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Quotation from Patriarcha by Robert Filmer
“the Ministry of men who execute God's Judgments without Commission, is sinful and damnable.”
Patriarcha, Ch. I, §9 (1680 first edition, EEBO-TCP text)
God may remove a prince for his correction, but subjects who take that judgment on themselves sin.
Citation: "the Ministry of men who execute God's Judgments without Commission, is sinful and damnable." — Robert Filmer, Patriarcha, Ch. I, §9 (1680 first edition, EEBO-TCP text). (id patriarcha-q4)
Portrait: Filmer, Sir Robert by Cornelius Johnson, Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen, Public domain.
