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political_n and_o despotical_a power_n consider_v together_o 169._o though_o i_o have_v have_v occasion_n to_o speak_v of_o these_o separately_z before_z yet_o the_o great_a mistake_n of_o late_a about_o government_n have_v as_o i_o suppose_v arisen_a from_o confound_v these_o distinct_a power_n one_o with_o another_o it_o may_v not_o perhaps_o be_v amiss_o to_o consider_v they_o here_o together_o 170._o first_o then_o paternal_a or_o parental_a power_n be_v nothing_o but_o that_o which_o parent_n have_v over_o their_o child_n to_o govern_v they_o for_o the_o child_n good_a till_o they_o come_v to_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n or_o a_o state_n of_o knowledge_n wherein_o they_o may_v be_v suppose_v capable_a to_o understand_v that_o rule_n whether_o it_o be_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o the_o municipal_a law_n of_o their_o country_n they_o be_v to_o govern_v themselves_o by_o capable_a i_o
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19_o and_o then_o obviate_a a_o objection_n and_o clear_v a_o difficulty_n or_o two_o with_o one_o half_a reason_n p._n 23._o to_o confirm_v the_o natural_a right_n of_o regal_a power_n he_o end_v the_o first_o chapter_n i_o hope_v it_o be_v no_o injury_n to_o call_v a_o half_a quotation_n a_o half_a reason_n for_o god_n say_v honour_v thy_o father_n and_o mother_n but_o our_o author_n content_v himself_o with_o half_a leave_v out_o thy_o mother_n quite_o as_o little_a serviceable_a to_o his_o purpose_n but_o of_o that_o more_o in_o a_o other_o place_n 7_o i_o do_v not_o think_v our_o author_n so_o little_a skilled_a in_o the_o way_n of_o write_v discourse_n of_o this_o nature_n nor_o so_o careless_a of_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n that_o he_o by_o oversight_n commit_v the_o fault_n that_o he_o himself_o in_o his_o anarchy_n of_o a_o mix_v monarchy_n p._n 239._o object_n to_o mr._n hunton_n in_o these_o word_n where_o first_o i_o charge_v the_o a_o that_o he_o have_v not_o give_v we_o 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so_o constant_a a_o flux_n that_o nothing_o remain_v long_o in_o the_o same_o state_n thus_o people_n riches_n trade_n power_n change_v their_o station_n flourish_v mighty_a city_n come_v to_o ruin_v and_o prove_v in_o time_n neglect_v desolate_a corner_n whilst_o other_o unfrequented_a place_n grow_v into_o populous_a country_n fill_v with_o wealth_n and_o inhabitant_n but_o thing_n not_o always_o change_v equal_o and_o private_a interest_n often_o keep_v up_o custom_n and_o privilege_n when_o the_o reason_n of_o they_o be_v cease_v it_o often_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o in_o government_n where_o part_n of_o the_o legislative_a consist_v of_o representative_n choose_v by_o the_o people_n that_o in_o tract_n of_o time_n this_o representation_n become_v very_o unequal_a and_o disproportionate_a to_o the_o reason_n it_o be_v at_o first_o establish_v upon_o to_o what_o gross_a absurdity_n the_o follow_v of_o custom_n when_o reason_n have_v leave_v it_o may_v lead_v we_o may_v be_v 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to_o act_v as_o long_o as_o the_o government_n stand_v this_o inconvenience_n be_v think_v incapable_a of_o a_o remedy_n 158._o salus_fw-la populi_n suprema_fw-la lex_fw-la be_v certain_o so_o just_a and_o fundamental_a a_o rule_n that_o he_o who_o sincere_o follow_v it_o can_v dangerous_o err_v if_o therefore_o the_o executive_a who_o have_v the_o power_n of_o convoke_v the_o legislative_a observe_v rather_o the_o true_a proportion_n than_o fashion_n of_o representation_n regulate_v not_o by_o old_a custom_n but_o true_a