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ET every foul be fubject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be, are * ordained [Or, ordered] of God. 2. Whofoever therefore refifteth the power, refifteth the ordinance of God: and they that refift, fhall receive to themselves damnation. 3. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou fhalt have praise of the fame: 4 For he is the minifter of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid ; for he beareth not the fword in vain: for he is the minifter of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doth evil. 5. Wherefore ye muft needs be fubject, not only for wrath, but alfo for confcience fake. 6. For,

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I. t Tit. 3. 1. Put them in Mind to be fubject to Principalities and Powers, to obey Magiftrates, to be ready to every good Work. ti Pet. 2. 13. Submit your felves to every Ordinance of Man for the Lord's fake: whether it be to the King as fupreme.

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Lord, and Sovereignty from the Higheft Ecclefiafticus 17. 17. In the Divifion of the Nations of the whole Earth, he fet a Ruler over every People; but Ifrael is the Lord's Portion. † Joh 19. 11. Thou could't have no Power at all against me, except it were given thee from above.

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3. 2 Sam. 23.3. The God of Ifrael faid, the Rock of Ifrael fpake to me, He that ruleth over Men must be juft, ruling in the Fear of God. Prov. 14. 35. The Kings Favour is towards a wife Servant : 15 but his Wrath is against him that caufeth Shame. Prov. 16. 13. Righteous Lips are the Delight of Kings and they love him that fpeaketh right.

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b 1 King. 11. 31. Thus faith the Lord God of Ifrael, Behold, Ito will rend the Kingdom out of the Hand of Solomon, and will give ten Tribes to thee. 1 King 16. 2. -I exalted thee out of the Dust, and made thee Prince over my Péople IfraelProv. 8. 15, 16. By me Kings Reign, and Princes De cree Juftice. By me Princes Rule, and Nobles, even all the Judges of the Earth. Ifa 45. J. Thus faith 20 the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whofe right Hand I have holden, to fubdue Nations before him :Dan. 2. 21. He changeth the Times and the Seafons: He removeth Kings, and fetteth up Kings. Dan. 4. 25. Till thou know that the maft High ruleth in the Kingdom of Men, and giveth it to whomfoever he will. Hof. 13. 11. I gave thee 30 a King in mine Anger, and took him away in my Wrath. 6.3. Power is given you

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d t1 Pet. 2. 14. -For the Punishment of Evil-doers, and for the Praise of them that do well.

4. 1 King. 10. 9. -Because the Lord loved Ifrael for ever, therefore made he thee King to do judgment and justice..

5. ft Ecclef. 8. 2. I counfel thee to keep the King's Commandment, and that in regard of the

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for this caufe pay you tribute alfo: for they are Gods ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. 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. 8. Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another, hath fulfilled the law. 9. For this, Thou fhalt not com-: mit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not " fteal, Thou shalt not bear falfe witnefs, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this faying, namely, Thou fhalt love thy neighbour as thy felf. 10. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. 11. And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to P awake out of fleep: for now is our falvation nearer than when we believed. 12. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore caft off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. 13.

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8. Gal. 5. 14. †1 Tim. 1.5. Jam. 2. 8. See on Joh. 13. 34. 1 See on Mat. 5. 27.

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Lev. 19. 18. Mat. 22. 39. † Gal. 5. 14. † Jam. 2. 8. See on Joh. 13.34.

11. P Ifa. 60. I. Arife, fhine, for thy Light is come, and the Glory 10 of the Lord is rifen upon thee. ti Cor. 15. 34. Awake to Righteoufnefs, and fin not

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14. Awake thou that fléepeft, and arife from the Dead, and Chrift fhall give thee Light. † Thef.5.5, 6. Ye are all the Children of the Light, and the Children of the Day: We are not cf the Night, nor of Darkness. Therefore let us not fleep as do others; but let us watch and be fober.

