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found_v upon_o usurpation_n etc._n etc._n p._n 90._o of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o mankind_n according_a to_o â—â—cretius_fw-la and_o some_o other_o heathen_a philosopher_n p._n 91._o &_o seq_fw-la of_o mosesâ—â—d_v â—â—d_z â—â—â—_o history_n p._n 97._o &_o seq_fw-la abraham_n hâ—d_n regal_a authority_n p._n 107_o saulâ—â—â—t_a â—â—t_z choose_v by_o the_o people_n nor_o depend_v â—poâ—_n they_o p._n 109._o empire_n not_o found_v oâ—_n property_n p._n 113._o upon_o â—â—at_v it_o be_v foundâ—â—_n p._n 125._o 127._o not_o reasonable_a thâ—â—_n the_o people_n who_o have_v the_o great_a interest_n in_o the_o property_n shall_v have_v any_o right_n of_o power_n in_o the_o governmeent_n except_o what_o be_v subordinate_a p._n 14â—_n of_o power_n â—48_n god_n govern_v humanâ—_n affair_n p._n 154._o of_o force_n p._n 156._o that_o the_o people_n by_o â—â—ving_v a_o interest_n in_o the_o property_n have_v â—ot_n â—â—ereâ—â—â—_n great_a power_n force_n or_o strength_n than_o if_o they_o hâ—d_v it_o â—oâ—_n p._n 1â—2_n of_o â—…es_n p._n 169._o all_o sovereign_a priâ—â—â—s_n â—â—uâ—â—â—ighâ—_n of_o â—oâ—er_a â—veâ—_n tâ—e_v 〈…〉_o the_o properâ—y_v be_v diviâ—…_n the_o people_n p_o â—71_n monarch_n who_o hâ—ve_v â—â—joâ—eâ—_n the_o supreme_a authority_n hâ—ve_v yet_o leave_v the_o property_n to_o the_o people_n of_o the_o scythian_n p._n 178._o of_o the_o assyrians_n mede_n and_o persian_n p._n 180._o of_o the_o egyptian_a king_n p._n 182._o of_o the_o roman_n p._n 185._o of_o the_o british_a king_n p._n 192._o of_o the_o king_n of_o israelâ—r_n â—r_z of_o the_o jew_n p._n 193._o definition_n of_o a_o â—bsolute_a monarch_n p._n 196_o 197._o davidâ—â—â—bsolute_a â—â—â—bsolute_z monarch_n p._n 199._o of_o zedâ—kiaâ—_n and_o jeremiah_n p._n 204._o of_o the_o sanhedrim_n p._n 209._o of_o the_o goth_n â—_o 212._o of_o the_o lombard_n p._n 216._o of_o the_o vandal_n p._n 221._o of_o clâ—â—mâ—â—â—s_n king_n of_o sparta_n p._n 225._o the_o death_n of_o the_o last_o 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