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workmanship_n man_n in_o a_o condition_n of_o war_n of_o every_o man_n against_o every_o man_n in_o such_o a_o condition_n of_o confusion_n p._n 64._o that_o every_o man_n have_v a_o right_a to_o every_o thing_n even_o to_o one_o another_o body_n incline_v to_o all_o the_o malice_n force_n and_o fraud_n that_o may_v promote_v his_o profit_n or_o his_o pleasure_n and_o without_o any_o notion_n of_o or_o instinct_n towards_o justice_n honour_n or_o good_a nature_n which_o only_o make_v mankind_n superior_a to_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o wilderness_n nor_o have_v mr._n hobbes_n any_o other_o reason_n to_o degrade_v he_o to_o this_o degree_n of_o bestiality_n but_o that_o he_o may_v be_v fit_a to_o wear_v those_o chain_n and_o fetter_n which_o he_o have_v provide_v for_o he_o he_o deprive_v man_n of_o the_o great_a happiness_n and_o glory_n that_o can_v be_v attribute_v to_o he_o who_o dive_v he_o of_o that_o gentleness_n and_o benevolence_n towards_o other_o man_n by_o which_o he_o 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the_o sovereignty_n by_o make_v tribune_n by_o which_o machiavelli_n say_v their_o government_n be_v the_o more_o firm_a and_o secure_a and_o afterward_o by_o introduce_v other_o magistrate_n into_o the_o sovereignty_n nor_o be_v the_o admission_n and_o covenant_n the_o senate_n make_v in_o those_o case_n ever_o declare_v void_a but_o observe_v with_o all_o punctuality_n which_o be_v argument_n enough_o that_o the_o sovereign_a power_n may_v admit_v limitation_n without_o any_o danger_n to_o itself_o or_o the_o people_n which_o be_v all_o that_o be_v contend_v for_o as_o there_o never_o be_v any_o such_o person_n pag._n 88_o of_o who_o act_n a_o great_a multitude_n by_o mutual_a covenant_n one_o with_o another_o have_v make_v themselves_o every_o one_o the_o author_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v use_v the_o strength_n and_o mean_n of_o they_o all_o as_o he_o shall_v think_v expedient_a for_o their_o peace_n and_o common_a defence_n which_o be_v the_o definition_n he_o give_v of_o his_o 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of_o the_o great_a leviathan_n and_o which_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n all_o his_o prerogative_n must_v likewise_o fall_v too_o and_o so_o much_o to_o the_o damage_n of_o the_o sovereign_a power_n to_o which_o most_o of_o the_o prerogative_n be_v due_a that_o man_n will_v be_v apt_a to_o suppose_v that_o they_o proceed_v from_o a_o ground_n which_o be_v not_o true_a and_o so_o be_v the_o more_o incline_v to_o dispute_v they_o whereas_o those_o prerogative_n be_v indeed_o vest_v in_o the_o sovereign_n by_o his_o be_v sovereign_n but_o he_o do_v not_o become_v sovereign_a by_o virtue_n of_o such_o a_o contract_n and_o covenant_n but_o be_v of_o the_o essence_n of_o his_o sovereignty_n found_v upon_o a_o better_a title_n than_o such_o a_o accidental_a convention_n and_o their_o design_v a_o sovereign_n by_o their_o covenant_n with_o one_o another_o and_o none_o with_o or_o to_o he_o who_o be_v so_o absolute_o to_o command_v they_o and_o here_o he_o suppose_v again_o that_o whatsoever_o 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