reason_n the_o number_n of_o member_n in_o all_o place_n that_o have_v a_o right_a to_o be_v distinct_o represent_v which_o no_o part_n of_o the_o people_n however_o incorporate_v can_v pretend_v to_o but_o in_o proportion_n to_o the_o assistance_n which_o it_o afford_v to_o the_o public_a it_o can_v be_v judge_v to_o have_v set_v up_o a_o new_a legislative_a but_o to_o have_v restore_v the_o old_a and_o true_a one_o and_o to_o have_v rectify_v the_o disorder_n 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therewith_o new_a representative_n carry_v with_o it_o a_o supposition_n that_o in_o time_n the_o measure_n of_o representation_n may_v vary_v and_o those_o have_v a_o just_a right_a to_o be_v represent_v which_o before_o have_v none_o and_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n those_o cease_v to_o have_v a_o right_n and_o be_v too_o inconsiderable_a for_o such_o a_o privilege_n which_o before_o have_v it_o it_o be_v not_o a_o change_n from_o the_o present_a state_n which_o perhaps_o corruption_n or_o decay_n have_v introduce_v that_o make_v a_o inroad_n upon_o the_o government_n but_o the_o tendency_n of_o it_o to_o injure_v or_o oppress_v the_o people_n and_o to_o set_v up_o one_o part_n or_o party_n with_o a_o distinction_n from_o and_o a_o unequal_a subjection_n of_o the_o rest_n whatsoever_o can_v but_o be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v of_o advantage_n to_o the_o society_n and_o people_n in_o general_n upon_o just_a and_o last_a measure_n will_v always_o when_o do_v justify_v itself_o and_o 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in_o be_v and_o be_v usual_o too_o numerous_a and_o so_o too_o slow_a for_o the_o dispatch_v requisite_a to_o execution_n and_o because_o also_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o foresee_v and_o so_o by_o law_n to_o provide_v for_o all_o accident_n and_o necessity_n that_o may_v concern_v the_o public_a or_o make_v such_o law_n as_o will_v do_v no_o harm_n if_o they_o be_v execute_v with_o a_o inflexible_a rigour_n on_o all_o occasion_n and_o upon_o all_o person_n that_o may_v come_v in_o their_o way_n therefore_o there_o be_v a_o latitude_n leave_v to_o the_o executive_a power_n to_o do_v many_o thing_n of_o choice_n which_o the_o law_n do_v not_o prescribe_v 161._o this_o power_n whilst_o employ_v for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o community_n and_o suitable_o to_o the_o trust_n and_o end_n of_o the_o government_n be_v undoubted_a prerogative_n and_o never_o be_v question_v for_o the_o people_n be_v very_o seldom_o or_o never_o scrupulous_a or_o nice_a in_o the_o point_n or_o question_v of_o prerogative_n whilst_o it_o be_v in_o any_o tolerable_a degree_n employ_v for_o the_o use_v it_o be_v mean_v that_o be_v the_o good_a of_o the_o people_n and_o not_o manifest_o against_o it_o but_o if_o there_o come_v to_o be_v a_o question_n between_o the_o executive_a power_n and_o the_o people_n about_o a_o thing_n claim_v as_o a_o prerogative_n the_o tendency_n of_o the_o exercise_n of_o such_o prerogative_n to_o the_o good_a or_o hurt_n of_o the_o people_n will_v easy_o decide_v that_o question_n 162._o it_o be_v easy_a to_o conceive_v that_o in_o the_o infancy_n of_o government_n when_o commonwealth_n differ_v little_a from_o family_n in_o number_n of_o people_n they_o differ_v from_o they_o too_o but_o little_a in_o number_n of_o law_n and_o the_o governor_n be_v as_o the_o father_n of_o they_o watch_v over_o they_o for_o their_o good_a the_o government_n be_v almost_o all_o prerogative_n a_o few_o establish_a law_n serve_v the_o turn_n and_o the_o discretion_n and_o care_n of_o the_o ruler_n supply_v the_o rest_n but_o when_o mistake_n or_o