nature_n dowry_n or_o the_o people_n native_a liberty_n assert_v be_v thou_o call_v be_v a_o servant_n care_n not_o for_o it_o but_o if_o thou_o may_v be_v make_v free_a use_v it_o rather_o 1_o cor._n 7.21_o ovis_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la propter_fw-la pastorem_fw-la sed_fw-la pastor_n ovi_fw-la inservit_fw-la warneri_fw-la proverb_n pers_n 16._o quin_fw-la et_fw-la mortalem_fw-la summum_fw-la fortuna_fw-la repentè_fw-fr reddidit_fw-la è_fw-la summo_fw-la ut_fw-la regno_fw-la famul_fw-la optumus_fw-la essit_fw-la fortune_n the_o low_a soon_o lift_v to_o the_o high_a degree_n that_o make_v great_a king_n they_o shall_v good_a servant_n be_v ennius_n viii_o annali_fw-la by_o l._n s._n london_n print_v for_o w._n r._n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o unicorn_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n 1652._o to_o the_o reader_n gentle_a reader_n this_o treatise_n i_o assure_v thou_o be_v no_o more_o dip_v in_o passion_n than_o the_o sun_n be_v drown_v in_o the_o cloud_n which_o be_v so_o far_o below_o he_o the_o author_n of_o it_o desire_v whilst_o he_o assert_v other_o man_n liberty_n himself_o to_o be_v rule_v by_o reason_n bear_v in_o mind_n that_o sentence_n reges_fw-la alios_fw-la si_fw-la ratio_fw-la te_fw-la rexerit_fw-la thou_o shall_v govern_v other_o if_o reason_n guide_v thou_o it_o be_v occasion_v by_o a_o question_n which_o a_o worthy_a member_n both_o of_o the_o parliament_n and_o committee_n of_o state_n above_o three_o year_n since_o propound_v to_o i_o within_o short_a time_n after_o i_o provide_v this_o answer_n and_o at_o my_o first_o opportunity_n present_v it_o unto_o he_o he_o judge_v that_o it_o deserve_v to_o be_v make_v of_o public_a use_n and_o offer_v it_o to_o the_o press_n yet_o lucina_n be_v not_o so_o propitious_a as_o to_o bring_v it_o to_o light_n the_o printer_n not_o dare_v to_o undertake_v it_o unless_o the_o author_n have_v be_v present_a to_o superintend_v the_o work_n i_o publish_v this_o discourse_n after_o i_o have_v so_o long_o suppress_v it_o because_o the_o usefulness_n thereof_o be_v still_o in_o date_n in_o that_o it_o explane_v many_o scripture_n which_o be_v still_o by_o many_o wrest_a into_o false_a sense_n and_o because_o there_o be_v now_o a_o more_o convenient_a opportunity_n then_o former_o farewell_n l._n s._n nature_n dowry_n or_o the_o people_n native_a liberty_n assert_v etc._n etc._n chap._n 1._o certain_a thesis_n concern_v the_o freedom_n and_o authority_n of_o any_o nation_n whereas_o some_o have_v conclude_v that_o a_o absolute_a monarchy_n be_v the_o best_a of_o government_n because_o it_o imitate_v that_o by_o which_o god_n rule_v the_o universe_n i_o conceive_v their_o reason_n be_v feeble_a and_o impotent_a and_o that_o they_o consider_v not_o that_o man_n may_v abuse_v their_o authority_n and_o power_n which_o liberty_n be_v impossible_a to_o god_n all_o authority_n unless_o god_n determine_v otherwise_o by_o choose_v out_o one_o or_o more_o to_o rule_v over_o the_o rest_n which_o now_o a_o day_n we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o expect_v be_v fundamental_o and_o radical_o in_o the_o people_n a_o conquer_a people_n unless_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o the_o conqueror_n by_o consent_v former_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o he_o in_o their_o own_o person_n or_o in_o their_o forefather_n or_o after_o the_o conquest_n voluntary_o take_v upon_o they_o his_o yoke_n without_o condition_n or_o else_o upon_o stipulation_n be_v warrant_v by_o the_o light_n of_o natural_a reason_n to_o endeavour_v the_o recovery_n of_o their_o