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to_o which_o have_v a_o respect_n to_o the_o appearance_n of_o good_a such_o be_v love_n and_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o it_o desire_v hope_v despair_n joy_n and_o the_o like_a and_o after_o these_o we_o will_v enter_v upon_o those_o that_o be_v excite_v in_o we_o by_o the_o apprehension_n of_o evil_a which_o indeed_o be_v very_o numerous_a as_o anger_n hatred_n envy_n jealousy_n revenge_n cruelty_n fear_v grief_n and_o compassion_n chap._n xix_o of_o love_n in_o general_n and_o at_o large_a love_n be_v the_o first_o rest_n love_n compare_v with_o and_o distinguish_v from_o the_o rest_n the_o chief_z the_o reign_v passion_n the_o rest_n be_v all_o derive_v from_o and_o reduce_v at_o last_o into_o this_o but_o it_o be_v of_o vast_a extent_n employ_v upon_o different_a subject_n distinguish_v into_o different_a sort_n and_o degree_n of_o these_o the_o three_o principal_n that_o fall_n within_o our_o present_a purpose_n and_o to_o which_o all_o the_o rest_n may_v very_o well_o be_v 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and_o please_a passion_n which_o with_o much_o ease_n insinuate_v itself_o into_o great_a and_o generous_a spirit_n and_o be_v not_o drive_v out_o again_o without_o great_a difficulty_n we_o all_o think_v it_o our_o duty_n and_o commendation_n to_o pursue_v and_o embrace_v that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o of_o all_o thing_n that_o pretend_v to_o this_o character_n honour_n be_v most_o in_o request_n and_o esteem_v with_o we_o and_o therefore_o all_o of_o we_o run_v full_a speed_n and_o put_v ourselves_o upon_o the_o utmost_a stretch_n where_o this_o be_v the_o prize_n the_o ambitious_a man_n strive_v to_o be_v first_o keep_v his_o eye_n forward_o upon_o the_o goal_n and_o upon_o those_o that_o have_v the_o start_v of_o he_o but_o forget_v and_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o the_o many_o he_o have_v outstrip_v himself_o he_o feel_v more_o discontent_n for_o one_o man_n that_o have_v get_v before_o he_o than_o he_o enjoy_v satisfaction_n for_o a_o thousand_o that_o he_o have_v leave_v lag_v 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woman_n when_o they_o have_v they_o at_o their_o mercy_n and_o all_o this_o from_o no_o other_o principle_n than_o a_o point_n of_o honour_n other_o conquer_v all_o other_o and_o a_o soul_n inflame_v with_o ambition_n to_o which_o the_o fire_n of_o love_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v equal_a that_o they_o be_v make_v subservient_fw-fr to_o it_o and_o the_o conquest_n of_o these_o desire_n become_v a_o triumph_n and_o a_o sacrifice_n to_o their_o glory_n thus_o it_o happen_v very_o remarkable_o in_o caesar_n for_o no_o man_n alive_a be_v ever_o more_o sierce_o addict_v to_o amour_n of_o all_o sort_n than_o he_o as_o the_o many_o extravagance_n he_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o both_o at_o rome_n and_o abroad_o in_o foreign_a part_n abundant_o testify_v no_o man_n be_v ever_o more_o choice_n of_o his_o person_n more_o nice_a in_o dress_n more_o careful_a to_o preserve_v and_o render_v it_o agreeable_a to_o the_o lady_n and_o yet_o ambition_n be_v evermore_o his_o reign_a passion_n the_o 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it_o quick_o grow_v to_o a_o general_a spirit_n of_o faction_n and_o disorder_n and_o ungovernable_a insolence_n and_o the_o cast_n off_o the_o yoke_n of_o the_o natural_a parent_n be_v a_o bold_a and_o dangerous_a step_n towards_o rebellion_n against_o the_o civil_a the_o effect_n whereof_o have_v be_v abundant_o see_v in_o the_o many_o inconvenience_n