...of the dove. 3. Let us attend to the exhortation which our Lord here gives to the Jews; to render to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's. The authority of the civil magistrate is founded upon the ground ot public utility: he is invested...

...and command that should not be found to contradict the law of God. " Render to Caesar," said he, " the things which are " Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's." Far from affecting any secular power himself, he refused a royalty of this sort, when the people would...

...from him something unfavourable to the laws of Caesar ; Jesus answered them, and said — " Render to Caesar, the things which are Caesar's ; and to God, the things which are God's." When they demanded of him tribute, and that unjustly, according to their own laws, he paid it without...

...They will be leading quiet and peaceable lives in all godliness and honesty ; rendering to Cffisar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's. Conducted by the fear of God, they will put to silence the ignorance of foolish men ; and in every...

...asked, Whether it was lawful to pay tribute to Caesar or not, he returned this plain answer, ' Render to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the. things which are God's. ' Even his very enemies could not make the least exception against this wise decision in so ensnaring...

...devil, seems to correspond with the doctrine of the restoration of all things. It is a rendering to Caesar, the things which are Caesar's ; and to God, the things which are God's. The idea of separating Christ with their sins from the people, and losing both in the wilderness, is...

...keep him so constantly within the limits of duty. " He constantly exhorted every one lo ' render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which arc God's;' that is, to worship God in the exercise of genuine repentance, in an open avowal of the...

...ensnaring question, abeut which he knew they had their minds already made up, by saying, Render unio Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are. Gpd'a, On another time they thought to wake him speak what they would construe blasphemy* "By what...

...so constantly within the limits of duty. " He constantly exhorted every one to ' render unto Csesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things...prayer and in a conscientious discharge of duty; and m the fear of God to regard alUhe civil regulations of the community. Such was Luther. He cave to God...

...To be convinced of it, we need only con»der his evangelical charge, ' Render, therefore, to Cesar, the things which are Caesar's ; and to God, the things which are God's.' The manner in which the two pirts of this injunction are connected, demonstrates, that »e must pay...