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Jonathan Mayhew
Jonathan Mayhew
American Clergyman
Born: Oct 8, 1720
Died: Jul 9, 1766
Apostle Government Let Us Liberty Men Who
Related authors: Billy Graham Charles R. Swindoll Henry Ward Beecher Jim Elliot Joel Osteen John C. Maxwell Norman Vincent Peale Thomas S. Monson
It would be stupid tameness, and unaccountable folly, for whole nations to suffer one unreasonable, ambitious and cruel man, to wanton and riot in their misery. Jonathan Mayhew
Man Stupid Unaccountable Would Would-Be Riot Folly Unreasonable Misery Cruel Ambitious Nations Wanton Whole Suffer
Let us prize our freedom; but not use our liberty for a cloak of maliciousness. Jonathan Mayhew
Freedom Liberty Our Cloak Prize Us Use Let Us
I now add, farther, that the apostle's argument is so far from proving it to be the duty of people to obey, and submit to, such rulers as act in contradiction to the public good, and so to the design of their office, that it proves the direct contrary. Jonathan Mayhew
Good People Obey Argument Submit Duty Design Add Rulers Direct Proves Proving Contradiction Contrary Office Public Far Public Good Act Apostle Farther Now
Not to discontinue our allegiance, in this case, would be to join with the sovereign in promoting the slavery and misery of that society, the welfare of which, we ourselves, as well as our sovereign, are indispensably obliged to secure and promote, as far as in us lies. Jonathan Mayhew
Welfare Society Our Ourselves Secure Would Would-Be Promote Lies Promoting Case Allegiance Obliged Join Misery Well Sovereign As Far As Which Far Us Slavery
All civil rulers, as such, are the ordinance and ministers of God; and they are all, by the nature of their office, and in their respective spheres and stations, bound to consult the public welfare. Jonathan Mayhew
God Nature Welfare Respective Rulers Spheres Stations Ministers Civil Consult Bound Office Ordinance Public Public Welfare
The only reason of the institution of civil government; and the only rational ground of submission to it, is the common safety and utility. Jonathan Mayhew
Government Safety Submission Civil Civil Government Only Rational Institution Common Ground Reason Utility
Till people find themselves greatly abused and oppressed by their governors, they are not apt to complain; and whenever they do, in fact, find themselves thus abused and oppressed, they must be stupid not to complain. Jonathan Mayhew
People Stupid Complain Apt Must Find Fact Thus Abuse Till Oppressed Governors Greatly Whenever In Fact Themselves
But let us remember, at the same time, government is sacred, and not to be trifled with. Jonathan Mayhew
Government Time Remember Sacred Same Same Time Us Let Us

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