which_o government_n have_v suffer_v upon_o the_o relaxation_n or_o utter_v rescind_v of_o this_o authority_n whereby_o in_o the_o event_n they_o only_o clip_v their_o own_o wing_n and_o encourage_v enemy_n and_o insurrection_n against_o themselves_o as_o be_v say_v just_a now_o the_o reciprocal_a duty_n of_o parent_n and_o child_n will_v be_v treat_v of_o book_n iii_o chap._n 14._o chap._n xlviii_o of_o lord_n and_o their_o slave_n master_n and_o servant_n the_o make_v use_n of_o slave_n and_o the_o power_n of_o lord_n or_o master_n over_o they_o unnatural_a the_o use_n of_o slave_n universal_a but_o unnatural_a though_o it_o have_v be_v a_o thing_n receive_v and_o practise_v in_o all_o place_n and_o all_o age_n of_o the_o world_n except_v that_o it_o be_v considerable_o abate_v for_o about_o four_o hundred_o year_n but_o now_o it_o have_v since_o revive_v and_o obtain_v again_o yet_o i_o can_v forbear_v look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o monstrous_a custom_n and_o high_o reproachful_a to_o humane_a nature_n since_o brute_n have_v nothing_o of_o this_o kind_a among_o they_o nor_o do_v they_o either_o compel_v their_o fellow_n by_o violence_n and_o fraud_n or_o voluntary_o submit_v themselves_o to_o captivity_n this_o seem_v rather_o then_o to_o have_v be_v dispense_v with_o than_o approve_v by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n but_o even_o this_o indulgence_n accommodate_v to_o the_o necessity_n of_o that_o people_n and_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n be_v not_o so_o rigorous_a as_o the_o practice_n of_o other_o place_n for_o neither_o be_v the_o power_n so_o absolute_a nor_o the_o slavery_n perpetual_a but_o the_o one_o confine_v to_o rule_n and_o the_o other_o terminate_v with_o the_o seven_o or_o sabbatical_a year_n christianity_n find_v the_o usage_n universal_a do_v not_o see_v fit_a to_o break_v in_o upon_o this_o constitution_n but_o leave_v its_o proselyte_n at_o liberty_n in_o this_o particular_a as_o it_o do_v in_o a_o permission_n of_o serve_v and_o dwell_v under_o heathen_a and_o idolatrous_a prince_n and_o master_n for_o this_o and_o many_o other_o thing_n can_v not_o be_v abolish_v and_o set_v aside_o at_o once_o but_o by_o give_v some_o little_a discountenance_n to_o they_o time_n have_v wear_v they_o off_o gentle_o and_o by_o degree_n slave_n may_v be_v distinguish_v into_o four_o several_a kind_n slavery_n several_a sort_n of_o slavery_n 1._o such_o as_o be_v natural_a or_o bear_v of_o parent_n in_o that_o condition_n 2._o such_o as_o be_v slave_n upon_o force_n make_v so_o by_o conquest_n and_o the_o right_n of_o war._n 3._o adjudge_v slave_n such_o as_o be_v make_v and_o award_v to_o be_v such_o either_o by_o way_n of_o punishment_n for_o some_o crime_n or_o for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o some_o debt_n which_o give_v the_o creditor_n a_o right_a to_o their_o person_n and_o of_o employ_v they_o to_o their_o own_o benefit_n and_o service_n this_o slavery_n be_v limit_v among_o the_o jew_n only_o to_o a_o certain_a season_n seven_o year_n at_o the_o most_o the_o sabbatical_a year_n put_v a_o end_n to_o it_o all_o but_o in_o other_o country_n it_o continue_v till_o the_o debt_n be_v discharge_v 4._o voluntary_a slave_n or_o such_o as_o be_v of_o their_o own_o make_n as_o those_o who_o throw_v die_n for_o it_o or_o who_o sell_v their_o liberty_n for_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n as_o it_o have_v be_v the_o custom_n to_o do_v in_o germany_n ger._n tacit._n de_fw-fr mor._n ger._n and_o be_v still_o in_o some_o part_n even_o of_o the_o christian_a world_n or_o else_o such_o as_o free_o surrender_v