The first is because the office of a magistrate, is the ordinances of god: and seeing all the ordinances and powers of God, are to be obeyed, necessarily it followeth that with out all tergiversation, hypocrisy, and collusion, that the Magistrate must be obeyed except we will say in some respects god is not to be obeyed. Of this reason of Saint Paul, we must note, first the dignity and honour of a public person, that his office and place is the ordinance and appointment of god And therefore the Magistrates1 be called gods in the holy scripture. For no man can come too the office of a magistrate, but by the permission and sufferance of God. Many times some persons come unto the place of a ruler, by false and preposterous, ⟨image 14⟩•eanes, as those do that for a private lucre, or private hatred […] other, put up themselves, and pull down those that god hath appointed. But such ungodly •ummyng to honour, god suffereth and appointeth for the since of the people, such evil and dissembling hypocrites to reign But let the king & Magistrate be as wicked as can be devised and thought, yet is his office & place the ordinance & appointment of god, and therefore to be obeyed. And as it is the subjects duty to obey them, so is it their duty too watch and be circumspect, that they trouble nor unquiet any thing in their offices contrary to the word of God, whose officers they be. In case they do, although the Subjects may not, nor upon ⟨image 15⟩pain of eternal damnation ought not by force nor violence to resist the officer in his high power, yet he should, and is bond to think him self, that God can and will as well revenge the abuse of his office in him, as punish the subject for the disobedience of his ordinances towards the higher power.
The first is because the office of a magistrate, is ye ordinaunce• of god: and seing al the ordinaunces and powers of God, are to be obeyed, necessarely it foloweth that with out all tergiuersation, hipocrisye, and collusyon, yt the Magistrate must be obeied except we wil say in some respectes god is not to be obeyed. Of this reason of Saint Paule, we must note, fyrst the dignitie and honour of a publike persō, that hys office and place is the ordinaunce and appointment of god And therfore the Magystrates1 be called goddes in ye holy scripture. For no man can come too the offcie of a magistrate, but by the permission and sufferaunce of God. Many tymes some persons come vntoo the place of a ruler, by false and preposterous, ⟨image 14⟩•eanes, as those do that for a •riuate lucre, or priuate hatred 〈…〉 other, put vp thēselues, and pull doune those that god hath appointed. But suche vngodly •ummyng to honour, god suffereth and appointeth for the synnes of the people, such euell and discēblyng hipocrites to reigne But let the king & Magistrate be as wicked as can be deuysed and thought, yet is his offyce & place the ordinaunce & appointment of god, and therfore to be obeyed. And as it is the subiectes duety to obey them, so is it their dutye too watche and be circumspecte, that they trouble nor vnquiet any thyng in theyr offyces contrarie to the worde of God, whose officers they be. In case they doo, although the Subiectes maye not, nor vpon ⟨image 15⟩payne of eternall dampnatyon ought not by force nor violence to resyst the offycer in hys high power, yet he shuld, and is bond to thyncke hym selfe, that God can and wil as wel reuenge the abuse of his office in him, as punysshe the subiecte for the dysobedyence of his ordinaunces towardes the hygher power.
- 1Exod. 22. Psalm. 82.Exod. 22. Psalme. 82.
