and_o 30._o chapter_n of_o 2_o chronic._n for_o the_o magistrate_n power_n of_o call_v synod_n be_v of_o the_o same_o stamp_n it_o be_v true_a chap._n 29._o v._n 4._o ezechiah_o gather_a priest_n &_o levite_n together_o but_o it_o be_v to_o make_v a_o exhortation_n to_o they_o not_o that_o they_o shall_v congregate_v into_o a_o synod_n invest_v with_o judicial_a authority_n i_o think_v that_o none_o ever_o yet_o dream_v of_o it_o that_o synod_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n can_v be_v prove_v out_o of_o that_o place_n the_o last_o place_n prov._n 11._o v._o 14._o speak_v of_o counsellor_n in_o the_o multitude_n of_o which_o there_o be_v safety_n but_o not_o a_o word_n there_o of_o call_v of_o they_o nor_o that_o those_o who_o be_v call_v be_v priest_n and_o levite_n but_o rather_o any_o other_o one_o will_v almost_o think_v that_o they_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o weaken_v a_o good_a cause_n and_o make_v invalid_a the_o power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n by_o allege_v place_n that_o make_v 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priest_n appoint_v to_o be_v over_o all_o matter_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o zebadiah_n for_o the_o king_n business_n do_v further_a clear_o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n among_o the_o jew_n as_o a_o government_n distinct_a from_o that_o of_o the_o magistrate_n though_o many_o cry_v here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o strong_a place_n for_o a_o distinct_a and_o double_a jurisdiction_n for_o it_o be_v plain_a here_o that_o amariah_n the_o chief_a priest_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v as_o mr._n gillespie_n confess_v p._n 146._o the_o nasi_n or_o prince_n of_o the_o sanedrim_n and_o chief_a ruler_n of_o the_o senate_n whereof_o mention_n be_v make_v in_o the_o 8._o verse_n and_o which_o be_v make_v up_o of_o priest_n levite_n and_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n and_o judge_v of_o such_o cause_n and_o matter_n as_o usual_o a_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n do_v this_o amariah_n in_o that_o place_n of_o chief-presidency_a in_o the_o 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mr._n gâ—…spie_n acknowledge_v that_o he_o be_v the_o ruler_n and_o judge_n of_o the_o people_n for_o thus_o he_o speak_v p._n 140._o that_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v a_o ruler_n of_o the_o people_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v man_n fest_n from_o act._n 23._o v._n 5._o where_o paul_n appli_v to_o the_o high_a priest_n that_o law_n thou_o shall_v not_o speak_v evil_a of_o the_o ruler_n of_o thy_o people_n thus_o mâ—_n gillespie_n plead_v for_o we_o with_o as_o strong_a argument_n as_o we_o can_v ever_o produce_v for_o ourselves_o viz._n 1._o that_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n as_o such_o be_v not_o distinct_a from_o that_o of_o the_o magistrate_n neither_o before_o nor_o since_o christ_n time_n 2._o that_o his_o jurisdiction_n be_v not_o annex_v to_o the_o priestly_a office_n but_o to_o the_o office_n of_o a_o judge_n and_o â—uler_n of_o the_o land_n 3._o that_o he_o judge_v of_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o judge_v ruler_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o not_o as_o a_o high_a priest_n 4._o that_o there_o be_v not_o two_o senate_n as_o mr._n gillespie_n acknowledge_v in_o christ_n time_n nor_o before_o his_o time_n one_o ecclesiastical_a another_o civil_a that_o one_o sâ—nate_a that_o be_v stand_v can_v not_o proper_o be_v call_v either_o ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a â—ut_v the_o magistrate_n senate_n endow_v