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Men are gods, or, The dignity of magistracy, and the duty of the magistrate…
Men are gods, or, The dignity of magistracy, and the duty of the magistrate as it was presented in a sermon at the assize holden at Hertford for that county on August 2, 1653 / by George Swinnocke ...
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1660
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.
TO THE READER.
IN my Exposition of the 82. Psalm, when I came the 7th Verse, I perused a Sermon of my Brother Swinnocks (which he preached before the Judges) on that Verse. I found it so full and satisfactory, that I must freely confess I received more Light from that single Sermon, then from all the Commentators which I had by me. Whereupon (perceiving by his Epistle Dedicatory that he had preached an Assize Sermon on Verse the sixth, which lay by him Unprinted) I requested him to publish it with my Commentary on this Psalm; and thou hast it here annexed to it. The Author and his Labours are above my praise; If thou please to accept of these our fraternal first-fruits (if the Lord bless us with life and health together) thou mayest expect ere long from us a Commentary on Psalm 73. a Psalm very seasonable for us in these times, who are exercised with such variety of Providences. It were to be wished that the Ministers of the Gospel would join their strength in the promoting the truth: Jesuits can do so to destroy it, why should not we in defending it? That it may be so, is the desire, and shall be the endeavour of
IN my Exposition of the 82. Psalm, when I came the 7th Verse, I perused a Sermon of my Brother Swinnocks (which he preached before the Judges) on that Verse. I found it so full and satisfactory, that I must freely confess I received more Light from that single Sermon, then from all the Commentators which I had by me. Whereupon (perceiving by his Epistle Dedicatory that he had preacht an Assise Sermon on Verse the sixth, which lay by him Unprinted) I requested him to publish it with my Commentary on this Psalm; and thou hast it here annexed to it. The Author and his Labours are above my praise; If thou please to accept of these our fraternal first-fruits (if the Lord bless us with life and health together) thou mayest expect ere long from us a Commentary on Psalm 73. a Psalm very seasonable for us in these times, who are exercised with such variety of Providences. It were to be wisht that the Ministers of the Gospel would joyn their strength in the promoting the truth: Jesuites can do so to destroy it, why should not we in defending it? That it may be so, is the desire, and shall be the endeavour of