o the_o admittance_n of_o appeal_n upon_o writ_n of_o error_n as_o we_o call_v they_o that_o he_o confirm_v unto_o the_o people_n which_o do_v not_o only_o please_v the_o people_n for_o the_o present_a time_n but_o put_v they_o into_o a_o condition_n of_o draw_v to_o themselves_o the_o supreme_a authority_n insomuch_o that_o aristotle_n though_o he_o seem_v to_o say_v that_o solon_n settle_v in_o the_o city_n a_o mix_a form_n of_o government_n the_o court_n of_o areopagite_n which_o he_o also_o institute_v pretend_v to_o a_o oligarchy_n the_o annual_a officer_n or_o archontes_n to_o a_o aristocratie_n 10._o aristot_n politiâ—_n l._n 2._o c._n 10._o and_o the_o power_n of_o judicature_n be_v vest_v in_o the_o common_a people_n unto_o a_o democraty_n yet_o he_o confess_v at_o the_o last_o that_o this_o power_n of_o judicature_n and_o the_o necessity_n which_o all_o man_n find_v of_o apply_v themselves_o unto_o the_o people_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d change_v the_o republic_n in_o conclusion_n to_o a_o mere_a democraty_n as_o it_o continue_v till_o his_o time_n but_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o bring_v about_o but_o with_o great_a ado_n solone_a plutarch_n in_o solone_a pisistratus_n first_o reduce_v the_o estate_n to_o a_o absolute_a monarchy_n which_o because_o he_o get_v it_o from_o they_o by_o fraud_n and_o force_n they_o call_v a_o tyranny_n and_o after_o clisthenes_n free_v his_o country_n from_o that_o yoke_n by_o drive_v his_o posterity_n out_o of_o attica_n restore_v it_o unto_o a_o aristocratie_n cimene_n id._n in_o artistide_n in_o pericle_n &_o cimene_n as_o before_o it_o be_v at_o last_o it_o seem_v good_a to_o aristides_n though_o for_o a_o time_n he_o concur_v with_o clisthenes_n in_o his_o form_n of_o government_n to_o cast_v a_o more_o indulgent_a eye_n on_o the_o common_a people_n who_o have_v behave_v themselves_o exceed_o gallant_o in_o the_o dreadful_a war_n against_o the_o persian_n and_o to_o cause_v a_o law_n to_o be_v enact_v that_o all_o authority_n and_o power_n of_o government_n shall_v be_v communicate_v equal_o to_o all_o the_o citizen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aristide_n id._n in_o aristide_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v capable_a of_o all_o the_o office_n and_o honour_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n which_o as_o it_o add_v much_o to_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o common_a people_n so_o that_o authority_n be_v increase_v much_o more_o by_o the_o art_n of_o pericles_n who_o bear_v a_o grudge_n unto_o the_o court_n of_o the_o areopagite_n whereof_o he_o be_v never_o any_o member_n and_o find_v that_o the_o power_n thereof_o and_o of_o the_o senate_n of_o five_o hundred_o do_v derogate_v exceed_v much_o from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o people_n to_o who_o faction_n he_o be_v whole_o wed_v by_o the_o help_n and_o set_v on_o of_o ephialtes_n a_o busy_a and_o popular_a man_n take_v from_o they_o the_o hear_n and_o determine_v of_o the_o weighty_a cause_n cimone_n id._n in_o poiâ—â—e_n &_o cimone_n and_o put_v they_o over_o to_o the_o judgement_n and_o decision_n of_o the_o common_a people_n who_o have_v no_o more_o before_o but_o the_o last_o appeal_n and_o thereby_o perfect_v and_o produce_v that_o pure_a democraty_n which_o have_v so_o often_o be_v desire_v but_o in_o vain_a attempt_v the_o people_n be_v screw_v to_o this_o height_n of_o power_n and_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o supreme_a court_n so_o much_o diminish_v a_o man_n will_v think_v there_o be_v but_o little_a need_n of_o such_o popular_a officer_n as_o calvin_n speak_v of_o ordain_v of_o purpose_n as_o he_o think_v to_o oppose_v the_o senate_n and_o counter-ballancetheir_a authority_n nor_o be_v those_o court_n at_o any_o time_n so_o incline_v to_o tyranny_n or_o likely_a in_o their_o constitution_n to_o oppress_v the_o people_n when_o their_o authority_n be_v great_a and_o their_o power_n most_o eminent_a as_o that_o the_o people_n need_v any_o special_a officer_n to_o restrain_v their_o insolence_n or_o to_o confine_v they_o to_o the_o limit_n of_o their_o jurisdiction_n now_o for_o the_o senate_n it_o consist_v at_o the_o first_o of_o 400_o person_n a_o hundred_o out_o of_o every_o tribe_n and_o to_o that_o number_n be_v restrain_v by_o solon_n who_o device_n it_o be_v solone_o id._n in_o solone_o but_o clisthenes_n have_v increase_v the_o number_n of_o the_o tribe_n to_o ten_o add_v one_o hundred_o more_o which_o make_v five_o in_o all_o for_o each_o tribe_n fifty_o and_o so_o continue_v till_o the_o expiration_n of_o that_o