with_o one_o and_o that_o external_a jurisdiction_n in_o all_o cause_n and_o matter_n and_o over_o all_o person_n 4._o now_o for_o zebadiah_n the_o case_n be_v clear_a that_o he_o be_v appoint_v either_o steward_n or_o mr._n controller_n it_o may_v be_v chamberlain_n of_o the_o king_n household_n or_o rather_o a_o principal_a minister_n not_o of_o state_n but_o set_v over_o his_o family_n land_n army_n money_n jewel_n etc._n etc._n 5._o this_o alone_a that_o jehosaphat_n appoint_v both_o amariah_n and_o zebadiah_n to_o be_v chief_a magistrate_n and_o ruler_n one_o over_o the_o matter_n of_o god_n the_o other_o of_o the_o king_n evince_v that_o all_o jurisdiction_n be_v unite_v in_o the_o king_n depend_v on_o he_o and_o be_v subordinate_a to_o he_o for_o it_o be_v plain_a out_o of_o josephus_n lib._n 9_o cap._n 1._o that_o these_o two_o magistrate_n amariah_n and_o zebadiah_n and_o the_o set_n of_o they_o over_o the_o matter_n of_o god_n and_o the_o business_n of_o the_o king_n be_v a_o act_n of_o sovereign_a jurisdiction_n or_o of_o magistracy_n summos_fw-la magistratus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ex_fw-la amicorum_fw-la numero_fw-la praeposuit_fw-la 6._o the_o matter_n judge_v in_o that_o sanedrim_n where_o amariah_n be_v speaker_n argue_v that_o it_o be_v no_o ecclesiastical_a court_n mr._n gillespie_n understand_v betwixt_o blood_n and_o blood_n not_o of_o capital_a offence_n but_o concern_v forbid_a degree_n of_o marriage_n which_o though_o it_o be_v he_o must_v prove_v that_o matrimonial_a cause_n belong_v to_o the_o cognizance_n not_o of_o civil_a but_o of_o ecclesiastical_a tribunal_n which_o no_o man_n will_v ever_o be_v able_a to_o prove_v 7._o to_o take_v away_o all_o doubt_n but_o that_o amariah_n be_v appoint_v the_o chief_a ruler_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n under_o the_o king_n in_o all_o matter_n that_o concern_v the_o law_n give_v by_o god_n to_o his_o people_n of_o whatever_o nature_n they_o be_v and_o zebadiah_n governor_n under_o the_o king_n of_o the_o king_n house_n and_o affair_n there_o be_v a_o pregnant_a place_n 1_o chronic._n 26._o vers_fw-la 30._o and_o 32._o for_o in_o the_o 30._o verse_n hashabiah_n and_o his_o brethren_n even_o one_o thousand_o and_o seven_o hundred_o officer_n on_o this_o side_n jordan_n westward_o be_v say_v to_o be_v set_v over_o the_o business_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o service_n of_o the_o king_n and_o 〈◊〉_d the_o 32._o it_o be_v say_v that_o david_n make_v ruier_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 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divine_n shall_v draw_v a_o argument_n for_o rule_v elder_n out_o of_o the_o 2_o chron._n 19_o see_v pag._n 15._o beside_o whereas_o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o all_o rabbin_n and_o most_o divines_n that_o in_o that_o place_n 2_o chronic._n 19_o there_o be_v mention_v but_o of_o one_o sanedrim_n which_o josaphat_n do_v â—…form_v mr._n gillespie_n maintain_v that_o there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o two_o one_o ecclesiastical_a of_o which_o amariah_n be_v precedent_n and_o another_o civil_a in_o which_o zeâ—adiah_n be_v speaker_n for_o say_v he_o where_o be_v it_o ever_o hear_v of_o that_o a_o priest_n be_v precedent_n of_o a_o court_n and_o â—n_o sacred_a thing_n and_o cause_n that_o a_o civil_a magistrate_n be_v precedent_n of_o a_o court_n and_o that_o in_o civil_a cause_n and_o yet_o not_o two_o court_n but_o one_o court_n but_o where_o will_v he_o make_v good_a that_o distinction_n of_o power_n and_o senate_n among_o the_o jew_n one_o ecclesiastical_a the_o other_o civil_a for_o 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