...our magistrates never be ashamed to ask counsel of Thee: may they be the ministers of God for good ; a terror to evil-doers, and a praise to them that do well. And may He who said, I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me, reign from sea...

...he would now illustrate the duty of the rulers to govern in righteousness and the fear of the Lord : a terror to evil-doers and a praise to them that do well. " This subject," he observed, " would divide itself into seventeen heads. The first ten would comprehend...

...or any man's person : (for we said, we honoured all men in the Lord, and owned authority, which was a terror to evil-doers, and a praise to them that do well ; and our souls were subject to the higher powers for conscience-sake) as thou causedst them to be...

...oppression. So successful was he in executing that important part of the duty of a ruler by which he is a terror to evil-doers, and a praise to them that do well, that it is said a pair of bracelets might be hung up by the road-side, and no one but the right owner...

...sword, but not in vain ; not for a show of ostentation, but for purposes of public utility. " He is a terror to evil-doers, and a praise to them that do well." Thus the value of an excellent sovereign to any people reaches far beyond the limits of that influence...

...administration throughout 8 the world, conform to thy benevolent will. Make those that bear the sword a terror to evil-doers, and a praise to them that do well. Make our officers peace, and our exactors righteousness. Let our law-givers be men that fear God and...

...householder's psalm. It teaches all that have any power, whether more or less, to use it so as to be a terror to evil-doers, and a praise to them that do well. — The chosen subject of the psalm is God's mercy and judgment. The Lord's providences concerning...

...administration throughout the world, conform to thy benevolent will. Make those that bear the sword a terror to evil-doers, and a praise to them that do well. Make our officers peace, and our exactors righteousness. Let our lawgivers be men that fear God and...

...display or the proof of the premises from which these conclusions are deduced. A public reproof is a terror to evil-doers, and a praise to them that do well. Hence Paul commands those who offend against the Chris-, tian profession to be publicly reproved, that...

...the public peace, and call for the correction of the offenders by the magistrate, who ought to be " a terror to evil-doers, and a praise to them that do well." " Students— Prizes to United PresbylerianStttdents. — In addition to these and other important...