A17384:2462
A commentary
A commentary: or, sermons upon the second chapter of the first epistle of Saint Peter wherein method, sense, doctrine, and use, is, with great variety of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of divinity largely discussed. By Nicholas Byfield, late preacher of God's Word at Isle-worth in Middlesex.A commentary: or, sermons vpon the second chapter of the first epistle of Saint Peter vvherein method, sense, doctrine, and vse, is, with great variety of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of diuinity largely discussed. By Nicholas Byfield, late preacher of God's Word at Isle-worth in Middlesex.
London: printed by Humphrey Lownes for George Latham, 1623London: printed by Humfrey Lownes for George Latham, 1623
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Thirdly, it will not follow, that Magistracy is evil, or not of God, because it had an ill beginning, if it were granted, that it did begin in Nimrod: For so the translation of Joseph into Egypt, and the Kingdom of Saul, and Jeroboam, &c. should be evil, and not of God: for they had ill beginnings.
Thirdly, it wil not follow, that Magistracy is euil, or not of God, because it had an ill beginning, if it were graunted, that it did begin in Nimrod: For so the translation of Ioseph into Aegypt, and the Kingdome of Saul, and Ieroboam, &c. should bee euill, and not of God: for they had ill beginnings.
But lastly, I answer, that Nimrod was not the first ⟨p. 577⟩beginner of authority, or power, or government, though he were of that kind of governors: For there was a hunter both Ecclesiastical and Civill before: Yea & there were cities in the world before, therefore there must needs be government and governors: Cain built a City, yea and God himself ordained Magistracy after the flood, when he said: By man shall his blood be shed, Genes. 9.6. In short; Nimrod was the author of the Babylonicall tyrannical Monarchy: Not the author of the Magistracy, or civill authority over others.
But lastly, I answer, that Nimrod was not the first ⟨p. 577⟩beginner of authority, or power, or gouernment, though hee were of that kind of gouernours: For there was a hunter both Ecclesiasticall and Ciuill before: Yea & there were citties in the world before, therefore there must needes bee gouernment and gouernours: Cain built a Citty, yea and God himselfe ordayned Magistracy after the floud, when hee said: By man shall his bloud bee shed, Genes. 9.6. In short; Nimrod was the author of the Babylonicall tyrannicall Monarchy: Not the authour of the Magistracy, or ciuill authority ouer others.