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the_o word_n have_v any_o grain_n of_o truth_n in_o they_o they_o must_v be_v understand_v not_o of_o a_o authorative_n but_o only_o of_o a_o consultive_n power_n to_o advise_v he_o or_o at_o the_o most_o approbative_a to_o give_v their_o assent_n to_o law_n propound_v he_o have_v limit_v himself_o to_o make_v no_o law_n without_o they_o so_o we_o may_v say_v a_o man_n promise_n be_v his_o master_n as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v say_v that_o the_o judge_n in_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n who_o have_v no_o vote_n but_o be_v mere_a assistant_n yet_o in_o determine_v controversy_n in_o point_n of_o law_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n superior_a to_o the_o lord_n not_o in_o power_n which_o they_o have_v none_o but_o in_o skill_n and_o respect_n of_o that_o dependence_n which_o the_o lord_n may_v have_v upon_o their_o judgement_n and_o integrity_n neither_o will_v your_o logical_a axiom_n quicquid_fw-la efficit_fw-la â—…ale_fw-la est_fw-la magis_fw-la tale_n help_v you_o any_o thing_n at_o all_o for_o 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the_o cause_n of_o heat_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o hot_a itself_o sol_fw-la &_o homo_fw-la generant_fw-la hominem_fw-la viventem_fw-la yet_o the_o sun_n live_v not_o if_o two_o litigant_n consent_v to_o license_v a_o three_o person_n to_o name_v another_o for_o arbitrator_n between_o they_o he_o may_v elect_v a_o judge_n not_o be_v a_o judge_n yet_o i_o shall_v not_o deny_v you_o any_o truth_n when_o and_o where_o the_o antecedent_n consent_n of_o free_a society_n not_o preingage_v do_v instrumental_o confer_v and_o convey_v or_o rather_o apply_v power_n and_o authority_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o one_o or_o more_o they_o may_v limit_v it_o to_o what_o term_v they_o please_v by_o what_o covenant_n they_o please_v to_o what_o condition_n they_o please_v at_o such_o time_n as_o they_o make_v their_o election_n yet_o covenant_n and_o condition_n differ_v much_o which_o you_o seem_v to_o confound_v breach_n of_o covenant_n will_v not_o forfeit_v a_o lease_n much_o less_o a_o empire_n i_o 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himself_o by_o seditious_a oration_n whâ—…_n more_o popular_a than_o simon_n magus_n 10._o it_o be_v megas_n soâ—…_n great_a one_o and_o this_o only_a with_o juggle_n when_o absâ—…om_n seek_v to_o ingratiate_v himself_o â—…5_n with_o the_o vulgar_a whâ—…_n course_n do_v he_o take_v to_o be_v more_o eminent_a in_o virtue_n no_o such_o thing_n but_o ostentation_n lie_v flattery_n and_o â—…ucing_v the_o present_a state_n who_o have_v not_o hear_v hoâ—…_n â—…stratus_fw-la and_o dionysius_n two_o execrable_a tyrant_n do_v cut_v â—…d_v slâ—…sh_v themselves_o and_o perswaâ—…_n the_o credulous_a â—…titude_n how_o it_o be_v do_v by_o the_o malignant_n for_o their_o zeal_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n till_o by_o these_o art_n they_o have_v first_o get_v a_o guard_n allow_v for_o themselves_o and_o after_o invade_v the_o government_n observer_n to_o be_v deliciae_fw-la humani_fw-la generis_fw-la be_v grow_v fordo_v with_o prince_n to_o be_v public_a torment_n and_o carnificine_n and_o to_o plot_n 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