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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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The Reasons why they that are in Government must be thus qualified:
First, all their Actions have influence into the Common-wealth, ⟨p. 18⟩and therefore it behoves them more then others to be so. The Eclipse of the Sun makes a great deal of motion and alteration in things below; and so, any Eclipse in those that are in Authority, and Government works great but sad effects in inferiors.
First, all their Actions have influence into the Common-wealth, ⟨p. 18⟩and therefore it behoves them more then others to be so. The Eclipse of the Sun makes a great deale of motion and alteration in things below; and so, any Eclipse in those that are in Authoritie, and Government workes great but sad effects in inferiours.
And secondly,they are to do it, because God hath a special care of them; who keeps thee that art in Authority and Government, that the wicked rise not up, and that the ungodly conspire not as one man to destroy Magistracy? who keeps this, but the Lord, that keeps the waves of the sea that they do not overflow.
And secondly,they are to doe it, because God hath a speciall care of them; who keepes thee that art in Authoritie and Government, that the wicked rise not up, and that the ungodly conspire not as one man to destroy Magistracie? who keeps this, but the Lord, that keepes the waves of the sea that they doe not overflow.