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City security stated in a sermon preached at St. Pauls August 11th, 1661 before the right Honourable the Lord Mayor / by William Bell ...
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Bell, William, 1626-1683.
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that_o government_n to_o hazard_v but_o these_o be_v but_o the_o limning_n though_o rich_a one_o of_o a_o magistrate_n we_o must_v have_v a_o face_n to_o these_o but_o adapt_v they_o do_v not_o licence_n for_o government_n they_o belong_v ad_fw-la posse_fw-la not_o adesse_fw-la of_o magistracy_n simple_o consider_v for_o with_o these_o our_o watchman_n watch_v but_o in_o vain_a except_o etc._n etc._n commission_n 2._o commission_n 2._o he_o have_v his_o deputation_n from_o god_n from_o who_o all_o must_v have_v their_o commission_n immediate_o as_o king_n or_o mediate_o by_o and_o from_o king_n as_o subordinate_a magistrate_n the_o prince_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o honour_n and_o power_n but_o god_n be_v the_o sea_n of_o both_o the_o bottomless_a boundless_a ocean_n of_o both_o honour_n 19.11_o rom._n 13.1_o john_n 19.11_o and_o power_n the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n thou_o can_v have_v no_o power_n at_o all_o against_o i_o say_v christ_n to_o pilate_n except_o it_o be_v give_v thou_o from_o above_o all_o magistrate_n from_o god_n whether_o by_o succession_n as_o king_n nomination_n as_o judge_n or_o election_n as_o major_n alderman_n sheriff_n common-council-man_n etc._n etc._n though_o there_o be_v also_o herein_o much_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o ordinance_n of_o man_n 2.13_o 1_o peter_n 2.13_o st_n peter_n speak_v of_o because_o proper_a for_o man_n and_o discharge_v by_o man_n and_o they_o have_v their_o congè_a d'eslire_fw-la leave_v to_o choose_v from_o god_n by_o who_o king_n reign_n 8.15_o prov._n 8.15_o and_o prince_n decree_v justice_n now_o a_o commission_n be_v a_o direction_n to_o the_o commissioned_n for_o the_o matter_n manner_n measure_n and_o time_n usual_o of_o his_o work_n this_o thus_o and_o thus_o much_o and_o thus_o long_o so_o that_o magistrate_n often_o can_v do_v the_o good_a they_o have_v power_n to_o do_v for_o want_v of_o authority_n he_o that_o transgress_v lie_v under_o a_o praemunire_n 78.41_o psal_n 78.41_o the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n in_o himself_o unlimited_a ha_o h_z set_v bound_n to_o all_o dominion_n every_o magistrate_n be_v his_o minister_n even_o angel_n who_o be_v superior_a to_o the_o best_a of_o man_n in_o their_o best_a condition_n their_o state_n of_o innocence_n wherein_o they_o be_v make_v little_o low_a than_o the_o angel_n 23.20_o psal_n 8.5_o exod._n 23.20_o be_v prescribe_v their_o order_n and_o circumscribe_v by_o god_n he_o send_v a_o angel_n before_o his_o israel_n to_o keep_v thâ—m_n in_o the_o way_n and_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o place_n he_o have_v prepare_v 91.11_o psal_n 91.11_o and_o he_o give_v his_o angel_n charge_v over_o we_o to_o keep_v we_o in_o all_o our_o way_n there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o difference_n between_o act_v with_o and_o without_o a_o commission_n either_o