dominus_fw-la ut_fw-la filios_fw-la israel_n secundò_fw-la circumcideret_fw-la frat_fw-la autem_fw-la circumcisio_fw-la signum_fw-la faederis_fw-la dei_fw-la omninò_fw-la ad_fw-la religionem_fw-la pertinens_fw-la sequitur_fw-la in_fw-la persona_fw-la samuelis_fw-la cohaesere_fw-la quidèm_fw-la &_o magistratus_fw-la &_o sacerdotium_fw-la veram_fw-la moderandae_fw-la religionis_fw-la curam_fw-la sustinuit_fw-la ille_fw-la quoque_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la magistratus_fw-la quo_fw-la tum_fw-la non_fw-la erat_fw-la in_o israele_n superior_a ut_fw-la magistratus_fw-la indicabat_fw-la israelem_fw-la ac_fw-la disponebat_fw-la publica_fw-la omne_fw-la tam_fw-la sacrae_fw-la quam_fw-la prophana_fw-la ut_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la sacrificabat_fw-la pro_fw-la populo_fw-la orabat_fw-la illumque_fw-la docebat_fw-la moses_n the_o first_o catholic_n magistrate_n in_o israel_n bear_v the_o person_n not_o of_o a_o priest_n which_o be_v impose_v upon_o aaron_n but_o of_o a_o high_a power_n like_o unto_o a_o king_n appoint_a order_n for_o all_o manner_n of_o religion_n in_o the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o prescribe_v to_o aaron_n himself_o and_o to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o levit_n both_o what_o they_o shall_v do_v and_o what_o they_o shall_v avoid_v and_o leave_v undo_v wherein_o we_o see_v evident_o that_o the_o care_n of_o order_v religion_n do_v more_o pertain_v to_o the_o high_a magistrate_n then_o to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o priest_n after_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n the_o care_n of_o religion_n together_o with_o the_o magistracy_n be_v devolue_v not_o to_o eleazar_n the_o priest_n but_o to_o josuah_n the_o son_n of_o nun_n who_o be_v not_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n but_o of_o ephraim_n to_o he_o god_n give_v commandment_n that_o he_o shoâ—â—â—_n circumcise_v the_o second_o time_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n but_o circumcision_n doubtless_o be_v the_o sign_n of_o god_n covenant_n which_o pertain_v whole_o to_o religion_n in_o the_o person_n of_o samuel_n there_o do_v cohere_v both_o the_o magistracy_n &_o the_o priesthood_n but_o he_o receive_v the_o charge_n of_o moderate_a religion_n not_o as_o he_o be_v a_o priest_n but_o as_o he_o be_v a_o magistrate_n great_a then_o who_o there_o be_v none_o at_o that_o time_n in_o israel_n as_o a_o magistrate_n he_o do_v judge_v israel_n and_o order_v all_o public_a affair_n as_o well_o sacred_a as_o profane_v ecclesiastical_a as_o civil_a but_o as_o a_o priest_n he_o offer_v sacrifice_n pray_v for_o the_o people_n and_o teach_v they_o out_o of_o these_o word_n of_o this_o great_a learned_a writer_n i_o note_v these_o golden_a lesson_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o well_o affect_a reader_n first_o that_o moses_n be_v a_o civil_a magistrate_n have_v authority_n like_a unto_o a_o king_n second_o that_o his_o power_n be_v great_a than_o be_v the_o authority_n of_o aaron_n the_o high_a priest_n three_o that_o moses_n order_v all_o matter_n in_o religion_n and_o not_o aaron_n who_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n four_o that_o he_o appoint_v to_o aaron_n and_o to_o the_o whole_a order_n of_o the_o levite_n both_o what_o they_o shall_v do_v and_o what_o they_o shall_v leave_v undo_v five_o that_o the_o charge_n &_o care_n of_o religion_n do_v appertain_v more_o near_o to_o the_o magistrate_n then_o to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o priest_n six_o that_o the_o magistrate_n have_v the_o charge_n and_o care_n of_o order_v religion_n inseparable_o annex_v to_o his_o civil_a office_n in_o that_o he_o be_v a_o magistrate_n seven_o that_o a_o bishop_n may_v have_v authority_n to_o deal_v in_o civil_a cause_n as_o samuel_n do_v eight_o that_o samuel_n dispose_v all_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n not_o as_o he_o be_v priest_n but_o as_o he_o be_v 2._o the_o civil_a magistrate_n all_o which_o observation_n this_o learned_a writer_n prove_v by_o the_o example_n of_o many_o king_n of_o david_n solomon_n asa_n josaphat_n ezechias_n and_o other_o and_o of_o king_n david_n he_o add_v this_o most_o golden_a and_o memorable_a sentence_n david_n quoniam_fw-la sciebat_fw-la hanc_fw-la primam_fw-la curam_fw-la pertinere_fw-la ad_fw-la reges_fw-la &_o magistratus_fw-la ut_fw-la religio_fw-la deiritè_fw-fr disponatur_fw-la hortatus_fw-la choose_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la id_fw-la offiâ—ij_fw-la david_n because_o he_o know_v this_o chief_a care_n to_o pertain_v to_o magistrate_n to_o see_v religion_n right_o order_v he_o exhort_v they_o to_o that_o office_n say_v now_o o_o king_n understand_v be_v learned_a you_o that_o judge_v the_o earth_n whosoever_o read_v this_o learned_a writer_n serious_o throughout_o his_o whole_a discourse_n can_v no_o long_o stand_v doubtful_a of_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o question_n 9_o zanchius_n a_o most_o learned_a writer_n and_o a_o man_n of_o singular_a judgement_n in_o that_o book_n which_o he_o leave_v for_o a_o testimony_n of_o his_o faith_n and_o christian_a belief_n unto_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o the_o more_o to_o be_v regard_v have_v 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most_o necessary_a and_o meet_a to_o edify_v the_o faithful_a last_o of_o all_o let_v not_o god_n people_n be_v burden_v with_o too_o great_a a_o multitude_n of_o they_o thus_o write_v this_o learned_a man_n the_o church_n in_o helvetia_n in_o their_o confession_n of_o their_o faith_n after_o a_o long_a discourse_n of_o rite_n and_o thing_n indifferent_a 211._o add_v these_o word_n semper_fw-la vero_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la in_o huiusmodiritibus_fw-la sicut_fw-la medijs_fw-la usae_fw-la sunt_fw-la libertate_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la nos_fw-la quoque_fw-la facimus_fw-la the_o church_n in_o such_o rite_n as_o in_o thing_n indifferent_a have_v ever_o use_v their_o liberty_n which_o liberty_n ourselves_o also_o challenge_v the_o church_n in_o svevia_n in_o their_o confession_n have_v 230._o these_o word_n tales_n multas_fw-la sanè_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la hodie_fw-la jure_fw-la obseruat_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la occasione_n quoque_fw-la conduit_n novas_fw-la quas_fw-la qui_fw-la reiecerit_fw-la be_v 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