f_o h_n van_n hove_n sculpsit_fw-la carolus_n secundus_fw-la dei_fw-la gratia_n angliae_fw-la scotiae_fw-la francia_fw-la et_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la rex_fw-la fidei_fw-la defensor_fw-la etc_n honi_fw-fr soit_fw-fr qvi_fw-fr mal_fw-fr y_fw-fr pense_fw-fr the_o common_a interest_n of_o king_n and_z people_z show_v the_o original_a antiquity_n and_o excellency_n of_o monarchy_n compare_v with_o aristocracy_n and_o democracy_n and_o particular_o of_o our_o english_a monarchy_n and_o that_o absolute_a papal_a and_o presbyterian_a popular_a supremacy_n be_v utter_o inconsistent_a with_o prerogative_n property_n and_o liberty_n by_o john_n nalson_n ll._n d._n london_n print_v for_o jonathan_n edwin_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o three_o rose_n in_o ludgate-street_n 1677._o to_o the_o reader_n in_o this_o follow_a discourse_n i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o pursue_v the_o point_n i_o have_v before_o make_v a_o attempt_n upon_o in_o the_o countermine_n without_o any_o other_o passion_n or_o design_n than_o a_o loyal_a zeal_n to_o my_o prince_n and_o country_n and_o a_o conscientious_a discharge_n of_o my_o duty_n which_o because_o every_o person_n be_v in_o his_o station_n oblige_v to_o do_v will_n i_o hope_v render_v a_o apology_n as_o unnecessary_a as_o it_o be_v disagreeable_a to_o your_o most_o faithful_a servant_n john_n nalson_n the_o content_n chap._n i._n the_o two_o great_a principle_n of_o nature_n self-preservation_n and_o the_o ardent_a desire_n of_o happiness_n the_o foundation_n of_o society_n and_o government_n mr._n hobbs_n refute_v in_o his_o impolitic_a position_n that_o fear_n be_v the_o first_o origination_n of_o society_n the_o origine_fw-la of_o monarchy_n the_o occasion_n of_o the_o primitive_a war_n the_o original_a of_o law_n monarch_n or_o the_o first_o leader_n of_o colony_n the_o primitive_a legislator_n the_o reason_n of_o the_o coercive_a power_n of_o magistrate_n the_o dangerous_a error_n of_o those_o who_o make_v law_n the_o foundation_n of_o 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oblige_v the_o supreme_a magistrate_n to_o maintain_v a_o private_a separate_a interest_n distinct_a from_o that_o of_o the_o public_a and_o the_o inconvenience_n that_o necessary_o attend_v that_o imperfection_n domestic_a peace_n not_o secure_v by_o democracy_n no_o security_n of_o property_n or_o equal_a distribution_n of_o justice_n in_o a_o republic_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o constant_a faction_n which_o be_v inseparable_a from_o that_o form_n of_o government_n chap._n iu._n of_o monarchy_n and_o its_o excellency_n prove_v from_o its_o antiquity_n the_o first_o essay_n to_o a_o democracy_n the_o rebellion_n of_o corah_n and_o his_o accomplice_n second_o from_o the_o universality_n of_o monarchy_n the_o first_o popular_a state_n at_o athens_n a._n m._n 3275._o three_o monarchy_n most_o agreeable_a to_o humane_a nature_n by_o answer_v the_o three_o foremention_v great_a end_n of_o society_n and_o the_o happiness_n of_o mankind_n chap._n v._n of_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o 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