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III. The Civil Magiftrate may not affume to him. felf the Adminiftration of the Word and Sacra ments, or the Power of the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven; yet he hath Authority, and it is his Duty

poor and fatherless: do juftice to the afflicted and needy. v. 4. Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked. 2 Sam. 23.3. The God ofIfrael said, ' the Rock of Ifrael spake to me; he that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. 1 Pet. 2. 13. [See in letter 2.]

faweft upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her defolate, and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.

III. 2 Chron. 26.18. And they withstood Uzziah the king, and faid unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incenfe unto the Lord, but to the priests the fons d Luke 3. 14. And the foldiers of Aaron, that are confecrated to likewife demanded of him, faying, burn incenfe: go out of the fanAnd what shall we do? And he said tuary, for thou haft trefpaffed; unto them, Do violence to no man, neither shall it be for thine honour neither accufe any falfly, and be con- from the Lord God. With Mat, 1%. tent with your wages. Rom. 13. 4. 17. And if he fhall neglect to hear [See letter,] Matth, 8, 9. For I am them, tell it unto the church: but a man under authority, having fol- if he neglect to hear the church, let diers under me and I fay to this him be unto thee as an heathen man, Go, and he goeth: and to a- man, and publican. And Mat. nother, Come, and he cometh: 16, 19, And I will give unto thee, and to my fervant, Do this, and he the keys of the kingdom of heaven: doth it. v. 10. When Jefus heard and whatsoever thou shalt bind on it, he marvelled, and faid to them earth, fhall be bound in heaven: that followed, Verily, I fay unto and whatsoever thou shalt loose on you, I have not found fo great faith earth, fhall be loosed in heaven. no not in Ifrael. Ats 10. 1. There I Cor. 12. 28. And God hath fet was a certain man in Cefarea, called fome in the church, firft apostles, feCornelius, a centurion of the band condarily prophets,thirdly teachers, called the Italian band, v. 2. A de- after that miracles, then gifts of vout man, and one that feared God healings, helps, governments, diwith all his house, which gave much verfities of tongues. v. 29. Are all alms to the people, and prayed to apostles? are all prophets? are all God alway, Rev. 17. 14. These teachers are all workers of mifhall make war with the Lamb, and racles? Eph. 4. II. And he gave the Lamb fhall overcome them: for fome, apoftles: and fome, prohe is Lord of lords, and King of phets: and fome, evangelifts: and kings; and they that are with him, `some, pastors, and teachers; v. 12. are called, and chofen, and faithful. For the perfecting of the faints, for v. 16. And the ten horns which thou

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Duty to take order, that Unity and Peace be preserved in the Church, that the Truth of God be kept pure and entire, that all Blafphemies and Herefies be fuppreffed, all Corruptions and Abuses in Worship and Discipline prevented or reformed; and all the Ordinances of God duly fettled, adminiftred, and obferved. For the better effecting whereof, he

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the work of the miniftery, for the teach ye them that know them not. edifying of the body of Christ. 1 Cor. v. 26. And whosoever shall not do 4.1. Let a man fo account of us, as the law of thy God, and the law of of the minifters of Christ, and ste- the king, let judgment be executed wards of the mysteries of God. v. 2. fpeedily upon him, whether it be Moreover it is required in ftewards, unto death, or to banishment, orto that a man be found faithful. Rom. confifcation of goods, or to impri10.15. And how fhall they preach, fonment. v. 27. Bleffed be the Lord except they be fent? as it is written, God of our fathers, which hath pur How beautiful are the feet of them fuch a thing as this in the kings heart, that preach the gospel of peace, to beautify the house of the Lord and bring glad tidings of good which is in Jerufalem: v. 28. And things! Heb. s. 4. And no man hath extended mercy unto me, betaketh this honour unto himself, but fore the king, and his counfellers, he that is called of God, as was and before all the kings mighty princes: and I was ftrengthned as Ifa. 49. 23. And kings fhall be the hand of the Lord my God was thy nurfing fathers, and their queens upon me, and I gathered together thy nurfing mothers: they fhall out of Ifrael chief men to go up bow down to thee with their face with me. Lev. 24. 16. And he that towards the earth, and lick up the blafphemeth the name of the Lord, duft of thy feet, and thou shalt know he fhall furely be put to death, and that I am the Lord: for they fhall all the congregation shall certainly not be ashamed that wait for me. ftone him: as well the ftranger, as Pfal.122.9. Because of the house of he that is born in the land, when the Lord our God, I will feek thy he blafphemeth the name of the good. Ezra 7. 23. Whatfoever is Lord, fhall be put to death. Deut. commanded by the God of heaven, 13. 5. And that prophet, or that let it be diligently done, for the dreamer of dreams, fhall be put to houfe of the God of heaven: for death, (because he hath spoken to why fhould there be wrath against turn you away from the Lord your the realm of the king and his fons? God, which brought you out of the v. 25. And thou, Ezra, after the land of Egypt, and redeemed you wifdom of thy God, that is in thine out of the house of bondage, to hand, fet magiftrates and judges, thruft thee out of the way which which may judge all the people the Lord thy God commanded thee that are beyond the river, all fuch to walk in) fo fhalt thou put the as know the laws of thy God; and

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he hath Power to call Synods, to be prefent at them, and to provide that whatfoever is tranfacted in them be according to the Mind of God 8.

