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which_o judge_v if_o magistrate_n they_o have_v their_o prince_n if_o prince_n there_o be_v heaven_n a_o tribunal_n before_o which_o they_o shall_v appear_v on_o earth_n they_o be_v not_o accountable_a to_o any_o here_o it_o break_v off_o abrupt_o the_o form_n of_o church_n government_n before_o and_o after_o christ._n as_o it_o be_v express_v in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n of_o the_o form_n of_o government_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n therewere_v priest_n before_o the_o law_n melchisedech_n genes_n 14._o 18._o in_o egypt_n 46._o 20._o 41._o 50._o patiphera_n in_o the_o east_n job_n 12._o 19_o exod._n 2._o 16._o madian_n among_o the_o jew_n exod._n 19_o 22_o 24._o these_o be_v young_a man_n of_o the_o son_n of_o israel_n exod._n 24._o 5._o the_o elder_a son_n or_o first-born_a numb_a 3._o 12._o 8._o 16._o under_o moses_n the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n be_v either_o personal_a contain_v all_o the_o whole_a people_n not_o a_o man_n leave_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o representative_a in_o which_o the_o estate_n tribe_n city_n who_o daughter_n the_o town_n adjacent_a be_v call_v i._o the_o estate_n have_v ever_o one_o governor_n 1._o moses_n 2._o joshua_n 3._o judge_n 4._o tirshathaes_n or_o vice-roys_n ezra_n 2._o 63._o with_o who_o be_v join_v the_o lxx_o elder_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ii_o the_o tribe_n have_v every_o one_o their_o prince_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d phylarcha_n num._n 2._o with_o who_o be_v join_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o family_n patriarchae_fw-la num._n 1._o 4._o iii_o the_o city_n have_v each_o likewise_o their_o ruler_n judg._n 9_o 30._o 1_o king_n 22._o 26._o 2_o king_n 23._o 8._o with_o who_o be_v join_v the_o elder_n or_o ancient_n ruth_n 4._o 2._o ezra_n 10._o 14._o these_o last_o not_o before_o they_o come_v into_o canaan_n and_o be_v settle_v in_o their_o city_n it_o appear_v that_o moses_n sometime_o consult_v only_o with_o the_o head_n of_o the_o tribe_n and_o then_o one_o trumpet_n only_o sound_v num._n 10._o 4._o in_o some_o other_o cause_n with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o assembly_n of_o the_o lxx_o and_o then_o both_o trumpet_n call_v num._n 10._o 3._o 8._o when_o all_o do_v meet_v it_o represent_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o israel_n so_o then_o sometime_o all_o the_o people_n the_o whole_a body_n of_o israel_n meet_v sometime_o the_o whole_a people_n be_v represent_v by_o the_o chief_a man_n of_o the_o several_a tribe_n the_o high_a bench_n or_o judgement_n for_o cause_n of_o great_a difficulty_n be_v that_o of_o the_o lxx_o who_o at_o the_o first_o be_v the_o father_n of_o each_o family_n that_o come_v down_o to_o egypt_n gen._n 46._o which_o number_n do_v after_o that_o remain_n exod._n 24._o 1._o 9_o and_o be_v at_o last_o by_o god_n himself_o so_o appoint_v num._n 11._o 16._o see_v 2_o chron._n 19_o 8._o the_o inferior_a bench_n for_o matter_n of_o less_o importance_n be_v erect_v by_o jethroe_n advice_n of_o ruler_n of_o thousand_o hundred_o fiftiss_n tithing_n exod._n 18._o 21_o 26_o and_o after_o establish_v by_o god_n approbation_n deut._n 16._o in_o every_o city_n wherein_o as_o