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god_n where_o vice_n and_o idolatry_n do_v reign_v before_o and_o that_o governor_n that_o will_v be_v like_o god_n who_o power_n and_o authority_n he_o be_v endue_v withal_o must_v have_v this_o end_n and_o project_n in_o all_o his_o action_n to_o carry_v on_o the_o public_a good_a and_o advance_v the_o benefit_n of_o those_o that_o be_v commit_v to_o he_o he_o must_v have_v no_o particular_a reserve_n of_o self_n in_o any_o of_o his_o proceed_n but_o move_v in_o a_o large_a compass_n and_o intend_v his_o whole_a purpose_n and_o endeavour_n to_o a_o general_a advantage_n or_o rather_o he_o may_v consult_v self-interest_n as_o much_o as_o he_o please_v if_o he_o determine_v self_n aright_o not_o to_o the_o sensual_a as_o most_o man_n do_v but_o to_o the_o rational_a part_n of_o he_o and_o then_o apply_v interest_n only_o to_o those_o thing_n that_o bring_v benefit_n and_o advancement_n to_o that_o it_o be_v a_o great_a mistake_n to_o think_v that_o the_o good_a of_o the_o people_n can_v at_o any_o time_n clash_n and_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o good_a of_o the_o governor_n and_o that_o ruler_n that_o entertain_v this_o notion_n be_v certain_o a_o ill_a man_n and_o set_v up_o the_o desire_v of_o sense_n as_o the_o rule_n of_o action_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o free_a result_v of_o mind_n and_o reason_n good_a be_v a_o general_a thing_n and_o have_v no_o particular_a confinement_n in_o it_o but_o be_v adapt_v and_o suitable_a to_o all_o men._n the_o same_o good_a diffuse_v itself_o through_o prince_n and_o people_n and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o advantage_n of_o both_o it_o be_v but_o a_o false_a notion_n and_o no_o real_a good_n the_o true_a interest_n of_o the_o prince_n can_v be_v any_o separate_a thing_n from_o that_o of_o the_o people_n the_o advancement_n of_o virtue_n and_o the_o true_a religion_n which_o be_v the_o only_a universal_a good_a be_v that_o alone_a which_o establish_v the_o throne_n and_o make_v the_o government_n facile_a and_o tenable_a this_o good_a concern_v prince_n as_o well_o as_o private_a man_n and_o if_o at_o any_o time_n they_o carry_v on_o thing_n that_o have_v not_o this_o tendency_n in_o they_o they_o manage_v a_o project_n against_o themselves_o and_o it_o be_v some_o sensual_a appetite_n and_o mistake_v self_n that_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o this_o than_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o strong_a motive_n to_o prince_n to_o intend_v the_o public_a good_a see_v by_o this_o mean_n alone_o they_o can_v obtain_v and_o secure_v that_o which_o be_v true_o so_o to_o themselves_o and_o they_o ought_v to_o design_n this_o in_o all_o their_o proceed_n if_o they_o will_v imitate_v he_o who_o confer_v their_o power_n upon_o they_o and_o as_o god_n almighty_a often_o carry_v on_o that_o which_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n discern_v to_o be_v the_o good_a of_o mankind_n by_o method_n contrary_a to_o the_o carnal_a desire_n and_o will_v of_o man_n as_o by_o several_a kind_n of_o affliction_n and_o the_o like_a 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the_o great_a respect_n and_o honour_n that_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o and_o this_o god_n himself_o take_v care_n to_o vindicate_v isai_n 42.8_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v my_o name_n and_o my_o glory_n will_v i_o not_o give_v to_o another_o neither_o my_o praise_n to_o graven_n image_n and_o it_o be_v very_o observable_a in_o the_o whole_a complex_n of_o the_o prophet_n that_o the_o many_o method_n of_o providence_n that_o have_v be_v make_v use_n of_o in_o the_o world_n have_v all_o of_o they_o tend_v to_o this_o viz._n to_o draw_v man_n off_o from_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n to_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o only_a true_a god_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v also_o worship_v he_o in_o spirit_n and_o in_o truth_n this_o be_v his_o glory_n that_o have_v always_o be_v the_o great_a exercise_n of_o his_o wisdom_n to_o keep_v up_o and_o maintain_v in_o the_o world_n viz._n the_o true_a profession_n of_o his_o name_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o virtue_n that_o be_v consequent_a to_o 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be_v ascribe_v all_o honour_n thanksgiving_n and_o praise_v for_o evermore_o finis_fw-la in_o chartula_fw-la hac_fw-la vacuâ_fw-la lector_fw-la qui_fw-la possit_fw-la &_o cupiat_fw-la haec_fw-la habeto_fw-la à _fw-la typographo_fw-la vel_fw-la errata_fw-la vel_fw-la praetermissa_fw-la ad._n pag._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zenoph_n ed_z steph._n pag._n 444._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basil_n ad._n pag._n 12._o lin_v 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost_n item_n ad_fw-la pag._n 12._o pro_fw-la plato_n de_fw-fr repub._n lege_fw-la plato_n polit._n ed_z serran_n 294._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n ad._n pag._n 17._o pro_fw-la de_fw-la legibus_fw-la 18_o 19_o lege_fw-la 28_o 29._o hinc_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dyon_n case_n ed._n steph._n p._n 559._o idem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ad._n pag._n 24._o st._n chrysost_o tom._n 6._o p._n 694._o item_n tom._n 7._o p._n 755._o ed._n savil._n item_n basil_n ed._n basil_n p._n 220._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ad._n pag._n 37._o plato_n de_fw-fr repub._n lib._n 1._o p._n 3._o 330._o ed._n serran_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n errata_fw-la page_n 8._o line_n 15._o for_o we_o read_v he_o pag._n 29._o lin_v 21._o for_o convince_a read_v convince_v pag._n 38._o lin_v 23_o 24._o for_o i_o do_v none_o any_o injury_n in_o it_o read_v i_o do_v none_o any_o injustice_n in_o it_o