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enslave_v to_o none_o and_o consequent_o without_o his_o own_o voluntary_a act_n make_v away_o this_o native_a and_o natural_a liberty_n he_o can_v be_v devest_v of_o it_o and_o in_o his_o bargain_n and_o covenant_n may_v more_o and_o less_o enslave_v himself_o but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n god_n and_o nature_n have_v lay_v a_o necessity_n upon_o all_o man_n come_v into_o the_o world_n subesse_fw-la imperio_fw-la to_o be_v subject_a to_o government_n again_o because_o this_o government_n this_o empire_n this_o sovereignty_n can_v protect_v we_o sufficient_o to_o make_v we_o enjoy_v the_o sweet_a fruit_n of_o happy_a government_n peace_n righteousness_n plenty_n godliness_n and_o honesty_n except_o it_o be_v entire_o endow_v with_o sovereign_a power_n to_o act_v its_o duty_n preserve_v itself_o protect_v we_o almighty_a god_n as_o he_o invest_v the_o sovereign_n with_o entire_a sovereignty_n so_o have_v he_o set_v the_o bound_n of_o it_o define_v it_o otherwise_o such_o be_v the_o corruption_n and_o natural_a repugnancy_n of_o every_o one_o to_o it_o that_o forthwith_o it_o shall_v be_v rend_v in_o piece_n it_o be_v accidental_a to_o any_o to_o render_v himself_o a_o slave_n it_o be_v occasion_v either_o by_o force_n as_o when_o one_o be_v take_v by_o a_o enemy_n he_o be_v mancipium_fw-la servus_n or_o otherwise_o some_o extreme_a necessity_n and_o indigency_n force_v one_o to_o enslave_v himself_o to_o sell_v his_o liberty_n to_o redeem_v he_o from_o debt_n death_n or_o any_o ignominious_a and_o intolerable_a condition_n to_o state_n himself_o in_o a_o more_o tolerable_a one_o in_o brief_a it_o be_v some_o supervenient_a necessity_n that_o force_v man_n to_o make_v away_o his_o native_a and_o natural_a liberty_n à _fw-la servitute_fw-la but_o subesse_fw-la imperio_fw-la to_o submit_v and_o subject_n to_o lawful_a government_n congruous_a to_o the_o condition_n of_o man_n and_o necessary_a and_o convenient_a for_o the_o happy_a be_v of_o man_n be_v natural_a 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o do_v subject_v himself_o to_o joseph_n his_o putative_a father_n and_o mary_n his_o true_a mother_n the_o word_n in_o the_o original_n be_v the_o same_o which_o the_o apostle_n use_v rom._n 13._o 1._o command_a obedience_n and_o subjection_n to_o high_a power_n it_o be_v very_o fit_a our_o opposite_n will_v consider_v what_o power_n the_o father_n have_v over_o the_o child_n by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n that_o to_o redeem_v himself_o from_o debt_n from_o any_o distress_a state_n and_o condition_n he_o may_v have_v enslave_v his_o child_n beget_v of_o his_o body_n if_o this_o power_n be_v not_o by_o the_o right_n of_o nature_n by_o the_o warrant_n of_o god_n i_o can_v see_v no_o other_o for_o it_o can_v not_o be_v by_o a_o mutual_a and_o voluntary_a act_n of_o father_n and_o child_n to_o shut_v up_o all_o in_o few_o word_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o put_v you_o in_o mind_n that_o the_o stoic_n observe_v three_o notion_n of_o servitus_fw-la of_o service_n and_o subjection_n 1._o the_o one_o be_v when_o a_o man_n contrary_a to_o native_a and_o natural_a liberty_n be_v make_v a_o slave_n to_o a_o lord_n or_o master_n this_o they_o call_v servitutem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o a_o man_n have_v power_n to_o command_v use_v dispose_v another_o man_n person_n as_o his_o other_o good_n at_o pleasure_n for_o this_o cause_n the_o scripture_n stand_v not_o to_o call_v a_o servant_n his_o master_n money_n 2._o the_o other_o be_v when_o a_o man_n person_n be_v confine_v or_o commit_v that_o he_o be_v deprive_v of_o live_v at_o liberty_n as_o he_o list_v as_o criminal_n or_o debtor_n this_o kind_n of_o servitude_n they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o the_o liberty_n of_o go_v where_o we_o will_v or_o do_v what_o be_v lawful_a at_o pleasure_n be_v take_v from_o we_o 3._o the_o three_o be_v a_o servitude_n as_o they_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consist_v in_o subordination_n in_o
to_o follow_v upon_o such_o course_n prove_v ourselves_o to_o be_v proud_a master_n and_o forsake_v to_o be_v god_n humble_a servant_n in_o all_o deliverance_n god_n bestow_v upon_o his_o own_o people_n in_o his_o wonderful_a providence_n he_o effect_v they_o either_o by_o his_o own_o immediate_a hand_n or_o by_o some_o other_o hand_n not_o permit_v or_o allow_v to_o his_o people_n any_o share_n in_o the_o work_n foresee_v how_o we_o will_v make_v it_o if_o it_o have_v be_v otherwise_o a_o bad_a precedent_n for_o rebellious_a course_n popular_a reformation_n be_v neither_o warrantable_a nor_o successful_a the_o multitude_n be_v most_o of_o all_o unfit_a for_o preserve_v church_n or_o state_n in_o scripture_n we_o have_v no_o reformation_n record_v but_o only_o such_o as_o have_v be_v act_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o sovereign_n many_o popular_a tumultuary_a course_n we_o find_v attempt_v and_o effect_v by_o the_o people_n to_o the_o hurt_n and_o ruin_n of_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n wherefore_o let_v every_o one_o and_o all_o of_o subject_n be_v subject_a to_o superior_a power_n in_o obedience_n to_o that_o be_v good_a and_o in_o patience_n suffer_v what_o be_v evil_a wait_v patient_o till_o god_n in_o his_o appoint_a time_n send_v relief_n and_o deliver_v his_o church_n and_o we_o from_o press_v and_o oppress_v evil_n chap._n xvi_o wherein_o be_v examine_v that_o maxim_n salus_n populi_n suprema_fw-la lex_fw-la esto_fw-la and_o the_o other_o that_o the_o people_n may_v be_v without_o a_o king_n but_o a_o king_n can_v be_v without_o people_n this_o vulgar_a maxim_n salus_n populi_n suprema_fw-la lex_fw-la esto_fw-la be_v one_o of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o xii_o table_n it_o be_v make_v for_o a_o democracy_n and_o have_v in_o it_o a_o good_a and_o warrantable_a sense_n if_o it_o be_v right_o take_v in_o its_o proper_a meaning_n but_o as_o it_o be_v abuse_v and_o pervert_v by_o our_o miso-monarchical_a statist_n and_o sectary_n it_o have_v be_v the_o 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