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Aphorisms of Christian religionAphorismes of Christian religion
Aphorisms of Christian religion: or, a very compendious abridgement of M. I. Calvins Institutions set forth in short sentences methodically by M. I. Piscator: and now Englished according to the authors third and last edition, by H. Holland.Aphorismes of Christian religion: or, a verie compendious abridgement of M. I. Calvins Institutions set forth in short sentences methodically by M. I. Piscator: and now Englished according to the authors third and last edition, by H. Holland.
London: printed by Richard Field and Robert Dexter, 1596
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
XXII.
And whereas Paul acommandeth to obey the Magistrate for conscience sake: he doth not therein bind consciences to laws politic: but this he meaneth only, that we must obey the Magistrate so far and so long as he commandeth things lawful and honest, for that God also commandeth us such obedience, & we can not with good conscience neglect any of his decrees. Therefore the Apostle doth not here make the conscience subject to any laws of men, but unto the law of God, commanding us to obey the laws of men so far forth as they do not repugn the holy laws of God.
And whereas Paule acommaundeth to obey the Magistrate for conscience sake: he doth not therein binde consciences to lawes politique: but this he meaneth onely, that we must obey the Magistrate so far and so long as he commandeth things lawful and honest, for that God also commandeth vs such obedience, & we can not with good conscience neglect any of his decrees. Therefore the Apostle doth not here make the conscience subiect to any lawes of men, but vnto the law of God, commanding vs to obey the lawes of men so farre forth as they do not repugne the holy lawes of God.
- aRom. 13.