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guic._n l._n 11._o to_o conclude_v this_o part_n as_o to_o the_o reason_n why_o a_o government_n of_o citizen_n so_o acquire_v or_o possess_v as_o through_o marriage_n or_o faction_n be_v the_o hard_a to_o be_v hold_v there_o need_v no_o more_o than_o that_o man_n accustom_a to_o their_o arm_n and_o their_o liberty_n will_v never_o endure_v the_o yoke_n wherefore_o the_o spaniard_n though_o a_o mighty_a king_n no_o soon_o begin_v in_o holland_n a_o small_a commonwealth_n to_o innovat_fw-la or_o break_v her_o order_n than_o she_o throw_v he_o off_o with_o such_o courage_n and_o disdain_n as_o be_v admirable_a to_o the_o world_n and_o somewhat_o of_o the_o like_a kind_n do_v genoa_n by_o the_o help_n of_o she_o doria_n in_o the_o vindication_n of_o her_o liberty_n from_o france_n arms._n proper_a and_o improper_a arms._n to_o come_v by_o this_o
chirothesia_n or_o imposition_n of_o hand_n but_o take_v heed_n of_o that_o divine_n will_v not_o allow_v the_o chirothesia_n to_o be_v a_o act_n of_o the_o people_n but_o in_o this_o procede_v the_o whole_a people_n act_v in_o the_o ordination_n of_o the_o levit_n wherefore_o the_o levit_n also_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o chirotonia_n consent_n vote_n or_o suffrage_n of_o the_o whole_a people_n imply_v in_o this_o action_n but_o for_o the_o ordination_n of_o priest_n and_o levit_n whatever_o it_o be_v it_o be_v not_o to_o the_o present_a purpose_n divine_n derive_v not_o they_o from_o priest_n and_o levit_n but_o from_o duke_n general_n and_o magistrate_n from_o that_o of_o joshua_n and_o of_o the_o sanhedrim_n always_o provide_v that_o this_o be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o the_o former_a that_o be_v by_o the_o chirothesia_n or_o imposition_n of_o hand_n and_o not_o by_o the_o chirotonia_n of_o the_o people_n however_o the_o ordination_n of_o the_o 29_o exod._n 29_o 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be_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o nature_n what_o the_o face_n be_v to_o the_o body_n whereto_o agree_v that_o of_o the_o heathen_n os_fw-la homini_fw-la sublime_a dedit_fw-la coelumque_fw-la tueri_fw-la jussit_fw-la and_o their_o divination_n upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n by_o entrails_n none_o of_o which_o be_v ever_o understand_v as_o destructive_a of_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n or_o of_o the_o freedom_n of_o their_o chirotonia_n where_o solomon_n be_v make_v king_n and_o zadock_n priest_n by_o the_o people_n though_o the_o ceremony_n of_o anoint_v be_v doubtless_o perform_v and_o perhaps_o by_o the_o prophet_n nathan_n it_o be_v whole_o omit_v in_o the_o place_n as_o not_o worth_a the_o speak_n of_o the_o opinion_n that_o the_o ordination_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levit_n lay_v in_o the_o ceremony_n of_o their_o consecration_n be_v every_o whit_n as_o sober_a and_o agreeable_a to_o reason_n as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v hold_v the_o king_n of_o england_n to_o have_v be_v make_v by_o the_o unction_n of_o the_o bishop_n israel_n from_o the_o institution_n of_o moses_n to_o the_o monarchy_n be_v a_o democracy_n or_o popular_a government_n in_o popular_a government_n the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n be_v the_o power_n of_o the_o people_n and_o both_o the_o priest_n and_o levit_n be_v ordain_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n to_o bring_v these_o thing_n to_o the_o city_n in_o the_o perambulation_n of_o the_o apostle_n which_o by_o the_o former_a chapter_n i_o have_v prove_v to_o have_v be_v 10._o ditm._fw-la c._n 10._o popular_a government_n it_o be_v acknowlege_v by_o grotius_n to_o the_o city_n of_o asia_n not_o only_o that_o they_o use_v the_o chirotonia_n but_o in_o the_o strict_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n that_o be_v to_o give_v their_o suffrage_n by_o the_o hold_v up_o of_o hand_n and_o that_o they_o have_v the_o liberty_n of_o their_o religion_n the_o choice_n of_o their_o magistrate_n both_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a in_o their_o ecclesiâ—_n or_o