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what_o be_v aristocracy_n chap._n 3._o pag._n 102._o show_v what_o be_v olicharchy_n chap._n 4._o pag._n 102._o show_v 1_o what_o be_v democracie_n simple_o so_o call_v 2_o democracie_n settle_v in_o promiscuous_a choice_n 3_o democracie_n refine_v and_o that_o both_o in_o elector_n and_o elect_v 4_o the_o end_n of_o government_n chap._n 5._o 102._o 103._o show_v 1._o wherein_o a_o kingdom_n or_o commonwealth_n precede_v each_o other_o negative_o and_o affirmative_o 2_o king_n not_o weasy_a to_o be_v corrupt_v and_o hardly_a reclaim_v 3_o where_o a_o kingdom_n hereditary_a be_v best_a 4_o the_o evil_a of_o that_o in_o the_o issue_n 5_o the_o evil_a of_o the_o three_o other_o sort_n of_o government_n 6._o that_o evil_a and_o good_a be_v not_o proper_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o government_n but_o in_o the_o good_a or_o evil_n of_o governor_n chap._n 6._o pag._n 103._o wherein_o be_v show_v 1_o that_o state_n be_v subject_a to_o alteration_n agree_v if_o so_o 2_o that_o what_o be_v in_o the_o supreme_a power_n as_o such_o go_v along_o with_o it_o 3_o that_o england_n have_v right_a to_o estate_n the_o late_a king_n have_v as_o king_n 4_o the_o reason_n of_o all_o chap._n 7._o wherein_o be_v treat_v pag._n 103._o 1_o that_o whatever_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o government_n be_v viz._n whether_o of_o one_o or_o more_o in_o chief_a law_n ought_v to_o be_v set_v 2_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o chap._n 8._o pag._n 104._o and_o 105._o wherein_o be_v handle_v 1_o the_o evil_n of_o tie_v magistrate_n to_o the_o strict_a letter_n of_o the_o law_n 2_o the_o evil_a of_o too_o loose_a a_o rule_n 3_o magistrate_n in_o supremacy_n their_o duty_n in_o this_o case_n 4._o the_o suppose_a excellency_n of_o england_n last_o settlement_n and_o wherein_o 5_o the_o reason_n why_o magistrate_n inferior_a must_v not_o be_v tie_v too_o strict_a 6._o a_o caution_n for_o they_o in_o supremacy_n of_o power_n in_o unsettle_a time_n 7_o rule_n of_o bound_a inferior_a magistrate_n tender_v 8_o no_o officer_n to_o be_v punish_v for_o execute_v the_o command_n of_o his_o superior_a 9_o judge_n offence_n to_o be_v speedy_o determine_v and_o if_o he_o act_v but_o for_o just_a thing_n by_o these_o officer_n not_o to_o be_v punish_v 10_o general_o they_o that_o act_n legislative_o not_o be_v permit_v judicial_a place_n chap._n 9_o pag._n 105_o 106_o 107_o 108_o 109._o 110_o 111._o wherein_o be_v handle_v 1_o what_o be_v dominion_n power_n or_o authority_n in_o itself_o p._n 105_o 2_o what_o be_v the_o end_n as_o to_o other_o 3_o the_o reason_n of_o man_n subject_v to_o power_n etc._n etc._n particular_a good_a in_o universal_a 4_o the_o various_a way_n of_o seek_v it_o 5_o the_o high_a respect_n give_v by_o heathen_n to_o just_a
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