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ning the sacred responsibility of their office. From all which it is manifecit, that the principle declared by the 900 GOD'5 COVTEOVbftST WITH rU£ LAND. [/)tf. godly Edward, from the mouth of all the Apostles anil Prophe.ta, in the true coD^tilutional printipl of ihh Christian land. Now, men and brethren, t have no besitatioi whatever in Bolenmly declaring, that this principle of government ia almost wholly departed] from the memory of our governors and of out] people together; and that in all the orgnns public opinion which are published by the tensj of thousands in this day, and in all the sp^echet and debates held on political subjects, from thi high court cf parliament downwaTxla, it h ncvcrJ acknowledged, and [ believe is never present ti^j the intnd citbt^r of ibc political writer or political Hpeaker; afi if civil polity were altogether a fi;epa- rnte initUtution in which God had no right, oTer which be had no authority^ Which I dovvn fts being in ^overnTnenl exactly what Soci- nianismisin the church.— the denial of Chnsith»J head, and high treason egainst all his offices. For,'' as I have often declared from thiit place, I know of no right nor prtJpvrty, nor office, nor authority, upon the earth, which is indefeasible and irre- sponsible, except it be Satan's usurpation per-' milted for a while, who hath broke looee from] all restraint, and doth defy the Omnipo4eDt*.i And those who say that they have a right in thcmsclveA to power or prnperty, and hold not under Christ, the Redeemer of the world from Satan'^ bondage, be that party a king or emperor, an ari&tocmc)', a republic, or the whole body of the people, then 1 do protest before Heaven, that such party or partica, ^o claiming irrespon^^H sihlc right, do uMer rebellitjn ag;iin»t King Jesus. H wlio sitleth at the right hand of God, are guilty III.l 0OD*S CONTROVBMT WITH Tjit tAND. 901 of higli treason agaiofit the lavvs of universal cieatioo, ftod do c&st thcmsclvcfi out from tbc coTenaot and citi^cnahip of rcdcmptioD, and are pa;«sed over unto and become confederate with Satan, and the leagued powers of darkness, with whom they shall havi> their utter portion in the lake which burncth with fire and brimstone for ercr and over, if they repent not, to ^vc unto God the kingdom, and the power, and the glory. Now» wherea^i it ia inipoiseible in government as in religion, or indeed in any thing eUe with which man is coEivernant, but that there must be a supR'me and chief cause under which all in* ferior causes may take theii place and be id