josephus_n say_v be_v seven_o judge_n and_o for_o each_o judge_n two_o levite_n which_o make_v together_o the_o bench_n of_o each_o city_n the_o form_n of_o ecclesiastical_a government_n among_o the_o priest_n the_o priesthood_n be_v settle_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o levy_n by_o god_n levy_n have_v three_o son_n cohath_n gershom_n and_o 〈◊〉_d of_o these_o line_n of_o cohath_n be_v prefer_v before_o the_o rest_n from_o he_o descend_v four_o family_n amram_n izhar_n hebron_n and_o uzziel_n of_o these_o the_o stock_n of_o amram_n be_v make_v chief_a he_o have_v two_o son_n aaron_n and_o moses_n aaron_n be_v by_o god_n appoint_v highpriest_n so_o that_o there_o come_v to_o be_v four_o
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 24000._o vers._n 4._o 2._o minister_n of_o priest_n 3._o judge_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 6000._o vers._n 4._o 4._o officer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5._o singer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4000_o vers._n 5._o 6._o porter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4000_o 1._o of_o priest_n zadock_n be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o family_n of_o eleazar_n and_o abimelech_n the_o second_o of_o the_o family_n of_o priest_n ithamar_n 1_o chron._n 24._o 3._o *_o beside_o and_o under_o these_o be_v xxiiii_o other_o course_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o eleazar_n xvi_o ithamar_n viii_o 1_o chron._n 24._o 4._o which_o 24_o be_v call_v in_o the_o 5._o verse_n ruler_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o ruler_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n to_o who_o it_o be_v think_v by_o learned_a interpreter_n that_o the_o 24._o elder_n apoc._n 4._o 4._o have_v reference_n 2._o of_o levites_n that_o minister_v to_o the_o priest_n in_o their_o function_n likewise_o 24._o course_n out_o of_o the_o 9_o family_n levite_n the_o head_n of_o who_o be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o first_o of_o chron._n 23._o 6._o &_o 24._o &_o 20._o and_o the_o genealogy_n of_o they_o be_v thus_o as_o follow_v all_o this_o be_v write_v with_o the_o l._n primat_n own_o hand_n of_o cohath_n 4._o amram_fw-la moses_n gershom_n shubael_n i._o johdeia_n eleazar_n rehabiah_n ii_o eshiah_n izhar_n shelomith_n iii_o jahath_n hebron_n four_o jeriah_n v._o amariah_n vi_o jahaziel_n vii_o jekameam_n uzziel_n micha_n viii_o shamir_n jesiah_n or_o isshiah_n ix_o zechariah_n gershom_n 2._o laadan_n or_o libni_n x._o jehiel_n xi_o zetham_n xii_o joel._n shimei_n xiii_o shelomith_n xiiii_o haziel_n xv._n haran_n xvi_o jahath_n xvii_o ziza_n or_o zina_n xviii_o jeush_o and_o beriah_n who_o be_v count_v for_o one_o 1_o chr._n 23._o 11._o 27._o merari_fw-la 3_o mahli_n eleazar_n obiit_fw-la sine_fw-la filiis_fw-la 1_o chr._n 23._o 22_o kish_n xix_o jerahmeel_n mushi_fw-la xx._n marli_n xxi_o eder_n xxii_o jerimoth_n jehazia_n beno_n xxiii_o shoham_n xxiiii_o zaccur_v xxv_o ibri_fw-la genealogy_n rest_n judge_n iii_o of_o judge_n that_o sit_v for_o cause_n as_o well_o of_o god_n as_o the_o king_n there_o be_v appoint_v 1._o on_o this_o side_n jordan_n upward_o towards_o the_o river_n ashabiah_n the_o hebronite_n 1_o chron._n 26._o 30._o 2._o on_o this_o side_n jordan_n downward_o towards_o the_o sea_n chenaniah_n the_o isharite_n 