the_o disorder_n and_o idolatry_n 26._o in_o those_o day_n be_v ascribe_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o the_o want_n of_o judge_n chief_z ruler_n or_o king_n among_o they_o who_o shall_v have_v reform_v those_o enormity_n not_o only_o in_o they_o but_o likewise_o in_o the_o priest_n themselves_o if_o they_o do_v not_o their_o duty_n especial_o in_o suppress_v of_o idolatry_n as_o they_o shall_v have_v do_v can._n xiii_o if_o any_o man_n therefore_o shall_v affirm_v either_o that_o the_o israelite_n fall_v not_o into_o many_o evil_n and_o disorder_n by_o be_v leave_v destitute_a of_o a_o certain_a chief_a governor_n after_o joshua_n death_n or_o that_o when_o god_n raise_v up_o judge_n to_o rule_v and_o govern_v they_o the_o people_n consent_n be_v necessary_a thereunto_o or_o that_o the_o say_v judge_n be_v once_o appoint_v by_o god_n to_o those_o place_n receive_v their_o authority_n in_o that_o behalf_n from_o the_o people_n or_o that_o the_o fact_n of_o the_o sichemite_n may_v 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of_o judah_n shall_v bear_v the_o sceptre_n and_o that_o the_o kingdom_n or_o government_n of_o judah_n shall_v be_v hold_v by_o succession_n according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o other_o nation_n but_o likewise_o than_o the_o say_a sceptre_n or_o government_n 10._o shall_v not_o be_v take_v away_o from_o that_o tribe_n until_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n and_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o people_n be_v not_o altogether_o ignorant_a of_o this_o foresee_a alteration_n when_o find_v divers_a want_n and_o confusion_n among_o they_o after_o the_o death_n of_o one_o judge_n before_o god_n be_v please_v to_o appoint_v they_o another_o they_o first_o offer_v rash_o to_o gideon_n 22._o their_o prince_n that_o his_o child_n and_o offspring_n shall_v succeed_v he_o in_o that_o government_n and_o afterward_o be_v weary_a of_o depend_v upon_o god_n pleasure_n and_o mislike_v the_o rule_n of_o samuel_n son_n 5._o they_o urge_v he_o undutiful_o and_o unreasonable_o that_o they_o may_v have_v a_o king_n to_o rule_v over_o they_o as_o other_o nation_n have_v meaning_n thereby_o principal_o as_o we_o suppose_v that_o such_o their_o king_n may_v by_o succession_n govern_v they_o so_o as_o one_o be_v dead_a they_o may_v still_o have_v another_o 17._o we_o say_v that_o they_o urge_v samuel_n to_o this_o purpose_n undutiful_o and_o unreasonable_o and_o that_o thereupon_o saul_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v their_o king_n because_o otherwise_o if_o they_o have_v expect_v god_n good_a pleasure_n and_o time_n and_o content_v themselves_o with_o his_o care_n over_o they_o in_o raise_v up_o when_o he_o think_v meet_v their_o judge_n to_o govern_v they_o they_o shall_v have_v find_v short_o after_o that_o the_o prophecy_n of_o jacob_n shall_v have_v be_v fulfil_v and_o that_o god_n will_v have_v give_v the_o sceptre_n of_o judah_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o david_n and_o of_o his_o posterity_n according_a to_o their_o desire_n can._n fourteen_o if_o any_o man_n therefore_o shall_v affirm_v either_o that_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n do_v not_o grievous_o sin_n in_o be_v weary_a of_o god_n immediate_a election_n and_o appointment_n of_o their_o chief_a governor_n or_o that_o the_o people_n preposterous_a haste_n do_v any_o way_n prejudice_v the_o dignity_n and_o authority_n of_o saul_n regal_a power_n xx_o or_o afterward_o of_o the_o sceptre_n of_o judah_n or_o that_o the_o people_n then_o have_v in_o themselves_o any_o authority_n to_o set_v up_o a_o king_n over_o they_o for_o then_o they_o will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o earnest_a with_o samuel_n to_o make_v they_o a_o king_n or_o that_o after_o david_n advancement_n to_o that_o kingdom_n he_o be_v not_o as_o true_o call_v thereunto_o by_o god_n himself_o as_o aaron_n be_v to_o