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the_o worship_n of_o god_n after_o the_o priesthood_n be_v establish_v in_o the_o family_n of_o aaron_n aaron_z himself_z though_o high_a priest_n and_o elder_a brother_n 3._o abarbinel_n in_o ex._n 30._o phil._n de_fw-fr praem_fw-la &_o poenis_fw-la seld._n de_fw-fr syn._n l._n 2._o c._n 2._o n._n 2_o 3._o acknowledge_v moses_n to_o be_v his_o lord_n who_o have_v the_o secular_a sovereignty_n be_v in_o the_o scripture_n style_v a_o king_n in_o jesurun_n and_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o the_o jewish_a writer_n to_o have_v have_v a_o royal_a authority_n ex._n 32.22_o num._n 12.11_o and_o though_o moses_n enjoy_v a_o singular_a dignity_n in_o be_v a_o divine_a legislator_n yet_o that_o this_o title_n be_v give_v and_o be_v due_a to_o moses_n as_o chief_a civil_a governor_n be_v manifest_a because_o ahimelech_n also_o the_o high_a priest_n give_v unto_o saul_n the_o same_o title_n own_v he_o to_o be_v his_o his_o lord_n and_o himself_o to_o be_v his_o servant_n 1_o sam._n 22.12_o 15._o and_o 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own_o those_o rebel_n for_o the_o people_n of_o the_o lord_n charge_n moses_n and_o aaron_n as_o be_v guilty_a of_o their_o blood_n and_o again_o gather_v themselves_o together_o against_o they_o v._o 41_o 42._o and_o as_o s._n austin_n conceive_v suitable_o to_o the_o tumultuous_a violence_n of_o their_o spirit_n they_o come_v with_o a_o resolution_n of_o put_v they_o to_o death_n 30._o aug._n the_o mirabil_n s._n scripture_n l._n 1._o c._n 30._o say_v he_o totus_fw-la populus_fw-la contra_fw-la moysem_fw-la &_o aaron_n ut_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la reos_fw-la consurrexit_fw-la eosque_fw-la in_o eorundem_fw-la ultionem_fw-la occidere_fw-la voluit_fw-la and_o all_o these_o transaction_n be_v the_o more_o to_o be_v admire_v because_o they_o present_o succeed_v after_o that_o sad_a threaten_n and_o the_o plague_n therewith_o that_o their_o carcase_n shall_v fall_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o not_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n num._n 14.29_o 30_o 37._o which_o judgement_n be_v denounce_v against_o they_o in_o part_n because_o they_o will_v forsake_v moses_n and_o choose_v they_o another_o captain_n to_o return_v to_o egypt_n num._n 14.4_o 13._o ant._n jud._n l._n 3._o c._n 13._o and_o do_v then_o as_o jo_n sephus_fw-la express_v it_o revile_v and_o conspire_v against_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o if_o under_o so_o excellent_a a_o governor_n who_o have_v so_o high_o oblige_v israel_n and_o do_v so_o much_o good_a for_o they_o there_o be_v such_o dangerous_a consequence_n from_o the_o people_n or_o man_n of_o a_o popular_a strain_n exercise_v a_o power_n of_o judge_v concern_v a_o case_n fit_a to_o warrant_v a_o forcible_a resistance_n this_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o destructive_a principle_n if_o allow_v under_o the_o best_a government_n in_o the_o world_n this_o give_v birth_n to_o so_o bad_a a_o undertake_n as_o that_o of_o corah_n which_o be_v a_o enterprise_n to_o heinous_a 11._o sanhedrin_n c._n 11._o that_o beside_o the_o severe_a censure_n of_o the_o scripture_n the_o jewish_a talmud_n reckon_v up_o the_o manager_n thereof_o among_o they_o who_o shall_v have_v no_o portion_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v 7._o david_n and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o david_n the_o other_o instance_n i_o shall_v give_v be_v in_o the_o government_n of_o david_n he_o be_v peculiar_o choose_v of_o god_n to_o rule_n israel_n and_o know_v so_o to_o be_v he_o be_v a_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n and_o in_o his_o government_n over_o israel_n he_o feed_v or_o rule_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o according_a to_o the_o integrity_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o guide_v they_o by_o the_o skilfulness_n of_o his_o hand_n ps_n 78.72_o he_o be_v also_o so_o potent_a and_o victorious_a over_o all_o his_o enemy_n and_o by_o reason_n hereof_o israel_n in_o his_o time_n be_v so_o renown_v that_o maimonides_n say_v their_o consistory_n will_v not_o receive_v proselyte_n in_o his_o reign_n because_o they_o suppose_v it_o be_v the_o fare_n of_o his_o power_n biah_n maim_v in_o inure_v biah_n which_o induce_v they_o to_o pretend_v respect_n to_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n yet_o absalon_n by_o a_o popular_a carriage_n and_o infinuate_a word_n soon_o persuade_v the_o people_n they_o be_v great_o injure_v under_o the_o government_n of_o david_n