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this_o neglect_n in_o she_o and_o her_o successor_n have_v since_o ensue_v four_o it_o have_v bequeath_v to_o the_o people_n a_o light_n not_o so_o natural_o by_o they_o to_o be_v discover_v which_o be_v a_o great_a pity_n for_o 9_o m._n d._n l._n 1._o c._n 9_o even_o as_o the_o many_o through_o the_o difference_n of_o opinion_n that_o must_v needs_o abound_v among_o they_o be_v not_o apt_a to_o introduce_v a_o government_n as_o not_o understand_v the_o good_a of_o it_o so_o the_o many_o have_v by_o trial_n or_o experience_n once_o attain_v to_o this_o understanding_n agree_v not_o to_o quit_v such_o a_o government_n and_o last_o it_o have_v place_v this_o nation_n in_o that_o perfect_a felicity_n which_o so_o far_o as_o concern_v mere_a prudence_n be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o human_a nature_n to_o enjoy_v to_o this_o queen_n succeed_v king_n james_n who_o
can_v be_v no_o more_o in_o the_o point_n of_o lawgiving_n than_o to_o propose_v to_o the_o people_n nor_o will_v it_o be_v find_v in_o scripture_n that_o the_o sanhedrim_n ever_o make_v any_o law_n without_o the_o people_n yet_o it_o be_v find_v in_o scripture_n that_o the_o people_n make_v a_o law_n without_o the_o sanhedrim_n or_o levy_v war_n without_o they_o which_o be_v all_o one_o for_o where_o there_o be_v a_o power_n to_o levy_v war_n there_o will_v be_v the_o power_n of_o make_v law_n and_o the_o occasion_n upon_o which_o this_o be_v find_v be_v the_o war_n levy_v against_o benjamin_n by_o the_o congregation_n consist_v of_o four_o hundred_o 20._o judg._n 20._o thousand_o again_o if_o the_o sanhedrim_n inherit_v the_o whole_a power_n of_o moses_n and_o yet_o have_v no_o large_a power_n in_o lawmaking_n than_o to_o propose_v to_o the_o people_n than_o have_v moses_n never_o any_o large_a power_n in_o law-making_a than_o to_o propose_v to_o the_o people_n now_o where_o there_o be_v no_o king_n book_n two_o or_o no_o king_n in_o a_o distinct_a capacity_n from_o the_o senate_n and_o where_o the_o senate_n have_v no_o far_a power_n in_o lawmaking_n than_o to_o propose_v to_o the_o free_a suffrage_n of_o the_o people_n the_o government_n there_o be_v a_o commonwealth_n thus_o have_v show_v that_o israel_n be_v a_o commonwealth_n i_o come_v next_o to_o show_v what_o commonwealth_n israel_n be_v chap._n ii_o show_v what_o commonwealth_n israel_n be_v sect._n 1_o genealogical_a division_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n first_o genealogical_a alice_n political_n method_n that_o be_v collective_a of_o the_o people_n must_v necessary_o begin_v with_o a_o distribution_n or_o division_n of_o the_o people_n for_o the_o division_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n it_o be_v first_o genealogical_a and_o then_o local_a now_o these_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o ancestor_n of_o the_o 1._o exod._n 1._o tribe_n or_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n which_o come_v into_o egypt_n every_o man_n and_o his_o household_n come_v with_o jacob_n reuben_n simeon_n levi_n and_o judah_n issachar_n zebulun_n and_o benjamin_n dan_n and_o naphtali_n gad_n and_o asher_n these_o be_v eleven_o in_o number_n be_v the_o son_n of_o jacob_n who_o have_v also_o one_o more_o 52._o gen._n 41._o 50_o 51_o 52._o namely_o joseph_n and_o to_o joseph_n be_v bear_v two_o son_n before_o the_o year_n of_o famine_n come_v which_o asenah_n the_o daughter_n of_o potipherah_n priest_n of_o on._n bear_v to_o he_o and_o joseph_n call_v the_o name_n of_o the_o first-born_a manasseh_n and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o second_o call_v he_o ephraim_n which_o two_o though_o but_o grandchild_n be_v adopt_v by_o jacob_n for_o 16._o gen._n 48._o 16._o his_o son_n in_o these_o word_n let_v my_o name_n be_v name_v on_o they_o and_o the_o name_n of_o my_o father_n abraham_n and_o isaac_n and_o let_v they_o grow_v into_o a_o multitude_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o earth_n from_o which_o