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H.
Hamond
L.
Seaman
Without counsell purposes are disappointed , but in the multitude of Counsellors they are established . Solomon .
La multitudine è piu Savia è piu costante ch'vn Principe . Machiavil .
Tho.
Brewster
good
Companies
good
Companies
WHo
so
sheddeth
Mans
bloud
,
by
Man
shall
his
bloud
be
shed
;
for
in
the
Image
of
God
made
He
Man
.
that
wherein
Man
is
the
Image
of
God
is
Reason
.
done
in
Earth
as
it
is
in
Heaven
.
The
Prerogative
of
Popular
government
whatever
is
not
founded
upon
Reason
cannot
be
permanent
.
in
a
Multitude
of
Counsellors
Machiavel
)
there
is
strength
Popular
Assembly
.
The
voice
of
the
People
is
the
voice
of
God
.
Popular
Assembly
sole
Legislater
Royal
Authority
the
right
of
proposing
result
of
the
People
Let
one
speak
and
the
rest
judge
.
Man
that
is
in
Honour
and
hath
no
understanding
is
like
the
Beasts
that
perish
.
Bocalini
.
Apollo
Tom
Thumbe
Ridiculus ne sis , esto .
〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉
That
Frame
of
Government
which
is
void
of
any
contradiction
or
any
inequality
is
void
of
all
internall
causes
of
disolution
,
and
must
for
so
much
as
it
embraceth
have
attained
unto
full
perfection
:
that
the
University
hath
lashed
me
:
rude
Charge
(
difficile
est
Satyram
non
scribere
)
Considerations
upon
Oceana
I
beseech
you
Gentlemen
,
are
not
we
the
Writers
of
Politiques
somewhat
a
ridiculous
sort
of
People
?
Is
it
not
a
Epist.
fine
piece
of
folly
for
private
men
sitting
in
their
Cabinets
to
Rack
their
brains
about
Models
of
Government
?
Certainly
our
Labours
make
a
very
pleasant
recreation
for
those
great
Personages
who
sitting
at
the
Helm
of
Affairs
have
by
their
large
experience
not
onely
acquired
the
perfect
Art
of
Ruling
,
but
have
attained
also
unto
the
comprehension
of
the
Nature
and
Foundation
of
Government
.
Considerer
hath
Titus
Livius
Thomas
Moore
Henry
the
Eighth
Christopher
Columbus
To
treat
of
affairs
which
as
to
the
conduct
of
them
appertain
to
others
,
may
be
thought
a
great
boldnesse
;
but
if
I
commit
errors
in
writing
,
these
may
be
known
without
danger
,
whereas
if
they
commit
errors
in
acting
,
such
come
not
otherwise
to
be
known
,
then
in
the
ruine
of
the
Commonwealth
.
The
manner
of
living
in
the
most
Antient
times
of
Greece
was
Thieving
,
the
stronger
going
abroad
under
the
conduct
of
their
most
puissant
Men
,
both
to
enrich
themselves
,
and
fetch
home
maintenance
for
the
weak
till
Minos
built
a
Navy
,
and
expelling
the
Malefactors
out
of
the
Islands
,
planted
Colonies
of
his
own
,
by
which
means
they
who
inhabited
the
Sea
coasts
,
becomming
more
addicted
to
riches
,
grew
more
constant
to
their
dwellings
;
of
whom
some
grown
now
rich
,
compassed
their
Towns
about
with
walls
.
For
out
of
desire
of
gain
the
meaner
sort
underwent
servitude
with
the
Mighty
the
Mighty
with
their
wealth
,
brought
the
lesser
Cities
into
subjection
Pelops
,
though
he
were
a
stranger
,
obtained
such
power
in
that
the
Countrey
was
called
after
his
Name
Atreus
obtained
the
Kingdome
of
Mycenae
,
Kingdomes
with
honours
limitted
came
to
be
hereditary
Troy
,
though
with
much
adoe
,
and
in
a
long
time
had
constant
rest
shifting
their
seats
no
longer
,
at
length
they
sent
Colonies
abroad
;
The
Athenians
into
with
the
Islands
,
the
Peloponesians
into
and
other
parts
.
The
power
of
thus
improved
,
and
the
desire
of
money
with
all
,
their
Revenues
being
enlarged
,
in
most
of
the
Cities
there
more
erected
Tyrannies
.
out
of
desire
of
gain
the
meaner
sort
underwent
servitude
with
the
Mighty
,
hereditary
Kingdomes
with
honours
limitted
Revenues
were
enlarged
then
it
was
that
the
out
of
an
extreme
aversion
to
that
which
was
the
cause
of
their
present
sufferings
slipt
into
Popular
Government
,
not
that
upon
calm
and
mature
debates
they
found
it
best
,
but
that
they
might
put
themselves
at
the
greatest
distance
(
which
spirit
usually
accompanies
all
Reformations
)
from
that
with
which
they
were
grown
into
dislike
.
meaner
sort
submitting
unto
the
Mighty
Kingdomes
with
hereditary
honours
Antient
Prudence
the
Actions
which
preceded
this
,
and
those
again
that
were
more
antient
,
though
the
truth
of
them
through
length
of
time
cannot
by
any
means
be
clearly
discovered
,
yet
for
any
argument
that
(
looking
into
times
far
past
)
he
had
yet
light
on
to
perswade
him
,
he
does
not
think
they
have
been
very
great
either
for
matter
of
war
,
or
otherwise
Grecian
memory
The
Imbecility
of
antient
times
lesse
discretion
then
a
Common
Attorney
,
who
will
be
sure
to
examine
onely
those
witnesses
that
seem
to
make
for
the
cause
in
which
he
is
entertained
.
Antient
Prudence
the
imbecility
of
antient
times
the
time
while
they
lived
under
their
Kings
,
to
have
been
their
infancy
,
that
from
the
Consuls
until
they
conquer'd
Italy
,
their
youth
;
that
from
hence
unto
their
Emperors
,
their
Manly
age
,
and
the
rest
their
dotage
originally
all
Government
among
the
Greeks
and
the
Romans
were
Regall
they
who
have
not
yet
passed
their
Novitiate
in
story
might
have
known
.
It
seems
to
be
a
defect
of
experience
to
think
that
the
Greek
and
the
Roman
actions
are
only
considerable
in
antiquity
.
it
is
very
frequent
with
such
as
have
been
conversant
with
Greek
and
Roman
Authors
to
be
led
by
them
into
a
belief
that
the
rest
of
the
world
was
a
rude
inconsiderable
people
,
and
which
is
a
term
they
very
much
delight
in
,
altogether
Barbarous
.
this
humour
even
among
the
Greeks
and
Romans
themselves
was
a
servile
addiction
unto
narrow
Principles
,
and
a
piece
of
very
pedantical
pride
.
in
this
question
,
the
examples
of
the
Babylonians
,
Persians
,
and
Egyptians
China
)
cannot
without
grosse
partiality
be
neglected
.
it
is
of
a
more
absolute
form
then
is
to
be
met
with
in
any
Kingdome
of
Pedantical
pride
,
but
would
be
in
us
who
have
not
the
same
temptation
of
Interest
,
downright
folly
.
temptation
of
interest
Babylon
,
Persia
Pedantical
pride
with
us
downright
folly
Babylonian
,
Persian
,
Egyptian
antient
Prudence
downright
folly
downright
knavery
Court
of
Claims
Government
to
define
it
(
de
jure
)
or
according
unto
Antient
prudence
,
is
an
Art
whereby
a
civil
Society
of
Men
,
is
instituted
and
preserved
upon
the
foundation
of
Common
right
or
interest
,
or
(
to
follow
it
is
an
Empire
of
Laws
,
and
not
of
Men.
And
Government
to
define
it
(
de
facto
)
or
according
unto
Modern
prudence
,
is
an
Art
whereby
some
Man
,
or
some
few
Men
subject
a
City
or
a
Nation
,
and
rule
it
according
unto
his
or
their
private
interest
,
which
because
the
Laws
in
such
cases
are
made
according
to
the
interest
of
a
Man
,
or
some
few
Families
,
may
be
said
to
be
an
Empire
of
Men
,
and
not
of
Laws
.
the
first
and
remotest
Notion
of
Government
in
the
Foundation
and
Origination
of
it
,
In
which
lies
the
credit
of
this
Division
,
and
the
Definition
of
the
several
members
Division
of
Government
lost
her
Credit
,
the
definitions
of
the
several
Members
of
it
need
not
be
considered
farther
then
that
they
come
not
at
all
up
to
the
first
and
remotest
notion
of
Government
in
the
Foundation
and
Origination
of
it
,
in
which
lies
all
the
difficulty
,
and
being
here
neglected
,
there
is
little
hope
the
subsequent
discourse
can
have
in
it
the
light
of
probable
satisfaction
,
much
less
of
force
of
infallible
demonstration
.
first
and
remotest
Notion
of
Government
,
that
the
Declaration
of
the
will
of
the
Soveraign
power
is
called
Law
,
which
if
it
out-live
the
person
whose
will
it
was
,
it
is
onely
because
the
persons
who
succeed
in
power
are
presumed
to
have
the
same
will
,
unless
they
manifest
the
contrary
,
and
that
is
the
abrogation
of
the
Law
;
so
that
still
the
Government
is
not
in
the
Law
,
but
in
the
person
whose
will
gave
a
being
unto
that
Law
.
honest
man
,
nor
a
good
Bowler
.
if
the
proportion
of
things
be
accurately
considered
,
it
will
appear
that
the
Laden
Cannon
answers
not
to
the
Laws
,
but
to
the
power
of
the
person
whose
will
created
those
Laws
:
the
whole
force
of
this
objection
amounts
but
to
this
,
that
because
in
his
Circulation
,
hath
follow'd
the
Principles
of
Nature
;
therefore
have
done
so
in
their
Discourses
of
Government
.
thy
Word
is
sweet
as
honey
Solomon
,
I
have
seen
servants
upon
horses
,
and
Princes
walking
as
servants
upon
the
Earth
,
goodly
Sermon
To
say
that
Laws
doe
or
can
govern
is
to
amuse
our selves
with
a
form
of
speech
,
as
when
we
say
Time
,
or
Age
,
or
Death
does
such
a
thing
,
to
which
indeed
the
phansie
of
Poets
or
superstition
of
Women
may
adapt
a
person
,
and
give
a
power
of
Action
;
but
wise
Men
know
they
are
onely
expressions
of
such
Actions
or
qualifications
as
belong
to
things
and
persons
.
Talmud
,
There
is
more
in
the
word
of
a
Scribe
then
in
the
words
of
the
Law
,
You
have
made
the
word
of
God
of
none
effect
by
your
traditions
?
Point
d'argent
Point
de
Suisse
have
wings
Coy
Duck
Oxe
that
not
only
knows
his
masters
Crib
,
lightly
come
,
lightly
go
grand
Seignior
The
Assertion
that
Propriety
producing
Empire
consisteth
only
in
Land
,
appears
too
positive
.
Antient
imbecility
Thucidides
)
the
meaner
sort
through
desire
of
gain
,
underwent
the
servitude
of
the
Mighty
.
Faenerabis
multis
gentibus
,
Thou
shalt
lend
unto
many
nations
Non
Faenerabis
fratri
tuo
The
wisedom
or
the
riches
of
another
Man
can
never
give
him
a
Title
to
my
Obedience
,
nor
oblige
Mr.
to
give
his
Cloaths
or
Money
to
the
next
Man
he
meets
,
wiser
or
richer
then
himself
.
praeponderate
on
the
Kings
part
the
silver
of
Potosi
sailed
up
the
Guadalquivir
,
That
it
is
not
to
be
doubted
but
a
Revenue
sufficient
to
maintain
a
force
,
able
beat
down
all
opposition
,
does
equally
conduce
to
Empire
,
whether
it
arise
from
Rents
,
Lands
,
Profits
of
ready
Money
,
Duties
,
Customs
.
&c.
Zealot
for
Monarchy
Poland
)
his
ballance
in
ready
money
is
absolutely
the
most
proper
for
the
carrying
on
of
so
great
,
and
suddain
an
Enterprize
.
are
not
so
common
as
Blackberrys
.
no
doubt
but
a
revenue
in
taxes
is
as
good
as
a
revenue
in
fee-simple
,
It
is
not
to
be
doubted
but
that
violence
may
be
permanent
or
durable
,
It
is
not
to
be
doubted
but
a
revenue
sufficient
to
maintain
a
force
able
to
beat
down
all
opposition
doth
equally
Blackberry
)
conduce
to
Empire
that
Government
is
founded
either
upon
Paternity
,
and
the
natural
advantage
the
first
Father
had
over
all
the
rest
of
Mankind
,
who
were
his
sons
,
or
else
from
the
increase
of
strength
and
power
in
some
Man
or
Men
,
to
whose
will
the
rest
submit
,
that
by
their
submission
they
may
avoid
such
mischief
,
as
otherwise
would
be
brought
upon
them
.
De
jure
belli
,
l.
1.
c.
se
subjiciant
est
Rex
round
about
our
Coal
fire
Phalaris
,
Gelon
,
Dionysius
,
Agathocles
,
Nabis
,
&c.
that
I
have
given
the
world
cause
to
complain
of
a
great
disappointment
,
who
while
at
my
hand
that
satisfaction
in
the
Principles
of
Government
was
expected
,
which
several
great
wits
had
in
vain
studied
,
have
in
diversifying
riches
in
words
only
as
Propriety
,
Dominion
,
Agrarian
,
Ballance
,
made
up
no
more
then
a
new
Lexicon
expressing
the
same
thing
that
was
known
before
,
that
riches
are
power
is
not
omitted
by
this
may
be
admitted
without
Opposition
,
satisfied
in
this
demand
,
whether
distinct
ballances
under
the
same
Head
or
Governour
,
as
those
of
the
power
of
the
King
being
greater
in
the
One
,
and
that
of
the
People
in
the
other
,
may
not
so
poise
one
the
other
,
as
to
produce
a
new
ballance
.
Rome
.
England
more
nice
then
wise
Mares
nest
Where
I
say
that
the
soul
of
man
is
Mistress
of
two
potent
rivals
,
Reason
and
Passion
If
I
could
be
perswaded
Mr.
were
so
far
in
earnest
,
as
to
expect
any
man
should
be
convinced
by
the
metaphorical
use
of
two
or
three
words
some
farther
consideration
might
be
proposed
.
The
opinions
of
Grotius
cannot
oblige
us
beyond
the
reasons
whereon
they
are
founded
Though
it
be
truly
said
that
the
creatures
are
naturally
carried
forth
,
unto
their
proper
utility
:
this
ought
not
to
be
taken
in
too
general
a
sense
,
seeing
diverse
of
them
abstain
from
their
own
profit
,
either
in
regard
of
those
of
the
same
kind
,
or
at
least
of
their
young
.
carry
a
great
restriction
in
them
,
and
the
way
of
producing
actions
in
beasts
is
so
different
from
the
emanation
of
humane
reason
humane
reason
)
that
the
inferences
from
the
one
,
to
the
other
,
must
needs
be
very
weak
.
not
he
worse
then
an
infidel
that
provideth
not
for
his
own
family
?
even
stones
or
heavy
things
their
ordinary
wont
or
center
and
fly
upwards
,
to
relieve
the
distress
of
nature
in
common
.
s
expression
is
altogether
figurative
,
and
it
is
easier
to
prove
from
thence
that
things
wanting
sense
make
discourses
,
and
act
by
election
,
then
that
there
is
such
a
thing
as
a
common
interest
of
mankind
.
that
things
wanting
sense
make
discourses
and
act
by
election
then
that
there
is
such
a
thing
as
a
common
interest
of
mankind
.
le
evil
gives
good
things
unto
his
children
,
whole
Philosophy
of
the
Soul
whole
Philosophy
of
the
Soul
more
then
truth
green
sickness
school
Divinity
Philosophy
of
the
soul
How
now
Gentlewomen
,
saies
he
,
what
dividing
and
choosing
!
will
no
less
serve
your
turn
then
the
whole
mystery
of
a
well
order'd
Commonwealth
?
who
has
taught
you
to
cast
away
passion
(
an
't
please
you
)
like
the
Bran
,
and
work
up
Reason
as
pure
as
the
Flower
of
your
Cake
?
Are
you
acquainted
with
the
Author
of
that
hath
seen
forraign
Countries
,
conversed
with
the
Speculativi
,
learnt
of
the
most
serene
Lady
to
work
with
bobbins
,
makes
you
a
Magistracy
like
a
Pippin
pye
,
and
sells
Butterprints
with
Have
done
as
you
dread
Ballads
,
fusty
Pamphlets
,
or
the
Ostracisme
of
Billingsgate
.
Have
done
I
say
;
will
you
vy
that
green
in
your
cheeks
with
the
purple
of
the
State
?
must
your
mother
,
who
was
never
there
her self
,
seek
you
in
the
Oven
?
