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some_o degreee_v put_v into_o practice_n by_o god_n child_n from_o the_o creation_n 36._o creation_n see_v seder_n olam_fw-la rabath_n c._n 5._o philo_z the_o uâ—_n tà _fw-la mesis_n l._n 1._o tertull._n adversus_fw-la judaeos_fw-la a_o haeâ—s_n in_o synopsi_fw-la sacr_n scrip._n upon_o exod._n euseb_n demonstrat_n evangel_n c._n 6._o justin_n hist_o lib._n 36._o though_o the_o sabbath_n be_v not_o observe_v till_o the_o israelite_n come_v into_o the_o wilderness_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d house_n of_o judgement_n or_o tribunal_n shall_v be_v constitute_v for_o all_o people_n be_v clear_o part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o otherwise_o that_o punishment_n which_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n demand_v for_o certain_a offence_n as_o murder_v etc._n etc._n can_v not_o be_v regular_o execute_v plato_n in_o his_o 9_o book_n of_o law_n in_o several_a case_n appoint_v those_o that_o be_v natural_o ally_v to_o the_o person_n that_o be_v murder_v to_o inflict_v death_n upon_o the_o murderer_n and_o so_o likewise_o some_o of_o the_o kindred_n of_o the_o party_n ravish_v to_o kill_v the_o ravisher_n but_o these_o constitution_n border_n upon_o the_o make_v a_o man_n a_o judge_n in_o his_o own_o cause_n if_o any_o one_o be_v kill_v by_o chance-medley_n those_o who_o affection_n nature_n have_v engage_v to_o the_o person_n that_o be_v slay_v will_v be_v tempt_v to_o misconstrue_v it_o into_o murder_n jacob_n curse_v the_o wrath_n of_o simeon_n and_o levi_n who_o revenge_v the_o ravish_a of_o their_o sister_n dinah_n upon_o the_o sechemite_n gen._n 49.7_o suppose_v also_o those_o who_o sustain_v the_o great_a loss_n in_o the_o party_n murder_v to_o neglect_v the_o execute_n of_o punishment_n the_o city_n or_o country_n in_o which_o it_o be_v commit_v be_v expose_v to_o god_n wrath_n for_o
time_n before_o the_o flood_n pass_v a_o sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o any_o appertain_v to_o his_o family_n can_v be_v prove_v out_o of_o any_o monument_n of_o antiquity_n now_o extant_a neither_o do_v it_o appear_v whether_o judah_n pronounce_v sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o thamar_n by_o virtue_n of_o any_o authority_n which_o he_o have_v over_o she_o as_o belong_v to_o his_o family_n or_o by_o virtue_n of_o some_o law_n consent_v to_o by_o his_o forefather_n or_o according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o country_n in_o which_o he_o live_v or_o out_o of_o rashness_n some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n affirm_v that_o judah_n intend_v not_o that_o thamar_n shall_v be_v burn_v to_o death_n but_o only_o stigmatise_v in_o the_o forehead_n for_o a_o harlot_n what_o authority_n soever_o a_o master_n of_o a_o family_n may_v challenge_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n over_o his_o child_n and_o servant_n and_o those_o who_o by_o marriage_n be_v ingraft_v into_o his_o family_n whilst_o he_o be_v a_o sojourner_n among_o a_o nation_n into_o which_o he_o be_v not_o incorporate_v clear_v it_o be_v that_o those_o who_o have_v their_o share_n in_o any_o country_n and_o a_o settle_a abode_n among_o other_o have_v no_o title_n to_o such_o authority_n in_o that_o they_o be_v tempt_v to_o partiality_n and_o may_v expose_v their_o neighbour_n to_o divine_a justice_n by_o neglect_v judgement_n or_o by_o give_v unjust_a sentence_n of_o death_n and_o the_o same_o way_n weaken_v the_o country_n in_o which_o they_o live_v and_o expose_v it_o to_o a_o common_a enemy_n homer_n in_o the_o jota_n of_o his_o odyss_n make_v it_o a_o badge_n of_o rude_a and_o uncivil_a people_n to_o