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The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A…
The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A familiar and learned exposition on the ten commandments gathered from the mouth of a faithful pastor by a gracious young man, sometime scholar in Cambridge.The bright star which leadeth wise men to our Lord Jesus Christ, or, A familiar and learned exposition on the ten commandements gathered from the mouth of a faithfull pastor by a gracious young man, sometime scholler in Cambridge.
London: printed by John Harison for Thomas Man, 1603London: printed by Iohn Harison for Thomas Man, 1603
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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.
Though the king or any in authority under him do thee wrong, yet allow no mischievous and wicked thought against ⟨p. 30⟩them, for if thou do God will bring it to light. But if the king be unjust and wicked, then we must pray to God to convert him, as Paul commands Tim. that as our sins have brought an ill governor over us, so our prayers may remove him, or better him. This the first duty then, is subjection without gainsaying.
Though the king or any in authoritie vnder him doe thee wrong, yet allowe noe mischeiuous and wicked thought against ⟨p. 30⟩them, for if thou doe God will bring it to light. But if the king be vniust and wicked, then wee must pray to God to conuert him, as Paule commands Tim. that as our sinnes haue brought an ill gouernour ouer vs, so our prayers may remoue him, or better him. This the first dutie then, is subiection without gainsaying.
The second is to pay their due willingly and freely without grudging, as Paul speaks, tribute to whom tribute, custom to whom custom, and not every payments else are necessary for the maintenance of their state▪ partly that they may be able to repress rebels and enemies, and partly that having sufficient maintenance from the peoples cost, they may not be distracted, but may bend their whole endeavour to good government and protection of the people.
The second is to pay their due willingly and freely without grudging, as Paule speakes, tribute to whome tribute, custome to whome custome, and not euery paiments else are necessarie for the maintaynance of their state▪ partly that they may be able to represse rebels and enemies, and partly that hauing suffient maintainance from the peoples cost, they may not be distracted, but may bend their whole indeuour to good gouernment and protection of the people.