The excellency of holy courage in evil times by Jeremiah Burroughs

And this will answer a great objection.

And this wil answer a great objection.

The Christians in the Primitive times, that lived under persecuting Emperors, they commanded them to worship Idols, that was a thing that was unlawful, yet they would not rise against them, though they had strength enough, but rather suffered. And upon this some think, whatsoever men in authority do command, there is no way to right it but by passive obedience. It is true the Christians did not rise, but did suffer passively, because the Emperors had power given into their hands, and they could not recover their right out of their hands, in a legal way, by the same power that gave them power.

The Christians in the Primitive times, that lived under persecuting Emperors, they commanded them to worship Idolls, that was a thing that was unlawful, yet they would not rise against them, though they had strength enough, but rather suffered. And upon this some think, whatsoever men in authority do command, there is no way to right it but by passive obedience. It is true the Christians did not rise, but did suffer passively, because the Emperors had power given into their hands, and they could not recover their right out of their hands, in a legal way, by the same power that gave them power.

So that all will arise to these three conclusions.

So that all wil arise to these three conclusions.