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Show (faith Juftin (.)Uartyr) that KingJ and Princes, together with thtir re~a/ pow~ er, may aljo attain unto ;e ,.iglu ~ender. ftanding; and in the Book entitled fie· ment"sConffitution.r, the Church prays ,. Nifi hi~ in- *for Chriftian .Magijfratt.r :La.A:ly, that ~~rprct.:m ma· this isalfo pleafing to God, that Chri. J,s,chn{llanum /}_· v-· 1\... • d c -vit;~ exitum. ntan .n.mgs moul procure lOr other Gr. ;t<'P~'•.,. Chrifiians a quiet life. How fo? The n"M. Apofile fheweth in another place : He .R.om.IJ • .f• u the Minifter of God to thee for g1od, /Jilt ~(thou do that which is evdl, he a• frard: for he heareth not the fword ih vam : for he u the .Miniffer of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him th~tt doth evil!. By the right of the fvvord is underfl:Qod all coercive power (as in the Lawyers fometimes) yet fo, that the higheH part of it, which is the true ufe of the fword, is not excluded. For the illufiration of this place much light may be had from the fecond P{alm : which, :dthou~h it were verified of 'David, yet A~s 4.,.,.. more ully and perfettly pertains to I3·H· Chri!l, as we learn out of the ACls an~ Hcb.s.s. the EpiH:le to the Hehrews. Now this P[alm exhorts all Kings to receive the Son of God with reverence , i. e. to do fervice to him, as they are Kings, as An· guftin explains it well : whoie words Conr. Cref· are to this dfett, Herein do Kings, 1.1 con, Gr•m.I.J they are commdil(led, ferve God IU KingJl ifin thetr Kingll't1m ihey command good things, forhid evil/ things, not only per· t~ining taining to humane fociety, but a-Jfo to di-vtne Religion, And clfewhere : How Ad Bonifac. then [!raft Kings ferve the Lord in fear, Epifi.so. but 'by prohih#ing with 'religious feve-rity, a~td punijhi~g offences a-gaip.(f the commands bf the hord? For he ferveth one way tt4 a man, another way tU tt King~ Again : }~~ein therefore doe Kings [ertVe the LOrd, M Kings, -whm they do him tbatferviBe, whicl} none ctm do but Kings. , XV. 1 he feaond Ar:gument. 'A Scond Argument is delivcr'd us . by Sr. PaH/ in the place cited al-ready in tome part, out of .the Epifile to Ram.tJ. the Romam : whe1·e the l11ghdt power, fuch as the rega11 is, is faicl to be of God, and is called the ordinance of God : whence it is inferr' d, that obediehce and honour is to be given to it, and that ftom the heart :and he that .vefiil:eth it, refifreth God. If by Ordinance a thinc:r were to be undcr!lood, which God only will not hinder, as in vicious aCts, then would there follow thence no obligation either of honour. or ·obedience, efpecii\!lly laid upon the 'onfdcnce : nor woWd the ApolHe faYi any thing, whel'e he fo mu~h ~x~ols and commends this power, -wh1~h rulght nor a.gre¢ ·to robbing anti Healing. It follows therefore, that this p.ower be <:oncciv' d to be ordained by the |
