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like_o the_o most_o excellent_a man_n but_o rather_o like_o to_o god_n himself_o latius_fw-la reign_fw-la avidum_fw-la dâ—â—ando_fw-la spiritum_fw-la quam_fw-la si_fw-la lybiam_fw-la remotis_fw-la gadibus_fw-la jungas_fw-la etc._n etc._n what_o avail_v it_o alexander_n to_o conquer_v the_o world_n and_o not_o to_o conquer_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o slave_n to_o his_o vice_n and_o not_o subject_a to_o his_o law_n and_o i_o pray_v why_o shall_v not_o a_o prince_n be_v as_o well_o subject_a to_o his_o own_o law_n as_o to_o his_o oath_n covenant_n and_o promise_n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o honourable_a for_o a_o king_n as_o to_o keep_v his_o word_n and_o to_o observe_v the_o law_n which_o he_o not_o only_o make_v but_o by_o oath_n and_o promise_n tie_v himself_o to_o obey_v and_o sure_o this_o be_v the_o very_a law_n of_o nature_n which_o as_o mr._n hobbs_n say_v be_v divine_a and_o can_v by_o any_o man_n or_o commonwealth_n be_v abrogate_a neither_o be_v there_o any_o inconvenience_n to_o set_v the_o law_n as_o a_o judge_n above_o the_o prince_n for_o as_o aristotle_n tell_v we_o polit._n l._n 3._o c._n 11._o the_o law_n where_o it_o be_v plain_a and_o perspicuous_a aught_o to_o beat_v rule_n because_o without_o it_o no_o king_n norâ—_n commonwealth_n can_v govern_v and_o second_o because_o the_o law_n be_v just_a not_o subject_a to_o partiality_n passion_n and_o affection_n as_o prince_n and_o other_o man_n be_v and_o indeed_o prince_n shall_v be_v so_o far_o from_o disobey_v their_o own_o law_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v the_o life_n and_o soul_n of_o the_o law_n which_o of_o itself_o be_v but_o a_o dead_a letter_n therefore_o the_o common_a say_n of_o that_o good_a emperor_n aurelius_n be_v rex_fw-la viva_fw-la lex_fw-la no_o commonwealth_n can_v be_v happy_a or_o continue_v long_o but_o where_o the_o prince_n be_v as_o well_o subject_a to_o the_o law_n as_o the_o people_n his_o example_n will_v move_v they_o to_o obedience_n nec_fw-la sic_fw-la inflectere_fw-la 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his_o country_n dulce_fw-la et_fw-la decorum_fw-la pro_fw-la patria_fw-la mori_fw-la therefore_o plato_n say_v well_o that_o our_o country_n require_v a_o share_n in_o our_o birth_n the_o property_n then_o of_o the_o subject_n exclude_v not_o the_o prince_n right_a in_o case_n of_o necessity_n but_o only_o his_o arbitrary_a power_n hence_o be_v these_o saying_n omnia_fw-la rex_fw-la imperio_fw-la possidet_fw-la singuli_fw-la dominio_fw-la again_o ad_fw-la reges_fw-la potestas_fw-la omnium_fw-la pertinet_fw-la ad_fw-la singulos_fw-la proprietas_fw-la the_o power_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v mean_v of_o his_o just_a and_o lawful_a not_o of_o his_o arbitrary_a and_o tyrannical_a power_n in_o his_o thirty_o one_o chapter_n 31._o he_o make_v a_o needless_a distinction_n between_o the_o object_n of_o love_n hope_v and_o fear_n show_v that_o love_n have_v reference_n to_o goodness_n hope_v and_o fear_n to_o power_n the_o subject_a of_o praise_n be_v goodness_n the_o subject_a of_o magnify_v and_o blessing_n be_v power_n david_n know_v no_o such_o distinction_n who_o in_o the_o 18._o psalm_n he_o love_v god_n for_o his_o strength_n or_o power_n and_o in_o another_o psalm_n he_o fear_v he_o for_o his_o mercy_n or_o goodness_n there_o be_v say_v he_o mercy_n with_o thou_o therefore_o shall_v thou_o be_v fear_v so_o he_o make_v god_n goodness_n and_o not_o his_o power_n the_o object_n of_o his_o hope_n or_o belief_n psal._n 27._o i_o hope_v to_o see_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n so_o likewise_o he_o praise_v god_n for_o his_o strength_n or_o power_n as_o well_o as_o for_o his_o goodness_n praise_v he_o say_v he_o for_o his_o mighty_a act_n praise_v he_o for_o his_o excellent_a greatness_n psal._n 150._o and_o in_o divers_a psalm_n he_o magnify_v god_n for_o his_o salvation_n as_o well_o as_o for_o his_o power_n now_o when_o he_o say_v that_o this_o name_n god_n be_v his_o own_o name_n of_o relation_n to_o we_o he_o be_v deceive_v for_o this_o be_v no_o name_n of_o relation_n at_o all_o his_o name_n of_o relation_n to_o we_o be_v creator_n redeemer_n father_n lord_n king_n master_n etc._n etc._n in_o his_o three_o part_n and_o chap._n 1._o 32._o he_o say_v that_o our_o natural_a reason_n be_v the_o undoubted_a word_n of_o god_n but_o i_o doubt_v leviathan_n himself_o for_o all_o his_o great_a strength_n and_o power_n can_v make_v this_o good_a for_o god_n word_n be_v infallible_a so_o be_v not_o our_o natural_a reason_n which_o fail_v in_o many_o thing_n god_n word_n say_v that_o a_o virgin_n do_v conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n that_o god_n become_v man_n that_o our_o body_n shall_v rise_v again_o out_o of_o the_o dust_n but_o our_o natural_a reason_n say_v this_o be_v impossible_a therefore_o when_o st._n paul_n preach_v the_o resurrection_n to_o the_o athenian_n who_o want_v not_o natural_a reason_n enough_o they_o think_v he_o have_v be_v mad_a how_o come_v it_o that_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o natural_a man_n understand_v not_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n spirit_n and_o christ_n tell_v peter_n that_o flesh_n and_o blood_n that_o be_v natural_a reason_n have_v not_o reveal_v the_o mystery_n of_o his_o divinity_n to_o he_o but_o his_o father_n in_o heaven_n and_o st._n paul_n say_v that_o he_o receive_v not_o the_o gospel_n of_o man_n nor_o be_v he_o teach_v it_o but_o by_o the_o revelation_n of_o jesus_n christ_n gal._n 1._o 12._o and_o that_o he_o be_v not_o teach_v by_o man_n wisdom_n but_o by_o the_o holyâ—_z ghost_n 1_o cor._n 2._o 13._o how_o come_v it_o i_o say_v that_o the_o scripture_n speak_v thus_o in_o villify_a natural_a reason_n if_o it_o be_v the_o infallible_a word_n of_o god_n yea_o what_o need_n be_v there_o of_o any_o write_a word_n at_o all_o if_o our_o natural_a reason_n be_v that_o infallible_a word_n doubtless_o adam_n by_o his_o fall_n lose_v much_o of_o his_o knowledge_n and_o natural_a reason_n peter_n make_v use_v of_o his_o natural_a reason_n when_o he_o undertake_v 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