up_o themselves_o to_o the_o service_n of_o another_o and_o devote_v their_o person_n to_o perpetual_a slavery_n and_o thus_o we_o read_v in_o the_o law_n the_o ancient_a jew_n do_v xv_o exod_n xxi_o deut._n xv_o who_o ear_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v bore_v with_o a_o awl_n to_o the_o door_n of_o the_o house_n in_o token_n of_o perpetual_a servitude_n and_o that_o they_o rather_o choose_v this_o condition_n of_o life_n than_o to_o go_v free_a when_o it_o be_v in_o their_o power_n this_o last_o sort_n of_o voluntary_a and_o choose_a captivity_n be_v i_o confess_v to_o i_o the_o most_o astonish_a of_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o though_o all_o manner_n of_o slavery_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o encroachment_n and_o violence_n upon_o nature_n yet_o sure_a no_o kind_a of_o it_o can_v be_v so_o unnatural_a as_o that_o which_o a_o man_n covet_v and_o bring_v upon_o himself_o that_o thing_n which_o make_v man_n slave_n upon_o constraint_n be_v avarice_n it_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o and_o that_o which_o make_v man_n choose_v to_o be_v slave_n be_v
vis_fw-la abdita_fw-la quaedam_fw-la obterit_fw-la &_o pulchros_fw-la fasces_fw-la saevasque_fw-la secure_v proculcare_fw-la ac_fw-la ludibrio_fw-la sibi_fw-la haberi_fw-la videtur_fw-la lucret._n lib._n 5._o and_o hence_o we_o fancy_v unseen_a power_n in_o thing_n who_o force_n and_o will_v such_o strange_a confusion_n bring_v and_o spurn_v and_o overthrow_v our_o great_a king_n creech_n to_o sum_v up_o all_o in_o a_o word_n the_o condition_n of_o sovereign_a prince_n be_v above_o all_o other_o encumber_v with_o difficulty_n and_o expose_v to_o danger_n their_o life_n provide_v it_o be_v innocent_a and_o virtuous_a be_v infinite_o laborious_a and_o full_a of_o care_n if_o it_o be_v wicked_a it_o be_v then_o the_o plague_n and_o scourge_n of_o the_o world_n hate_v and_o curse_a by_o all_o mankind_n and_o whether_o it_o be_v the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o it_o be_v beset_v with_o inexpressible_a hazard_n for_o the_o great_a any_o governor_n be_v the_o less_o he_o can_v be_v secure_a the_o less_o he_o can_v trust_v to_o himself_o and_o yet_o the_o more_o need_n he_o have_v to_o be_v secure_a and_o not_o to_o trust_v other_o but_o himself_o and_o this_o may_v satisfy_v we_o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o be_v betray_v and_o abuse_v be_v a_o thing_n very_o natural_a and_o easy_a to_o happen_v a_o common_a and_o almost_o inseparable_a consequence_n of_o government_n and_o sovereign_a power_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o prince_n see_v book_n iii_o chap._n 16._o chap._n l._n of_o magistrate_n there_o be_v great_a difference_n and_o several_a degree_n of_o magistrate_n with_o regard_n both_o to_o the_o honour_n and_o the_o power_n that_o belong_v to_o they_o for_o these_o be_v the_o two_o considerable_a point_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o distinguish_v they_o and_o they_o be_v entire_o independent_a upon_o one_o another_o they_o may_v be_v and_o often_o be_v each_o of_o they_o single_a and_o alone_a sometime_o those_o person_n who_o be_v in_o the_o most_o honourable_a post_n have_v yet_o no_o great_a matter_n of_o authority_n or_o power_n lodge_v in_o their_o hand_n as_o the_o king_n council_n privy-counsellor_n in_o some_o government_n and_o secretary_n of_o state_n some_o have_v but_o one_o of_o these_o two_o qualification_n other_o have_v both_o and_o all_o have_v they_o in_o different_a degree_n but_o those_o be_v proper_o and_o in_o strict_a speak_n magistrate_n in_o who_o both_o honour_n