the_o priesthood_n or_o that_o david_n posterity_n have_v not_o by_o god_n ordinance_n as_o rightful_a a_o interest_n to_o succeed_v he_o in_o his_o say_a kingdom_n as_o either_o aaron_n son_n have_v to_o succeed_v he_o in_o the_o priesthood_n or_o moses_n joshua_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o judge_n notwithstanding_o that_o god_n himself_o do_v choose_v and_o name_v they_o particular_o have_v in_o their_o government_n or_o that_o the_o people_n then_o have_v any_o more_o authority_n to_o have_v withstand_v either_o david_n or_o any_o of_o his_o posterity_n from_o be_v their_o king_n than_o they_o have_v to_o have_v expel_v either_o moses_n or_o joshua_n or_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o judge_n who_o god_n by_o name_n do_v appoint_v to_o govern_v they_o he_o do_v great_o err_v placet_fw-la eye_n cap._n xv._n it_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o scripture_n that_o the_o king_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n notwithstanding_o that_o they_o have_v their_o kingdom_n by_o succession_n be_v as_o strict_o bind_v to_o the_o observation_n of_o god_n law_n in_o their_o government_n as_o moses_n joshua_n or_o any_o other_o the_o judge_n or_o prince_n elect_a name_v and_o appoint_v by_o god_n himself_o they_o know_v well_o as_o jethro_n say_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o themselves_o to_o hear_v and_o decide_v all_o the_o cause_n and_o controversy_n that_o may_v happen_v in_o their_o kingdom_n xxi_o and_o by_o moses_n example_n be_v not_o ignorant_a that_o they_o may_v appoint_v and_o have_v judge_n to_o govern_v under_o they_o not_o only_o in_o every_o tribe_n but_o general_o over_o all_o their_o kingdom_n and_o therefore_o they_o do_v therein_o according_o follow_v the_o example_n of_o moses_n be_v approve_v by_o god_n himself_o no_o way_n either_o diminish_v their_o regal_a authority_n or_o purpose_v to_o puff_n up_o their_o subject_n with_o a_o conceit_n of_o any_o their_o own_o interest_n in_o the_o government_n which_o they_o have_v not_o from_o or_o under_o they_o but_o thereby_o order_v their_o kingdom_n with_o such_o a_o temperate_a and_o fatherly_a moderation_n as_o be_v most_o agreeable_a for_o the_o government_n of_o god_n people_n can._n xv._n if_o any_o man_n therefore_o shall_v affirm_v either_o that_o the_o king_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v not_o bind_v as_o strict_o to_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o god_n in_o their_o government_n as_o be_v moses_n joshua_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o judge_n or_o that_o they_o have_v any_o great_a liberty_n to_o do_v what_o they_o list_v than_o the_o other_o have_v or_o that_o they_o have_v no_o authority_n by_o the_o example_n of_o moses_n and_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o predecessor_n in_o their_o princely_a government_n to_o delegate_v and_o appoint_v such_o judge_n and_o governor_n under_o they_o as_o the_o other_o prince_n former_o under_o they_o have_v appoint_v or_o that_o because_o the_o say_a king_n do_v imitate_v the_o say_v prince_n in_o appoint_v such_o judge_n to_o assist_v they_o in_o the_o government_n of_o their_o kingdom_n therefore_o their_o government_n be_v to_o be_v judge_v rather_o aristocratical_a than_o true_o monarchical_a he_o do_v great_o err_v placet_fw-la eye_n cap._n xvi_o when_o god_n first_o ordain_v civil_a magistrate_n and_o give_v they_o authority_n his_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o people_n who_o they_o be_v to_o govern_v shall_v be_v subject_a unto_o they_o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n till_o moses_n time_n whilst_o the_o people_n of_o god_n that_o profess_v his_o true_a worship_n be_v govern_v by_o that_o authority_n xxij_o which_o be_v potestas_fw-la patria_fw-la and_o in_o a_o sort_n regius_fw-la their_o child_n and_o nephew_n be_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n to_o honour_n reverence_n and_o obey_v they_o god_n have_v raise_v up_o moses_n to_o deliver_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n 27._o and_o to_o govern_v they_o afterward_o as_o their_o king_n or_o chief_a ruler_n they_o promise_v that_o they_o will_v hear_v he_o and_o do_v those_o thing_n which_o he_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n shall_v command_v they_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n 10._o his_o
