...where he sets forth clearly, that civil states and powers arc of God, and that their end is> to be 'a terror to evil-doers, and a praise to them that do well.' Since then the kingdom of Christ is not of this world ; neither is it national, but spiritual. It cannot...

...desired, and their established reputation for integrity becomes, like the sword of the magistrate, " a terror to evil-doers and a praise to them that do well." The most selfish man on earth, if he rightly appreciated his temporal interests, would labor, assiduously,...

...the case in the Roman Empire, the Apostle would never have thus spoken of the then magistracy, as " a terror to evil-doers, and a praise to them that do well." And so in almost all civilized communities, the criminal jurisprudence has been grounded and exercised...

...the case in the Roman Empire, the Apostle would never have thus spoken of th« then magistracy, as " a terror to evil-doers, and a praise to them that do well." And so in almost all civilized communities, the criminal jurisprudence has been grounded and exercised...

...and aid to every lawful and laudable pursuit, and of becoming, in fact, what rulers ought to be — a terror to evil-doers, and a praise to them that do well." The king's letter to the President will show how such counsel was regarded by him. " ISLAND OF HAWAII,...

...the case in the Roman Empire, the Apostle would never have thus spoken of the then magistracy, as " a terror to evil-doers, and a praise to them that do well." And so in almost all civilized communities, the criminal jurisprudence has been grounded and exercised...

...right into the hands of despots, but a presiding agency for the Commonwealth, ordained by Heaven to be a " terror to evil-doers and a praise to them that do well," was learned from that great charter of human liberty, the Book of God,—whose authority, and truth,...

...hell, by instrumentality. In all their natural and official relations to society, they have been " a terror to evil-doers, and a praise to them that do well." To each of these God will say, " Well done, good and faithful servant, thou hast been faithful over...

...neglect of the duties of their stations ; the powers that bo are ordained of God, and are required to be a terror to evil-doers, and a praise to them that do well. Hesiod, a heathen poet, who lived at the same time as the prophet Elijah, thus expressed sentiments...

...judicial courts confirm it. The necessity for judicial rulers is self-evident. They are needed as " a terror to evil-doers, and a praise to them that do well." A very happy change has, however, taken place in our much-loved city, of late years. The city magistrates...