Gen. 4. to., -The Voice of thy Brother's Blood crieth unto me from the Ground. Gen. 9. 6. 15 Whofo fbeddeth Man's Blood, by Man fhall his Blood be shed: for in the Image of God made lre Man. Exod. 20. 13. Thou fhalt not kill. Repeated, Deut. 5. 17. Numb. 35.20 31, 33. Ye fhall take no Satisfaction for the Life of a Murderer, which is guilty of Death; but he fhall be furely put to death For Blood it defileth the Land and the Land cannot be cleanfed of the Blood that is fed therein, but by the Blood of him that shed it. 2 King. 24. 4 Alfa for the innocent Blood that he [Manaffeh} shed, (for he fileĝo '

12. † Eph. 5. 11. Have no fellowship with the unfruitful Works of Darknefs, but rather re25 prove them. Col. 3. 8. But now you alfo put off all thefe; Anger, Wrath, Malice, Blafphemy, filthy Communication out of your Mouth. * Ifa. 59. 17. He put on Righ

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teousness as a Breaft-plate, and an ftagger like a drunken Man.- Efth. 1. 8. The Drinking was according to Helmet of Salvation upon his Head2 Cor. 6. 7. By the Word the Law, none did compel.- Prov. of Truth, by the Power of God, 20. i. Wine is a Mocker, ftrong Drink by the Armour of Righteoufnefs. 5 is raging: and whofoever is de. 2 Cor. 10. 4. The Weapons of our ceived thereby is not wife: Prov. Warfare are not carnal, but mighty 23. 21, 29, 30, &c. The Drunkard and the Glutton fhall come to Pothrough God to the pulling down of ftrong holds. † Eph. 6. 13, 13, verty. Who hath wo? Who 14, 16, 17. Put on the whole Ar-1a hath Sorrow? Who hath Conmour of God, that ye may be able tentions? Who hath Babling? Who hath wounds without Caufe? to ftand against the Wiles of the Devil. Wherefore take unto you Who hath rednefs of Eyes? They the whole Armour of God, that ye may that tarry long at the Wine, they be able to withstand in the evil- that go to feek mixt Wine. Ifa. IS Day, and having done all to ftand. 5 11, 22. Wo unto them that Stand therefore, having your Loins rife up early in the Morning, that girt about with Truth, and having they may follow trong Drink, that on the Breastplate of Righteousness. continue until Night, till Wine inAbove all, taking the Shield of 20 flame them. Wo unto them that Faith, wherewith ye fhall be able are mighty to drink Wine, and Men to quench all the fiery Darts of the of Strength to mingle ftrong drink. Wicked. And take the Helmet of Ifa. 28. 1, 7. Wo to the Crown of Salvation, and the Sword of the Spi- Pride, to the Drunkards of Ephraim rit, which is the Word ofGod. ti They also have erred Thef s. 8. Let us who are of the through Wine, through ftrong Drink Day be fober, putting on the Breaft- are out of the Way. Hof. 4. plate of Faith and Love, and for an II. Whoredom, and Wine, and new Helmet, the Hope of Salvation. Wine, take away the Heart. Luk. 2 Tim. 4 7. I have fought a good. fight, I have finifhed my Courie, 1301 have kept the Faith.

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left at any time your Hearts be o 34. Take heed to your felves, vercharged with Surfeiting and Drunkennefs, and the Cares of this Life, and fo that Day come upon you unawares. Eph. 5. 18. Be not 35 drunk with Wine, wherein is Excefs; but be filled with the Spirit. I Cor. 6. 10. -nor Drunkards fhall inherit the Kingdom of God. Cor. 6 9.Know ye not that the Unrighteous fhall not inherit the Kingdom of God? Be not de ceived: neither Fornicators, nor dolaters,nor Adulterers, nor Effeminor Abufers of themselves

a Deut. 21. 20, 21. This our Son is ftubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our Voice; he is a Glutton and a Drunkard And all the Men of his City fhall ftone 40 him with Stones, that he die.1 Sam. 29. 36. Nabals Heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken.

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nate, I King. 16. 9. [Elah's] Servant Zimri-confpired against him as he was in Tirzah, drinking himfelf drunk.

