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The second part of The nonconformists plea for peace being an account of their…
The second part of The nonconformists plea for peace being an account of their principles about civil and ecclesiastical authority and obedience ... : mostly written many years past, and now published to save our lives and the kingdoms peace, from the false and bloody plotters ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for John Hancock, 1680
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.
CHAP. III.
Of the Power of Kings, and the peoples obedience.
1. Kings and all other supreme Powers are the Officers of God the Creator, and of Christ the Redeemer, to whom all power is given by the Father.
1. KIngs and all other supream Powers are the Officers of God the Creator, and of Christ the Redeemer, to whom all power is given by the Father.
2. All their Power is derived from God, and subordinate to him.
3. Therefore they can have no more than he giveth them.