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deprived BIZ the Romans Of murh of
EoTcr, it was unable to rome viii ,h,. II
iessness and crime which beran to nrer,;, ~
Was the first ot the ten tlttnrs - .tvhict, !.
snDposcl to havr made beiore it< final suonre
sion by The E,p;cror Constanl;nc- 'oe'A>
The Sauhcdriu il, Gaz;tn ,yas 1the f,r,;7
ton Of the traditional law. and n11ar ~ ioetn.,
tion n Tim. Ill.,. 17l md. "a srch -
all Questions ar,s rg throueno,,t ths ~ natrr
as the ultimate Court. There law m on,.a
three in the same city and from it to ons NJ -
lesser councils ia Jerusalem air, r. in + ~ ~ ~
| sltr, and from this last to thn Groa+ sanh
| oria. whose DECISION was fnai cases,cf i.ss.
Importance were left to he inferior conrta +,
| au bority was unquestioucd. be:ause It was b.
[ iieyed to be he tribunal divin,iv a, .ointci r.
| the trial uud DISCRIMINATION nf al, ma,tars -
| greater moment. ''&'>'0'@
| The Jurisdiction of tha corr+ srta,dad +o a.
persons. and to ccrtnin social and nnjit.rai one.
tions. which it alone vas romnr1ent n deri6e a
The King vas at tirst 1,n;1er its ,nntrni hnt i
| when Janpnue was Summoned hcfare it fo
| causing thp massnsnr-. ~ sov.r,1 thaue I'D ror
sons in the temple. the Law was uttered. and ri
control over hin, was abandoned Hr cnuti m
lawfully begin foreign war. unless It hatl bee,
previously sancIionrd by 1ne Snnrernc I:ourt n
seycntv.ode. nor could lie army he set +, mn
tiou without its nnnrnrai 4 hirh nrirst 1niph
act as judge. .nnd he himself ar
rcjoned haforr th:e tribunal Ha mipht
be witness. and evidence might b,
eiyen AGAINST him hv oilers. If condemned. hf
might be sentenced to receive strives. buI
afterwards the Court was ohIired n restore
MIN tn his d;onIrv rr;hc whch Ind |nnsed
to i,1oIotry. and false. nronhet- ron d he in.
trin;nafed hafora 4 M andit;nn ronld he
mnda ~ ,ha Ten,,,a To,rts nn- cor,d 10 a,ao
1T :Jerns,,an he no1errod rvceo, viii, ita conc.
t;on TIA onno;n1,nenr If inro, starts+ratae
md of the ,t1,dres If tho srcondary cn.,rts. in
oanero1 rannfr.d ia nnnrova1 wh,c., soetns ~
hera neen eiven thronph snh.cnn,mittea NJ
three T. ronid e-c1nile ,citirs from he c;ril
md ecclesiastical privileges Of the Common.
wealth h,1, not in ,norc rhan two coees or onca
md M town IN 1he frnntirr corids for ohri"1,s
reasnns. he laid nuder tins nenaitv'
:rha 'o,1r, assemn1cd nrtor rha 1n,-n;,,r s.,r,-
cc and Continual IN SESSION unt;i 1hn sasr snan
.nr' Criminal causes coula onlV hc heord ,,'i,
drci3eI BIZ day. Wnere The Iife If the ac.,sad I
he rouid not he condemned until the saronn
l1a-. and no sentence could he nasseI nm Fr.
dor or IN the eve Of \ festival. Trials for ~ ooi.
tai offeuses could not be carried on by nirht. In
each Of these three particulars the Sanhedrjm
was guilty. wncn Jesus was arrairncd bcfnre #.
of \ fagrart violation Of its own rules. Wbe htr
the cause vas civil or criminal. the Judges vera
required to make thorough investigation into
lis merits. s.Juietucnts in money onen tht.
case ei,her for clearing or prov;us indebted. but
judgments Of souls open tile case Tor clearing.
Ind the case is not oened for condcmn,up i:
so that 10 the latter case the opposite Of The
modern ,lsare was followed, the trial being
benun b7 proving the innocence Of person mr.
cnsnd o{ a criminal otfense. and NOT hy nrof1nc-
ing evidence to obtain bis conviction. T},is rnla
also was broken by the Sannedrf1n at the trial
~ 1esus. when ",heV sourht for witnesses r.
mt him IN death,
: The sanhrdrim con1d &rntence q cn,nr;t m ha