and_o that_o no_o justice_n can_v be_v have_v 2_o sam._n 15.3_o 4._o 8._o josep_n ant._n l_o 7._o c._n 8._o and_o josephus_n declare_v he_o complain_v much_o of_o the_o king_n officer_n that_o there_o be_v no_o good_a counsellor_n about_o he_o and_o hereupon_o almost_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n join_v themselves_o with_o absalon_n again2t_v david_n 2_o sam._n 15.12_o 13_o 14._o ch._n 16.18_o ch._n 18.6_o and_o their_o elder_n with_o they_o ch._n 17.15_o 8._o and_o though_o this_o wicked_a attempt_n of_o absalon_n be_v defeat_v and_o no_o less_o than_o twenty_o thousand_o man_n slay_v therein_o in_o one_o day_n yet_o while_o the_o people_n in_o their_o discontent_n and_o passion_n 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favour_n can_v contain_v they_o under_o the_o bond_n of_o obedience_n and_o in_o the_o path_n of_o peace_n 9_o now_o all_o this_o will_v manifest_v how_o extreme_o unsettle_a any_o government_n in_o the_o world_n must_v be_v and_o therein_o the_o authority_n of_o execute_v justice_n preserve_v peace_n and_o conserve_n all_o right_n and_o property_n if_o it_o be_v once_o admit_v that_o subject_n when_o they_o shall_v judge_v it_o a_o case_n of_o necessity_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o common_a good_a may_v take_v arm_n against_o their_o sovereign_n and_o therefore_o for_o the_o secure_n peace_n and_o righteousness_n and_o the_o common_a right_n and_o interest_n of_o all_o man_n it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o supreme_a governor_n have_v such_o a_o authority_n that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o he_o 10._o arms._n the_o sense_n of_o grotius_n concern_v subject_n take_v arms._n beside_o these_o instance_n i_o shall_v add_v the_o 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by_o the_o magistrate_n may_v make_v forcible_a resistance_n all_o place_n will_v be_v full_a of_o tumult_n there_o will_v be_v no_o force_n or_o authority_n of_o law_n or_o judicature_n since_o there_o be_v no_o man_n who_o be_v not_o incline_v to_o favour_v himself_o 11._o and_o in_o his_o votum_fw-la pro_fw-la pace_fw-la 16._o vot_o pro_fw-la pac._n ad_fw-la art_n 16._o after_o he_o have_v passionate_o complain_v of_o arm_n be_v take_v upon_o the_o pretext_n of_o religion_n he_o go_v on_o ego_fw-la vero_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la subditos_fw-la ab_fw-la armis_fw-la arceo_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o i_o do_v not_o only_o forbid_v subject_n from_o take_v arm_n but_o desire_v that_o king_n who_o have_v that_o power_n give_v to_o they_o will_v use_v it_o as_o feldom_o as_o may_v be_v ibid._n ibid._n after_o this_o grotius_n relate_v at_o large_a and_o with_o approbation_n the_o proceed_n of_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n about_o paraeus_n upon_o the_o roman_n with_o his_o allowance_n also_o of_o this_o their_o determination_n subditos_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la vi_fw-la &_o armis_fw-la regi_fw-la vel_fw-la principi_fw-la svo_fw-la resistere_fw-la debere_fw-la nec_fw-la illis_fw-la arma_fw-la vel_fw-la offensiva_fw-la vel_fw-la defensiva_fw-la in_fw-la cansa_fw-la religionis_fw-la vel_fw-la alia_fw-la re_fw-la quà cunque_fw-la contra_fw-la regem_fw-la vel_fw-la principem_fw-la saum_v capessere_fw-la debere_fw-la that_o subject_n ought_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o resist_v their_o king_n or_o prince_n by_o force_n nor_o ought_v they_o to_o take_v either_o offensive_a or_o defensive_a arm_n against_o their_o king_n or_o prince_n ibid._n ibid._n for_o the_o cause_n of_o religion_n or_o for_o any_o other_o thing_n whatsoever_o and_o then_o assert_v the_o general_a rule_n of_o s._n paul_n even_o against_o the_o case_n except_v by_o paraeus_n that_o whosoever_o resist_v the_o power_n receive_v to_o himself_o damnation_n he_o add_v if_o so_o many_o exception_n of_o paraeux_n i._n e._n undermine_n of_o s._n
