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9 results for “The Civil Magistrate”, plus 6 in the Atlas
WCF
Westminster Confession of Faith
8
Of the Civil Magistrate
The civil magistrate may not assume to himself the administration of the Word and sacraments, or …
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 …
Of the Civil Magistrate
It is the duty of people to pray for magistrates, to honour their persons, to pay them tribute or other dues, to obey their …
Of the Civil Magistrate
It is lawful for Christians to accept and execute the office of a magistrate, when called thereunto; in the managing whereof, as they ought especially to maintain piety, …
Of Synods and Councils
… or conclude, nothing, but that which is ecclesiastical: and are not to intermeddle with civil affairs which concern the commonwealth; unless by way of humble petition, in cases extraordinary; …
Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience
… shall oppose any lawful power, or the lawful exercise of it, whether it be civil or ecclesiastical, resist the ordinance of God. And, for their publishing of such opinions, …
Of Marriage and Divorce
… or such wilful desertion as can no way be remedied by the Church or civil magistrate, is cause sufficient of dissolving the bond of marriage: wherein, a public and …
Of Church Censures
… hath therein appointed a government, in the hand of Church officers, distinct from the civil magistrate.
WLC
Westminster Larger Catechism
1
What do we pray for in the second petition.?
… with all gospel officers and ordinances, purged from corruption, countenanced and maintained by the civil magistrate: that the ordinances of Christ may be purely dispensed, and made effectual to …
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Heads of doctrine
Church Government and Discipline
… Church, has appointed a government in the hand of church officers distinct from the civil magistrate. WCF XXX-XXXI treats church censures (admonition, suspension, excommunication) and synods and councils as …
The Civil Magistrate
God, the supreme Lord and King of all the world, has ordained civil magistrates to be under him over the people for his own glory and the …
Cruxes
The Erastian Question
Does ecclesiastical jurisdiction belong to the church or to the civil magistrate?
The Magistrate and the Two Tables
Is the civil magistrate the keeper of both tables of the Decalogue?
The 1788 American Revision
How the American Presbyterians rewrote the magistrate chapters for a disestablished republic.