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nonage_n or_o become_v a_o man_n i_o prophesy_v no_o otherwise_o and_o this_o kind_n of_o prophecy_n be_v also_o of_o god_n by_o those_o rule_n of_o his_o providence_n which_o in_o the_o know_a government_n of_o the_o world_n be_v infallible_a in_o the_o right_a observation_n and_o application_n of_o these_o consist_v all_o human_a wisdom_n and_o we_o read_v that_o a_o poor_a man_n deliver_v a_o city_n by_o his_o wisdom_n 14._o eccles_n 9_o 14._o yet_o be_v this_o poor_a man_n forget_v but_o if_o the_o premise_n of_o this_o petition_n fail_v or_o one_o part_n of_o the_o conclusion_n come_v not_o to_o pass_v according_o let_v i_o hit_v the_o other_o mark_n of_o this_o ambitious_a address_n and_o remain_v a_o fool_n upon_o record_n in_o parliament_n to_o all_o posterity_n val._n thou_o boy_n and_o yet_o i_o hope_v well_o of_o thy_o reputation_n pub._n will_v it_o be_v but_o as_o good_a now_o as_o it_o will_v be_v when_o i_o can_v make_v no_o use_n of_o it_o val._n the_o major_n of_o 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be_v a_o commonwealth_n 7._o distribution_n of_o share_n in_o land_n as_o to_o the_o three_o grand_a interest_n the_o king_n the_o nobility_n and_o the_o people_n must_v be_v equal_a or_o inequal_a 8._o equal_a distribution_n of_o land_n as_o if_o one_o man_n or_o a_o few_o man_n have_v one_o half_a of_o the_o territory_n and_o the_o people_n have_v the_o other_o half_a cause_v privation_n of_o government_n and_o a_o state_n of_o civil_a war_n for_o the_o lord_n or_o lord_n on_o the_o one_o side_n be_v able_a to_o assert_v their_o pretention_n or_o right_a to_o rule_v and_o the_o people_n on_o the_o other_o their_o pretention_n or_o right_n to_o liberty_n that_o nation_n can_v never_o come_v under_o any_o form_n of_o government_n till_o that_o question_n be_v decide_v and_o property_n be_v not_o by_o any_o law_n to_o be_v violate_v or_o move_v any_o such_o question_n can_v be_v decide_v but_o by_o the_o sword_n only_o chap._n iii_o 9_o inequal_a distribution_n of_o share_n in_o land_n as_o to_o the_o three_o grand_a interest_n or_o the_o whole_a land_n in_o any_o one_o of_o these_o be_v that_o which_o cause_v one_o of_o these_o three_o to_o be_v the_o predominant_a interest_n 10._o all_o government_n be_v interest_n and_o the_o predominant_a interest_n give_v the_o matter_n or_o foundation_n of_o the_o government_n 11._o if_o one_o man_n have_v the_o whole_a or_o two_o part_n in_o three_o of_o the_o whole_a land_n or_o territory_n the_o interest_n of_o one_o man_n be_v the_o predominant_a interest_n and_o cause_n absolute_a monarchy_n 12._o if_o a_o few_o man_n have_v the_o whole_a or_o two_o part_n in_o three_o of_o the_o whole_a land_n or_o territory_n the_o interest_n of_o the_o few_o or_o of_o the_o nobility_n be_v the_o predominant_a interest_n and_o be_v there_o any_o such_o thing_n in_o nature_n will_v cause_v a_o pure_a aristocracy_n 13._o it_o be_v so_o that_o pure_a aristocracy_n or_o the_o nobility_n have_v the_o whole_a or_o two_o part_n in_o three_o 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