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By withdrawing his Grace either common or special,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 32:31"]}]},{"document":"flavel1692","id":"100","url":"/api/v1/documents/flavel1692/entries/100","segments":[{"text":"In Asa’s,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 14:11"]},{"text":"In Iehosaphat’s,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 20:6"]}]},{"document":"vincent1673","id":"64","url":"/api/v1/documents/vincent1673/entries/64","segments":[{"text":"The duties of Magistrates to their Subjects are, 1. Government of their Subjects under Christ with Wisdom, Justice, and Clemency, endeavouring above all things to promote the interest of Religion amongst them, Give me wisdom and Knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this People,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 1:10"]},{"text":"And Solomon determined to build a house for the Name of the Lord, and an house for his Kingdom.","proofs":["2 Chronicles 2:1"]},{"text":"2. Making good Laws for the benefit of their Subjects, and appointing faithful Officers with charge of due execution of them, And he set Judges in the Land, and said, take heed what ye do, for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, for there is no Iniquity with the Lord our God nor respect of Person, nor taking of Gifts.","proofs":["2 Chronicles 19:5–7"]},{"text":"3. Care of the common safety of their Subjects, And Jehosaphat reigned in his stead; And he placed Forces in all the fenced Cities of Judah, and set Garisons in the Land of Judah.","proofs":["2 Chronicles 17:1–2"]}]},{"document":"vincent1673","id":"82","url":"/api/v1/documents/vincent1673/entries/82","segments":[{"text":"3. So also Hezekiah’s perfection, which he pleadeth was no more than his sincerity, Remember I have walked before thee in truth, and with a perfect heart, and the Scripture doth note his sin a little after, which is a clear evidence that he was not absolutely perfect, But Hezekiah rendred not again according to the benefits done unto him, for his heart was lifted up, therefore wrath was upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.","proofs":["2 Chronicles 32:25"]}]},{"document":"vincent1673","id":"83","url":"/api/v1/documents/vincent1673/entries/83","segments":[{"text":"The third aggravation of sin is from the time; thus sins committed on the Sabbath-day, are more heinous than the same sins committed on the Week-day, drunkenness or adultery is heinous and abominable on any day in the sight of God, but drunkenness or adultery, or any other such sins are more heinous before God on the Sabbath-day. Thus sins committed in or after the time of trouble and affliction, are more heinous than the same sins committed at another time, In the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord, this is that King Ahaz,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 28:22"]}]},{"document":"henry1703","id":"31","url":"/api/v1/documents/henry1703/entries/31","segments":[{"text":"Yes. Herein thou hast done Foolishly,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 16:9"]}]},{"document":"henry1703","id":"82","url":"/api/v1/documents/henry1703/entries/82","segments":[{"text":"No. For there is no Man that sinneth not,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 6:36"]}]},{"document":"henry1703","id":"82","url":"/api/v1/documents/henry1703/entries/82","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For his Heart was lifted up,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 32:25"]}]},{"document":"henry1703","id":"97","url":"/api/v1/documents/henry1703/entries/97","segments":[{"text":"Yes. 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(6) Because, GOD hath put a difference, between the Government of the Church, and the Civil Government; and hath given to each, their own proper, and distinct Officers. Neither can the one invade the other without very great sin;","proofs":["2 Chronicles 19:8–11"]}]},{"document":"dickson1684","id":"25","url":"/api/v1/documents/dickson1684/entries/25","segments":[{"text":"(2) Because, for a long time Israel was without the true GOD, and without a teaching Priest, and without the Law;","proofs":["2 Chronicles 15:3"]}]},{"document":"dickson1684","id":"29","url":"/api/v1/documents/dickson1684/entries/29","segments":[{"text":"to his Disciples, to be meant of Baptism with Water, because water is not exprest; they deny either wilfully, as their Ring-leaders do, or ignorantly, or by a delusion from the Devll, as the most part do, the most sure and evident Truths in Scripture, pratling and gagling in their discourse, sense, and nonsense, being oftner out of purpose, than in a purpose, skipping from one subject to another, to save themselves from the strength of reason, like subtile Foxes, which when they are beaten from one hole, flie into another. But while they are obstinate, and pertinacious, in maintaining Lies, and Untruths, they ought to be confuted, as the man was, that denyed Snow to be white. For it is not so much a blindness of mind, or a weakness of judgement, as many well meaning people are misled by, as a wilful, obstinate resisting of the Truth, as the perverse Jews did, or as, Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses. They that are against commanded Gospel Ordinances, and the Ministers of Christ, whom they look upon as the Priests of Baal, would (if they durst) shake off the very Scripture, and Word of GOD. And it is more than probable, that if they could shun the