hath
placed the
legislative
in any
assembly
of men, to
continue
in them
and their
successors,
with
direction
and
authority
for
providing
such
successors,
the
legislative
can never
revert to
the people
whilst
that
government
lasts;
because
having
provided a
legislative
with power
to
continue
for ever,
they have
given up
their
political
power to
the
legislative,
and cannot
resume it.
But if
they have
set limits
to the
duration
of their
