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A civil nosegayA ciuile nosgay
A civil nosegay wherein is contained not only the office and duty of all magistrates and judges but also of of [sic] all subjects with a preface concerning the liberty of justice in this our time newly collected and gathered out of latin and so translated in to the English tongue by I.G.A ciuile nosgay wherin is contayned not onelye the offyce and dewty of all magestrates and iudges but also of of [sic] all subiectes with a preface concernynge the lyberty of iustice in this our tyme newly collected and gethered out of latyn and so translated in to the Inglyshe tonge by I.G.
printed for John goodale, 1550printed for Ihon goodale, 1550
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¶ The power of magistrates.
¶ The power of magestrates.
THE power of magistrates is not infinite but included with sure and perfect limits for Magistrates have not authority to bide or command anything contrary to the law of nature contrary to the commandment of god, & contrary to the laws of his realm. The magistrate sustaineth his procuration of an other as who saith commanded of god, he ought not therefore depart or go fro gods commandment. As also the right good king Jehoshaphat the preacher saith ye exercise not the judgement of man 1but of god what so ever you shall judge, shall redound to your self, let the fear of god be with you, secondarily ⟨image 15⟩since the magistrate is the 2keeper of the first table which doth pertain to extreme discipline, he ought to prohibit and punish blasphemes, idolatries, & false dogmas or learnings, & to provide & see that Godly doctrine be propaged & extended, & to defend them that teach rightly. All magistrates also ought to obtemperate & obey the second precept of the decalogue and to be the keepers thereof. The second precept doth for bid & punish blasphemes & false doctrines, then all magistrates ought to prohibit & punish blasphemes. The second reason is sumpt of the chief fine of Magistrates. The chief fine of mans society is that of men some may teach the 3other of god, that the notice of God may be propaged. The magistrate ⟨image 16⟩