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chirotonia_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o it_o be_v nevertheless_o show_v by_o pollux_n to_o have_v be_v the_o peculiar_a office_n of_o the_o thesmothetae_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o chirotonize_v the_o mágistrate_n for_o as_o the_o proedri_n be_v precedent_n of_o the_o people_n in_o their_o legislative_a capacity_n so_o be_v the_o 8._o thesmothetae_n upon_o occasion_n of_o election_n thus_o the_o chirotonia_n of_o the_o proedri_n or_o of_o the_o thesmothetae_n signify_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o chirotonia_n of_o the_o people_n by_o which_o they_o enact_v all_o their_o law_n and_o elect_v all_o their_o civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a magistrate_n or_o priest_n as_o the_o rex_fw-la sacrificus_fw-la and_o the_o orgeones_n except_o some_o by_o the_o lot_n which_o ordination_n as_o be_v observe_v by_o aristoile_n be_v equal_o popular_a this_o whether_o ignorant_o or_o wilful_o unregarded_a have_v be_v as_o will_v be_v see_v hereafter_o the_o cause_n of_o great_a 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chirotonia_n of_o the_o athenian_a people_n aristotle_n say_v of_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o institute_v or_o constitute_v the_o popular_a government_n with_o constitution_n imply_v not_o any_o power_n in_o solon_n who_o absolute_o refuse_v to_o be_v a_o king_n and_o therefore_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o to_o he_o imply_v no_o more_o than_o authority_n i_o have_v show_v you_o the_o word_n in_o controversy_n and_o the_o thing_n together_o in_o the_o mint_n now_o whether_o they_o that_o as_o to_o athens_n introduce_v they_o both_o understand_v either_o i_o leave_v my_o reader_n by_o compare_v they_o to_o judge_v it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o thing_n express_v by_o these_o word_n have_v be_v in_o some_o commonwealth_n more_o in_o other_o less_o ancient_a than_o the_o greek_a language_n but_o this_o hinder_v not_o the_o greek_n to_o apply_v the_o word_n unto_o the_o like_a constitution_n or_o thing_n wherever_o they_o find_v they_o as_o by_o follow_v halicarnassaeus_n i_o shall_v exemplify_v 2._o in_o rome_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d romulus_n when_o he_o have_v distribute_v the_o people_n into_o tribe_n and_o into_o parish_n proceed_v to_o ordain_v the_o senate_n in_o this_o manner_n the_o tribe_n be_v three_o and_o the_o parish_n thirty_o out_o of_o every_o tribe_n he_o elect_v three_o senator_n and_o out_o of_o every_o parish_n three_o more_o all_o by_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o people_n these_o therefore_o come_v to_o ninety_o nine_o choose_v by_o the_o chirotonia_n unto_o which_o he_o add_v one_o more_o not_o choose_v by_o the_o chirotonia_n but_o by_o himself_o only_o which_o election_n we_o may_v therefore_o say_v be_v make_v by_o the_o chirothesia_n for_o as_o in_o this_o chapter_n i_o be_o show_v that_o the_o chirotonia_n be_v election_n by_o the_o many_o so_o in_o the_o next_o i_o shall_v show_v that_o the_o chirothesia_n be_v election_n by_o one_o or_o by_o the_o few_o but_o to_o keep_v unto_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n the_o magistrate_n thus_o choose_v by_o romulus_n be_v praefectus_fw-la urbi_fw-la the_o protector_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n or_o he_o who_o when_o the_o king_n be_v out_o of_o the_o nation_n or_o the_o city_n as_o upon_o occasion_n of_o war_n have_v the_o exercise_n of_o royal_a power_n at_o home_n in_o like_a manner_n with_o the_o civil_a magistracy_n be_v the_o priest_n create_v though_o some_o of_o they_o not_o so_o ancient_o for_o the_o pontifex_fw-la maximus_fw-la the_o rex_fw-la sacrificus_fw-la and_o the_o flamen_fw-la be_v all_o ordain_v by_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o people_n pontifex_fw-la tributis_fw-la rex_fw-la centuriâ—â—tis_fw-la flamen_fw-la curiatis_fw-la the_o latter_a of_o which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o parish_n priest_n have_v no_o other_o ordination_n than_o by_o their_o parish_n all_o the_o law_n and_o all_o the_o magistrate_n in_o rome_n even_o the_o king_n themselves_o be_v according_a unto_o the_o order_n of_o this_o commonwealth_n to_o be_v create_v by_o the_o chirotonia_n of_o the_o people_n which_o nevertheless_o be_v by_o appian_n sometime_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o chirotonia_n of_o the_o tribune_n whether_o that_o these_o magistrate_n be_v precedent_n of_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o people_n or_o elect_v by_o they_o sic_fw-la romani_fw-la historici_fw-la non_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d untur_fw-la 15._o conâ—ulem_fw-la qui_fw-la comitia_fw-la habuerit_fw-la creasse_n â—â—vos_fw-la magistratu_fw-la non_fw-la aliam_fw-la ob_fw-la causam_fw-la nisi_fw-la quia_fw-la suffragia_fw-la receperit_fw-la &_o populum_fw-la moderatus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o eligendo_fw-la what_o pass_v the_o chirotonia_n of_o the_o people_n by_o the_o greek_n be_v call_v psephisma_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 8._o when_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o people_n be_v to_o be_v dismiss_v marcus_n stand_v up_o say_v your_o psephisma_n that_o be_v your_o act_n be_v exceed_o good_a etc._n etc._n this_o policy_n for_o the_o great_a part_n be_v that_o which_o romulus_n as_o be_v show_v be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o have_v institute_v or_o ordain_v though_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o he_o ordain_v it_o no_o otherwise_o than_o by_o the_o chirotonia_n of_o the_o people_n thus_o you_o have_v another_o example_n of_o the_o three_o word_n in_o controversy_n chirotonia_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d psephisma_n still_o apply_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n and_o to_o the_o same_o thing_n have_v i_o not_o also_o discover_v already_o the_o original_a right_n of_o ordination_n whether_o in_o civil_a or_o religious_a order_n this_o will_v be_v scandalous_a how_o derive_v ordination_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n or_o asit_fw-la be_v in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n from_o the_o religion_n or_o rather_o superstition_n of_o the_o heathen_n i_o meddle_v not_o with_o their_o religion_n nor_o yet_o with_o their_o superstition_n but_o with_o their_o ordination_n which_o be_v neither_o but_o a_o part_n of_o