dispose_v both_o the_o rebellion_n of_o subject_n and_o the_o malice_n and_o greediness_n of_o encroach_a king_n upon_o their_o neighbour_n as_o albeit_o such_o their_o attempt_n of_o all_o sort_n be_v in_o themselves_o very_o wicked_a and_o detestable_a in_o his_o sight_n yet_o he_o have_v the_o skill_n to_o bring_v light_a out_o of_o darkness_n and_o to_o use_v wicked_a instrument_n and_o action_n for_o a_o good_a purpose_n do_v always_o frame_v and_o apply_v they_o to_o execute_v his_o own_o just_a judgement_n lv_o when_o the_o sin_n of_o a_o nation_n but_o principal_o of_o his_o own_o people_n be_v of_o that_o nature_n height_n and_o ripeness_n as_o his_o justice_n can_v not_o fit_o be_v put_v in_o execution_n by_o any_o other_o but_o by_o the_o wicked_a for_o example_n in_o the_o overthrow_v of_o jerusalem_n god_n own_a city_n in_o burn_v of_o the_o temple_n that_o be_v the_o place_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o carry_v his_o own_o people_n into_o captivity_n though_o never_o so_o 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those_o that_o have_v it_o be_v ever_o when_o any_o such_o alteration_n be_v thorough_o settle_v to_o be_v reverence_v and_o obey_v and_o the_o people_n of_o all_o sort_n as_o well_o of_o the_o clergy_n lvi_o as_o of_o the_o laity_n be_v to_o be_v subject_a unto_o it_o not_o only_o for_o fear_n but_o also_o for_o conscience_n sake_n the_o israelite_n in_o egypt_n after_o joseph_n death_n be_v oppress_v very_o tyrannical_o many_o way_n do_v never_o rebel_v against_o any_o of_o those_o king_n but_o submit_v themselves_o to_o their_o authority_n though_o their_o burden_n be_v very_o intolerable_a both_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o impossible_a work_n impose_v upon_o they_o and_o because_o also_o they_o may_v not_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o the_o lord_n a_o special_a part_n of_o god_n worship_n without_o apparent_a danger_n of_o ston_a to_o death_n beside_o it_o may_v not_o be_v omit_v when_o god_n himself_o send_v moses_n to_o deliver_v they_o from_o that_o servitude_n he_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o carry_v they_o thence_o till_o pharaoh_n their_o king_n give_v they_o licence_n to_o depart_v afterwards_o also_o when_o the_o jew_n be_v bring_v into_o subjection_n to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n do_v by_o the_o instigation_n of_o false_a prophet_n rebel_n against_o they_o they_o be_v in_o that_o respect_n great_o condemn_v by_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n and_o in_o their_o captivity_n which_o short_o after_o follow_v they_o live_v by_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o say_a prophet_n in_o great_a subjection_n and_o obedience_n they_o pray_v not_o only_o for_o their_o king_n and_o for_o their_o child_n that_o they_o may_v live_v long_o and_o prosper_v but_o likewise_o for_o the_o state_n of_o their_o government_n the_o good_a success_n whereof_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o seek_v and_o regard_v as_o well_o as_o any_o other_o of_o the_o king_n be_v dutiful_a subject_n and_o thus_o they_o live_v in_o babylon_n lvii_o and_o other_o place_n of_o that_o dominion_n till_o the_o king_n give_v they_o leave_v to_o depart_v notwithstanding_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o endure_v many_o calamity_n and_o be_v destitute_a for_o many_o year_n of_o the_o public_a service_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n which_o be_v