 | George Townsend - 1825 - 808 pages
...of 'l>e power? do that 58. ' which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same : 4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid ; for he beareth not the sword in vain : for he is the minister of God, a revenger... | |
 | George Townsend - Bible - 1825 - 810 pages
...,.,. . , 1 111 • ii i 58. which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same : 4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid ; for he beareth not the sword in vaia : for he is the minister of God, a revenger... | |
 | Thomas Williams (Calvinist preacher) - 1825 - 972 pages
...afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same : 4 For he is the And if \ send evil, be afraid ; for he beareth not the sword in vain : for he is the minister of God, a revenger... | |
 | Daniel Dewar - Christian ethics - 1826 - 692 pages
...ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God : and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation....God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid ; for he beareth not the sword in vain : for he is the minister of God, a revenger... | |
 | Daniel Dewar - Christian ethics - 1826 - 620 pages
...ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God : and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation....God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid ; for he bcareth not the sword in vain : for he is the minister of God, a revenger... | |
 | John Owen - Puritans - 1826 - 524 pages
...performance of a duty : for the right of government supposes a duty : ' for rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil : wilt thou then not...God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid, for he beareth not the sword in vain : for he is the minister of God, a revenger to... | |
 | Martin Luther - Theology - 1826 - 646 pages
...summarily punished by the temporal sword; as St. Paul saith, Rom. xiii. 3, " For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not...God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid, for he beareth not the sword in vain."—The fourth sort, are those who are as yet... | |
 | Stanley Lotegeluaki - Science - 2004 - 667 pages
...afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shall have praise of the same: 4. For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to... | |
 | Walter Curtis Lichfield - Bible - 2004 - 638 pages
...afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: 4. For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to... | |
 | William R. Newell - Religion - 1938 - 596 pages
...in setting himself up against the authority as such."* Verse 4 : For it [the authority] is a servant of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for not in vain does it bear the sword. To "bear" is, literally, to bear constantly,... | |
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For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid .of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: for he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be... 