commonwealth_n a_o chief_a part_n of_o their_o business_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n to_o deliberate_v and_o debate_v of_o all_o such_o matter_n as_o be_v to_o be_v commend_v to_o the_o care_n of_o the_o common_a people_n that_o when_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o people_n be_v assemble_v together_o no_o point_n shall_v be_v propound_v to_o they_o but_o what_o the_o council_n of_o five_o hundred_o have_v fit_v and_o prepare_v for_o their_o resolution_n ibid._n id._n ibid._n it_o also_o appertain_v to_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n to_o consult_v about_o denounce_v war_n and_o raise_v money_n to_o advise_v upon_o the_o make_n of_o new_a law_n to_o judge_n of_o any_o accident_n which_o at_o any_o time_n happen_v in_o the_o city_n and_o of_o such_o matter_n which_o concern_v their_o ally_n and_o nighbour_n to_o impose_v tribute_n on_o the_o subject_a and_o to_o take_v care_n both_o of_o the_o navy_n and_o the_o temple_n and_o furthermore_o to_o inquire_v into_o
people_n or_o actual_o do_v make_v head_n against_o they_o in_o behalf_n of_o the_o people_n if_o at_o any_o time_n they_o be_v oppress_v and_o injure_v by_o it_o can_v be_v find_v i_o dare_v with_o confidence_n affirm_v in_o any_o author_n of_o good_a credit_n either_o greek_a or_o latin_a it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v some_o people-pleasers_a in_o the_o state_n of_o athens_n who_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o by_o apply_v themselves_o to_o the_o people_n humour_n and_o seem_v zealous_o assect_v to_o their_o power_n and_o profit_n can_v lead_v they_o whither_o they_o will_v and_o to_o what_o they_o lift_v and_o sometime_o do_v oppose_v themselves_o for_o the_o people_n sake_n not_o only_o against_o the_o senate_n but_o all_o other_o magistrate_n of_o these_o it_o be_v that_o arstotle_n do_v make_v frequent_a mention_n in_o his_o book_n of_o politic_n and_o seem_v to_o prophecy_n that_o if_o not_o look_v into_o in_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o will_v change_v the_o state_n into_o a_o tyranny_n but_o these_o be_v neither_o of_o officer_n of_o state_n nor_o justice_n â—_o aristot_n politic_n l._n 5_o c._n â—_o nor_o indeed_o any_o officer_n at_o all_o though_o many_o time_n they_o do_v ill_a office_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n the_o better_a to_o advance_v the_o hope_n of_o the_o popular_a faction_n and_o by_o it_o themselves_o and_o it_o be_v true_a which_o aristotle_n tell_v we_o in_o another_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o people_n have_v not_o only_a power_n to_o elect_v their_o magistrate_n 12._o id._n ibid._n l._n 2._o c._n 12._o but_o to_o call_v they_o also_o to_o account_v in_o case_n of_o maladministration_n and_o have_v their_o proper_a officer_n appoint_v to_o that_o end_n and_o purpose_n but_o than_o it_o be_v true_a withal_o but_o among_o they_o we_o meet_v not_o these_o demarchi_fw-la of_o who_o calvin_n dream_v or_o any_o other_o which_o stand_v up_o in_o behalf_n of_o the_o common_a people_n but_o only_o in_o behalf_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o this_o sort_n be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d superad_v to_o the_o nine_o archontes_n and_o of_o authority_n to_o call_v they_o to_o a_o after-reckoning_n if_o they_o find_v they_o guilty_a of_o extortion_n 13._o jul._n pollux_n l._n 8._o c._n 9_o sect_n 16._o id._n ibid._n sect_n 13._o and_o of_o this_o sect_n be_v also_o those_o who_o they_o call_v logistae_n some_o of_o the_o which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v my_o author_n be_v purposely_o appoint_v to_o observe_v and_o inquire_v into_o the_o act_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o to_o proceed_v against_o they_o when_o their_o time_n be_v out_o according_a as_o they_o see_v occasion_n which_o kind_n of_o overseer_n have_v a_o eye_n also_o on_o the_o areopagite_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o be_v observe_v by_o aeschines_n the_o famous_a orator_n where_o speak_v of_o the_o fundamental_a constitution_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o legislator_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ctesiphon_n aeschin_n in_o orat_fw-la contra_fw-la demosth_n &_o ctesiphon_n that_o even_o the_o senate_n of_o five_o hundred_o shall_v give_v up_o a_o account_n of_o their_o ministration_n and_o that_o the_o holy_a council_n of_o the_o areopagite_n shall_v be_v obnoxious_a to_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o logistrae_n for_o by_o that_o very_a name_n he_o call_v they_o of_o any_o account_n they_o be_v to_o give_v