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The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulness of Parliamentary proceedings in taking…The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulnesse of Parliamentary procedings in taking…
The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulness of Parliamentary proceedings in taking up of arms, is justified, Doctor Ferns reply answered, and the case in question more fully resolved / by William Bridge ...The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulnesse of Parliamentary procedings in taking up of arms, is justified, Doctor Fernes reply answered, and the case in question more fully resolved / by William Bridge ...
London: printed by T.P. and M.S. for Ben. Allen, 1643
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE READER. › Chapter 3AN INTRODVCTION TO THE READER. › Chapter 3
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1True I have found an example indeed in Davids time for what I alleged: Namely, that there were then certain Officers of the Kingdom, not of the King only, and though under him, yet were they with him trusted with the affairs ⟨p. 26⟩2of the Kingdom. This also was the judgement of the Protestant Divines in France (whose Testimony I shall relate afterwards) of lumus, Josephus, Brutus, Zepperus, Sigonius, and many others. Zepperus saith thus, That in Saul, David and Solomons time, & so before the Captivity, the Kingdom of Israel was mixed with Aristocracy, for it had a Senate of 70. or great Synedrim, which sate at Jerusalem, whose Judges were called Princes, who sitting by the King did dispatch the great affairs of the Kingdom, unto whom was referred the choice of the King and High Priest, and matters of War and other things greatly concerning the people. Of this Synedrion Josephus saith, Nihilagat Rex sine Senatorum sententia, Yea, these Senators were in such place with the King, that they were called his friends & brethren, 1 Chron. 2. 2. And though the Dr. says, Those Officers in Davids time were designed by the King, not the people, Yet if we look to the original in the first of Deut. 13. We •inde that the people did first give them to Moses before he did make them Rulers, for v. 13. Moses relating the first constitution of that Government saith, I said unto you, give me wise men, and understanding and known men among your Tribes, and I will make them Rulers over you: The English Translation readeth, Take y•e wise men, the Hebrew is give ye us, as Montanus hath it, & when they had given them to Moses, he saith, v. 15. So I received them (so is the Hebrew) he would not make any rulers over them, but such as he had first e c eived from them and they had given unto him and so though at the first it pleased God to appoint those Rulers or3 Council of State called the Sanhedrin or Synedrion (whereupon Mendosa saith, that they were equal to Moses being appointed by God as Moses was,