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magistrate_n and_o ruler_n as_o of_o the_o people_n and_o where_o the_o magistrate_n show_v that_o they_o have_v no_o distinct_a power_n whereby_o to_o restrain_v the_o people_n nor_o other_o mean_n to_o prevail_v against_o they_o than_o by_o make_v of_o party_n which_o passage_n as_o they_o prove_v these_o commonwealth_n on_o the_o one_o side_n to_o have_v be_v ill_o constitute_v evince_n on_o the_o other_o that_o these_o city_n be_v under_o popular_a government_n chap._n iii_o the_o deduction_n of_o the_o chirotonia_n from_o popular_a government_n and_o of_o the_o original_a right_n of_o ordination_n from_o the_o chirotonia_n in_o which_o be_v contain_v the_o institution_n of_o the_o sanhedrim_n or_o senat_n of_o israel_n by_o moses_n and_o of_o that_o of_o rome_n by_o romulus_n divine_v general_o in_o their_o way_n of_o dispute_v have_v a_o bias_n that_o run_v more_o upon_o word_n than_o upon_o thing_n so_o that_o in_o this_o place_n it_o will_v be_v necessary_a to_o give_v the_o 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a_o psephisma_n or_o decree_n of_o the_o athenian_a senate_n be_v a_o law_n for_o a_o year_n before_o it_o come_v to_o the_o suffrage_n or_o chirotonia_n of_o the_o people_n yet_o the_o law_n or_o constitution_n of_o solon_n whereby_o the_o senate_n have_v this_o power_n original_o derive_v from_o the_o chirotonia_n of_o the_o people_n the_o three_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v to_o constitute_v or_o ordain_v this_o in_o the_o political_a sense_n of_o the_o same_o imply_v not_o power_n but_o authority_n for_o a_o man_n that_o write_v or_o propose_v a_o decree_n or_o form_n of_o government_n may_v be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o propose_v or_o constitute_v it_o whether_o it_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o chirotonia_n of_o the_o people_n or_o not_o nay_o with_o halicarnassaeus_n the_o word_n signify_v no_o more_o than_o bare_o to_o call_v or_o assemble_v the_o senate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o if_o these_o word_n be_v sometime_o otherwise_o take_v what_o word_n be_v there_o in_o any_o language_n that_o be_v not_o often_o use_v improper_o but_o that_o understand_v political_o they_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v understand_v as_o i_o have_v show_v or_o will_v so_o entangle_v and_o disorder_v government_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v either_o make_v head_n or_o foot_n of_o it_o be_v that_o which_o i_o make_v little_a question_n to_o evince_v in_o the_o sure_a way_n that_o be_v by_o open_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n whence_o they_o derive_v and_o whereof_o they_o be_v speak_v by_o the_o best_a author_n and_o because_o the_o word_n though_o the_o thing_n they_o signify_v be_v much_o more_o ancient_a derive_v all_o from_o athens_n i_o shall_v begin_v by_o this_o constitution_n to_o show_v the_o proper_a use_n of_o they_o chirotonia_n in_o athens_n as_o have_v be_v show_v out_o of_o suidas_n who_o speak_v of_o rome_n refer_v to_o this_o be_v election_n of_o magistrate_n or_o enact_v law_n by_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o people_n which_o because_o they_o give_v by_o hold_v up_o their_o hand_n come_v thence_o to_o be_v call_v chirotonia_n which_o signify_v hold_v up_o of_o hand_n the_o legislative_a assembly_n or_o representative_a of_o the_o people_n call_v the_o nomothetae_n upon_o occasion_n of_o repeal_n a_o old_a law_n and_o enact_v a_o new_a one_o give_v the_o chirotonia_n of_o the_o people_n and_o yet_o say_v the_o athenian_a timocr_n demost_a contra_fw-la timocr_n law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v the_o proedri_n give_v or_o make_v the_o chirotonia_n to_o either_o law_n the_o proedri_n as_o be_v show_v in_o the_o former_a book_n be_v the_o ten_o precedent_n of_o the_o prytan_n which_o prytan_n upon_o this_o occasion_n be_v precedent_n of_o the_o nomothetae_n again_o whereas_o it_o be_v the_o undoubted_a right_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o people_n to_o elect_v their_o magistrate_n by_o their_o chirotonia_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o