flattery_n prevail_v with_o weak_a prince_n to_o make_v use_n of_o this_o power_n for_o private_a end_n of_o their_o own_o and_o not_o for_o the_o public_a good_a the_o people_n be_v fain_o by_o express_a law_n to_o get_v prerogative_n determine_v in_o those_o point_n wherein_o they_o find_v disadvantage_n from_o it_o and_o declare_v limitation_n of_o prerogative_n in_o those_o case_n which_o they_o and_o their_o ancestor_n have_v leave_v in_o the_o utmost_a latitude_n to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o those_o prince_n who_o make_v no_o other_o but_o a_o right_a use_n of_o it_o that_o be_v for_o the_o good_a of_o their_o people_n 163._o and_o therefore_o they_o have_v a_o very_a wrong_a notion_n of_o government_n who_o say_v that_o the_o people_n have_v encroach_v upon_o the_o prerogative_n when_o they_o have_v get_v any_o part_n of_o it_o to_o be_v define_v by_o positive_a law_n for_o in_o so_o do_v they_o have_v not_o pull_v 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iii_o of_o the_o state_n of_o war_n p._n 235._o chap._n iu._n of_o slavery_n p._n 241._o chap._n v._o of_o property_n p._n 243._o chap._n vi_o of_o paternal_a power_n p._n 271._o chap._n vii_o of_o political_n or_o civil_a society_n p._n 297._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o beginning_n of_o political_n societies_n p._n 316._o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o end_n of_o political_a society_n and_o government_n p._n 345._o chap._n x._o of_o the_o form_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n p._n 351._o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o extent_n of_o the_o legislative_a power_n p._n 353._o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o legislative_a executive_a and_o federative_a power_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n p._n 365._o chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o subordination_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n p._n 369._o chap._n fourteen_o of_o prerogative_n p._n 382._o chap._n xv._n of_o paternal_a political_n and_o despotical_a power_n consider_v together_o p._n 392._o chap._n xvi_o of_o conquest_n p._n 397._o chap._n xvii_o of_o usurpation_n 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subdue_v it_o and_o have_v dominion_n give_v he_o over_o all_o creature_n be_v thereby_o the_o monarch_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n none_o of_o his_o posterity_n have_v any_o right_a to_o possess_v any_o thing_n but_o by_o his_o grant_n or_o permission_n or_o by_o succession_n from_o he_o the_o earth_n say_v the_o psalmist_n have_v he_o give_v to_o the_o child_n of_o man_n which_o show_v the_o title_n come_v from_o fatherhood_n 22._o before_o i_o examine_v this_o argument_n and_o the_o text_n on_o which_o it_o be_v found_v it_o be_v necessary_a to_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o observe_v that_o our_o a_o according_a to_o his_o usual_a method_n begin_v in_o one_o sense_n and_o conclude_v in_o another_o he_o begin_v here_o with_o adam_n propriety_n or_o private_a dominion_n by_o donation_n and_o his_o conclusion_n be_v which_o show_v the_o title_n come_v from_o fatherhood_n 23._o but_o let_v we_o see_v the_o argument_n the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n be_v these_o and_o god_n bless_v 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the_o same_o government_n and_o one_o part_n of_o the_o subject_n have_v a_o absolute_a unlimited_a power_n over_o the_o other_o by_o the_o natural_a right_n of_o parentage_n 70._o if_o any_o one_o will_v suppose_v in_o favour_n of_o our_o a_o that_o he_o here_o mean_v that_o parent_n who_o be_v in_o subjection_n themselves_o to_o