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the_o same_o government_n and_o one_o part_n of_o the_o subject_n have_v a_o absolute_a unlimited_a power_n over_o the_o other_o by_o the_o natural_a right_n of_o parentage_n 70._o if_o any_o one_o will_v suppose_v in_o favour_n of_o our_o a_o that_o he_o here_o mean_v that_o parent_n who_o be_v in_o subjection_n themselves_o to_o the_o absolute_a authority_n of_o their_o father_n have_v yet_o some_o power_n over_o their_o child_n i_o confess_v he_o be_v something_o near_a the_o truth_n but_o he_o will_v not_o at_o all_o hereby_o help_v our_o a_o for_o he_o no_o where_o speak_v of_o the_o paternal_a power_n but_o as_o a_o absolute_a unlimited_a authority_n can_v be_v suppose_v to_o understand_v any_o thing_n else_o here_o unless_o he_o himself_o have_v limit_v it_o and_o show_v how_o far_o it_o reach_v and_o that_o he_o mean_v here_o paternal_a authority_n in_o that_o large_a extent_n be_v plain_a from_o the_o immediate_a follow_a word_n this_o subjection_n of_o child_n be_v say_v he_o the_o fountain_n of_o all_o regal_a authority_n p._n 12._o the_o subjection_n then_o that_o in_o the_o former_a line_n he_o say_v every_o man_n be_v in_o to_o his_o parent_n and_o consequent_o what_o adam_n grand_a child_n be_v in_o to_o their_o parent_n be_v that_o which_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o regal_a authority_n i._n e._n according_a to_o our_o a_o s_o absolute_a unlimitable_a authority_n and_o thus_o adam_n â—_z child_n have_v regal_a authority_n over_o their_o child_n whilst_o they_o themselves_o be_v subject_n to_o their_o father_n and_o fellow_n subject_n with_o their_o child_n but_o let_v he_o mean_v as_o he_o please_v it_o be_v plain_a he_o allow_v adam_n child_n to_o have_v paternal_a power_n p._n 12._o as_o all_o other_o father_n to_o have_v paternal_a power_n over_o their_o child_n o._n 156._o from_o whence_o one_o of_o these_o two_o thing_n will_v necessary_o follow_v that_o either_o adam_n child_n even_o in_o his_o life_n time_n have_v and_o so_o all_o other_o father_n have_v as_o he_o phrase_n it_o p._n 12._o by_o right_o of_o fatherhood_n royal_a authority_n over_o their_o child_n or_o else_o that_o adam_n by_o right_a of_o fatherhood_n have_v not_o royal_a authority_n for_o it_o must_v be_v that_o paternal_a power_n do_v or_o do_v not_o give_v royal_a authority_n to_o they_o that_o have_v it_o if_o it_o do_v not_o than_o adam_n can_v not_o be_v sovereign_a by_o this_o title_n nor_o any_o body_n else_o and_o then_o there_o be_v a_o end_n of_o all_o our_o a_n politics_n at_o once_o if_o it_o do_v give_v royal_a authority_n than_o every_o one_o that_o have_v paternal_a power_n have_v royal_a authority_n and_o then_o by_o our_o a_o s_o patriarchal_a government_n there_o will_v be_v as_o many_o king_n as_o there_o be_v father_n 71._o and_o thus_o what_o a_o monarchy_n he_o have_v set_v up_o let_v he_o and_o his_o disciple_n consider_v prince_n certain_o will_v have_v great_a reason_n to_o thank_v he_o for_o these_o new_a politics_n which_o set_v up_o as_o many_o absolute_a king_n in_o every_o country_n as_o there_o be_v father_n of_o child_n and_o yet_o who_o can_v blame_v our_o a_o for_o it_o it_o lie_v unavoidable_o in_o the_o way_n of_o one_o discourse_v upon_o our_o a_o s_o principle_n for_o have_v place_v a_o absolute_a power_n in_o father_n by_o right_a of_o beget_v he_o can_v not_o easy_o resolve_v how_o much_o of_o this_o power_n belong_v to_o a_o son_n over_o the_o child_n he_o have_v beget_v and_o so_o it_o fall_v out_o to_o be_v a_o very_a hard_a matter_n to_o give_v all_o the_o power_n as_o he_o do_v to_o adam_n and_o yet_o allow_v a_o part_n in_o his_o life_n time_n to_o his_o child_n when_o they_o be_v parent_n and_o which_o he_o know_v not_o well_o how_o to_o deny_v they_o this_o make_v he_o so_o doubtful_a in_o his_o expression_n and_o so_o uncertain_a where_o to_o place_v this_o absolute_a natural_a power_n which_o he_o call_v fatherhood_n sometime_o adam_n alone_o have_v it_o all_o as_o p._n 13._o o._n 244_o 245._o &_o pref_o sometime_o