addition_n to_o the_o former_a come_v the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n genealogical_o reckon_v to_o be_v in_o number_n thirteen_o in_o the_o genealogical_a distribution_n of_o the_o tribe_n there_o be_v also_o observe_v certain_a rank_n qualitys_n or_o degree_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o poll_n 1._o num._n 1._o make_v of_o israel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o sinai_n and_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n by_o moses_n these_o degree_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n first_o phylarch_n or_o prince_n of_o tribe_n and_o second_o patriarch_n or_o prince_n of_o family_n all_o hereditary_a honour_n and_o pertain_v to_o the_o first-born_a of_o the_o tribe_n or_o of_o the_o family_n respective_o that_o this_o poll_n be_v more_o perfect_o understand_v will_v be_v useful_a for_o which_o cause_n i_o shall_v be_v somewhat_o more_o particular_a first_o for_o the_o phylarch_n or_o prince_n of_o the_o tribe_n and_o then_o for_o the_o patriarch_n or_o prince_n of_o family_n to_o begin_v with_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o tribe_n sect._n 2_o sinai_n num._n 1._o 17_o 18._o of_o the_o prince_n of_o bribe_n or_o the_o muster_n roll_n in_o sinai_n moses_n and_o aaron_z assemble_v the_o congregation_n or_o political_a convention_n of_o the_o people_n together_o on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o second_o month_n after_o their_o family_n by_o the_o house_n of_o their_o father_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o name_n from_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a by_o the_o poll_n where_o every_o phylarch_n or_o prince_n of_o a_o tribe_n with_o the_o number_n of_o man_n at_o the_o age_n mention_v and_o upward_o throout_v his_o tribe_n be_v list_v much_o after_o this_o manner_n 1._o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n elizur_n prince_n the_o man_n of_o military_a age_n in_o his_o tribe_n forty_o six_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o 2._o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n shelamiel_n prince_n the_o man_n of_o military_a age_n in_o his_o tribe_n fifty_o nine_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o 3._o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n nashon_fw-mi prince_n the_o man_n of_o military_a chap._n 2_o age_n in_o his_o tribe_n threescore_o and_o fourteen_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o 4._o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n nethaniel_n prince_n the_o man_n of_o military_a age_n in_o his_o tribe_n fifty_o four_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o 5._o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o zebulun_n eliab_n prince_n the_o man_n of_o military_a age_n in_o his_o tribe_n fifty_o seven_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o 6._o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n elishama_n prince_n the_o man_n of_o military_a age_n in_o his_o tribe_n forty_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o 7._o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n gemaliel_n prince_n the_o man_n of_o military_a age_n in_o his_o tribe_n thirty_o two_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o 8._o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n abidan_n prince_n the_o man_n of_o military_a age_n in_o his_o tribe_n thirty_o five_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o 9_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n ahiezer_n prince_n the_o man_n of_o military_a age_n in_o his_o tribe_n threescore_o and_o two_o thousand_o seven_o hundred_o 10._o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o asher_n pagiel_n prince_n the_o man_n of_o military_a age_n in_o his_o tribe_n forty_o one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o 11._o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n eliasaph_n prince_n the_o man_n of_o military_a age_n in_o his_o tribe_n forty_o five_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o 