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right_a to_o possess_v any_o thing_n but_o by_o his_o grant_n or_o permission_n or_o by_o succession_n from_o he_o the_o earth_n say_v the_o psalmist_n have_v he_o give_v to_o the_o child_n of_o men._n which_o show_v most_o plain_o to_o one_o of_o sublimate_v reason_n that_o the_o title_n come_v from_o fatherhood_n for_o it_o can_v not_o have_v be_v give_v to_o the_o child_n diffusive_o unless_o they_o have_v a_o father_n for_o if_o there_o have_v be_v no_o father_n there_o can_v be_v no_o child_n i_o must_v confess_v i_o know_v no_o man_n who_o have_v a_o better_a faculty_n of_o argue_v against_o himself_o i_o think_v he_o be_v for_o the_o absolute_a power_n of_o every_o king_n within_o his_o own_o dominion_n that_o be_v his_o drift_n if_o he_o be_v steady_a to_o any_o design_n but_o confusion_n yet_o he_o direct_o oppose_v it_o and_o be_v only_o for_o one_o king_n over_o all_o and_o therefore_o he_o say_v when_o we_o find_v 17._o patriarcha_fw-la p._n 17._o that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o abraham_n which_o be_v about_o 300_o year_n after_o the_o flood_n in_o a_o little_a corner_n of_o asia_n five_o king_n at_o once_o meet_v in_o battle_n most_o of_o which_o be_v but_o king_n of_o city_n apiece_o etc._n etc._n we_o must_v conclude_v that_o these_o be_v but_o some_o petty_a lord_n under_o one_o great_a king_n for_o since_o nature_n have_v not_o distinguish_v the_o habitable_a world_n into_o kingdom_n 268_o anarchy_n p._n 268_o nor_o determine_v what_o part_n of_o a_o people_n shall_v belong_v to_o one_o kingdom_n and_o what_o to_o another_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o original_a freedom_n of_o mankind_n be_v suppose_v every_o man_n be_v at_o liberty_n to_o be_v of_o what_o kingdom_n he_o please_v and_o so_o every_o petty_a company_n have_v a_o right_a to_o make_v a_o kingdom_n by_o itself_o and_o not_o only_o every_o city_n but_o every_o village_n and_o every_o family_n nay_o and_o every_o particular_a man_n a_o liberty_n to_o choose_v himself_o to_o be_v his_o own_o king_n if_o he_o please_v and_o he_o be_v a_o madman_n that_o be_v by_o nature_n free_a will_v choose_v any_o man_n but_o himself_o to_o be_v his_o own_o governor_n thus_o to_o avoid_v the_o have_v but_o of_o one_o king_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n we_o shall_v run_v into_o a_o liberty_n of_o have_v as_o many_o king_n as_o there_o be_v man_n in_o the_o world_n his_o argument_n if_o he_o make_v any_o be_v this_o if_o mankind_n be_v free_a by_o nature_n there_o will_v be_v as_o many_o king_n as_o there_o be_v man_n in_o the_o world_n but_o they_o be_v not_o free_a therefore_o there_o be_v but_o one_o king_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n nor_o can_v it_o ever_o be_v otherwise_o 266_o anarchy_n p._n 266_o for_o the_o monarchical_a power_n of_o adam_n the_o father_n of_o all_o flesh_n be_v
by_o a_o general_a bind_a ordinance_n settle_v by_o god_n in_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n by_o right_a of_o fatherhood_n wherefore_o be_v settle_v on_o the_o posterity_n it_o must_v according_a to_o he_o descend_v to_o the_o elder_a and_o can_v not_o be_v otherwise_o dispose_v of_o by_o adam_n himself_o so_o that_o his_o grant_n or_o permission_n or_o another_o conquest_n will_v be_v invalid_a 19_o patriarcha_fw-la p._n 19_o for_o such_o heir_n be_v not_o only_a lord_n of_o their_o own_o child_n but_o also_o of_o their_o brethren_n and_o all_o other_o that_o be_v subject_a to_o their_o father_n and_o therefore_o we_o find_v that_o god_n tell_v cain_n of_o his_o brother_n abel_n his_o desire_n shall_v be_v subject_a to_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v rule_v over_o he_o sir_n robert_n tell_v we_o that_o all_o king_n that_o now_o be_v or_o ever_o be_v 273._o anarchy_n p._n 273._o be_v or_o be_v either_o father_n of_o their_o people_n or_o the_o heir_n of_o such_o father_n or_o usurper_n of_o the_o right_n of_o such_o father_n all_o it_o seem_v be_v with_o title_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o