We are here taught a lesson of justice and charity. I. Of justice (Rom. 13:7): Render therefore to all their dues , especially to magistrates, for this refers to what goes before; and likewise to all with whom we have to do. To be just is to give to all their due, to give every body his own. What we have we have as stewards; others have an interest in it, and must have their dues. “Render to God h...