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A Paraphrase and Comment Upon the Epistle and Gospels, Appointed to Be Used in the Church of England
A Paraphrase and Comment Upon the Epistle and Gospels Appointed to Be Used in the Church of England Author:George Stanhope General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1732 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany. Matth. viii. 24, 25. Pial. xciv. 17, 18. The Col L B Ct. OGod, v, ho knoweft us to be fet in the midft of fo many and great Dangers, that by reafon of the frailty of our Nature we cannot always ftand upright. Grant to us fuch Strength and Protection, . is may fupport us in all Dangers, and carry us through all Temptations, through Jefus Chrift our Lord, Par Ap H Ras E. The Epistle. Rom. xiii. i. Ibe E T e.'ery put te fubjefl unto the kigbtr ers : for there is no Pvwer tut of God. Powers that be are ordained of Cod. 1. ffixjoever therefore rcfijtitb the Power, rtfiftttb the Ordinance of God : and they that refijlt jball receive to tbemfekcs damnation, I, 2. Let every Chri- ftian of what Rank or Profeffion foever, know that the Gofpel lets none of its Profeffors loofe, from Obedience to the Supreme Magi- ftrate, and to thofe that are in Authority under him: but I Pet. ii. 13. quite contrary, teaches them all to acknowledge the Authority of fuch to be derived from God. Confequcntly, whoever (hall rc- fift this Power, refifts God the Author and Appointer of it; and mud expert fe- vercly to be punifhed for fuch Impiety; if not by courfe of Law, and the Governor fo difobeyed; yet by fome method which God will find for the revenging fuch Affronts, to his own Ordinance. 3. For the Defign of 3. For Rulers arc not a terror to good works , tut all Government is to re- to tbe evil. Wilt tbou then not be afraid of tbe Povi- ftrain Vice, and to en- er f Do that which it good, and thai jhah have praise of courage and Support tbe fame. Vn'Mc. So that Men, who behav...« less