A History of the Congregational Churches in the United States volume 3
A History of the Congregational Churches in the United States volume 3
Walker, Williston, 1860-1922
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In his views of civil society Wise showed his agreement with the most advanced of the European publicists of his day, holding the "compact" theory, so popular later in his century ; asserting that men are " all naturally free and equal, " that "civil government" is "the effect of human free-compacts and not of divine in- stitution " ; and that ** the formal reason of government is the will of a community, yielded up and surrendered to some other subject, either one particular person or more, " ...in order that men " may be secured against the injuries they are liable to from their own kind. " This govern- JOHN WISE AXD ins IIIEORIES. 211 ment may take the form of a democracy, an aristocracy, or a monarchy. Of these democracy is the oldest in the civil world, it '* is a form of government which the light of nature does highly value, and often directs to as most agreeable to the just and natural prerogatives of human beings. " So, too: ** If Christ has settled any form of power in his church he has done it for his churches safety, and for the benefit of every member : Then he must needs be presumed to have made choice of that government as should least expose his people to hazard, either from fraud, or arbitrary measures of particular men.
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