f_o h_n van_n hove_n sculpsit_fw-la carolus_n secundus_fw-la dei_fw-la gratia_n angliae_fw-la scotiae_fw-la francia_fw-la et_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la rex_fw-la fidei_fw-la defensor_fw-la etc_n honi_fw-fr soit_fw-fr qvi_fw-fr mal_fw-fr y_fw-fr pense_fw-fr the_o common_a interest_n of_o king_n and_z people_z show_v the_o original_a antiquity_n and_o excellency_n of_o monarchy_n compare_v with_o aristocracy_n and_o democracy_n and_o particular_o of_o our_o english_a monarchy_n and_o that_o absolute_a papal_a and_o presbyterian_a popular_a supremacy_n be_v utter_o inconsistent_a with_o prerogative_n property_n and_o liberty_n by_o john_n nalson_n ll._n d._n london_n print_v for_o jonathan_n edwin_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o three_o rose_n in_o ludgate-street_n 1677._o to_o the_o reader_n in_o this_o follow_a discourse_n i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o pursue_v the_o point_n i_o have_v before_o make_v a_o attempt_n upon_o in_o the_o countermine_n without_o any_o other_o passion_n or_o design_n than_o a_o loyal_a zeal_n to_o my_o prince_n and_o country_n and_o a_o conscientious_a discharge_n of_o my_o duty_n which_o because_o every_o person_n be_v in_o his_o station_n oblige_v to_o do_v will_n i_o hope_v render_v a_o apology_n as_o unnecessary_a as_o it_o be_v disagreeable_a to_o your_o most_o faithful_a servant_n john_n nalson_n the_o content_n chap._n i._n the_o two_o great_a principle_n of_o nature_n self-preservation_n and_o the_o ardent_a desire_n of_o happiness_n the_o foundation_n of_o society_n and_o government_n mr._n hobbs_n refute_v in_o his_o impolitic_a position_n that_o fear_n be_v the_o first_o origination_n of_o society_n the_o origine_fw-la of_o monarchy_n the_o occasion_n of_o the_o primitive_a war_n the_o original_a of_o law_n monarch_n or_o the_o first_o leader_n of_o colony_n the_o primitive_a legislator_n the_o reason_n of_o the_o coercive_a power_n of_o magistrate_n the_o dangerous_a error_n of_o those_o who_o make_v law_n the_o foundation_n of_o monarchy_n when_o in_o truth_n all_o law_n be_v the_o concession_n of_o king_n and_o legislator_n the_o ill_a consequence_n of_o this_o mistake_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o nation_n be_v of_o divine_a institution_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o danger_n of_o anarchy_n the_o necessity_n of_o law_n and_o government_n to_o prevent_v it_o all_o people_n not_o fit_a for_o one_o kind_n of_o government_n of_o the_o three_o kind_n of_o government_n democracy_n aristocracy_n and_o monarchy_n some_o consideration_n and_o necessary_a animadversion_n upon_o our_o late_a english_a government_n by_o a_o republic_n chap._n iii_o the_o government_n of_o a_o republic_n examine_v whether_o in_o its_o own_o nature_n so_o good_a for_o the_o end_n of_o society_n as_o it_o be_v pretend_v the_o end_n of_o all_o government_n the_o happiness_n of_o the_o society_n it_o consist_v in_o protection_n property_n and_o distributive_a justice_n democracy_n can_v in_o probability_n attain_v those_o ends._n it_o oblige_v the_o supreme_a magistrate_n to_o maintain_v a_o private_a separate_a interest_n distinct_a from_o that_o of_o the_o public_a and_o the_o inconvenience_n that_o necessary_o attend_v that_o imperfection_n domestic_a peace_n not_o secure_v by_o democracy_n no_o security_n of_o property_n or_o equal_a distribution_n of_o justice_n in_o a_o republic_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o constant_a faction_n which_o be_v inseparable_a from_o that_o form_n of_o government_n chap._n iu._n of_o monarchy_n and_o its_o excellency_n prove_v from_o its_o antiquity_n the_o first_o essay_n to_o a_o democracy_n the_o rebellion_n of_o corah_n and_o his_o accomplice_n second_o from_o the_o universality_n of_o monarchy_n the_o first_o popular_a state_n at_o athens_n a._n m._n 3275._o three_o monarchy_n most_o agreeable_a to_o humane_a nature_n by_o answer_v the_o three_o foremention_v great_a end_n of_o society_n and_o the_o happiness_n of_o mankind_n chap._n v._n of_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o 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privilege_n and_o franchise_n in_o all_o imaginable_a care_n to_o prevent_v the_o growth_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o in_o provide_v for_o such_o as_o be_v so_o in_o commit_v the_o execution_n of_o the_o law_n to_o such_o hand_n as_o will_v act_v with_o justice_n and_o of_o the_o care_n that_o be_v take_v to_o prevent_v all_o abuse_n of_o law_n chap._n vii_o the_o great_a misfortune_n of_o religion_n which_o be_v make_v the_o great_a pretence_n to_o ruin_v monarchy_n a_o stratagem_n of_o the_o devil_n to_o extirpate_v all_o true_a religion_n the_o two_o opposite_n and_o enemy_n of_o monarchy_n papacy_n and_o presbytery_n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o catholic_n doctor_n about_o papal_a supremacy_n and_o the_o new_a roman_a creed_n to_o confirm_v it_o papal_a supremacy_n deve_v the_o prince_n of_o his_o absolute_a sovereignty_n of_o his_o legislative_a power_n and_o render_v monarchy_n insecure_a of_o possession_n or_o succession_n by_o bereave_v it_o of_o the_o guard_n of_o law_n of_o the_o 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and_o power_n of_o scandal_n to_o draw_v all_o affair_n into_o the_o consistory_n of_o their_o kindness_n to_o their_o enemy_n the_o small_a difference_n betwixt_o a_o jesuit_n and_o geneva-presbyter_n both_o aim_n at_o supremacy_n chap._n x._o presbytery_n as_o destructive_a of_o the_o people_n liberty_n and_o property_n as_o it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o monarchy_n and_o all_o government_n some_o necessary_a conclusion_n from_o the_o former_a discourse_n license_v sept._n 20._o 1677._o the_o common_a interest_n of_o king_n and_z people_z etc._n etc._n chap._n i._n the_o two_o great_a principle_n of_o nature_n self-preservation_n and_o the_o ardent_a desire_n of_o happiness_n the_o foundation_n of_o society_n and_o government_n mr._n hobbs_n refute_v in_o his_o impolitic_a position_n that_o fear_n give_v the_o first_o origination_n of_o society_n the_o origine_fw-la of_o monarchy_n the_o occasion_n of_o the_o primitive_a war_n the_o original_a of_o law_n monarch_n or_o the_o first_o 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