*7m.ens exatted that Payment for the Emperor, and thinking it a very probable Argument to rhe contrary, That the Tables of the Aomney-Ch.mgers, who changed the People's Money into half She- kels, fir tor roar Payment, was now continued. And if that Payment had been now altered, and turned' to the uſe of the Civil Government, cur Saviour's overturning thoſe Tables, and dri- ving the Money-Changers our, had offered chem a fair Opportu- nity co have charged him wich Seditiom, which they did notdo epon thar Accourr. I rather theretore think the Queſtion pro- pounded was concerning the Lawſvineſs of making any Payments ro the Emperor, Tocking upon him as an Uſurper of Authority ever a free P25pie, That the Fews were very tenacious of their
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Liberty, appears from 79%. 8. 33. And without doubr th had moſt ot chem paid ſuch Taxes, as the Roman Emperoy laid”, e ral chem with no very Good Will. Now theſe Hypoctrites tur * and into a Caſe of Conicience; God having made the owe a 6 a _ People, whether they ſhould not fin againſt God. *; Tee | her, chete Civil Taxes to a Pagan Conqueror * There was one Th Kers | on and Judas mentioned, Aets 5. 36, 37. who made an Infurregic,? jag upon ir. This was a Queſtion Caprious enough. For if he ON | Seve faid it was Luwful, he had probably incurred the ad COVE
Odium of the People, which was what they deſired ; for they had apprehend
him before this time, bur tor tear of them. * It he had {aid + | ae is not Lawful, they had what they ſought for, a fair Opportunj . for accuſing him, and delivering him-up to Pontizes Pilate, wh
Roman Governour at this time amongſt chem. nor 18 But Jcſus perceived their wickedneſs, and iq } Joi OT Why tempr ye me, ye hypocrites ? , 205 19 Shew me the tribute-money : And | they | M brought to him a || peny. (S?eCe Quel 20 And he ſaith unto them, Whoſe zs this Imape | 0 na and || ſuperſcription ? Serzy 4 4 21 They ſay unto him, Ceſars. Then faith he 2! ond t! unto them, * Render therefore unto Celſar,the things by , Mari that are Ceſar's; and unto God, the things thar 456 * Gur _—_ God's. 4 Mitial 22 When they had heard zbeſe words, they mar- Romy; bur oi velled, and left him, and went their way. roles Mark hath che ſame, Ch, 12. 15, 16, 179. So hath Lube, Ch jn Mat 20. 23, 24, 25,26. Our Saviour, faith Luke, perceived their ah; Craftmeſs, how fubrilly they went about to entrap him, He alt; ge them ro ſhew him the Tribute-Money : The Fews had two forts nor t of Money, Shekels and half Shekels, which was Money proper would | to them ; and Romen Coin, Pence, and Seſterces. Their Tribure yas was paid in this Coin. Accordingly they bring unto him a P41; $0-the% a Roman Peny as much in value as Seven Pence half Peny in hr It you | Coin: Which it ſeems was the Poll-money, which the Romy; or exaQtcd of every Head. The Coining of Money was always look: & 18G upon as an Ad of Soveraign Power, hence the Uſurparion of i eacy dl is made ſo Criminal ; Moſt Princes ufe ro have their Efivies bien we ſtampr upon their Coin, and ſome Inſcription abour it with their wing Names, and ſome Words expreffive of their Dominion over ſuch ahora places, where their Coin is Currant: So as the Admiſſion of ; _—_ Prince's Coin as Currant amongſt a People, was a Teſtimony of tall cor their owning, and SubjeQion to fuch a Prince. Such an Image on Ke and Superſcriprion this piece of Money had : Upon which cur ON. Saviour concludes, | Render therefore unto Ceſar, the things nhich 1,0 ©0 | are Ceſar's, and unto God, the things that are God's. ] Althy' Ce/a Voug val be an Ulſurper, yer God hath given you into his Hands; youve Advameg owned him by accepring his Coin as Currant amongſt you, His dien, Non Right, and God's Righr are ewo diſtin& things. Religion do RD nor exempt you from your Civil Duties, and Obedience to Prin- 5 yy = S ces in things wherein they have a Power co Command. Prince: RejurTeC have Power to impoſe Tributes upon their Subjedts for the Min: " p alon renance, and upholding of the Civil Government, Let («ly _ ue have his Due, and ler God have his Right : You are a Company _ of of Hypocrites, who by this Queſtion would make me believe you " wig have a great Zeal for God, and his Rights ; and thar y: u culd CW b not pay Taxes, that yuu might afſert God's Right over you, this m—_ wy is your Prerence z but indeed your Defign is to try me, if yu . Ss can perſiwade me by any Words of mine to encouraze youto > w any Sedirion, or As of Diſlcyalry ro your Civil Governcur a [ ſee no reaſon for it; Ceſar hath his Right, and God ha: kis will þ | Right ; you may give them borh tlLeir Rigits; and fo vou ouzhr wi h ro do. God's Kingdom is of another Nature than the *Kinsdoms Fa | of the World. His Law forbidderh no Civil Rights. Thus cur deg Saviour anſwers their Queſtion ſo, as he maketh chemo con- Mabe Þ: demn themſelves, it owning the Civil Magiſtrates Power, they Whig did not give him his Rights; and fo as neither Ce//rr, nur vet And a $7 the People had any juſt Cavfe of Exception againſt him f-r tis in the We Words. This Anſwer turprizech them ; chey marvel, and go Luſt,
cheir way, having play'd their Game, and got nothing.
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22 The ſame day came to him the Sadduces.which {ay that there is no reſurrection, and asked him,
24 Saying, Maſter, Moſes ſaid, It a man die, ha- ving no children, his brother {hall marry tis wite, and raiſe up ſeed unto his brother.
25 Now there was with us ſeven brethren, and the firſt, when he had married a wife decealcd, and having no iſſue. left his wife unto his brother.
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{hall ſhe be of the ſeven ? for they all had her. © Words |
1 Mirk thus repeats the fame Hiſtory, Chap. 12. 18, 19, 2% 0% | ag bor! So doth Luke, Chap. 20. 27, 28, 29, 3o, 31, 32, 33. Concerning ws the Sadduces, we have before ſpoken; they were a Sect amongſt pn the 7ews, much differing from the Phariſees, as may be ſeen, As ons, Cai 23.8, Amongſt other Erroneous Tenets, they denied che Re/ur- ay ,