The prerogative of popular government. A politicall discourse in two books. The former containing the first præliminary of Oceana, inlarged, interpreted, and vindicated from all such mistakes or slanders as have been alledged against it under the notion of objections. The second concerning ordination, against Dr. H. Hamond, Dr. L. Seaman, and the authors they follow. In which two books is contained the whole commonwealth of the Hebrews, or of Israel, senate, people, and magistracy, both as it stood in the institution by Moses, and as it came to be formed after the captivity. As also the different policies introduced into the Church of Christ, during the time of the Apostles. By James Harrington.

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The prerogative of popular government. A politicall discourse in two books. The former containing the first præliminary of Oceana, inlarged, interpreted, and vindicated from all such mistakes or slanders as have been alledged against it under the notion of objections. The second concerning ordination, against Dr. H. Hamond, Dr. L. Seaman, and the authors they follow. In which two books is contained the whole commonwealth of the Hebrews, or of Israel, senate, people, and magistracy, both as it stood in the institution by Moses, and as it came to be formed after the captivity. As also the different policies introduced into the Church of Christ, during the time of the Apostles. By James Harrington.
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Harrington, James, 1611-1677.
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London :: printed [by G. Dawson] for Tho. Brewster at the three Bibles at the west end of Pauls Church-yard,
1658. [i.e. 1657]
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Harrington, James, 1611-1677. -- Common-wealth of Oceana -- Early works to 1800.
Hammond, Henry, 1605-1660 -- Early works to 1800.
Seaman, Lazarus, d. 1675 -- Early works to 1800.
Political science -- Early works to 1800.
Ordination -- Early works to 1800.
Church and state -- Early works to 1800.
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"The prerogative of popular government. A politicall discourse in two books. The former containing the first præliminary of Oceana, inlarged, interpreted, and vindicated from all such mistakes or slanders as have been alledged against it under the notion of objections. The second concerning ordination, against Dr. H. Hamond, Dr. L. Seaman, and the authors they follow. In which two books is contained the whole commonwealth of the Hebrews, or of Israel, senate, people, and magistracy, both as it stood in the institution by Moses, and as it came to be formed after the captivity. As also the different policies introduced into the Church of Christ, during the time of the Apostles. By James Harrington." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A87137.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 23, 2024.

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The third should have been the Considerer, but he is at fewd with us all.

The design of Lycurgus (he professes) was not so much to attain an equality in the frame of his Government, as to drive into Exile riches, and the effects of them, Luxury and Debau∣chery.

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