liberty_n and_o likewise_o after_o a_o composition_n when_o the_o conqueror_n in_o his_o own_o person_n or_o in_o his_o posterity_n neglect_v the_o term_n upon_o which_o they_o submit_v to_o he_o that_o king_n shall_v be_v ex_fw-la se_fw-la vati_fw-la as_o tiberius_n say_v of_o curtius_n rufus_n that_o nature_n or_o conquest_n shall_v be_v a_o sufficient_a title_n to_o dominion_n and_o that_o a_o illegal_a force_n may_v not_o by_o force_n be_v lawful_o remove_v be_v opinion_n which_o the_o clear_a light_n of_o reason_n never_o smile_v upon_o shall_v any_o one_o with_o 3._o with_o tacitus_n annal_n lib._n 3._o tiberius_n be_v sine_fw-la miseratione_n sine_fw-la irâ_fw-la obstinatus_fw-la claususque_fw-la ne_fw-la quo_fw-la adfectu_fw-la perumperetur_fw-la by_o a_o reserve_a and_o merciless_a obstinacy_n shut_v up_o and_o barricade_v against_o the_o law_n counsel_n and_o prayer_n i_o see_v not_o but_o a_o people_n may_v warrantable_o go_v about_o to_o break_v such_o a_o one_o see_v he_o will_v not_o be_v bend_v by_o reason_n chap._n 2._o monarchy_n be_v not_o by_o divine_a right_n i_o shall_v in_o the_o first_o place_n show_v that_o monarchical_a government_n be_v not_o of_o absolute_a necessity_n nimrod_n '_o the_o peravians_n have_v thus_o much_o notice_n of_o the_o general_a deluge_n that_o the_o country_n be_v overwhelm_v with_o water_n &_o all_o man_n perish_v except_o seven_o the_o chief_a of_o these_o seven_o be_v mangocaga_n who_o posterity_n govern_v themselves_o for_o some_o time_n in_o aristocr_n at_o icall_a state_n see_v heylyn_n in_o his_o description_n of_o peruana_n i_o can_v assent_v to_o diodorus_n siculus_n tell_v we_o biblioth_n hist_o l._n 2._o that_o there_o be_v king_n in_o asia_n long_o before_o ninus_n especial_o if_o as_o some_o author_n conceive_v his_o ninus_n be_v the_o same_o with_o nimrod_n i_o mean_v not_o here_o a_o physical_a necessity_n for_o to_o such_o a_o monarchy_n can_v pretend_v nor_o a_o necessity_n of_o coaction_n see_v that_o exclude_v choice_n but_o a_o moral_a necessity_n hinged_a upon_o the_o law_n of_o god_n most_o clear_a it_o be_v that_o neither_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v write_v upon_o the_o table_n of_o man_n mind_n by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n nor_o yet_o any_o positive_a law_n which_o god_n superad_v to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n determine_v any_o nation_n to_o that_o form_n of_o government_n turn_v over_o the_o scripture_n which_o have_v omit_v none_o of_o god_n commandment_n that_o be_v now_o in_o force_n and_o show_v i_o a_o precept_n for_o it_o none_o will_v be_v so_o impudent_a as_o to_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v any_o express_a commandment_n for_o monarchy_n in_o the_o write_a word_n of_o god_n neither_o be_v there_o so_o much_o as_o a_o shadow_n of_o any_o virtual_a or_o consequential_a injunction_n thereof_o unless_o it_o be_v clear_a by_o natural_a reason_n that_o monarchy_n be_v the_o best_a of_o government_n for_o all_o nation_n at_o all_o time_n howsoever_o their_o circumstance_n vary_v it_o be_v clear_a i_o acknowledge_v both_o by_o the_o light_n of_o natural_a reason_n and_o by_o the_o scripture_n that_o man_n be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o prefer_v that_o form_n of_o government_n which_o they_o know_v to_o be_v the_o best_a for_o they_o but_o that_o monarchy_n shall_v by_o the_o light_n of_o natural_a reason_n be_v discover_v to_o be_v the_o best_a of_o government_n and_o that_o for_o all_o nation_n and_o at_o all_o time_n i_o can_v consent_v because_o the_o world_n after_o the_o flood_n till_o nimrods_n day_n