parent_n have_v it_o which_o word_n scarce_o signify_v the_o father_n alone_o p._n 12_o 19_o sometime_o child_n during_o their_o father_n life_n time_n as_o p._n 12._o sometime_o father_n of_o family_n as_o p._n 78_o and_o 79._o sometime_o father_n indefinite_o o._n 155._o sometime_o the_o heir_n to_o adam_n o._n 253._o sometime_o the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n 244._o 246._o sometime_o prime_a father_n all_o son_n or_o grand_a child_n of_o noah_n o._n 244._o sometime_o the_o elder_a parent_n p._n 12._o sometime_o all_o king_n p._n 19_o sometime_o all_o that_o have_v supreme_a power_n o._n 245._o sometime_o heir_n to_o those_o first_o progenitor_n who_o be_v at_o first_o the_o natural_a parent_n of_o the_o whole_a people_n p._n 19_o sometime_o a_o elective_a king_n p._n 23._o sometime_o those_o whether_o a_o few_o or_o a_o multitude_n that_o govern_v the_o commonwealth_n p._n 23._o sometime_o he_o that_o can_v catch_v it_o a_o usurper_n p._n 23._o o._n 155._o 72._o thus_o this_o new_a nothing_o that_o be_v to_o carry_v with_o it_o all_o power_n authority_n and_o government_n this_o fatherhood_n which_o be_v to_o design_n the_o person_n and_o establish_v the_o throne_n of_o monarch_n who_o the_o people_n be_v to_o obey_v may_v according_a to_o sir_n robt._n come_v into_o any_o hand_n any_o how_o and_o so_o by_o his_o politics_n give_v to_o democracy_n royal_a authority_n and_o make_v a_o usurper_n a_o lawful_a prince_n and_o if_o it_o will_v do_v all_o these_o fine_a feat_n much_o good_a do_v our_o author_n and_o all_o his_o follower_n with_o their_o omnipotent_a fatherhood_n which_o can_v serve_v for_o nothing_o but_o to_o unsettle_v and_o destroy_v all_o the_o lawful_a government_n in_o the_o world_n and_o to_o establish_v in_o their_o room_n disorder_n tyranny_n and_o usurpation_n chap._n vii_o of_o fatherhood_n and_o propriety_n consider_v together_o as_o fountain_n of_o sovereignty_n 73._o in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n we_o have_v see_v what_o adam_n monarchy_n be_v in_o our_o a_o s_o opinion_n and_o upon_o what_o title_n he_o found_v it_o and_o the_o foundation_n which_o he_o lay_v the_o chief_a stress_n on_o as_o those_o from_o which_o he_o think_v he_o may_v best_o derive_v monarchical_a power_n to_o future_a prince_n be_v two_o viz._n fatherhood_n and_o property_n and_o therefore_o the_o way_n he_o propose_v to_o remove_v the_o absurdity_n and_o inconvenience_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o natural_a freedom_n be_v to_o maintain_v the_o natural_a and_o private_a dominion_n of_o adam_n o._n 222._o conformable_a hereunto_o he_o tell_v we_o the_o ground_n and_o principle_n of_o government_n necessary_o depend_v upon_o the_o original_a of_o property_n o._n 108._o the_o subjection_n of_o child_n to_o their_o parent_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o regal_a
of_o the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n not_o descend_v from_o cain_n 77._o the_o same_o inconvenience_n he_o run_v into_o about_o the_o three_o son_n of_o noah_n who_o as_o he_o say_v p._n 13._o have_v the_o whole_a world_n divide_v among_o they_o by_o their_o father_n i_o aâ—k_v then_o in_o which_o of_o the_o three_o shall_v we_o find_v the_o establishment_n of_o regal_a power_n after_o noah_n death_n if_o in_o all_o three_o as_o our_o a_o there_o seem_v to_o say_v then_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o regal_a power_n be_v found_v in_o property_n of_o land_n and_o follow_v private_a dominion_n and_o not_o in_o paternal_a power_n or_o natural_a dominion_n and_o so_o there_o be_v a_o end_n of_o paternal_a power_n as_o the_o fountain_n of_o regal_a authority_n and_o the_o so_o much_o magnify_v fatherhood_n quite_o vanish_v if_o the_o regal_a power_n descend_v to_o shem_n as_o elder_a and_o heir_n to_o his_o father_n than_o noah_n division_n of_o the_o world_n by_o lot_n to_o his_o son_n or_o his_o 10_o year_n sail_v about_o the_o mediterranean_a to_o appoint_v each_o son_n his_o part_n which_o our_o a_o tell_v of_o p._n 15._o be_v labour_n