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use_v his_o power_n well_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d never_o do_v that_o which_o be_v best_a for_o himself_o but_o for_o those_o who_o he_o govern_v such_o a_o one_o be_v moses_n who_o seek_v not_o his_o own_o profit_n or_o glory_n as_o those_o that_o now_o seek_v for_o great_a place_n by_o which_o they_o design_v a_o benefit_n to_o themselves_o and_o not_o to_o their_o neighbour_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o easy_o persuade_v to_o accept_v of_o the_o high_a authority_n which_o be_v offer_v to_o he_o be_v not_o aaron_n the_o levite_n thy_o brother_n one_o will_v think_v by_o this_o that_o aaron_n be_v now_o a_o principal_a person_n and_o of_o most_o eminent_a quality_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n as_o may_v be_v conclude_v also_o from_o his_o marriage_n with_o the_o sister_n of_o the_o
a_o secret_a inspiration_n how_o to_o determine_v every_o cause_n ver._n 17._o the_o thing_n that_o thou_o do_v be_v not_o good_a neither_o profitable_a for_o thyself_o nor_o for_o the_o people_n as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n ver._n 18._o thou_o will_v sure_o wear_v away_o decay_n apace_o and_o without_o remedy_n as_o the_o phrase_n in_o the_o hebrew_n signify_v both_o thou_o and_o the_o people_n that_o be_v with_o thou_o such_o tedious_a attendance_n will_v impair_v they_o also_o as_o well_o as_o thyself_o for_o this_o thing_n be_v too_o heavy_a for_o thou_o etc._n etc._n too_o much_o for_o one_o man_n to_o undergo_v ver._n 19_o harken_v now_o unto_o my_o voice_n be_v advise_v by_o i_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o counsel_n and_o god_n shall_v be_v with_o thou_o though_o i_o be_o no_o israelite_n i_o will_v take_v upon_o i_o to_o be_v thy_o counsellor_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o god_n will_v show_v my_o advice_n to_o be_v good_a by_o the_o good_a success_n which_o will_v attend_v it_o be_v thou_o for_o the_o people_n to_o godward_o that_o thou_o may_v bring_v the_o cause_n unto_o god_n appoint_v other_o to_o hear_v cause_n and_o do_v thou_o give_v thyself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n alone_o as_o josepus_n expound_v it_o l._n iii_o antiq._n c._n 3._o or_o as_o ruffinus_n gloss_n reserve_v thyself_o only_o to_o the_o ministry_n of_o god_n to_o attend_v that_o be_v upon_o he_o and_o know_v his_o mind_n which_o if_o it_o be_v the_o sense_n must_v be_v understand_v with_o this_o exception_n only_o in_o great_a cause_n as_o it_o follow_v afterward_o which_o he_o be_v to_o hear_v himself_o and_o that_o may_v well_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n when_o the_o people_n bring_v any_o matter_n to_o thou_o which_o be_v too_o hard_a for_o other_o judge_n to_o determine_v v._n 22._o do_v thou_o if_o need_v be_v carry_v it_o to_o god_n that_o he_o may_v resolve_v thou_o not_o that_o he_o be_v always_o to_o consult_v the_o oracle_n for_o he_o know_v in_o most_o cause_n the_o sense_n of_o god_n law_n but_o in_o some_o it_o may_v be_v necessary_a to_o have_v a_o particular_a direction_n from_o heaven_n as_o in_o xv_o numb_a 34_o 35._o xxvii_o 5_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 20._o and_o thou_o shall_v teach_v they_o ordinance_n and_o law_n how_o these_o two_o differ_v be_v not_o certain_a but_o ordinance_n be_v common_o take_v to_o concern_v matter_n of_o religion_n and_o law_n civil_a matter_n of_o justice_n and_o charity_n in_o both_o which_o he_o be_v if_o the_o case_n require_v it_o to_o bring_v it_o to_o god_n and_o then_o to_o report_v to_o the_o people_n what_o his_o resolution_n be_v about_o it_o and_o shall_v show_v they_o the_o way_n wherein_o they_o must_v walk_v how_o to_o behave_v themselves_o towards_o god_n and_o the_o work_n that_o they_o must_v do_v how_o to_o behave_v themselves_o one_o towards_o another_o ver._n 20._o moreover_n now_o in_o order_n to_o this_o thou_o shall_v provide_v out_o of_o all_o the_o people_n look_v out_o such_o man_n as_o be_v qualify_v according_a to_o the_o follow_a direction_n which_o he_o do_v in_o this_o manner_n as_o he_o himself_o relate_v i_o deut._n 13._o where_o he_o say_v to_o the_o people_n take_v you_o wise_a and_o understand_a man_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v give_v you_o i._n e._n present_a to_o i_o such_o man_n as_o you_o think_v sit_v for_o this_o office_n and_o then_o it_o follow_v i_o will_v make_v they_o ruler_n over_o you_o they_o choose_v they_o and_o then_o he_o approve_v they_o and_o give_v they_o authority_n or_o perhaps_o they_o present_v a_o good_a many_o who_o they_o think_v qualify_v and_o out_o of_o they_o he_o appoint_v such_o as_o he_o judge_v most_o meet_a and_o thus_o he_o say_v again_o v._n 15._o so_o i_o take_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o tribe_n etc._n etc._n see_v mr._n selden_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 