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that_o he_o do_v distinguish_v of_o govern_v or_o roll_a power_n into_o two_o sort_n the_o one_o mere_o royal_a and_o the_o other_o politic_a when_o kingdom_n be_v rule_v by_o royal_a government_n say_v he_o than_o man_n in_o a_o 9_o time_n past_o excel_v in_o power_n and_o greedy_a of_o dignity_n and_o glory_n do_v many_o time_n by_o plain_a force_n subdue_v unto_o themselves_o their_o neighbour_n the_o nation_n adjoin_v and_o compel_v they_o to_o do_v they_o service_n and_o to_o obey_v their_o command_n which_o command_v they_o decree_v afterwards_o to_o be_v unto_o the_o people_n very_a law_n cap._n 12._o the_o form_n of_o institution_n of_o a_o politic_a kingdom_n be_v that_o where_o a_o king_n be_v mad_a and_o ordain_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o law_n of_o his_o subject_n and_o of_o their_o body_n and_o good_n whereunto_o he_o receive_v power_n of_o his_o people_n for_o that_o he_o can_v govern_v his_o people_n by_o any_o other_o power_n cap._n 13._o now_o say_v he_o the_o 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it_o secular_a power_n say_v he_o consider_v according_a to_o its_o institution_n be_v of_o god_n but_o according_a to_o its_o acquisition_n and_o way_n of_o use_n so_o not_o our_o doctor_n do_v ordinary_o confound_v these_o in_o his_o reason_n yea_o though_o he_o distinguish_v they_o when_o he_o set_v down_o his_o own_o naked_a judgement_n yet_o when_o he_o come_v to_o reason_n against_o we_o he_o will_v take_v no_o notice_n of_o his_o own_o distinction_n neither_o can_v we_o persuade_v he_o to_o it_o but_o the_o thing_n be_v as_o visible_a as_o the_o sun_n i_o pass_v to_o the_o three_o and_o chief_a step_n of_o my_o discourse_n which_o be_v this_o follow_v 3â—_z propos._n though_o power_n abstractive_o consider_v be_v original_o from_o god_n himself_o yet_o he_o have_v communicate_v that_o power_n to_o the_o people_n so_o as_o the_o first_o subject_a seat_n and_o receptacle_n of_o rule_v civil_a power_n under_o himself_o be_v the_o whole_a people_n or_o body_n politic_a to_o this_o 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