Common tyrants, and public oppressors, are not intitled to obedience from their subjects, by virtue of any thing here laid down by the inspired apostle.

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• Jonathan Mayhew:

  I now add, farther, that the apostle's argument is so far from proving it to be the duty of people

• Jonathan Mayhew:

  Not to discontinue our allegiance, in this case, would be to join with the sovereign in promoting t

• Jonathan Mayhew:

  All civil rulers, as such, are the ordinance and ministers of God; and they are all, by the nature

• Jonathan Mayhew:

  According to this way of arguing, there will be no true principles in the world; for there are none

• Jonathan Mayhew:

  The only reason of the institution of civil government; and the only rational ground of submission

• Jonathan Mayhew:

  Till people find themselves greatly abused and oppressed by their governors, they are not apt to co

• Jonathan Mayhew:

  It would be stupid tameness, and unaccountable folly, for whole nations to suffer one unreasonable,

• Jonathan Mayhew:

  Let us all learn to be free, and to be loyal.

• Jonathan Mayhew:

  But let us remember, at the same time, government is sacred, and not to be trifled with.

• Jonathan Mayhew:

  It is our happiness to live under the government of a PRINCE who is satisfied with ruling according