1_o chron._n 26._o 29._o 3._o beyond_o jordan_n over_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o the_o half_a jerijah_n the_o chief_a of_o the_o hebronites_n 1_o chr._n 26._o 31._o officer_n iv._o of_o officer_n scribe_n shemajah_n 1_o chron._n 24._o 6._o serajah_n 2_o sam._n 8._o 17._o shevah_n 2_o sam._n 20._o 25._o scribe_n of_o the_o levite_n 1_o chron._n 24._o 6._o temple_n 2_o king_n 22._o 3._o jerem._n 36._o 10._o people_n matt._n 2._o 4._o king_n 2_o king_n 12._o 10._o v._o of_o the_o singer_n likewise_o he_o set_v xxiv_o course_n over_o singer_n which_o he_o place_v three_o chief_a out_o of_o the_o three_o family_n chro._n 15._o 17._o &_o 25._o 2_o 3_o 4._o out_o of_o cohath_n heman_n samuel_n nephew_n 1_o chron._n 6._o 33._o gershoni_fw-it asaph_n 1_o chron._n 6._o 30._o merari_fw-la ethau_n or_o jeduthun_n 1_o chro._n 6._o 44._o of_o these_o heman_n be_v the_o chief_a 1_o chron._n 25._o 5._o under_o these_o be_v divers_a other_o *_o chron._n 15._o 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vi_o of_o porter_n porter_n who_o be_v divide_v into_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o watch_n of_o the_o temple_n matt._n 27._o 65._o psal._n 134._o 1._o who_o be_v place_v on_o each_o quarter_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n 1_o chr._n 26._o 13._o 14._o etc._n etc._n on_o the_o east_n side_n vi_o over_o who_o be_v shelemiah_n south_n iv._o for_o the_o tablernacle_n ii_o for_o asuppim_fw-la over_o who_o be_v obed-edom_n west_n iv._o over_o who_o be_v hosa_n north_n iv._o over_o who_o be_v zechariah_n over_o all_o these_o it_o seem_v benajah_n the_o son_n of_o jehoiadah_n the_o priest_n be_v the_o chief_a 1_o chron._n 27_o 5._o *_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o captain_n of_o the_o temple_n act_n 4._o 1._o treasurer_n for_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n 1_o chr._n 26._o 20._o cohath_fw-mi shebuel_a of_o moses_n gershon_n jehiel_n merari_n ahiah_n thing_n dedicate_v by_o vow_n &_o c._n shelomith_n 1_o chr._n 26._o 26._o cohath_fw-mi shebuel_a of_o moses_n gershon_n jehiel_n merari_n ahiah_n over_o all_o the_o porter_n be_v chenaniah_n 1_o chron._n 26_o 29._o 15._o 22_o 27_o judge_n it_o be_v to_o be_v remember_v that_o beside_o zadock_n the_o highpriest_n and_o abimelech_n the_o second_o we_o find_v mention_n of_o hashabiah_n the_o son_n of_o kemuel_n as_o chief_a of_o the_o whole_a tribe_n 1_o chro._n 27._o 17._o so_o that_o there_o be_v one_o over_o the_o ark_n zadock_n the_o second_o over_o the_o tabernacle_n ahimeleck_n the_o three_o over_o the_o tribe_n hashabiah_n as_o over_o the_o levits_n minister_n jehdaiah_n judge_n chasabiah_n officer_n shemaiah_n singer_n heman_n porter_n chenaniah_n or_o benaeiah_n agreeable_a to_o this_o form_n we_o read_v that_o under_o josias_n there_o be_v three_o *_o ruler_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n that_o be_v hilkiah_n zachariah_n and_o jehiel_n 2_o chron._n 35._o 8._o and_o that_o the_o levite_n have_v over_o they_o six_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o chron._n 35._o 9_o again_o under_o zedekiah_n that_o there_o be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n seraiah_n the_o chief_a priest_n and_o zephaniah_n the_o second_o priest_n 2_o king_n 25._o 18._o likewise_o under_o ezekiah_n at_o the_o provision_n