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god_n promise_v abraham_n soon_o after_o that_o he_o promise_v he_o the_o land_n that_o king_n shall_v come_v out_o of_o his_o loin_n gen._n 17.6_o and_o by_o prediction_n from_o jacob_n that_o the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n till_o shiloh_n come_v gen._n 49.10_o and_o as_o they_o be_v go_v to_o the_o land_n he_o inform_v they_o what_o manner_n of_o king_n they_o be_v to_o choose_v when_o they_o come_v thither_o deut._n 17.15_o yea_o and_o when_o choice_n be_v make_v of_o saul_n god_n own_v he_o and_o promise_v blessing_n along_o with_o he_o provide_v they_o will_v but_o fear_v god_n and_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n 1_o sam._n 12.14_o nay_o the_o scripture_n brand_v all_o the_o male_a content_n and_o those_o who_o refuse_v to_o congratulate_v his_o choice_n for_o son_n of_o belial_n 1_o sam._n 10.27_o so_o that_o if_o the_o israelite_n offend_v in_o ask_v a_o king_n it_o be_v in_o formâ_fw-la non_fw-la jure_fw-la petendi_fw-la in_o the_o manner_n of_o ask_v and_o not_o in_o the_o thing_n itself_o either_o because_o they_o do_v it_o in_o a_o seditious_a tumultuate_a manner_n affect_v innovation_n in_o the_o government_n as_o some_o do_v conceive_v or_o in_o a_o affrontive_a way_n to_o samuel_n their_o present_a judge_n as_o other_o imagine_v or_o to_o a_o wrong_n and_o evil_a design_n hope_v thereby_o to_o make_v a_o alteration_n in_o the_o establish_a religion_n of_o the_o land_n as_o a_o three_o sort_n think_v all_o which_o be_v not_o only_o evil_a in_o themselves_o but_o very_o culpable_a and_o just_o provoke_v god_n to_o say_v that_o he_o will_v give_v they_o a_o king_n in_o his_o anger_n however_o the_o desire_n or_o have_v a_o king_n be_v not_o evil_a in_o itself_o for_o god_n give_v they_o one_o upon_o their_o request_n and_o when_o that_o person_n be_v dead_a he_o appoint_v they_o another_o even_a david_n a_o man_n after_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o under_o that_o kind_n of_o government_n he_o continue_v they_o so_o long_o as_o he_o continue_v they_o in_o canaan_n which_o intimate_v that_o the_o have_v a_o king_n in_o israel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o of_o a_o sovereign_a power_n with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o a_o heir_n of_o restraint_n at_o his_o back_n be_v one_o of_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o the_o most_o proper_a government_n that_o a_o nation_n can_v wish_v for_o or_o have_v which_o endeavour_n after_o a_o peaceable_a and_o happy_a settlement_n judge_n will_v not_o do_v alone_o neither_o joshua_n nor_o the_o high_a priest_n must_v presume_v too_o far_o nay_o the_o sanedrim_n itself_o must_v be_v modest_a and_o humble_a these_o and_o every_o one_o of_o these_o in_o their_o proper_a sphere_n may_v help_v on_o the_o blessing_n but_o to_o
make_v a_o nation_n perfect_o happy_a canaan_n like_v god_n must_v give_v they_o a_o king_n for_o though_o he_o have_v often_o change_v their_o government_n before_o from_o captain_n to_o judge_n from_o judge_n to_o priest_n yet_o have_v once_o give_v they_o a_o king_n he_o there_o rest_v as_o have_v bring_v all_o to_o perfection_n and_o never_o change_v any_o more_o which_o argue_v that_o king_n be_v not_o only_o divine_a but_o the_o best_a if_o not_o the_o only_a mean_n to_o maintain_v the_o peace_n and_o to_o propagate_v the_o welfare_n of_o a_o nation_n and_o so_o we_o pass_v from_o the_o first_o cause_n of_o those_o mischief_n that_o befall_v the_o israelite_n they_o have_v no_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d no_o king_n unto_o the_o second_o and_o that_o be_v 2._o because_o the_o magistrate_n and_o judge_n who_o then_o have_v the_o rule_n neglect_v their_o office_n