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B08892 A sermon preach'd at the election of the Governour, at Boston in New-England, May 19th 1669. by John Davenport. Davenport, John, 1597-1670. 1670 (1670) Wing D367A; ESTC W26450 12,827 18

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Power of Government is originally in the People and that Three Wayes 1. Radically and vertually as in the first Subject For these Reasons 1. Because if living Creatures have radically in them a power of self-preservation to defend themselves from violence and wrongs men united in Societies being reasonable Creatures must have that power in a more reasonable and honourable way to put this power into the hands of Civil Rulers nor doth a Community in chusing Civil Rulers surrender so much their right and liberty to their Rulers as their Power both Active to do and Passive to suffer unjust violence so as the People shall not have Moral Power to do or avenge injuries proprio marte without punishment 2. Because if men United in a Civil Society may give Magistratical Power to such and such leaving out others then this Power was in this united Society but it was not in them formally for then all should be Rulers therefore this Power was in them only virtually for Nemo dat quod non habet None can give that which they have not either formally or virtually in themselves 2. Communciatively By way of free Donation the People giving to this or that man and not to others the Ruling Power over them For 1. In regular actings of the creature God is the first Agent there are not two several and distinct actings one God another of the People but in one and the same action God by the Peoples suffrages makes such an one Governour or Magistrate and not another 2. God regulateth his People exercising their Power in chusing such and such and not others to Rule over them therefore they have Power from God's Ordinance to do it for none can regulate a Non Ens nor will God by his Word regulate unwarrantable actions as he doth this Exod 18.21 Moreover provide thou among all the People men of courage fearing God men dealing truly hating covetousness and appoint such over them to be Rulers over thousands Rulers over hundreds c. Deut. 1.16 17. And I charged your Judges that same time saying Hear the Controversies between your Brethren and judge righteously between every Man and his Brother and the Stranger that is with him ye shall have no respect of persons in judgment but shall hear the small as well as the great ye shall not fear the face of man for the judgement is Gods c. 3. Limitively For the People so give Magistratical Power unto some as that still they retain in themselves these Three Acts 1. That they may measure out so much Civil Power as God in his Word alloweth to them and no more nor less 2. That they may set bounds and banks to the exercise of that Power so as it may not be exuberant above the Laws and due Rights and Liberties of the People 3. That they give it out conditionally upon this or that condition so as if the condition be violated they may resume their power of chusing another Thus you see the first part of God's Ordinance concerning Civil Rule and Government in Commonwealths by some orderly chosen thereunto The second part of God's Ordinance in this matter followeth which is concerning the qualifications of such Rulers over men 2. That as to the qualifications of Rulers over other men it is God's Ordinance that they be just ruling in the fear of the Lord. 1. They must be just They are to be termed just in the sense of this Text whose wills are sanctified and inclined by the Spirit of God to perform to men whatsoever is due to them according to the Rules of the Word 1. The principal and efficient hereof is the sanctifying Spirit therefore it is said Eph. 5.9 the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth 2. The proper subject recipient of this gift of Grace is the sanctified will into which it puts a bent and inclination unto righteosness For the faculties of the Soul are not by nature bent to that which is good but contrary Gen. 4.5 But unto Cain and his Offering he had no regard wherefore Cain was exceeding wroth and his countenance fell down There may be light in the understanding shewing what is good but that which inclineth to good must be in the will Rom. 7.18 22. For to will is present with me but I find no means to perform that which is good for I delight in the Law of God concerning the inner-man He is truly just who acteth justly out of love to Righteousness unjust men may do just actions upon other motives as Absolom pretended 2 Sam. 15.4 O that I were made Judge in the Land that every man which hath any matter of Controversie might come to me that I might do him right And the unjust Judge acted in Luke 18.4 5. Though I neither fear God nor love man yet because this Widow troubleth me I will do her right 3. The effect of it is the performance of whatsoever is due to men Hence Children doing their duties to their Parents is said to be just Eph. 6.1 Children obey your Parents in the Lord for this is right And of Servants to their Masters is said to be just and equal Col. 4.1 And all things due to men are performed by living righteously Tit. 2.12 Teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts we should live soberly righteously and godly in this present world 4. The Rule is not mans corrupt Reasons and Affections but the Scripture Mich. 6.8 He hath shewed thee O man what is good and what doth the Lord require of thee but to do Justice and Judgment and to walk humbly with thy God 2 Tim. 3.16 All Scripture is given by inspiration from God and is profitable for Doctrine for Reproof for Correction for Instruction in Righteousness Thus Rulers over men must be just 1. In their personal Conversation else that may be applyed to them in Rom. 2.1 3. Therefore thou art inexcusable O man whosoever thou art that condemnest for in that thou condemnest another thou condemnest thy self for thou that condemnest dost the same things and thinkest thou this O man that condemnest them which do such things and dost the same things that thou shalt escape the judgment of God 2. In their administration of Justice and Judgment towards all men impartially and promised Psal 72.2 Then shall he judge thy People in righteousness and thy Poor with equity This God required Exod. 18.21 Moreover provide thou among all the People men of courage fearing God men dealing truly hating covetousness c. And Job practised Job 29.14 and Samuel pleaded when the People would alter the frame of Civil Government Deut. 1.16 17. 1 Sam. 12.3 Behold here I am bear record of me before the Lord and before his Anointed whose Ox have I taken or whose Ass have I taken or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith c. to the 6th vers Wherein he shewed 1. His Integrity in that he