o_o house_n of_o david_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n execute_v judgement_n in_o the_o morning_n declare_v hereupon_o that_o they_o can_v not_o judge_v unless_o they_o can_v be_v summon_v to_o receive_v judgement_n from_o other_o which_o be_v such_o a_o ridiculous_a pretence_n of_o proof_n against_o the_o evidence_n of_o common_a sense_n which_o will_v serve_v as_o well_o to_o prove_v parent_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o their_o child_n master_n to_o their_o servant_n 2._o schick_n de_fw-fr jur._n reg._n c._n 2._o th._n 7._o seld._n de_fw-fr syn._n l._n 3._o c._n 9_o n._n 2._o and_o their_o great_a sanhedrim_n to_o another_o consistory_n as_o to_o the_o purpose_n they_o produce_v it_o and_o yet_o this_o testimony_n and_o tradition_n of_o the_o gemara_n though_o very_o irrational_a be_v make_v use_n of_o very_o much_o by_o they_o who_o depress_v the_o royal_a authority_n among_o the_o jew_n and_o advance_v the_o synedrial_n sect_n ii_o the_o determination_n of_o many_o weighty_a case_n claim_v to_o the_o sanhedrim_n as_o exempt_v from_o the_o royal_a power_n examine_v and_o refute_v 1._o the_o fautor_n of_o this_o synedrial_a sovereignty_n who_o will_v make_v the_o regal_a authority_n to_o truckle_n under_o it_o do_v under_o that_o polity_n exempt_v the_o decision_n of_o the_o most_o material_a case_n of_o right_a from_o the_o king_n judicature_n and_o they_o do_v also_o debar_v he_o of_o all_o authority_n to_o undertake_v arbitrary_a war_n appoint_v inferior_a officer_n and_o judge_n or_o to_o have_v any_o interest_n in_o enact_v law_n and_o constitution_n 7._o canin_n disquis_fw-la in_o loc._n n._n test_n c._n 7._o which_o caninius_n do_v roundly_o and_o plain_o express_v tell_v we_o that_o the_o sanhedrim_n bella_fw-la decernebant_fw-la resque_fw-la omnes_fw-la publicas_fw-la administrabant_fw-la and_o so_o there_o be_v neither_o civil_a nor_o military_a supreme_a authority_n sect._n 2_o not_o more_o than_o ecclesiastical_a reserve_v for_o the_o king_n 2._o but_o i_o shall_v undertake_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o eminent_a power_n by_o many_o place_v in_o the_o sanhedrim_n by_o divest_v the_o jewish_a king_n thereof_o be_v certain_o not_o seat_v in_o any_o such_o synedrial_a power_n in_o the_o flourish_a time_n of_o the_o jewish_a monarchy_n or_o before_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n but_o be_v fix_v in_o their_o king_n both_z as_o to_o case_n of_o judiciary_n decision_n and_o of_o authoritative_a consultation_n and_o constitution_n and_o if_o either_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o jewish_a writer_n mention_v in_o the_o former_a section_n or_o those_o which_o i_o shall_v now_o discourse_v of_o have_v any_o good_a foundation_n i_o shall_v ready_o then_o grant_v the_o consequence_n hence_o urge_v by_o p._n de_fw-fr marca_n to_o be_v true_a 25._o de_fw-fr conc._n sac._n &_o imp._n l._n 2._o c._n 5._o n._n ult_n &_o proleg_n p._n 25._o that_o they_o do_v not_o deserve_v well_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o christian_a prince_n who_o will_v measure_v their_o authority_n and_o dignity_n from_o the_o exercise_n of_o royal_a power_n under_o the_o time_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n 3._o several_a judiciary_n case_n claim_v as_o peculiar_a to_o the_o synedrial_a power_n be_v enumerate_v by_o our_o author_n de_fw-fr synedriis_fw-la 5._o de_fw-fr syn._n l._n 3._o c._n 1._o n._n 1._o sanh_o c._n 1._o n._n 5._o out_o of_o which_o i_o shall_v single_a out_o those_o three_o chief_a case_n which_o be_v in_o the_o first_o place_n mention_v by_o the_o talmud_n concern_v a_o tribe_n a_o false_a prophet_n and_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o these_o i_o the_o rather_o fix_v upon_o 3._o de_fw-fr jur._n b._n &_o p._n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o because_o the_o learned_a grotius_n make_v choice_n of_o these_o as_o special_a instance_n of_o case_n peculiar_o belong_v to_o that_o court_n and_o not_o subject_a to_o the_o king_n say_v he_o quaedam_fw-la cognitionum_fw-la genera_fw-la regi_fw-la videntur_fw-la non_fw-la permissa_fw-la ut_fw-la de_fw-la tribu_fw-la pontifice_fw-la &_o propheta_fw-la and_o according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o grotius_n selden_n speak_v of_o these_o three_o case_n 1._o de_fw-fr syn._n i._n 3._o c._n 9_o n._n 1._o that_o they_o be_v adeo_fw-la synedrio_fw-la magno_fw-la propria_fw-la &_o peculiaria_fw-la ut_fw-la ne_fw-la regi_fw-la quidem_fw-la ipsi_fw-la permitterentur_fw-la and_o the_o first_o of_o these_o concern_v thing_n temporal_a of_o great_a moment_n and_o the_o other_o two_o case_n ecclesiastical_a 4._o tribe_n the_o judgement_n of_o a_o tribe_n this_o judgement_n concern_v a_o tribe_n be_v by_o some_o declare_v to_o be_v when_o the_o great_a part_n of_o a_o tribe_n or_o the_o whole_a become_v guilty_a of_o apostasy_n or_o idolatry_n 4._o coch._n not_o ad_fw-la sanh_o c._n 1._o n._n 21._o grot._n de_fw-fr imper._n c._n 11._o n._n 15._o seld._n de_fw-fr syn._n l._n 3._o c._n 4._o n._n 3_o 4._o but_o mr_n selden_n though_o he_o acknowledge_v this_o to_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o divers_a jewish_a writer_n yet_o 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