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will_v find_v at_o large_a in_o the_o xiii_o chap._n of_o the_o first_o and_o the_o fourteen_o chap._n of_o the_o three_o book_n the_o second_o be_v the_o study_n of_o philosophy_n not_o all_o the_o branch_n of_o it_o equal_o but_o the_o moral_a part_n chief_o yet_o so_o as_o that_o the_o natural_a be_v not_o whole_o neglect_v 〈…〉_o this_o be_v our_o candle_n to_o enlighten_v our_o 〈◊〉_d to_o arreâ—t_v our_o rule_n to_o chalk_v out_o the_o way_n for_o we_o it_o explain_v and_o give_v we_o true_a idea_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n furnish_v a_o man_n for_o every_o part_n of_o his_o duty_n as_o a_o man_n whether_o it_o concern_v he_o in_o public_a or_o in_o private_a in_o company_n or_o alone_a as_o a_o member_n of_o a_o family_n or_o of_o a_o state_n it_o sweeten_v and_o take_v off_o all_o the_o beast_n in_o we_o make_v we_o tame_a and_o gentle_a and_o good-natured_a fashion_n
vis_fw-la abdita_fw-la quaedam_fw-la obterit_fw-la &_o pulchros_fw-la fasces_fw-la saevasque_fw-la secure_v proculcare_fw-la ac_fw-la ludibrio_fw-la sibi_fw-la haberi_fw-la videtur_fw-la lucret._n lib._n 5._o and_o hence_o we_o fancy_v unseen_a power_n in_o thing_n who_o force_n and_o will_v such_o strange_a confusion_n bring_v and_o spurn_v and_o overthrow_v our_o great_a king_n creech_n to_o sum_v up_o all_o in_o a_o word_n the_o condition_n of_o sovereign_a prince_n be_v above_o all_o other_o encumber_v with_o difficulty_n and_o expose_v to_o danger_n their_o life_n provide_v it_o be_v innocent_a and_o virtuous_a be_v infinite_o laborious_a and_o full_a of_o care_n if_o it_o be_v wicked_a it_o be_v then_o the_o plague_n and_o scourge_n of_o the_o world_n hate_v and_o curse_a by_o all_o mankind_n and_o whether_o it_o be_v the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o it_o be_v beset_v with_o inexpressible_a hazard_n for_o the_o great_a any_o governor_n be_v the_o less_o he_o can_v be_v secure_a the_o less_o he_o can_v trust_v to_o himself_o and_o yet_o the_o more_o need_n he_o have_v to_o be_v secure_a and_o not_o to_o trust_v other_o but_o himself_o and_o this_o may_v satisfy_v we_o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o be_v betray_v and_o abuse_v be_v a_o thing_n very_o natural_a and_o easy_a to_o happen_v a_o common_a and_o almost_o inseparable_a consequence_n of_o government_n and_o sovereign_a power_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o prince_n see_v book_n iii_o chap._n 16._o chap._n l._n of_o magistrate_n there_o be_v great_a difference_n and_o several_a degree_n of_o magistrate_n with_o regard_n both_o to_o the_o honour_n and_o the_o power_n that_o belong_v to_o they_o for_o these_o be_v the_o two_o considerable_a point_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o distinguish_v they_o and_o they_o be_v entire_o independent_a upon_o one_o another_o they_o may_v be_v and_o often_o be_v each_o of_o they_o single_a and_o alone_a sometime_o those_o person_n who_o be_v in_o the_o most_o 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