and_o neither_o suppress_a sin_n nor_o punish_v the_o offender_n which_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o they_o have_v have_v no_o king_n in_o israel_n it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o laish_n afterward_o dan_n that_o they_o live_v careless_a and_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o zidonian_o in_o lust_n and_o luxury_n in_o vice_n and_o idleness_n in_o idolatry_n and_o profaneness_n and_o the_o reason_n give_v for_o it_o be_v chap._n 18.7_o that_o there_o be_v no_o magistrate_n in_o the_o land_n to_o put_v they_o to_o shame_n in_o any_o thing_n magistrate_n there_o be_v but_o none_o that_o will_v enforce_v the_o law_n or_o prosecute_v the_o offender_n none_o that_o will_v restrain_v they_o in_o their_o vice_n or_o be_v as_o the_o apostle_n phrase_v it_o a_o terror_n to_o evil_a doer_n the_o very_a case_n of_o the_o israelite_n before_o we_o for_o magistrate_n they_o have_v as_o the_o jewish_a writer_n themselves_o confess_v but_o withal_o so_o backward_o and_o tardy_a in_o act_v like_o magistrate_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v afraid_a to_o be_v god_n deputy_n so_o shy_a of_o execute_v the_o law_n as_o if_o like_o draco_n they_o have_v be_v write_v in_o blood_n and_o again_o so_o fearful_a of_o punish_v as_o if_o the_o whip_n a_o micah_n have_v be_v the_o martyr_a a_o saint_n whereas_o magistrate_n ought_v not_o to_o prevaricate_v in_o their_o office_n st._n paul_n express_o tell_v they_o they_o must_v not_o bear_v the_o sword_n in_o vain_a not_o hold_v it_o in_o their_o hand_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o bare_a sceptre_n of_o ornament_n for_o themselves_o but_o use_v it_o as_o a_o sword_n to_o be_v a_o revenger_n and_o to_o execute_v wrath_n upon_o they_o that_o do_v evil_a neither_o ought_v the_o wholesome_a precept_n of_o charity_n and_o forgiveness_n which_o our_o bless_a saviour_n so_o often_o and_o so_o earnest_o inculcate_n enervate_a much_o less_o evacuate_v this_o power_n for_o it_o do_v not_o hinder_v parent_n from_o chastise_v their_o offend_a child_n nor_o master_n from_o correct_v their_o rebellious_a servant_n this_o be_v to_o licentiate_a disobedience_n and_o to_o give_v a_o toleration_n to_o disorder_n suffer_v but_o this_o and_o the_o parent_n shall_v not_o rule_v his_o child_n nor_o the_o master_n his_o servant_n no_o more_o than_o the_o prince_n his_o subject_n nay_o suffer_v but_o this_o and_o the_o child_n will_v soon_o make_v his_o parent_n pass_v through_o the_o fire_n for_o he_o to_o moloch_n the_o servant_n will_v soon_o bear_v the_o ear_n of_o his_o master_n and_o the_o subject_n get_v into_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o sovereign_n and_o be_v a_o thousand_o time_n more_o insolent_a than_o he._n let_v but_o this_o immunity_n be_v proclaim_v as_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n and_o the_o world_n will_v soon_o be_v in_o flame_n about_o our_o ear_n the_o child_n of_o god_n will_v fall_v in_o love_n with_o the_o daughter_n of_o man_n and_o the_o daughter_n of_o man_n as_o soon_o produce_v a_o race_n of_o strong_a and_o mighty_a giant_n a_o crew_n of_o stubborn_a wilful_a disobedient_a man_n so_o mighty_a that_o neither_o reason_n shall_v persuade_v kindness_n oblige_v nor_o government_n hold_v man_n of_o renown_n and_o famous_a in_o their_o generation_n such_o as_o korah_n dathan_n and_o their_o accomplice_n be_v say_v to_o be_v giant_n non_fw-la tam_fw-la corporum_fw-la mole_n quam_fw-la latrociniis_fw-la &_o grassandi_fw-la libidine_fw-la mighty_a not_o so_o much_o in_o bulk_n as_o in_o will_n not_o in_o body_n as_o in_o humour_n mighty_a by_o their_o stubbornness_n and_o faction_n by_o their_o wickedness_n and_o villainy_n to_o overthrow_v and_o confound_v a_o nation_n