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not_o on_o another_o for_o by_o the_o force_n of_o free_a will_n a_o man_n be_v master_n only_o of_o his_o own_o will_n and_o of_o his_o own_o act_n and_o not_o of_o another_o now_o on_o the_o contrary_a he_o who_o lay_v a_o precept_n upon_o or_o who_o do_v command_v another_o if_o he_o have_v right_a to_o command_v he_o oblige_v by_o command_v that_o man_n who_o he_o command_v but_o he_o do_v not_o oblige_v himself_o because_o a_o command_n be_v a_o act_n of_o power_n and_o authority_n and_o of_o right_n upon_o another_o and_o be_v fit_a and_o proper_a unless_o peradventure_o there_o be_v something_o that_o hinder_v it_o to_o induce_v a_o obligation_n so_o the_o father_n with_o authority_n command_v the_o son_n the_o master_n the_o servant_n the_o general_n the_o soldier_n the_o king_n the_o people_n and_o god_n as_o a_o superior_a command_v man_n to_o such_o and_o such_o duty_n and_o by_o command_v do_v oblige_v he_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o they_o iv_o in_o the_o second_o place_n i_o suppose_v that_o the_o legislative_a power_n be_v a_o power_n of_o public_a jurisdiction_n for_o it_o suffice_v not_o to_o the_o power_n of_o make_v law_n that_o a_o man_n have_v a_o right_a and_o power_n over_o other_o to_o prescribe_v unto_o they_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v unless_o he_o be_v invest_v with_o a_o external_a power_n to_o compel_v they_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o and_o to_o afflict_v punishment_n on_o the_o refuser_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v aristotle_n ethick_n 10._o the_o law_n have_v a_o necessitating_a power_n the_o schoolman_n therefore_o do_v distinguish_v that_o power_n which_o a_o superior_a have_v over_o a_o inferior_a into_o that_o power_n which_o they_o call_v dominative_a or_o the_o power_n of_o masterdom_n and_o the_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n the_o first_o whereof_o be_v less_o and_o more_o private_a and_o not_o admit_v a_o external_a jurisdiction_n the_o other_o great_a and_o of_o a_o more_o enforce_a authority_n these_o two_o power_n do_v not_o a_o little_a differ_v between_o themselves_o and_o that_o in_o a_o threefold_a consideration_n first_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o matter_n or_o object_n for_o the_o power_n dominative_a or_o of_o mastery_n be_v proper_o exercise_v on_o the_o more_o imperfect_a and_o private_a commonalty_n as_o a_o house_n a_o school_n or_o a_o family_n but_o the_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n on_o the_o more_o perfect_a and_o public_a commonalty_n as_o a_o city_n a_o army_n a_o commonwealth_n second_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o end_n for_o the_o power_n dominative_a by_o itself_o and_o primary_o be_v ordinate_v to_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o person_n endue_v with_o that_o power_n that_o be_v the_o master_n and_o but_o secondary_o and_o by_o consequence_n to_o the_o good_a of_o the_o commonalty_n as_o it_o be_v profitable_a for_o a_o family_n that_o the_o master_n of_o it_o shall_v grow_v rich_a now_o the_o power_n of_o public_a jurisdiction_n be_v primary_o ordinate_v to_o the_o public_a good_a of_o the_o commonalty_n itself_o and_o but_o secondary_o and_o consequent_o to_o the_o good_a of_o the_o person_n endue_v with_o that_o power_n which_o be_v the_o magistrate_n himself_o it_o be_v profitable_a for_o a_o prince_n that_o the_o commonwealth_n shall_v flourish_v three_o in_o the_o respect_n of_o the_o more_o effectual_a administration_n which_o be_v great_a in_o the_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n than_o in_o the_o power_n dominative_a by_o reason_n of_o a_o great_a coactive_a power_n for_o example_n sake_n the_o master_n of_o a_o family_n can_v so_o efficacious_o prevail_v that_o his_o command_n may_v be_v put_v in_o execution_n by_o his_o son_n or_o servant_n who_o he_o can_v correct_v but_o with_o a_o rod_n or_o cudgel_n as_o may_v the_o civil_a magistrate_n who_o by_o his_o power_n may_v enforce_v his_o subject_n to_o obedience_n by_o imprisonment_n or_o banishment_n by_o confiscate_v their_o good_n or_o by_o death_n itself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o fatherly_a authority_n have_v nothing_o in_o it_o that_o be_v enforce_v nothing_o that_o be_v necessate_v say_v aristotle_n in_o the_o place_n new_o quote_v therefore_o to_o the_o make_n of_o law_n every_o superiority_n be_v not_o sufficient_a but_o beside_o that_o dominative_a there_o be_v require_v the_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n so_o proper_o call_v for_o the_o law_n can_v be_v make_v or_o establish_v unless_o by_o a_o person_n that_o have_v a_o public_a coactive_a power_n by_o this_o time_n you_o understand_v i_o believe_v that_o i_o may_v need_v no_o more_o to_o admonish_v you_o of_o it_o that_o what_o here_o have_v be_v speak_v by_o i_o concern_v law_n do_v absolute_o pertain_v to_o the_o chief_a law_n of_o a_o nation_n and_o not_o to_o any_o other_o unless_o analogical_o &_o after_o their_o way_n &_o the_o proportion_n that_o be_v due_a unto_o they_o as_o they_o come_v near_o or_o be_v more_o remote_a from_o their_o perfection_n v._o to_o these_o two_o supposition_n which_o to_o what_o sense_n they_o tend_v you_o shall_v easy_o understand_v from_o those_o thing_n which_o present_o i_o shall_v represent_v unto_o you_o i_o in_o the_o three_o place_n do_v now_o add_v a_o responsive_a position_n viz._n that_o the_o power_n legislative_a be_v a_o power_n autocratical_a that_o be_v the_o power_n of_o make_v law_n which_o may_v oblige_v the_o commonalty_n do_v consist_v in_o he_o alone_o whether_o he_o be_v a_o single_a person_n as_o in_o the_o state_n of_o monarchical_a government_n or_o whether_o they_o be_v more_o as_o in_o other_o government_n who_o exercise_v the_o chief_a power_n over_o the_o whole_a commonalty_n i_o will_v in_o the_o first_o place_n explain_v this_o position_n and_o afterward_o i_o will_v confirm_v it_o and_o for_o the_o explication_n of_o it_o we_o be_v in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o understand_v that_o for_o the_o happiness_n of_o humane_a society_n and_o the_o more_o commodious_a adminstration_n of_o commonwealth_n it_o have_v please_v almighty_a god_n the_o author_n of_o order_n not_o only_o to_o constitute_v a_o political_a government_n that_o there_o may_v be_v magistrate_n to_o be_v set_v over_o the_o people_n but_o also_o in_o that_o very_a government_n to_o constitute_v a_o political_a order_n that_o among_o the_o magistrate_n themselves_o there_o might_n be_v divers_a degree_n as_o well_o of_o dignity_n as_o of_o power_n and_o it_o be_v likely_a that_o the_o military_a word_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o apostle_n use_v in_o the_o roman_n have_v a_o relation_n to_o this_o sense_n to_o show_v that_o there_o be_v not_o only_o a_o ordination_n of_o magistrate_n from_o god_n but_o a_o subordination_n also_o such_o as_o be_v see_v in_o a_o military_a army_n vi_o in_o the_o second_o place_n we_o be_v to_o know_v that_o in_o all_o thing_n in_o which_o there_o be_v order_n to_o avoid_v a_o proceed_n to_o a_o infiniteness_n which_o nature_n do_v abhor_v we_o must_v at_o the_o last_o come_v 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