Come
,
when
I
live
to
see
in
puff-paste
,
a
Commonwealth
come
out
of
a
Bakehouse
,
where
smocks
were
the
boulters
,
let
me
be
a
Millhorse
.
their
Cake
is
dough
wisest
debate
wisest
result
Natural
Aristrocacy
Natural
Democracy
Twenty
men
Authoritas
Patrum
,
&
verecundia
Plebis
Common
interest
the
Parologisme
lies
in
this
,
that
the
Twenty
men
are
first
supposed
to
be
a
Commonwealth
,
and
then
it
is
considered
how
they
would
dispose
of
the
Government
:
The
sense
of
want
among
men
that
are
in
equality
of
power
may
beget
a
desire
of
Exchange
,
as
Let
me
have
your
Horse
,
and
you
shall
have
my
Cow
,
which
is
the
fountain
of
private
Contracts
;
but
it
is
not
to
be
with
reason
imagined
,
that
this
should
be
enough
to
make
a
man
part
with
a
natural
freedome
,
and
put
himself
into
the
hands
of
a
Power
from
which
he
can
afterward
have
no
shield
,
though
it
should
be
used
to
his
own
destruction
.
equality
of
power
truck
Horses
and
Cows
Natural
freedome
to
part
with
their
Natural
freedome
,
and
put
themselves
into
the
hands
of
a
Power
from
which
they
can
afterwards
have
no
shield
.
To
read
it
throughly
for
the
understanding
,
will
be
more
then
his
Book
will
obtain
of
any
reader
.
Harrington
hath
not
lost
his
way
without
company
,
Grotius
complains
,
that
they
who
treat
of
do
commonly
mistake
some
part
of
the
Roman
for
it
▪
that
while
Men
professe
to
consider
the
Principles
of
Government
they
fall
upon
notions
which
are
the
meer
effects
of
Government
.
what
security
will
you
give
,
that
the
Six
in
their
Consultations
shall
not
rather
aim
at
their
own
advantage
then
that
of
the
Fourteen
,
and
so
make
use
of
the
eminence
of
their
parts
to
circumvent
the
rest
?
People
in
this
Constitution
have
the
Vote
and
the
Sword
too
.
On
the
other
side
shall
we
be
satisfied
that
the
Fourteen
will
not
soon
begin
to
think
themselves
wise
enough
to
consult
too
,
and
making
use
of
their
excesse
in
power
pull
the
Six
off
their
Cushions
?
Pacuvius
Calavius
must
either
have
a
King
,
which
I
do
not
finde
by
you
that
you
intend
,
or
what
ever
become
of
this
,
you
must
have
some
other
Senate
;
for
the
Senate
is
a
Council
of
such
nature
▪
as
without
it
,
no
free
City
can
subsist
.
wise
enough
to
consult
that
in
a
Commonwealth
,
there
must
be
a
Senate
is
a
Principle
I
am
willing
to
gratifie
Mr
with
his
partition
of
the
Twenty
men
into
Six
and
Fourteen
;
but
if
I
had
been
in
an
humour
of
contradiction
,
it
had
been
as
free
for
me
to
have
said
that
some
one
of
the
twenty
would
have
excell'd
all
the
rest
in
judgment
,
experience
,
courage
,
and
height
of
Genius
,
and
then
told
him
,
that
this
had
been
a
natural
Monarchy
established
by
God
himself
over
Mankind
.
give
their
cloaths
or
money
to
the
next
man
they
meet
wiser
or
richer
then
themselves
,
will
neither
give
their
cloaths
nor
money
,
by
divine
Right
the
Senatusconsultum
,
Macedonicum
,
with
the
rest
that
had
place
allowed
by
in
the
compilement
of
the
Roman
laws
,
Zelot
for
Monarchy
pas
de
clerc
Cujacius
.
It
was
soon
agreed
that
the
distinct
decrees
of
the
Senate
and
People
should
be
extended
to
the
nature
of
laws
throw
the
House
out
of
the
Windows
.
The
principal
stones
being
already
taken
from
the
Foundation
to
reverse
the
super
structures
that
I
bring
Switz
and
Holland
into
the
enumeration
of
the
Heathen
Commonwealths
,
I
add
that
the
proceedings
of
Holland
and
Switz
(
though
after
a
more
obscure
manner
)
are
of
the
like
obligation
in
such
an
Example
thou
shalt
not
kill
,
thou
shalt
not
steal
England
,
is
to
assert
the
People
into
the
Mighty
liberty
of
being
free
from
the
whole
Moral
Law
to
be
the
adviser
or
perswader
of
a
thing
is
lesse
then
to
be
the
Author
or
Commander
of
it
Moses
,
Lycurgus
,
Solon
,
&c.
Israel
,
Lacedemon
Now
therefore
if
ye
will
obey
my
voice
indeed
,
and
keep
my
Covenant
,
ye
shall
be
unto
me
a
Kingdom
,
Moses
,
speak
thou
with
us
,
and
we
will
hear
thee
but
let
not
God
speak
with
us
,
lest
we
die
.
These
are
the
judgements
which
thou
shalt
propose
or
set
before
them
.
the
Covenant
which
the
Lord
commanded
Moses
to
make
with
the
children
of
Israel
in
the
Land
of
Moab
,
beside
the
Covenant
which
he
made
with
them
in
Horeb
this
is
the
law
which
Moses
set
before
the
children
of
Israel
O
Jerusalem
,
Jerusalem
,
how
often
would
I
have
gathered
thee
and
thy
Children
,
as
an
Hen
gathereth
her
Chickens
under
her
wings
,
and
ye
would
not
?
that
he
should
not
reign
over
them
,
Heathen
who
are
a
Law
unto
themselves
.
he
gives
both
the
Will
and
the
Deed
that
they
are
Gods
is
delighted
to
make
me
beholding
underhand
unto
Mr.
Notwithstanding
the
open
enmity
which
he
saith
I
profess
to
his
Politicks
.
they
have
not
rejected
Thee
,
but
they
have
rejected
me
that
I
should
not
reign
over
them
,
that
they
unchirotonized
or
unvoted
God
of
the
Kingdome
.
Capellus
(
Deus
Populi
Judaici
Rex
erat
veluti
Politicus
,
&
Civilis
Legislator
)
God
was
as
Political
King
and
Civil
Legislator
of
the
Jews
.
An
equall
Commonwealth
is
a
Government
established
upon
an
equall
Agrarian
arising
into
the
super
structures
or
three
Orders
,
The
Senate
debating
and
proposing
,
the
People
resolving
,
and
the
Magistracy
executing
,
by
an
equall
Rotation
,
or
interchangeable
election
,
through
the
suffrage
of
the
People
given
by
the
Ballot
Commonwealth
of
Oceana
Irish
bog
where
there
is
one
ambitious
poor
man
,
or
one
vicious
rich
man
,
it
is
impossible
there
should
be
any
such
Government
as
can
be
secure
from
sedition
.
one
ambitious
Poor
man
one
vicious
Rich
man
equal
Commonwealth
equal
Commonwealth
estate
,
power
,
or
honour
,
causes
of
sedition
that
the
whole
of
this
Libration
,
is
reduced
to
the
want
of
power
to
disturbe
the
Commonwealth
,
whole
matter
being
thus
reduced
unto
the
want
of
power
to
disturbe
the
Government
power
whereof
the
Governour
is
possessed
so
vastly
exceeds
the
power
remaining
with
those
,
who
are
to
obey
that
it
would
be
desperately
unreasonable
for
them
to
hope
to
maintain
their
Cause
.
If
the
true
Method
attaining
to
perfection
in
Government
be
to
make
the
Governour
absolute
,
that
upon
probable
terms
can
dispute
the
power
with
the
Governour
,
free
from
Sedition
ambitious
poor
Man
unequal
Commonwealth
Equal
Commonwealth
equal
Commonwealth
Poorer
sort
overballance
the
people
thousand
hands
Five
Thousand
whole
Land
equality
of
the
ballance
equal
Commonwealth
power
or
Commonwealth
Five
thousand
Equalls
power
or
Commonwealth
power
or
effect
greater
People
power
or
effect
lesser
people
lesser
people
Five
Thousand
desire
of
Liberty
,
Riches
,
and
Power
two
Orders
Great
Council
unequal
Commonwealth
Hereditary
Orders
hereditary
capacity
of
the
Senate
equall
Commonmealth
unequall
Commonwealth
equall
Common-wealth
unequall
Commonwealth
an
equall
Commonwealth
Seditious
Commonwealth
equall
Commonwealth
Piero
Gradenigo
Example
of
an
equall
Commonwealth
Native
Liberty
Example
of
Lacedemon
leaving
out
the
Helots
,
Venice
since
the
time
of
Piero
Gradenigo
.
Pausan
.
Lacon
Much
more
fatall
was
the
contest
between
and
his
brother
the
son
of
by
whose
war
was
ruin'd
and
came
into
the
game
,
who
besieg'd
the
Capital
City
:
the
reign
of
was
so
full
of
turbulency
as
Venice
.
This
City
by
Mr.
s
own
confession
,
is
possest
of
several
advantages
.
why
among
these
therefore
there
is
good
cause
to
reckon
her
Immunity
from
seditions
she
is
like
a
Ship
ready
to
be
boarded
by
Pirates
,
hath
the
Turk
on
this
Frontier
,
the
Pope
on
that
,
the
King
of
on
another
but
since
the
last
Reiglement
in
the
time
of
three
seditions
in
that
of
that
of
and
that
of
then
a
Ship
,
that
is
ready
to
be
boarded
by
Pirates
,
security
saith
he
will
you
give
us
,
that
the
like
may
not
happen
in
or
that
the
whole
body
of
the
People
being
intrvsted
with
giving
a
Vote
and
keeping
a
Sword
,
may
not
by
way
of
Counsel
or
Arms
,
fall
to
such
work
as
Levelling
the
Five
Thousand
,
or
bringing
the
from
two
to
one
Thousand
pounds
a
year
,
or
less
,
as
they
phansie
.
the
Land
may
come
into
the
hands
of
Five
thousand
,
and
so
the
Booty
may
be
great
and
the
resistance
small
.
But
they
are
instructed
with
a
Vote
government
,
which
being
perfectly
equall
,
hath
such
a
Libration
in
the
frame
of
it
,
that
no
man
in
or
under
it
,
can
contract
such
Interest
or
Power
,
as
should
be
able
to
disturb
the
Commonwealth
with
Sedition
.
after
all
this
will
only
tell
Mr.
Harrington
that
this
Libration
is
of
the
same
Nature
with
a
perpetual
motion
in
the
Mechannicks
.
One
generation
goeth
,
and
another
cometh
.
Nature
Gallen
)
hath
a
tendency
to
make
her
Creature
immortal
,
if
it
were
in
the
Capacity
of
the
Matter
on
which
she
hath
to
work
,
perpetual
Mover
in
whom
we
live
and
move
,
and
have
our
being
humane
Prudence
there
is
difference
between
seeing
,
and
making
of
Spectacles
?
Threescore
years
and
Ten
running
into
a
bogg
That
the
Guards
of
the
Kings
person
be
not
increased
beyond
Necessity
of
security
,
that
they
be
not
suffered
to
stagnate
at
Court
,
but
be
by
a
perpetual
circulation
drawn
out
upon
service
,
and
chiefly
that
they
consist
not
of
one
intire
body
,
united
under
the
same
head
,
but
be
divided
into
distinct
parties
and
Commands
;
as
we
may
see
in
where
though
(
in
proportion
to
the
:
extent
of
their
Dominions
)
the
Kings
guards
be
more
Numerous
then
those
of
the
Emperours
,
yet
being
divided
into
distinct
bodies
of
under
their
several
Colonels
and
Captains
,
they
have
never
been
the
Authors
of
any
the
least
sedition
:
And
in
of
late
years
they
begin
to
learn
the
Art
of
poizing
the
by
the
and
so
have
frequently
evaded
the
danger
of
their
mutinies
.
that
the
Foundation
of
Monarchy
by
Arms
is
laid
upon
the
Princes
Guards
or
the
Court
Militia
,
Monarchy
by
Arms
hath
given
the
Earth
unto
the
Sons
of
Men
,
as
Turkey
as
the
Timars
as
the
Janizaries
Amurath
the
second
Whence
the
sedition
of
the
like
that
of
a
Nobility
,
may
be
dangerous
to
the
Prince
,
but
never
threatens
the
Throne
;
whereas
the
sedition
of
the
like
that
of
a
people
would
be
more
against
the
Throne
then
the
Prince
.
First
,
that
the
Guards
of
the
Kings
person
be
not
increased
beyond
the
necessity
of
security
.
(
Celais'en
va
sans
le
dire
come
les
heures
de
nostre
curè
.
)
that
they
be
not
suffered
to
stagnate
at
Court
,
but
be
by
a
perpetual
circulation
,
drawn
out
upon
service
this
Court
Militia
must
not
consist
of
one
intire
body
united
under
the
same
head
,
but
be
divided
under
several
Colonels
,
Captains
,
Parties
,
Brigades
,
not
united
under
the
same
head
,
Turkish
Beglerbegs
Monarchy
,
founded
upon
a
Nobility
,
there
never
riseth
any
danger
unto
the
Crown
,
but
when
either
a
great
part
of
the
Soveraign
power
is
put
into
the
hands
of
the
Nobility
,
as
in
Germany
and
Poland
,
or
when
some
Person
or
Family
is
suffered
to
overtop
the
rest
in
Riches
,
Commands
,
and
Dependance
,
as
the
Princes
of
the
bloud
,
and
Lorrain
,
not
long
since
,
in
France
;
and
of
old
the
Montforts
and
Nevi●s
in
England
.
The
first
of
these
a
vicious
government
,
and
a
Monarchy
only
in
Name
;
the
second
easily
admit
of
this
remedy
.
That
the
great
ones
be
reduced
to
a
lesser
volume
,
and
levelled
into
an
Equality
with
the
rest
of
their
Order
.
the
Emperor
puts
power
into
the
hand
of
the
Electors
;
and
the
King
of
Poland
puts
power
into
the
hands
of
the
Gentlemen
;
which
Governments
therefore
are
vicious
Constitutions
,
and
Monarchies
only
in
Name
where
some
Person
or
Family
is
suffered
to
overtop
the
rest
in
Riches
,
Commands
,
and
Dependance
,
as
the
Princes
of
the
bloud
,
and
Lorrain
,
not
long
since
,
in
France
;
and
of
old
the
Montfords
and
the
Nevils
in
England
.
that
admit
of
this
Easie
cure
.
Let
the
great
Ones
be
reduced
to
a
lesser
volume
,
and
levell'd
with
the
rest
of
their
Order
.
great
ones
reduce
them
levell
them
unto
Equality
with
their
Order
Aesculapius
?
(
Point
de
Novelle
,
)
e'en
where
you
please
.
The
Princes
of
the
bloud
,
and
of
Lorrain
in
France
;
the
Montforts
,
and
the
Nevils
in
England
,
preserve
his
Nobility
weighty
enough
to
keep
the
People
under
,
and
yet
not
tall
enough
in
any
particular
person
to
measure
with
himself
:
measured
with
the
Prince
his
particular
person
to
measure
with
the
Prince
,
Nobility
having
not
been
weighty
enough
to
keep
the
People
under
A
Prince
preserving
his
Nobility
weighty
enough
to
keep
under
the
people
,
to
keep
down
the
people
France
,
and
Forraign
Guards
courted
Opposition
for
nothing
Ballance
of
the
French
Monarchy
Nature
and
use
of
Forraign
Guards
.
The
Consent
of
Nations
evinceth
that
the
Function
of
the
Clergy
,
or
Priest
,
except
where
otherwise
C.
2.
S.
4.
determined
of
by
Law
,
appertaineth
unto
the
Magistrate
.
By
this
right
with
the
rest
of
the
Patriarchs
,
instructed
their
Families
or
sacrisiced
,
There
seemeth
to
have
been
a
kind
of
Commonwealth
in
was
both
King
and
Priest
;
Such
also
was
till
he
consecrated
and
confer'd
the
Priesthood
upon
the
Levites
,
who
are
expresly
said
to
succeed
unto
the
first
born
,
that
is
unto
the
Patriarchs
,
who
till
then
exercised
that
Function
.
Nor
was
it
otherwise
with
the
Gentiles
,
where
they
who
had
the
Soveraign
power
or
were
in
eminent
Magistracy
,
did
also
the
Priestly
Office
saith
Cicero
and
Virgil
You
find
the
that
is
,
Princes
in
Poets
sacrificing
;
The
Kings
did
the
like
;
in
constantly
and
in
when
they
had
no
Kings
,
occasionally
they
elected
a
or
King-Priest
whose
Lands
Joseph
did
not
buy
Diodorus
Siculus
The
whole
Revenue
was
divided
into
three
parts
,
whereof
the
Priests
had
the
first
,
the
King
had
the
second
,
and
the
Nobility
had
the
Third
.
