{"id":"24.1","chapter":24,"number":1,"text":"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 publick good; and to this end hath armed them with the Power of the Sword, for defence and encouragement of them that do good, and for the Punishment of evil doers.","segments":[{"text":"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 publick good; and to this end hath armed them with the Power of the Sword, for defence and encouragement of them that do good, and for the Punishment of evil doers.","proofs":["Romans 13:1–4"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 13:1–4","osis":["Rom.13.1-Rom.13.4"]}],"note":null}],"relations":{"lbcf1677":["24.1"],"lbcf1689-modernized":["24.1"],"phila1742":["25.1"],"savoy1658":["24.1"],"wcf1646":["23.1"]},"diffs":[{"source":"wcf1646","type":"earlier","segments":[{"text":"do","position":1}]}],"page":null,"leaf":null}