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call_v or_o assemble_v the_o senate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o if_o these_o word_n be_v sometime_o otherwise_o take_v what_o word_n be_v there_o in_o any_o language_n that_o be_v not_o often_o use_v improper_o but_o that_o understand_v political_o they_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v understand_v as_o i_o have_v show_v or_o will_v so_o entangle_v and_o disorder_v government_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v either_o make_v head_n or_o foot_n of_o it_o be_v that_o which_o i_o make_v little_a question_n to_o evince_v in_o the_o sure_a way_n that_o be_v by_o open_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n whence_o they_o derive_v and_o whereof_o they_o be_v speak_v by_o the_o best_a author_n and_o because_o the_o word_n though_o the_o thing_n they_o signify_v be_v much_o more_o ancient_a derive_v all_o from_o athens_n i_o shall_v begin_v by_o this_o constitution_n to_o show_v the_o proper_a use_n of_o they_o chirotonia_n in_o athens_n as_o have_v be_v show_v out_o of_o suidas_n who_o speak_v 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sense_n be_v to_o spoil_v the_o word_n and_o spoil_v the_o word_n spoil_v the_o prince_n lucian_n be_v a_o droll_n and_o intend_v a_o jest_n but_o not_o so_o good_a a_o one_o as_o that_o he_o of_o all_o other_o shall_v come_v near_o to_o help_v up_o with_o a_o heirarchy_n for_o the_o chirotonia_n or_o election_n of_o the_o roman_a magistrate_n by_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o people_n or_o of_o the_o army_n every_o man_n know_v that_o it_o be_v literal_a suidas_n himself_o interpret_n the_o word_n by_o this_o very_a example_n where_o he_o affirm_v it_o to_o signify_v election_n or_o ratification_n by_o the_o many_o the_o quotation_n out_o of_o the_o constitution_n with_o those_o of_o bishop_n bilson_n and_o other_o out_o of_o the_o greek_a father_n and_o out_o of_o council_n do_v not_o only_o imply_v the_o word_n chirotonia_n but_o the_o thing_n while_o they_o all_o relate_v unto_o that_o kind_n of_o ordination_n which_o be_v in_o those_o church_n yet_o administer_v as_o at_o the_o ordination_n of_o stephen_n be_v not_o confer_v without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n but_o it_o be_v above_o all_o that_o labour_v to_o prove_v the_o chirotonia_n and_o the_o chirothesia_n to_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n they_o shall_v rely_v most_o upon_o the_o place_n where_o the_o apostle_n be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o have_v be_v fore-chirotonized_n by_o god_n as_o if_o it_o be_v clear_a in_o this_o that_o god_n ordain_v the_o apostle_n by_o the_o lay_n on_o of_o hand_n for_o so_o it_o must_v be_v understand_v or_o it_o make_v no_o more_o for_o they_o than_o for_o we_o or_o if_o they_o mean_v it_o only_o to_o show_v that_o the_o word_n chirotonia_n or_o suffrage_n be_v use_v for_o some_o ordination_n that_o can_v be_v take_v in_o our_o sense_n so_o the_o word_n chirothesia_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o lay_v on_o