the_o absolute_a authority_n of_o their_o father_n have_v yet_o some_o power_n over_o their_o child_n i_o confess_v he_o be_v something_o near_a the_o truth_n but_o he_o will_v not_o at_o all_o hereby_o help_v our_o a_o for_o he_o no_o where_o speak_v of_o the_o paternal_a power_n but_o as_o a_o absolute_a unlimited_a authority_n can_v be_v suppose_v to_o understand_v any_o thing_n else_o here_o unless_o he_o himself_o have_v limit_v it_o and_o show_v how_o far_o it_o reach_v and_o that_o he_o mean_v here_o paternal_a authority_n in_o that_o large_a extent_n be_v plain_a from_o the_o immediate_a follow_a word_n this_o subjection_n of_o child_n be_v say_v he_o the_o fountain_n of_o all_o regal_a authority_n p._n 12._o the_o subjection_n then_o that_o in_o the_o former_a line_n he_o say_v every_o man_n be_v in_o to_o his_o parent_n and_o consequent_o what_o adam_n grand_a child_n be_v in_o to_o their_o parent_n be_v that_o which_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o regal_a authority_n i._n e._n according_a to_o our_o a_o s_o absolute_a unlimitable_a authority_n and_o thus_o adam_n â—_z child_n have_v regal_a authority_n over_o their_o child_n whilst_o they_o themselves_o be_v subject_n to_o their_o father_n and_o fellow_n subject_n with_o their_o child_n but_o let_v he_o mean_v as_o he_o please_v it_o be_v plain_a he_o allow_v adam_n child_n to_o have_v paternal_a power_n p._n 12._o as_o all_o other_o father_n to_o have_v paternal_a power_n over_o their_o child_n o._n 156._o from_o whence_o one_o of_o these_o two_o thing_n will_v necessary_o follow_v that_o either_o adam_n child_n even_o in_o his_o life_n time_n have_v and_o so_o all_o other_o father_n have_v as_o he_o phrase_n it_o p._n 12._o by_o right_o of_o fatherhood_n royal_a authority_n over_o their_o child_n or_o else_o that_o adam_n by_o right_a of_o fatherhood_n have_v not_o royal_a authority_n for_o it_o must_v be_v that_o paternal_a power_n do_v or_o do_v not_o give_v royal_a authority_n to_o they_o that_o have_v it_o if_o it_o do_v not_o than_o adam_n can_v not_o be_v sovereign_a by_o this_o title_n nor_o any_o body_n else_o and_o then_o there_o be_v a_o end_n of_o all_o our_o a_n politics_n at_o once_o if_o it_o do_v give_v royal_a authority_n than_o every_o one_o that_o have_v paternal_a power_n have_v royal_a authority_n and_o then_o by_o our_o a_o s_o patriarchal_a government_n there_o will_v be_v as_o many_o king_n as_o there_o be_v father_n 71._o and_o thus_o what_o a_o monarchy_n he_o have_v set_v up_o let_v he_o and_o his_o disciple_n consider_v prince_n certain_o will_v have_v great_a reason_n to_o thank_v he_o for_o these_o new_a politics_n which_o 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244_o 245._o &_o pref_o sometime_o parent_n have_v it_o which_o word_n scarce_o signify_v the_o father_n alone_o p._n 12_o 19_o sometime_o child_n during_o their_o father_n life_n time_n as_o p._n 12._o sometime_o father_n of_o family_n as_o p._n 78_o and_o 79._o sometime_o father_n indefinite_o o._n 155._o sometime_o the_o heir_n to_o adam_n o._n 253._o sometime_o the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n 244._o 246._o sometime_o prime_a father_n all_o son_n or_o grand_a child_n of_o noah_n o._n 244._o sometime_o the_o elder_a parent_n p._n 12._o sometime_o all_o king_n p._n 19_o sometime_o all_o that_o have_v supreme_a power_n o._n 245._o sometime_o heir_n to_o those_o first_o progenitor_n who_o be_v at_o first_o the_o natural_a parent_n of_o the_o whole_a people_n p._n 19_o sometime_o a_o elective_a king_n p._n 23._o sometime_o those_o whether_o a_o few_o or_o a_o multitude_n that_o govern_v the_o commonwealth_n p._n 23._o sometime_o he_o that_o can_v catch_v it_o a_o