2. Of the Common-wealth, which may have divers forms, and had in the time of Israel; but it receiving its law from God, and governing for God, hence it was the government of God, and subjection hereunto was subjection and service to God himself: And hence when the people cast off Samuel, 1 Sam 8. 7. They have not rejected thee but me, Rev. 11. 15. The kingdoms of the world are become the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign for ever and ever. For although the Common-wealth of Israel was made up of the Church, and hence Josephus calls it a Theocracy, where the Lord governed; and yet the same thing had divers [Greek or Hebrew], forms and respects, and hence there was a diverse government then, and hence made diverse, 2 Chron. 19. 5, 8. Jehoshaphat sets Judges in the land throughout all the fenced Cities. Such is the wildness, boldness, & carelessness of mens hearts, that they do not only need laws, but watchmen over them to see they be kept: and hence the Lord appointed some chief, some Judges in every City, and also some in every Village, as by proportion may be gathered, Exod. 18. every ten men had one over them.
2. Of the Common-wealth, which may have divers forms, and had in the time of Israel; but it receiving its law from God, and governing for God, hence it was the government of God, and subjection hereunto was subjection and service to God himself: And hence when the people cast off Samuel, 1 Sam 8. 7. They have not rejected thee but me, Rev. 11. 15. The kingdomes of the world are become the kingdomes of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign for ever and ever. For although the Common-wealth of Israel was made up of the Church, and hence Iosephus cals it a Theocracy, where the Lord governed; and yet the same thing had divers 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, formes and respects, and hence there was a diverse government then, and hence made diverse, 2 Chron. 19. 5, 8. Iehosaphat sets Iudges in the land throughout all the fenced Cities. Such is the wildnesse, boldness, & carelesness of mens hearts, that they do not only need lawes, but watchmen over them to see they be kept: and hence the Lord appointed some chief, some Judges in every City, and also some in every Village, as by proportion may be gathered, Exod. 18. every ten men had one over them.