as_o certain_a when_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n make_v war_n against_o israel_n israel_n assemble_v themselves_o together_o and_o encamp_v in_o mizpeh_n whence_o the_o 17._o judg._n 10._o 17._o elder_n of_o gilead_n go_v to_o fetch_v jephta_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o tob._n then_o 11._o judg._n 11._o 5_o 11._o jephta_n go_v with_o the_o elder_n of_o gilead_n and_o the_o people_n make_v he_o head_n and_o captain_n over_o they_o and_o jephta_n utter_v all_o his_o word_n before_o the_o lord_n in_o mizpeh_n but_o that_o solomon_n be_v elect_v by_o the_o lot_n i_o do_v not_o affirm_v it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o it_o be_v by_o suffrage_n only_o david_n propose_v and_o the_o people_n resolve_v nor_o whether_o jephta_n be_v elect_v by_o suffrage_n or_o by_o the_o ballot_n be_v it_o material_a however_o that_o the_o ordinary_a magistrate_n be_v elect_v by_o the_o ballot_n i_o little_a doubt_n court_n election_n of_o senator_n and_o judge_n of_o inferior_a court_n the_o ordinary_a magistrate_n of_o this_o commonwealth_n as_o shall_v hereafter_o sect._n 9_o be_v more_o full_o open_v be_v the_o sanhedrim_n or_o the_o seventy_o elder_n and_o the_o inferior_a court_n or_o judge_n in_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n book_n two_o for_o the_o institution_n and_o election_n of_o these_o moses_n propose_v to_o the_o 13._o deut._n 1._o 13._o people_n or_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o this_o manner_n take_v you_o wise_a man_n and_o understanding_n and_o know_v among_o your_o tribe_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o i_o will_v make_v or_o constitute_v they_o ruler_n over_o you_o where_o by_o the_o way_n lest_o moses_n in_o these_o word_n be_v think_v to_o assume_v power_n solon_n say_v aristotle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d make_v or_o constitute_v the_o popular_a government_n of_o athens_n in_o which_o he_o imply_v not_o that_o solon_n be_v a_o king_n or_o have_v sovereign_n power_n but_o that_o he_o be_v a_o lawgiver_n and_o have_v authority_n to_o propose_v to_o the_o people_n nor_o be_v there_o more_o in_o the_o word_n of_o moses_n upon_o who_o proposition_n say_v jewish_a writer_n each_o of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n by_o free_a suffrage_n elect_v six_o competitor_n and_o write_v their_o name_n in_o scrol_n which_o they_o deliver_v to_o moses_n moses_n have_v thus_o present_v to_o he_o by_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n seventy_o and_o two_o competitor_n for_o seventy_o magistracy_n have_v by_o consequence_n two_o more_o competitor_n than_o be_v capable_a of_o the_o preferment_n to_o which_o they_o be_v elect_v by_o the_o people_n wherefore_o moses_n take_v two_o urn_n into_o the_o one_o he_o cast_v the_o seventy_o two_o name_n present_v by_o the_o people_n into_o the_o other_o seventy_o two_o lot_n whereof_o two_o be_v blank_n the_o rest_n inscribe_v with_o the_o word_n elder_a this_o don_n he_o call_v the_o competitor_n to_o the_o urn_n where_o the_o seventy_o to_o who_o name_n come_v forth_o the_o prize_n go_v up_o to_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o session-house_n 26._o see_v numb_a 11._o 26._o be_v there_o provide_v and_o the_o two_o that_o draw_v the_o blank_n namely_o eldad_n and_o medad_n though_o of_o they_o that_o be_v elect_v and_o write_v by_o the_o tribe_n go_v not_o up_o to_o the_o tabernacle_n but_o remain_v in_o the_o camp_n as_o not_o have_v attain_v to_o magistracy_n thus_o if_o this_o place_n in_o scripture_n can_v admit_v of_o no_o other_o interpretation_n so_o much_o as_o i_o have_v cite_v out_o of_o the_o talmud_n though_o otherwise_o for_o the_o most_o part_n but_o a_o fabulous_a and_o indigested_a heap_n must_v needs_o be_v good_a and_o valid_a in_o this_o manner_n one_o or_o more_o senator_n happen_v to_o die_v it_o be_v easy_a for_o each_o tribe_n choose_v one_o or_o more_o competitor_n according_o out_o of_o themselves_o to_o decide_v at_o the_o urn_n which_o competitor_n so_o choose_v shall_v be_v the_o magistrate_n without_o partiality_n or_o cause_n of_o feud_n which_o if_o a_o man_n consider_v this_o constitution_n be_v not_o perhaps_o so_o ready_o to_o be_v do_v otherwise_o the_o like_a no_o doubt_n be_v do_v for_o the_o inferior_a court_n except_o that_o such_o election_n the_o commonwealth_n be_v once_o settle_v be_v more_o particular_a and_o perform_v by_o that_o tribe_n only_o in_o who_o gate_n that_o court_n be_v sit_v sect._n 10_o 25._o the_o story_n of_o the_o sanhedrim_n and_o of_o the_o inferior_a court_n as_o to_o their_o first_o institu_fw-la ion_n exod._n 18._o 24_o 25._o the_o first_o institution_n of_o these_o court_n come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o manner_n follow_v before_o the_o people_n