Quote: a body politic is instituted with common power over people to the common good of them all; fear of the soverign or council compels them the keep the peace amongst themselves

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6. It remaineth therefore still, that consent, by which I understand the concurrence of many men's wills to one action, is not sufficient security for their common peace, without the erection of some common power, by the fear whereof they may be compelled both to keep the peace amongst themselves, and to join their strengths together, against a common enemy. ... 7. The making of union consisteth in this, that every man by covenant oblige himself to some one and the same man, or to some one and the same council, [p. 122] ... to do those actions, which the said man or council shall command them to do, and to do no action, which he or they shall forbid, or command them not to do. ... when a man covenanteth to subject his will to the command of another, he obligeth himself to this, that he resign his strength and means to him, whom he covenanteth to obey. ... 8. This union so made, is that which men call now a-days, a body politic, or civil society ... this union ... is instituted with common power over all the particular persons, or members thereof, to the common good of them all;   Google-1   Google-2

Published before 1923

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