A26951:1786
The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb.…
The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb. 11, 1, formerly preached before His Majesty, and published by his command, with another added for the fuller application : the second is instructions for confirming believers in the Christian faith : the third is directions how to live by faith, or how to exercise it upon all occasions / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1670
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.
48. Civil Power is to be obeyed before Ecclesiastical, in things belonging to the Office of the Magistrate: and Ecclesiastical before the Civil, in things proper to the Ecclesiastical Governors only. And Family Power before both, in things proper to their cognizance only. But what it is that is proper to each power, I shall tell them when I think they are willing to know, and it will do more good than harm to tell it them.
48. Civil Power is to be obeyed before Ecclesiastical, in things belonging to the Office of the Magistrate: and Ecclesiastical before the Civil, in things proper to the Ecclesiastical Gvoernours only. And Family Power before both, in things proper to their cognizance only. But what it is that is proper to each power, I shall tell them when I think they are willing to know, and it will do more good than harm to tell it them.
49. The supreme Magistrate is ever to be obeyed before his Inferiors: because they have no power but from him; and therefore have none against him (unless he so give it them.)
49. The supreme Magistrate is ever to be obeyed before his Inferiours: because they have no power but from him; and therefore have none against him (unless he so give it them.)
50. No Humane Authority is above Gods, nor can bind us against him; but it is all received from him, and subordinate to him.