etc._n day_n nimrod_n be_v a_o mighty_a hunter_n before_o the_o lord_n gen._n 10.9_o for_o the_o understanding_n of_o that_o phrase_n compare_v with_o this_o scripture_n jer._n 16.16_o lament_n 4.18_o mich._n 7.2_o pro._n 1.17_o that_o of_o arist._n in_o the_o first_o of_o his_o politic_n be_v a_o good_a comment_n likewise_o upon_o nimrod_n hunt_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n have_v no_o monarch_n neither_o oeccumenicall_a nor_o provincial_a and_o because_o monarchy_n than_o come_v into_o the_o world_n not_o by_o choice_n 3._o choice_n diodorus_n siculus_n inform_v we_o that_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n be_v in_o all_o their_o action_n confine_v by_o their_o law_n and_o particular_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d biblioth_n histor_n l._n 1._o the_o same_o historiographer_n speak_v of_o the_o k._n of_o the_o aethiopian_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d biblioth_n hist_o l._n 3._o but_o by_o intrusion_n &_o usurpation_n by_o force_n &_o conquest_n because_o the_o israelite_n have_v a_o mix_a government_n and_o the_o most_o flourish_a state_n among_o the_o papist_n and_o all_o reform_a church_n together_o with_o such_o heathenish_a commonwealth_n as_o have_v most_o abound_v in_o perspicacitie_n and_o wisdom_n have_v ever_o prefer_v other_o form_n of_o government_n before_o it_o aristotle_n likewise_o determine_v polit._n 3_o that_o a_o king_n ought_v to_o have_v power_n to_o protect_v the_o law_n but_o not_o such_o power_n as_o may_v render_v he_o more_o potent_a than_o the_o kingdom_n obj._n the_o main_a argument_n which_o oppose_v what_o i_o have_v deliver_v in_o this_o chapter_n be_v bottom_v upon_o part_n of_o the_o seven_o comma_n of_o the_o 4._o chapter_n of_o gen._n which_o in_o our_o translation_n say_v anà _fw-la unto_o thou_o shall_v be_v his_o desire_n and_o thou_o shall_v rule_v over_o he_o the_o argument_n propound_v in_o full_a dimension_n have_v this_o
time_n before_o the_o flood_n pass_v a_o sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o any_o appertain_v to_o his_o family_n can_v be_v prove_v out_o of_o any_o monument_n of_o antiquity_n now_o extant_a neither_o do_v it_o appear_v whether_o judah_n pronounce_v sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o thamar_n by_o virtue_n of_o any_o authority_n which_o he_o have_v over_o she_o as_o belong_v to_o his_o family_n or_o by_o virtue_n of_o some_o law_n consent_v to_o by_o his_o forefather_n or_o according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o country_n in_o which_o he_o live_v or_o out_o of_o rashness_n some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n affirm_v that_o judah_n intend_v not_o that_o thamar_n shall_v be_v burn_v to_o death_n but_o only_o stigmatise_v in_o the_o forehead_n for_o a_o harlot_n what_o authority_n soever_o a_o master_n of_o a_o family_n may_v challenge_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n over_o his_o child_n and_o servant_n and_o those_o who_o by_o marriage_n be_v ingraft_v into_o his_o family_n whilst_o he_o be_v a_o sojourner_n among_o a_o nation_n into_o which_o he_o be_v not_o incorporate_v clear_v it_o be_v that_o those_o who_o have_v their_o share_n in_o any_o country_n and_o a_o settle_a abode_n among_o other_o have_v no_o title_n to_o such_o authority_n in_o that_o they_o be_v tempt_v to_o partiality_n and_o may_v expose_v their_o neighbour_n to_o divine_a justice_n by_o neglect_v judgement_n or_o by_o give_v unjust_a sentence_n of_o death_n and_o the_o same_o way_n weaken_v the_o country_n in_o which_o they_o live_v and_o expose_v it_o to_o a_o common_a enemy_n