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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 3
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Again, it is meet that the Ruler of fifty keep the Court of six, consisting of five Rulers of ten, and himself the Ruler of them, once in a month, for the more solemn proceeding of Justice, & Appeals, if need be: because the higher Cases ascend, the more solemnity is in themb; and need the more time and deliberation.
Again, it is meet that the Ruler of fifty keep the Court of six, consisting of five Rulers of ten, and himself the Ruler of them, once in a moneth, for the more solemn proceeding of Justice, & Appeals, if need be: because the higher Cases ascend, the more solemnity is in themb; and need the more time and deliberation.
- bExod. 18. 22. Every great matter they shall bring unto thee.
I call these a Court, because they are an Assembly of Judges, among whom God promiseth to standc. Six is the lowest number of this Court; but they may be more, according as the orders of ten be more under a Ruler of fifty; but they cannot exceed ten; because a Ruler of fifty cannot by Gods institution, have more then nine orders of ten under him.