The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulness of Parliamentary proceedings in taking…The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulnesse of Parliamentary procedings in taking…

This is to hang upon the word, and let go the sense, for¹ the reason holds to him that stands above, and commands as well as the Steers-man, neither will common reason say; that he is unofficed, because the passengers for the present desire or cause him to stand by, that they may look unto their own safety in the time of a storm.

This is to hang upon the word, and let goe the sence, for¹ the reason holds to him that stands above, and commands as well as the Steers-man, neither will common reason say; that he is unofficed, because the passengers for the present desire or cause him to stand by, that they may looke unto their own safetie in the time of a storme.

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Then he comes to prove that Authority and Magistracy, abstractively considered from the qualification or several forms of Government, is of divine institution. Wherein we do all agree, only I excepted against some of his Media, that he used to prove it thus, By those words the powers that are ordained of God; the Doctor understands, the power it self of Magistracy distinguished from the qualification thereof, and the designation of persons thereto, how then did he say, Sect. 2. The higher power in Paul is the same with the King, at Supreme in Peter; the Dr. replies, the power of Magistracy abstractively taken, may by these words be proved to be of God, though the higher powers here be understood concretively with Connotation of the persons that bear the power, for they are here proposed as objects of our obedience which cannot be directed but upon power in some person, And here it is said, a [Greek or Hebrew] existent &c.

Then he comes to prove that Authoritie and Magistracie, abstractively considered from the qualification or severall formes of Government, is of divine institution. Wherein we do all agree, onely I excepted against some of his Media, that he used to prove it thus, By those words the powers that are ordained of God; the Doctor understands, the power it selfe of Magistracie distinguish'd from the qualification thereof, and the designation of persons thereto, how then did he say, Sect. 2. The higher power in Paul is the same with the King, at Supream in Peter; the Dr. replies, the power of Magistracie abstractively taken, may by these words be proved to be of God, though the higher powers here be understood concretively with Connotation of the persons that beare the power, for they are here proposed as objects of our obedience which cannot be directed but upon power in some person, And here it is said, a existent &c.