It is our happiness to live under the government of a PRINCE who is satisfied with ruling according to law; as every… — Jonathan Mayhew Administration Copy Share Image
I now add, farther, that the apostles argument is so far from proving it to be the duty of people to obey,… — Jonathan Mayhew Add Copy Share Image
Not to discontinue our allegiance, in this case, would be to join with the sovereign in promoting the slavery and misery of… — Jonathan Mayhew Allegiance Copy Share Image
All civil rulers, as such, are the ordinance and ministers of God; and they are all, by the nature of their office,… — Jonathan Mayhew Ministers Copy Share Image
Till people find themselves greatly abused and oppressed by their governors, they are not apt to complain; and whenever they do, in… — Jonathan Mayhew Complaining Copy Share Image
The only reason of the institution of civil government; and the only rational ground of submission to it, is the common safety… — Jonathan Mayhew Common Copy Share Image
Common tyrants, and public oppressors, are not intitled to obedience from their subjects, by virtue of any thing here laid down by… — Jonathan Mayhew Common Copy Share Image
They are more properly ‘The Messengers of Satan to buffet us.’ No rulers are properly God’s ministers, but such as are ‘just,… — Jonathan Mayhew Buffets Copy Share Image
According to this way of arguing, there will be no true principles in the world; for there are none but what may… — Jonathan Mayhew According Copy Share Image
It becomes us, therefore, to be contented, and dutiful subjects. — Jonathan Mayhew Becomes Copy Share Image
It would be stupid tameness, and unaccountable folly, for whole nations to suffer one unreasonable, ambitious and cruel man, to wanton and… — Jonathan Mayhew Ambitious Copy Share Image
The king is as much bound by his oath not to infringe the legal rights of the people, as the people are… — Jonathan Mayhew Above the law Copy Share Image
People are not usually deprived of their liberties all at once, but gradually, by one encroachment after another, as it is found… — Jonathan Mayhew Bears Copy Share Image
To say that subjects in general are not proper judges (of the law) when their governors oppress them and play the tyrant,… — Jonathan Mayhew America Copy Share Image
There are others who aim at popularity under the disguise of patriotism — Jonathan Mayhew Aim Copy Share Image
The apostle enters upon his subject thus - Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers; for there is no power… — Jonathan Mayhew Apostle Copy Share Image
Let us prize our freedom; but not use our liberty for a cloak of maliciousness — Jonathan Mayhew Cloaks Copy Share Image
For which reason I would exhort you to pay all due Regard to the government over us; to the KING and all… — Jonathan Mayhew Authority Copy Share Image
But let us remember, at the same time, government is sacred, and not to be trifled with. — Jonathan Mayhew Government Copy Share Image
There are men who strike at liberty under the term licentiousness — Jonathan Mayhew Freedom Copy Share Image
Tyranny brings ignorance and brutality with it. It degrades men from their just rank into the class of brutes; it damps their… — Jonathan Mayhew Ardor Copy Share Image
