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The magistrates commission from heaven. Declared in a sermon preached in Laurence Jury, London, the…The magistrates commission from heaven. Declared in a sermon preached in Laurencejury, London, the…
The magistrates commission from heaven. Declared in a sermon preached in Laurence Jury, London, the 28. day of Sept. 1644. at the election of the Lord Major. / By Anthony Burgess, sometimes fellow of Immanuel College in Cambridge; now pastor of Sutton Coldfield in Warwick shire, and a member of the Assembly. Imprimatur Thomas Gataker.The magistrates commission from heaven. Declared in a sermon preached in Laurencejury, London, the 28. day of Sept. 1644. at the election of the Lord Major. / By Anthony Burgesse, sometimes fellow of Immanuel Colledge in Cambridge; now pastour of Sutton Coldfield in Warwick shire, and a member of the Assembly. Imprimatur Thomas Gataker.
London: printed by George Miller for Thomas Underhill, 1644London: printed by George Miller for Thomas Vnderhill, 1644
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Magistracy or Government it is appointed and ordained of God for the good of mankind.
Magistracie or Government it is appointed and ordained of God for the good of mankind.
First, the Apostle here speaks not of persons, but he speaks of the office, and of the Government it self: And then withal, he speaks not of the abuse of the power, and of the Office, but he speaks of the use of it, the right use of it: Now, I say, Magistracy it is an Ordinance of God not only under the old Testament (as Anabaptists would have it) but also under the New Testament. And that it is so, it will appear by places of Scripture that I shall bring: only, this you are to take notice of: That Magistracy may be said to be of God; partly, because God is the God of order, and so positively he commands it. And then partly, because he hath ingrafted it in the Law of Nature, that there should be a Government, and that there should be power: Those two ways it is of God. But now in Magistracy or government there are these four things considerable:
First, the Apostle here speakes not of persons, but he speakes of the office, and of the Government it selfe: And then withall, he speakes not of the abuse of the power, and of the Office, but he speakes of the use of it, the right use of it: Now, I say, Magistracie it is an Ordinance of God not only under the old Testament (as Anabaptists would have it) but also under the New Testament. And that it is so, it will appeare by places of Scripture that I shall bring: only, this you are to take notice of: That Magistracy may be said to be of God; partly, because God is the God of order, and so positively he commands it. And then partly, because he hath ingrafted it in the Law of Nature, that there should be a Government, and that there should be power: Those two wayes it is of God. But now in Magistracie or government there are these foure things considerable: