pattern_n of_o the_o first_o age_n in_o asia_n and_o europe_n whilst_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v too_o few_o for_o the_o country_n and_o want_v of_o people_n and_o money_n give_v men_n no_o temptation_n to_o enlarge_v their_o possession_n of_o land_n or_o contest_v for_o wide_a extent_n of_o ground_n be_v little_o more_o than_o general_n of_o their_o army_n and_o though_o they_o command_v absolute_o in_o war_n yet_o at_o home_n and_o in_o time_n of_o peace_n they_o exercise_v very_o little_a dominion_n and_o have_v but_o a_o very_a moderate_a sovereignty_n the_o resolution_n of_o peace_n and_o war_n be_v ordinary_o either_o in_o the_o people_n or_o in_o a_o council_n though_o the_o war_n itself_o which_o admit_v not_o of_o plurality_n of_o governor_n natural_o devolve_v the_o command_n into_o the_o king_n sole_a authority_n 109._o and_o thus_o in_o israel_n itself_o the_o chief_a business_n of_o their_o judge_n and_o first_o king_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v to_o be_v captain_n in_o war_n 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we_o see_v that_o abraham_n command_v a_o army_n of_o 318._o soldier_n of_o his_o own_o family_n and_o esau_n meet_v his_o brother_n jacob_n with_o 400_o man_n at_o arm_n for_o matter_n of_o peace_n abraham_n make_v a_o league_n with_o abinéelech_n etc._n etc._n p._n 13._o be_v it_o not_o possible_a for_o a_o man_n to_o have_v 318._o man_n in_o his_o family_n without_o be_v heir_n to_o adam_n a_o planter_n in_o the_o west-indies_n have_v more_o and_o may_v if_o he_o please_v who_o doubt_n muster_v they_o up_o and_o lead_v they_o out_o against_o the_o indian_n to_o seek_v reparation_n upon_o any_o injury_n receive_v from_o they_o and_o all_o this_o without_o the_o absolute_a dominion_n of_o a_o monarch_n descend_v to_o he_o from_o adam_n will_v it_o not_o be_v a_o admirable_a argument_n to_o prove_v that_o all_o power_n by_o god_n institution_n descend_v from_o adam_n by_o inheritance_n and_o that_o the_o very_a person_n and_o power_n of_o this_o planter_n be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o 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be_v that_o the_o patriarch_n enjoy_v this_o lordship_n by_o descent_n from_o adam_n since_o the_o title_n to_o the_o power_n the_o master_n have_v in_o both_o case_n whether_o over_o slave_n or_o horse_n be_v only_o from_o his_o purchase_n and_o the_o get_v a_o dominion_n over_o any_o thing_n by_o bargain_n and_o money_n be_v a_o new_a way_n of_o prove_v one_o have_v it_o by_o descent_n and_o inheritance_n 131._o but_o make_v war_n and_o peace_n be_v mark_n of_o sovereignty_n let_v it_o be_v so_o in_o politic_a society_n may_v not_o therefore_o a_o man_n in_o the_o west-indies_n who_o have_v with_o he_o son_n of_o his_o own_o friend_n or_o companion_n soldier_n under_o pay_n or_o slave_n buy_v with_o money_n or_o perhaps_o a_o band_n make_v up_o of_o all_o these_o make_v war_n and_o peace_n if_o there_o shall_v be_v occasion_n and_o ratify_v the_o article_n too_o with_o a_o oath_n without_o be_v a_o sovereign_n a_o absolute_a king_n over_o those_o who_o go_v with_o he_o he_o that_o 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make_n of_o war_n or_o peace_n be_v no_o proof_n of_o any_o other_o power_n but_o only_o of_o dispose_v those_o to_o exercise_n or_o cease_v act_n of_o enmity_n for_o who_o he_o make_v it_o and_o this_o power_n in_o many_o case_n any_o one_o may_v have_v without_o any_o politic_a supremacy_n and_o therefore_o the_o make_n of_o war_n or_o peace_n will_v not_o prove_v that_o every_o one_o that_o do_v so_o be_v a_o politic_a ruler_n much_o less_o a_o king_n for_o then_o commonwealth_n must_v be_v king_n too_o for_o they_o do_v as_o certain_o make_v war_n and_o peace_n as_o monarchical_a government_n 133._o but_o grant_v this_o a_o mark_n of_o sovereignty_n in_o abraham_n be_v it_o a_o proof_n of_o the_o descent_n to_o he_o of_o adam_n sovereignty_n over_o the_o whole_a world_n if_o it_o be_v it_o will_v sure_o be_v as_o good_a a_o proof_n of_o the_o descent_n of_o adam_n lordship_n to_o other_o too_o and_o then_o commonwealth_n as_o well_o as_o abraham_n will_v be_v heir_n to_o adam_n 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