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they_o do_v beside_o it_o appear_v in_o the_o scripture_n that_o when_o the_o lord_n do_v thus_o choose_v out_o and_o authorise_v the_o say_v deliverer_n and_o ruler_n he_o do_v not_o only_o give_v they_o by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n full_a assurance_n of_o their_o lawful_a calling_n but_o likewise_o do_v furnish_v they_o with_o such_o wisdom_n and_o courage_n as_o be_v necessary_a for_o they_o in_o those_o kind_n of_o service_n so_o as_o ahud_v at_o who_o we_o principal_o aim_v be_v thus_o both_o call_v and_o instruct_v from_o god_n xlix_o how_o he_o shall_v begin_v his_o people_n deliverance_n from_o the_o moabite_n by_o kill_v of_o eglon_n their_o king_n he_o frame_v his_o course_n according_o and_o prepare_v for_o himself_o a_o meet_a weapon_n take_v a_o fit_a opportunity_n and_o thereupon_o as_o god_n have_v direct_v he_o he_o whole_o rest_v upon_o the_o lord_n assistance_n
the_o disorder_n and_o idolatry_n 26._o in_o those_o day_n be_v ascribe_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o the_o want_n of_o judge_n chief_z ruler_n or_o king_n among_o they_o who_o shall_v have_v reform_v those_o enormity_n not_o only_o in_o they_o but_o likewise_o in_o the_o priest_n themselves_o if_o they_o do_v not_o their_o duty_n especial_o in_o suppress_v of_o idolatry_n as_o they_o shall_v have_v do_v can._n xiii_o if_o any_o man_n therefore_o shall_v affirm_v either_o that_o the_o israelite_n fall_v not_o into_o many_o evil_n and_o disorder_n by_o be_v leave_v destitute_a of_o a_o certain_a chief_a governor_n after_o joshua_n death_n or_o that_o when_o god_n raise_v up_o judge_n to_o rule_v and_o govern_v they_o the_o people_n consent_n be_v necessary_a thereunto_o or_o that_o the_o say_v judge_n be_v once_o appoint_v by_o god_n to_o those_o place_n receive_v their_o authority_n in_o that_o behalf_n from_o the_o people_n or_o that_o the_o fact_n of_o the_o sichemite_n may_v lawful_o be_v imitate_v by_o any_o christian_a people_n in_o so_o choose_v to_o themselves_o a_o king_n or_o judge_n according_a to_o their_o own_o humour_n or_o that_o the_o want_n of_o king_n prince_n and_o ruler_n in_o any_o country_n be_v not_o the_o mother_n of_o disorder_n and_o confusion_n he_o do_v great_o err_v placet_fw-la eye_n cap._n fourteen_o it_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o scripture_n that_o moses_n direct_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v foresee_v that_o the_o time_n shall_v come_v when_o the_o israelite_n be_v quiet_o settle_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n shall_v be_v govern_v by_o king_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o other_o nation_n 16._o and_o therefore_o almighty_a god_n do_v set_v down_o by_o moses_n pen_n the_o duty_n of_o all_o king_n and_o the_o rule_n whereby_o they_o ought_v to_o govern_v jacob_n also_o be_v illuminate_v by_o the_o same_o holy_a spirit_n do_v not_o only_o foretell_v nineteeen_o that_o it_o will_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n shall_v bear_v the_o sceptre_n and_o that_o the_o kingdom_n or_o government_n of_o judah_n shall_v be_v hold_v by_o succession_n according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o other_o nation_n but_o likewise_o than_o the_o say_a sceptre_n or_o government_n 10._o shall_v not_o be_v take_v away_o from_o that_o tribe_n until_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n and_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o people_n be_v not_o altogether_o ignorant_a of_o this_o foresee_a alteration_n when_o find_v divers_a want_n and_o confusion_n among_o they_o after_o the_o death_n of_o one_o judge_n before_o god_n be_v please_v to_o appoint_v they_o another_o they_o first_o offer_v rash_o to_o gideon_n 22._o their_o prince_n that_o his_o child_n and_o offspring_n shall_v succeed_v he_o in_o that_o government_n and_o afterward_o be_v weary_a of_o depend_v upon_o god_n pleasure_n and_o mislike_v the_o rule_n of_o samuel_n son_n 5._o they_o urge_v he_o undutiful_o and_o unreasonable_o that_o they_o may_v have_v a_o king_n to_o rule_v over_o they_o as_o other_o nation_n have_v meaning_n thereby_o principal_o as_o we_o suppose_v that_o such_o their_o king_n may_v by_o succession_n govern_v they_o so_o as_o one_o be_v dead_a they_o may_v still_o have_v another_o 17._o we_o say_v that_o they_o urge_v samuel_n to_o this_o purpose_n undutiful_o and_o unreasonable_o and_o that_o thereupon_o saul_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v their_o king_n because_o otherwise_o if_o they_o have_v expect_v god_n good_a pleasure_n and_o time_n and_o content_v themselves_o with_o his_o care_n over_o they_o