do him Good for Evil. wid. following verſe. 7 #. e. Either make] ceiye to themſelves || damnation b.
him relent, or bring down the greater Vengeance from God upon ; him, This is taken out of Prov. 25. 21, 22. See the Notes| £ Theſe Words are, Either an Argument to enforce the Sub-
there. po enjoyned in go S-00 oh part of = Srngaing Verſe, 9.4, © Ie ou may not rei; therefore, you nw ſubjeF . Orelle. the 21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with] 00 7 wed: Do evi nt ffs, * «4 Tok yu good k. Civil Power 5s of Ged, and of his Oraination ; therefore it mult & This Verſeis a divine Aphoriſme : therein the Apoſtle An. | not be re/ifted or oppoſed: To reſiſt Authority , isto wage War ticipates an obje&tion. Some might be ready roſay, if we ſhould againſt God himſelf. hþ The Word properly fignifieth Judgnmt, tollow rhis Advice we ſhould be counted Cowards and Daſtards, and it 18 applyed in Scripture , Either to humane and temponl @©c. To this he Anſwers, That 'tis the ready way to be Trium- [Puniſhment, as Luk. 23.40. 1 Cor. 6, 7. 1 Pet. 4. 17. Orcl phers and Conquerors. By ev:!, here, he means, the wrongs and |fo divine and eternal Puniſhment , as Luk. 20. 47, H:#.6.2, *niurics of men ; and to be overcome of evil, is to be mov'd and pro-|2 Per, 2, 3* Accordingly it may be underſtood of eternal Punilt roked thereby to Impatience or Malice. When 'tis thus wich a | ment, Thar the Reſifter of Authority, ſhall receive from God ; ort Man, be is overceme, or conquered : in revenge of injuries , he is a | e£mporal Puniſhment, that he ſhall receive from the Magiſtrate, CENT $I Nat: Videry indeed; Ties 21.9.2 Oe NS G2 2t 2 terror £0 good works HY eEFcome Evid Wi , tn: : IS a "Is 3 . | the way nor to be even wich him that wrorgs us, but to be Above _ evil 4. Wilt thou then not be afraid of ths hee him. Thus David overcame $az/, and El:jhe the bands of Syria. Do that which is good , and thou ſhalt havs prileo This is the way to overcome our ſelves, and our Adverfaries roo ;| the ſame &, Our telves, in denying our Jluſts that egge uson to Revenge; our ' A F ed Adverſatiics , in = wh, ht them to Aru and ickncetedey their hi #- Ahis Vaueb 09g pq Hom— A— h miſcarriages: ighr Powers, and 'tis taken from the Benefit thereof, or ito the end of Magiſtracy , which is for the Puniſhment of Fvil, al | the encouragement of goed works, wid. 1 Pet. 2,14. When CHAP. XII. ſayes, That Rulers are not @ terror to good works, he merns, Thi are not ſo ordinarily ; or they were not Oraaine/ foi o_ end ougar Our Duty to Masiſt-ates : and the Grounds thereof , 1 ——9. the "oy qptrvagy » _ = by ( -4ug pd Free * being Commands of the Second Table rehearſed Love the fulfilling of them Puniſhed by the Magiſtrate ? Do Sk ck is Good, and tho ay GeeD. b2ir. Night of Ievorance being paſſed away, axd they} 51414 not only be free from Fear, but ſure of Praiſe and Reward Enjoying Goſpel Light , they muſt caſt off the deeds of darkneſs, drun- wid, Prov. 1 and 16. 1 By Good, he means, not chat k neſs, whoredi9m, hatred, ftrife, Envy : and put en the Lord Feſus Ns 0. OI By Sr, Live honeſtly Chi abll the drmeur of Lb. 11.1 which is ſo Theologically , bur Morally. 9. 4. Lt % 4 | ome bo; ae hurt no Man in Wrd or Deed, give to every Man his Due, & This is good in the ſight of all Men ; of Heathens themſelves:
TITLE. Et every ſoul be * 6 ſubje& c unto the || higher] , por he is the Miniſter of God to thee for good /
Rs i [Tor __ is no power but] g1rif thou do that which is evil, be afraid ; for Þe + of Gode: the powers that be , are || ordained {| off «1h not the ſword in vain m: for he is the minilter ©
i} Or, th: God f. : God, a revengerto execute || wrath upon him chat dott! - S45 M a The former Chapt-y 1s called by ſome, Saint Paz!'s Ethicks,| ayil gy.
Jeb. 19. and this his Puliticks : He having faid, in the Jatter end of the - O foregoing Chapter , That Chriſtans muſt not avenge themſelves ,| 1. q. 4. That is the end of his Office; and for this Reaken A &- but refer all ro God, who ſays, That wengrance ts his, and he will hath inveſted him with his Authority. The Scriprure ws 7 ""M $aca but Some might infer from hence, That it was not lawful | the ſame Title to him that Preachzrh the Word , and t0 q' 2 io 7 for Magiſtrates to Right rhe wronged ; and avenge them of their! Beareth rhe Sword ; both are God's Miniſters, and there -
” Adverſaries ; or for Chriſtians ro make uſe of rhem co ſuch a| common End of their Miniſtry , waich is the Good an ro purpoſe ; Therefore, to ſer us right in this matter , he falls into| of Mankind. m This is the Reaſon why he that Tranſgre, the tollowing Diſcourſe, Ochers think, That the Apoſtle having | the Mora! Law of God, or the wholeſome Laws of the Land w ipoken tn feveral places concerning Chriſtians Liberty, left whar| he lives, ſhould be afraid of the Magiſtrate > becauſe He _—— be had faid ſhould be miſconſtrued, as if he meant , that Chriſti- | the Sword in vain, The Sword is figuratively put for —_—
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