live_v together_o in_o the_o same_o country_n and_o not_o to_o imbodie_o themselves_o into_o a_o society_n nor_o have_v any_o public_a jurisdiction_n say_v of_o the_o cyclopes_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o give_v law_n every_o one_o of_o they_o to_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n neither_o regard_n one_o another_o most_o agreeable_a it_o be_v to_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n that_o those_o who_o inhabit_v the_o same_o country_n and_o so_o nigh_o together_o that_o they_o be_v without_o inconveniency_n capable_a of_o a_o common_a government_n so_o combine_v and_o associate_v the_o strength_n of_o their_o mind_n and_o estate_n as_o that_o they_o may_v be_v invincible_a be_v herodotus_n say_v of_o the_o thration_n who_o by_o some_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o every_o man_n wâ—â—_n a_o law_n to_o himself_o that_o if_o they_o have_v either_o be_v all_o of_o one_o mind_n or_o under_o one_o k._n they_o have_v be_v invincible_a in_o a_o positure_n of_o defence_n against_o a_o common_a enemy_n and_o homebred_a disturbance_n which_o can_v be_v effect_v without_o common_a law_n and_o public_a execution_n of_o justice_n 9_o justice_n plato_n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la l._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n must_v of_o necessity_n establish_v law_n and_o observe_v they_o or_o not_o at_o all_o differ_v from_o the_o most_o savage_a beast_n chap._n 7._o magistracy_n stand_v by_o divine_a right_n it_o remain_v doubtful_a whether_o people_n who_o live_v together_o may_v lawful_o retain_v a_o isocracie_n among_o they_o have_v all_o of_o they_o suffrage_n of_o equal_a value_n in_o the_o censure_v of_o delinquent_n and_o the_o manage_n of_o such_o affair_n as_o conduce_v to_o their_o public_a safety_n or_o be_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o any_o of_o god_n positive_a law_n to_o set_v governor_n and_o magistrate_n over_o they_o we_o inquire_v not_o now_o of_o magistracy_n fetter_v in_o the_o circumstance_n of_o hic_fw-la and_o nunc_fw-la determine_v to_o time_n and_o place_n for_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o among_o the_o israelites_n not_o only_a magistracy_n but_o also_o certain_a form_n of_o magistracy_n be_v by_o divine_a right_n moreover_o that_o certain_a person_n also_o bare_a rule_n among_o they_o by_o divine_a right_n and_o that_o without_o the_o mediation_n of_o any_o humane_a choice_n nor_o yet_o of_o magistracy_n during_o the_o time_n for_o which_o it_o be_v establish_v by_o man_n that_o be_v of_o magistracy_n with_o a_o presupposition_n of_o humane_a consent_n by_o which_o in_o some_o form_n or_o other_o it_o be_v erect_v and_o be_v for_o some_o time_n to_o be_v continue_v see_v that_o god_n law_n require_v that_o man_n stand_v to_o their_o agreement_n and_o the_o scripture_n say_v 13.1_o say_v rom._n 13.1_o the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n and_o 2.13_o and_o 1_o pet._n 2.13_o submit_v yourselves_o to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n but_o whether_o god_n have_v command_v all_o nation_n at_o all_o time_n to_o have_v magistrate_n judge_n or_o state-officer_n the_o question_n be_v that_o i_o may_v further_o explain_v the_o state_n of_o it_o whether_o isoâ—rasie_n be_v lawful_a or_o man_n be_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n to_o set_v up_o a_o magistracy_n to_o prefer_v some_o to_o bear_v rule_n over_o the_o rest_n the_o scripture_n do_v not_o extricate_v we_o in_o this_o controversy_n by_o any_o general_a precept_n nor_o yet_o if_o we_o search_v the_o history_n of_o the_o world_n before_o the_o flood_n shall_v we_o find_v