15._o p._n 632._o able_a man_n man_n able_a to_o endure_v labour_n or_o man_n who_o be_v not_o needy_a but_o rich_a and_o wealthy_a or_o man_n of_o part_n or_o man_n of_o courage_n for_o it_o may_v refer_v to_o any_o of_o these_o especial_o the_o last_o such_o as_o do_v not_o fear_v potent_a person_n but_o god_n alone_o as_o it_o here_o follow_v such_o as_o fear_v god_n man_n true_o religious_a who_o will_v fear_v to_o offend_v god_n by_o do_v injustice_n but_o not_o fear_v to_o offend_v man_n by_o do_v right_o man_n of_o truth_n honest_a upright_a man_n who_o love_n to_o truth_n will_v make_v they_o sift_v it_o out_o by_o hear_v both_o side_n patient_o with_o impartial_a attention_n and_o unbiased_a affection_n hate_v covetousness_n not_o greedy_a of_o money_n but_o abhor_v bribe_n and_o all_o base_a way_n of_o gain_n which_o as_o demosthenes_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d make_v judge_n beside_o themselves_o and_o no_o better_a than_o mad_a for_o all_o these_o good_a quality_n they_o be_v to_o be_v eminent_a and_o note_v among_o the_o people_n as_o moses_n his_o word_n import_v i_o deut._n 13._o where_o he_o bid_v they_o present_a to_o he_o not_o only_o wise_a man_n and_o understanding_n but_o also_o know_v among_o their_o tribe_n general_o account_v man_n of_o understanding_n and_o integrity_n and_o place_v such_o over_o they_o to_o be_v ruler_n of_o thousand_o etc._n etc._n the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v such_o that_o it_o can_v be_v determine_v by_o they_o whether_o this_o relate_v to_o the_o number_n of_o ruler_n or_o of_o people_n that_o be_v to_o be_v rule_v by_o they_o as_o mr._n selden_n observe_v and_o discourse_n upon_o it_o very_o large_o in_o the_o sorementioned_n place_n l._n i._n de_fw-fr synedr_n c._n 15._o p._n 615._o where_o he_o show_v that_o decem_fw-la vir_fw-la for_o instance_n be_v not_o only_o one_o set_v over_o ten_o but_o one_o of_o the_o ten_o judge_n of_o which_o a_o court_n consist_v and_o so_o the_o rest_n may_v be_v interpret_v but_o the_o most_o ancient_a and_o most_o receive_a sense_n be_v that_o he_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o the_o number_n of_o judge_n for_o what_o a_o strange_a court_n will_v that_o be_v in_o which_o there_o be_v a_o thousand_o judge_n but_o of_o the_o people_n of_o who_o cause_n they_o be_v to_o take_v cognizance_n and_o it_o be_v common_o think_v also_o there_o be_v but_o one_o ruler_n over_o a_o thousand_o family_n or_o man_n it_o be_v uncertain_a which_o and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n though_o the_o word_n may_v import_v more_o than_o one_o in_o each_o of_o these_o judicature_n whether_o great_a or_o small_a the_o talmudist_n make_v a_o prodigious_a number_n of_o judge_n of_o each_o sort_n but_o it_o be_v most_o rational_a to_o think_v that_o jethro_n meaning_n be_v that_o he_o shall_v constitute_v great_a and_o lesser_a judicature_n according_a to_o the_o division_n of_o their_o several_a tribe_n into_o thousand_o hundred_o fifty_n and_o ten_o and_o a_o competent_a number_n of_o person_n appoint_v to_o be_v judge_n in_o these_o great_a or_o lesser_a court_n for_o that_o their_o tribe_n be_v divide_v into_o thousand_o for_o instance_n be_v apparent_a from_o several_a place_n xxii_o josh_n 14._o vi_o judg._n 15._o where_o gideon_n say_v my_o family_n in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v my_o thousand_o be_v the_o mean_a in_o israel_n 1_o chron._n xii_o 20._o v_o mic._n 2._o these_o thousand_o corn._n bertramus_n take_v to_o be_v family_n who_o the_o hebrew_n call_v house_n which_o be_v divide_v into_o so_o many_o head_n as_o they_o call_v they_o as_o the_o tribe_n be_v into_o family_n and_o of_o these_o he_o think_v jethro_n advise_v he_o to_o make_v such_o ruler_n as_o be_v here_o mention_v of_o several_a degree_n but_o other_o particular_o herman_n conringius_n de_fw-fr republ._n hebr._n sect._n 19_o think_v we_o be_v to_o understand_v only_a ruler_n over_o a_o thousand_o man_n not_o family_n as_o it_o be_v certain_a in_o military_a affair_n the_o captain_n of_o thousand_o be_v only_o of_o a_o thousand_o soldier_n xxxi_o numb_a 14._o ruler_n of_o hundred_o ruler_n of_o fifty_n and_o ruler_n of_o ten_o there_o be_v four_o order_n of_o these_o ruler_n but_o whether_o there_o be_v a_o subordination_n of_o the_o low_a order_n to_o the_o high_a as_o in_o army_n there_o be_v of_o the_o captain_n to_o the_o colonel_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v and_o the_o inferior_n to_o he_o i_o can_v determine_v ver._n 22._o and_o let_v they_o judge_v the_o people_n at_o all_o season_n sit_v every_o day_n some_o or_o other_o of_o they_o in_o their_o several_a district_n see_v v._o 26._o every_o great_a matter_n they_o shall_v bring_v to_o thou_o not_o if_o they_o be_v able_a to_o determine_v it_o themselves_o for_o they_o have_v power_n to_o hear_v all_o cause_n but_o