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The Christian CommonwealthThe Christian Commonvvealth
The Christian Commonwealth: or, The civil policy of the rising kingdom of Jesus Christ. Written before the interruption of the government, by Mr. John Eliot, teacher of the Church of Christ at Roxbury in New-England. And now published (after his consent given) by a server of the season.The Christian Commonvvealth: or, The civil policy of the rising kingdom of Jesus Christ. Written before the interruption of the government, by Mr. John Eliot, teacher of the Church of Christ at Roxbury in New-England. And now published (after his consent given) by a server of the season.
London: printed for Livewell Chapman, 1659
THE CHRISTIAN COMMONWEALTH: OR, The Civil Polity of the Rising King… › Chapter 7
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Whose Office is chiefly to take care of the good Government, firstly, of all the Superior Rulers under him; as also of all the rest, as he hath opportunity, that the Lord may rule among them.
Whose Office is chiefly to take care of the good Government, firstly, of all the Superiour Rulers under him; as also of all the rest, as he hath opportunity, that the Lord may rule among them.
Likewise to hold a Court, consisting either of the Rulers of Myriads, or of five Myriads, or of ten Myriads, or of an hundred Myriads, ⟨p. 32⟩according to the greatness of the people in his Precincts.
Likewise to hold a Court, consisting either of the Rulers of Myriades, or of five Myriades, or of ten Myriades, or of an hundred Myriades, ⟨p. 32⟩according to the greatness of the people in his Precincts.
This Court to be called the Court of the Prince, or Lord, or chief Ruler of such a Precinct; and to be next unto the Supreme Council: from which Court, only difficult Cases and Appeals have access to the Supreme Council, and to which they remit the determinations of the Cause, to receive its judgement: Lest the Supreme Council be oppressed with business from so many Courts, and thereby the people with delays of hearing and issue, occasioned thereby.
This Court to be called the Court of the Prince, or Lord, or chief Ruler of such a Precinct; and to be next unto the Supreme Council: from which Court, onely difficult Cases and Appeals have access to the Supreme Council, and to which they remit the determinations of the Cause, to receive its judgement: Lest the Supreme Council be oppressed with business from so many Courts, and thereby the people with delays of hearing and issue, occasioned thereby.