wherefore_o let_v i_o persuade_v you_o you_o who_o be_v the_o present_a guard_n of_o our_o country_n the_o eye_n to_o find_v out_o and_o the_o hand_n to_o punish_v offender_n that_o as_o you_o have_v a_o king_n enthrone_v so_o you_o will_v use_v your_o endeavour_n as_o in_o duty_n and_o conscience_n you_o be_v bind_v to_o keep_v and_o preserve_v he_o on_o his_o throne_n let_v not_o the_o mighty_a giant_n nor_o their_o weavers-beam_n scare_v you_o think_v not_o that_o dan_n and_o benjamin_n the_o ravisher_n of_o woman_n and_o the_o rifler_n of_o house_n be_v our_o only_a malefactor_n but_o let_v ephraim_n and_o his_o idol_n micah_n and_o his_o house_n of_o god_n be_v alike_o inquire_v into_o and_o punish_v practice_n suit_v only_a anarchy_n and_o the_o worst_a of_o day_n when_o there_o be_v no_o king_n and_o therefore_o since_o we_o have_v a_o king_n let_v these_o practice_n i_o pray_v you_o have_v a_o end_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v say_v of_o we_o that_o we_o live_v as_o we_o do_v or_o indeed_o as_o if_o there_o be_v or_o rather_o as_o if_o we_o will_v have_v it_o so_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o king_n in_o israel_n there_o will_v be_v a_o micah_n if_o there_o be_v no_o king_n and_o therefore_o if_o there_o be_v a_o king_n there_o ought_v to_o be_v no_o micah_n nor_o no_o house_n of_o he_o in_o israel_n and_o here_o that_o i_o may_v not_o seem_v splenetic_a nor_o too_o much_o exasperate_v against_o a_o sort_n of_o man_n under_o the_o name_n of_o malefactor_n when_o religion_n be_v in_o the_o case_n but_o rather_o do_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o good_a levite_n as_o become_v the_o establishment_n be_v please_v to_o consider_v with_o i_o 1._o that_o micah_n house_n and_o religion_n be_v a_o evil_a in_o the_o land_n 2._o that_o it_o be_v a_o evil_a to_o be_v inquire_v into_o by_o the_o king_n and_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o land_n 3._o that_o when_o no_o care_n be_v take_v thereof_o it_o be_v usual_o the_o mother_n evil_a of_o the_o land_n but_o i_o know_v before_o i_o proceed_v that_o i_o shall_v be_v account_v for_o what_o i_o have_v to_o say_v no_o friend_n to_o the_o religion_n now_o on_o foot_n call_v protestantism_n however_o i_o be_o sure_a that_o i_o be_o serve_v the_o church_n of_o england_n nay_o disserve_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o much_o as_o if_o i_o be_v unreeve_v the_o conclave_n or_o pull_v the_o trentine_a father_n out_o by_o the_o ear_n for_o will_v we_o be_v persuade_v to_o keep_v to_o the_o fold_n and_o the_o shepherd_n appoint_v we_o be_v he_o on_o the_o mountain_n or_o in_o the_o plane_n to_o the_o shepherd_n who_o god_n his_o church_n and_o the_o lawful_a precedent_n thereof_o have_v set_v over_o we_o the_o wolf_n may_v howl_v for_o want_v of_o prey_n the_o greedy_a itinerant_n return_v a_o perfect_a mendicant_n the_o seminary_n abroad_o be_v force_v to_o keep_v the_o brood_n they_o have_v hatch_v and_o the_o roman_a eagle_n never_o more_o take_v pleasure_n to_o quarry_n upon_o our_o english_a shore_n for_o it_o be_v micah_n house_n and_o the_o high-place_n afterward_o like_o place_n of_o separation_n that_o first_o bring_v idolatry_n into_o israel_n and_o i_o be_o as_o confident_a that_o if_o it_o ever_o be_v bring_v into_o our_o english_a church_n again_o these_o be_v the_o house_n that_o must_v dress_v up_o the_o idol_n these_o the_o seminary_n that_o breed_v the_o shavelin_n who_o will_v say_v mass_n afore_o it_o but_o the_o enditement_n be_v frame_v and_o draw_v come_v i_o therefore_o brief_o to_o prove_v the_o particular_n of_o it_o and_o 1._o that_o micah_n house_n and_o separation_n though_o never_o so_o near_o a_o kin_n to_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n be_v one_o of_o the_o evil_n of_o the_o land_n thus_o it_o be_v in_o our_o micah_n day_n and_o thus_o no_o less_o in_o the_o day_n of_o gideon_n for_o chap._n 8.27_o he_o make_v he_o a_o ephod_n and_o put_v it_o in_o his_o city_n even_o in_o ophra_n and_o all_o israel_n go_v thither_o a_o whore_v after_o it_o now_o the_o ephod_n as_o you_o have_v hear_v be_v one_o of_o the_o garment_n that_o god_n have_v appoint_v for_o his_o own_o priest_n and_o his_o make_v a_o ephod_n denote_v that_o he_o be_v resolve_v to_o turn_v back_o upon_o
