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death_n and_o the_o school_n or_o city_n in_o which_o such_o a_o act_n shall_v be_v do_v to_o be_v destroy_v whereupon_o rabbi_n jehuda_n ben_n baba_n lest_o ordination_n shall_v fail_v in_o israel_n go_v forth_o and_o stand_v between_o two_o great_a mountain_n and_o two_o great_a city_n and_o between_o two_o sabbathday_n journy_n from_o osa_n and_o sephara_n ordain_v five_o presbyter_n for_o this_o feat_n the_o rabbi_n be_v remember_v by_o the_o talmudist_n under_o the_o name_n of_o ordinator_n but_o the_o same_o as_o it_o follow_v be_v discover_v by_o the_o roman_a guard_n they_o shoot_v his_o body_n through_o with_o so_o many_o dart_n as_o make_v it_o like_o a_o sieve_n yet_o stay_v not_o the_o business_n here_o but_o so_o obstinate_a continue_v the_o jew_n in_o the_o superstition_n to_o which_o this_o kind_n of_o ordination_n be_v now_o grow_v that_o whereas_o by_o the_o same_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o they_o to_o ordain_v in_o a_o foren_a land_n and_o at_o home_o they_o can_v 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halac_n san._n c._n 4._o s._n 11._o shall_v happen_v that_o in_o all_o the_o holy_a land_n there_o remain_v but_o one_o presbyter_n that_o presbyter_n assist_v by_o two_o other_o israelite_n may_v ordain_v the_o seventy_o or_o great_a sanhedrim_n and_o the_o sanhedrim_n so_o constitute_v may_v constitute_v and_o ordain_v the_o lesser_a court_n i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o be_v there_o no_o presbyter_n in_o the_o land_n yet_o if_o all_o the_o wise_a man_n of_o israel_n shall_v agree_v to_o constitute_v or_o ordain_v judge_n they_o may_v do_v it_o lawful_o enoug_a but_o if_o so_o then_o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o our_o ancestor_n have_v be_v so_o solicitous_a lest_o judicature_n shall_v fail_v in_o israel_n sure_o for_o no_o other_o cause_n than_o that_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o captivity_n the_o israelite_n be_v so_o disperse_v that_o they_o can_v not_o upon_o like_a occasion_n be_v bring_v together_o now_o i_o appeal_v whether_o the_o clear_a word_n of_o maimonides_n where_o he_o say_v that_o our_o master_n moses_n ordain_v the_o sanhedrim_n by_o the_o chirothesia_n be_v not_o more_o clear_o and_o strong_o contradict_v in_o this_o place_n than_o affirm_v in_o the_o other_o since_o acknowlege_v that_o if_o the_o people_n can_v assemble_v they_o may_v ordain_v the_o sanhedrim_n he_o give_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o when_o they_o do_v assemble_v they_o have_v power_n to_o ordain_v it_o and_o that_o moses_n do_v assemble_v they_o upon_o this_o occasion_n be_v plain_a in_o scripture_n again_o if_o the_o power_n of_o ordination_n fall_v ultimate_o to_o the_o people_n there_o be_v not_o a_o strong_a argument_n in_o nature_n that_o it_o be_v thence_o primary_o derive_v to_o conclude_v the_o chirothesia_n of_o the_o presbyterian_a party_n in_o israel_n be_v thus_o confess_v by_o the_o author_n no_o otherwise_o necessary_a than_o through_o the_o defect_n of_o the_o chirotonia_n of_o the_o people_n which_o ingenuity_n of_o the_o talmudist_n for_o any_o thing_n that_o have_v yet_o past_a may_v be_v worthy_a the_o imitation_n of_o divine_n in_o track_v the_o jew_n from_o the_o restitution_n of_o their_o commonwealth_n after_o the_o captivity_n to_o their_o dispersion_n it_o seem_v that_o the_o late_a monarchy_n in_o israel_n be_v occasion_v by_o the_o oligarchy_n the_o oligarchy_n by_o the_o aristocracy_n and_o the_o aristocracy_n by_o the_o chirothesia_n but_o that_o this_o monarchy_n though_o erect_v by_o magnanimous_a and_o popular_a prince_n can_v be_v no_o less_o than_o tyranny_n derive_v from_o another_o principle_n that_o be_v the_o insufficiency_n of_o the_o balance_n for_o though_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o captivity_n the_o jubilee_n be_v no_o more_o in_o use_n yet_o the_o virgin_n mary_n as_o a_o heiress_n be_v affirm_v by_o some_o to_o have_v be_v marry_v to_o joseph_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o law_n every_o daughter_n that_o possess_v