and Exodus 18:21 These pastors were targeted, & labeled “The Black Robed Regiment” 1 John wise 1687: 1687 Ipswich tax resistance story - jailed for defending ”no taxation without representation” decades before. 2 Jonathan Mayhew 1750: Confronted the doctrine used for over a century to demand blind obedience to civil rulers – Romans 13 3 John Witherspoon May 17, 1776: He built a doctrine of God’s providence over human ”wrath” — including the wrath of tyrants and the righteous wrath of an oppressed people - HISTORY & SCRIPTURE REVEAL – Nations rise and fall in accordance with rise and fall of BOTH Civil and Religious Liberty in the land.