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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.
As the natural body is distinguished by God himself into comely and uncomely parts, 1 Cor. 12.23, 24. so is the Political body into members Noble and Ignoble:
The Bees in their Common-wealth (as is reported) have a Commander in chief, a Master Be. The Lyon claimeth a command and superiority among the Beasts of the field. The Angels in heaven have a chief, Michael the Archangel, Jude 9. 1 Thes. 4.16. The School-men indeed being more bold then they ought, do divide the Angels into three Hierarchies, and each Hierarchy into three several orders. The first Hierarchy they say comprehendeth Cherubims, Seraphims, and Thrones: The second, Dominions, Principalities, and Powers. The third, ⟨p. 206⟩Mights, Archangels, and Angels: As also they assert the reason of these several names. But the more modest and learned Expositors who join not in the aforesaid presumptuous division, do yet generally conclude an order, distinction, and preeminence amongst Angels, from Ephes. 1.21. Col. 1.16. Dan. 10.13. Nay, there is a government amongst the very Devils; there is not only a Prince of Angels, Dan. 10. but Beelzebub a Prince amongst Devils, Matth. 12.24. They that cause so much disorder amongst others, yet have some order among themselves. We read of the Devil and his Angels,