 | George Bishop - New England - 1703 - 598 pages
...Lord in the heart and conscience ; and though we own government to be an ordinance of God, which " is for the punishment of evil-doers, and the praise of them that do well;" yet, whatever government doth not answer or witness to the light of Christ in the conscience, we cannot... | |
 | Theophilus Browne - 1805 - 274 pages
...appointment of man, for the Lord's sake ; 14 to the king, as supreme ; to governors, as commissioned by him for the punishment of evil-doers, and the praise of them that do well. 15 for so is the will of God, that by well doing, ye put to silence the 16 ignorance of foolish men... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 636 pages
...Lord's sake, whether it be to the king as supreme, or to governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and the praise of them that do well : for so is the will of God," £c. This epistle Peter wrote, not only to private persons, but those... | |
 | Ezekiel Hopkins (bp. of Derry.) - 1809 - 648 pages
...him, as subordinate. The Duty of all governors, and the end of all government expressed : and that is, The punishment of evildoers, and the praise of them that do well. The Motive, which enforceth this exhortation and command : Submit to them for the Lord's sake. There... | |
 | William Paley - Ethics - 1811 - 456 pages
...not in a less) degree than from any others. They briefly describe the office of " civil governors, " the punishment of evil-doers, and the praise " of them that do well;" from which description of the use of government, they justly infer the duty of subjection ; which duty,... | |
 | John Wesley - 1813 - 470 pages
...man for the Lord's sake, whether it be to the 14 king as supreme, Or to governors, as sent by him, for the punishment of evil-doers, and the praise of them that do 15 well. For so is the will of God, that by well doing ye 16 put to .silence the ignorance of foolish... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - Theology - 1818 - 606 pages
...protection of regal power, and the due execution of laws by those to whom that power is delegated, " for the punishment " of evil-doers, and the praise of them that do well." The course of nature often glides on unobserved, when there are no variations in it; and the sun himself... | |
 | 1819 - 896 pages
...a government which, without boasting, may in a peculiar manner be considered as appointed of God " for the punishment of evildoers, and the praise of them that do wtll." ЛП that is required of us is a dutiful subjection to the government under which xve live,... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - Theology - 1822 - 598 pages
...sake ; whether it be to the king, as supreme ; or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers, and the praise of them that do well6." For spiritual or ecclesiastical governors, thus we are commanded : " Obey them that have the... | |
 | William Sewel - Society of Friends - 1823 - 704 pages
...magistrates: whosoever is set up by God, whether king as supreme, or any set in authority by him, who are for the punishment of evil-doers, and the praise of them that do well, such we shall submit unto, and assist in righteous and civil things, both by body and estate : and... | |
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... for the punishment of evil-doers, and the praise of them that do well. 