tie_v to_o the_o temple_n and_o may_v not_o elsewhere_o be_v practise_v or_o attempt_v can._n xxviii_o if_o any_o man_n therefore_o shall_v affirm_v either_o that_o the_o subject_n when_o they_o shake_v off_o the_o yoke_n of_o their_o obedience_n to_o their_o sovereign_n and_o set_v up_o a_o form_n of_o government_n among_o themselves_o after_o their_o own_o humour_n do_v not_o therein_o very_o wicked_o or_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o any_o border_a king_n through_o ambition_n and_o malice_n to_o invade_v their_o neighbour_n or_o that_o the_o providence_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o use_v of_o rebellion_n and_o oppression_n to_o execute_v his_o justice_n against_o any_o king_n or_o country_n do_v mitigate_v or_o qualify_v the_o offence_n of_o any_o such_o rebel_n or_o oppress_a king_n or_o that_o when_o any_o such_o new_a form_n of_o government_n begin_v by_o rebellion_n be_v after_o thorough_o settle_v the_o authority_n in_o they_o be_v not_o of_o god_n or_o that_o any_o who_o live_v within_o the_o territory_n of_o such_o new_a government_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o god_n authority_n which_o be_v there_o execute_v but_o may_v rebel_v against_o the_o same_o or_o that_o the_o jew_n either_o in_o egypt_n or_o babylon_n may_v lawful_o for_o any_o cause_n have_v take_v arm_n against_o any_o of_o those_o king_n or_o have_v offer_v any_o violence_n to_o their_o person_n he_o do_v great_o err_v placet_fw-la eye_n cap._n xxix_o although_o the_o jew_n upon_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o captivity_n lviij_o and_o restitution_n to_o their_o own_o country_n receive_v many_o favour_n from_o the_o persian_a king_n 36._o and_o have_v liberty_n give_v they_o to_o live_v in_o a_o sort_n according_a to_o their_o own_o law_n yet_o they_o never_o recover_v their_o former_a estate_n but_o live_v in_o great_a subjection_n and_o servitude_n under_o they_o whilst_o that_o monarchy_n endure_v the_o temple_n and_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v again_o build_v but_o not_o with_o the_o magnificence_n which_o they_o have_v before_o zorobabel_n first_o 20._o and_o then_o nehemiah_n be_v make_v successive_o by_o the_o say_a king_n the_o ruler_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o jew_n so_o restore_v but_o with_o divers_a restraint_n it_o be_v not_o forget_v what_o mighty_a king_n have_v rule_v in_o jerusalem_n and_o therefore_o the_o say_a ruler_n be_v not_o permit_v to_o govern_v any_o more_o in_o that_o regal_a sort_n 9_o they_o be_v still_o subject_a to_o the_o direction_n of_o those_o king_n and_o pay_v unto_o they_o very_o large_a tribute_n and_o custom_n insomuch_o as_o when_o the_o priest_n give_v public_a thanks_o unto_o god_n for_o his_o restore_n unto_o they_o the_o state_n which_o they_o have_v they_o say_v thus_o withal_o unto_o he_o as_o bewail_v their_o condition_n lix_o behold_v we_o be_v servant_n this_o day_n in_o the_o land_n which_o thou_o give_v our_o father_n it_o yield_v much_o fruit_n unto_o the_o king_n who_o thou_o have_v set_v over_o we_o because_o of_o our_o sin_n and_o they_o have_v dominion_n over_o our_o body_n and_o over_o our_o cattle_n at_o our_o pleasure_n and_o we_o be_v in_o great_a affliction_n the_o extraordinary_a favour_n which_o be_v show_v to_o any_o be_v principal_o extend_v towards_o the_o priest_n over_o who_o the_o say_v king_n have_v not_o so_o jealous_a a_o eye_n as_o they_o have_v over_o the_o prince_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n howbeit_o the_o same_o notwithstanding_o they_o the_o say_v priest_n be_v subject_a to_o their_o own_o immediate_a prince_n both_o in_o temporal_a and_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n as_o former_o the_o priest_n have_v be_v to_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n before_o the_o captivity_n 63._o their_o governor_n forbid_v 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