together_o about_o it_o have_v not_o produce_v one_o these_o vaunt_n of_o they_o offering_n prejudice_n unto_o truth_n and_o good_a principle_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o they_o be_v indeed_o press_v to_o show_v some_o of_o their_o skill_n not_o that_o they_o be_v think_v fit_a judge_n of_o these_o thing_n but_o first_o that_o they_o have_v declare_v themselves_o so_o and_o next_o that_o they_o may_v know_v they_o be_v not_o the_o error_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o sanhedrin_n read_v sanhedrim_n this_o error_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d place_n for_o sindas_n p._n 1._o l._n 4._o r._n suidas_n for_o stand_v p_o 21â—lâ—3â—_n â—_o stay_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zotertha_n p._n 27._o l._n 29._o r._n zotertha_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 24._o l._n 39_o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d page_n 28._o l._n 34._o deal_n also_o for_o golthick_n p._n 49._o r._n gothick_n for_o christonia_n p._n 50._o r._n chirotonia_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 26._o l._n 45._o â—_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 26._o l._n 32._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o council_n p._n 56_o l._n 26._o r._n consul_n for_o the_o p._n 54._o l._n 26._o r._n you_o epist_n arte_fw-la della_fw-it guer._n proem_n i._o ii_o iii_o four_o v._o vi_o vii_o viii_o ix_o x._o xi_o xii_o thu._n b._n 1._o p._n 4._o 5._o 6._o 7._o 8._o 9_o consid_n p._n 4._o mr._n hobbs_n in_o the_o magire_v thu._n b._n 1._o p._n 3._o cousid_n p._n 34._o consid_n p._n 2._o 3._o consid_n p._n 6_o consid_n p._n 8._o consid_n p._n 7._o mat._n 15._o 6._o oceana_n p._n 4._o consid_n p._n 14._o deut._n 15._o 6._o 23._o 19_o consid_n p._n 12._o consid_n p._n 16._o consid_n p._n 23._o g._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 3._o consid_n p._n 16._o 17._o consid_n p._n 19_o 20_o in_o preleg_a de_fw-fr jure_fw-la b._n ac_fw-la p._n book_n 1._o consid_n p._n 22._o 23._o consid_n p._n 26._o consid_n p._n 27._o consid_n p._n 28._o livy_n livy_n arochet_n consid_n p._n 30._o 31._o consid_n p._n 32._o consid_n p._n 33._o 35._o oceana_n p._n 19_o consid_n p._n 35._o 40._o exod_n 19_o 5._o exod._n 20._o 19_o deut._n 29._o 1._o deut._n 4._o 44._o math._n 23._o 37._o 1_o sam._n 8._o 7_o â—_o in_o diatriba_fw-la de_fw-la vota_fw-la jephts_n consid_n p._n 43._o consid_n p._n 60._o pausan_n lacon_n plut._n alc._n consid_n p._n 48._o consid_n p._n 67._o galen_n de_fw-fr usu_fw-la partium_fw-la l._n 4._o consid_n p._n 16._o consid_n p._n 47._o consid_n p._n 49._o the_o balance_n of_o france_n grotius_n de_fw-fr imp._n sum._n pot._n circa_fw-la sacra_fw-la c._n 2._o s._n 4._o original_a of_o a_o sauded_a cleryg_n gen._n 47._o 22._o xenop_n in_o oatr_n de_fw-fr agel_n l._n 1._o thucyd._n l._n 1_o consid_n p._n 16._o 69._o 70._o of_o arm_n and_o their_o kind_n cuic._n l._n 11._o proper_a and_o improper_a arms._n pliny_n l._n aemilio_n papo_n c._n a._n tilio_fw-la regulo_fw-la cos._n arte_fw-la della_fw-it guerra_fw-mi proem_n consid_n p._n 48._o 49._o consid_n p._n 49._o 50._o consid_n p._n 68_o consid_n p._n 53._o paus_n messen_n fazello_n hist_o de_fw-fr sicil_n polyb._n l._n 1._o decree_n of_o the_o state_n of_o holland_n apud_fw-la