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which_o albeit_o they_o be_v several_o distinguish_v by_o nature_n yet_o can_v we_o make_v no_o use_n of_o they_o but_o when_o they_o be_v conjoin_v the_o civil_a magistrate_n among_o the_o jew_n certain_a it_o be_v he_o may_v not_o offer_v sacrifice_n or_o perform_v religious_a ceremony_n thing_n proper_a unto_o the_o priest_n as_o again_o military_a discipline_n matter_n of_o the_o fisk_n and_o such_o like_a go_v peculiar_o under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o prince_n but_o in_o point_n of_o piety_n and_o justice_n the_o rule_n of_o the_o people_n judicatura_fw-la â—…orum_fw-la their_o obedience_n to_o god_n law_n they_o be_v not_o only_o conjoin_v but_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o that_o government_n the_o civil_a magistrate_n have_v that_o place_n of_o the_o finger_n which_o be_v call_v the_o key_n of_o the_o hand_n into_o jerusalem_n there_o be_v two_o sanedrim_n for_o so_o be_v their_o great_a council_n call_v one_o suâ—…reme_a in_o jerusalem_n consist_v of_o 70._o together_o with_o the_o prince_n and_o priesthood_n another_o small_a sanedrim_n in_o every_o city_n of_o reasonable_a importance_n contain_v 23._o wise_a man_n together_o with_o a_o number_n of_o the_o priesthood_n which_o be_v do_v by_o a_o general_a ordinance_n of_o god_n himself_o populo_fw-la mandavit_fw-la ut_fw-la judices_fw-la constitueret_fw-la secundum_fw-la tribus_fw-la svas_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la civitate_fw-la that_o 16._o they_o shall_v in_o every_o city_n appoint_v judge_n according_a to_o their_o tribe_n and_o again_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n he_o make_v a_o law_n of_o appellation_n command_v in_o omni_fw-la re_fw-la dâ—…fficili_fw-la constituere_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la levitici_fw-la generis_fw-la &_o judices_fw-la 17._o to_o appoint_v over_o all_o difficile_a cause_n some_o of_o the_o priest_n and_o some_o of_o the_o judge_n he_o have_v not_o say_v only_o the_o priest_n nor_o only_o the_o judge_n as_o neither_o do_v moses_n when_o he_o go_v into_o the_o mountain_n make_v any_o separation_n but_o leave_v the_o spiritual_a and_o civil_a magistrate_n coniunct_n ecce_fw-la aaron_n &_o hur._n that_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n have_v a_o divine_a charge_n and_o be_v so_o count_v among_o the_o jew_n there_o it_o be_v seent_fw-mi where_o after_o judge_n be_v constitute_v in_o every_o town_n the_o king_n say_v to_o they_o uidetâ—…_n quid_fw-la agatis_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la pro_fw-la homine_fw-la sed_fw-la pro_fw-la deo_fw-la iudicia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 19_o behold_v say_v josua_n what_o you_o do_v because_o you_o do_v not_o judge_v for_o man_n but_o for_o god_n again_o to_o show_v this_o conjunction_n he_o do_v subjoine_v omnis_fw-la causa_fw-la qua_fw-la venerit_fw-la ad_fw-la uâ—…s_fw-la de_fw-la fratribus_fw-la every_o cause_n which_o come_v from_o your_o brethren_n unto_o you_o dwell_v in_o the_o country_n where_o he_o make_v no_o separation_n of_o spiritual_a from_o civil_a cause_n even_o as_o moses_n have_v do_v before_o where_o he_o or_o deign_v the_o people_n to_o go_v to_o the_o levite_n and_o the_o judge_n si_fw-la aliqua_fw-la difficilis_fw-la causa_fw-la natafuerit_fw-la if_o any_o difficile_a question_n 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o government_n of_o king_n david_n those_o conjunction_n be_v cleerelie_o express_v for_o he_o do_v absolute_o distribute_v the_o peculiaâ—…_n charge_v of_o the_o levite_n &_o hebroniâ—…s_n ultra_fw-la iâ—…rdanem_fw-la prâ—…cit_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la negâ—…tio_fw-la divino_fw-la &_o ministeriâ—…_n râ—…gis_n he_o do_v promove_v the_o hebronites_n beyond_o lordeâ—…_n to_o all_o 19_o the_o function_n appertain_v to_o god_n house_n and_o to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o king_n and_o â—…ine_v in_o the_o laâ—…t_a verse_n of_o the_o same_o hâ—…s_fw-la prefecit_fw-la david_n sâ—…per_fw-la 〈◊〉_d &_o gadâ—…_n in_o omni_fw-la negâ—…tio_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o omni_fw-la negotio_fw-la regis_fw-la which_o power_n of_o constitution_n in_o david_n be_v sufficient_a to_o prove_v that_o the_o regal_a function_n be_v negotium_fw-la divinum_fw-la chief_o where_o it_o be_v christian_a and_o orthodoxal_a may_v not_o moses_n and_o david_n 26._o serve_v we_o for_o matter_n of_o light_n in_o government_n to_o qualify_v this_o conjunction_n of_o religion_n and_o empire_n which_o make_v the_o judaical_a law_n to_o be_v account_v a_o part_n of_o theology_n so_o that_o we_o may_v with_o great_a reason_n conclude_v that_o he_o be_v not_o orthodoâ—…s_n theologus_fw-la no_o right_a meaning_n theologue_n who_o will_v refuse_v unto_o christian_n king_n that_o authority_n in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n which_o be_v not_o only_o grant_v but_o command_v unto_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o which_o godly_a david_n upon_o his_o death_n bed_n do_v render_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o solomon_n from_o the_o warrant_n who_o make_v doubt_n of_o it_o 28._o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n say_v eccâ—…_n autem_fw-la distributiones_fw-la levitâ—…um_n ad_fw-la uâ—…_n qâ—…odque_fw-la ministeriuâ—…â—…omus_fw-la deipenes_n te_fw-la sunt_fw-la ad_fw-la oâ—…ne_fw-la 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