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that_o of_o king_n edward_n with_o the_o dove_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o rod_n of_o iron_n and_o a_o flame_v sword_n basilisk_n and_o fiery_a serpent_n chap._n iu._n the_o benefit_n of_o government_n from_o the_o establish_n and_o institute_v of_o law_n the_o 1._o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rhetor._n ad_fw-la alex._n c._n 1._o philosopher_n describe_v law_n to_o be_v the_o promulgation_n of_o what_o by_o the_o common_a consent_n of_o the_o city_n be_v define_v which_o command_v upon_o term_n how_o every_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v do_v which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v after_o government_n be_v establish_v where_o the_o lawgiver_n be_v agree_v upon_o and_o the_o subject_n know_v that_o be_v to_o obey_v they_o in_o another_o place_n the_o same_o 5._o same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ethic._n nicom_o c._n 5._o philosopher_n say_v law_n be_v to_o be_v declare_v concern_v all_o thing_n that_o may_v respect_v the_o common_a benefit_n of_o all_o or_o of_o the_o optimacy_n viz._n the_o nobility_n or_o prime_a gentry_n or_o the_o sovereign_n or_o be_v agreeable_a to_o virtue_n or_o to_o any_o other_o necessity_n of_o the_o people_n and_o these_o he_o call_v common_a law_n the_o same_o 6._o same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr repab_n l._n 2._o c._n 6._o learned_a and_o wise_a composer_n of_o politic_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o law_n have_v no_o force_n to_o compel_v obedience_n but_o as_o it_o receive_v it_o from_o usage_n and_o custom_n and_o this_o spring_v not_o from_o any_o thing_n so_o much_o as_o from_o length_n of_o time_n and_o multitude_n of_o year_n of_o these_o kind_n of_o law_n few_o nation_n make_v such_o use_n as_o we_o do_v in_o england_n under_o the_o title_n of_o common_a law_n and_o custom_n and_o it_o be_v no_o small_a credit_n to_o they_o that_o so_o judicious_a and_o ancient_a a_o writer_n have_v give_v such_o a_o character_n of_o these_o kind_n of_o law_n by_o which_o we_o have_v something_o more_o than_o a_o shadow_n of_o we_o the_o same_o ibid._n same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n philosopher_n likewise_o with_o great_a judgement_n tell_v we_o that_o to_o forego_v law_n receive_v and_o long_o use_v and_o over-easy_o to_o substitute_v new_a one_o be_v to_o make_v weak_a and_o infirm_a the_o law_n themselves_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o for_o tie_v posterity_n to_o the_o law_n of_o their_o progenitor_n too_o strict_o for_o that_o it_o be_v likely_a say_v he_o the_o first_o ancestor_n of_o they_o be_v such_o as_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d son_n of_o the_o earth_n or_o such_o as_o escape_v from_o some_o great_a calamity_n and_o destruction_n be_v rude_a and_o illiterate_a such_o as_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o it_o will_v be_v ibid._n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n absurd_a to_o persist_v in_o their_o decree_n therefore_o he_o say_v all_o seek_v not_o their_o ibid._n their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n country_n law_n but_o those_o only_a that_o be_v good_a as_o general_o such_o be_v which_o have_v have_v the_o approbation_n of_o age_n by_o what_o have_v be_v note_v from_o so_o ancient_a and_o judicious_a a_o author_n i_o may_v easy_o infer_v that_o law_n result_v from_o government_n and_o be_v the_o necessary_a product_n of_o such_o counsel_n as_o the_o first_o leader_n or_o monarch_n entertain_v to_o order_v their_o people_n by_o and_o since_o he_o ibid._n he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n make_v the_o law_n of_o such_o like_a validity_n and_o force_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n as_o the_o rule_n and_o order_n of_o parent_n in_o private_a family_n we_o may_v well_o conclude_v that_o as_o those_o have_v their_o origination_n from_o the_o will_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o family_n so_o the_o other_o from_o the_o prince_n who_o be_v his_o people_n common_a parent_n therefore_o in_o homer_n king_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d giver_n of_o law_n or_o judge_n of_o the_o people_n as_o well_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pastor_n or_o feeder_n conductor_n defender_n or_o shepherd_n of_o the_o people_n so_o in_o sacred_a writ_n the_o first_o hebrew_n captain_n or_o king_n be_v call_v judge_n therefore_o pomponius_n laetus_n say_v in_o the_o ancient_a time_n before_o law_n be_v agree_v upon_o the_o king_n will_n be_v a_o law_n and_o 10._o and_o regis_fw-la nutus_fw-la &_o arbitrium_fw-la pro_fw-la legibus_fw-la lib._n 10._o dionysius_n be_v express_v that_o the_o intimation_n of_o their_o mind_n by_o sign_n and_o their_o absolute_a will_n be_v in_o stead_n of_o law_n annal_n law_n romulus_n ad_fw-la libitum_fw-la imperitaverat_fw-la dein_fw-ge numa_n religionibus_fw-la &_o divino_fw-la jure_fw-la populum_fw-la devinxit_fw-la sed_fw-la praecipuus_fw-la servius_n tullius_n sanctor_n legum_n fuit_fw-la quis_fw-la etiam_fw-la râ—g_a â—s_n obtemperarent_fw-la 3_o annal_n tacitus_n give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o