very_a next_o line_n he_o say_v in_o effect_n that_o none_o have_v title_n but_o one_o at_o a_o time_n and_o that_o be_v only_o the_o next_o heir_n from_o adam_n unless_o adam_n can_v have_v several_a heir_n at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o his_o universal_a monarchy_n which_o since_o nature_n have_v not_o distinguish_v the_o habitable_a world_n into_o kingdom_n be_v to_o make_v several_a monarch_n within_o the_o same_o community_n i_o will_v fain_o know_v how_o it_o can_v be_v show_v upon_o sir_n robert_n ground_n that_o the_o several_a polity_n in_o distinct_a kingdom_n be_v lawful_o erect_v since_o they_o ought_v all_o to_o be_v dependent_a upon_o one_o if_o he_o be_v in_o the_o right_n nor_o can_v they_o prescribe_v to_o a_o division_n for_o there_o can_v be_v no_o prescription_n against_o the_o right_n of_o the_o universal_a heir_n if_o usurpation_n acquire_v a_o right_a possible_o the_o great_a turk_n stand_v fair_a for_o it_o at_o this_o day_n and_o have_v get_v so_o much_o natural_a power_n all_o prince_n not_o equal_a in_o strength_n aught_o to_o yield_v he_o their_o crown_n upon_o his_o summons_n 45._o patriar_n p._n 45._o but_o this_o can_v prejudice_v the_o right_n of_o the_o true_a heir_n though_o it_o may_v hinder_v he_o in_o the_o use_n or_o exercise_v of_o his_o natural_a right_n yet_o thereby_o no_o man_n lose_v the_o right_n itself_o 273_o anarchy_n p._n 273_o though_o this_o right_o be_v in_o one_o over_o all_o yet_o say_v he_o it_o be_v a_o truth_n undeniable_a that_o there_o can_v be_v any_o multitude_n of_o man_n whatsoever_o either_o great_a or_o small_a though_o gather_v together_o from_o the_o several_a corner_n and_o remote_a region_n of_o the_o world_n but_o that_o in_o the_o same_o multitude_n consider_v by_o itself_o there_o be_v one_o among_o they_o that_o in_o nature_n have_v right_o to_o be_v king_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n as_o be_v the_o next_o heir_n to_o adam_n and_o all_o the_o other_o subject_n unto_o he_o that_o be_v in_o effect_n if_o there_o be_v but_o one_o multitude_n in_o the_o world_n all_o will_v be_v under_o adam_n heir_n as_o a_o natural_a head_n but_o there_o be_v several_a the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n be_v alter_v nay_o and_o that_o by_o divine_a right_o too_o for_o the_o scripture_n say_v god_n have_v determine_v the_o bound_n of_o their_o habitation_n act_v 17.26_o but_o admit_v adam_n heir_n who_o have_v right_o to_o be_v king_n reside_v with_o any_o particular_a multitude_n the_o right_n can_v be_v in_o he_o and_o in_o another_o at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o therefore_o no_o other_o title_n but_o that_o of_o a_o natural_a descent_n from_o adam_n can_v be_v good_a he_o intimate_v as_o if_o no_o king_n can_v ever_o die_v without_o such_o heir_n as_o the_o people_n be_v bind_v to_o obey_v nor_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n can_v adam_n himself_o or_o they_o that_o claim_v in_o a_o natural_a descent_n from_o he_o and_o consequent_o the_o true_a heir_n to_o the_o first_o monarch_n and_o no_o other_o will_v have_v the_o right_n 272_o anarchy_n p._n 272_o yet_o he_o grant_v that_o if_o a_o king_n can_v die_v without_o heir_n the_o kingly_a power_n in_o that_o case_n shall_v escheat_n to_o the_o supreme_a head_n and_o father_n of_o family_n 21._o patriarc_n p._n 21._o or_o as_o he_o explain_v it_o in_o his_o patriarcha_fw-la independent_a head_n which_o he_o make_v such_o as_o be_v head_n adopt_v by_o prince_n but_o in_o effect_n grant_v more_o than_o any_o wise_a man_n will_v contend_v for_o viz_o that_o it_o escheat_n to_o every_o man_n within_o the_o kingdom_n freeman_n and_o servant_n for_o that_o by_o his_o principle_n of_o confusion_n nobility_n or_o adopt_a headship_n depend_v upon_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o prince_n have_v no_o foundation_n in_o nature_n and_o that_o grace_n with_o all_o its_o effect_n determine_v at_o the_o death_n of_o the_o prince_n 15._o 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