This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: ...Xxiv. 6) "God forbid I should do such an act against my lord, the anointed of God." Kor obedience of servants St. Paul saith, (Col. iii. 22) "Servants obey your masters in all things"; and, (Col. iii. 20) "Children obey your parents in all things." There is simple obedience in those that arc subject to paternal, or ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: ...Xxiv. 6) "God forbid I should do such an act against my lord, the anointed of God." Kor obedience of servants St. Paul saith, (Col. iii. 22) "Servants obey your masters in all things"; and, (Col. iii. 20) "Children obey your parents in all things." There is simple obedience in those that arc subject to paternal, or despotical dominion. Again, (Matt, xxiii. 2, 3) "The Scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses' chair, and therefore all that they shall bid you observe, that observe and do." There again is simple obedience. And St. Paul, ( Titus iii. 2) "Warn them that they subject themselves to princes, and to those that are in authority, and obey them." This obedience is also simple. Lastly, our Saviour himself acknowledges, that men ought to pay such taxes as are by kings imposed, where he says, "Give to Ca-sar that which is Cesar's"; and paid such taxes himself. And that the the commands of them that have the right to command, arc not by their subjects to be censured, nor disputed. So that it appearcth plainly, to my understanding, both from reason and Scripture, that the sovereign power, whether placed in one man, as in monarchy, or in one assembly of men, as in popular, and aristocratical commonwealths is as great, as possibly men can be imagined to make it. And though of so unlimited a power, men may fancy many evil consequences, yet the consequences of the want of it, which is perpetual war of every man against his neighbour, are much worse. The condition of man in this life shall never be without inconveniences; but there happencth in no commonwealth any great inconvenience, but what proceeds from the subject's disobedience, and breach of those covenants, from which the commonwealth has its being. An...
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