3. Because they draw mens minds to approve of that religion whence they proceed. _Vse._ This may serve _to exhort us_, for religion sake to apply our selves to these duties. Doctrine 2. _We must performe civill subjection to our civill Magistrates for the Lords sake._ This is gathered from the 13. verse. _Reason_ 1. Because by these meanes the Lord preserveth the societies of men. 2. Because these Governments are the meanes to advance Gods glory, at least so farre forth as they tend to performe some part of the will of God. 3. Because in their owne nature and of themselves they make for the good and against the bad. Verse 14. _Use_ 1. This may serve _to refute_ the Anabaptists and others, who for conscience sake will not be subject to the Magistrate. 2. _To admonish us_, never so to subject our selves unto men, as that for their sakes we should neglect our duty towards God, because we ought to be subject unto them for the Lords sake, and therefore a farre greater subjection is due unto the Lord, then unto them. Doctrine 3. _By these duties the good will of God is observed, and the foolishnesse of wicked men is put to silence._ This is gathered from verse 15. _Reason_ 1. Because we serve God, when for conscience sake towards God, we are subject unto men; therefore we fulfill the will of God. 2. Because we doe that before men, which they doe usually praise most, and so we remove all occasion of offence. _Use._ This may serve _to exhort us_, so much the more carefully to apply our selves to such duties. Doctrine 4. _Christian liberty is not contrary to that subjection, which we owe either unto God or man._ This is gathered from verse 16. _Reason_ 1. Because by it we are freed from sinne, but not from that duty, which is contrary unto sinne. 2. Because Christian liberty consists properly in spirituall things, and not in corporall; for although we are subject unto God alone in spirituall things, yet in corporall things we owe subjection unto men also. 3. Because for that end did we receive this liberty, that we might more freely and readily performe those things, which we owe unto God and men. _Vse._ This may serve _to condemne_ those, that use Christian liberty for a cloake of maliciousnesse, as it is in the text. Doctrine 5. _We are to take exact notice of the difference of our duty towards men, towards our brethren, towards God, and towards the Magistrates._ This is gathered from verse 17. _Reason._ Because great is the difference of the grounds or reasons, whereupon these duties depend, as it is intimated in the text; but we must make conscience of our duty in all. _Vse._ This may serve _to reprove those_, that doe any way sever or disjoyne these duties, to wit, such as seeme to feare God, but doe not love or honour men; or such as seeme to honour men, but doe not feare God at all. * * * * *