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…

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.

And it is observable, that S. Paul, Rom. 13. 1. commandeth, every soule ⟨p. 19⟩to be• subject to the higher powers, in the plurall 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 speakes of resisting, he speakes 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 inferiour 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.

Here you will say, that what S. Paul calleth the Ordinance of God, S. Peter ¹in the place afore cited calleth the Ordinance of man, therefore the Apostles seem not to agree.

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