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jure_fw-la proprietatis_fw-la or_o in_o patrimonio_fw-la imperantis_fw-la that_o be_v proper_o or_o in_o property_n or_o in_o chief_a or_o how_o else_o you_o please_v to_o render_v these_o word_n in_o english_a which_o grotius_n in_o the_o same_o chapter_n explain_v by_o a_o jus_fw-la regendi_fw-la non_fw-la aliunde_fw-la pendens_fw-la a_o right_n of_o government_n not_o depend_v upon_o any_o other_o humane_a authority_n whatsoever_o mer._n but_o sir_n since_o you_o have_v found_v empire_n upon_o a_o supreme_a right_n of_o government_n or_o power_n over_o man_n how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o we_o find_v a_o right_n of_o power_n and_o privilege_n and_o government_n too_o so_o found_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o several_a land_n that_o the_o possession_n of_o those_o land_n alone_o give_v a_o man_n several_a right_n and_o prerogatives_n for_o example_n among_o we_o it_o be_v say_v that_o whosoever_o have_v the_o right_a and_o possession_n of_o the_o barony_n of_o burgaveny_n 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right_n of_o power_n or_o government_n for_o when_o this_o rent_n be_v not_o reserve_v yet_o whosoever_o live_v within_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o such_o a_o feud_n or_o manor_n be_v always_o subject_a to_o he_o who_o enjoy_v the_o lordship_n so_o in_o england_n service_n and_o quitrent_n have_v be_v general_o receive_v and_o pay_v until_o the_o late_a king_n and_o his_o present_a majesty_n be_v please_v to_o dispose_v of_o they_o but_o to_o believe_v that_o this_o have_v lessen_v his_o sovereign_a right_n of_o government_n be_v a_o fancy_n that_o sure_a can_v enter_v into_o the_o head_n of_o any_o sober_a man._n but_o let_v we_o put_v a_o plain_a case_n suppose_v the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n be_v at_o any_o time_n obtain_v by_o absolute_a conquest_n as_o i_o conceive_v it_o be_v more_o than_o once_o and_o that_o such_o conquest_n give_v the_o conqueror_n a_o sovereign_n right_o not_o only_o to_o our_o real_a and_o personal_a estate_n which_o we_o find_v to_o have_v be_v whole_o in_o 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be_v make_v into_o the_o value_n of_o his_o conquer_a land_n which_o be_v do_v and_o enter_v into_o a_o register_n such_o as_o we_o call_v doomsday_n book_n the_o conqueror_n divide_v most_o of_o these_o land_n between_o the_o conqueror_n and_o the_o conquer_a some_o he_o return_v to_o their_o former_a owner_n upon_o certain_a condition_n or_o service_n other_o he_o change_v to_o his_o nobleman_n and_o favourite_n he_o grant_v great_a title_n and_o privilege_n to_o the_o gentry_n less_o and_o to_o the_o vulgar_a or_o common_a sort_n some_o small_a possession_n which_o with_o a_o little_a labour_n and_o diligence_n will_v enable_v they_o to_o live_v easy_o and_o peaceable_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o day_n all_o these_o become_v a_o inheritance_n to_o themselves_o and_o their_o heir_n according_a to_o their_o several_a tenor_n which_o the_o conqueror_n have_v general_o create_v and_o which_o we_o call_v property_n these_o sir_n be_v thus_o establish_v and_o the_o land_n of_o the_o kingdom_n settle_v after_o this_o manner_n the_o conqueror_n or_o king_n himself_o reserve_v it_o may_v be_v a_o small_a part_n which_o we_o call_v crown_n land_n and_o in_o consideration_n of_o his_o right_n of_o conquest_n and_o those_o benefit_n which_o he_o have_v bestow_v upon_o his_o people_n in_o grant_v they_o their_o liberty_n life_n and_o land_n he_o continue_v to_o himself_o the_o power_n of_o make_v and_o abolish_n law_n according_a as_o he_o shall_v think_v most_o fit_a and_o proper_a for_o the_o peace_n honour_n and_o safety_n of_o his_o government_n he_o create_v magistrate_n for_o the_o due_a execution_n of_o these_o law_n who_o in_o his_o stead_n and_o by_o his_o authority_n have_v a_o power_n to_o judge_v between_o his_o subject_n and_o in_o some_o case_n between_o his_o subject_n and_o himself_o or_o his_o attorney_n beside_o these_o he_o retain_v the_o sole_a power_n of_o make_v peace_n and_o war_n of_o