a_o inheritance_n in_o any_o tribe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 8._o numb_a 27._o 8._o shall_v be_v wife_n to_o one_o of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o her_o father_n etc._n etc._n by_o which_o the_o popular_a agrarian_a may_v be_v more_o than_o suspect_v to_o have_v be_v of_o great_a vigour_n than_o will_v admit_v of_o a_o well-balanced_a monarchy_n the_o second_o presbytery_n which_o be_v now_o attain_v to_o a_o well_o balance_v empire_n in_o the_o papacy_n have_v infinite_o excel_v the_o pattern_n the_o land_n of_o italy_n being_n most_o of_o they_o in_o the_o church_n this_o if_o i_o have_v leisure_n may_v be_v track_v by_o the_o very_a same_o step_n at_o first_o it_o consist_v of_o the_o seventy_o parish_n priest_n or_o presbyter_n of_o rome_n now_o seventy_o cardinal_n create_v to_o themselves_o a_o high_a priest_n or_o prince_n of_o their_o sanhedrim_n the_o pope_n but_o for_o the_o superstition_n whereto_o he_o have_v bring_v religion_n book_n two_o and_o continue_v by_o his_o chirothesia_n to_o hold_v it_o a_o great_a and_o a_o reverend_a monarch_n establish_v upon_o a_o solid_a foundation_n and_o govern_v by_o a_o exquisite_a policy_n not_o only_o well_o balance_v at_o home_n but_o deep_o root_v in_o the_o great_a monarchys_n of_o christendom_n where_o the_o clergy_n by_o virtue_n of_o their_o land_n be_v one_o of_o the_o three_o state_n the_o maxim_n of_o rome_n be_v profound_a for_o there_o be_v no_o make_v use_n of_o prince_n without_o be_v necessary_a to_o they_o nor_o have_v they_o any_o regard_n to_o that_o religion_n which_o do_v not_o regard_v empire_n all_o monarchys_n of_o the_o gothic_a model_n that_o be_v to_o say_v where_o the_o clergy_n by_o virtue_n of_o their_o land_n be_v a_o three_o estate_n subsist_v by_o the_o pope_n who_o religion_n create_v a_o reverence_n in_o the_o people_n and_o bear_v a_o awe_n upon_o the_o prince_n preserve_v the_o clergy_n that_o else_o be_v unarm_v become_v a_o certain_a prey_n to_o the_o king_n or_o the_o people_n and_o where_o this_o happen_v as_o in_o henry_n the_o 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i_o be_o as_o far_o from_o say_v so_o as_o themselves_o on_o the_o other_o side_n as_o paul_n be_v a_o citizen_n of_o rome_n let_v we_o suppose_v he_o to_o have_v be_v a_o citizen_n of_o athens_n and_o about_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o constitute_v the_o christian_a religion_n in_o this_o commonwealth_n where_o any_o citizen_n may_v speak_v to_o the_o people_n imagine_v than_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v thus_o man_n of_o athens_n that_o which_o you_o ignorant_o seek_v i_o bring_v to_o you_o the_o true_a religion_n but_o to_o receive_v this_o you_o must_v not_o alter_v your_o former_a belief_n only_o but_o your_o ancient_a custom_n your_o political_a assembly_n have_v be_v hitherto_o call_v ecclesiae_fw-la this_o word_n must_v lose_v the_o ancient_a sense_n and_o be_v no_o more_o understand_v but_o of_o spiritual_a consistory_n and_o so_o where_o as_o it_o have_v be_v of_o a_o popular_a it_o must_v henceforth_o be_v of_o a_o aristocratical_a or_o presbyterian_a signification_n for_o your_o chirotonia_n that_o also_o must_v follow_v the_o same_o rule_n insomuch_o as_o on_o whosoever_o one_o or_o more_o of_o the_o aristocracy_n or_o presbytery_n shall_v lay_v their_o hand_n the_o same_o be_v understand_v by_o virtue_n of_o that_o action_n to_o be_v chirotonize_v how_o well_o will_v this_o have_v sound_v in_o egypt_n and_o how_o ill_o in_o athens_n certain_o the_o policy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n admit_v of_o more_o prudence_n chap._n 5_o and_o temperament_n in_o these_o thing_n though_o the_o apostle_n be_v jew_n themselves_o satisfy_v the_o convert_a jew_n that_o be_v use_v to_o aristocracy_n by_o retain_v somewhat_o of_o their_o constitution_n as_o the_o chirothesia_n yet_o when_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n come_v to_o constitute_v in_o popular_a commonwealth_n they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chirotonize_a they_o elder_n in_o every_o congregation_n chap._n v._n