any_o foot-step_n of_o magistracy_n or_o of_o humane_a censure_n we_o have_v much_o wickedness_n mention_v in_o the_o gross_a gen._n 6.5_o and_o some_o sin_n specify_v elsewhere_o but_o no_o intimation_n of_o any_o punishment_n inflict_v by_o any_o humane_a judicature_n lamech_v judicature_n the_o murder_a of_o abel_n gen._n 4.8_o and_o according_a to_o some_o interpreter_n murder_v commit_v by_o lamech_v gen._n 4.23_o and_o idolatry_n according_a to_o some_o of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n gen._n 4.26_o i_o shall_v otherwise_o interpret_v the_o two_o place_n last_o quote_v but_o lamech_n rash_a speech_n deserve_v a_o censure_n we_o have_v polygamy_n likewise_o mention_v v._n 19_o of_o the_o same_o chap._n but_o which_o some_o deny_v to_o have_v be_v a_o sin_n in_o lamech_v that_o of_o cain_n it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v every_o one_o that_o find_v i_o shall_v slay_v i_o import_v not_o that_o he_o fear_v any_o judiciary_n sentence_n but_o only_o a_o rude_a and_o boisterous_a inflict_v of_o punishment_n that_o it_o be_v permitt_v to_o every_o one_o to_o punish_v so_o heinous_a a_o delinquent_n and_o that_o he_o expect_v not_o any_o regular_a proceed_n of_o justice_n against_o he_o but_o i_o take_v notice_n that_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o present_a he_o fear_v where_o no_o fear_n be_v depart_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o parent_n neither_o be_v likely_a to_o prophesy_v after_o what_o manner_n punishment_n shall_v afterward_o be_v dispense_v i_o conceive_v he_o express_v a_o fear_n of_o man_n only_o and_o not_o of_o beast_n his_o speech_n be_v rash_a and_o inconsiderate_a have_v a_o tincture_n from_o his_o guilty_a conscience_n if_o we_o consult_v with_o the_o light_n of_o reason_n it_o will_v inform_v we_o that_o in_o large_a country_n magistracy_n be_v necessary_a because_o in_o such_o the_o inhabitant_n though_o all_o who_o be_v servile_a and_o indigent_a be_v exclude_v can_v convene_v so_o oft_o as_o virtue_n be_v to_o be_v reward_v and_o encourage_v or_o as_o disorder_n be_v to_o be_v repress_v and_o vice_n to_o be_v punish_v nor_o yet_o so_o oft_o as_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o common_a safety_n require_v it_o be_v clear_a also_o from_o the_o write_a word_n of_o god_n that_o all_o public_a affair_n ought_v to_o be_v manage_v in_o such_o a_o way_n as_o may_v conduce_v most_o to_o god_n glory_n and_o the_o public_a good_a moreover_o god_n appoint_v a_o few_o in_o his_o own_o peculiar_a people_n to_o govern_v the_o rest_n such_o likewise_o at_o all_o time_n have_v be_v the_o custom_n almost_o of_o all_o nation_n chap._n 8._o the_o qualification_n of_o those_o who_o ought_v to_o vote_n in_o the_o dispence_n of_o authority_n the_o major_a part_n of_o suffrage_n be_v equivalent_o the_o whole_a number_n those_o who_o be_v uncapable_a of_o vote_v be_v tie_v to_o subjection_n aristotle_n well_o observe_v 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d polic._n 3_o that_o all_o be_v not_o citizen_n who_o inhabit_v the_o city_n see_v stranger_n and_o servant_n have_v their_o share_n in_o habitation_n he_o frequent_o exclude_v those_o who_o be_v indigent_a from_o bear_v sway_n in_o a_o commonwealth_n unequal_a it_o be_v that_o helots_n and_o those_o who_o have_v no_o estate_n shall_v have_v equal_a authority_n with_o those_o who_o be_v wealthy_a in_o make_v law_n which_o concern_v man_n estate_n in_o that_o by_o their_o private_a condition_n they_o be_v much_o tempt_v to_o favour_n theft_n and_o encroachment_n see_v man_n be_v by_o a_o innate_a and_o hereditary_a distemper_n biased_a towards_o wicked_a practice_n indigent_a people_n who_o