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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.
Joseph when advanced to be a Ruler in Egypt, rideth in the second Chariot, and hath one crying before him,1 Bow the knee. The most high God that giveth them Kingdoms, doth also give them Glory ⟨p. 197⟩and Majesty, and honour, Dan. 5.28, 29. God indeed hath the greatest honour as the Supreme Governor and Law-giver, but Magistrates receive it upon his account, as they are his Representatives and Vicegerents. When I went out to the gate, 2saith Job, (that is, to the place of administering justice, for that work was done in the gates, as Ruth 4.1. Job 5.4. Psal. 127.5.) the young men saw me, and hid themselves, and the aged arose and stood up, the Princes refrained talking, and they laid their hands on their mouths, Job 29.8, 9.
Joseph when advanced to be a Ruler in Egypt, rideth in the second Chariot, and hath one crying befor him,1 Bow the knee. The most high God that giveth them Kingdoms, doth also give them Glory ⟨p. 197⟩and Majesty, and honour, Dan. 5.28, 29. God indeed hath the greatest honour as the Supreme Governour and Law-giver, but Magistrates receive it upon his account, as they are his Representatives and Vicegerents. When I went out to the gate, 2saith Job, (that is, to the place of administring justice, for that work was done in the gates, as