usurper_n p._n 23._o o._n 155._o 72._o thus_o this_o new_a nothing_o that_o be_v to_o carry_v with_o it_o all_o power_n authority_n and_o government_n this_o fatherhood_n which_o be_v to_o design_n the_o person_n and_o establish_v the_o throne_n of_o monarch_n who_o the_o people_n be_v to_o obey_v may_v according_a to_o sir_n robt._n come_v into_o any_o hand_n any_o how_o and_o so_o by_o his_o politics_n give_v to_o democracy_n royal_a authority_n and_o make_v a_o usurper_n a_o lawful_a prince_n and_o if_o it_o will_v do_v all_o these_o fine_a feat_n much_o good_a do_v our_o author_n and_o all_o his_o follower_n with_o their_o omnipotent_a fatherhood_n which_o can_v serve_v for_o nothing_o but_o to_o unsettle_v and_o destroy_v all_o the_o lawful_a government_n in_o the_o world_n and_o to_o establish_v in_o their_o room_n disorder_n tyranny_n and_o usurpation_n chap._n vii_o of_o fatherhood_n and_o propriety_n consider_v together_o as_o fountain_n of_o sovereignty_n 73._o in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n we_o have_v see_v what_o adam_n monarchy_n be_v in_o our_o a_o s_o opinion_n and_o upon_o what_o title_n he_o found_v it_o and_o the_o foundation_n which_o he_o lay_v the_o chief_a stress_n on_o as_o those_o from_o which_o he_o think_v he_o may_v best_o derive_v monarchical_a power_n to_o future_a prince_n be_v two_o viz._n fatherhood_n and_o property_n and_o therefore_o the_o way_n he_o propose_v to_o remove_v the_o absurdity_n and_o inconvenience_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o natural_a freedom_n be_v to_o maintain_v the_o natural_a and_o private_a dominion_n of_o adam_n o._n 222._o conformable_a hereunto_o he_o tell_v we_o the_o ground_n and_o principle_n of_o government_n necessary_o depend_v upon_o the_o original_a of_o property_n o._n 108._o the_o subjection_n of_o child_n to_o their_o parent_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o regal_a
of_o the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n not_o descend_v from_o cain_n 77._o the_o same_o inconvenience_n he_o run_v into_o about_o the_o three_o son_n of_o noah_n who_o as_o he_o say_v p._n 13._o have_v the_o whole_a world_n divide_v among_o they_o by_o their_o father_n i_o aâ—k_v then_o in_o which_o of_o the_o three_o shall_v we_o find_v the_o establishment_n of_o regal_a power_n after_o noah_n death_n if_o in_o all_o three_o as_o our_o a_o there_o seem_v to_o say_v then_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o regal_a power_n be_v found_v in_o property_n of_o land_n and_o follow_v private_a dominion_n and_o not_o in_o paternal_a power_n or_o natural_a dominion_n and_o so_o there_o be_v a_o end_n of_o paternal_a power_n as_o the_o fountain_n of_o regal_a authority_n and_o the_o so_o much_o magnify_v fatherhood_n quite_o vanish_v if_o the_o regal_a power_n descend_v to_o shem_n as_o elder_a and_o heir_n to_o his_o father_n than_o noah_n division_n of_o the_o world_n by_o lot_n to_o his_o son_n or_o his_o 10_o year_n sail_v about_o the_o mediterranean_a to_o appoint_v each_o son_n his_o part_n which_o our_o a_o tell_v of_o p._n 15._o be_v labour_n lose_v his_o division_n of_o the_o world_n to_o they_o be_v to_o ill_a or_o to_o no_o purpose_n for_o his_o grant_n to_o cham_n and_o japhet_n be_v little_a worth_n if_o shem_n notwithstanding_o this_o grant_v as_o soon_o as_o noah_n be_v dead_a be_v to_o be_v lord_n over_o they_o or_o if_o this_o grant_v of_o private_a dominion_n to_o they_o over_o their_o assign_a territory_n be_v good_a here_o be_v set_v up_o two_o distinct_a sort_n of_o power_n not_o subordinate_a one_o to_o the_o other_o with_o all_o those_o inconvenience_n which_o he_o muster_v up_o against_o the_o power_n of_o the_o