not_o from_o humane_a prudence_n nor_o those_o of_o other_o commonwealth_n the_o priest_n of_o jupiter_n have_v be_v elect_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o syracuse_n the_o augustale_n and_o the_o vestal_n in_o that_o of_o rome_n and_o if_o the_o right_n of_o bear_v holy_a magistracy_n be_v in_o israel_n confine_v unto_o one_o tribe_n or_o order_n may_v seem_v to_o make_v any_o difference_n it_o be_v for_o some_o time_n no_o otherwise_o in_o athens_n nor_o in_o rome_n where_o the_o patritian_n or_o nobility_n assume_v these_o office_n or_o the_o great_a of_o they_o to_o themselves_o till_o the_o people_n in_o those_o city_n dispute_v that_o custom_n as_o introduce_v without_o their_o consent_n which_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n can_v not_o fair_o do_v because_o it_o be_v introduce_v by_o their_o consent_n to_o come_v unto_o the_o levite_n in_o their_o original_a ordination_n god_n command_v moses_n say_v thou_o shall_v bring_v the_o levite_n before_o the_o 10._o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n &_o thou_o shall_v gather_v the_o whole_a assembly_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o they_o shall_v put_v their_o hand_n upon_o the_o levite_n this_o in_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o word_n may_v seem_v to_o imply_v the_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 proceed_n the_o whole_a people_n act_v in_o the_o ordination_n of_o the_o levite_n wherefore_o the_o levite_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 employ_v in_o this_o action_n but_o for_o the_o ordination_n of_o priest_n and_o levite_n whatever_o it_o be_v it_o be_v not_o unto_o the_o present_a purpose_n divine_n derive_v not_o they_o from_o priest_n and_o levite_n but_o from_o duke_n generals_z and_o magistrate_n from_o that_o of_o joshua_n and_o of_o the_o sanhedrin_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 high_z 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 magistracy_n be_v certain_o political_a and_o so_o in_o this_o 29._o deduction_n they_o themselves_o confess_v that_o their_o ordination_n also_o 8._o be_v a_o political_a constitution_n yet_o whereas_o moses_n be_v command_v by_o god_n to_o bring_v aaron_n and_o his_o son_n unto_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o have_v wash_v they_o there_o to_o adorn_v they_o with_o the_o priestly_a robe_n with_o the_o mitre_n and_o to_o anoint_v they_o whereas_o he_o be_v command_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v first_o lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o the_o levite_n to_o cleanse_v they_o and_o offer_v they_o for_o a_o offer_n divine_v of_o the_o hierarchy_n and_o the_o presbytery_n though_o it_o be_v otherwise_o with_o wallaeus_n and_o such_o as_o acknowledge_v popular_a government_n give_v the_o congregation_n or_o consent_v of_o the_o people_n for_o nothing_o and_o put_v the_o whole_a ordination_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n upon_o the_o wash_n and_o cleanse_v or_o other_o ceremony_n of_o their_o consecration_n as_o if_o to_o put_v the_o ordination_n of_o saul_n up_o on_o the_o ceremony_n of_o anoint_v by_o samuel_n though_o perform_v by_o the_o immediate_a command_n of_o god_n be_v not_o absolute_o contradictory_n to_o scripture_n and_o unto_o the_o know_a law_n of_o israel_n which_o speak_v of_o the_o people_n express_o say_v one_o from_o among_o principiis_fw-la thy_o brethren_n shall_v thou_o set_v king_n over_o thou_o upon_o which_o place_n say_v philo_n most_o wise_a moses_n never_o intend_v that_o the_o royal_a dignity_n shall_v be_v acquire_v by_o lot_n but_o choose_v rather_o that_o the_o king_n shall_v be_v elect_v by_o the_o chirotonia_n or_o suffrage_n of_o the_o whole_a people_n the_o congregation_n of_o the_o people_n assemble_v upon_o this_o as_o upon_o other_o public_a affair_n require_v a_o sign_n or_o confirmation_n from_o god_n for_o as_o much_o as_o by_o his_o will_n man_n be_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o nature_n as_o the_o face_n unto_o the_o body_n whereunto_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 entrail_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 albeit_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 levite_n lie_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 unto_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 levite_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 unto_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 popular_a government_n it_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o grotius_n unto_o the_o city_n of_o asia_n not_o only_o that_o they_o use_v the_o 10._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 &_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 ecclesiae_fw-la 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 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chirotonize_a or_o ordain_v them-elders_a 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 which_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 unto_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 and_o captain_n over_o fifty_n in_o which_o word_n perhaps_o be_v intimate_v the_o judge_n of_o the_o inserior_fw-la court_n or_o jethonian_n prefecture_n so_o 12._o that_o hereby_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 15._o joab_n be_v over_o the_o host_n his_o strategus_n or_o general_n jehoshaphat_n be_v recorder_n zadoc_n and_o abiâ—elec_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 pelethite_n and_o the_o cerethite_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
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