be_v under_o order_n the_o whole_a judicature_n lie_v upon_o the_o shoulder_n of_o moses_n who_o be_v overburden_a be_v advise_v by_o jethro_n and_o moses_n hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o his_o father-in-law_n and_o choose_v after_o the_o manner_n show_v able_a man_n out_o of_o all_o israel_n and_o make_v they_o head_n over_o the_o people_n ruler_n of_o thousand_o ruler_n of_o hundred_o ruler_n of_o fifty_n and_o ruler_n of_o ten_o the_o number_n of_o which_o ruler_n compare_v with_o the_o number_n of_o the_o people_n as_o in_o the_o muster_n roll_n at_o sinai_n must_v in_o all_o have_v amount_v to_o about_o six_o thousand_o these_o thus_o institute_v while_o israel_n be_v a_o army_n come_v to_o be_v the_o same_o when_o the_o army_n be_v a_o commonwealth_n whereof_o it_o be_v say_v 18._o 〈◊〉_d 16._o 18._o judge_n and_o officer_n shall_v thou_o make_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o gate_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o throout_v thy_o tribe_n and_o they_o shall_v judge_v the_o people_n with_o just_a judgement_n each_o of_o these_o court_n by_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o jewish_a commonwealth_n consist_v of_o twenty_o three_o elder_n but_o jethro_n in_o his_o advice_n to_o moses_n add_v concern_v these_o judicatory_n this_o caution_n let_v they_o judge_v the_o people_n at_o all_o season_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v that_o chap._n 2_o every_o great_a matter_n they_o shall_v bring_v to_o thou_o but_o every_o small_a matter_n they_o shall_v 22._o exod._n 18._o 22._o judge_n so_o shall_v it_o be_v easy_a for_o thyself_o and_o they_o shall_v bear_v the_o burden_n with_o thou_o which_o nevertheless_o follow_v not_o according_a to_o jethro_n promise_v the_o appeal_v be_v such_o to_o moses_n that_o he_o go_v with_o this_o complaint_n to_o god_n i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o bear_v all_o this_o people_n alone_o because_o it_o be_v too_o heavy_a for_o i_o 16._o numb_a 11._o 14_o 16._o whereupon_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o moses_n gather_v to_o i_o seventy_o man_n of_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n who_o thou_o know_v to_o be_v elder_n of_o the_o people_n and_o officer_n over_o they_o and_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n that_o they_o may_v stand_v with_o thou_o but_o crown_n will_v have_v no_o rival_n and_o they_o shall_v bear_v the_o burden_n of_o the_o people_n with_o thou_o that_o thou_o bear_v it_o not_o alone_o but_o a_o monarch_n be_v one_o that_o must_v be_v alone_o and_o moses_n go_v out_o and_o tell_v 24._o ver._n 24._o the_o people_n the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o a_o monarch_n need_v not_o to_o have_v do_v and_o gather_v the_o seventy_o man_n of_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n the_o manner_n whereof_o be_v already_o show_v jethro_n be_v a_o heathen_a inform_v moses_n of_o the_o order_n of_o his_o own_o commonwealth_n which_o also_o be_v heathenish_a yet_o in_o scripture_n be_v both_o jethro_n join_v with_o moses_n and_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o midian_a with_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n how_o then_o come_v it_o to_o be_v irreverend_a or_o atheistical_a as_o some_o say_v in_o politician_n and_o while_o political_a discourse_n can_v otherwise_o be_v manage_v to_o compare_v though_o but_o by_o way_n of_o illustration_n other_o legislator_n or_o politician_n as_o lycurgus_n solon_n with_o moses_n or_o other_o commonwealth_n as_o rome_n and_o venice_n with_o that_o of_o israel_n but_o the_o author_n of_o such_o objection_n have_v better_o have_v mind_v that_o the_o burden_n whereof_o moses_n here_o complain_v can_v in_o no_o manner_n be_v that_o of_o ordinary_a judicature_n of_o which_o he_o be_v ease_v before_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o jethro_n and_o therefore_o must_v have_v be_v that_o of_o appeal_n only_o so_o either_o the_o sanhedrim_n bear_v no_o burden_n at_o all_o with_o moses_n or_o they_o bear_v that_o of_o appeal_n with_o he_o and_o if_o so_o how_o say_v they_o that_o there_o lie_v a_o appeal_n from_o the_o seventy_o elder_n to_o moses_n etc._n lot_z ordel_n or_o inquisition_n by_o lot_n deut._n 13._o 12_o etc._n etc._n but_o i_o say_v the_o lot_n be_v of_o use_n also_o towards_o the_o discovery_n of_o conceal_a sect._n 11_o malefactor_n of_o this_o we_o have_v a_o example_n in_o
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