to_o these_o demarchi_fw-la or_o any_o thing_n they_o do_v the_o facto_fw-la or_o may_v do_v de_fw-fr jure_fw-la with_o reference_n to_o the_o case_n and_o benefit_n of_o the_o common_a people_n nothing_o but_o silence_n to_o be_v find_v in_o all_o antiquity_n and_o to_o say_v truth_n it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o any_o popular_a magistrate_n shall_v be_v make_v of_o purpose_n to_o save_v the_o people_n from_o the_o pride_n and_o tyranny_n of_o the_o high_a court_n which_o be_v accountable_a to_o the_o people_n upon_o all_o occasion_n and_o be_v to_o be_v accountable_a to_o they_o according_a to_o the_o fundamental_a institution_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n the_o state_n of_o athens_n be_v one_o of_o the_o absolute_a democraty_n which_o be_v ever_o exant_a and_o so_o account_v of_o by_o all_o who_o write_v of_o politic_n have_v little_a need_n or_o use_v of_o such_o popular_a magistrate_n which_o calvin_n fanci_v in_o that_o place_n which_o may_v be_v serviceable_a to_o the_o people_n in_o a_o aistocratie_n but_o in_o a_o popular_a estate_n of_o no_o use_n at_o all_o which_o make_v we_o wonder_v by_o the_o way_n why_o plato_n shall_v affirm_v against_o right_n and_o reason_n that_o the_o state_n of_o athens_n in_o his_o time_n and_o the_o time_n before_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o aristocratie_n meneximo_n plato_n in_o meneximo_n when_o by_o the_o current_n of_o all_o writer_n and_o the_o course_n of_o story_n it_o appear_v most_o evident_o that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o democraty_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cimone_n plutarch_n in_o cimone_n the_o pure_a and_o most_o unmixed_a democraty_n that_o be_v ever_o read_v of_o thus_o have_v we_o prove_v the_o first_o of_o the_o three_o point_n propound_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o work_n viz._n that_o the_o ephori_fw-la the_o demarchi_fw-la and_o the_o roman_a tribune_n be_v not_o ordain_v at_o first_o for_o those_o end_n and_o purpose_n which_o be_v suppose_v by_o the_o author_n but_o more_o particular_o that_o neither_o the_o ephori_fw-la of_o sparta_n be_v first_o institute_v to_o oppose_v the_o king_n nor_o the_o tribune_n first_o ordain_v to_o oppose_v the_o consul_n nor_o the_o demarchi_fw-la of_o authority_n to_o oppose_v the_o senate_n and_o we_o have_v prove_v which_o be_v direct_o contrary_a unto_o calvin_n aim_v that_o the_o ephori_fw-la be_v at_o first_o ordain_v to_o ease_v the_o king_n and_o to_o be_v aid_v to_o they_o against_o the_o senate_n who_o begin_v sensible_o to_o encroach_v on_o the_o regal_a power_n that_o the_o tribune_n be_v first_o institute_v to_o no_o other_o end_n but_o to_o preserve_v the_o people_n from_o unjust_a oppression_n and_o that_o their_o opposition_n to_o the_o consul_n be_v account_v always_o to_o be_v against_o the_o rule_n of_o their_o institution_n and_o a_o breach_n of_o article_n and_o as_o for_o these_o demarchi_fw-la who_o we_o speak_v of_o last_o that_o neither_o by_o their_o institution_n nor_o by_o usurpation_n they_o do_v oppose_v against_o the_o senate_n in_o behalf_n of_o the_o people_n but_o execute_v their_o command_n upon_o the_o people_n as_o their_o duty_n bind_v they_o so_o that_o the_o great_a imagination_n which_o the_o author_n have_v of_o show_v to_o the_o world_n a_o view_n of_o such_o popular_a magistrate_n as_o may_v encourage_v man_n of_o place_n and_o eminence_n to_o think_v themselves_o ordain_v after_o these_o example_n to_o moderate_v the_o licentiousness_n of_o king_n and_o prince_n be_v fall_v direct_o to_o the_o ground_n without_o more_o ado_n as_o be_v build_v upon_o a_o weak_a nay_o a_o false_a foundation_n not_o able_a to_o support_v the_o build_n and_o more_o than_o so_o in_o case_n the_o instance_n propose_v have_v be_v right_o choose_v and_o that_o the_o ephori_fw-la in_o sparta_n have_v be_v first_o ordain_v to_o oppose_v the_o king_n the_o tribunes_z to_o oppose_v the_o consul_n and_o the_o demarchi_fw-la to_o keep_v under_o the_o athenian_a state_n yet_o these_o will_v prove_v but_o sorry_a instance_n of_o such_o popular_a officer_n as_o be_v ordain_v ad_fw-la moderandum_fw-la regum_fw-la libidinem_fw-la to_o moderate_v the_o licentiousness_n of_o king_n and_o sovereign_a prince_n for_o proof_n of_o which_o they_o be_v produce_v the_o ephori_fw-la be_v not_o institute_v in_o the_o state_n of_o sparta_n till_o the_o king_n be_v bring_v under_o the_o command_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o the_o state_n become_v a_o aristocratie_n in_o which_o the_o king_n have_v 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