Holy
war
matter
of
fact
of
faith
▪
Moses
was
learned
in
all
the
learning
of
the
Egyptians
,
admitted
without-opposition
Empire
is
well
divided
into
national
and
provincial
,
As
Mr.
hath
well
observed
where
there
are
two
parties
in
a
Republique
with
equal
power
,
(
as
in
that
of
the
people
had
one
half
and
the
Nobility
had
the
other
half
)
confusion
and
misery
are
there
intayled
.
For
remedy
whereof
,
or
to
avoid
this
,
there
can
be
no
way
but
to
make
the
Commonwealth
very
unequal
.
where
the
Nobility
holdeth
half
the
propriety
or
about
that
proportion
,
and
the
people
the
other
half
,
where
is
no
remedy
but
the
one
will
eat
out
the
other
,
as
the
People
did
the
Nobility
in
Athens
,
and
the
Nobility
the
People
in
Rome
.
take
a
grip
of
Venice
the
Cake
be
dough
or
not
the
forraign
Guards
great
baits
alluring
the
Nobility
Emergent
interest
of
the
Church
Mareschals
,
Generals
French
Politician
Cardinal
Richelieu
Forraign
Guards
A
government
of
Servants
.
A
government
of
Subjects
;
Or
a
government
of
Citizens
.
Hen.
7th
Robert
Count
an
Example
of
such
an
One
overcome
by
the
Arms
of
a
Monarch
,
is
not
to
be
found
in
the
World
:
this
is
her
Prerogative
,
her
Towers
are
her
Funeral
Pile
,
and
she
expireth
in
her
own
Flame
,
leaving
nothing
unto
Conquest
but
her
Ashes
,
as
overwhelmed
by
Arms
are
of
two
sorts
,
Proper
or
Improper
that
is
,
Native
or
Forraign
.
Improper or Forraign Arms are of two Sorts .
Auxiliaries or Mercenaries .
a
Magistrate
given
for
the
good
of
Mankind
,
and
beareth
not
her
Sword
in
vain
Israel
,
Athens
,
Lacedemon
that
a
Commonwealth
,
which
had
not
first
broken
her self
,
or
been
broken
by
some
other
Common-wealth
,
should
not
be
found
to
have
been
conquer'd
by
the
Armes
of
any
Monarch
,
is
not
miraculous
but
a
natural
effect
of
an
apparent
Cause
.
goodly
Sermon
If
Antient
Commonwealths
and
Governments
used
diligence
in
any
other
Order
to
make
their
people
Lovers
of
peace
,
faithfully
unto
their
Countrey
,
and
having
the
fear
of
God
before
their
eyes
,
they
doubled
it
in
this
of
their
Militia
:
for
of
whom
should
your
Countrey
expect
greater
faith
,
then
of
such
as
have
offer'd
themselves
to
die
for
her
?
whom
should
she
endeavour
to
make
greater
Lovers
of
peace
,
then
them
who
only
can
enslave
her
by
force
?
In
whom
should
there
be
greater
Fear
of
God
,
then
in
such
as
carry
their
lives
in
their
hands
?
This
when
Lawgivers
and
Captains
rightly
considered
,
was
the
Cause
why
Souldiers
were
esteemed
honour'd
,
followed
and
imitated
above
all
men
in
the
world
,
whereas
since
such
Orders
are
broken
,
and
Custome
is
altogether
deviated
from
the
course
of
Antient
prudence
;
men
are
come
to
detest
the
iniquity
of
the
Campe
,
and
fly
the
conversation
of
such
as
are
in
Arms
,
as
the
Pestilence
.
be
breakers
of
their
faith
,
given
up
unto
rapine
,
Enemies
of
peace
and
Government
?
Rome
,
Carthage
F.
Sforza
F.
Sforza
Joan
Queen
Lacedemon
,
Carthage
,
Venice
Lacedemon
,
Carthage
,
Venice
Italian
Auxiliaries
Roman
Legions
that
an
inference
from
the
success
of
Arms
unto
the
perfection
of
Government
,
and
from
the
perfection
of
Government
,
to
the
successe
of
Arms
,
The
Switz
,
Scottish
,
and
French
guards
,
have
never
been
the
Authors
of
any
sedition
,
therefore
the
seditiousnesse
of
a
Nobility
may
be
mended
by
Forraign
Guards
that
of
late
years
in
Turkey
,
they
begin
to
learn
the
art
of
poising
the
Janizaries
by
the
Spahyes
and
so
have
frequently
evaded
the
danger
of
their
mutinies
.
aut
viam
inveniat
aut
faciat
That
the
perfection
of
Monarchy
is
free
from
those
flaws
,
which
are
charged
upon
it
,
and
that
it
consists
in
governing
by
a
Nobility
,
weighty
enough
to
keep
the
People
under
,
yet
not
tall
enough
in
any
particular
person
to
measure
with
the
Prince
;
and
by
a
Moderate
Army
kept
under
the
Notion
of
Guards
,
and
Garrisons
,
which
may
be
sufficient
to
strangle
all
sedition
in
the
Cradle
,
from
which
mixture
,
or
Counterpoise
of
a
Nobility
and
an
Army
,
ariseth
the
most
excellent
form
of
Monarchical
Government
.
preponderated
too
much
on
the
side
of
Arms
putting
power
into
the
hands
of
the
Nobility
,
a
vicious
constitution
,
and
a
Monarchy
only
in
Name
,
Barons
wars
!
Lycurgus
weighty
enough
to
keep
down
the
people
hold
gold
weight
with
his
Nobility
ballance
of
Arms
,
and
of
propriety
are
not
two
,
but
one
and
the
same
.
France
,
Spain
pouce
de
roy
know
my
opinion
of
the
way
of
governing
by
Councils
,
which
he
confesseth
he
hath
always
thought
admirable
;
he
doth
not
mean
such
as
are
co-ordinate
with
the
Prince
(
which
have
been
seen
in
the
world
)
but
such
as
those
of
Spain
,
purely
of
advice
and
dispatch
,
with
power
only
to
inform
and
perswade
,
not
limit
the
Princes
will
.
For
almost
all
the
weaknesses
which
have
been
thought
incident
to
Monarchy
,
are
by
this
course
prevented
,
and
if
there
be
any
steadinesse
and
maturity
in
the
Senate
of
a
Commonwealth
,
this
takes
it
all
in
.
always
thought
admirable
,
such
as
prevent
almost
all
the
weaknesses
incident
to
Monarchy
,
and
take
in
the
steadinesse
and
maturity
of
a
Commonwealth
.
that
there
is
no
frame
of
laws
,
or
constitution
of
government
,
which
will
not
decay
and
come
to
ruine
,
unlesse
repaired
by
the
prudence
and
dexterity
of
them
that
govern
.
Now
that
this
may
not
be
expected
from
a
Monarch
,
as
well
as
from
a
Senate
,
or
assembly
of
men
,
he
hath
not
yet
met
with
any
conviction
,
but
rather
finds
it
reasonable
to
think
that
where
debates
are
cleerest
,
the
result
of
them
most
secret
,
and
the
execution
suddain
,
(
which
are
the
advantages
of
Monarchy
)
there
the
disorders
of
a
State
will
soonest
be
discovered
,
and
the
necessary
remedies
best
applied
.
purely
of
advice
and
dispatch
Little
Cities
in
Asia
Ragusa
,
and
San
Marino
Monarchy
to
consist
of
a
mixture
of
Arms
and
of
a
Nobility
,
Lucedemonians
)
that
being
corrupted
by
the
bounty
of
they
were
the
first
that
contracted
Amity
with
the
at
the
time
when
that
King
added
the
Territories
inhabited
by
the
upon
the
border
of
with
other
Commonwealths
in
unto
his
Empire
there
was
not
a
considerable
Man
in
the
whole
City
that
had
not
received
some
considerable
sum
.
they
who
have
passed
their
Novitiat
in
Story
are
not
ignorant
Pyrrhus
Hiero
Canaanites
;
Rome
Italy
then
Peter
Laurence
this
seemes
intended
for
a
Tryall
of
our
Noses
whether
they
will
serve
us
to
discover
the
fallacy
of
an
inference
from
the
prosperous
successe
of
Armes
to
the
perfection
of
Government
.
tryall
of
their
Noses
fallacions
inferrences
Great
and
well
policyd
Empires
have
been
subverted
by
People
so
eloigned
from
the
perfection
of
government
,
that
we
scarce
know
of
any
thing
to
tye
them
together
,
but
the
desire
of
booty
.
the
tryal
of
our
Noses
,
whether
they
will
serve
us
to
discover
that
a
Conclusion
should
have
some
Premisses
?
Athens
,
The
Lacedemonians
,
who
when
we
were
under
Oligarchy
,
every
day
commanded
us
something
;
now
while
we
are
under
popular
Administration
,
are
our
Petitioners
that
we
would
not
see
them
utterly
ruined
by
the
Thebans
.
so
eloigned
from
the
perfection
of
Government
,
O
miserable
and
deplorable
State
Authority
of
the
Senate
,
the
power
of
the
Law
,
the
Liberty
of
the
People
being
troden
under-foot
;
to
a
Prince
,
that
got
up
in
this
manner
,
the
whole
World
was
a
servant
,
while
he
himself
was
a
servant
unto
such
,
as
no
honest
man
would
have
endured
the
like
servants
in
his
house
!
the
Senate
dreaded
the
Senate
dreaded
the
Emperor
,
the
Emperor
dreaded
his
execrable
Militia
:
the
Emperor
gave
Lawes
unto
Kings
,
and
received
them
from
his
Mercenaries
.
That
the
condition
of
these
Princes
was
so
desperate
,
it
was
a
wonderful
thing
,
Ambition
her self
could
have
the
courage
to
run
such
a
hazard
;
seeing
from
slain
in
the
Senate
to
the
Great
,
there
had
been
above
thirty
of
them
murthered
,
and
four
that
had
layd
violent
hands
upon
themselves
;
For
there
was
alway
something
in
them
that
offended
the
Souldiery
which
whether
they
were
good
or
bad
was
equally
subject
to
pick
quarrels
,
upon
the
least
occasion
raised
tumults
,
and
dispatcht
even
such
of
them
as
they
had
forced
to
accept
of
that
dignity
,
for
example
▪
Aelius
Pertinax
.
a
well
polycy'd
Empire
was
subverted
,
a
people
so
eloigned
from
perfection
of
government
,
in
faece
Romuli
Germany
,
Spain
,
France
,
Italy
,
Ragusa
and
San
Marino
are
commended
for
their
upright
and
equal
frame
of
Government
,
and
yet
have
hardly
extended
their
Dominion
,
beyond
the
size
of
an
handsom
Mannor
.
San
Marino
It
is
not
the
perfection
of
Government
,
but
the
populousness
of
a
Nation
,
the
natural
valour
of
the
Inhabitants
,
the
abundance
of
Horses
,
Arms
,
and
other
things
necessary
for
equipping
of
an
Army
,
assisted
with
a
good
Military
Discipline
,
that
qualifie
a
People
for
Conquest
;
and
where
these
concur
,
Victory
is
intayled
upon
them
,
Yet
saith
Sir
Francis
If
the
Gentlemen
be
too
many
,
the
Commons
will
be
base
,
and
not
the
hundredth
Pole
fit
for
an
Helmet
,
as
may
be
seen
by
comparison
of
whereof
the
former
though
far
lesse
in
Territory
and
Populousness
;
hath
been
nevertheless
the
over-match
;
in
regard
the
middle
People
in
make
good
Souldiers
which
the
Paisants
in
do
not
France
must
have
been
the
Over
match
.
the
greatest
abundance
of
Horses
,
Arms
,
and
other
things
necessary
for
the
equipping
of
an
Army
,
run
upon
the
foile
onely
the
conversion
of
the
first
.
perhaps
it
is
not
true
Publilius
Philo
That
Venice
is
as
much
as
any
in
the
World
,
an
unequal
Common
wealth
.
Propriety
,
Ballance
,
Agrarian
Propriety
in
money
Propriety
in
Land
Political
ballance
England
,
France
Spain
▪
Gothes
,
Vandals
,
Saxons
In
Greece
,
where
the
Argives
being
Lovers
of
equality
and
liberty
▪
reduced
the
power
of
their
Kings
to
so
small
a
matter
,
that
there
remained
unto
the
Children
and
Successors
of
Cisus
,
little
more
than
the
Title
,
Triumvirs
,
Caesar
,
Pompey
Caesar
.
In
Tarentum
,
not
long
after
the
Warre
with
the
Medes
,
the
Nobility
being
wasted
,
and
overcome
by
the
ballance
▪
and
with
that
the
Common
wealth
changed
from
Aristocratical
,
to
Popular
:
Divine
right
Agrarian
.
So
an
Agrarian
is
a
Law
fixing
the
ballance
of
a
Government
,
in
such
manner
that
it
cannot
alter
.
To
him
that
makes
propriety
,
and
that
in
Lands
the
foundation
of
Empire
,
the
establishing
of
an
Agrarian
is
of
absolute
necessity
,
that
by
it
the
power
may
be
fixed
in
those
hands
to
whom
it
was
at
first
committed
.
The
Examples
of
an
are
so
infrequent
;
that
Mr.
is
constrained
to
wave
all
,
but
two
Common-wealths
,
and
can
finde
in
the
whole
extent
of
History
only
to
fasten
upon
It
hath
seemed
to
some
the
main
point
of
institution
in
Government
,
to
order
riches
right
:
whence
otherwise
derives
all
Civil
discord
?
Vpon
this
ground
,
Legislator
made
it
his
first
work
to
introduce
equality
of
goods
,
and
in
his
Lawes
,
allowes
not
increase
unto
a
possession
beyond
certain
bounds
.
The
and
the
had
each
their
after
the
manner
of
virtus
&
facultas
civilis
)
Political
virtue
or
faculty
,
Politicall
ballance
If
one
man
,
or
such
a
number
of
men
,
as
to
the
capacity
of
Government
come
within
the
compasse
of
the
Few
,
excel
,
all
the
rest
(
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
)
in
ballance
,
or
in
such
manner
,
that
the
(
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
)
Political
faculties
or
Estates
of
all
the
rest
,
be
not
able
to
hold
weight
with
him
or
them
;
they
will
never
condiscend
to
share
equally
with
the
rest
in
power
;
whom
they
excell
in
ballance
;
nor
is
it
to
any
purpose
to
give
them
Lawes
,
who
will
be
as
the
Gods
,
their
own
Lawes
:
and
answer
the
People
as
the
Lions
are
said
,
by
to
have
answer'd
the
hares
,
when
they
had
concluded
,
that
every
one
ought
to
have
an
equall
portion
.
For
this
cause
Cities
that
live
under
popular
power
,
have
instituted
the
Ostracism
,
for
the
▪
preservation
of
equality
;
by
which
,
if
a
man
increase
in
riches
,
retinue
,
or
popularity
above
what
is
safe
,
they
can
remove
him
for
a
time
that
the
Ostracism
being
of
like
nature
,
was
that
which
supplyde
the
defect
in
the
Grecian
Cities
of
an
Agrarian
.
Israel
,
Lacedemon
thinks
not
upon
the
promise
of
God
unto
Abraham
(
whence
the
Israelites
derived
their
right
unto
the
Land
of
but
considers
the
division
of
the
Lands
as
a
Politick
Constitution
upon
which
the
Government
was
founded
,
though
in
the
whole
History
of
the
Bible
,
there
be
not
the
least
foot-step
of
such
a
design
.
The
right
of
an
Israelite
unto
his
Land
,
derived
from
the
promise
of
God
unto
Abraham
▪
from
the
promise
of
God
unto
Abraham
?
the
promise
to
Abraham
But
in
the
whole
Bible
there
is
not
the
least
foot-step
that
the
end
of
the
Israelitish
Agrarian
was
Politicall
,
or
that
it
was
intended
to
be
the
foundation
of
the
Government
.
The
foot-steps
of
God
seen
in
the
deep
waters
to
every
one
his
inheritance
,
according
unto
the
number
of
names
,
measure
with
the
goodness
of
the
same
considered
shew
them
the
manner
of
the
King
,
Samuel
He
will
take
your
Fields
and
your
Vineyards
,
and
your
Olive-yards
,
even
the
best
of
them
,
and
give
unto
his
servants
he
will
take
the
tenth
of
your
seed
,
and
of
your
Vineyards
,
and
of
your
sheep
Daughters
shall
come
to
be
his
Cooks
and
Confectioners
,
and
your
Sons
to
run
before
his
Chariot
.
Monarchy
,
by
a
Nobility
very
sore
Buy
us
and
our
Land
for
bread
,
and
we
and
our
Land
will
be
servants
unto
Pharaoh
.
And
Joseph
bought
all
the
Land
of
Aegypt
(
except
that
of
the
Priests
)
for
Pharaoh
.
So
the
Land
became
even
from
one
End
of
the
borders
of
unto
the
other
end
thereof
footsteps
of
God
in
the
whole
History
of
the
Bible
:
Agrarian
,
in
Oceana
or
in
the
name
of
wonder
,
how
can
this
Agrarian
be
the
foundation
of
that
Government
,
which
had
subsisted
more
than
forty
five
years
without
it
?
