I. Et: Aw,: alerorne Caveat. >t. -Becaufe men fin hereby againfi the Lord, and,lrts holy righteous law, becauie excels law is contained in there ; and what is dedua-$ed from the word, is Gods ,word. a f . 8 7. They have not releEled thee, but me. . Bec=.o.fe they fin againft the power of the Magifirate he cby ;_and agai .f men in place, and fo agatnil more n;eaos : Rom. 13.2. Re that ref: fetb thepower,.. refifacth the Ordinance ofGod,i. e. when they c,mmand thee according o God which the Lord S takes very ill; & the meaner the power is ( as in Towns ) the more terrible will the Lord be, when he comes to vifit for it ; hence they re= cerve to themfelves damnation, both by God and men. - 'Tis,true, if they be nor thus according to the-word,bu rather r againfi the generall rules of it: though men hi Towns and places are not to be obeyed, yet 4ìiibje8tion is their due even then; i. e. not to refufe obedience with contempt of their perfons,places, power, or fcandal to their proceedings, or profetlion of the Gofpell. Revile not theDrds hizh fpe4l(evill of no tr°cín ; but ra- ther come in private, and confer with them ; and fear what may laid, and bewilling to give and take fcrr. 4, Humane lawes and orders maybe known tobe acs cording to the word, when they command or forbid ff :ch i,hings, as really advance or tend to: promote the pul l ck.good. . T his i adde to aanfwer that great clucfilon in many Ecru, pulous minds. i ca'not fre (fo ignorant) when an or- der .is coIleccted from the general' rules of the word ; inLw this conclafion aofwe:s that dou`.;t : For lock as the main work of men in place, is to promote publick good ; randhence publick fpiriced men are to be cheaf ri for ir) Co tine principal] rule is that which God and his Wor' :ves them to ,valk by : whatever really cloth tend to the advancement ofthat; i ublifh that, record rhat,and e'ecute- that , Rain 13.. 4: He is Gods. 142 n Jfce to thef. for good : i. e. for the-publick good. He is for mens private good, but'tis in -reference to pi bliekgoo.d; that as privare perfoíis are to attend their work, fo pù6lick perfons publick g- of.. Hence, r lfalaw,he made for publick hurt,- ti,, t I.rw is`not ofGod. ._ 2. Hence, if ti.e law be made only for the private good of themfelves, or any particular', perfon, and hurts thepublick, that's nor according to -God.' .Admirable WAS
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