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 1 3 |           being, by the favor of God, entrusted with the government
 2 5 |        the right to rule is from God, as from a natural and necessary
 3 8 |       teaches that it comes from God, for it finds this clearly
 4 9 |      source of human power is in God the books of the Old Testament
 5 9 |        which they had learned of God, men were little by little
 6 9 |       there is no power but from God."8 The faithful voice of
 7 9 |      There is not power but from God," from which, as from its
 8 9 |        prince is the minister of God."9~
 9 10|      empires to any but the true God."10 On the same passage
10 11|        indeed, nature, or rather God who is the Author of nature,
11 11|          common good; therefore, God has willed that in a civil
12 11|          power resides solely in God, the Creator and Legislator
13 11|          having received it from God. "There is one lawgiver
14 11|    resides in priests comes from God is so acknowledged that
15 11|         called, the ministers of God. In like manner, the authority
16 11|        the authortiy which is in God, "of whom all paternity
17 11|        Lord of the world, who is God.~
18 12|       understood to emanate from God as its august and most sacred
19 13|        obeident to rulers, as to God, not so much through fear
20 13|     honor to rulers refuse it to God Himself.~
21 14|       there is no power but from God, and those that are, are
22 14|        that are, are ordained of God. Therefore he that resisteth
23 14|       resisteth the ordinance of God, and they that resist purchase
24 14|         every human creature for God's sake; whether it be to
25 14|      good, for so is the will of God."17~
26 15|         of nature or the will of God is violated. If, therefore,
27 15| disregard either the commands of God or those of rulers, he must
28 15|        that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God'
29 15|          God the things that are God's,"18 and must reply courageously
30 15|      Apostles: "We ought to obey God rather than men."19 And
31 15|         the will and the laws of God, they themselves exceed
32 16|       example from the Most High God, by whom authority is given
33 16|        to escape the severity of God: "The Most High will examine
34 16|          that bear rule. . . For God will not accept any man'
35 17|         that, in the judgment of God, there is neither slave
36 17|         before them the image of God, "whom to serve is to reign."~
37 18|        at a word,"22 and to pray God for all men and particularly "
38 18|       acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour."23 And the
39 19|         and justly of all toward God and likewise toward your
40 19|         knows to be appointed by God, and whom he must, therefore,
41 20|        displease men rather than God. Yet, even under these circumstances,
42 20|   instance, to break the laws of God, or to turn his sword against
43 23| attribute the right of ruling to God, as its Author, is not less
44 24|          by the salutary fear of God. But this is what religion
45 27|        industry and effort which God has given you in order to
46 27|     understand that they who for God's sake obey their rulers
47 27|          obedience. And as it is God "who gives safety to kings,"33
48 28|        Mary, the great Mother of God, the help of Christians,