For
they
were
so
long
after
the
giving
of
this
Law
for
the
division
of
the
Land
,
before
they
had
the
Land
to
divide
.
Judges
and
Officers
shalt
thou
make
thee
in
all
thy
gates
If
this
Agrarian
were
meant
as
fundamentall
to
the
Government
,
the
Provision
was
weak
and
not
proper
for
attaining
the
end
proposed
,
there
being
nothing
in
the
Nature
of
the
Agrarian
to
hinder
,
but
that
the
whole
Countrey
might
for
the
space
of
near
fifty
years
,
that
is
,
the
time
between
the
two
Jubilees
,
have
come
into
the
hands
of
One
Man
,
and
so
have
destroyed
Ballance
,
Agrarian
,
Government
,
and
all
.
Cap
,
a
pie
Law
can
oblige
onely
those
to
whom
it
was
given
,
and
that
the
Laws
of
were
given
as
to
the
power
or
Obligation
of
them
onely
to
the
Children
of
twelve
Tables
wisedome
and
Justice
of
the
Legislator
supremely
good
,
wisely
put
my self
under
her
Protection
or
Authority
,
against
whom
he
dares
not
make
warre
,
lest
he
should
take
part
with
the
Turk
.
he
is
not
aware
of
any
Prerogative
of
Authority
belonging
to
the
Israelitish
more
then
any
other
Republick
:
in
that
he
admitted
of
no
money
,
but
old
Iron
,
a
Cart-load
of
which
was
worth
little
.
One
man
in
the
Compasse
of
fifty
years
might
purchase
the
whole
Land
,
vow
of
voluntary
poverty
being
broken
fine
Orator
,
Fortune-teller
,
Bawd
▪
nor
Goldsmith
to
be
found
in
That
it
is
to
him
as
strange
as
any
thing
in
History
,
that
should
finde
credit
enough
to
settle
a
Government
,
which
carryed
along
with
it
so
much
want
and
hardship
unto
particular
men
,
that
the
totall
absence
of
Government
could
scarce
have
put
them
into
a
worse
Condition
,
the
Lawes
that
he
made
,
prohibiting
the
use
of
those
things
,
which
to
enjoy
with
security
,
is
that
only
to
other
men
,
that
makes
the
yoak
of
Lawes
supportable
.
you
are
so
farre
right
,
that
the
voice
of
Agrarian
,
was
,
Every
man
shall
be
thus
poor
,
and
that
of
yours
is
,
that
No
man
shall
be
more
than
thus
rich
.
It
had
been
impossible
to
have
setled
his
Government
,
had
he
not
wisely
obtained
response
from
the
Oracle
at
magnifying
and
recommending
it
;
After
which
,
all
resistance
would
have
been
down-right
impiety
and
disobedience
,
which
concerns
Mr.
very
little
I
know
not
how
but
Mr.
Harrington
hath
taken
up
a
very
great
unkindness
for
the
Clergy
:
The first throw is , That it is unjust ; for ,
If
it
be
truly
assorted
(
in
the
fourth
page
of
that
Government
is
founded
on
Propriety
,
then
Propriety
consists
in
Nature
before
Government
,
and
Government
is
to
be
fitted
to
Propriety
,
not
Propriety
to
Government
.
How
great
a
sin
then
would
it
be
against
the
first
and
purest
notion
of
Justice
,
to
bring
in
a
Government
▪
not
only
different
from
,
but
directly
destructive
unto
the
setled
Propriety
of
where
(
in
the
the
Hundredth
Page
)
there
are
confest
to
be
three
hundred
persons
,
whose
Estates
in
Land
exceed
the
Standard
of
two
thousand
pounds
a
year
.
Let
me
not
be
choaked
with
the
Example
of
till
Mr.
hath
shewn
us
the
power
of
his
perswasion
with
the
Nobility
of
with
them
of
to
throw
up
their
Lands
to
be
parcell'd
by
his
(
as
Page
the
hundredth
and
Thirteenth
)
and
when
that
is
done
,
I
shall
cease
to
complain
of
the
Injustice
of
it
.
Nor
need
any
one
of
these
three
hundred
be
put
to
own
a
shame
,
for
preferring
his
own
interest
before
that
of
an
whole
Nation
;
for
though
when
Government
is
once
fixed
,
it
may
be
fit
to
submit
private
to
Publick
Utility
,
when
the
question
is
of
chusing
a
Government
,
every
particular
man
is
left
unto
his
own
native
right
,
which
cannot
be
prescribed
against
,
by
the
Interest
of
all
the
rest
of
Mankinde
.
in
choosing
a
Government
,
every
Man
is
left
,
to
his
own
Native
right
.
which
cannot
be
prescribed
against
by
the
interest
of
all
the
rest
of
Mankinde
.
T●n
.
no
Noble
man
ought
to
own
a
shame
for
preferring
his
own
Interest
before
that
of
an
whole
Nation
.
Fifteen
.
Thus
the
Interest
of
the
Three
hundred
is
not
Ballanced
with
that
of
a
whole
Nation
,
but
that
of
some
few
extravagant
spirits
:
who
by
making
dams
in
the
Current
of
other
Mens
Estates
,
hope
to
derive
some
water
to
their
own
parched
fortunes
.
Calumniare
fortiter
,
nihil
adhaerebit
a
river
parched
fortunes
extravagant
spirit
The
nature
of
the
Agrarian
is
such
as
cannot
be
fixed
,
in
regard
that
the
People
being
intrusted
with
a
Vote
and
a
Sword
,
may
alter
it
for
the
lesse
,
or
come
to
drown-right
Levelling
.
voyages
of
Solomon
the
Ships
of
Tharsis
As
the
Jews
who
have
no
Lands
are
every
where
great
Traders
;
so
the
possession
of
Lands
being
limited
by
this
Agrarian
,
men
who
are
either
covetous
or
ambitious
will
employ
themselves
and
their
Estates
in
forraign
Traffick
,
which
being
in
a
manner
wholly
ingrossed
by
the
Capitall
City
of
that
City
,
already
too
great
,
will
immediately
grow
into
an
excess
of
power
and
riches
very
dangerous
to
the
Common
wealth
being
come
by
such
meanes
to
exercise
of
late
a
Tyranny
in
disposal
of
some
publique
affaires
,
much
to
the
prejudice
both
of
the
Liberty
and
Interest
of
the
rest
of
the
Union
.
An
equal
,
if
not
greater
incommodity
to
would
be
created
by
the
which
making
a
City
of
Princes
;
would
render
the
Countrey
a
Common
wealth
of
Cottagers
,
able
to
dispute
precedence
with
the
Beggars-Bush
.
his
seed
should
be
multiplyed
as
the
Starres
of
Heaven
:
England
▪
a
Common
wealth
of
Cottagers
to
dispute
precedence
with
the
Beggars-bush
,
Emporium
being
already
too
great
would
immediately
grow
into
an
excess
of
power
and
riches
,
very
dangerous
unto
Liberty
,
an
Example
whereof
was
seen
in
the
late
Tyranny
of
that
City
a
City
of
Princes
Were
this
once
setled
would
be
a
City
of
Princes
,
and
the
Nobility
so
throughly
plumed
,
that
they
would
be
just
as
strong
of
wing
,
as
wild
Foul
,
in
moulting
time
.
not
moulter
like
wild
Foul
The
difficulty
in
making
the
Agrarian
equall
and
steady
through
the
rise
or
fall
that
may
happen
in
money
,
money
might
alter
equall
and
steddy
that
the
would
make
war
against
universall
and
immemoriall
Custom
,
which
being
without
doubt
more
praevalent
then
that
of
Reason
,
there
is
nothing
of
such
difficulty
as
to
perswade
men
at
once
,
and
crudely
,
that
they
and
their
fore-Fathers
have
been
in
an
errour
.
Francis
Bacon
.
Surely
every
Medicine
is
an
Innovation
,
and
he
that
will
not
apply
new
remedyes
,
must
expect
new
evills
:
For
Time
is
the
greatest
Innovator
:
And
if
Time
of
course
alter
things
to
the
worse
,
and
Wisedome
and
Counsell
may
not
alter
them
to
the
better
,
what
must
be
the
end
?
Time
hath
not
innovated
for
the
worse
,
but
for
the
better
,
introduced
by
custome
,
now
grown
universall
and
immemoriall
.
Universall
custome
put
their
Trust
in
Princes
a
la
mode
warring
against
their
antient
Customes
make
warre
against
make
warre
with
custome
Agrarian
)
this
course
is
as
necessary
unto
Kings
,
as
unto
Common
wealths
:
keep
the
people
under
be
capable
of
greater
Obligation
,
or
confirmation
,
than
by
having
Objections
made
against
them
.
Magistracy
and
the
People
Magistracy
and
the
Senate
Magistracy
of
the
Senate
,
and
of
the
People
Six
kinds
Judge
of
Israel
The
Shophet
or
Judge
of
Israel
,
all
their
lives
Achaeans
,
Aetolians
,
Lyceans
Now
the
Children
of
after
their
Number
,
to
wit
,
the
chief
Fathers
,
and
Captains
of
thousands
and
hundreds
,
and
their
Officers
that
served
the
King
in
any
matter
of
the
courses
which
came
in
and
went
out
moneth
by
moneth
,
throughout
all
the
moneths
of
the
year
,
every
course
,
were
twenty
and
four
thousand
.
of
the
Tribes
four
and
twenty
thousand
And
David
consulted
with
the
Captains
of
thousands
and
hundreds
,
and
with
every
Leader
.
And
said
unto
all
the
Congregation
of
If
it
seem
good
unto
you
,
and
it
be
of
the
Lord
God
,
let
us
send
abroad
to
our
Brethren
every
where
that
are
left
in
the
Land
of
and
with
them
also
to
the
Priests
and
Levites
,
which
are
in
their
Cities
and
Suburbs
,
that
they
may
gather
themselves
unto
us
;
And
let
us
bring
again
the
Ark
of
our
God
to
us
;
for
we
enquired
not
at
it
in
the
dayes
of
And
all
the
Congregation
said
that
they
would
do
so
;
for
the
thing
was
right
in
the
Eyes
of
the
People
.
(
Nulla
lex
sibi
soli
conscientiam
Justitiae
sua
debet
,
sed
et
à
quibus
obsequium
and
the
Captaines
of
the
Host
separated
to
the
service
of
the
Sonnes
of
and
of
and
of
who
should
Prophesy
with
Harps
with
Psalteryes
&
with
Cymballs
.
the
Sonne
of
King
the
second
time
and
annoynted
him
unto
the
Lord
to
be
Chief
,
Governor
,
and
Zadok
to
be
Preist
.
all
Israel
Korathites
,
that
they
were
keepers
of
the
gates
of
the
Tabernacle
,
and
their
fathers
being
over
the
Host
of
the
Lord
,
were
keepers
of
the
Entry
.
they
were
keepers
of
the
gates
of
the
Tabernacle
(
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
&
familiae
eorum
per
vices
)
and
their
fathers
by
turnes
or
Rotation
.
Thales
Milesius
by
turnes
or
rotation
Gothick
prudence
Third
State
Turns
,
Rotation
,
Parembole
,
or
courses
the
Magistracy
and
the
Senate
The
Common
wealth
of
Athens
Senate
of
the
Beane
Prytany
or
Prytans
Proedri
or
Presidents
Ulpian
ad
Senate
proposed
City
▪
Authority
of
the
Senate
unto
the
People
Pol●cles
being
Archon
,
and
the
Tribe
of
in
the
Prytaneate
,
Demosthenes
,
Peaneus
,
thought
thus
,
or
was
of
this
Opinion
.
Popular
Government
Athenian
Government
;
I
know
the
main
reason
,
why
the
Lacedemonians
flourish
,
to
be
,
that
their
Common
wealth
is
popular
.
Termes
and
Vacations
Soveraign
Judicatory
Legislative
power
Supreme
Judicatory
of
the
Heliaea
Doctor
Seaman
Four
propositions
Chirotonia
(
as
Suidas
hath
it
)
signifies
both
Plebiscitum
a
Law
made
by
the
People
,
and
Psephisma
.
Now
Psephisma
is
the
ordinary
word
used
in
the
Attick
lawes
and
in
Demosthenes
,
for
(
Senatesconsultum
)
a
Law
made
by
the
Senate
As
,
when
the
People
make
a
Law
,
they
are
said
to
Chirotonize
;
so
may
the
Rulers
in
like
manner
,
in
those
Lawes
that
are
made
by
themselves
alone
.
Chirotonia
is
Election
or
ratification
by
the
Many
:
Attick
Laws
decree
of
the
Senate
Attick
Laws
Popular
Commonwealth
The
Thesmothetae
do
privately
prescribe
when
Judgment
is
to
be
given
,
and
promulge
publick
accusations
,
and
suffrages
unto
the
people
,
whose
Suffrages
were
these
,
if
not
the
Ruler's
?
Nine
Archons
they
do
privately
prescribe
:
as
privately
prescribed
private
prescribing
of
Justice
publickly
promulge
private
prescription
publick
promulgation
proper
or
peculiar
office
of
the
Thesmothetae
to
give
the
people
notice
when
they
were
to
assemble
for
Judicature
,
or
when
for
giving
their
or
suffrage
,
by
promulgation
of
the
cause
upon
which
they
were
to
determine
.
the
Nomothetae
or
gave
the
Legislative
suffrage
Rulers
chirotonized
,
voted
or
made
Lawes
by
themselves
without
the
People
:
Stevens
quotes
Demosthenes
That
a
Decree
of
the
Senate
in
Athens
,
had
the
force
of
a
Law
for
one
year
,
without
the
People
.
go
and
consult
his
Authours
you
wrong
those
learned
men
,
while
you
would
have
us
believe
that
they
were
as
ignorant
of
the
Greek
Story
as
your self
,
or
that
things
are
to
be
found
in
them
,
which
are
not
.
I
know
not
,
but
Mr.
has
conceiv'd
a
great
unkindness
for
the
Clergy
.
Policy
of
the
Achaeans
Supreme
Magistrate
,
both
Military
and
Civill
,
The
Common
wealth
of
Venice
great
Council
,
the
Senate
,
the
Collegio
,
and
the
Signiory
.
Great
Council
Gentlemen
,
or
Noble
Venetians
The
right
of
ballotting
Soveraign
power
Sixty
Senators
Old
Senate
Senate
proposing
great
Council
resolving
without
intervall
great
Council
Saui
Grandi
Collegio
.
Audience
of
Embassadors
forraign
Negotiation
great
Council
Senate
▪
locally
divided
Great
Council
Counsellors
are
six
Masters
of
Requests
propose
unto
any
Council
in
the
Common
wealth
.
the
Great
Council
Great
Council
Great
Council
proposed
and
resolved
Great
Council
Law
of
the
Common-wealth
Orders
▪
forty
Gentlemen
great
Council
eight
moneths
Consiglio
de
Dieci
Council
of
Ten
ten
Annuall
Magistrates
Great
Council
Capi
de
Dieci
Great
Council
Councill
of
dele
Ten
grand
Inquisitors
Great
Councill
Senate
▪
great
Councill
Ten
Proedri
Consiglio
de
dieci
Consiglio
de
dieci
Capi
di
dieci
Transcription
out
of
Venice
Jethro
from
Moses
a
state
of
Civill
Warre
,
to
be
the
best
modell
of
a
Civill
Government
.
I
have
confessed
it
to
be
otherwise
.
sixth
kinde
of
Rotation
Senate
,
People
,
and
Magistracy
.
Agrarian
▪
great
Councill
Orders
,
Councills
great
Councill
fifth
Elder
annually
elected
whole
people
▪
Monethly
Rotation
One
fifth
part
of
the
whole
people
.
Electpr
▪
Leading
of
the
whole
Common-wealth
Soveraign
Magistracy
Third
part
confessed
he
alwayes
thought
admirable
That
,
Ancient
Republicks
have
through
a
malitious
made
it
unlawful
even
for
persons
of
the
clearest
merit
to
continue
long
in
Command
,
but
have
by
perpetuall
vicissitude
substituted
new
men
in
the
Government
is
manifested
enough
;
but
with
what
successe
they
did
this
,
will
best
appear
by
Israel
.
Veturius
,
Varro
Consulls
,
Posthumius
that
he
should
open
the
Passe
,
and
let
them
return
untouched
.
that
he
should
cut
them
off
to
a
man
.
Herennius
)
making
friends
destroying
enemies
injussu
Populi
Hee
,
Veturius
rude
charges
Carthag
nians
Megera
▪
Pontius
,
Hannibal
Samnium
Carthage
No
lesse
appeares
by
the
rabble
of
Generalls
often
made
use
of
by
the
while
men
of
Valour
and
Conduct
have
layn
by
the
walls
.