homer_n in_o the_o jota_n of_o his_o odyss_n make_v it_o a_o badge_n of_o rude_a and_o uncivil_a people_n to_o live_v together_o in_o the_o same_o country_n and_o not_o to_o imbodie_o themselves_o into_o a_o society_n nor_o have_v any_o public_a jurisdiction_n say_v of_o the_o cyclopes_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o give_v law_n every_o one_o of_o they_o to_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n neither_o regard_n one_o another_o most_o agreeable_a it_o be_v to_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n that_o those_o who_o inhabit_v the_o same_o country_n and_o so_o nigh_o together_o that_o they_o be_v without_o inconveniency_n capable_a of_o a_o common_a government_n so_o combine_v and_o associate_v the_o strength_n of_o their_o mind_n and_o estate_n as_o that_o they_o may_v be_v invincible_a be_v herodotus_n say_v of_o the_o thration_n who_o by_o some_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o every_o man_n wâ—â—_n a_o law_n to_o himself_o that_o if_o they_o have_v either_o be_v all_o of_o one_o mind_n or_o under_o one_o k._n they_o have_v be_v invincible_a in_o a_o positure_n of_o defence_n against_o a_o common_a enemy_n and_o homebred_a disturbance_n which_o can_v be_v effect_v without_o common_a law_n and_o public_a execution_n of_o justice_n 9_o justice_n plato_n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la l._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n must_v of_o necessity_n establish_v law_n and_o observe_v they_o or_o not_o at_o all_o differ_v from_o the_o most_o savage_a beast_n chap._n 7._o magistracy_n stand_v by_o divine_a right_n it_o remain_v doubtful_a whether_o people_n who_o live_v together_o may_v lawful_o retain_v a_o isocracie_n among_o they_o have_v all_o of_o they_o suffrage_n of_o equal_a value_n in_o the_o censure_v of_o delinquent_n and_o the_o manage_n of_o such_o affair_n as_o conduce_v to_o their_o public_a safety_n or_o be_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o any_o of_o god_n positive_a law_n to_o set_v governor_n and_o magistrate_n over_o they_o we_o inquire_v not_o now_o of_o magistracy_n fetter_v in_o the_o circumstance_n of_o hic_fw-la and_o nunc_fw-la determine_v to_o time_n and_o place_n for_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o among_o the_o israelites_n not_o only_a magistracy_n but_o also_o certain_a form_n of_o magistracy_n be_v by_o divine_a right_n moreover_o that_o certain_a person_n also_o bare_a rule_n among_o they_o by_o divine_a right_n and_o that_o without_o the_o mediation_n of_o any_o humane_a choice_n nor_o yet_o of_o magistracy_n during_o the_o time_n for_o which_o it_o be_v establish_v by_o man_n that_o be_v of_o magistracy_n with_o a_o presupposition_n of_o humane_a consent_n by_o which_o in_o some_o form_n or_o other_o it_o be_v erect_v and_o be_v for_o some_o time_n to_o be_v continue_v see_v that_o god_n law_n require_v that_o man_n stand_v to_o their_o agreement_n and_o the_o scripture_n say_v 13.1_o say_v rom._n 13.1_o the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n and_o 2.13_o and_o 1_o pet._n 2.13_o submit_v yourselves_o to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n but_o whether_o god_n have_v command_v all_o nation_n at_o all_o time_n to_o have_v magistrate_n judge_n or_o state-officer_n the_o question_n be_v that_o i_o may_v further_o explain_v the_o state_n of_o it_o whether_o isoâ—rasie_n be_v lawful_a or_o man_n be_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n to_o set_v up_o a_o magistracy_n to_o prefer_v some_o to_o bear_v rule_n over_o the_o rest_n the_o scripture_n do_v not_o extricate_v we_o