If that Man, or Assembly, that hath the Soveraign Power, disclaime any Right essentiall to the Soveraignty, whereby there accrueth to the Subject, any liberty inconsistent with the Soveraign Power, that is to say, with the very being of a Common-wealth, if the Subject shall refuse to obey the Command in any thing, contrary to the liberty granted, this is neverthelesse a Sinne, and contrary to the duty of the Subject: for he ought to take notice of what is inconsistent with the Soveraignty, because it was erected by his own consent, and for his own defence; and that such liberty as is inconsistent with it, was granted through ignorance of the evill consequence thereof.
Botere subiranodun gizabanakoak edo biltzarrak subiranotasunari funtsezko zaion eskubideren bat lagatu eginen balu, eta menekoak, ondorioz, botere subiranoarekin (hots, Estatuaren izaerarekin berarekin) kontraesanean dagoen askatasunen bat lortuko balu: hala eta guztiz ere, lortu berri duen askatasun horren kontra doan zerbaiti buruzko agindua obeditzeari uko egiten badio, bekatu egiten du eta meneko gisa duen betebeharraren kontra jokatzen du. Ondo jakin beharko lukeelako beraren baiespenez eta beraren defentsarako eraikia izan den subiranotasunarekin bateraezina zer den; eta bere askatasun hori ere bateraezina denez, ekarriko zituen ondorio txarrak ez ezagutzeagatik eman zitzaiola.