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and_o order_n of_o nature_n mer._n sir_n i_o be_o convince_v that_o they_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o comply_v with_o our_o government_n but_o since_o your_o hand_n be_v in_o pray_v let_v i_o have_v your_o opinion_n concern_v the_o popish_a recusant_n and_o whether_o you_o do_v not_o think_v that_o they_o be_v more_o to_o be_v apprehend_v in_o our_o government_n than_o the_o dissenter_n be_v and_o by_o consequence_n that_o a_o parliament_n or_o parliamentary_a way_n of_o government_n may_v not_o be_v very_o conducible_a to_o our_o security_n against_o they_o especial_o as_o our_o circumstance_n stand_v and_o may_v probable_o continue_v trau._n i_o understand_v you_o sir_n and_o shall_v give_v you_o my_o sense_n of_o the_o thing_n free_o as_o hitherto_o i_o have_v do_v and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n i_o answer_v plain_o that_o i_o do_v not_o think_v the_o papist_n i_o mean_v now_o and_o always_o the_o secular_a or_o temporal_a papist_n or_o laiâ—y_o so_o dangerous_a to_o our_o government_n as_o the_o dissenter_n but_o that_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o true_a polity_n the_o former_a be_v more_o tolerable_a among_o we_o than_o the_o latter_a mer._n have_v a_o care_n cousin_n that_o you_o do_v not_o contradict_v the_o good_a account_n which_o you_o give_v of_o your_o own_o religion_n yesterday_o for_o whosoever_o stand_v up_o for_o a_o popish_a toleration_n at_o this_o time_n will_v be_v shrewd_o suspect_v to_o be_v at_o least_o popish_o incline_v if_o not_o a_o papist_n trau._n sir_n i_o again_o confirm_v what_o i_o say_v yesterday_o nor_o do_v i_o tell_v you_o now_o that_o i_o will_v have_v the_o papist_n tolerate_v it_o belong_v to_o the_o government_n to_o look_v after_o these_o matter_n but_o i_o must_v affirm_v according_a to_o my_o judgement_n that_o if_o the_o question_n be_v put_v which_o may_v be_v the_o most_o safe_o tolerate_v the_o papist_n or_o dissenter_n i_o must_v give_v it_o for_o the_o papist_n and_o i_o think_v i_o shall_v
i_o have_v make_v some_o other_o few_o remark_n as_o the_o impertinent_a comparison_n which_o plato_n have_v make_v of_o a_o bailiff_n attorney_n or_o referrâ—e_v as_o they_o relate_v to_o the_o choose_v the_o speaker_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o all_o which_o be_v direct_o against_o himself_o his_o magisterial_a definition_n of_o prerogative_n and_o many_o other_o arrogance_n and_o folly_n all_o which_o i_o hope_v i_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o answer_v myself_o without_o give_v you_o any_o far_a trouble_n trau._n sir_n i_o do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o quâ—stâ—on_n it_o however_o if_o any_o thing_n have_v be_v omit_v in_o which_o i_o may_v be_v able_a to_o give_v you_o far_a satisfaction_n i_o shall_v â—uâ—r_o be_v ready_a to_o obey_v your_o command_n coelum_fw-la ipsum_fw-la pâ—timus_fw-la stultitiâ—_n neque_fw-la per_fw-la nostâ—um_fw-la pleiman_n scelâ—â—_n iracunda_fw-la jupiter_fw-la ponere_fw-la fulmina_fw-la horaâ—_n â—arm_n l._n 1._o the_o content_n discourse_n i._n of_o the_o graâ—iâ—n_a commonwealth_n compare_v wâ—â—h_n england_n page_n â—4_n â—5_n of_o plato_n lycurgus_n sparta_n and_o athens_n p._n 26._o 27._o &_o sequent_a the_o original_n of_o the_o grecian_a government_n p._n 34._o &_o seq_fw-la of_o solon_n p._n 37._o of_o athens_n p._n 41._o of_o sparta_n p._n 47._o the_o ephori_fw-la p._n 48._o discourse_n ii_o division_n of_o government_n p._n 59_o of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o p._n 65._o their_o institution_n p._n 68_o of_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n p._n 66._o 67._o of_o the_o king_n prerogative_n in_o adjourn_v prorogue_a and_o dissolve_v parliament_n p._n 7â—_n the_o beginning_n of_o government_n before_o the_o flood_n p._n 76._o after_o the_o flood_n 7â—_n of_o ogyges_n sithuthrus_n deucalian_n no_o p._n 79._o of_o natâ—â—e_n p._n 8â—_n first_o kingdom_n afâ—…_n the_o flood_n institute_v by_o father_n of_o family_n p._n 87._o 802._o no_o right_n of_o power_n nor_o liberty_n