John Trapp on Romans 13:7
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Romans13:7
Verſe 7. Render therefore to all their dues] He ſaith not their unjuſt exactions. Melancthon makes mention of a cruell Prince, that to get money of his Subjects, would knock out their teeth;Primò unum dentem evellebat minitans, &c. firſt one tooth, and then another, unleſſe they would bring him in ſuch ſums of money as he required.
Fear to whom, &c.] i. e. Reverentiall obſervance, farre beyond that which Q. Fabius Maximus yeelded to his ſon, when he became Conſul. Li. Decal. 3. lib 4.
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