THEofficeofthesovereign，beitamonarchoranassembly，consistethintheendforwhichhewastrustedwiththesovereignpower，namelytheprocurationofthesafetyofthepeople，towhichheisobligedbythelawofnature，andtorenderanaccountthereoftoGod，theAuthorofthatlaw，andtononebutHim。Butbysafetyhereisnotmeantabarepreservation，butalsoallothercontentmentsoflife，whicheverymanbylawfulindustry，withoutdangerorhurttotheCommonwealth，shallacquiretohimself。

　　Andthisisintendedshouldbedone，notbycareappliedtoindividuals，furtherthantheirprotectionfrominjurieswhentheyshallcomplain；butbyageneralprovidence，containedinpublicinstruction，bothofdoctrineandexample；andinthemakingandexecutingofgoodlawstowhichindividualpersonsmayapplytheirowncases。

　　Andbecause，iftheessentialrightsofsovereigntyspecifiedbeforeintheeighteenthChapterbetakenaway，theCommonwealthistherebydissolved，andeverymanreturnethintotheconditionandcalamityofawarwitheveryotherman，whichisthegreatestevilthatcanhappeninthislife；itistheofficeofthesovereigntomaintainthoserightsentire，andconsequentlyagainsthisduty，first，totransfertoanotherortolayfromhimselfanyofthem。

　　Forhethatdeserteththemeansdeserteththeends；andhedeserteththemeansthat，beingthesovereign，acknowledgethhimselfsubjecttothecivillaws，andrenounceththepowerofsupremejudicature；

　　orofmakingwarorpeacebyhisownauthority；orofjudgingofthenecessitiesoftheCommonwealth；oroflevyingmoneyandsoldierswhenandasmuchasinhisownconscienceheshalljudgenecessary；orofmakingofficersandministersbothofwarandpeace；orofappointingteachers，andexaminingwhatdoctrinesareconformableorcontrarytothedefence，peace，andgoodofthepeople。Secondly，itisagainsthisdutytoletthepeoplebeignorantormisinformedofthegroundsandreasonsofthosehisessentialrights，becausetherebymenareeasytobeseducedanddrawntoresisthimwhentheCommonwealthshallrequiretheiruseandexercise。

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