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it_o to_o happiness_n by_o remove_v such_o a_o curse_n from_o the_o land_n answ_n we_o must_v not_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v of_o it_o some_o reply_n this_o precept_n oblige_v private_a man_n not_o magistrate_n especial_o aim_v at_o not_o any_o particular_a but_o the_o public_a good_a a_o pious_a intention_n to_o advance_v this_o excuse_n from_o sin_n certain_o it_o will_v concerue_v all_o such_o as_o mean_a to_o go_v to_o heaven_n they_o may_v as_o well_o tell_v we_o magistrate_n may_v lawful_o steal_v or_o commit_v adultery_n if_o they_o sin_n for_o the_o commonwealth_n that_o be_v plunder_v in_o hope_n to_o find_v letter_n among_o malignant_a good_n or_o lie_v with_o other_o man_n wife_n to_o unlock_v their_o breast_n and_o discover_v such_o secret_n whereby_o they_o may_v more_o easy_o cut_v their_o husband_n throat_n as_o be_v in_o their_o catalogue_n of_o evil_a counsellor_n or_o enemy_n to_o
as_o unto_o they_o that_o be_v send_v by_o he_o deodate_v express_v it_o very_o full_o in_o his_o italian_a translation_n siate_n adunque_fw-la suggetti_n ad_fw-la ogni_fw-la podestà _fw-la criata_fw-la dagli_fw-la huomini_fw-la per_fw-la l'amor_n del_fw-it signore_fw-la all_o rè_n come_v all_o sourano_fw-mi ed_z a_o governadori_fw-es come_v a_o person_n mandate_n da_fw-mi lui_fw-fr that_o we_o may_v not_o mistake_v he_o tell_v we_o that_o by_o power_n or_o ordinance_n be_v mean_v person_n endue_v with_o power_n ad_fw-la ogni_fw-la podestà _fw-la be_v say_v he_o in_o his_o gloss_n upon_o the_o place_n a_o principi_fw-la magistrati_fw-la rettori_n create_v by_o or_o among_o man_n dagli_fw-la huomini_fw-la o_o from_o gli_fw-la huomini_fw-la per_fw-la la_fw-fr conservatione_fw-la e_fw-it condotta_fw-it della_fw-it società _fw-la humana_fw-la judas_n when_o he_o condemn_v despiser_n of_o dominion_n and_o such_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d speak_v evil_a of_o dignity_n v._o 8._o 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with_o this_o subtlety_n which_o allow_v to_o speak_v evil_a nay_o to_o make_v hostile_a resistance_n against_o man_n in_o authority_n so_o they_o profess_v to_o honour_v the_o authority_n of_o those_o man_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o master_n burrough_n his_o personal_a strength_n not_o any_o legal_a power_n which_o be_v resist_v if_o he_o do_v any_o thing_n against_o law_n and_o this_o say_v he_o be_v not_o forbid_v we_o may_v resist_v man_n though_o not_o power_n we_o must_v not_o be_v subject_a to_o will_n but_o to_o law_n p._n 113._o his_o mistake_n lie_v in_o this_o that_o he_o think_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d power_n signify_v the_o right_a and_o honest_a use_n of_o authority_n whereas_o it_o signify_v the_o right_a to_o use_v his_o authority_n whether_o well_o or_o ill_o it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o we_o for_o matter_n of_o submission_n to_o it_o either_o by_o obedience_n or_o patience_n because_o no_o resistance_n can_v 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