Six centuries of select hymns and spiritual songs collected out of the Holy Bible together with a catechism, the canticles, and a catalogue of vertuous women
Barton, William, 1598?-1678., Barton, William, 1598?-1678. Three last centuries of select hymns collected out of the Psalms of David., Barton, William, 1598?-1678. Canticles., Barton, William, 1598?-1678. Song of Solomon paraphrased., Barton, William, 1598?-1678. Catalogue of vertuous women recorded in the Old and New Testament.
4. PART.
Tit. 3.1.
Of duty to Superiour Powers
put Christians still in mind,
Subject to be to Governours,
to all good works inclin'd.
Rom. 13.3.
For rulers are not terrible
to good works but to bad:
Wouldst thou not fear the power? do well,
and praise shall thence be had.
4.
But if thou dost an evil thing,
then fear and fear again,
Because the person governing
bears not the sword in vain.
Ibidem.
For he is God's chief Minister
to execute his will,
With wrath upon the trespasser,
whoever doeth ill.
Ibidem.
For he's God's minister to thee
for thy great good and gain,
But fear t' offend because that he
bears not the sword in vain.
Prov. 20.8, 26.
A King that sitteth on the Throne
of judgment, and is wise,
Scatt'reth away (as clouds o'reblown)
all evil with his eyes.
