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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.
4. He is the End as well as the Original of their power; and they have none but for him and his ends, which is His Pleasure and Glory and the public good.
4. He is the End as well as the Original of their power; and they have none but for him and his ends, which is His Pleasure and Glory and the publick good.
5. Their own Honour is included in both these; both as part of the splendour or Glory of God in the Image of his sovereignty, and as part of the common good, they themselves being a Constitutive part of the society.
5. Their own Honour is included in both these; both as part of the splendor or Glory of God in the Image of his soveraingty, and as part of the common good, they themselves being a Constitutive part of the society.
6. Therefore it is lawful for Kings and all Magistrates to go much further than private men in pres[…]ruing their ⟨p. 36⟩Honour; (Though even they are in very great danger of excess, and pride.)
6. Therefore it is lawful for Kings and all Magistrates to go much further than private men in pres〈…〉rving their ⟨p. 36⟩Honour; (Though even they are in very great danger of excess, and pride.)