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Theo. It will be objected of these order destroyers: we would gladly hear by the scripture, if any christen man, that had received the faith of Christ, did ever bear rule & exercise temporal dominion over his Brothers.

Theo. It wyll be obiected of these order destroyers: we wulde gladly heare by the scripture, if ony christē man, that had receaued the fayth of Christ, dyd euer beare rule & exercyse tēporall dominion ouer his Brothers.

Phil. What is this? What do I hear? May not a christen man execute that office, whereby virtue is maintained & vice exiled? Is he not more fit to be a ruler that believeth in the true God, ⟨image 61⟩feareth him, seeketh his glory, embraceth virtue, hateth vice, loveth his neighbour, tendereth the common wealth, & seeketh in all points to be a father among his subjects, than such one as believeth in Idols, feareth them, seeketh their glory, despiseth the alone true God, hate the virtue, embraceth vice, oppresseth his neighbour, teareth the common wealth in pieces, & showeth himself in all things a cruel Tyrant among his subjects? What furious Erinnys hath invaded and troubled the brains of these unreasonable creatures to resist the public Magistrates and to condemn their authority, which they have received of God? But let these honest men, & GOD will, tell me, was not Abraham, Joseph, Judas, Moses, Joshua, Gedeon Samuel, David, Hezekiah, Jehoshaphat, Josiah, with many other Christen & faithful men? Yet did they ⟨image 61⟩execute the office of Magistrates & were high powers, in deed allowed before God, working that, which was good in his sight?

Phil. What is this? What do I heare? May not a christen man execute that offyce, wherby vertue is mayntayned & vice exiled? Is he not more fitte to be a ruler that beleuethe in the true God, ⟨image 61⟩