congregation_n have_v be_v also_o undeniable_o evidence_v whence_o it_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o there_o be_v city_n in_o asia_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chirotonize_a or_o ordain_v they_o elder_n that_o be_v magistrate_n and_o priest_n in_o every_o congregation_n with_o reverence_n be_v it_o speak_v long_o before_o christ_n be_v in_o the_o flesh_n or_o the_o apostle_n any_o of_o they_o be_v bear_v wherefore_o to_o sum_v up_o what_o in_o this_o chapter_n i_o conceive_v to_o be_v sufficient_o prove_v i_o may_v bold_o conclude_v that_o the_o chirotonia_n derive_v from_o popular_a constitution_n and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o way_n of_o ordination_n by_o the_o chirotonia_n chap._n iu._n the_o deduction_n of_o the_o chirothesia_n from_o monarchical_a or_o aristocratical_a government_n and_o of_o the_o second_o way_n of_o ordination_n from_o the_o chirothesia_n in_o which_o be_v contain_v the_o commonwealth_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o it_o stand_v after_o the_o captivity_n what_o please_v the_o prince_n say_v justinian_n have_v the_o force_n of_o a_o law_n see_v the_o people_n in_o his_o creation_n have_v devolve_v their_o whole_a power_n upon_o his_o person_n which_o be_v with_o the_o most_o but_o when_o popular_a government_n be_v change_v into_o monarchical_a either_o the_o whole_a power_n of_o the_o people_n or_o a_o great_a part_n of_o it_o must_v of_o necessity_n accrue_v to_o the_o king_n hence_o say_v samuel_n he_o will_v appoint_v he_o captain_n over_o thousand_o chap._n 4_o and_o captain_n over_o fiftys_n in_o which_o word_n perhaps_o be_v intimate_v the_o judge_n of_o the_o inferior_a court_n or_o jethronian_a prefecture_n so_o that_o hereby_o 12._o 1_o sam._n 8._o 12._o samuel_n tell_v the_o people_n they_o shall_v no_o more_o have_v the_o election_n of_o their_o ruler_n but_o the_o king_n will_v have_v it_o who_o it_o may_v be_v change_v the_o nature_n of_o some_o of_o these_o magistracy_n or_o add_v other_o for_o when_o david_n come_v to_o reign_v over_o all_o israel_n joab_n be_v over_o the_o host_n his_o 15._o 2_o sam._n 8._o 15._o strategus_n or_o general_n jehoshaphat_n be_v recorder_n zadoc_n and_o abimelec_n be_v the_o priest_n seraiah_n be_v the_o scribe_n and_o benaiah_n be_v over_o the_o pelethits_n and_o the_o cherethits_n that_o be_v be_v captain_n of_o his_o regiment_n of_o guard_n call_v perhaps_o by_o these_o name_n as_o those_o of_o romulus_n be_v call_v celeres_fw-la but_o it_o shall_v seem_v that_o few_o or_o none_o of_o these_o officer_n be_v elect_v by_o the_o chirotonia_n that_o be_v by_o the_o people_n but_o by_o the_o prince_n which_o kind_n of_o election_n as_o will_v be_v show_v anon_o may_v be_v call_v chirothesia_n for_o the_o deduction_n of_o this_o kind_n of_o ordination_n or_o election_n we_o shall_v do_v well_o to_o hearken_v first_o to_o dr._n hammond_n who_o in_o his_o query_n or_o discourse_n concern_v ordination_n 10._o §._o 10._o by_o the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n put_v it_o thus_o to_o lift_v up_o the_o hand_n be_v a_o ceremony_n in_o prayer_n and_o according_o to_o lay_v hand_n on_o any_o differ_v 11._o exod._n 17._o 11._o not_o otherwise_o from_o lift_v up_o than_o by_o the_o determine_v that_o action_n to_o a_o peculiar_a object_n the_o person_n that_o be_v pray_v for_o be_v general_o among_o the_o jew_n a_o ceremony_n of_o benediction_n use_v first_o by_o the_o father_n to_o the_o child_n in_o bestow_v the_o blessing_n upon_o they_o and_o with_o that_o the_o succession_n to_o some_o part_n of_o his_o estate_n or_o inheritance_n as_o appear_v in_o jacob_n blessing_n the_o child_n of_o joseph_n he_o stretch_v out_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o lay_v it_o upon_o ephraim_n 14._o gen._n 48._o 14._o head_n and_o his_o left_a hand_n on_o manasses_n and_o so_o he_o bless_v etc._n etc._n from_o thence_o it_o be_v accommodate_v among_o they_o to_o the_o communicate_v of_o any_o part_n of_o power_n to_o other_o