A
Rabble
of
Generals
à
Priore
Men
of
valour
and
conduct
to
lye
by
the
walls
?
those
men
of
valour
and
conduct
lye
by
the
walls
of
valour
and
Conduct
imploy
the
whole
virtue
of
her
Citizens
Argument
of
much
imperfection
in
a
Government
not
to
dare
to
employ
the
whole
virtue
of
the
Cittizens
virtue
of
One
the
virtue
of
all
Those
Orders
must
needs
be
against
Nature
,
which
excluding
persons
of
the
best
qualifications
give
admission
unto
others
,
who
have
nothing
to
commend
them
but
thier
Art
in
Canvasing
for
the
suffrage
of
the
People
.
Plutarchs
lives
this
Law
hath
been
as
often
broken
as
a
Common-wealth
hath
been
brought
into
any
exigence
,
for
the
hazard
of
trusting
affaires
in
weak
hands
then
appearing
,
no
scruple
hath
been
made
to
trample
upon
this
Order
,
for
giving
the
power
to
some
able
man
at
that
time
rendered
uncapable
by
the
Vacation
,
this
Law
requires
.
The
continuation
of
the
Consulship
of
is
sufficient
to
be
alleadged
for
the
proofe
of
this
,
though
if
occasion
were
it
might
be
backed
by
plenty
of
Examples
.
prolongation
of
Magistracy
Curiatis
)
Rome
The proceedings of the Roman Common-wealth , being well Match . Discor . B. 3. Ch. 24. considered , two things will be found to have been the causes of her dissolution . The Contention that hapned through the indeavour of the people , ( alwaies oppos'd or eluded by the Nobility ) to introduce an Agrarian ; and the dammage that accrued from the prolongation of Empire : Mischiefs which had they leen foreseen in due time , the Government by application of fit remedies might have been of longer life and better health . The diseases which this Common-wealth , from contention about the Agrarian , contracted , were acute , and tumultuous , but those being slower , and without tumult , which she got by prolongation of Empire were Chronicall , and went home with her , giving a warning by her Example , how dangerous it is unto States that would enjoy their liberty , to suffer Magistracy , how deservedly soever conferd , to remaine long in the possession of the same man . Certainly if the rest of the Romans , whose Empire hapned to be prolonged , had been as virtuous and provident as L. Quinctius , they had never run into this inconvenience . Of such wholsome Example was the goodnesse of this man , that the Senate and the people , after one of their ordinary disputes , being come to some accord , whereas the people had prolonged the Magistracy of their present Tribunes , in regard they were persons more fitly opposed unto the Ambition of the Nobility , then by a New Election they could readily have found , and hereupon the Senate ( to shew they needed not be worse at this game ) would have prolouged the Consulate unto Quinctius , he refused his consent , saying that ill Examples were to be corrected by good ones , and not encouraged by others like themselves ; nor could they stirre his resolution , by which meanes they were necessitated to make new Consuls . Had this wisdom and virtue ( I say ) been duly regarded , or rightly understood , it might have saved Rome , which through this neglect came to ruine . The first whose Empire happned to be prolonged was Publilius Philo , his consulate expiring at the Campe before Palepolis , while it seemed unto the Senate that he had the Victory in his hand ( Actum cum Tribunis Plebis est ad Populum , ferrent Liv. b. 9. ut cum Philo Consulatu abijsset , Proconsule rem gereret ) they sent him no successor , but prolonged his Empire , by which meanes he came to be the first Pro-Consul . An Expedient ( though introduced for the Publick good ) that came in time to be the publick bane : For by how much the Roman Armyes marched farther off , by so much the like course seeming to be the more necessary , became the more customary ; whence ensued two pernicious consequences , the one that there being fewer Generalls , and Men of known ability for conduct , the Art with the reputation of the same , came to be more ingrossed , and obnoxious unto ambition : the other , that a Generall standing long , got such hold upon his Army ; as could take them off from the Senate , and hang them on himselfe . Thus Marius and Sylla could be followed by the Souldiery to the detriment of the Common-wealth , and Caesar to her perdition . Whereas had Rome never prolonged Empire she might perhaps not so soon have arrived at Greatnesse , or acquisition , but would have made lesse hast to destruction .
That
the
Dilemma
into
which
a
Common-wealth
is
in
this
case
brought
is
very
dangerous
,
for
either
she
must
give
her self
a
mortall
blow
by
gaining
the
habit
of
infringing
such
orders
as
are
necessary
for
her
preservation
,
or
receive
one
from
without
.
Dictatorian
power
Publilius
Philo
Victory
slip
out
of
his
hands
,
Acquisition
would
have
been
slower
Carthage
by
Scipio
Sons
of
Zeruiah
,
Joab
Captaines
or
Favourites
Tiberius
,
Otho
Galba
,
Casperius
Aelianus
Nerva
;
Cassius
Antoninus
;
Perennis
Commodus
;
Maximinus
Alexander
;
Philippus
Gordian
;
Aemilianus
Gallus
,
Ingebus
,
Lollianus
,
Aureolus
,
Gallienus
;
Magnesius
Constantius
;
Maximus
Gratian
;
Arbogastes
Valentinian
;
Ruffinus
Arcadius
;
Stilico
Marcianus
,
Asparis
Phocas
,
Leo
Isaurius
Theodosius
Adramyttenus
;
Necephorus
Irenes
;
Leo
Armenius
Michael
Curopalates
;
Romanus
Lagapenus
Constantine
,
Nicephorus
Phocas
Romanus
Puer
;
Johannes
Zismisces
Nicephorus
Phocas
;
Isaac
Comnenus
Michael
Stratioticus
;
Botoniates
Ducas
,
Alexius
Comnenus
that
when
some
person
over-tops
the
rest
in
commands
,
it
is
a
disease
of
Monarchy
which
easily
admitts
of
this
cure
,
that
he
be
reduced
unto
a
lesse
volume
,
and
levelled
unto
an
equality
with
the
rest
of
his
Order
.
Command
,
unto
equality
with
his
order
,
Good
witts
have
ill
Memoryes
.
But
,
I
know
not
what
advantage
Mr.
Harrington
may
foresee
from
the
orders
of
this
Rotation
,
for
my
part
I
can
discover
no
other
effect
of
it
then
this
,
that
in
a
Common-wealth
like
that
of
Oceana
,
taking
in
the
Many
(
for
in
he
confesseth
it
to
be
otherwise
)
where
every
man
will
presse
forward
toward
Magistracy
,
this
Law
by
taking
off
at
the
end
of
one
year
some
Officers
,
and
all
at
the
end
of
three
will
keep
the
Republick
in
a
perpetuall
Minority
.
No
man
having
time
allow'd
him
to
gain
that
Experience
;
which
may
serve
to
lead
the
Common-wealth
to
the
understanding
of
her
true
interest
either
at
home
or
abroad
.
Vacations
by
taking
off
at
the
End
of
One
year
some
Officers
,
and
all
at
the
end
of
Three
,
will
keep
the
Republick
in
perpetuall
Minority
,
no
man
having
time
allowed
him
to
gain
that
Experience
,
which
may
serve
to
lead
the
Common-wealth
to
the
understanding
of
her
true
interest
at
home
or
abroad
.
every
Man
will
presse
forward
for
Magistracy
,
Termes
and
vacations
keep
the
Common-wealth
in
perpetuall
Minority
.
take
off
at
the
end
of
One
year
some
Officers
,
that
at
the
end
of
Three
years
,
they
take
off
all
,
that
knowledge
,
which
is
necessary
unto
the
leading
of
a
Common-wealth
.
Annuall
Magistracyes
gaining
of
due
experience
or
knowledge
for
the
leading
of
a
Common-wealth
?
Parliament
man
coming
unto
themselves
New
birth
keep
a
common-wealth
in
perpetnall
Minority
her
interest
his
interest
mazima
libertatis
custodia
)
the
Keepers
of
the
Libertyes
of
three
formes
Schoole
of
State
her
unto
her
true
interest
at
home
or
abroad
:
Pomponius
Atticus
There
was
much
reason
to
expect
,
some
of
the
Clergy
(
against
all
of
whom
,
Mr.
hath
declared
Warre
will
undertake
the
quarrel
There
be
unto
whom
he
hath
recommended
the
disquisition
of
the
Jewish
Common
wealth
.
were
without
the
immediate
hand
of
God
,
as
by
Pestilence
,
Famine
,
Inundation
,
to
be
alter'd
or
broken
,
and
which
way
.
will
say
,
must
will
say
but
must
Placarts
.
Sans
Comparison
sans
comparaison
H.
Hammond
L.
Seaman
Optat Aprum aut fulvum descendere monte Leonem .
E.
W.
G.
Dawson
Tho.
Brewster
Dr.
Hammond
Dr.
Seaman
popular
Suffrage
Jewish
Common-wealth
Church
of
Christ
They whom the heat of persecution from the death of Stephen had dispersed , travelled through the Cities and Act. 11. 19. Villages as far as Phenice , and the adjacent Island of Cyprus ; as also through Antiochia , which lyeth between Phenice and Cilicia , preaching the Gospel received from the Apostles , which nevertheless they dared not to communicate , but to such only as were of the Iewish Nation , not out of envy , but a kind of Superstition , they believing that to do otherwise were to give the Childrens bread unto doggs , which Christ hath forbidden .
But some of them that believed being of Cyprus and Cyrene , when they came unto Antioch , had the boldness to speak of Christ unto the Greeks , preaching the Lord Iesus , in which they made such progress , through the blessing of God upon them and their labours , that a great number of these also believing the Gospel , were turned unto the Lord . The tidings of these things coming unto the Ears of the Church , which was at Ierusalem , a man of Apostolical sincerity , Barnabas the Levite , a Cyprian born , was sent by the Apostles to take a view of what was done upon the places , and if he found it to be according unto the will of God to approve of it , by authority of the Apostles . So great caution in receiving the Gentiles unto the Gospel was not , but the thing was greatly desired by the Apostles : but least it should afterwards be repeated or made void by the Iews , as done rashly , or that the Gentiles should rely less upon what was done , as conceiving it needed ratification by the Law . Wherefore Barnabas so soon as he came to Antioch , and found the Greeks by Faith , and without profession of the Law , to have received the same grace of God with the Iews , was very much joyed that the number of Believers increased , and exhorted them to remain constant in their Enterprize of adhering unto the Lord . For he was a good Man , and full of the Holy Spirit , and of Faith . Wherefore through his Ministry it came to passe , that a Multitude of other Believers were added unto the former . Now Antioch being not far from Cilicia , the Neighbourhood of the place invited him to seck Paul the fittest helper in this work , as chosen by Christ to preach his Name unto the Gentiles , and Kings of the Earth . For when Paul fled from Ierusalem , the Disciples had conducted him to Caesarea of Phenice , whence he went to Tarsus , whom therefore when Barnabas had found there , he brought to Antioch , hoping in a City both famous and populous , ( but with a confused mixture of Iews and Greeks ) to receive the better fruit through the aid of an Apostle more peculiarly designed unto this work . These two being conversant an whole year in the Church of Antioch , which by the confluence both of Iews and Greeks , became very numerous , so many were added by their preaching , that whereas hitherto not ▪ exposing the Name of Christ unto Envy , they had been called Disciples , they now began first at Antioch from the Name of their founder to be called Christians . In these times certain Prophets came from the City of Ierusalem unto Antioch , whereof one named Agabus , standing up in the Congregation , signified by inspiration , that there should be a great dearth through the whole world ; which came to pass under Claudius Caesar the Successor of Caligula . At this time they at Ierusalem , partly because they were poor at their conversion unto the Gospel , partly because they had deposited their goods in Common , and partly because they had been spoiled by the Priests for their profession of Christ , Ordained that by the contribution of such as had wherewithall , especially among the Believing Gentiles , money should be sent unto the relief of the Christians dwelling in Iudea : but so , that this Contribution was not to he forced but free ; and according unto every mans ability . This money thus gathered was sent by Paul and Barnabas unto the Elders at Ierusalem to be distributed at their discretion unto such as were in need . While Paul and Barnabas were thus employed , King Herod , the same that had beheaded Iohn , and returned Christ clothed through derision in white unto Pilate , being grieved to see this kind of People increase , and the Name of Iesus King of the Iews to grow famous in divers Nations , became concerned to root out such a Faction , and so spreading ; wherefore he stretched forth his hand to vex certain of the Church , killed Iames the Brother of Iohn with the sword , and because he saw it pleased the Iews , proceeded farther to take Peter also , who being imprisoned , was afterward miraculously delivered . But Paul and Barnabas having performed the Trust committed unto them by the brethren , and delivered the Contribution for relief of the Poor unto the Apostles , returned from Ierusalem unto Antioch , taking with them Iohn whose Surname was Mark.
Now the Church of Antioch flourished in such manner , that she had some filled with the gift of Prophecy , & others withthat of teaching , among whom was Barnabas and Simeon alias Niger together with Lucias a Cirenian , and Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the Tetrach , whom he left to come unto Christ ; but the chief of them was Saul endowed with all the gifts and graces apostolical . While ▪ all these were intent upon the Ministry of the Church , imploying their several gifts unto the glory of God , and in his most acceptable service , the salvation of Souls with Fasting and Prayer , The Holy Ghost being stirred up by their zeal , signified his will by the Prophets , saying , Separate me Barnabas and Paul for the work whereunto I have called them , namely , to be Doctors of the Gentiles , that by them I may propagate the Gospel . The command of the Spirit was obeyed , and Barnabas with Paul , to the end that every one might see who were chosen , were separated from the rest ; and when the Congregation had unanimously imoplored the favour of God by Prayer and Fasting , the most eminent in authority among them , laid their hands upon the persons so separated , and sent them wherever the Spirit of God should direct them . By this impulse therefore Barnabas and Paul went unto Selencia , being a Promontory of Antiochia , and thence sailed into the Island of Cyprus , where landed at Salamis a famous City upon the Eastern part of the Island , they preached not humane inventions , but the Word of God , nor that by stealth , but in the Synagogues of the Jews , whereof through the Neighbourhood of Syria there was store . This honour by the Commandement of Christ was alwaies deferd unto the Jews , that the Gospel should be first offerd unto them , least they being a querulous and repining Nation should complaine that they were despised ; thus travelled these Apostles through the whole Island , till they came unto Paphos , a City consecrated unto Venus upon the Western Coast of Cyprus . Here they found a certain Magician called Bar-Jesus , that is the Son of Jesus a Jew , both by Nation and Religion , under which colour he falsely pretended unto the gift of Prophesie . This Man followed the Court of Sergius Paulus Pro-Consul or Governor of the Island for the Romans , otherwise a prudent Man ; but this sort of Vermine insinuateth it self into the Best to choose that so their corruption may do the greater and more compendious mischief unto Mankind . The Proconsul nevertheless having understood the Gospel to be planting throughout Cyprus , not only forbore to stop the Ears of others , but by sending for Baruabas and Paul seem'd desirous to open his own . Wherefore Bar-Jesus endeavouring to resist the growth of the Word , as an enemy to Christ , and resisting the Truth with falsehood , a strife arose between the true Prophets , and a false One , ( for such is the interpretation of the Syriack word Elymas , ) whom Paul at the length confuted of spiritual blindness , by taking away the Eyes of his body miraculously strucken in the presence of the Pro-Consul , who at the same time receiving the Light of the Gospel , imbraced the Christian Faith This being done at Paphos , Paul embarqued there with his Associates for the lesser Asia , and came unto Perga , being a City of Pamphylia ; here John whose Surname was Mark left them , and returned unto Jerusalem , while they when they had visited Pamphylia travelled unto Antiochia , a City of Pisidia , where having entred a Synagogue , they sat after the usual manner with the rest ●tentive unto the Law and the Prophets ; whereof when the parts appointed were read , and no Man stood up , the Rulers of the Synagogue perceiving that the strangers by their habit were Jews , and such as by their aspect promised more than ordinary , sent unto them , desiring that if they had any word of Exhortation for the people , they would speak . Whereupon Paul standing up preached unto them Christ ; whence came the word of Lord to be divulged throughout that Region , albeit the Jews out of Envy to the Gentiles stirring up the devoutest of the Matrons ( an Art not unknown in these times ) and by them the chief of the City raised such sedition in it , and tumult against the Apostles ; that Paul and Barnabas being cast out , shook off the dust from their feet against them , and went thence unto Iconium a City of Lycaonia . When they were come unto Iconium , Ch. 14. entring with the Jews after the custome into the Synagogue , they preached as they had done at Antioch , the Gospel of Jesus Christ , and with such efficacy , that Multitudes both of the Jews ▪ and Greeks believed ; here again the Envy of the Jews became the Author of Sedition , by which means the City was divided into two parts or factions , whereof One stood for the unbelieving Jews , and the other for the Apostles . At length when such of the Gentiles as were joyned with the Jews , and the Rulers of the City made an assault upon the Apostles , to offer violence , and stone them ; they being aware of it , fled to Lystra ( a City of Lycaonia , which is a part of Pamphylia ) and Derbe . At Lystra there was a Man lame of his feet from the Womb , who having listened unto Paul , with great attention and Zeal , was miraculously cured by the Apostle ; when the People seeing what Paul had done , cryed out , the Gods were descended in the likeness of Men : a perswasion that might gain the more easily upon the minds of the Lycaonians for the fable of Jupiter and Mercury , said to have descended in humane shape , and been entertained by Lycaon , from whom the Lycaonians received their Name . Wherefore they called Barnabas for the gravity of his aspect , Jupiter , Paul for his Eloquence , Mercury , and the Priest of Jupiter , who dwelt in the Suburbs , brought Bulls and Garlands unto the Gates of the House , where the Apostles were , to have offered Sacrifice with the people , which the Apostles abhorring , vigorously disswaded . In the mean time certain Jews by Nation that were unbelievers coming from Antioch of Pisidia , and Iconium , drew the people unto the other extream , who from sacrificing unto the Apostles fell on stoning them ; a work which was brought so near unto an end , that Paul being drawn by them out of the City was left for dead , though he soon after recovered ; and went thence with Barnabas unto Derbe ; when they had propagated the Gospel there also , they returned unto Lystra , Iconium and Antiochia , confirming the Disciples whom they had converted . Now because the propagation of the Gospel required that the Apostles should be moving through divers Nations , They chirotonizing them Elders in every Congregation , or Church , that is , ordaining them Elders by the votes of the people in every City , left them to perform the duties of the absent Apostles , and when they had fasted and prayed , commended them unto the Lord . These things being brought to a conclusion , or finished at Antioch in Pisidia , when they had perambulated this Country , they also visited Pamphylia , sowing the Gospel where it was not yet sown , and confirming those who already believed till they came to Perga : where having ordered their affairs , they proceeded to Attalia , being a Maritimate City of Pamphylia , and from thence they sailed back unto Antioch of Syria , whence first they set out with Commission from the Elders to preach the Gospel unto the Gentiles , and where by the Chirothesia or Imposition of Hands , Prayer , and Fasting , they had been recommended to the grace of God , and designed unto the work now finished .
as
they
deserve
,
that
believe
themselves
worthy
of
Liberty
.
