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thus_o of_o the_o several_a kind_n of_o commonwealth_n by_o institution_n and_o of_o succession_n to_o the_o sovereign_a power_n chap._n xiii_o sect_n 1._o mr._n hobbs_n his_o expression_n of_o representative_a not_o proper_a and_o diminutive_a of_o sovereignty_n two_o question_n raise_v about_o the_o division_n of_o commonwealth_n leave_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o other_o he_o begin_v this_o cap._n with_o a_o exposition_n of_o that_o ancient_a division_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n into_o monarchical_a aristocratical_a and_o democratical_a which_o he_o affirm_v to_o be_v the_o only_a form_n by_o which_o any_o commonwealth_n be_v govern_v and_o in_o the_o hottom_n of_o this_o 94_o page_n he_o prove_v it_o thus_o for_o the_o reprâ—seâ—itative_a must_v needs_o be_v one_o man_n or_o more_o and_o if_o more_o than_o it_o be_v â—ither_o the_o assembly_n of_o all_o or_o but_o of_o a_o part_n when_o the_o representative_a be_v one_o man_n than_o it_o be_v a_o monarchy_n when_o a_o assembly_n 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