12._o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o naphtali_n ahira_n prince_n the_o man_n of_o military_a age_n in_o his_o tribe_n fifty_o three_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o the_o total_a sum_n of_o which_o musterroll_n in_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n amount_n to_o prince_n twelve_o and_o man_n of_o military_a age_n six_o hundred_o three_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o beside_o the_o levit_n 13._o the_o levit_n call_v order_n or_o tribe_n num._n 3._o 12_o 13._o all_o the_o first-born_a say_v god_n be_v i_o in_o which_o word_n be_v imply_v sect._n 3_o that_o the_o priesthood_n or_o right_a of_o preach_v instruct_v or_o administer_a divine_a thing_n belong_v as_o it_o be_v of_o natural_a right_n to_o father_n of_o family_n or_o the_o first-born_a till_o the_o lord_n take_v the_o levit_n from_o among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n instead_o of_o the_o first-born_a these_o be_v thus_o take_v be_v set_v apart_o and_o so_o list_v by_o themselves_o to_o omit_v their_o several_a family_n function_n and_o order_n in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o afterward_o of_o the_o temple_n which_o will_v require_v a_o volume_n much_o after_o this_o manner_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n aaron_z high_z priest_z the_o number_n of_o all_o the_o male_n of_o this_o tribe_n from_o a_o month_n old_a and_o upward_o twenty_o 39_o v._o 39_o and_o two_o thousand_o the_o manner_n how_o god_n take_v the_o levit_n be_v thus_o express_v thou_o shall_v bring_v the_o levit_n before_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n 12._o num._n 8._o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o and_o thou_o shall_v gather_v the_o whole_a assembly_n together_o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n after_o the_o manner_n that_o the_o levit_n lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o the_o bullock_n or_o sacrifice_n shall_v put_v their_o hand_n upon_o the_o levit_n in_o token_n that_o they_o be_v sacrifice_v or_o separate_v by_o the_o free_a suffrage_n of_o the_o people_n to_o the_o lord_n for_o lest_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o people_n be_v think_v hereby_o to_o have_v be_v exclude_v so_o david_n and_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o host_n or_o army_n 25._o 1_o chr._n 25._o which_o army_n be_v the_o representative_a of_o the_o people_n separate_v to_o the_o service_n some_o of_o the_o son_n of_o asaph_n of_o heman_n and_o of_o jeduthun_n who_o shall_v prophesy_v with_o harp_n but_o of_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o people_n more_o in_o due_a place_n 10._o the_o military_a order_n grot._fw-la ad_fw-la num._n 10._o
the_o hereditary_a right_a more_o special_o belong_v to_o the_o phylarch_n sect._n 4_o or_o prince_n of_o the_o tribe_n consist_v as_o that_o of_o the_o king_n of_o lacedaemon_n of_o athens_n and_o of_o rome_n in_o the_o lead_n of_o the_o arm_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n which_o be_v distribute_v to_o they_o in_o this_o manner_n the_o twelve_o tribe_n be_v divide_v into_o four_o brigade_n every_o brigade_n consist_v of_o three_o tribe_n the_o lead_n of_o the_o first_o brigade_n pertain_v to_o book_n two_o judah_n who_o in_o his_o standard_n bear_v a_o lion_n the_o lead_n of_o the_o second_o brigade_n belong_v to_o reuben_n who_o in_o his_o standard_n bear_v a_o man._n the_o lead_n of_o the_o three_o brigade_n belong_v to_o ephraim_n who_o in_o his_o standard_n bear_v a_o ox._n the_o lead_n of_o the_o four_o brigade_n belong_v to_o dan_n who_o in_o his_o standard_n bear_v a_o eagle_n these_o four_o by_o the_o text_n 25._o num._n 10._o 14_o 18_o 22_o 25._o be_v term_v standard_n of_o the_o camp_n which_o be_v as_o the_o roman_a eagle_n furthermore_o as_o the_o subdivision_n of_o the_o roman_a legion_n have_v their_o proper_a insign_n so_o have_v the_o tribe_n here_o which_o have_v not_o the_o lead_n of_o