The Christian CommonwealthThe Christian Commonvvealth

And generally among mankind, for one head of a Family, there be at least three more souls of women and children: so that four times 8436. amounteth to 33687. souls. But it will be rare for all orders to be full at once.

And generally among mankind, for one head of a Family, there be at least three more souls of women and children: so that four times 8436. amounteth to 33687. soules. But it will be rare for all orders to be full at once.

Again, these orders of men, may be multiplied thus: when such as are Supernumerary in several orders, agree together to make another order. For example, if two Rulers of ten, have each of them fifteen men under them, then five men of one order, and five of the other order, may agree together to make another, a new order: and so in all other orders it may be.

But if they do this, if they make a new order because they desire it, and not because the Word of the Lord commandeth it; when they multiply orders by choice, and not by necessity of institution: then their next Superiors shall guide and direct them in peace and mutual love: for Moses guided the people in all their Elections^a.

1. aExod. 18. 21, 25. Thou shalt provide able men. 25. Moses chose able men. Deut. 1. 15. So I took the chief of your Tribes.