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21._o 6._o levit_fw-la 25._o 47._o etc._n etc._n and_o it_o seem_v strange_a that_o the_o observer_n shall_v so_o far_o overreach_v or_o beat_v the_o air_n to_o no_o end_n at_o all_o this_o confess_a truth_n quite_o overthrow_v his_o whole_a structure_n of_o tacit_a trust_v and_o condition_n and_o rebellion_n against_o nature_n second_o to_o come_v near_o our_o own_o case_n i_o answer_v that_o though_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n can_v be_v destroy_v or_o contradict_v yet_o it_o may_v be_v limit_v by_o the_o positive_a law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o so_o it_o be_v the_o observer_n will_v not_o deny_v it_o in_o his_o own_o case_n though_o he_o meet_v with_o another_o measure_n to_o his_o sovereign_n the_o charter_n of_o nature_n entitle_v mankind_n indefinite_o to_o â—…e_v whole_a earth_n will_v the_o observer_n therefore_o give_v â—…is_n neighbour_n leave_v to_o enter_v as_o a_o coparcener_n into_o his_o freehold_a i_o believe_v not_o but_o will_v tell_v he_o ready_o â—…here_o be_v a_o 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