in_o raise_v up_o when_o he_o think_v meet_v their_o judge_n to_o govern_v they_o they_o shall_v have_v find_v short_o after_o that_o the_o prophecy_n of_o jacob_n shall_v have_v be_v fulfil_v and_o that_o god_n will_v have_v give_v the_o sceptre_n of_o judah_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o david_n and_o of_o his_o posterity_n according_a to_o their_o desire_n can._n fourteen_o if_o any_o man_n therefore_o shall_v affirm_v either_o that_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n do_v not_o grievous_o sin_n in_o be_v weary_a of_o god_n immediate_a election_n and_o appointment_n of_o their_o chief_a governor_n or_o that_o the_o people_n preposterous_a haste_n do_v any_o way_n prejudice_v the_o dignity_n and_o authority_n of_o saul_n regal_a power_n xx_o or_o afterward_o of_o the_o sceptre_n of_o judah_n or_o that_o the_o people_n then_o have_v in_o themselves_o any_o authority_n to_o set_v up_o a_o king_n over_o they_o for_o then_o they_o will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o earnest_a with_o samuel_n to_o make_v they_o a_o king_n or_o that_o after_o david_n advancement_n to_o that_o kingdom_n he_o be_v not_o as_o true_o call_v thereunto_o by_o god_n himself_o as_o aaron_n be_v to_o the_o priesthood_n or_o that_o david_n posterity_n have_v not_o by_o god_n ordinance_n as_o rightful_a a_o interest_n to_o succeed_v he_o in_o his_o say_a kingdom_n as_o either_o aaron_n son_n have_v to_o succeed_v he_o in_o the_o priesthood_n or_o moses_n joshua_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o judge_n notwithstanding_o that_o god_n himself_o do_v choose_v and_o name_v they_o particular_o have_v in_o their_o government_n or_o that_o the_o people_n then_o have_v any_o more_o authority_n to_o have_v withstand_v either_o david_n or_o any_o of_o his_o posterity_n from_o be_v their_o king_n than_o they_o have_v to_o have_v expel_v either_o moses_n or_o joshua_n or_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o judge_n who_o god_n by_o name_n do_v appoint_v to_o govern_v they_o he_o do_v great_o err_v placet_fw-la eye_n cap._n xv._n it_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o scripture_n that_o the_o king_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n notwithstanding_o that_o they_o have_v their_o kingdom_n by_o succession_n be_v as_o strict_o bind_v to_o the_o observation_n of_o god_n law_n in_o their_o government_n as_o moses_n joshua_n or_o any_o other_o the_o judge_n or_o prince_n elect_a name_v and_o appoint_v by_o god_n himself_o they_o know_v well_o as_o jethro_n say_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o themselves_o to_o hear_v and_o decide_v all_o the_o cause_n and_o controversy_n that_o may_v happen_v in_o their_o kingdom_n xxi_o and_o by_o moses_n example_n be_v not_o ignorant_a that_o they_o may_v appoint_v and_o have_v judge_n to_o govern_v under_o they_o not_o only_o in_o every_o tribe_n but_o general_o over_o all_o their_o kingdom_n and_o therefore_o they_o do_v therein_o according_o follow_v the_o example_n of_o moses_n be_v approve_v by_o god_n himself_o no_o way_n either_o diminish_v their_o regal_a authority_n or_o purpose_v to_o puff_n up_o their_o subject_n with_o a_o conceit_n of_o any_o their_o own_o interest_n in_o the_o government_n which_o they_o have_v not_o from_o or_o under_o they_o but_o thereby_o order_v their_o kingdom_n with_o such_o a_o temperate_a and_o fatherly_a moderation_n as_o be_v most_o agreeable_a for_o the_o government_n of_o god_n people_n can._n xv._n if_o any_o man_n therefore_o shall_v affirm_v either_o that_o the_o king_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v not_o bind_v as_o strict_o to_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o god_n in_o their_o government_n as_o be_v moses_n joshua_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o judge_n or_o that_o they_o have_v any_o great_a liberty_n to_o do_v what_o they_o list_v than_o the_o other_o have_v or_o that_o they_o have_v no_o authority_n by_o the_o example_n of_o moses_n and_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o predecessor_n in_o their_o princely_a government_n to_o delegate_v and_o appoint_v such_o judge_n and_o governor_n under_o they_o as_o the_o other_o prince_n former_o under_o they_o have_v appoint_v or_o that_o because_o the_o say_a king_n do_v imitate_v the_o say_v prince_n in_o appoint_v such_o judge_n to_o assist_v they_o in_o the_o government_n of_o their_o kingdom_n therefore_o their_o government_n be_v to_o be_v judge_v rather_o aristocratical_a than_o true_o monarchical_a he_o do_v great_o err_v placet_fw-la eye_n cap._n xvi_o when_o god_n first_o 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