An appeal to thy conscience as thou wilt answer it at the great and…An appeale to thy conscience as thou wilt answere it at the great and…

But le•t thou shouldst think that S. Peter enjoineth thy obedience only unto good Governors, such as do right, and execute justice, he setteth down in the 19, 20, 21, verses, This is thank worthy if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrong fully. For what glory is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. For even hereunto were ye called; because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example that ye should follow his steps. Whereby it is plain that S. Peter intended ou• submission even unto evil Magistrates, evil Governors, and consequently to evil Councillors.

But le•t thou shouldst thinke that S. Peter enjoyneth thy obedience onely unto good Governors, such as doe right, and execute justice, he setteth down in the 19, 20, 21, verses, This is thank worthy if a man for conscience toward God endure griefe, suffering wrong fully. For what glory is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if when ye doe well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. For even hereunto were ye called; because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example that ye should follow his steps. Whereby it is plaine that S. Peter intended ou• submission even unto evill Magistrates, evill Governours, and consequently to evill Councellors.

And it is observable, that S. Paul, Rom. 13. 1. commandeth, every soul ⟨p. 19⟩to be• subject to the higher powers, in the plural number; to teach us, that we must be obedient, not only to the highest powers, to all powers which are above us. But when he speaks of resisting, he speaks in the singular number, Whosoever resisteth the power, to teach us, that we may not resist any one power, though it be in a member or inferior Magistrate, because it is derived from the King, who is the head of all power, and is ordained of God; and therefore he that resisteth the power (though it be subordinate) resisteth the Ordinance of God.