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An Election SERMON.
If the Foundations be destroyed, what can the Righteous do?
IT is evidently agreeable to the will of God, the Sovereign Ruler of the World, that men whom He has made sociable Crea|tures, should live in Communities, and enjoy the Benefits and Advantages that are pe|culiar to the Social Life. This cannot possibly be effected without erecting & supporting Civil Government: For men in a State of Anarchy, such a State wherein every One does that which is right in his own Eyes; or rather that which gratifies his irregular Appetites without consi|dering whether it be Right, or Wrong, or regar|ding how much it infringes the Right, or affects the Happiness of others, are so far from enjoy|ing the proper Advantages of Society, that a wise man would chuse the most retired Solitude rather than such Company.
THE Nature of Government requires that there be men of different Orders, some vested with Authority to command and others under Obligations to obey; or that there be Rulers & Subjects in every Community. Different Forms