But to come to a Matter of greater Consequence, wherein the Prudence and Wisdom of our Ancestors does most clearly shew it self. Is it not apparent how great and manifest a Distinction they made between the King and the Kingdom? For thus the Case stands. The _King_ is one principal Single _Person_; but the _Kingdom_ is the whole Body of the _Citizens_ and _Subjects_. "And _Ulpian_ defines him to be a Traytor, who is stirred up with a Hostile Mind against the Commonwealth, or against the Prince." And in the _Saxon_ Laws, _Tit._ 3. 'tis Written, "Whosoever shall contrive any Thing against the Kingdom, or the King of the _Franks_, shall lose his Head."--And again, "The King has the same Relation to the Kingdom that a Father has to his Family; a Tutor to his Pupil; a Guardian to his Ward; a Pilot to his Ship, or a General to his Army."--As therefore a Pupil is not appointed for the Sake of his Tutor, nor a Ship for the Sake of the Pilot, nor an Army for the Sake of a General, but on the contrary, all these are made such for the Sake of those they have in Charge: Even so the _People_ is not designed for the Sake of the _King_; but the King is sought out and instituted for the Peoples Sake. For a _People_ can subsist without a King, and be governed by its Nobility, or by it Self: But 'tis even impossible to conceive a Thought of a _King_ without a _People_. Let us consider more Differences between them. A _King_ as well as any private Person is a Mortal Man. A _Kingdom_ is perpetual, and consider'd as immortal; as Civilians use to say, when they speak of Corporations, and aggregate Bodies. A _King_ may be a Fool or Madman, like our _Charles_ VI who gave away his Kingdom to the _English_: Neither is there any Sort of Men more easily cast down from a Sound State of Mind, through the Blandishments of unlawful Pleasures and Luxury. But a _Kingdom_ has within it self a perpetual and sure Principle of Safety in the Wisdom of its Senators, and of Persons well skill'd in Affairs. A _King_ in one Battel, in one Day may be overcome, or taken Prisoner and carried away Captive by the Enemy; as it happen'd to St. _Lewis_, to King _John_, and to _Francis_ the First. But a _Kingdom_ though it has lost its _King_, remains entire; and immediately upon such a Misfortune a Convention is call'd, and proper Remedies are sought by the chief Men of the Nation against the present Mischiefs; Which we know has been done upon like Accidents. A _King_, either through Infirmities of Age, of Levity of Mind, may not only be missed by some covetous, rapacious or lustful Counsellor; may not only be seduced and depraved by debauch'd Youths of Quality, or of equal Age with himself; may be infatuated by a silly Wench, so far as to deliver and fling up the Reins of Government wholly into her Power. Few Persons, I suppose, are ignorant how many sad Examples we have of these Mischiefs: But a _Kingdom_ is continually supplied with the Wisdom and Advice of the grave Persons that are in it.