original_o in_o the_o people_n p._n 89_o commonwealth_n found_v upon_o usurpation_n etc._n etc._n p._n 90._o of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o mankind_n according_a to_o â—â—cretius_fw-la and_o some_o other_o heathen_a philosopher_n p._n 91._o &_o seq_fw-la of_o mosesâ—â—d_v â—â—d_z â—â—â—_o history_n p._n 97._o &_o seq_fw-la abraham_n hâ—d_n regal_a authority_n p._n 107_o saulâ—â—â—t_a â—â—t_z choose_v by_o the_o people_n nor_o depend_v â—poâ—_n they_o p._n 109._o empire_n not_o found_v oâ—_n property_n p._n 113._o upon_o â—â—at_v it_o be_v foundâ—â—_n p._n 125._o 127._o not_o reasonable_a thâ—â—_n the_o people_n who_o have_v the_o great_a interest_n in_o the_o property_n shall_v have_v any_o right_n of_o power_n in_o the_o governmeent_n except_o what_o be_v subordinate_a p._n 14â—_n of_o power_n â—48_n god_n govern_v humanâ—_n affair_n p._n 154._o of_o force_n p._n 156._o that_o the_o people_n by_o â—â—ving_v a_o interest_n in_o the_o property_n have_v â—ot_n â—â—ereâ—â—â—_n great_a power_n force_n or_o strength_n than_o if_o they_o hâ—d_v it_o â—oâ—_n p._n 1â—2_n of_o â—…es_n p._n 169._o all_o sovereign_a priâ—â—â—s_n â—â—uâ—â—â—ighâ—_n of_o â—oâ—er_a â—veâ—_n tâ—e_v 〈…〉_o the_o properâ—y_v be_v diviâ—…_n the_o people_n p_o â—71_n monarch_n who_o hâ—ve_v â—â—joâ—eâ—_n the_o supreme_a authority_n hâ—ve_v yet_o leave_v the_o property_n to_o the_o people_n of_o the_o scythian_n p._n 178._o of_o the_o assyrians_n mede_n and_o persian_n p._n 180._o of_o the_o egyptian_a king_n p._n 182._o of_o the_o roman_n p._n 185._o of_o the_o british_a king_n p._n 192._o of_o the_o king_n of_o israelâ—r_n â—r_z of_o the_o jew_n p._n 193._o definition_n of_o a_o â—bsolute_a monarch_n p._n 196_o 197._o davidâ—â—â—bsolute_a â—â—â—bsolute_z monarch_n p._n 199._o of_o zedâ—kiaâ—_n and_o jeremiah_n p._n 204._o of_o the_o sanhedrim_n p._n 209._o of_o the_o goth_n â—_o 212._o of_o the_o lombard_n p._n 216._o of_o the_o vandal_n p._n 221._o of_o clâ—â—mâ—â—â—s_n king_n of_o sparta_n p._n 225._o the_o death_n of_o the_o last_o christian_n greek_n emperor_n and_o loss_n of_o constantinople_n p._n 226._o discourse_n iii_o moses_n theseus_n and_o romulus_n â—ot_n founder_n of_o democracies_a aâ—_n plato_n red_n averr_v p._n 242._o of_o the_o gracchi_n and_o agrarian_n lâ—w_v p._n 25â—_n â—53_n of_o agis_n â—nâ—_n clâ—â—mâ—neâ—_n p._n 260._o punishment_n of_o sedition_n anâ—_n calumniator_n of_o the_o government_n in_o venice_n 26â—_n of_o the_o french_a gentry_n frâ—emen_n and_o râ—â—â—â—â—â—rs_v their_o â—…res_n p._n 27â—_n vindication_n of_o 〈…〉_o clergy_n and_o ecclestastical_a government_n against_o the_o malicious_a reflection_n of_o plato_n red._n p._n 274._o 277._o sovereign_a right_n of_o power_n sole_o in_o the_o king_n p._n 279._o 284._o of_o the_o king_n negative_a voice_n in_o parliament_n p._n 281._o the_o king_n of_o england_n depend_v not_o upon_o the_o people_n nor_o receive_v their_o right_n of_o power_n from_o they_o p._n 285._o &_o seq_fw-la 288._o the_o goths_z not_o in_o england_n p._n 291._o of_o the_o saxon_n and_o their_o tenor_n p._n 293._o 297._o of_o our_o late_a parliament_n p._n 295._o of_o k._n edward_n the_o confessor_n p._n 298._o plato_n red._n design_n to_o set_v up_o a_o commonwealth_n p._n 304._o of_o the_o king_n prerogative_n p._n 306._o of_o our_o liberty_n p._n 315._o of_o calumniator_n p._n 317._o of_o our_o property_n p._n 322._o of_o annual_a parl._n p._n 325._o of_o religion_n p._n 333._o of_o dissenter_n p._n 335._o of_o popish_a recusant_n 340._o of_o toleration_n 342._o of_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n 350._o 355._o dissenter_n doctrine_n of_o depose_v prince_n 357._o a_o commonwealth_n not_o to_o be_v promote_v in_o this_o present_a conjuncture_n of_o affair_n 361._o 367._o of_o arbitrary_a power_n in_o the_o king_n 365._o of_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n 369._o errata_fw-la in_o the_o preface_n line_n 1._o for_o inquity_n read_v iniquity_n p._n 66._o l._n 17._o put_v out_o but._n p._n 80._o for_o pâ—rsonatus_fw-la r._n persâ—â—â—tatuâ—_n l._n 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