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all_o other_o be_v therefore_o call_v to_o the_o government_n of_o people_n and_o
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therefore_o that_o excellent_a law-father_n say_v that_o a_o king_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—…it_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lege_fw-la intellectus_fw-la regituâ—…_n a_o corporal_a god_n govern_v by_o the_o law_n â—…uth_n of_o understanding_n which_o understanding_n as_o i_o say_v be_v contain_v in_o the_o heart_n successive_o the_o liver_n be_v nurse_n of_o that_o blood_n which_o from_o thence_o in_o great_a conduit_n issue_v and_o be_v through_o little_a vein_n and_o pipe_n decent_o distribute_v unto_o the_o member_n of_o that_o body_n resemble_v the_o princess_n treasure_n this_o be_v breed_v and_o nourish_v in_o every_o part_n as_o it_o correspondent_o feed_v and_o nourish_v they_o again_o do_v harmonious_o keep_v this_o politic_a body_n lively_a and_o in_o health_n each_o member_n according_a to_o nature_n in_o his_o several_a function_n impart_v comfort_n to_o another_o as_o in_o the_o prince_n to_o retain_v the_o tranquillity_n of_o his_o subject_n appear_v by_o benevolent_a retribution_n and_o 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the_o head_n which_o be_v the_o rich_a treasure-house_n of_o these_o law_n be_v resemble_v unto_o the_o prince_n pure_o and_o precise_o distribute_v and_o interprete_v all_o difficulty_n according_a to_o the_o direction_n of_o god_n bless_a grace_n and_o divine_a spirit_n which_o work_v in_o his_o conscience_n guide_v he_o in_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n with_o all_o innocence_n and_o sincerity_n so_o that_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v any_o thing_n to_o proceed_v from_o his_o judgement_n and_o heart_n in_o counterfeisance_n or_o any_o verbal_a formality_n to_o blind_a and_o deceive_v the_o simple_a sort_n &_o to_o satisfy_v the_o present_a imposition_n of_o his_o own_o appetite_n as_o that_o wicked_a florentine_a secretary_n do_v advise_v prince_n but_o it_o must_v proceed_v from_o a_o sincere_a and_o just_a heart_n which_o be_v liberal_a of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o equity_n with_o which_o god_n have_v enrich_v his_o heart_n for_o the_o weal_n of_o his_o people_n according_a to_o 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flock_n negligent_o without_o food_n as_o the_o prophet_n threaten_v immoderate_a riches_n in_o a_o vile_a avaricious_a person_n engender_v pride_n even_o as_o unexpected_a spoil_n and_o victory_n do_v in_o a_o vainglorious_a captain_n as_o be_v note_v by_o those_o letter_n which_o philip_n dispaten_v to_o archidamus_n after_o his_o victory_n have_v at_o cheronaea_n who_o tax_v he_o with_o proud_a and_o bitter_a term_n utter_v from_o a_o spirit_n swell_v and_o puff_v up_o with_o feâ—…citie_n of_o his_o good_a success_n but_o archidamus_n in_o answer_n to_o the_o same_o advise_v he_o to_o measure_v his_o own_o shadow_n so_o strict_o as_o may_v be_v and_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o find_v it_o one_o hair_n breadth_n great_a than_o it_o be_v before_o the_o victory_n man_n of_o this_o nature_n be_v like_o they_o of_o who_o sallust_n say_v quibus_fw-la neque_fw-la modus_fw-la contentiâ—…s_fw-la câ—…l_n inest_fw-la utique_fw-la victoriam_fw-la crudeliter_fw-la excercebant_fw-la such_o as_o 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