in_o this_o controversy_n by_o any_o general_a precept_n nor_o yet_o if_o we_o search_v the_o history_n of_o the_o world_n before_o the_o flood_n shall_v we_o find_v any_o foot-step_n of_o magistracy_n or_o of_o humane_a censure_n we_o have_v much_o wickedness_n mention_v in_o the_o gross_a gen._n 6.5_o and_o some_o sin_n specify_v elsewhere_o but_o no_o intimation_n of_o any_o punishment_n inflict_v by_o any_o humane_a judicature_n lamech_v judicature_n the_o murder_a of_o abel_n gen._n 4.8_o and_o according_a to_o some_o interpreter_n murder_v commit_v by_o lamech_v gen._n 4.23_o and_o idolatry_n according_a to_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n gen._n 4.26_o i_o shall_v otherwise_o interpret_v the_o two_o place_n last_o quote_v but_o lamech_n rash_a speech_n deserve_v a_o censure_n we_o have_v polygamy_n likewise_o mention_v v._n 19_o of_o the_o same_o chap._n but_o which_o some_o deny_v to_o have_v be_v a_o sin_n in_o lamech_v that_o of_o cain_n it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v every_o one_o that_o find_v i_o shall_v slay_v i_o import_v not_o that_o he_o fear_v any_o judiciary_n sentence_n but_o only_o a_o rude_a and_o boisterous_a inflict_v of_o punishment_n that_o it_o be_v permitt_v to_o every_o one_o to_o punish_v so_o heinous_a a_o delinquent_n and_o that_o he_o expect_v not_o any_o regular_a proceed_n of_o justice_n against_o he_o but_o i_o take_v notice_n that_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o present_a he_o fear_v where_o no_o fear_n be_v depart_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o parent_n neither_o be_v likely_a to_o prophesy_v after_o what_o manner_n punishment_n shall_v afterward_o be_v dispense_v i_o conceive_v he_o express_v a_o fear_n of_o man_n only_o and_o not_o of_o beast_n his_o speech_n be_v rash_a and_o inconsiderate_a have_v a_o tincture_n from_o his_o guilty_a conscience_n if_o we_o consult_v with_o the_o light_n of_o reason_n it_o will_v inform_v we_o that_o in_o large_a country_n magistracy_n be_v necessary_a because_o in_o such_o the_o inhabitant_n though_o all_o who_o be_v servile_a and_o indigent_a be_v exclude_v can_v convene_v so_o oft_o as_o virtue_n be_v to_o be_v reward_v and_o encourage_v or_o as_o disorder_n be_v to_o be_v repress_v and_o vice_n to_o be_v punish_v nor_o yet_o so_o oft_o as_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o common_a safety_n require_v it_o be_v clear_a also_o from_o the_o write_a word_n of_o god_n that_o all_o public_a affair_n ought_v to_o be_v manage_v in_o such_o a_o way_n as_o may_v conduce_v most_o to_o god_n glory_n and_o the_o public_a good_a moreover_o god_n appoint_v a_o few_o in_o his_o own_o peculiar_a people_n to_o govern_v the_o rest_n such_o likewise_o at_o all_o time_n have_v be_v the_o custom_n almost_o of_o all_o nation_n chap._n 8._o the_o qualification_n of_o those_o who_o ought_v to_o vote_n in_o the_o dispence_n of_o authority_n the_o major_a part_n of_o suffrage_n be_v equivalent_o the_o whole_a number_n those_o who_o be_v uncapable_a of_o vote_v be_v tie_v to_o subjection_n aristotle_n well_o observe_v 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d polic._n 3_o that_o all_o be_v not_o citizen_n who_o inhabit_v the_o city_n see_v stranger_n and_o servant_n have_v their_o share_n in_o habitation_n he_o frequent_o exclude_v those_o who_o be_v indigent_a from_o bear_v sway_n in_o a_o commonwealth_n unequal_a it_o be_v that_o helots_n and_o those_o who_o have_v no_o estate_n shall_v have_v equal_a authority_n with_o those_o who_o be_v wealthy_a in_o make_v law_n which_o concern_v man_n estate_n in_o that_o by_o their_o private_a condition_n they_o be_v much_o tempt_v to_o favour_n theft_n and_o encroachment_n see_v man_n be_v by_o a_o innate_a and_o hereditary_a distemper_n biased_a towards_o wicked_a practice_n indigent_a people_n who_o
