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An abstract of laws and government wherein as in a mirror may be seen…An abstract of laws and government wherein as in a mirrour may be seen…
An abstract of laws and government wherein as in a mirror may be seen the wisdom & perfection of the government of Christs kingdom accommodable to any state or form of government in the world that is not antichristian or tyrannical / collected and digested ... by John Cotton ... ; and now published after his death by William Aspinall.An abstract of laws and government wherein as in a mirrour may be seen the wisdome & perfection of the government of Christs kingdome accomodable to any state or form of government in the world that is not antichristian or tyrannicall / collected and digested ... by John Cotton ... ; and now published after his death by William Aspinall.
London: printed by M.S. for Livewel Chapman, 1655
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.
Query, whether this was a civill Censure of banishment, or Church-censure of excommunication: The like query ⟨p. 22⟩might be made of the censure upon the seventh, eighth, and ninth Sections.
Quere, whether this was a civill Censure of banishment, or Church-censure of excommunication: The like quere ⟨p. 22⟩might be made of the censure upon the seventh, eighth, and ninth Sections.
Sect. 13. Cursing of the Magistrates in highest ranks amongst us (to wit, of the Governor and Council) to be punished with death. Exo. 22. 28 Thou shalt not curse qthe Gods: nor shalt thou curse rthe ruler of thy people. 2 Sam. 19. 21. Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed Jehovah's anointed? 1 King. 2. 8, 9. 46. And behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the son of Jemini of Bahurim: who cursed me with a bitter curse, in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by Jehovah, saying, I will not put thee to death by the sword. But now do not thou hold him guiltless, for thou art a wise man: and thou knowest what thou oughtest to do to him, but bring thou down his hoary head to the grave with blood. And the King commanded Benajah the son of Jehojadah, which went out, and fell upon him that he dyed, &c.
Sect. 13. Cursing of the Magistrates in highest ranks amongst us (to wit, of the Governour and Councell) to be punished with death.