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v._n 5._o we_o find_v david_n make_v ruler_n over_o the_o reubenites_n the_o gadite_n and_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n for_o every_o matter_n pertain_v to_o god_n and_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o king_n but_o more_o particular_o in_o the_o second_o of_o chron._n chap._n 19_o jehoshaphat_n do_v the_o same_o thing_n but_o in_o term_n more_o plain_a and_o he_o set_v judge_n in_o the_o land_n through_o all_o the_o fence_a city_n of_o judah_n city_n by_o city_n and_o say_v to_o the_o judge_n take_v heed_n what_o you_o do_v etc._n etc._n moreover_o in_o jerusalem_n do_v jehoshaphat_n set_v of_o the_o levite_n and_o of_o the_o priest_n and_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o father_n of_o israel_n for_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o for_o controversy_n when_o they_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o behold_v amariel_n the_o chief_a priest_n be_v over_o you_o in_o all_o matter_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o zedekiah_n the_o son_n of_o ishmael_n the_o ruler_n of_o the_o house_n of_o 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king_n of_o judah_n to_o zachariah_n the_o prophet_n and_o they_o conspire_v against_o he_o and_o stone_v he_o with_o stone_n at_o the_o command_n of_o the_o king_n 2_o chron._n 24._o 21._o and_o several_a other_o instance_n there_o be_v on_o the_o other_o side_n when_o the_o sanhedrim_n entreat_v zedekiah_n that_o they_o may_v put_v jeremiah_n to_o death_n by_o his_o own_o single_a authority_n he_o preserve_v he_o against_o they_o merch._n under_o favour_n sir_n i_o have_v hear_v this_o very_a case_n of_o jeremiah_n urge_v against_o the_o sovereign_a power_n of_o the_o hebrew_n king_n and_o produce_v as_o a_o instance_n to_o show_v the_o independent_a right_n of_o the_o sanhedrim_n for_o when_o they_o solicit_v the_o king_n that_o they_o may_v put_v he_o to_o death_n zedekiah_n answer_v lo_o he_o be_v in_o your_o power_n the_o king_n be_v not_o he_o that_o can_v do_v any_o thing_n against_o you_o trau._n i_o confess_v i_o have_v read_v this_o example_n in_o junius_n brutus_n and_o 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