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law_n but_o his_o own_o will_n may_v more_o easy_o miscarry_v than_o those_o who_o have_v only_o their_o portion_n in_o the_o government_n of_o a_o nation_n ans_fw-fr 2._o there_o be_v far_o more_o danger_n from_o a_o ill-affected_a monarch_n then_o when_o only_a part_n of_o those_o who_o be_v in_o authority_n be_v vitiate_a 4._o because_o no_o one_o will_v dare_v to_o say_v unto_o a_o absolute_a monarch_n what_o do_v thou_o thalia_n when_o cambyses_n inquire_v of_o his_o lawyer_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o law_n which_o permit_v a_o man_n be_v willing_a to_o marry_v his_o sifler_n they_o answer_v that_o they_o find_v no_o law_n which_o permit_v a_o brother_n to_o marry_v a_o sister_n but_o that_o they_o find_v another_o law_n u.z._n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o king_n of_o the_o persian_n to_o do_v what_o he_o please_v see_v herodo'us_n in_o his_o thalia_n and_o one_o who_o never_o hear_v that_o question_n from_o another_o it_o be_v much_o to_o be_v fear_v will_v forget_v to_o propound_v it_o to_o himself_o he_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o conceive_v that_o with_o jupiter_n he_o have_v therius_n perpetual_o place_v by_o he_o so_o that_o whatsoever_o he_o do_v must_v needs_o be_v right_a and_o just_a jezebel_n think_v it_o a_o question_n unbeseeming_a a_o princely_a spirit_n she_o conclude_v that_o ahab_n droop_v below_o himself_o when_o he_o boggle_v at_o the_o take_v away_o of_o naboth_n vineyard_n memento_n mihi_fw-la omne_fw-la &_o in_fw-la omnes_fw-la licere_fw-la thus_o caius_n in_o suet_n mius_o i_o may_v add_v that_o a_o monarchy_n set_v lead_v in_o any_o one_o for_o term_n of_o life_n be_v more_o dangerous_a then_o if_o the_o time_n be_v limit_v those_o who_o expect_v that_o their_o authority_n shall_v expire_v before_o their_o life_n will_v be_v restrain_v in_o some_o measure_n by_o a_o fear_n of_o their_o successor_n who_o may_v call_v they_o to_o a_o account_n in_o case_n they_o manage_v not_o their_o trust_n as_o it_o become_v they_o those_o who_o be_v to_o give_v a_o account_n only_o to_o god_n be_v tempt_v to_o licentiousness_n in_o that_o man_n be_v not_o wont_a to_o be_v much_o awe_v by_o a_o invisible_a magistrate_n plato_n tell_v we_o that_o when_o any_o one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o bind_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o action_n and_o omission_n but_o govern_v a_o city_n as_o he_o lifle_v without_o any_o controller_n he_o can_v persist_v in_o such_o a_o mind_n throughout_o his_o life_n as_o to_o prefer_v the_o public_a good_a before_o his_o private_a advantage_n leg_n advantage_n plato_n 9_o the_o leg_n chap._n 4._o that_o one_o man_n shall_v have_v a_o large_a share_n in_o the_o government_n of_o a_o state_n then_o all_o the_o rest_n who_o be_v interest_v therein_o be_v not_o enjoin_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n a_o king_n be_v not_o a_o necessary_a ingredient_n of_o the_o government_n of_o a_o state_n be_v a_o true_a and_o visible_a king_n of_o absolute_a necessity_n the_o israelite_n have_v sin_v in_o that_o throughout_o so_o many_o age_n after_o they_o come_v into_o the_o promisedland_n they_o set_v not_o a_o king_n over_o they_o we_o must_v tax_v many_o other_o well-ordered_a state_n of_o a_o sin_n of_o omission_n in_o point_n of_o civil_a government_n if_o we_o underprop_v the_o