odium of open Blasphemy, and the hazard of standing Laws against blasphemers, the most part of them would disown the Scriptures, as many of them have done. For what kindness or respect can they have for the Scriptures, but such as men carry to Topicks or common places, whence they draw Arguments to impugne others, or defend themselves with. For they do not look upon the Word as their Rule, seing (as they dream) they have a Light within them, beyond that more sure Word of Prophesie, which the Aopstle Peter prefers to a voice from Heaven. Nay, they have so little veneration for the Scriptures, that they will not suffer them to be called the Word of GOD, contrary to many express places of the Scripture; as","proofs":["2 Chronicles 36:22"]}]},{"document":"dickson1684","id":"29","url":"/api/v1/documents/dickson1684/entries/29","segments":[{"text":"(2) Because, all were not admitted to eat of the Passover, neither was it for all promiscuously to partake thereof;","proofs":["2 Chronicles 23:19"]}]},{"document":"dickson1684","id":"30","url":"/api/v1/documents/dickson1684/entries/30","segments":[{"text":"(2) Because, Church power, and civil power differ specifically. The church, and the common-wealth are Polities formally, and essentially different. They are not, as such, powers subordinate, at least in a right line, but co-ordinate;","proofs":["2 Chronicles 26:18"]}]},{"document":"dickson1684","id":"31","url":"/api/v1/documents/dickson1684/entries/31","segments":[{"text":"(5) Because, the Jewish church, which was a politick body, had in every city Synagogues subordinate to one supream council, or great Synagogue which was at Jerusalem▪","proofs":["2 Chronicles 19:8, 11"]}]},{"document":"dickson1684","id":"31","url":"/api/v1/documents/dickson1684/entries/31","segments":[{"text":"(1) Because, under the Old Testament, Councils, and Synods were appointed and called by godly Kings;","proofs":["2 Chronicles 29:4"]}]},{"document":"bastingius1591","id":"117","url":"/api/v1/documents/bastingius1591/entries/117","segments":[{"text":"feeling of our owne needie & miserable estate, we","proofs":["2 Chronicles 20:12"]}]},{"document":"rogers1607","id":"1","url":"/api/v1/documents/rogers1607/entries/1","segments":[{"text":"and true God,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 15:3"]}]},{"document":"rogers1607","id":"17","url":"/api/v1/documents/rogers1607/entries/17","segments":[{"text":"Manasses after his Idolatrie,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 33:12–13"]}]},{"document":"rogers1607","id":"21","url":"/api/v1/documents/rogers1607/entries/21","segments":[{"text":"Asa,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 15:9"]},{"text":"Ezekiah,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 29:4"]}]},{"document":"rogers1607","id":"22","url":"/api/v1/documents/rogers1607/entries/22","segments":[{"text":"3. Hee commendeth greatly, and praiseth such men as haue destroyed Images,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 14:2–3"]}]},{"document":"rogers1607","id":"37","url":"/api/v1/documents/rogers1607/entries/37","segments":[{"text":"K. Iehosaphat, as cheife in Iudah, appointed Iudges, Leuites,, and priests","proofs":["2 Chronicles 19:5"]}]},{"document":"rogers1607","id":"37","url":"/api/v1/documents/rogers1607/entries/37","segments":[{"text":"K. Ezekias there also as chiefe, sent vnto all Israell, and Iudah, that they should come to the house of the Lord at Ierusalem, to keepe the Passeouer,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 30:1"]},{"text":"also, he appointed the course of Priests, and Levites by their turnes,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 31:2"]},{"text":"and commanded all the priests to offer sacrifice, &c. and they obeied him,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 29:21–22"]}]},{"document":"rogers1607","id":"37","url":"/api/v1/documents/rogers1607/entries/37","segments":[{"text":"My sonnes, be not deceiued. For the Lord hath chosen you to stand before him, and to serue him, and to be his ministers, and to burne incense.","proofs":["2 Chronicles 29:11"]}]},{"document":"rogers1607","id":"37","url":"/api/v1/documents/rogers1607/entries/37","segments":[{"text":"though he be a King, or Prince, he may feare that punishment which fell vpon Vzzah.","proofs":["2 Chronicles 26:19"]}]},{"document":"rogers1607","id":"37","url":"/api/v1/documents/rogers1607/entries/37","segments":[{"text":"Notwithstanding all Kings, Queenes, and Princes in their places, may, yea and must as occasion serueth, with K. Salomon build an house for the Lord,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 2:1"]},{"text":"and set the courses of preists to their office,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 8:14"]},{"text":"appoint the courses of the Preists, and Leuites, and enioyne all the people to minister sustenance vnto the Priests,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 31:4","31:20"]},{"text":"Purge Iudah and Ierusalem from the high places, Groaues, carued, and molten Images,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 34:3"]},{"text":"appoint the Priests to their charges,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 35:2"]},{"text":"and compell all that are found in Israell to serue the Lord their God,","proofs":["2 Chronicles 34:33"]}]},{"document":"ursinus1587","id":"169","url":"/api/v1/documents/ursinus1587/entries/169","segments":[{"text":"cast our selues downe prostrate in the presence of his diuine maiestie: and","proofs":["2 Chronicles 20:12"]}]}]}