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Show oJWttr t~nJ PtAGe govern' a by them. There is the fatne fenfe in the Conflitutions which are Lib.7.C·IT· call'd {l,r»ent•s: Thou ihalt fear the Kino, knowing that he is chofen by the lcrd. Nor doth it overthrow thefe things whi'h we have faid, that vve ,. Sam.af.J7. read the people punifhed fometimes· for · . the fins of their Kings : for this came not fo to 't'afs,, bec--a.ufe the people did not punith n<Jr rellrain the Kmg, but becaufe they did, at leafl tacitely, con· ·. , fent to his faults. Neverthelefs it is certain too, without that, God might ufe his tupreme dominion, which he hath over the 1ife and death of every one, for to punifh the King; whofe punifhment indeed it is, to be deprived of his Sub· jeCts. XLV. Of mutual Suhjeflion. 0, Thers thete are, who feign until themfelves a certain mutual fubje& ioo, fo that the whole people ought to obey the King governing well ; ~nd the King governing d, ought to ~e fub• je& to the people. Thefe men, tf they did fay, Things manifellly unjuft are not to be done at tha Ktng.s command, would fpeak a truth, which is acknow· ledoed amono aH honefl men : but this I:) I:) t • ' includes no coaaion, br r\ght to. co'm• ma(ld the Kino. And, had it been t~ purpofc of agy people 'o divide tht power T!Je F;,.ft Pari. power with . the King (of whi-ch we ili~ll fay iomewmt hereafter) fuel\ bound's iu~ely ought to have beet:l' 'at:. figned to either po~er, which m!gbt caCtly be dittingui~t by the ditier~nce of plac~s, P~~lforis, or affabs; Bur the ~o~dneis- or ifh1~is of att, efpec~ll)ft ~n c~~rl matters W~lch oft have ari ob.icur.e dticeptation, are not fit to dilhnauifh parts · Vf henc~ very great conf~fion canno~ hue follow~ w hil~ under prc-otence- of a good or evill atl:, on . the oae fide ~he Km~, on. the other fide the peoplc. dt~w unto themf61-ves, according to thelr ngl)t of pdwer, the E:ognizance of the f~me matter. Such a pettUl•batiQB. of thmgs, fo .far as 1 can remembtrJ ne.:. ~er <\flY people was fo phantaftick as to Introduce. ~ : XLVI. Cd~tionJ {or t?hi nnJt1fftilnd· • . of the trli~ Opin~o~: The Jirft •. · mg-fAlfe. opinl.ons b.eing rctri·oved: it re .. . IMms that we •~~ down fome taH t.t. o ns . that may open a. way to m k ... rfi <J'ht J'udo a e a l:J tJemcnc, to whom the rioht of ltJpr~me power in e'ery Waciof. be~ ono~sJ ~ Q. ur fi rau cauti.O n is, 1 ht~~t rPe b~ ntp t ,..ut'~ t d WJ.I h t h~ flfiJ~ig11PUf .fo und ~~~:~e, (' tht fhe~ ii[txternt~l t/Ji~~~ ~ : . tl!~ e; although an\ono the lattn1 pt-Jntt,ality and 1( 1J a I:) to be onoo[c d ' ~ om ~r-e wo.nr r. e ~ asHwhcn Ctt[at iaith, the 2 Father ,( ,,. .u . , ' |