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BUt if the Magistrate be a Christian and godly person, we believe that it does especially belong to him to take a peculiar care of the Christian Religion, besides their indeavours for the publick and civil benefit and
maintaining the peace & honour of the society over which he is placed; seeing the Lord hath made him keep∣er of both Tables, and commandeth him, that as a Prince,a 1.1 he alwaies have the Law in his hands, that he may as wellb 1.2 punish idolaters, blas∣phemers, false prophets & seducers, &c. As murderers and adulterers: and this according to the examples of the godly Kings in Israel, and the Christian Princes, Constantine, Valen∣tinian, Theodosius, Iustinian, and others, abundantly confirming the same; who according to the command of God, did serve the Lord not only as private persons, but as Kings; as St. Austin hath most prudently observed concerning their duty out of the se∣cond Psalm, and expounded the fame. Epist. 50. Ad Bonifacium Co∣mi••em, Tom. 2.
Ios. 18.
Deut. 13.5.