sceptre_n by_o divine_a right_n as_o a_o king_n be_v not_o necessary_a by_o virtue_n of_o any_o divine_a precept_n so_o neither_o in_o order_n to_o the_o well-managing_a of_o civil_a affair_n as_o the_o flourish_a condition_n of_o many_o state_n which_o be_v without_o king_n assure_v we_o chap._n 5._o the_o necessity_n of_o tribunal_n be_v evince_v i_o shall_v in_o this_o chapter_n that_o i_o may_v make_v way_n for_o my_o ensue_a discourse_n explain_v the_o necessity_n of_o judge_n and_o tribunal_n the_o babylonian_a gemara_n of_o the_o tractate_n call_v sanhedrin_n in_o the_o 7_o chapter_n tell_v we_o that_o as_o god_n enjoin_v the_o israelite_n to_o set_v up_o judiciary_n court_v in_o all_o their_o village_n and_o city_n so_o likewise_o he_o command_v the_o son_n of_o noah_n to_o erect_v tribunal_n in_o all_o their_o village_n and_o city_n the_o place_n be_v quote_v by_o learned_a selden_n in_o that_o incomparable_a work_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la natural_a &_o gent._n l._n 7._o c._n 5._o this_o law_n they_o must_v needs_o affirm_v to_o be_v give_v to_o those_o who_o live_v before_o the_o deluge_n as_o well_o as_o to_o neah_n posterity_n see_v they_o make_v it_o part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n the_o eat_n of_o flesh_n with_o the_o life_n thereof_o be_v as_o unlawful_a for_o adam_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o old_a world_n as_o for_o those_o who_o live_v since_o the_o flood_n but_o need_v not_o to_o be_v forbid_v to_o they_o explicit_o viva_fw-la voce_fw-la as_o gen._n 9.4_o in_o that_o they_o be_v not_o permit_v at_o all_o to_o eat_v flesh_n the_o set_v apart_o of_o some_o time_n for_o god_n worship_n be_v enjoin_v by_o he_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o be_v in_o some_o degreee_v put_v into_o practice_n by_o god_n child_n from_o the_o creation_n 36._o creation_n see_v seder_n olam_fw-la rabath_n c._n 5._o philo_z the_o uâ—_n tà _fw-la mesis_n l._n 1._o tertull._n adversus_fw-la judaeos_fw-la a_o haeâ—s_n in_o synopsi_fw-la sacr_n scrip._n upon_o exod._n euseb_n demonstrat_n evangel_n c._n 6._o justin_n hist_o lib._n 36._o though_o the_o sabbath_n be_v not_o observe_v till_o the_o israelite_n come_v into_o the_o wilderness_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d house_n of_o judgement_n or_o tribunal_n shall_v be_v constitute_v for_o all_o people_n be_v clear_o part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o otherwise_o that_o punishment_n which_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n demand_v for_o certain_a offence_n as_o murder_v etc._n etc._n can_v not_o be_v regular_o execute_v plato_n in_o his_o 9_o book_n of_o law_n in_o several_a case_n appoint_v those_o that_o be_v natural_o ally_v to_o the_o person_n that_o be_v murder_v to_o inflict_v death_n upon_o the_o murderer_n and_o so_o likewise_o some_o of_o the_o kindred_n of_o the_o party_n ravish_v to_o kill_v the_o ravisher_n but_o these_o constitution_n border_n upon_o the_o make_v a_o man_n a_o judge_n in_o his_o own_o cause_n if_o any_o one_o be_v kill_v by_o chance-medley_n those_o who_o affection_n nature_n have_v engage_v to_o the_o person_n that_o be_v slay_v will_v be_v tempt_v to_o misconstrue_v it_o into_o murder_n jacob_n curse_v the_o wrath_n of_o simeon_n and_o levi_n who_o revenge_v the_o ravish_a of_o their_o sister_n dinah_n upon_o the_o sechemite_n gen._n 49.7_o suppose_v also_o those_o who_o sustain_v the_o great_a loss_n in_o the_o party_n murder_v to_o neglect_v the_o execute_n of_o punishment_n the_o city_n or_o country_n in_o which_o it_o be_v commit_v be_v expose_v to_o god_n wrath_n for_o