which_o be_v either_o 1._o secret_n and_o conceal_v and_o not_o so_o much_o as_o mention_v by_o they_o in_o the_o fray_n or_o 2._o divulge_v and_o make_v the_o common_a argument_n and_o pretence_n 1._o secret_n and_o conceal_v which_o for_o aught_o that_o i_o can_v find_v be_v their_o ambition_n and_o discontent_n inward_o repine_v at_o the_o grandeur_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o fret_v at_o their_o own_o disappointment_n look_v on_o themselves_o through_o and_o by_o reason_n of_o that_o establishment_n as_o for_o ever_o lose_v touch_v all_o future_a hope_n of_o greatness_n now_o this_o korah_n be_v of_o himself_o cousin_n german_n to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o izhar_n brother_n to_o amram_v their_o father_n exod._n 6.18_o a_o levite_n of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o kohathite_n to_o who_o belong_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o most_o holy_a thing_n within_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o the_o chief_a place_n next_o unto_o aaron_n and_o his_o priest_n about_o it_o num._n 3.19.31_o which_o one_o will_v have_v think_v may_v have_v be_v preferment_n enough_o for_o the_o man_n but_o because_o the_o first-born_a of_o izhar_n and_o moreover_o cousin_n german_n to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n who_o then_o have_v the_o power_n and_o the_o government_n in_o their_o hand_n he_o think_v his_o birthright_n and_o blood_n may_v have_v be_v better_o consider_v at_o least_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o not_o to_o have_v have_v himself_o and_o his_o family_n thrust_v down_o for_o ever_o into_o the_o rank_n and_o class_n of_o ordinary_a petty_a levite_n much_o less_o to_o have_v elizaphan_n the_o son_n of_o the_o young_a family_n of_o the_o kohathite_n make_v prince_n over_o the_o son_n of_o kohath_n even_o over_o this_o very_a korah_n who_o be_v of_o the_o elder_a house_n and_o himself_o in_o the_o interim_n neglect_v num._n 3.10_o all_o which_o put_v together_o raise_v his_o indignation_n and_o spleen_n and_o set_v he_o first_o against_o his_o king_n and_o then_o against_o his_o priest_n who_o shall_v not_o have_v degrade_v if_o they_o have_v not_o prefer_v he_o and_o be_v the_o first_o occasion_n as_o the_o rabbin_n say_v that_o cause_v he_o to_o take_v man_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n be_v the_o disgust_n that_o dathan_n and_o abiram_n have_v take_v for_o they_o be_v of_o the_o posterity_n of_o reuben_n num._n 16.1_o who_o be_v the_o first-born_a of_o israel_n gen._n 49.3_o but_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o defile_v his_o father_n bed_n his_o birthright_n be_v give_v from_o he_o 1_o chron._n 5.1_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o government_n to_o moses_n the_o priesthood_n to_o aaron_n the_o double_a portion_n to_o joseph_n all_o lose_v in_o reuben_n but_o by_o his_o son_n seek_v to_o be_v recover_v which_o be_v the_o occasion_n also_o of_o their_o take_a man_n and_o join_v themselves_o with_o korah_n hope_v by_o he_o and_o his_o company_n to_o reinstate_v themselves_o and_o their_o posterity_n into_o that_o power_n and_o dignity_n that_o empire_n 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