A26981:1045
A paraphrase on the New Testament with notes, doctrinal and practical, by plainness and…A paraphrase on the New Testament with notes, doctrinal and practical, by plainess and…
A paraphrase on the New Testament with notes, doctrinal and practical, by plainness and brevity fitted to the use of religious families, in their daily reading of the Scriptures : and of the younger and poorer sort of scholars and ministers, who want fuller helps : with an advertisement of difficulties in the Revelations / by Richard Baxter.A paraphrase on the New Testament with notes, doctrinal and practical, by plainess and brevity fitted to the use of religious families, in their daily reading of the Scriptures : and of the younger and poorer sort of scholars and ministers, who want fuller helps : with an advertisement of difficulties in the Revelations / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for B. Simmons, 1685
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.
Note, That they are three distinct questions. 1. Whether it be lawful to pay tribute to Cesar, as being an owning of his power? 2. Whether it be a duty, and, 3. Whether Cesar had true right to demand it? And Christ was desired to answer the first: And he had taught his Disciples how lawful it was for peace to give away their right: much more now doth he intimate this to be lawful for public peace and safety. 2. And the second question is by intimation resolved in the first; For if it be lawful, public peace will make it a duty. But he answereth so cautiously as not to resolve the third question, Whether Cesar had right, or were an Usurper, and so avoided their snare. Some think that Hircanus dedition to the Romans gave them right, and others think he represented not the Nation. And some think that many years possession gave him right, and others say that mere possession without right groweth not to right by time. And some think that the Jews so long using Caesars Coin and Officers, signified consent, and gave him right. And others say, That this alone signified but Submission or Non-resistance, through disability and not subjection or consent to Government. If Cesar were an Usurper, paying tribute owned not his right, any more than contribution to conquering Soldiers; A man may buy his life or peace of a Robber. But Christ seemeth to answer but to the question asked him, and not to meddle with any more.
Note, That they are three distinct questions. 1. Whether it be lawful to pay tribute to Cesar, as being an owning of his power? 2. Whether it be a duty, and, 3. Whether Cesar had true right to demand it? And Christ was desired to answer the first: And he had taught his Disciples how lawful it was for peace to give away their right: much more now doth he intimate this to be lawfull for publick peace and safety. 2. And the second question is by intimation resolved in the first; For if it be lawful, publick peace will make it a duty. But he answereth so cautelously as not to resolve the third question, Whether Cesar had right, or were an Usurper, and so avoided their snare. Some think that Hircanus dedition to the Romans gave them right, and others think he represented not the Nation. And some think that many years possession gave him right, and others say that meer possession without right groweth not to right by time. And some think that the Jews so long using Cesars Coyn and Officers, signified consent, and gave him right. And others say, That this alone signified but Submission or Non-resistance, through disability and not subjection or consent to Government. If Cesar were an Usurper, paying tribute owned not his right, any more than contribution to conquering Soldiers; A man may buy his life or peace of a Robber. But Christ seemeth to answer but to the question askt him, and not to meddle with any more.