6. I have said, ye are gods. The
greatest honor was thus put upon them; they were delegated gods, clothed for a
while with a little of that authority by which the Lord judges among the sons
of men. And all of you are children of the Most High. This was their ex officio character, not their moral
or spiritual relationship. God allows people to rule over other people, and
endorses their office, so far at least that the prostitution of it becomes an
insult to his own prerogatives. Magistrates would have no right to condemn the
guilty if God had not sanctioned the establishment of government, the
administration of law, and the execution of sentences. Here the Spirit speaks
most honorably of these offices, even when it censures the officers, and
thereby teaches us to render honor to the office even if we award censure to
the office-bearer.
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