people_n o._n 158._o and_o which_o i_o shall_v set_v down_o in_o his_o own_o word_n only_o change_v property_n for_o people_n all_o power_n on_o earth_n be_v either_o derive_v or_o usurp_v from_o the_o fatherly_a power_n there_o be_v no_o other_o 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chap._n viii_o of_o the_o conveyance_n of_o adam_n sovereign_a monarchical_a power_n 78._o sir_n rob._n have_v not_o be_v very_o happy_a in_o any_o proof_n he_o bring_v for_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o adam_n be_v not_o much_o more_o fortunate_a in_o convey_v it_o to_o future_a prince_n who_o if_o his_o politic_n be_v true_a must_v all_o derive_v their_o title_n from_o he_o the_o way_n he_o have_v assign_v as_o they_o lie_v scatter_v up_o and_o down_o in_o his_o write_n i_o will_v set_v down_o in_o his_o own_o word_n in_o his_o preface_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o adam_n be_v monarch_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n none_o of_o his_o posterity_n have_v any_o right_a to_o possess_v any_o thing_n but_o by_o his_o grant_n or_o permission_n or_o by_o succession_n from_o he_o here_o he_o make_v two_o way_n of_o conveyance_n of_o any_o thing_n adam_n stand_v possess_v of_o and_o those_o be_v grant_v or_o succession_n all_o king_n either_o be_v or_o be_v to_o be_v repute_v the_o next_o heir_n to_o 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title_n to_o it_o so_o may_v the_o young_a as_o well_o as_o he_o and_o a_o stranger_n as_o well_o as_o either_o for_o where_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n for_o any_o one_o as_o there_o be_v not_o but_o for_o he_o that_o beget_v all_o have_v a_o equal_a title_n be_o sure_a our_o a_o offers_z no_o reason_n and_o when_o any_o body_n do_v we_o shall_v see_v whether_o it_o will_v hold_v or_o no._n 102._o in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o be_v as_o good_a sense_n to_o say_v that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n a_o man_n have_v right_o to_o inherit_v the_o property_n of_o another_o because_o he_o be_v of_o kin_n to_o he_o and_o be_v know_v to_o be_v of_o his_o blood_n and_o therefore_o by_o the_o same_o law_n of_o nature_n a_o utter_a stranger_n to_o his_o blood_n have_v right_o to_o inherit_v his_o estate_n as_o to_o say_v that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n he_o that_o beget_v they_o have_v paternal_a power_n over_o his_o child_n and_o therefore_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n the_o hâ—â—r_a 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the_o same_o law_n either_o government_n in_o the_o world_n be_v not_o to_o be_v claim_v and_o hold_v by_o this_o title_n of_o adam_n heir_n and_o then_o the_o start_n of_o it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n the_o be_v or_o not_o be_v adam_n heir_n signify_v nothing_o as_o to_o the_o title_n of_o dominion_n or_o if_o it_o real_o be_v as_o our_o a_o say_v the_o true_a title_n to_o government_n and_o sovereignty_n the_o first_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v be_v to_o find_v out_o this_o true_a heir_n of_o adam_n seat_z him_z in_o his_o â—hrone_n and_o then_o all_o the_o king_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o world_n come_v and_o resign_v up_o their_o crown_n and_o sceptre_n to_o he_o as_o thing_n that_o belong_v no_o more_o to_o they_o then_o to_o any_o of_o their_o subject_n 105._o for_o either_o this_o right_n in_o nature_n of_o adam_n heir_n to_o be_v king_n over_o all_o the_o race_n of_o man_n for_o altogether_o they_o make_v one_o multitude_n be_v a_o right_a not_o necessary_a to_o the_o make_n of_o 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