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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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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.
The duties of the magistrate follow; for he hath his charge to, and much is required of him to whom much is given. First then, his duty is to look to godliness, that religion and pure worship of God be confirmed and maintained in his land, as 1. Tim. 2. 2. Paul wills to pray for these in authority that we may live a godly life under them. And now that which we must pray to God for. that they may do, is their duty to do. First then a magistrate according to the authority of his place must have a care of godliness, and look that the pure worship of God be set up, and all false and idolatrous worship suppressed. And thus did the godly and christian king in time before. As Josiah and Hezekiah, and others whose first and eagerest work was to pull down all idols, and to exhort and command their people to practise the pure and holy worship of GOD according to his word; and where this is not done, the duties of the second Table must needs be neglected.
The duties of the magistrate follow; for he hath his charge to, and much is required of him to whome much is giuen. First then, his dutie is to looke to godlinesse, that religion and pure worship of God be confirmed and maintained in his land, as