and_o power_n meet_v together_o magistrate_n be_v in_o a_o middle_a station_n and_o stand_v between_o the_o prince_n and_o private_a man_n subordinate_a to_o the_o one_o but_o superior_a to_o the_o other_o they_o carry_z justice_z home_o and_o hand_n it_o down_o from_o above_o but_o of_o this_o they_o be_v only_o the_o minister_n and_o instrument_n can_v have_v no_o manner_n of_o power_n inherent_a in_o themselves_o when_o the_o prince_n himself_o who_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o law_n and_o justice_n be_v present_a as_o river_n lose_v their_o name_n and_o their_o force_n when_o they_o have_v empty_v and_o incorporate_v their_o water_n into_o the_o sea_n and_o as_o star_n disappear_v at_o the_o approach_n of_o the_o sun_n so_o all_o the_o authority_n of_o magistrate_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o sovereign_n who_o deputy_n and_o vicegerent_n they_o be_v be_v either_o total_o suspend_v or_o upon_o sufferance_n only_o and_o the_o case_n be_v the_o same_o if_o we_o descend_v a_o little_a low_o and_o compare_v the_o commission_n of_o subaltern_n and_o inferior_a officer_n with_o those_o in_o a_o high_a and_o more_o general_a jurisdiction_n those_o that_o be_v in_o the_o same_o commission_n be_v all_o upon_o the_o level_n there_o be_v no_o power_n or_o superiority_n there_o over_o one_o another_o all_o that_o they_o can_v do_v be_v to_o consult_v together_o and_o be_v assist_v to_o each_o other_o by_o concurrence_n or_o else_o to_o obstruct_v and_o restrain_v each_o other_o by_o oppose_v what_o be_v do_v and_o prevent_v its_o be_v do_v all_o magistrate_n judge_v condemn_v and_o command_v either_o according_a to_o the_o form_n and_o express_v letter_n of_o the_o law_n and_o then_o the_o decision_n they_o give_v and_o the_o sentence_n they_o pronounce_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o put_v the_o law_n in_o execution_n or_o else_o they_o proceed_v upon_o rule_n of_o equity_n and_o reasonable_a consideration_n and_o then_o this_o be_v call_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o magistrate_n magistrate_n can_v alter_v their_o own_o decree_n nor_o correct_v the_o judgement_n they_o have_v give_v without_o express_a permission_n of_o the_o sovereign_n upon_o penalty_n of_o be_v adjudge_v falsifier_n of_o the_o public_a record_n they_o may_v indeed_o revoke_v their_o own_o order_n or_o they_o may_v suspend_v the_o execution_n of_o they_o for_o some_o time_n as_o they_o shall_v see_v occasion_n but_o when_o once_o a_o cause_n be_v bring_v to_o a_o issue_n and_o sentence_n give_v upon_o a_o full_a and_o fair_a hear_v they_o have_v no_o power_n to_o retract_v that_o judgement_n nor_o to_o mend_v or_o try_v it_o over_o again_o without_o fresh_a matter_n require_v it_o of_o the_o duty_n of_o magistrate_n see_v book_n iii_o chap._n 17._o chap._n li._n lawgiver_n and_o teacher_n it_o be_v a_o practice_n very_o usual_a with_o some_o philosopher_n and_o teacher_n to_o prescribe_v such_o law_n and_o rule_n as_o be_v above_o the_o proportion_n of_o virtue_n and_o what_o the_o condition_n of_o humane_a nature_n will_v suffer_v very_o few_o if_o any_o at_o all_o to_o come_v up_o to_o they_o draw_v the_o image_n much_o big_a and_o more_o beautiful_a than_o the_o life_n or_o else_o set_v we_o such_o pattern_n of_o difficult_a and_o austere_a virtue_n as_o be_v impossible_a for_o we_o to_o equal_v and_o so_o discourage_v many_o and_o render_v the_o attempt_n itself_o dangeous_n and_o of_o ill_a consequence_n to_o some_o these_o be_v mere_o the_o painter_n fancy_n like_o plato_n republic_n sir_n thomas_n more_o be_v 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