And
what
if
we
inflict
no
punishment
at
all
,
but
pardon
you
;
what
peace
may
we
expect
of
you
?
if
you
give
us
a
goodone
a
steddy
and
perpetual
peace
,
but
if
an
ill
One
,
not
a
long
One.
That
they
had
heard
the
voice
of
a
Man
,
and
of
a
Freeman
.
For
why
should
it
be
thought
that
any
Man
or
people
will
remain
longer
under
such
a
burthen
as
they
are
not
able
to
bear
,
then
till
they
can
throw
it
down
?
There
a
peace
is
faithfull
,
where
it
is
voluntary
,
if
you
will
have
slaves
you
are
not
to
trust
them
,
but
their
fetters
.
That
they
who
had
no
thought
but
upon
their
liberty
,
could
not
but
be
thought
worthy
to
be
Romans
:
Authority
of
the
Fathers
Command
of
the
people
Citizens
of
Rome
To
man
Common-wealth
debate
and
result
,
(
Authoritate
Patrum
&
Jussu
populi
advice
of
the
Senate
Chirotonia
of
the
people
popular
Power
Roman
Emperors
Apostles
Paul
and
Barnabas
.
Strabo
Story
of
Athens
When
the
Carians
by
Sea
,
and
the
Baeotians
by
Land
wasted
Attica
,
C●crops
the
Prince
,
to
bring
the
people
under
shelter
,
planted
them
in
twelve
Cities
,
(
Cecropia
,
Tetrapolis
,
Epacrea
,
Decelea
,
Eleusis
,
Aphydna
,
Thoricus
,
Brauron
,
Cytherus
,
Sphettus
,
C●phissia
,
Phalerus
,
)
to
have
contracted
into
one
called
Athens
.
The
Government
of
this
City
had
many
changes
,
at
the
first
,
it
was
Monarchical
,
then
popular
;
This
again
was
usurped
by
the
Tyrants
Pisistratus
and
his
Sons
,
whence
recover'd
,
it
fell
afterwards
into
the
hands
of
the
Few
,
as
when
the
four
hundred
once
,
and
again
the
thirty
Tyrants
were
imposed
by
the
Lacedemonians
,
in
the
war
of
Peloponesus
;
which
yoke
the
Athenians
shaking
off
,
restored
their
popular
government
,
and
held
it
untill
the
Romans
attained
unto
the
Dominion
of
Greece
.
Now
though
it
be
true
that
they
were
not
a
little
disturbed
by
the
Kings
of
Macedon
unto
whom
they
were
forced
to
yeild
some
kind
of
Obedience
;
they
nevertheless
preserved
the
form
of
their
Common-wealth
so
intire
,
that
there
be
who
affirm
it
never
to
have
been
better
administred
,
than
at
such
time
as
Macedon
was
governed
by
Casander
;
for
this
Prince
though
in
other
thinge
more
inclining
towards
the
Tyrant
,
having
taken
Athens
by
surrender
,
used
not
the
People
ill
,
but
made
Demetrius
Phalerius
the
Disciple
of
Theophrastus
the
Philosopher
,
chief
Magistrate
among
them
;
a
Man
so
far
from
ruining
their
Popular
State
(
as
in
the
Commentaries
he
writ
upon
this
kind
of
Government
is
attested
)
that
he
repaired
it
.
Nevertheless
whether
suspected
or
envied
for
his
greatness
with
,
or
support
by
the
Macedonian
,
after
the
death
of
Casander
he
fled
into
Aegypt
,
while
his
Enemies
breaking
down
his
Statues
▪
(
as
some
say
)
made
homely
Vessels
of
them
.
But
the
Romans
having
received
the
Athenians
under
their
popular
form
left
them
their
Laws
and
Liberties
untouched
,
till
in
the
war
with
Mithridates
they
were
forced
to
receive
such
Tyrants
as
that
King
was
pleased
to
give
them
;
whereof
Aristion
the
greatest
,
when
the
Romans
had
retaken
the
City
from
him
,
being
found
trampling
upon
the
people
,
was
put
to
death
by
Sylla
,
and
the
City
pardoned
,
which
to
this
day
Tyberius
)
not
only
enjoyes
her
liberties
,
but
is
high
in
honour
with
the
Romans
.
to
affirm
the
world
to
be
governed
by
chance
,
or
without
God
,
is
as
if
One
should
say
that
Athens
were
not
governed
by
ohe
Areopagites
.
Citizen
of
Rome
Greece
.
Asia
Mysia
,
Phrygia
,
Aeolis
,
Jonia
,
Caria
,
Doris
,
Lydia
,
Lycaonia
,
Pisidia
,
M.
Aquillius
Consul
Sylla
,
Murena
,
Lucullus
Chians
,
Rhodians
,
Lycians
Pamphilia
,
Issauria
Common-wealth
of
the
Lycians
Magistrates
and
Deputies
Comagene
,
Seliucia
,
Phaenicia
,
Caelosyria
,
Seleucia
,
Antiochia
,
Apamea
Laodicea
;
Comagene
Pompey
the
Great
.
Strabo
From
the
time
saith
he
,
that
the
Romans
having
conquered
became
Moderators
of
Asia
;
they
contracted
leagues
of
amity
with
divers
Nations
;
where
there
were
Kings
,
the
honour
of
addresse
was
deferr'd
unto
them
,
with
whom
the
Treaties
that
concerned
their
Countries
were
concluded
.
But
as
concerning
the
Capad
cians
,
they
treated
with
the
whole
Nation
,
for
which
cause
the
royal
Line
of
this
Realm
coming
afterwards
to
fail
,
the
Romans
gave
the
people
their
freedom
or
leave
to
live
under
their
own
Laws
:
and
when
the
people
hereupon
sending
Ambassadors
unto
Rome
,
renounced
their
Liberty
,
being
that
to
them
which
they
said
was
intolerable
,
and
demanded
a
King
;
The
Romans
amazed
there
should
be
Men
that
could
so
far
despair
,
permitted
them
to
chose
of
their
own
Nation
,
whom
they
pleased
;
so
Ari●barzanes
was
chosen
,
whose
Line
again
in
the
Third
Generation
coming
to
fail
;
Archelaus
was
made
King
by
at
the
same
time
they
left
Pontus
under
King
Mithridates
,
who
not
containing
himself
within
his
bounds
,
but
extending
them
afterwards
as
far
as
Cholchis
and
Arm
nia
the
lesse
,
was
reduced
unto
his
Termes
by
Pompey
,
who
divesting
him
of
those
Countries
which
he
had
usurped
,
distrihuted
some
part
of
them
unto
such
Princes
as
had
assisted
the
Romans
in
that
War
,
and
divided
the
rest
into
twelve
Common-wealths
,
of
which
added
to
Bythynia
,
he
made
one
Province
,
When
the
Roman
Emperors
became
Monarchs
,
they
also
upon
like
occasions
made
other
distributions
,
constituting
Kings
,
Princes
,
and
Cities
,
some
more
some
lesse
,
some
wholly
free
,
and
others
in
subjection
unto
themselves
..
Emperor
Trajan
Provincial
Government
Alabandae
,
Sardes
Craesus
)
Smyrna
,
Ephesus
,
Adramytis
,
Pergamum
.
Pamphilian
,
Issaurian
Asia
,
Cibyra
,
Sinnadae
,
Apamea
Roman
Governors
Consul
,
Pro-Consul
Consul
,
Pro-Consul
Secretaries
,
Serjeants
,
Heraulds
Cryers
,
Lictors
Ensign-bearers
,
Interpreters
,
Messengers
,
Divines
,
Chamberlains
,
Physitians
,
Praetorian
Cohort
City
Paludatus
Captain
General
supieme
Magistrate
One
Legion
Metropolitan
City
Praetorian
Cohort
Consul
,
Pro-Consul
Town
Hall
Sella
Curulis
Consul
,
Pro-Consul
Praetorian
Cohort
provincial
Praetors
Praetors
of
the
City
Lege
Rupilia
,
or
by
the
Law
of
Rupilius
,
a
cause
between
One
Citizen
and
another
being
of
the
same
City
,
was
to
be
tryed
at
home
by
their
own
Laws
.
A
Cause
between
one
Provincial
and
another
being
of
divers
Cities
,
was
to
be
tryed
by
Judges
whom
the
Praetor
should
appoint
by
lott
;
what
a
private
man
claim'd
of
a
people
,
or
a
people
of
a
private
man
,
was
to
be
referr'd
unto
the
Senate
of
some
third
City
.
Vpon
what
a
Roman
claimed
of
a
Provincial
,
a
Provincial
was
to
be
appointed
Judge
.
Vpon
what
a
Provincial
claimed
of
a
Roman
,
a
Roman
was
to
be
appointed
Judge
.
For
decision
of
other
controversies
select
Judges
from
among
the
Romans
(
not
out
of
the
Praetorian
Cohort
,
but
out
of
such
Romans
,
or
other
Citizens
free
of
Rome
as
were
present
in
the
same
Court
)
were
to
be
given
.
In
criminal
causes
as
violence
peculate
or
Treason
,
the
Law
,
and
the
manner
of
proceeding
was
the
same
in
the
Provinces
,
as
in
Rome
.
Iributes
,
Customes
,
Taxes
,
leavies
of
Men
,
Money
,
Shipping
,
Roman
Republick
Consuls
,
Pro-Consuls
Liberty
of
Conscience
free
exercise
Roman
Provinces
Tribunal
,
Gallio
words
,
and
names
,
and
questions
of
their
Law
,
Roman
Province
Pro-Consul
Gallio
Senate
,
Strategus
Popular
Government
Roman
Province
Ye
have
brought
hither
these
men
which
are
neither
robbers
of
Temples
(
Churches
,
Nor
yet
blasphemers
of
the
Goddesse
:
Liberty
of
Conscience
Demetrius
and
the
Crafts-men
which
are
with
him
have
a
matter
against
any
man
,
the
Law
is
open
Asia
P.
Suilius
if
you
desire
any
thing
concerning
other
matters
,
it
shall
be
determined
in
a
lawful
Ecclesia
,
or
Assembly
of
the
people
.
Provincial
government
,
Ephesus
free
City
free
City
Plynies
Epistles
St.
Luke
word
Ecclesia
not
rather
undertake
the
patronage
of
the
World
than
the
Empire
,
Eastern
Monarchies
Servilius
.
Two
dayes
I
stand
at
La●dicea
,
at
Ap●mea
five
,
at
Sinnadae
three
,
at
Pilomelis
five
,
at
Iconium
ten
,
then
which
Jurisdiction
or
Government
there
is
nothing
more
just
or
equall
Achaia
,
Perga
Pamphilia
,
Antioch
Pisidia
,
Iconium
,
Lystra
,
Derbe
Attalia
.
Ephesus
Syria
.
Achaia
,
Cilicia
Roman
Provinces
Provincial
administration
popular
Government
that
Corinth
,
Ephesus
,
Antioch
of
Syria
,
Antioch
of
Pisidia
,
Perga
,
Iconium
,
Lystra
,
`
Derbe
,
Attalia
,
Provincial
administration
popular
Government
Iconium
Lystra
,
Derbe
Soveraign
power
ill
constituted
popular
Government
Senate
decree
popular
Government
Athenian
Senate
Chir●tonia
of
the
people
suffrage
of
the
people
Chirotonia
of
the
people
Athenian
Law
(
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
)
Let
the
Proedrigive
or
make
the
Chirotonia
unto
either
Law
.
ten
Presidents
Chirotonia
of
the
people
soveraign
power
of
Athens
frame
of
Government
Athenian
people
:
Aristotle
popular
Government
Romulus
when
he
had
distributed
the
people
into
Tribes
,
and
into
parishes
proceeded
to
ordain
the
Senate
Suffrage
of
the
people
,
(
Pontifex
Tributis
,
Rex
centuri●●tis
,
Flamines
Curiatis
Parish
Priests
when
the
Congregation
of
the
people
was
to
be
dismissed
,
Marcus
standing
up
,
said
,
your
Psephisma
,
that
is
,
your
Act
is
exceeding
good
,
three
words
Original
right
of
Ordination
religious
Orders
Roman
people
Greek
Authors
inferior
Courts
Gemara
Babylonia
,
Midhar
Rabba
,
Sepher
Si●●ri
,
Sepher
Tanchuma
,
Solomon
Jarchius
,
Chiskuny
,
Abar●inel
,
Ajin
Israel
,
Pesiktha
Zoertha
,
Selden
Grotius
And
the
Lord
said
,
Gather
unto
me
seventy
men
of
the
Elders
of
Israel
,
and
Moses
went
out
and
told
the
people
the
words
of
the
Lord
:
supream
Legislator
Take
ye
wise
men
,
and
understanding
,
and
known
among
your
Tribes
I
will
constitute
them
Rulers
over
you
.
inferior
Courts
proposition
resolved
answered
,
and
said
,
the
thing
which
thou
hast
spoken
is
good
for
us
to
do
.
I
constituted
or
ordained
them
Governors
.
the
thing
was
good
for
them
to
do
,
viva
voce
For
tune
division
of
Lands
three
Deputies
division
of
the
land
of
Canaan
people
,
the
thing
which
thou
hast
spoken
is
good
for
us
to
do
,
twelve
Tribes
twelve
Tribes
wise
men
,
and
understanding
,
and
known
among
them
,
Moses
.
Moses
gather
me
seventy
men
they
may
stand
with
thee
seventy
two
Competitors
gave
forth
their
lots
given
forth
given
forth
seventy
Elders
Eldad
and
Medad
of
them
that
were
written
went
not
up
unto
the
Tabernacle
people
chirotonized
Dictatorian
Power
Moses
,
Joshua
round
about
the
Tabernacle
,
the
Lord
came
down
in
a
cloud
,
and
took
of
the
spirit
of
Moses
,
and
gave
it
unto
the
seventy
Elders
,
and
it
came
to
pass
,
that
when
the
Spirit
rested
upon
them
,
they
prophecied
,
and
did
not
cease
.
So
Joshua
was
full
of
the
spirit
of
wisdom
,
for
Moses
had
laid
his
hands
upon
him
.
Stir
up
the
gift
of
God
which
is
in
thee
by
the
laying
on
of
my
hands
.
Moses
was
a
Prophet
,
the
like
unto
whom
hath
not
been
in
Israel
,
Christian
Church
I
took
the
chief
of
your
Tribes
,
wise-men
and
known
and
made
them
Heads
over
you
,
Captains
of
thousands
,
and
Captains
of
hundreds
,
sat
in
the
gates
of
each
City
,
and
I
charged
your
Judges
at
that
time
,
saying
,
hear
the
Causes
,
and
judge
Judge
of
Israel
Lord
raised
them
up
Judges
,
which
delivered
them
out
of
the
hands
of
those
that
spoiled
them
,
Israrael
,
God
the
Elders
went
to
fetch
Jephtha
out
of
the
Land
of
Tob
,
and
when
they
had
brought
him
unto
Mizpeh
the
people
made
him
Head
and
Captain
over
them
.