grot._fw-la hist_o 4._o comines_n p._n jovius_n machiavelli_n consid_n p_o 51._o judges_z ch_z 1._o &_o 2._o arte_fw-la della_fw-it guerra_fw-mi in_o his_o preface_n to_o suelonius_fw-la de_fw-fr qual_a imp._n consid_n p._n 51._o consid_n p._n 52._o essay_n 29._o consid_n p._n 55._o consid_n p._n 70._o oceana_n p._n 9_o pausan_n corith_n arist_n pol._n l._n 5._o c._n 3._o consid_n p._n 73._o pol._n l._n 2._o c._n 5._o plut._n lycur_n pol._n l._n 3._o c._n 9_o consid_n p._n 77._o grot._fw-la ad_fw-la numb_a 26._o 53._o 1_o sam._n 8._o gen._n 47._o 19_o 20._o grot._fw-la ad_fw-la gen._n 47._o consid_n p._n 36._o in_o his_o epist_n consid_n p._n 39_o pol._n l._n 5._o c._n 3._o plut._n lycur_n consid_n p._n 78._o plur._n lycur_n consid_n p._n 18._o consid_n p._n 81._o confid_v p._n 85._o consid_n p._n 93._o consid_n p._n 87._o consid_n p._n 89_o essay_n 24._o pol._n l._n 3._o c._n â—9_n ocean_n p._n 22._o grot._n pol._n l._n 2._o c._n 7._o 1_o chron._n 27._o grot._fw-la ad_fw-la locum_fw-la 1_o chron._n 13._o gror._fw-la è._fw-la tertul._n 1_o chron._n 25._o 1_o chron._n 28._o 2._o 1_o chron._n 29._o 22._o king_n 1._o 23._o 1_o king_n 12._o 1_o chr._n 9_o 29._o num._n 4._o poll._n l._n 4._o c._n 14._o epitome_n of_o the_o athenian_a common_a wealth_n petit._n de_fw-fr leg._n att._n cic._n pro_fw-la flac._n ulpian_n ad_fw-la phil._n 1._o pollux_n l._n 8._o c._n 8._o l._n 8._o c._n 16._o dem._n phil._n 1._o pollux_n l._n 8._o c_o 9_o epitome_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o venice_n the_o great_a council_n the_o senate_n the_o college_n the_o signiory_n certain_a right_n of_o the_o council_n consid_n p._n 93._o rotation_n of_o oceana_n consid_n p._n 90._o liv._o l._n 9_o florus_n l._n 2._o c._n 18._o consid_n p._n 91._o consid_n p._n 91._o consid_n p._n 91._o match_n discor_fw-la b._n 3._o ch._n 24._o liv._o b._n 9_o consid_n p._n 92._o mamercus_n apud_fw-la liv._o l._n 4._o 2_o sam._n 3._o 39_o arnisi_fw-la consid_n p._n 47._o 48._o consid_n p._n 93._o oceana_n p._n 213._o b._n 2._o 9_o consid_n p._n 36._o p._n 94._o act._n 11._o 19_o ch._n 14._o act_n 6._o 12._o livy_n lib._n 8._o ch._n 21._o strabo_n 1._o 9_o sigon_n de_fw-fr ant_n jure_fw-la provin_n epist._n plin._n epist._n lib._n 10._o act_n 19_o demost_a contra_fw-la timocr_n phil._n 1._o l._n 8._o c._n 8._o l._n 2._o calv._n inst_n l._n 4._o cap._n 3._o §._o 15._o dion_n hal._n l._n 8._o philo_z de_z inst_n princ_fw-la numb_a 11._o v._n 16._o 24._o deut._n 1._o v_o 13_o 14_o 15._o numb_a 11._o 26._o numb_a 11._o numb_a 11._o v._n 24._o 25._o deut._n 33._o v_o 9_o 1_o tim._n 1._o v._n 6._o deut._n 1._o v_o 15._o ver._n 16._o judg._n 2._o 16._o de_fw-fr rep._n heb._n judge_n 11._o deur_n 17._o 15._o arist_n poll._n b._n 6._o c._n 2._o de_fw-fr imp._n s._n p._n c._n 10._o judge_n 20._o jos_n l._n 4._o josephus_n l._n 6._o c._n 5._o number_n 16._o josephus_n l._n 4._o 1_o chro._n 29._o 22._o grot._fw-la ad_fw-la hag._n 1._o 1._o josephus_n de_fw-fr judg._n l._n 4._o maymon_n hal._n cele_n hamikdasch_n chap._n 4._o &_o 5._o 2_o chron._n 24._o 5._o 25._o 8._o 26._o 13._o numb_a 8._o five_o 9_o 10._o exod._n 29._o numb_a 8._o philo_z de_z inst_n principiis_fw-la diâ—m_fw-la c._n 10._o 1_o sam._n 8._o 12._o 2_o sam._n 