as_o in_o the_o ordination_n of_o stephen_n and_o last_o of_o all_o by_o exclude_v the_o people_n to_o degenerate_v whole_o into_o the_o chirothesia_n of_o the_o presbytery_n as_o in_o the_o ordination_n of_o timothy_n all_o this_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n and_o in_o the_o pure_a time_n even_o the_o age_n of_o the_o apostle_n whence_o my_o undertake_n to_o show_v that_o as_o christ_n intend_v his_o doctrine_n shall_v be_v preach_v to_o all_o nation_n so_o he_o intend_v his_o discipline_n shall_v be_v such_o as_o may_v suit_v with_o any_o government_n as_o indeed_o if_o the_o choice_n of_o any_o of_o these_o three_o be_v lawful_a it_o do_v exact_o be_v i_o hope_v perform_v for_o where_o the_o government_n be_v popular_a it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o first_o where_o it_o be_v aristocratical_a or_o monarchical_a it_o agree_v with_o the_o last_o and_o where_o it_o be_v mix_v it_o be_v between_o both_o and_o responsible_a to_o the_o second_o of_o these_o three_o in_o the_o far_a exercise_n of_o their_o natural_a and_o chap._n 5_o intend_a compliance_n with_o human_a prudence_n it_o may_v be_v convenient_a to_o give_v some_o full_a exemplification_n that_o any_o other_o ordination_n than_o that_o of_o the_o first_o kind_n for_o the_o original_a authority_n or_o practice_n of_o it_o whether_o in_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n or_o in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o indeed_o for_o the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o same_o in_o nature_n shall_v have_v be_v introduce_v by_o the_o apostle_n where_o it_o may_v much_o less_o where_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o civil_a policy_n will_v admit_v of_o no_o other_o be_v neither_o probable_a by_o scripture_n nor_o reason_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o in_o the_o city_n of_o lycaonia_n and_o pisidia_n the_o government_n of_o these_o be_v then_o popular_a we_o do_v not_o find_v any_o mention_n at_o all_o of_o the_o chirothesia_n the_o apostle_n in_o these_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chirotonize_a elder_n in_o every_o congregation_n to_o evade_v this_o place_n our_o adversary_n turn_v tail_n to_o the_o thing_n and_o make_v their_o whole_a flight_n at_o the_o word_n in_o take_v one_o of_o they_o into_o the_o disputation_n i_o shall_v take_v in_o all_o for_o they_o run_v all_o upon_o the_o same_o quotation_n or_o with_o little_a addition_n 3._o §._o 3._o that_o the_o word_n chirotonize_a say_v dr._n hammond_n in_o this_o place_n signify_v no_o more_o than_o ordain_v by_o the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n be_v not_o so_o general_o acknowlege_v by_o late_a writer_n but_o that_o it_o may_v be_v useful_a to_o give_v some_o few_o testimony_n out_o of_o those_o writer_n which_o be_v near_a the_o time_n of_o the_o scripture_n thus_o philo_n judaeus_n of_o joseph_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v ordain_v governor_n of_o all_o egypt_n under_o the_o king_n so_o again_o of_o moses_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v constitute_v their_o ruler_n so_o of_o aaron_n son_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n constitute_v they_o priest_n alexander_z son_n of_o antiochus_z epiphanes_n write_v to_o jonathan_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5._o joseph_n an._n l._n 13._o c._n 5._o we_o in_o the_o regal_a stile_n constitute_v thou_o high_a priest_n lucian_n say_v of_o hephestion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o alexander_n make_v he_o a_o god_n when_o he_o be_v dead_a appian_n which_o be_v add_v out_o of_o grotius_n whence_o most_o of_o the_o rest_n be_v take_v to_o signify_v election_n of_o magistrate_n make_v by_o the_o roman_a emperor_n use_v no_o other_o word_n and_o late_a writer_n speak_v of_o some_o that_o be_v chirotonize_v emperor_n by_o their_o father_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n among_o christian_a writer_n take_v one_o place_n in_o the_o author_n of_o the_o constitution_n 45._o l._n 7._o c._n 45._o for_o many_o clement_n after_o the_o death_n of_o linus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v ordain_v bishop_n of_o rome_n by_o peter_n but_o what_o 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