One
from
among
thy
brethren
shalt
thou
set
King
over
thee
:
popular
institution
that
it
might
appear
not
whom
the
multitude
,
but
whom
God
had
ordained
falleth
into
the
lap
were
not
at
the
disposing
of
the
Lord
.
Congregation
of
Israel
made
Solomon
King
of
the
Lord
Chirotonia
of
God
Political
King
Civil
Legislator
(
Sans
comparison
they
rejected
him
that
he
should
not
reign
over
them
:
should
cry
unto
him
,
and
he
would
not
hear
them
,
Civil
Magistrates
Israel
God
Civil
Magistrates
High
Priest
Korah
,
Dathan
without
the
suffrage
of
the
Congregation
:
Aaron
was
chosen
both
by
God
,
and
by
their
suffrages
budding
of
Aarons
rod
being
thrice
confirmed
by
the
Chirotonia
of
God
,
he
was
confirmed
in
that
honour
.
Solomon
King
and
Zadock
to
be
Priest
humane
prudence
Thou
shalt
bring
the
Levites
before
the
Tabernacle
of
the
Congregation
&
thou
shalt
gather
the
whole
assembly
of
the
children
of
Israel
,
and
they
shall
put
their
hands
upon
the
Levites
.
an
Act
of
the
people
Dukes
,
Generals
Political
Constitution
door
of
the
Tabernacle
of
the
Congregation
,
washed
them
there
Priestly
Robes
annoint
them
laid
their
Hands
upon
the
Levites
Popular
Government
annointing
by
Samuel
One
from
among
thy
Brethren
shalt
thou
set
King
over
thee
Most
wise
Moses
never
intended
that
the
royal
dignity
should
be
acquired
by
lot
,
but
chose
rather
that
the
Kings
should
be
elected
by
the
Chirotonia
,
or
suffrage
of
the
whole
people
;
the
Congregations
of
the
people
assembled
,
upon
this
as
upon
other
publick
affairs
,
required
a
signe
or
confirmation
from
God
:
for
as
much
as
by
his
will
man
is
to
the
rest
of
nature
,
as
the
face
unto
the
body
.
Zadock
Priest
Prophet
Nathan
Bishops
,
Israel
popular
Government
popular
Government
people
of
Israel
popular
Governments
Chirotonizing
or
ordaining
them-Elders
Priests
in
every
Congregation
that
the
Chirotonia
deriveth
from
popular
constitution
,
and
that
there
was
a
way
of
Ordination
by
the
Chirotonia
.
WHat
pleaseth
the
Prince
hath
the
force
of
a
Law
,
seeing
the
people
in
his
Creation
have
devolved
their
whole
power
upon
his
person
?
Samuel
,
he
will
appoint
him
Captains
over
Thousands
,
and
Captains
over
Fifties
:
Jethonian
prefectures
reign
over
all
Israel
Joab
was
over
the
host
Jehoshaphat
was
Recorder
,
Zadoc
and
Abi●elec
were
the
Priests
,
Seraiah
was
the
Scribe
,
and
Benaiah
was
over
the
Pelethites
,
and
the
Cerethites
To
lift
up
the
Hands
was
a
Ceremony
in
Prayer
,
and
accordingly
to
lay
hands
on
any
,
(
differing
no
otherwise
from
lifting
up
,
than
by
the
determining
that
action
to
a
peculiar
object
,
(
the
person
that
was
prayed
for
)
was
generally
among
the
Iews
,
a
Ceremony
of
benediction
used
first
by
the
Father
to
the
Children
;
in
bestowing
the
blessing
upon
them
,
(
and
with
that
the
succession
to
some
part
of
his
Estate
or
Inheritance
)
as
appears
in
Iacobs
blessing
the
Children
of
Ioseph
:
From
thence
it
was
accomodated
among
them
to
the
communicating
of
any
part
of
power
to
others
as
assistants
,
or
to
the
deriving
of
any
successive
Office
from
one
to
another
.
Thus
when
Moses
had
from
Heaven
received
,
and
long
used
his
Commission
to
be
under
God
the
Ruler
of
the
People
,
the
seventy
Elders
were
by
Gods
appointment
assumed
to
assist
him
:
it
being
certain
from
the
Iewish
writings
,
though
the
sacred
Scripture
have
no
occasion
to
mention
it
,
that
the
succession
of
the
seventy
Elders
under
the
name
of
San●edrim
o
Council
was
continued
through
all
Ages
by
their
creating
others
in
the
place
of
those
that
dyed
,
by
this
Ceremony
of
Imposition
of
Hands
.
To
this
purpose
are
the
clear
words
of
Maimonides
,
So
a
little
before
the
departure
of
Moses
out
of
his
life
,
when
a
Successor
was
to
be
provided
for
him
,
God
commands
him
that
is
,
derived
unto
him
by
this
Ceremony
the
Authority
which
himself
had
,
and
constituted
him
his
Successor
in
that
Government
.
And
so
it
is
from
the
three
Vses
of
this
Ceremony
there
,
that
is
first
in
praying
for
another
,
secondly
,
in
paternall
benediction
;
thirdly
in
creating
successors
in
power
,
either
in
whole
,
or
in
part
,
derive
three
sorts
of
things
in
the
New
Testament
,
to
which
this
Ceremony
of
Laying
on
of
Hands
is
accomodated
;
that
of
prayer
simply
taken
was
of
two
sorts
,
either
for
the
cure
of
Diseases
,
or
pardoning
of
sins
.
For
Diseases
:
For
sins
▪
they
were
done
away
also
by
this
Ceremony
in
the
absolution
of
Penitents
,
to
which
belongs
that
Exhortation
of
Paul
to
Timothy
,
that
is
)
not
without
due
examination
and
proof
of
his
penitence
,
From
the
second
,
that
of
Paternal
benediction
,
was
borrowed
,
first
that
of
blessing
Infants
,
with
the
Ceremony
of
Imposition
of
Hands
,
as
it
differ'd
from
Baptisme
.
And
secondly
,
that
of
confirming
those
of
fuller
age
,
that
had
been
formerly
Baptized
.
Lastly
to
create
Successors
in
any
power
,
or
communicating
any
part
of
power
to
others
,
as
to
Assistants
,
is
answerable
that
Imposition
of
Hands
in
Ordination
so
often
mentioned
in
the
New
Testament
,
sometimes
in
the
lower
degree
,
as
in
the
ordaining
of
Deacons
.
Elsewhere
in
the
highest
degree
,
setting
Governors
over
particular
Churches
,
as
generally
when
by
that
laying
on
of
Hands
,
it
is
said
whereas
the
Holy
Ghost
contains
all
the
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
required
to
the
pastoral
function
,
and
so
signifies
power
from
on
high
;
the
Authority
and
function
it self
;
so
it
being
given
by
Imposition
of
Hands
▪
makes
the
parallel
exact
between
this
of
Christian
Ordination
,
and
that
observed
in
the
Creating
Successors
in
the
Jewish
Sanhedrin
.
Take
the
wise
men
,
and
understanding
,
and
known
among
your
Tribes
,
and
I
will
make
them
Rulers
over
you
of
those
that
were
written
,
and
yet
went
not
up
unto
the
Tabernacle
:
cure
the
sick
,
to
pardon
sins
,
to
bless
Infants
,
confirm
the
Baptized
,
ordain
Ministers
,
nay
,
give
the
Holy
Ghost
,
and
all
the
graces
belonging
unto
the
pastoral
Function
,
Civil
Magistrate
Priest
Aaron
General
Ioshua
Popular
Government
popular
Government
wise
men
,
and
understanding
,
and
known
among
their
Tribes
,
Dictarian
power
Dictators
,
Iudges
New
Testament
Lesser
Sanhedrim
Iethronian
Praefectures
Great
Sanhedrim
Iethronian
Praefectures
I●thronian
Court
If
there
arise
a
matter
too
hard
for
thee
in
judgement
between
blood
and
blood
,
between
plea
and
plea
,
between
stroke
and
stroke
,
being
matter
of
controversie
within
thy
gates
;
then
shalt
thou
arise
,
and
get
thee
up
into
the
place
which
the
Lord
thy
God
shall
choose
and
thou
shalt
come
unto
the
Priests
and
the
Levites
,
and
unto
the
Iudge
that
shall
be
in
those
dayes
,
and
enquire
,
and
they
shall
shew
thee
the
sentence
of
judgement
.
Egyptian
Priests
feasting
▪
High
Priest
Iudges
in
the
gates
Iudges
in
the
gates
Iudge
in
the
gate
Courts
in
the
gates
gates
of
the
Temple
by
laying
on
of
Hands
binding
and
loosing
the
gift
that
was
in
him
by
the
laying
on
of
the
hands
of
the
Presbytery
,
plenary
Ordination
Great
Sanhedrim
Iethronian
Courts
Receive
the
gift
of
judiciary
Ordination
,
or
the
right
of
binding
and
loosing
,
til
such
time
as
you
return
unto
us
in
the
City
.
Christian
Jews
took
Timothy
and
circumcised
him
laid
their
hands
upon
them
,
and
sent
them
Ordination
Paul
Christian
Religion
Iosephus
,
Philo
Presbyterian
party
Presbyterian
party
Popular
Government
political
institution
Israel
▪
Gothick
Empires
Presbyterian
party
Christ
,
Hillel
High
Priest
Father
of
the
Sanhedrim
Speaker
of
the
House
Athenian
,
Lacedemonian
Emperor
Adrian
Talmud
)
against
the
Israelites
an
Edict
out
of
the
Kingdom
of
the
wicked
Roman
Empire
)
whereby
whosoever
should
ordain
,
or
be
ordain'd
,
was
to
be
put
to
death
,
and
the
school
or
City
in
which
such
an
act
should
be
done
,
to
be
destroyed
;
whereupon
Rabbi
Jehuda
Ben
Baba
went
forth
,
and
standing
between
two
great
mountains
,
and
two
great
Cities
,
and
between
two
Sabbath
days
journeys
from
Osa
and
Sephara
,
Ordained
five
Presbyters
.
They
shot
his
body
through
with
so
many
Darts
,
as
made
it
like
a
sieve
,
they
grant
in
case
it
should
happen
that
in
all
the
Holy
Land
there
remained
but
one
Presbyter
,
that
Presbyter
assisted
by
two
other
Israelites
,
might
ordain
the
seventy
,
or
great
Sanhedrim
,
and
the
Sanhedrim
so
constituted
might
constitute
and
ordain
the
lesser
Courts
,
I
am
of
opinion
that
were
there
no
Presbyter
in
the
Land
,
yet
if
all
the
wise-men
of
Israel
should
agree
to
constitute
or
ordain
Judges
,
they
might
do
it
lawfully
enough
.
But
if
so
,
then
how
comes
it
to
pass
that
our
Ancestors
have
been
so
solicitous
,
least
Judicature
should
fail
in
Israel
?
Surely
for
no
other
cause
than
that
from
the
time
of
the
Captivity
the
Israelites
were
so
dispersed
that
they
could
not
upon
like
occasions
be
brought
together
.
the
clear
words
of
Maimonides
Master
Moses
ordained
the
Sanhedrim
by
the
Chirothesia
,
Presbyterian
party
Virgin
Mary
Every
Daughter
that
possesseth
an
inheritance
in
any
Tribe
of
the
Children
of
Israel
,
shall
be
Wife
unto
one
of
the
Family
of
the
Tribe
of
her
Fathers
,
&c.
Men
of
Athens
,
that
which
you
ignorantly
seek
,
I
bring
unto
you
the
true
Religion
,
but
to
receive
this
,
you
must
not
alter
your
former
belief
only
but
your
ancient
Customes
;
your
political
Assemblies
have
been
hitherto
called
,
Ecclesiae
,
this
word
must
loose
the
ancient
sense
,
and
be
no
more
understood
but
of
spiritual
Consistories
,
and
so
whereas
it
hath
been
of
a
popular
,
it
must
henceforth
be
of
an
Aristocratical
,
or
Presbyterian
signification
.
For
your
Christonia
that
also
must
follow
the
same
rule
insomuch
as
on
whomsoever
,
one
or
more
of
the
Aristocracy
or
Presbytery
shall
lay
their
hands
,
the
same
is
understood
by
vertue
of
that
Action
to
be
Chirotonized
.
Chirotonizing
them
Elders
in
every
Congregation
.
Obey
his
voice
,
and
keep
his
Covenant
,
Sure
the
Jewish
and
Heathen
Cities
,
to
whom
the
Gospel
by
Christs
command
was
to
be
preached
were
not
to
choose
their
Guides
or
Teachers
.
Christ
was
not
chosen
by
them
to
whom
he
preached
,
for
saith
he
,
ye
have
not
chosen
me
,
he
came
from
Heaven
,
sent
by
his
Father
on
that
Errand
,
and
happy
they
whom
he
was
thus
pleased
to
choose
,
to
call
,
and
preach
to
.
And
when
his
Apostles
after
his
example
go
and
preach
to
all
Nations
,
and
actually
gather
Disciples
,
they
chose
their
Auditors
,
and
not
their
auditors
them
.
and
they
that
give
up
their
Names
to
the
obedience
of
the
Gospel
,
One
branch
of
this
obedience
obligeth
them
to
observe
those
that
are
placed
over
them
by
God
,
such
not
only
are
their
Civil
Magistrates
but
also
their
Pastors
,
whom
the
Holy
Ghost
either
mediately
or
immediately
hath
set
over
them
that
a
Bishop
is
made
by
the
Holy
Ghost
,
and
not
by
the
people
.
When
St.
Paul
saith
of
the
Bishops
of
Asia
,
that
the
Holy
Ghost
had
set
them
Overseers
,
I
suppose
that
it
is
to
be
understood
of
their
Election
or
nomination
unto
those
dignities
,
for
so
Clement
speaks
of
St.
Iohn
,
who
constituted
Bishops
of
those
that
were
signified
by
the
Spirit
,
where
the
Spirits
signification
notes
the
Election
or
nomination
of
the
persons
,
but
the
constituting
them
was
the
ordination
of
St.
Iohn
.
Whether
we
consider
ancient
or
modern
times
,
we
shall
find
the
manner
of
Election
very
different
,
not
only
in
different
Ages
and
Countries
,
but
in
different
years
of
the
same
age
,
and
places
of
the
same
Country
so
uncertain
a
thing
is
it
to
determine
of
,
that
which
the
Scripture
hath
left
uncertain
.
And
while
men
dispute
not
of
right
,
but
of
convenience
,
it
is
wonderfull
to
see
what
probable
Arguments
are
brought
on
all
sides
.
Give
me
Cyprian
and
his
times
,
there
is
no
danger
in
popular
Election
.
Give
me
the
Nicene
Fathers
,
and
let
the
Bishops
take
it
willingly
.
Give
me
Theodosius
Valentinian
,
and
Charls
the
Great
,
then
Royal
Election
there
is
nothing
safer
.
That
Election
and
Ordination
are
several
things
,
is
sufficiently
known
unto
every
man
that
measures
the
nature
of
words
either
by
usuage
or
Dictionaries
;
only
for
the
convincing
of
such
as
think
not
themselves
obliged
to
the
observation
of
so
vulgar
Laws
,
I
shall
propose
these
evidences
;
In
the
story
of
the
Creation
of
the
Deacons
of
Jerusalem
.
There
are
two
things
distinctly
set
down
,
one
proposed
to
the
multitude
of
Disciples
to
be
done
by
them
:
another
reserved
unto
the
Apostles
,
that
which
was
proposed
unto
the
Multitude
,
was
to
elect
,
Election
of
the
persons
was
by
the
Apostles
permitted
to
them
,
but
still
the
constituting
is
reserved
to
the
Apostles
.
Be
it
granted
,
as
it
is
by
Protestants
generally
,
that
Paul
and
Barnabas
made
Elders
with
the
consent
of
the
people
,
their
consent
is
one
thing
,
and
their
power
another
.
of
the
right
of
nature
;
for
it
is
naturally
permitted
unto
every
Congregation
to
procure
those
things
which
are
necessary
unto
their
conservation
,
of
which
number
is
the
Application
of
Function
.
So
Merchants
have
the
right
of
Electing
of
a
Master
of
their
Ship
,
Travellers
of
a
Guide
in
their
way
,
and
a
free
people
of
their
King
.
Van
Tromp
the
power
of
the
Husband
is
from
God
,
the
Application
of
this
power
unto
a
certain
person
is
from
consent
,
by
which
nevertheless
the
right
is
not
given
,
for
if
this
were
by
consent
,
the
Matrimony
might
be
dissolv'd
by
consent
,
which
cannot
be
.
Imperial
power
is
not
in
the
Princes
that
are
Electors
of
the
Empire
,
wherefore
it
is
not
given
by
them
,
but
applyed
by
them
unto
a
certain
person
.
