Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Westminster Assembly and Synod of New York and Philadelphia · PDF
Chapter 23: Of the Civil Magistrate
GOD, the supreme Lord and King of all the world, hath ordained civil magistrates to be under him over the people, for his own glory and the public good; and, to this end, hath armed them with the power of the sword, for the defence and encouragement of them that are good, and for the punishment of evil-doers.
Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 23.1
GOD, the supreme Lord and King of all the world, hath ordained civil magistrates to be under him over the people, for his own glory and the public good; and, to this end, hath armed them with the power of the sword, for the defence and encouragement of them that are good, and for the punishment of evil doers.evil-doers.
Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 23.1
God, the supreme Lord and King of all the world, hath Ordained Civil Magistrates, to be, under him, over the People, for his own Glory, and the Publique good: and, to this end hath armed them with the Power of the Sword, for the defence and incouragement of them that are good, and for the punishment of evil doers.
Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Paragraph 23.1
GOD, the supreme Lord and King of all the world, hath ordained civil magistrates to be under him over the people, for his own glory and the public good; and, to this end, hath armed them with the power of the sword, for the defence and encouragement of them that are good, and for the punishment of evil-doers.
On Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 23.1, which this paragraph revises
Hath GOD armed the Civil Magistrat, with the power of the Sword, for the defence, and encouragement of them that are good, and for the punishment of evil doers? Yes. Is it the…
On Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 23.1, which this paragraph revises
The Christian recognises magisterial authority as of God. This recognition, however, imposes a limit, while it yields a peculiar sanction to that authority. It is not only his…
