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balance_n the_o same_o be_v of_o divine_a right_n wherefore_o though_o of_o the_o israelit_v god_n say_v 4._o â—os_v 8._o 4._o they_o have_v set_v up_o king_n but_o not_o by_o i_o they_o have_v make_v prince_n and_o i_o know_v it_o not_o yet_o to_o the_o small_a country_n adjoin_v to_o the_o assyrian_a empire_n 17._o â—â—r_fw-fr 27._o 6_o 17._o he_o say_v now_o have_v i_o give_v all_o these_o land_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n my_o servant_n serve_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n and_o live_v chap._n ii_o show_v the_o variation_n of_o the_o english_a balance_n the_o land_n in_o possession_n of_o the_o nobility_n and_o clergy_n of_o england_n till_o henry_n 7_o the_o can_v be_v esteem_v to_o have_v overbalanced_a those_o hold_v by_o the_o people_n less_o than_o four_o to_o one_o whereas_o in_o our_o day_n the_o clergy_n be_v destroy_v the_o land_n in_o possession_n of_o the_o people_n overbalance_v those_o hold_v by_o the_o nobility_n at_o least_o nine_o in_o ten_o 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as_o certain_a when_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n make_v war_n against_o israel_n israel_n assemble_v themselves_o together_o and_o encamp_v in_o mizpeh_n whence_o the_o 17._o judg._n 10._o 17._o elder_n of_o gilead_n go_v to_o fetch_v jephta_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o tob._n then_o 11._o judg._n 11._o 5_o 11._o jephta_n go_v with_o the_o elder_n of_o gilead_n and_o the_o people_n make_v he_o head_n and_o captain_n over_o they_o and_o jephta_n utter_v all_o his_o word_n before_o the_o lord_n in_o mizpeh_n but_o that_o solomon_n be_v elect_v by_o the_o lot_n i_o do_v not_o affirm_v it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o it_o be_v by_o suffrage_n only_o david_n propose_v and_o the_o people_n resolve_v nor_o whether_o jephta_n be_v elect_v by_o suffrage_n or_o by_o the_o ballot_n be_v it_o material_a however_o that_o the_o ordinary_a magistrate_n be_v elect_v by_o the_o ballot_n i_o little_a doubt_n court_n election_n of_o senator_n and_o judge_n of_o inferior_a court_n the_o ordinary_a 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tabernacle_n the_o session-house_n 26._o see_v numb_a 11._o 26._o be_v there_o provide_v and_o the_o two_o that_o draw_v the_o blank_n namely_o eldad_n and_o medad_n though_o of_o they_o that_o be_v elect_v and_o write_v by_o the_o tribe_n go_v not_o up_o to_o the_o tabernacle_n but_o remain_v in_o the_o camp_n as_o not_o have_v attain_v to_o magistracy_n thus_o if_o this_o place_n in_o scripture_n can_v admit_v of_o no_o other_o interpretation_n so_o much_o as_o i_o have_v cite_v out_o of_o the_o talmud_n though_o otherwise_o for_o the_o most_o part_n but_o a_o fabulous_a and_o indigested_a heap_n must_v needs_o be_v good_a and_o valid_a in_o this_o manner_n one_o or_o more_o senator_n happen_v to_o die_v it_o be_v easy_a for_o each_o tribe_n choose_v one_o or_o more_o competitor_n according_o out_o of_o themselves_o to_o decide_v at_o the_o urn_n which_o competitor_n so_o choose_v shall_v be_v the_o magistrate_n without_o partiality_n or_o cause_n of_o feud_n which_o if_o a_o man_n consider_v this_o constitution_n be_v not_o perhaps_o so_o ready_o to_o be_v do_v otherwise_o the_o like_a no_o doubt_n be_v do_v for_o the_o inferior_a court_n except_o that_o such_o election_n the_o commonwealth_n be_v once_o settle_v be_v more_o particular_a and_o perform_v by_o that_o tribe_n only_o in_o who_o gate_n that_o court_n be_v sit_v sect._n 10_o 25._o the_o story_n of_o the_o sanhedrim_n and_o of_o the_o inferior_a court_n as_o to_o their_o first_o institu_fw-la ion_n exod._n 18._o 24_o 25._o the_o first_o institution_n of_o these_o court_n come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o manner_n follow_v before_o the_o people_n be_v under_o order_n the_o whole_a judicature_n lie_v upon_o the_o shoulder_n of_o moses_n who_o be_v overburden_a be_v advise_v by_o jethro_n and_o moses_n hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o his_o father-in-law_n and_o choose_v after_o the_o manner_n show_v able_a man_n out_o of_o all_o israel_n and_o make_v they_o head_n over_o the_o people_n ruler_n of_o thousand_o ruler_n of_o hundred_o ruler_n of_o fifty_n and_o ruler_n of_o ten_o the_o number_n of_o which_o ruler_n compare_v with_o the_o number_n of_o the_o people_n as_o in_o the_o muster_n roll_n at_o sinai_n must_v in_o all_o have_v amount_v to_o about_o six_o thousand_o these_o thus_o institute_v while_o israel_n be_v a_o army_n come_v to_o be_v the_o same_o when_o the_o army_n be_v a_o commonwealth_n whereof_o it_o be_v say_v 18._o 〈◊〉_d 16._o 18._o judge_n and_o officer_n shall_v thou_o make_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o gate_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o throout_v thy_o tribe_n and_o they_o shall_v judge_v the_o people_n with_o just_a judgement_n each_o of_o these_o court_n by_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o jewish_a commonwealth_n consist_v of_o twenty_o three_o elder_n but_o jethro_n in_o his_o advice_n to_o moses_n add_v concern_v these_o judicatory_n this_o caution_n let_v they_o judge_v the_o people_n at_o all_o season_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v that_o chap._n 2_o every_o great_a matter_n they_o shall_v bring_v to_o thou_o but_o every_o small_a matter_n they_o shall_v 22._o exod._n 18._o 22._o judge_n so_o shall_v it_o be_v easy_a for_o thyself_o and_o they_o shall_v bear_v the_o burden_n with_o thou_o which_o nevertheless_o follow_v not_o according_a to_o jethro_n promise_v the_o appeal_v be_v such_o to_o moses_n that_o he_o go_v with_o this_o complaint_n to_o god_n i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o bear_v all_o this_o people_n alone_o because_o it_o be_v too_o heavy_a for_o i_o 16._o numb_a 11._o 14_o 16._o whereupon_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o moses_n gather_v to_o i_o seventy_o man_n of_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n who_o thou_o know_v to_o be_v elder_n of_o the_o people_n and_o officer_n over_o they_o and_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n that_o they_o may_v stand_v with_o thou_o but_o crown_n will_v have_v no_o rival_n and_o they_o shall_v bear_v the_o burden_n of_o the_o people_n with_o thou_o that_o thou_o 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