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james_z aim_v at_o in_o endeavour_v the_o union_n of_o his_o two_o realm_n of_o england_n and_o scotland_n which_o if_o he_o can_v have_v obtain_v have_v in_o all_o likelihood_n prevent_v the_o civil_a war_n which_o make_v both_o those_o kingdom_n at_o this_o present_a miserable_a it_o be_v not_o therefore_o any_o injury_n to_o the_o people_n for_o a_o monarch_n to_o dispose_v of_o the_o succession_n by_o will_n though_o by_o the_o fault_n of_o many_o prince_n it_o have_v be_v sometime_o find_v inconvenient_a of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o it_o this_o also_o be_v a_o argument_n that_o whatsoever_o inconvenience_n can_v arrive_v by_o give_v a_o kingdom_n to_o a_o stranger_n may_v arrive_v also_o by_o so_o marry_v with_o stranger_n as_o the_o right_n of_o succession_n may_v descend_v upon_o they_o yet_o this_o by_o all_o man_n be_v account_v lawful_a chap._n xx._n of_o dominion_n paternal_a and_o despoticall_a a_o commonwealth_n by_o acquisition_n be_v that_o where_o the_o sovereign_a 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obedience_n it_o be_v true_a that_o in_o a_o commonwealth_n once_o institute_v or_o acquire_v promise_v proceed_v from_o fear_n of_o death_n or_o violence_n be_v no_o covenant_n nor_o oblige_v when_o the_o thing_n promise_v be_v contrary_n to_o the_o law_n but_o the_o reason_n be_v not_o because_o it_o be_v make_v upon_o fear_n but_o because_o he_o that_o promise_v have_v no_o right_a in_o the_o thing_n promise_v also_o when_o he_o may_v lawful_o perform_v and_o do_v not_o it_o be_v not_o the_o invalidity_n of_o the_o covenant_n that_o absolve_v he_o but_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o sovereign_n otherwise_o whensoever_o a_o man_n lawful_o promise_v he_o unlawful_o break_v but_o when_o the_o sovereign_n who_o be_v the_o actor_n acquit_v he_o than_o he_o be_v acquit_v by_o he_o that_o extort_a the_o promise_n as_o by_o the_o author_n of_o such_o absolution_n but_o the_o
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