IV. It is the Duty of People to pray for Magiftratesh, to honour their Perfons, to pay them Tribute

evil away from the midft of thee. v.6. If thy brother the fon of thy mother, orthy fou, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bofom, or thy friend, which is as thine own foul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and ferve other gods, which thou haft not known, thou, nor thy fathers. v. 12. If thou fhalt hear fay in one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God hath given thee to dwell there, faying. 2 Kings 18.4. He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brazen ferpent that Mofes had made: for unto thofe days the children of Ifrael did burn incenfe to it, and he called it Nehushtan. [ 1 Chro. 13. 1. to the 9. verse. 2 Kings 23. 1. to the 26. verse. ] 2 Chro. 34. 33. And Jofiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of If rael, and made all that were prefent in Ifrael to serve, even to serve the Lord their God. And all his days they departed not from following the Lord, the God of their fathers. 2 Chro. 15. 12. And they entred into a covenant, to feek the Lord God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their foul; v. 13. That whofoever would not feek the Lord God of Ifrael, fhould be put to death, whether fmall or great, whether man or woman.

8 2 Chro. 19. 8. Moreover, in Jerufalem did Jehoshaphat fet ofthe Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Ifrael, for

the judgment of the Lord, and for controverfies, when they returned to Jerufalem. v. 9. And he charged them, faying, Thus fhall ye do in the fear of the Lord, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. V. Io. And what caufe foever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, ftatutes and judgments, ye fall even warn them that they trefpafs not againft the Lord, and fo wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not trespass. v.11. And behold Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters ofthe Lord; and Zebadiah the fon of Ifhmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the kings matters alfo the Levites fhall be officers before you. Deal couragiously, and the Lord fhall be with the good. [2 Chro. 29. and 30, chapters.] Mat. 2. 4. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and fcribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Chrift fhould be born. v.5. And they faid unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

h IV. I Tim. 2. 1. I exhort therefore, that first of all, fupplications, prayers, interceffions, and giving of thanks be made for all men: v.2. For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honefty.

1 Pet. 2. 17. Honour all men, Love

Love the brotherhood. Fear God.
Honour the king.

Rom. 13.6. For, for this caufe pay you tribute alfo: for they are Gods minifters, attending continually upon this very thing. v. 7. Render therefore to all their dues, tribute to whom tribute is due, cuftom to whom cuftom, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour.

Tribute and other Dues, to obey their lawful Commands, and to be fubject to their Authority for Conscience Sake'. Infidelity or Difference in Religion doth not make void the Magistrates juft and legal Authority, nor free the People from their due Obedience to him m: from which Ecclefiaftical Persons are not exempted"; much less hath the Pope pleasure, anfwered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerufalem, and there be judged of these things before me? u. 1o. Then faid Paul, I ftand at Cefars judgment seat,where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knoweft. v. 11. For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refufe not to dye: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Cefar. 2 Pet. 2. I. But there were falfe prophets also among the people, even as there shall be falfe teachers among you, who m 1 Pet. 2. 13. Submit your selves privily shall bring in damnable heto every ordinance of man for the refies, even denying the Lord that Lords fake,whether it be to the king, bought them, and bring upon themas fupreme, v. 14. Or unto gover- felves fwift deftruction. V. Io. But hors, as unto them that are fent by chiefly them that walk after the him, for the punishment of evil flesh, in the luft of uncleanness, and doers, and for the praise of them defpife government, prefumptuous that do well. v. 16. As free, and are they, felf-willed: they are not not using your liberty for a cloak of afraid to speak evil of dignities: malicioufnefs, but as the fervants v. 11. Whereas angels, which are of God..

Rom. 13.5. Wherefore ye muft needs be fubject, not only for wrath, but alfo for confcience fake. Tit. 3. 1. Put them in mind to be fubject to principalities and powers, to obey magiftrates, to be ready to every good work.

Rom. 13, 1. Let every foul be fubject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be, are ordained of God. 1 Kings 2.35. And the king put Benaiah the fon of Jehoiadah in his room over the hoft; and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar. Ats 25. 9. But Feftus willing to do the Jews a

greater in power and might, bring not railing accufation against them before the Lord. Jud. 8.Likewise alfo thefe filthy dreamers defile the flesh, defpife dominion, and speak evil of dignities. v. 9. Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil,he difputed about the body of Mofes, durft not bring against him a railing accufation, but faid,

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Pope any Power or Jurifdiction over them, in their Dominions, or over any of their People; and least of all to deprive them of their Dominions or Lives, if he fhall judge them to be Hereticks, or upon any other Pretence whatfoever.

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Of Marriage and Divorce.

ARRIAGE is between one Man and one Woman; neither is it lawful for any Man to have more than one Wife, nor for any Woman to have more than one Husband at the fame time".. II. Marriage was ordained for the mutual Help of Husband and Wife ; for the Increase of Mankind with a legitimate Iffue, and of the Church

The Lord rebuke thee. vro. But thefe fpeak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beafts; in thofe things they corrupt themfelves. v. 11. Wo unto them, for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gain-faying of Core.

• 2 The. 2. 4. Who oppofeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or what is worthipped; fo that he as God fitteth in the temple of God, fhewing himself that he is God. Rev. 13. 15. And he had power to give life unto the image of the beaft, that the image of the beaft fhould both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beaft, fhould be killed, v. 16. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in the right

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hand, or in their foreheads: v. 17. and that no man might buy or fell, fave he that had the mark, or the name of the beaft, or the number of his name.

I. Gen. 2. 24. Therefore fhall a man leave his father and his mother, and fhall cleave unto his wife: and they fhall be one flesh. Matt. 19. s. And faid, For this caufe fhall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh: v.6. Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh: What therefore God hath joined together, let no man put asunder. Prov. 2. 17. Which forfaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

II. b Gen. 2. 18. And the Lord God faid, It is not good that the man should be alone: I will make him an help meet for him.

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