lose_v his_o division_n of_o the_o world_n to_o they_o be_v to_o ill_a or_o to_o no_o purpose_n for_o his_o grant_n to_o cham_n and_o japhet_n be_v little_a worth_n if_o shem_n notwithstanding_o this_o grant_v as_o soon_o as_o noah_n be_v dead_a be_v to_o be_v lord_n over_o they_o or_o if_o this_o grant_v of_o private_a dominion_n to_o they_o over_o their_o assign_a territory_n be_v good_a here_o be_v set_v up_o two_o distinct_a sort_n of_o power_n not_o subordinate_a one_o to_o the_o other_o with_o all_o those_o inconvenience_n which_o he_o muster_v up_o against_o the_o power_n of_o the_o people_n o._n 158._o and_o which_o i_o shall_v set_v down_o in_o his_o own_o word_n only_o change_v property_n for_o people_n all_o power_n on_o earth_n be_v either_o derive_v or_o usurp_v from_o the_o fatherly_a power_n there_o be_v no_o other_o 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himself_o have_v urge_v here_o against_o two_o distinct_a power_n we_o shall_v be_v better_a able_a to_o see_v how_o with_o any_o tolerable_a sense_n he_o can_v derive_v all_o regal_a authority_n from_o the_o natural_a and_o private_a dominion_n of_o adam_n from_o fatherhood_n and_o property_n together_o which_o be_v distinct_a title_n that_o do_v not_o always_o meet_v in_o the_o same_o person_n and_o it_o be_v plain_a by_o his_o own_o confession_n present_o separate_v as_o soon_o both_o as_o adam_n and_o noah_n death_n make_v way_n for_o succession_n though_o our_o a_o frequent_o in_o his_o write_n jumble_v they_o together_o and_o omit_v not_o to_o make_v use_n of_o either_o where_o he_o think_v it_o will_v sound_v best_a to_o his_o purpose_n but_o the_o absurdity_n of_o this_o will_v more_o full_o appear_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n where_o we_o shall_v examine_v the_o way_n of_o conveyance_n of_o the_o soveriegnty_n of_o adam_n to_o prince_n that_o be_v to_o reign_v after_o he_o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o conveyance_n of_o adam_n sovereign_a monarchical_a power_n 78._o sir_n rob._n have_v not_o be_v very_o happy_a in_o any_o proof_n he_o bring_v for_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o adam_n be_v not_o much_o more_o fortunate_a in_o convey_v it_o to_o future_a prince_n who_o if_o his_o politic_n be_v true_a must_v all_o derive_v their_o title_n from_o he_o the_o way_n he_o have_v assign_v as_o they_o lie_v scatter_v up_o and_o down_o in_o his_o write_n i_o will_v set_v down_o in_o his_o own_o word_n in_o his_o preface_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o adam_n be_v monarch_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n none_o of_o his_o posterity_n have_v any_o right_a to_o possess_v any_o thing_n but_o by_o his_o grant_n or_o permission_n or_o by_o succession_n from_o he_o here_o he_o make_v two_o way_n of_o conveyance_n of_o any_o thing_n adam_n stand_v possess_v of_o and_o those_o be_v grant_v or_o succession_n all_o king_n either_o be_v or_o be_v to_o be_v repute_v the_o next_o heir_n to_o those_o first_o proginetor_n who_o be_v at_o first_o the_o natural_a parent_n of_o the_o whole_a people_n p._n 19_o there_o can_v be_v any_o multitude_n of_o man_n whatsoever_o but_o that_o in_o it_o consider_v by_o itself_o there_o be_v one_o man_n among_o they_o that_o in_o nature_n have_v a_o right_a to_o be_v the_o king_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n as_o be_v the_o next_o heir_n to_o adam_n o._n 253._o here_o in_o these_o place_n inheritance_n be_v the_o only_a way_n he_o allow_v of_o convey_v monarchical_a power_n to_o prince_n o._n 155._o all_o power_n on_o earth_n be_v either_o derive_v or_o usurp_v from_o the_o fatherly_a power_n o._n 158._o all_o king_n that_o now_o be_v or_o ever_o be_v be_v or_o be_v either_o father_n of_o their_o people_n or_o the_o heir_n of_o such_o father_n or_o usurper_n of_o the_o right_n of_o such_o father_n o._n 253._o and_o here_o he_o make_v inheritance_n or_o usurpation_n the_o only_a way_n whereby_o king_n come_v by_o this_o original_a power_n but_o 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