The
power
of
life
and
death
is
not
in
the
multitude
,
before
they
be
a
Common-wealth
,
for
no
private
man
hath
the
right
of
revenge
,
yet
it
is
applyed
by
them
unto
some
man
or
Political
body
of
men
.
esset
,
si
patres
authores
fierent
that
conducted
Joshua
was
full
of
the
Spirit
,
Moses
had
laid
his
hands
upon
him
.
fearfully
and
wonderfully
made
Thou
Lord
which
knowest
the
hearts
of
all
men
,
shew
whether
of
these
two
thou
hast
chosen
:
gave
forth
their
lotts
,
and
the
lott
fell
upon
Matthias
is
far
from
all
truth
seeing
the
Congregation
is
affirmed
by
the
Gentleman
to
have
Ordained
,
and
it
is
plain
by
the
words
of
St.
that
God
Elected
,
Election
and
Ordination
by
this
Example
,
must
be
distinct
things
:
that
it
was
done
by
Lottery
,
and
Solomon
saies
,
the
Lot
is
at
the
disposing
of
the
Lord
,
God
raised
up
Iudges
in
Israel
,
that
the
Devine
Majesties
rested
upon
such
as
were
Ordained
by
Imposition
of
Hands
.
when
the
People
(
Ecclesia
Dei
)
or
Congregation
of
Israel
assembled
then
the
Divine
Majesty
,
or
the
Holy
Ghost
rested
upon
them
:
Israel
,
Athens
,
Lacedemon
this
or
none
far
from
all
truth
And
in
those
daies
Peter
stood
up
in
the
middest
of
the
Disciples
,
and
said
,
(
the
number
of
the
Names
together
were
about
an
hundred
and
twenty
they
prayed
they
appointed
two
They
gave
out
their
lotts
went
up
into
an
upper
room
,
where
abode
both
Peter
and
James
,
and
Iohn
,
and
Andrew
,
Iames
the
son
of
Alpheus
,
and
Simon
Zelotes
,
and
Iudas
the
brother
of
Iames.
And
in
these
daies
Peter
stood
up
in
the
mid
est
of
the
Disciples
,
and
said
(
the
number
of
Names
together
were
about
one
hundred
and
twenty
)
Of
those
men
which
accompanied
with
us
all
the
time
,
that
the
Lord
Iesus
went
in
and
out
among
us
.
Must
one
be
ordained
to
be
Witness
with
us
of
his
Resurrection
.
Ioseph
and
Matthias
and
said
,
Thou
Lord
which
knowest
the
hearts
of
all
men
,
shew
whether
of
these
two
thou
hast
chosen
.
and
the
lot
fell
upon
Mathias
,
They
appointed
two
they
prayed
they
gave
forth
their
lots
David
Blundell
of
the
right
of
the
People
in
Church
Government
,
They that under colour of Religion , in matter of Government Demonstration that God never ordained any policy Ecclesiastical or Civil , but upon the principles of humane Prudence . Josh. 9. 11. slight prudence , are mistaken or do not mean honestly . Neither God nor Christ ever instituted any Policy whatsoever , upon any other principles than those of Humane Prudence . The Embassadors sent from the Gibeonites to Ioshua , deliver their message in this manner , The Elders and all the Inhabitants of our Country spake unto us saying go meet them , and say unto them , We are your servants , Therefore now make you a League with us . They that had power to send Embassadors , and to make a League with a forraign Nation , had soveraign power , this soveraign power was in the Elders , or Senate , and in the People of Gibeon ; wherefore God constituting his Common-wealth for the main Orders ( that is to say the Senate & the people ) upon the same Principles , on which the Gibeonites had long before built theirs , laid his foundations upon no other than humane prudence ; so for the inferiour Courts they were transcribed by Moses on t of the Common-wealth of Midian , upon advice of Jethro his Father in Law . According unto such patterns was Israel framed , and by that of Israel this first Policy of the Church of Christ so exactly , as ( sans comparison ) any man shall shew the Common-wealth of Occana to have been transcribed out of Rome or Venice . Let them that would have the Government be somewhat between earth and heaven consider this place .
Whether
they
worshiped
the
god
of
their
Countries
?
Whether
they
had
been
dutifull
unto
their
Parents
?
born
Arms
for
the
Common-wealth
?
They
were
sworn
and
Crowned
with
Mirile
:
When
the
number
of
the
Disciples
was
multiplied
there
arose
a
murmuring
their
widowes
the
twelve
called
the
multitude
of
the
Disciples
the
word
of
God
serving
Tables
.
Wherefore
brethren
look
out
sev●nt
Men
of
honest
report
full
of
the
Holy
Ghost
,
and
of
wisdom
,
(
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
)
whom
we
may
appoint
over
this
businesse
.
This
saying
pleased
the
whole
multitude
Moses
,
the
thing
which
thou
hast
said
is
good
for
us
to
do
)
So
they
chose
Stephen
,
Philip
,
Prochorus
,
Nicanor
,
Timon
,
Permenas
and
Nicholas
,
they
set
before
the
Apostles
when
they
had
prayed
,
laid
their
hands
upon
them
.
There
be
two
things
distinctly
set
down
Election
permitted
unto
the
poople
(
and
the
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
)
constituting
reserved
unto
the
Apostles
.
this
looking
out
of
men
was
permitted
unto
he
multitude
by
the
Apostles
with
these
three
bounds
.
First
to
take
seven
neither
more
nor
fewer
.
Secondly
,
those
men
generally
known
and
well
reputed
of
.
And
thirdly
,
full
of
the
Spirit
and
of
discretion
or
parts
fit
for
Government
.
The
Holy
Ghost
said
,
Separate
me
Barnabas
and
Saul
for
the
work
wbereunto
I
have
appointed
them
that
they
were
elected
by
the
Holy
Ghost
:
It
seemeth
good
unto
the
Holy
Ghost
,
and
unto
us
Neglect
not
the
gift
that
is
in
thee
,
which
was
given
thee
by
Prophecy
,
with
the
laying
on
of
the
hands
of
the
Presbytery
Wherefore
I
put
thee
in
remembrance
,
that
thou
st●r
up
the
gift
of
God
which
is
in
thee
by
the
putting
on
of
my
hands
.
the
Spirit
of
Prophesie
elected
Tim
thy
a
jove
principium
trouble
themselves
the
procreative
mistake
,
or
ignorance
producing
all
the
Chiroth
sia
the
whole
was
made
up
of
these
three
parts
,
The
and
the
consisted
of
the
Annual
Magistrates
called
the
these
had
the
whole
extentive
power
,
s●me
in
leading
forth
the
Armies
,
and
others
in
judging
the
people
,
which
functions
were
accordingly
assigned
by
the
unto
each
in
particular
;
that
which
was
common
unto
them
all
,
was
to
such
things
as
they
had
or
prepared
in
their
or
Council
unto
the
being
Elective
for
life
,
was
the
unto
which
appertained
the
of
what
ever
was
to
be
unto
the
had
not
the
right
of
but
in
Laws
,
and
had
the
of
the
Quinctus
Metellus
Creticus
,
Crete
Provincial
Government
popular
Assemblies
Titus
to
constitute
Elders
in
every
City
.
Ordain
by
Imposition
of
Hands
Imposition
of
Hands
Ordination
;
Titus
Men
of
Crete
Minos
being
a
King
could
not
choose
but
have
a
natural
inclination
unto
popular
power
,
wherefore
his
pretence
that
Jupiter
told
him
,
Power
was
to
be
in
the
people
,
may
be
suspected
to
have
been
imagined
meerly
for
his
own
ends
;
or
this
is
a
certain
signe
that
Jupiter
is
no
true
,
but
a
feigned
god
;
seeing
the
true
God
will
have
it
that
the
people
should
have
no
power
at
all
;
but
that
such
upon
whom
his
Embassadors
shall
confer
power
,
be
without
all
dispute
obeyed
.
How
!
are
you
starting
at
this
!
are
you
solicitous
for
your
Common-wealth
!
it
is
true
that
upon
carnall
principles
or
humane
prudence
,
without
power
in
the
people
,
there
can
be
no
Common-wealth
:
but
Israel
was
a
Common-wealth
without
power
in
the
people
▪
Where
Moses
made
all
the
Laws
by
the
power
invested
in
him
by
God
,
and
created
all
the
Magistrates
,
not
by
popular
suffrage
but
by
his
Chirotonsia
.
Wherefore
Men
of
Creet
know
ye
that
on
whomsoever
I
lay
my
hands
,
the
same
is
in
all
spiritual
affairs
or
matter
of
Church-government
to
be
obeyed
by
you
,
after
the
sam
manner
that
you
have
hitherto
obeyed
such
Magistrates
or
Priests
as
have
been
ordained
by
your
own
Election
,
or
Chirotonia
.
For
this
cause
left
I
thee
in
Crete
that
thou
shouldst
ordain
Elders
in
every
City
.
Peloponesus
(
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
)
when
he
had
ordained
Tyrants
in
every
City
:
preached
unto
all
Nations
Chirotonizing
Elders
in
every
Congregation
That
the
word
Chirotonizing
in
this
place
signifies
no
more
than
Ordaining
by
the
Imposition
of
Hands
,
is
not
so
generally
acknowledged
by
late
Writers
,
but
that
it
may
be
useful
to
give
some
few
Testimonies
out
of
those
Wtiters
which
were
nearest
the
times
of
the
Scripture
.
Thus
was
ordained
Governour
of
all
Aegypt
under
the
King
.
So
again
of
he
was
constituted
their
Ruler
.
So
of
sons
(
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
)
God
constituted
them
Priests
.
son
of
writes
to
we
(
in
the
regal
stile
)
constitute
thee
High
Priest
.
saies
of
made
him
a
God
when
he
was
dead
.
For
the
use
of
the
word
among
Christian
Writers
take
one
place
in
the
Author
of
the
Constitutions
for
many
after
the
death
of
was
ordained
Bishop
of
Rome
by
But
what
need
any
more
,
Christs
Disciples
are
said
(
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
)
designed
or
fore-constituted
by
God
the
witnesses
of
his
Resurrection
:
Wherefore
they
that
have
looked
so
far
back
to
the
Original
,
as
to
think
it
necessary
to
render
the
word
to
create
by
suffrages
,
are
sure
guilty
of
very
impertinent
nicety
.
rude
charge
Erasmus
,
Beza
,
Diodati
Switz
,
French
,
Italian
,
Belgicke
,
Macedonian
Predecessors
Demosthenes
,
Philip
chosen
by
the
Churches
to
say
that
they
created
●ld●rs
by
their
own
suffrages
,
is
no
w●re
than
to
say
that
they
joyntly
did
create
,
and
indeed
being
but
two
,
there
could
be
no
place
for
suffrages
,
and
to
affirm
they
did
it
by
the
suffrages
of
others
,
is
not
agreeable
to
the
pretended
use
of
the
word
,
for
where
it
is
used
of
choosing
by
suffrages
,
as
when
the
people
are
said
to
Chirotonize
,
it
is
certain
that
their
own
,
and
not
others
suffrages
are
meant
by
it
.
It
were
hardly
possible
to
have
contrived
a
greater
number
of
Affirmations
inso
smal
a
compasse
,
nor
to
have
gone
farther
in
them
from
all
truth
.
Diruit , aedificat , mutat quadratarotundis .
see
my
Psephisma
,
peruse
my
Law
Rome
,
Rupilia
,
Cornelia
,
Tr●bonia
,
Moses
Rhadamanthus
,
Minos
,
Lycurgus
,
S●lon
,
Romulus
,
King
Edward
,
Hearken
unto
the
voice
of
the
people
I
command
thee
to
chirotonize
them
a
King
,
Chirotonizing
them
Elders
in
every
Congregation
,
Sanhedrim
;
Samuel
though
chirotonizing
may
be
said
of
any
Election
made
by
one
,
or
by
the
Few
:
yet
to
the
Election
in
this
place
it
is
probable
that
the
consent
of
the
people
was
given
,
no
lesse
being
implyed
in
the
beginning
of
the
Chapter
,
Multitude
believed
they
were
stirred
up
evill
affected
part
held
with
the
Iews
,
and
part
with
the
Apostles
.
There
is
difference
between
the
consent
of
the
people
▪
and
the
power
of
the
people
,
by
their
consent
(
Iussu
populi
)
by
their
power
,
multitude
were
evill
affected
part
held
with
the
Iews
,
and
part
with
the
Apostles
,
a
great
multitude
of
the
Jews
,
and
also
of
the
Greeks
believed
It
is
evident
that
Believers
were
at
first
but
few
in
every
Town
or
City
,
they
were
not
whole
Corporations
at
once
converted
,
nor
consequently
could
they
act
in
a
common
capacity
:
But
as
Clemens
Romanus
saith
,
they
that
were
by
the
Apostles
constituted
Bishops
and
Deacons
in
several
Cities
aud
Regions
,
were
constituted
over
those
that
should
after
believe
,
there
were
oft
so
few
at
the
present
.
And
then
as
fast
as
any
did
come
into
the
Faith
,
they
readily
submitted
themselves
to
those
by
and
under
whom
they
did
come
in
,
and
were
not
at
all
troubled
with
the
consultation
or
deliberation
about
the
way
of
electing
their
Teachers
and
Guides
.
a
great
multitude
believing
whole
States
or
Common-wealths
at
once
converted
,
act
in
a
common
capacity
Heathen
customes
,
but
from
the
Metropolis
;
for
it
must
be
remembred
that
wheresoever
the
Gospel
was
preached
,
it
came
originally
from
Ierusalem
,
and
then
as
Agrippa
in
Philo
saith
of
that
City
,
it
was
the
Metropolis
not
only
of
Iudea
,
but
many
other
Regions
,
because
of
the
Colonies
thence
sent
into
Aegypt
,
Phenice
,
and
both
the
Syria's
;
nay
to
Pamphilia
,
Celicia
,
and
a
great
part
of
Asia
,
as
far
as
Bythinia
and
Pontus
.
So
in
reason
the
Churches
in
Lystra
,
Iconium
,
and
Antioch
,
where
Paul
and
Barnabas
ordain'd
Elders
were
to
follow
the
pattern
at
Ierusalem
,
and
there
We
know
it
was
not
by
the
suffrage
of
the
people
,
that
an
Elder
was
assumed
into
the
Sanhedrim
,
but
the
Prince
or
head
of
the
Sanhedrim
received
him
in
by
Imposition
of
Hands
;
it
will
be
much
more
reasonable
to
deduce
the
circumstances
of
ordaining
Elders
from
the
customs
familiar
unto
them
that
preached
the
Faith
unto
them
,
than
from
the
former
usages
of
them
,
to
whom
it
was
preached
,
who
were
not
to
dispute
,
but
to
believe
and
receive
the
institutions
as
well
as
Doctrines
which
were
brought
them
.
That
Ierusalem
is
the
Metropolis
of
the
Iews
,
and
of
all
their
Colonies
But
the
Jews
▪
had
many
Colonies
in
Asia
,
and
therefore
the
Churches
of
Lystra
,
Iconinm
,
and
Antioch
were
to
follow
the
pattern
at
Jerusalem
.
The
multitude
of
the
City
was
divided
,
and
part
he●d
with
the
Iews
,
and
part
with
the
Apostles
:
there
we
know
it
was
not
by
the
suffrages
of
the
people
that
an
Elder
was
assumed
into
the
Sanhedrim
,
but
the
Prince
or
head
of
the
Sanhedrim
received
him
in
by
Imposition
of
Hands
.
that
they
were
not
to
dispute
,
but
to
believe
and
receive
the
institutions
as
well
as
Doctrines
that
were
brought
them
Sic volo sic juheo stat proratione voluntas .
an
Heathen
eustome
them
Elders
in
every
Congregation
their
Assemblies
private
,
and
very
scanty
things
.
Chirotonized
th●m
Elders
in
every
Congregation
,
Charles
the
Great
Amianus
Marcellinus
most
visibly
void
of
all
appearance
of
truth
.
Platina
.
Damasus
the
second
by
Nation
a
Bravarian
surnamed
Bagniarius
,
or
as
some
will
Popo
;
possessed
himself
of
the
Papacy
by
force
,
and
without
consent
of
the
Clergy
and
of
the
People
.
Clement
the
second
Emperour
ingageth
the
People
of
Rome
not
to
meddle
with
the
Election
of
the
Pope
without
his
express
Command
:
Leo
the
ninth
the
whole
power
of
Election
was
now
conferred
by
the
Emperour
upon
ihe
Clergy
.
Victor
the
second
obtained
the
Papacy
rather
by
favour
of
the
Emperour
,
than
by
free
suffrages
of
ihe
Clergy
and
the
People
of
Rome
,
who
apprehended
the
power
of
the
Emperour
whose
displeasure
they
had
sometime
incurred
by
Creating
Popes
:
by
the
laying
on
of
the
Hands
of
the
Presbytery
.
No
Bishop
,
no
King
.
I
Propheti
disarmati
Rovivano
became
all
▪
things
unto
all
.
Thus
beyond
all
measure
improsperous
are
upon
this
Subject