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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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And secondly, You have Examples in the Scripture of those that did make use of the Magistrate: As Paul when he was in danger of his life, he makes use of the Magistrate for the saving of himself, which, how could he do if it were a sin? Thirdly, The second Psalm: and in the Prophet Isaiah, you have prophecies, and Psalms by way of Exhortation and Instruction unto Magistrates, that they should receive Christ, and his Kingdom, and order, and worship, and government: now all these things could not be, if the thing were unlawful.
And secondly, You have Examples in the Scripture of those that did make use of the Magistrate: As Paul when he was in danger of his life, he makes use of the Magistrate for the saving of himselfe, which, how could he doe if it were a sin? Thirdly, The second Psalme: and in the Prophet Isaiah, you have prophecies, and Psalmes by way of Exhortation and Instruction unto Magistrates, that they should receive Christ, and his Kingdome, and order, and worship, and government: now all these things could not be, if the thing were unlawfull.
Yea, it is so of God, and so natural, that Divines do think that Magistracy and government would have been in the state of Innocency: for certainly there would have been paternal authority, and filial subjection: and why (when the World should have increased by time) should there not have been subjection unto Magistrates? not indeed by way of fear, or by way of pain, as it is now; no more then a child would have been obedient to his parents, on such terms, but in a happy, and in a blessed way, and for order sake. Thus you see, it is of God, and in what sense.
Yea, it is so of God, and so naturall, that Divines doe thinke that Magistracy and government would have been in the state of Innocency: for certainely there would have been paternall authority, and filiall subjection: and why (when the World should have increased by time) should there not have been subjection unto Magistrates? not indeed by way of feare, or by way of paine, as it is now; no more then a child would have been obedient to his parents, on such termes, but in a happy, and in a blessed way, and for order sake. Thus you see, it is of God, and in what sence.