8._o 15._o §_o 10._o exod._n 17._o 11._o gen._n 48._o 14._o numb_a 11._o 17._o it_o be_v sanhed_n c_o 4._o numb_a 27._o 28_o 23._o deut._n 34._o 9_o mat._n 16._o 18._o 1_o tim._n 5._o 22._o mat._n 10._o 16._o act_n 6._o 6._o luke_n 24._o 49._o deut._n 1_o numb_a 11._o selden_n de_fw-fr syn._n vide_fw-la grot._fw-la ad_fw-la deut._n 17._o 8._o mikotzl_n misna_n gemara_n abr._n zacuth_n maimonides_n rab._n jonah_n rab._n nathan_n maimon_n tit._n san._n cap._n 4._o act_n 13._o 3._o act_n 9_o 17._o malmon_n tit._n san._n cap._n 4._o halac_n san._n c._n 4._o s._n 11._o numb_a 27._o 8._o §_o 36._o §_o 107_o act_n 20._o 28._o de_fw-fr imp._n sum_n pot._n c._n 10._o §_o 31._o §_o 104_o act_n 6._o of_o ordinat_fw-la p._n 13._o de_fw-fr imp._n c._n 10._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 13._o livy_n l._n act_n 7._o 15._o act_n 8._o first_o way_n of_o ordination_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n act_n 1._o §_o 115._o dr._n h._n of_o imposition_n §_o 115._o act_n 1._o 15._o ver._n 13._o 15._o 16._o 21._o 22._o 23._o 24._o 26._o grotius_n demonstration_n that_o god_n never_o ordain_v any_o policy_n ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a but_o upon_o the_o principle_n of_o humane_a prudence_n josh_n 9_o 11._o arist_n 2._o lib._n 2._o c._n 10._o pol._n lib._n 8._o c_o 9_o act._n 6._o second_o way_n of_o ordination_n in_o the_o church_n of_o cstrist_n act_n 13._o act_n 15._o 22._o three_o way_n of_o ordination_n i_o the_o church_n c_o christ_n grot_n ad_fw-la 2_o tim._n 4._o 14._o grot._fw-la ad_fw-la mat._n 19_o 13._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 14._o 2_o tim._n 1._o 6._o §_o 106._o §_o 134._o §_o 111._o epitome_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o crete_n tit._n 1._o 5._o decorond_n §_o 3._o joseph_n an._n l._n 13._o c._n 5._o l._n 7._o c._n 45._o act_n 10._o 41._o de_fw-fr cor._n 2_o cor._n 8._o 19_o his_o own_o word_n to_o mr._n hobbs_n §_o 118._o de_fw-fr coron_n demost_a cont_n timocrat_n pol._n l._n 8._o c._n 8._o ant._n l._n 6._o c._n 4._o act_n 19_o 31._o §_o 134_o §_o 125._o §_o 135._o philo_z delegatitione_n ad_fw-la cajum_fw-la act_n 14._o 4._o §_o 138._o his_o own_o word_n to_o mr._n hobbs_n §_o 122._o
that_o not_o only_o they_o who_o have_v receive_v advantage_n can_v suffer_v martyrdom_n but_o they_o that_o have_v lose_v by_o it_o will_v be_v utter_o lose_v for_o it_o be_v admirable_a in_o the_o case_n of_o this_o people_n if_o it_o be_v not_o common_a in_o the_o case_n of_o most_o in_o the_o world_n at_o this_o day_n custom_n may_v bring_v that_o to_o be_v receive_v as_o a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n for_o which_o there_o be_v no_o colour_n in_o scripture_n for_o to_o consult_v maimonides_n a_o little_a better_o upon_o this_o point_n whereas_o say_v he_o they_o grant_v in_o 11._o case_n it_o shall_v happen_v that_o in_o all_o the_o holy_a land_n there_o remain_v but_o one_o presbyter_n that_o presbyter_n assist_v by_o two_o other_o israelite_n may_v ordain_v the_o seventy_o or_o great_a sanhedrim_n and_o the_o sanhedrim_n so_o constitute_v may_v constitute_v and_o ordain_v the_o lesser_a court_n i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o be_v there_o no_o presbyter_n in_o the_o land_n yet_o if_o all_o the_o wiseman_n of_o israel_n shall_v agree_v to_o constitute_v or_o ordain_v judge_n they_o may_v do_v it_o lawful_o enough_o but_o if_o so_o then_o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o our_o ancestor_n have_v be_v so_o solicitous_a lest_o judicature_n shall_v fail_v in_o israel_n sure_o for_o no_o other_o cause_n than_o that_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o captivity_n the_o israelite_n be_v so_o disperse_v that_o they_o can_v not_o upon_o like_a occasion_n be_v bring_v together_o now_o i_o appeal_v whether_o the_o clear_a word_n of_o maimonides_n where_o he_o say_v that_o out_o master_n moses_n ordain_v the_o sanhedrim_n by_o the_o chirothesia_n be_v not_o more_o clear_o and_o strong_o contradict_v in_o this_o place_n than_o they_o be_v affirm_v in_o the_o other_o since_o acknowledge_v that_o if_o the_o people_n can_v assemble_v they_o may_v ordain_v the_o sanhedrim_n he_o give_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o when_o they_o do_v assemble_v they_o have_v power_n to_o ordain_v it_o and_o that_o moses_n do_v assemble_v they_o upon_o this_o occasion_n be_v plain_a in_o scripture_n again_o if_o the_o power_n of_o ordination_n fall_v ultimate_o unto_o the_o people_n there_o be_v not_o a_o strong_a argument_n in_o nature_n that_o it_o thence_o primary_o derive_v to_o conclude_v the_o chirothesia_n of_o the_o presbyterian_a party_n in_o israel_n be_v thus_o confess_v by_o the_o author_n no_o otherwise_o necessaty_n than_o through_o the_o defect_n of_o the_o chirotonia_n of_o the_o people_n which_o ingenuity_n of_o the_o talmudist_n for_o any_o thing_n that_o have_v yet_o past_a may_v be_v worthy_a the_o imitation_n of_o divine_n in_o track_v the_o jew_n from_o the_o restitution_n of_o their_o commonwealth_n after_o the_o captivity_n to_o their_o dispersion_n it_o seem_v that_o the_o late_a monarchy_n in_o israel_n be_v occasion_v by_o the_o oligarchy_n the_o oligarchy_n by_o the_o aristocracy_n and_o the_o aristocracy_n by_o the_o chirothesia_n but_o that_o this_o monarchy_n though_o erect_v by_o magnanimous_a and_o popular_a prince_n can_v be_v no_o less_o than_o tyranny_n derive_v from_o another_o principle_n that_o be_v the_o insufficiency_n of_o the_o balance_n for_o albeit_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o captivity_n the_o jubilee_n be_v no_o more_o in_o use_n yet_o the_o virgin_n mary_n as_o a_o heiress_n be_v affirm_v by_o some_o to_o have_v be_v marry_v unto_o joseph_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o law_n every_o daughter_n that_o possess_v a_o 8._o inheritance_n in_o any_o tribe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v be_v wife_n unto_o one_o of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o her_o father_n etc._n etc._n by_o which_o the_o popular_a agrarian_a may_v be_v more_o than_o suspect_v to_o have_v be_v of_o great_a vigour_n than_o will_v admit_v of_o a_o well_o balance_v monarchy_n the_o second_o presbytery_n which_o be_v now_o attain_v unto_o a_o well_o balance_v empire_n in_o the_o papacy_n have_v infinite_o excel_v the_o pattern_n 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