a_o brigade_n of_o the_o camp_n the_o insign_n of_o these_o tribe_n be_v call_v staff_n as_o the_o staff_n of_o the_o child_n of_o issachar_n the_o staff_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o zebulun_n which_o follow_v the_o standard_n of_o judah_n the_o staff_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n the_o staff_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n which_o follow_v the_o standard_n of_o reuben_n the_o staff_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasseh_n the_o staff_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n which_o follow_v the_o standard_n of_o ephraim_n the_o staff_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o asher_n the_o staff_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o naphtali_n which_o follow_v the_o standard_n of_o dan_n all_o which_o insign_n or_o staff_n in_o our_o english_a translation_n be_v render_v host_n or_o arm_n 3._o num._n 3._o in_o the_o midst_n of_o these_o four_o squadron_n or_o brigade_n stand_v the_o tabernacle_n with_o the_o levit_n divide_v and_o distribute_v by_o their_o distinct_a family_n to_o the_o several_a use_n and_o carriage_n of_o the_o same_o and_o lodge_v upon_o the_o four_o quarter_n when_o the_o ark_n set_v forward_o or_o the_o camp_n remove_v these_o word_n be_v with_o solemnity_n pronounce_v by_o the_o general_n or_o by_o the_o high_a priest_n 35._o num._n 10._o 35._o rise_v up_o lord_n and_o let_v thy_o enemy_n be_v scatter_v and_o let_v they_o that_o hate_v thou_o fly_v before_o thou_o of_o the_o martial_a discipline_n in_o which_o the_o youth_n in_o israel_n be_v educate_v to_o these_o end_n there_o be_v certain_o more_o than_o be_v remain_v in_o story_n but_o that_o their_o popular_a assembly_n be_v all_o hold_v in_o military_a order_n and_o discipline_n and_o that_o the_o deserter_n of_o the_o militia_n be_v anathematise_v confiscate_v or_o put_v to_o the_o sword_n will_v in_o due_a time_n be_v make_v sufficient_o apparent_a for_o the_o present_a you_o have_v the_o israelitish_n musterroll_n be_v of_o a_o like_a nature_n with_o that_o in_o athens_n call_v lexiarcha_n and_o that_o in_o rome_n call_v census_n nor_o have_v any_o commonwealth_n be_v well_o order_v in_o its_o militia_n which_o have_v not_o be_v diligent_a in_o the_o institution_n and_o preservation_n of_o the_o like_a military_a roll_n or_o register_n hitherto_o of_o the_o phylarch_n or_o prince_n of_o the_o tribe_n the_o next_o rank_n or_o quality_n in_o this_o government_n be_v that_o of_o the_o patriarch_n or_o prince_n of_o family_n sect._n 5_o the_o word_n family_n in_o many_o place_n of_o scripture_n be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v 26._o the_o patriarch_n chief_a of_o the_o father_n or_o prince_n of_o family_n with_o a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o same_o num._n 26._o for_o a_o single_a household_n but_o as_o we_o take_v the_o word_n in_o heraldry_n that_o be_v for_o a_o lineage_n or_o kindred_n the_o patriarch_n in_o israel_n take_v in_o this_o sense_n be_v such_o as_o till_o of_o late_a year_n in_o scotland_n be_v they_o that_o can_v lead_v the_o whole_a name_n or_o kindred_n and_o be_v follow_v by_o they_o the_o family_n in_o israel_n of_o this_o kind_n that_o be_v great_a about_o the_o plantation_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n be_v of_o reuben_n the_o henochits_n the_o phalluit_n the_o hesronits_n and_o the_o charmit_v of_o simeon_n the_o namuelit_n the_o jamnit_n the_o jachenit_v the_o zarit_n and_o the_o shaulit_v of_o gad_n the_o zephronits_n the_o haggit_n the_o shunit_v the_o oznit_v the_o erit_n the_o arodit_n and_o the_o arelit_v of_o judah_n the_o shelanit_n the_o pharzit_n the_o zarhits_n the_o hesronits_n and_o the_o hamulit_v of_o issachar_n the_o tholait_n the_o punit_v the_o shuhits_n and_o the_o shimranit_n of_o zabulun_n the_o sardit_n the_o elonits_n and_o the_o jahleelit_v chap._n 1_o of_o manasseh_n the_o machirits_n the_o galeadit_n the_o 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