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Heart is the Life of the Flefh; but
Envy is the Rottennefs of the
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Works of the Flefh are, -Hatred,
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I. a Mat. 12. 20. A bruifed Reed fhall he not break, and fmoking Flax 5 fhall he not quench. Rom. 15. 1, 2. We then that are Strong, ought to bear the Infirmities of the Weak, and not to please our felves. Let every one please his Neighbour for his Good to edification. 1 Cor. 8. 9. Take heed, left by any means this Liberty of yours become a ftumbling-block to themt that are weak. ti Cor. 9. 19, 22. 15 Though I be free from all Men, yet have I made my felf Servant unto all, that I might gain the more. To the Weak became I as weak, that I might gain the

14. † Gal. 3. 27. As many of you as have been baptized into Chrift, have put on Chrift. Eph. 3. 24. Put on the new Man, which after 20 Weak God is created in Righteoufnefs and true Holinefs. 1 Joh. 2. 16. All that is in the World, the Luft of the Flesh, and the Luft of the Eyes, and the Pride of Life, is not 25 of the Father, but is of the World.

1 Cor. 10. 24, 33. Let no Man feek his own, but every Man anothers Wealth. Even as I please all Men in all Things, not feeking mine own Profit, but the Profit of many, that they may be faved. 1 Cor. 13. 5. [Charity] doth not behave it felf unfeemly, feeki Cor. 11. 29,

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Who is weak, and I am not weak?

Prov. 23. 20. Be not amongst Wine bibbers; amongst riotous eaters of Flefh. Rom. 6. 12. Let not Sin therefore reign in your mortal go― Gal. 6. 1, 2. Brethren, if a Man Body, that ye fhould obey it in the Lufts thereof. Rom. 8. 1. There is therefore now no Condemnation to them which are in Chrift Jefus, who walk not after 35 the Flefb, but after the Spirit. Gal. 5. 16. Walk in the Spirit, and ye fhall not fulfil the Luft of the Flesh. Pet. 2. 11. Dearly beloved, I befeech you as Strangers and Pilgrims, abstain from febly Lufts, which war against the

be overtaken in a Fault, ye which are fpiritual, reftore fuch an one in the Spirit of Meeknefs. Bear ye one anothers Burdens, and fo fulfil the Law of Christ. Phil. 2. 4, 5. Look not every Man on his own things, but every Man alfo on the things of others. Let this Mind be in you, which was alfo in Chrift 40 Jefus. i Thef. 5. 14. Support the Weak,

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all things: another who is weak, eateth herbs. 3. Let not him that eateth, defpife him that eateth not: and let not him which eateth not, judge him that eateth: for God hath received him. 4. Who art thou that judgest another mans fervant? to his own master he ftandeth or falleth: Yea, he fhall be holden up: for God is able to make him ftand. d One man 5. efteemeth. one day above a nother : another efteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully perfwaded [Or, fully affured] in his own mind. 6. He that regardeth [Or, obferveth] the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks. 7. For none of us f liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. 8. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore or die, we are the Lords. 9. For to this end Chrift both died and rofe, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. 10. But why doft thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou fet at nought thy brother? for we fhall alli ftand before the judgment-feat of Chrift. 11. For it is written, As I live,

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10. 2 Cor. 5. 10. *.*Jude ver. 14, 15. See on Acts 1o. 42. * Ifa. 45. 23. I have sworn by my Self, the Word is gone out 1o of my Mouth in Righteousness,

5. Gal.4.10. Ye obferve Days, and Months, and Times, and Years. Col. 2. 16. The Words under Ver. 3. 6. e 1 Cor. 10. 31. Whether therefore ye Eat or Drink, or whatfoever ye do, do all to the Glory of God. † 1 Tim. 4. 3.— Which [Meats] God hath created to be 15 received with Thanksgiving, of them which believe and know the Truth.

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and fhall not return, that unto me every knee fhall bow, and every Tongue fhall fwear. Joh. 5. 23. That all Men should honour the Son, even as they Honour the Father.

Phil. 2. 1o, 11. That atthe Name of Jefus every knee fhould bow, of things in Heaven, and things in Gal. Earth, and things under the Earth; ti Pet. 20 And that every Tongue fhould confefs that Jefus Chrift is Lord, to the Glory of God the Fathes.

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