A Discourse Delivered December 22d, 1850, on the Two Hundred and Thirtieth Anniversary of the Landing of the Pilgrims (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from A Discourse Delivered December 22d, 1850, on the Two Hundred and Thirtieth Anniversary of the Landing of the Pilgrims Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God; the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God. - Romans, xiii: 1, 2. But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. - Acts, iv: 19, 20. Then Peter and the other Apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. - Acts, v: 29. These passages are all equally inspired. The duties which they teach therefore, cannot be inconsistent with each other. The command to obey earthly rulers, and that to obey God rather than men, imply no contradiction; but since they cannot both be taken in the absolute, universal sense, the limitation must be with the first, not with the second. The obligation to obey God rather than men can have no exception. That of being subject to "the powers that be," must always have exception when the commands of men stand opposed to those of God. This will appear if we examine the circumstances which called forth the several passages of the text. The injunction, "Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers," was addressed to the Church originally planted at Rome, composed mostly of converted Jews. The Jews of that day had long suffered oppression from "the higher powers" of the Roman nation. There was among them a wide-spread disposition to revolt. They knew that God was the especial Governor of their own people; that He had from the time of Abraham been their God, while all the nations around them, some of whom had been their conquerors and oppressors, were absolute heathen. Esteeming themselves so superior to others in privilege and knowledge, so peculiarly the favorites of Heaven, the doctrine was prevalent among them that they ought not to obey heathen magistrates. It was their maxim to own no king but God, and under Him, no ruler but one of their own nation. For this their law gave some show of authority. "One from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother." Josephus, the most eminent of their uninspired historians, says that the Pharisees were greatly opposed to heathen rulers, and so inculcated their views as to lead to open resistance and fighting. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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