roman_a law_n say_v of_o romulus_n that_o he_o command_v at_o his_o 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governor_n have_v create_v the_o great_a mischief_n by_o give_v a_o inlet_n to_o the_o change_n of_o governor_n and_o government_n for_o grant_v this_o most_o enormous_a doctrine_n and_o dangerous_a principle_n law_n be_v alterable_a for_o the_o convenience_n of_o prince_n or_o people_n by_o consequence_n the_o right_n of_o the_o sovereign_n if_o it_o be_v only_o from_o the_o law_n must_v be_v precarious_a also_o the_o opinion_n be_v in_o itself_o most_o absurd_a and_o unreasonable_a for_o there_o never_o can_v be_v law_n till_o there_o be_v some_o form_n of_o government_n to_o establish_v and_o enact_v such_o law_n and_o give_v they_o their_o energy_n and_o vigour_n for_o nothing_o can_v have_v the_o force_n or_o power_n of_o a_o law_n or_o oblige_v man_n to_o obedience_n unless_o it_o proceed_v from_o such_o person_n or_o person_n as_o have_v a_o right_a to_o command_v and_o authority_n to_o punish_v the_o
disobedience_n and_o neglect_v of_o those_o who_o ought_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o it_o so_o that_o it_o be_v almost_o impossible_a to_o find_v the_o least_o footstep_n of_o law_n that_o be_v by_o far_o so_o ancient_a as_o government_n if_o we_o consider_v the_o infancy_n of_o the_o world_n when_o nation_n be_v divide_v by_o the_o swarm_n that_o make_v new_a colony_n we_o may_v easy_o conceive_v that_o difference_n and_o quarrel_n will_v not_o only_o fall_v out_o among_o they_o about_o boundary_n but_o within_o the_o district_n of_o one_o government_n the_o share_n of_o distinct_a family_n and_o person_n will_v be_v allot_v and_o these_o will_v require_v the_o preservation_n of_o those_o peculiar_o from_o the_o encroachment_n of_o thief_n robber_n or_o other_o mischievous_a person_n from_o whence_o must_v spring_v a_o necessity_n of_o law_n to_o prevent_v domestic_a quarrel_n and_o injury_n and_o to_o ascertain_v to_o every_o man_n his_o right_n and_o effect_v those_o good_a thing_n which_o will_v make_v the_o society_n happy_a which_o law_n as_o far_o as_o we_o have_v any_o record_n of_o history_n be_v first_o appoint_v by_o those_o who_o first_o lead_v the_o colony_n or_o such_o as_o they_o choose_v out_o to_o assist_v in_o such_o a_o design_n of_o concern_v who_o be_v supreme_a over_o the_o people_n have_v the_o only_a power_n of_o make_v law_n and_o exact_v obedience_n to_o they_o consentaneous_n to_o which_o the_o sergeant_n at_o a_o late_a call_n give_v this_o motto_n a_o deo_fw-la rex_fw-la a_o rege_fw-la lex_fw-la law_n the_o benefit_n society_n enjoy_v by_o law_n but_o however_o we_o conceive_v of_o the_o first_o author_n and_o institutor_n of_o law_n it_o no_o way_n lessen_v the_o benefit_n all_o society_n enjoy_v by_o be_v govern_v by_o law_n adapt_v to_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o people_n and_o government_n for_o as_o 2._o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d polit._n lib._n 1._o c._n 2._o aristotle_n observe_v of_o all_o live_a creature_n man_n be_v the_o best_a so_o he_o be_v the_o worst_a if_o not_o govern_v by_o law_n and_o judgement_n both_o ll._n both_o lib._n 12._o de_fw-fr ll._n plato_n and_o eâ—kic_fw-la and_o lib._n 5._o &_o ult_n eâ—kic_fw-la aristotle_n agree_v that_o man_n just_a and_o most_o eminent_a in_o virtue_n be_v as_o god_n among_o man_n be_v under_o no_o law_n live_v as_o regular_o 13._o regular_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d polit._n lib._n 3._o c._n 13._o on_o their_o own_o accord_n as_o other_o constrain_v by_o the_o law_n for_o these_o good_a man_n be_v law_n themselves_o exciting_a other_o to_o virtue_n by_o their_o example_n yet_o since_o this_o be_v but_o the_o portion_n of_o a_o few_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o enforce_v the_o law_n by_o authority_n upon_o those_o that_o be_v not_o obedient_a to_o they_o nor_o a_o law_n to_o themselves_o as_o to_o the_o use_n of_o law_n law_n the_o usefulness_n of_o law_n the_o oratore_fw-la the_o 1_o de_fw-la oratore_fw-la orator_n tell_v we_o that_o by_o 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the_o happiness_n of_o life_n it_o be_v endless_a to_o remember_v all_o the_o benefit_n that_o accrue_v to_o a_o prince_n and_o his_o people_n by_o this_o only_a virtue_n prudence_n be_v the_o body_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n in_o a_o calenture_n by_o faction_n and_o sedition_n a_o prudent_a prince_n know_v how_o to_o extinguish_v the_o fire_n by_o substract_v the_o feeder_n or_o break_v the_o force_n of_o it_o by_o subdivide_v the_o complication_n of_o cause_n or_o divert_v of_o it_o some_o other_o way_n do_v it_o bleed_v by_o a_o civil_a war_n he_o can_v bind_v up_o the_o wound_n do_v it_o suffer_v by_o want_n of_o nourishment_n he_o can_v supply_v it_o with_o suitable_a food_n that_o will_v neither_o pamper_v it_o to_o a_o unwieldy_a sloth_n or_o luxurious_a licentiousness_n he_o can_v by_o bleed_v or_o drench_a clear_v it_o of_o all_o its_o superfluous_a humour_n he_o can_v assuage_v its_o pain_n by_o remove_v grievance_n or_o oppression_n he_o can_v invigorate_v every_o languid_a 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