his strange interpretation
sufficiently confutes his
own schemes,
270,271
says, it matters not how
kings come by their power, 274
makes an usurper have
right to govern,
ibid.
First born, has no natural right,
by being so, to dominion, 301
Force, when without authority, to
be opposed with force, 443, 444
promises extorted by it, not
binding,
451
Free, men are naturally so, 213
339
Freedom, (natural) men not de-
prived of without their own
consent,
420
- how men subject themselves
to any government, 409, 414
- what diminishes the number
of its purchasers,
the value of it decreases
with the decay of trade, ibid.
too much advance of its
price an injury to the public, 62
why men pay taxes for it,
though mortgaged,
75
how it came at first to be
appropriated,
360
Landholders, want of trade a
great loss to them, 25, 54, 56
Laws (human) must not be con-
trary to the law of nature or
scripture,
419, note
Legislative power, how it is
bounded,
-is valued according to the
quantity of silver contained in
it, 89-How it comes to be.
otherwise when clipped, 94
the advantage of it in com-
merce above uncoined silver,
88
the cause of melting it
down,
90
it is better for the public to
be milled than hammered, 91
raising the denomination
will not hinder the exportation
of it,
91, 93
the value of it should be
kept as steady as possible, 103
the proportion should al-
ways be exactly kept between
that of gold and silver, 97, 99
constant equality of its
value, the interest of every
country,
ibid.
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