or_o subject_a to_o any_o other_o man_n right_a or_o authority_n so_o as_o that_o they_o may_v be_v make_v void_a according_a to_o the_o will_n or_o pleasure_n or_o decree_n of_o any_o other_o mortal_a man_n potestas_fw-la summa_fw-la illa_fw-la dicitur_fw-la cujus_fw-la actus_fw-la alterius_fw-la juri_fw-la non_fw-la substunt_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la alterius_fw-la humanae_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la irriti_fw-la reddi_fw-la possunt_fw-la de_fw-fr jure_fw-la b._n &_o p._n p._n 47._o but_o with_o submission_n to_o so_o great_a authority_n these_o do_v not_o reach_v the_o definition_n of_o a_o absolute_a monarch_n in_o a_o good_a sense_n as_o it_o ever_o aught_o to_o be_v take_v for_o though_o they_o have_v give_v their_o prince_n exemption_n from_o all_o law_n and_o power_n enough_o to_o command_v yet_o they_o have_v not_o exclude_v tyranny_n which_o indeed_o be_v oftentimes_o mistake_v for_o absolute_a power_n i_o confess_v it_o seem_v hard_a to_o destroy_v the_o tyrant_n and_o yet_o preserve_v the_o absolute_a monarch_n however_o i_o shall_v presume_v to_o give_v such_o a_o definition_n as_o may_v do_v both_o which_o i_o refer_v to_o the_o impartial_a judgement_n of_o those_o who_o shall_v consider_v it_o a_o absolute_a monarch_n than_o be_v he_o who_o have_v receive_v a_o just_a authority_n execute_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n without_o control_n by_o receive_v a_o just_a authority_n i_o exclude_v one_o principal_a mark_n of_o a_o tyrant_n which_o be_v intrusion_n or_o usurpation_n in_o the_o next_o place_n i_o oblige_v the_o absolute_a monarch_n to_o execute_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n and_o nothing_o contrary_a to_o they_o by_o this_o also_o government_n be_v free_v from_o tyranny_n in_o the_o use_n or_o exercise_v of_o authority_n for_o he_o who_o govern_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n i_o speak_v of_o a_o natural_a monarch_n or_o a_o monarch_n in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n do_v no_o unjust_a thing_n and_o be_v by_o consequence_n no_o tyrant_n and_o last_o as_o i_o have_v secure_v the_o absolute_a prince_n from_o tyranny_n so_o i_o have_v place_v he_o above_o all_o conditional_a limit_a government_n by_o these_o word_n without_o control_n for_o he_o who_o command_v or_o govern_v as_o far_o as_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n permit_v have_v certain_o as_o ample_a and_o as_o absolute_a a_o jurisdiction_n as_o any_o mortal_a man_n can_v just_o possess_v this_o be_v so_o large_a a_o power_n that_o he_o who_o act_n beyond_o it_o that_o be_v contrary_a to_o it_o be_v deserve_o esteem_v a_o tyrant_n and_o in_o such_o case_n the_o people_n be_v not_o oblige_v to_o obey_v and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o prince_n have_v never_o receive_v a_o authority_n to_o command_v that_o which_o be_v unjust_a that_o be_v to_o say_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n the_o people_n be_v acquit_v from_o their_o obedience_n as_o to_o that_o particular_a command_n all_o that_o we_o have_v now_o to_o do_v be_v but_o to_o apply_v this_o definition_n to_o the_o hebrew_n king_n and_o from_o thence_o we_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o judge_v of_o their_o absolute_a power_n and_o first_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o they_o receive_v their_o right_n of_o power_n from_o god_n himself_o and_o no_o other_o which_o continue_v by_o succession_n especial_o after_o david_n unto_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n i_o have_v not_o time_n at_o present_a to_o enlarge_v upon_o this_o point_n and_o answer_v those_o frivolous_a objection_n which_o some_o man_n have_v bring_v against_o it_o you_o will_v find_v this_o do_v more_o full_o in_o another_o place_n and_o confirm_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o josephus_n grotius_n and_o the_o history_n of_o the_o bible_n i_o know_v some_o have_v pretend_v that_o david_n receive_v his_o authority_n from_o the_o people_n and_o will_v prove_v it_o by_o a_o passage_n in_o 1_o chron._n 11._o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o elder_n anoint_a david_n king_n over_o israel_n but_o we_o must_v observe_v that_o david_n be_v anoint_v first_o by_o samuel_n and_o that_o by_o the_o express_a command_n of_o god_n himself_o and_o next_o this_o second_o anoint_v by_o the_o people_n signify_v nothing_o more_o than_o to_o exclude_v by_o this_o public_a act_n the_o pretension_n of_o isbosheth_n elder_a son_n to_o saul_n who_o without_o the_o special_a reveal_v will_n of_o god_n will_v have_v succeed_v his_o father_n and_o this_o be_v ever_o practise_v where_o there_o be_v any_o interruption_n or_o dispute_n in_o the_o succession_n so_o solomon_n be_v anoint_v because_o of_o the_o difference_n between_o he_o and_o adonijah_n otherwise_o that_o ceremony_n be_v not_o absolute_o necessary_a and_o be_v many_o time_n total_o neglect_v beside_o in_o the_o case_n of_o david_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o he_o receive_v no_o right_n of_o power_n from_o the_o people_n but_o from_o god_n and_o that_o by_o their_o own_o confession_n both_o 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