Men are gods, or, The dignity of magistracy, and the duty of the magistrate…

Secondly, If ye would walk and work as Gods among men, then your rule must be divine as well as your principle. Every calling hath some rule to go by, in conformity to which, their excellency ⟨p. 262⟩consisteth. The Lawyer hath his Littleton and Coke; the Physician hath his Galen and Hippocrates; the Philosopher hath his Aristotle; the Christian hath the Word of God, a sure and a perfect rule to walk by, Gal. 6.16. And this Word of God is in a special manner commanded and committed to the Magistrate as his Directory, Josh. 1.8. This Book of the Law shall not depart out of thy mouth, (saith God to the chief Governor of Israel) but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. And Deut. 17.18, 19. The King that sitteth upon the Throne, shall write him a copy of the Law: And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord, and to keep all the words of this Law.

Secondly, If ye would walk and work as Gods among men, then your rule must be divine as well as your principle. Every calling hath some rule to go by, in conformity to which, their excellency ⟨p. 262⟩consisteth. The Lawyer hath his Littleton and Coke; the Physitian hath his Galen and Hippocrates; the Philosopher hath his Aristotle; the Christian hath the Word of God, a sure and a perfect rule to walk by, Gal. 6.16. And this Word of God is in a special manner commanded and committed to the Magistrate as his Directory, Josh. 1.8. This Book of the Law shall not depart out of thy mouth, (saith God to the chief Governour of Israel) but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou maist observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. And