for_o the_o levite_n portion_n there_o be_v 10._o *_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o overseer_n of_o the_o levite_n over_o who_o be_v cononiah_n the_o *_o chief_n and_o shimei_n the_o *_o second_o and_o so_o kore_n over_o voluntary_a offering_n and_o six_o levite_n under_o he_o two_o chro._n 31._o 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n the_o form_n of_o government_n under_o nehemiah_n of_o who_o and_o esdras_n it_o be_v record_v that_o they_o do_v all_o according_a to_o moses_n institution_n ezra_n 6._o 18._o nehemiah_n 10._o 34._o 36._o there_o be_v then_o eliasha_n the_o *_o high_a priest_n nehemiah_n 3._o 1._o seraiah_n the_o *_o ruler_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n 11._o 11_o zabdiel_n the_o *_o overseer_n of_o the_o priest_n 11._o 14_o the_o course_n be_v then_o but_o xxii_o nehemiah_n 12._o 12._o there_o be_v then_o uzzi_n *_o the_o overseer_n of_o the_o levite_n nehemiah_n 11._o 22._o jezrahia_n *_o the_o oveseer_n of_o the_o singer_n nehemiah_n 12._o 42._o shallum_n the_o chief_a of_o the_o porter_n 1_o chro._n 9_o 17._o under_o zabdiel_n at_o his_o hand_n adaiah_n amasai_n nehem._n 11_o ver_fw-la 12-13_a under_o uzzi_n shemaiah_n sabbethai_n jozabad_n nehem._n 11._o 15_o 16._o under_o jezrahiah_n mattaniah_n bakbukiah_n abda_n nehem._n 11._o 17._o under_o shallum_n akkub_n 1_o chron._n 9_o 17._o talmon_n nehem._n 11._o 19_o so_o that_o there_o be_v 1._o the_o high-priest_n 2._o the_o second_o and_o third_z overseer_n of_o the_o priest_n 3._o the_o prince_n of_o the_o priest_n *_o ezra_n 8._o 29._o 4._o the_o priest_n 5._o the_o overseer_n of_o the_o levite_n 6._o the_o prince_n of_o the_o levite_n 7._o the_o levite_n 8._o the_o head_n of_o the_o nethinim_n 9_o the_o nethinim_n of_o the_o gibeonite_n solomon_n servant_n a_o brief_a recapitulation_n of_o the_o degree_n observe_v under_o the_o government_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n with_o a_o accommodation_n thereof_o unto_o the_o new_a out_o of_o these_o we_o gather_v this_o form_n to_o have_v be_v i._o moses_n in_o who_o be_v the_o supreme_a jurisdiction_n to_o visit_v aaron_n numb_a 3._o 10._o ii_o aaron_n the_o high_a priest_n levit._n 21._o 20._o numb_a 35._o 28._o nehem._n 3._o 1._o head_n 2_o cron._n 19-11_a prince_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n 2_o chron._n 9_o 11._o iii_o eleazar_n the_o second_o 2_o king_n 25._o 18._o as_o there_o zephaniah_n be_v say_v to_o be_v prelate_n of_o prelate_n num._n 3._o 22._o chief_a overseer_n or_o bishop_n jer._n 20._o 1._o at_o his_o hand_n ithamar_n iv._o prince_n of_o the_o tribe_n 1_o chron._n 27._o 17_o v._o elizaphau_n eliasaph_n zuriel_n prelate_n num._n 3._o 24_o etc._n etc._n overseer_n or_o bishop_n nehem._n 11._o 14._o 22._o c._n 12._o 32._o vi_o in_o the_o xxiv_o course_n set_v by_o david_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o priest_n ezra_n 8._o 29._o the_o house_n of_o god_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n 1_o chron._n 24._o 5._o elder_n of_o the_o priest_n jeremiah_n 19_o 1._o 2_o king_n 19_o 2._o head_n of_o the_o family_n nehemiah_n 12._o 12._o chief_a priest_n act_n 19_o 14._o vii_o the_o priest_n themselves_o whether_o at_o jerusalem_n or_o in_o the_o country_n town_n 2_o chron._n 3._o 19_o viii_o the_o overseer_n of_o the_o levite_n nehem._n 11._o