or. But afterward he took him to himself, and
when he had him alone, he instructed him in what he ought to do; and
advised him to leave the trouble of lesser causes to others, but himself
to take care of the greater, and of the people's safety, for that
certain others of the Hebrews might be found that were fit to determine
causes, but that nobody but a Moses could take of the safety of so many
ten thousands. "Be therefore," says he, "insensible of thine own
virtue, and what thou hast done by ministering under God to the people's
preservation. Permit, therefore, the determination of common causes to
be done by others, but do thou reserve thyself to the attendance on God
only, and look out for methods of preserving the multitude from their
present distress. Make use of the method I suggest to you, as to human
affairs; and take a review of the army, and appoint chosen rulers over
tens of thousands, and then over thousands; then divide them into five
hundreds, and again into hundreds, and into fifties; and set rulers over
each of them, who may distinguish them into thirties, and keep them in
order; and at last number them by twenties and by tens: and let there
be one commander over each number, to be denominated from the number of
those over whom they are rulers, but such as the whole multitude have
tried, and do approve of, as being good and righteous men; [8] and let
those rulers decide the controversies they have one with another. But
if any great cause arise, let them bring the cognizance of it before the
rulers of a higher dignity; but if any great difficulty arise that is
too hard for even their determination, let them send it to thee. By
these means two advantages will be gained; the Hebrews will have justice
done them, and thou wilt be able to attend constantly on God, and
procure him to be more favorable to the people."

2. This was the admonition of Raguel; and Moses received his advice very
kindly, and acted according to his suggestion. Nor did he conceal the
invention of this method, nor pretend to it himself, but informed the
multitude who it was that invented it: nay, he has named Raguel in the
books he wrote, as the person who invented this ordering of the people,
as thinking it right to give a true testimony to worthy persons,
although he might have gotten reputation by ascribing to himself the
inventions of other men; whence we may learn the virtuous disposition
of Moses: but of such his disposition, we sha