{"id":"20.4","chapter":20,"number":4,"text":"And because the Powers which God has ordained, and the Liberty which Christ has purchased, are not intended by God, to destroy, but mutually to uphold and preserve one another; They, who upon pretense of Christian Liberty, 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, or maintaining of such Practices, as are contrary to the light of Nature, or to the known Principles of Christianity, whether concerning Faith, Worship, or Conversation; or, to the Power of Godliness; or, such erroneous Opinions or Practices, as either in their own nature, or in the manner of publishing or maintaining them, are destructive to the external Peace and Order which Christ has established in the Church, they may lawfully be called to account, and proceeded against by the Censures of the Church, and by the Power of the Civil Magistrate.","segments":[{"text":"And because the Powers which God has ordained, and the Liberty which Christ has purchased, are not intended by God, to destroy, but mutually to uphold and preserve one another; They, who upon pretense of Christian Liberty, shall oppose any lawful Power, or the lawful exercise of it, whether it be Civil or Ecclesiastical, resist the Ordinance of God.","proofs":["Matthew 12:25","1 Peter 2:13–14","1 Peter 2:16","Romans 13:1–8","Hebrews 13:17"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 12:25","osis":["Matt.12.25"]},{"printed":"1 Peter 2:13–14","osis":["1Pet.2.13-1Pet.2.14"]},{"printed":"1 Peter 2:16","osis":["1Pet.2.16"]},{"printed":"Romans 13:1–8","osis":["Rom.13.1-Rom.13.8"]},{"printed":"Hebrews 13:17","osis":["Heb.13.17"]}],"note":null},{"text":"And, for their publishing of such Opinions, or maintaining of such Practices, as are contrary to the light of Nature, or to the known Principles of Christianity, whether concerning Faith, Worship, or Conversation; or, to the Power of Godliness; or, such erroneous Opinions or Practices, as either in their own nature, or in the manner of publishing or maintaining them, are destructive to the external Peace and Order which Christ has established in the Church, they may lawfully be called to account, and proceeded against by the Censures of the Church,","proofs":["Romans 1:32","1 Corinthians 5:1","1 Corinthians 5:5","1 Corinthians 5:11","1 Corinthians 5:13","2 John 10–11","2 Thessalonians 3:14","1 Timothy 6:3–5","Titus 1:10–11","Titus 1:13","Titus 3:10","Matthew 18:15–17","1 Timothy 1:19–20","Revelation 2:2","Revelation 2:14–15","Revelation 2:20","Revelation 3:9"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 1:32","osis":["Rom.1.32"]},{"printed":"1 Corinthians 5:1","osis":["1Cor.5.1"]},{"printed":"1 Corinthians 5:5","osis":["1Cor.5.5"]},{"printed":"1 Corinthians 5:11","osis":["1Cor.5.11"]},{"printed":"1 Corinthians 5:13","osis":["1Cor.5.13"]},{"printed":"2 John 10–11","osis":["2John.1.10-2John.1.11"]},{"printed":"2 Thessalonians 3:14","osis":["2Thess.3.14"]},{"printed":"1 Timothy 6:3–5","osis":["1Tim.6.3-1Tim.6.5"]},{"printed":"Titus 1:10–11","osis":["Titus.1.10-Titus.1.11"]},{"printed":"Titus 1:13","osis":["Titus.1.13"]},{"printed":"Titus 3:10","osis":["Titus.3.10"]},{"printed":"Matthew 18:15–17","osis":["Matt.18.15-Matt.18.17"]},{"printed":"1 Timothy 1:19–20","osis":["1Tim.1.19-1Tim.1.20"]},{"printed":"Revelation 2:2","osis":["Rev.2.2"]},{"printed":"Revelation 2:14–15","osis":["Rev.2.14-Rev.2.15"]},{"printed":"Revelation 2:20","osis":["Rev.2.20"]},{"printed":"Revelation 3:9","osis":["Rev.3.9"]}],"note":null},{"text":"and by the Power of the Civil Magistrate.","proofs":["Deuteronomy 13:6–12","Romans 13:3–4","2 John 10–11","Ezra 7:23","Ezra 7:25–28","Revelation 17:12","Revelation 17:16–17","Nehemiah 13:15","Nehemiah 13:17","Nehemiah 13:21–22","Nehemiah 13:25","Nehemiah 13:30","2 Kings 23:5–6","2 Kings 23:9","2 Kings 23:20–21","2 Chronicles 34:33","2 Chronicles 15:12–13","2 Chronicles 15:16","Daniel 3:29","1 Timothy 2:2","Isaiah 49:23","Zechariah 13:2–3"],"refs":[{"printed":"Deuteronomy 13:6–12","osis":["Deut.13.6-Deut.13.12"]},{"printed":"Romans 13:3–4","osis":["Rom.13.3-Rom.13.4"]},{"printed":"2 John 10–11","osis":["2John.1.10-2John.1.11"]},{"printed":"Ezra 7:23","osis":["Ezra.7.23"]},{"printed":"Ezra 7:25–28","osis":["Ezra.7.25-Ezra.7.28"]},{"printed":"Revelation 17:12","osis":["Rev.17.12"]},{"printed":"Revelation 17:16–17","osis":["Rev.17.16-Rev.17.17"]},{"printed":"Nehemiah 13:15","osis":["Neh.13.15"]},{"printed":"Nehemiah 13:17","osis":["Neh.13.17"]},{"printed":"Nehemiah 13:21–22","osis":["Neh.13.21-Neh.13.22"]},{"printed":"Nehemiah 13:25","osis":["Neh.13.25"]},{"printed":"Nehemiah 13:30","osis":["Neh.13.30"]},{"printed":"2 Kings 23:5–6","osis":["2Kgs.23.5-2Kgs.23.6"]},{"printed":"2 Kings 23:9","osis":["2Kgs.23.9"]},{"printed":"2 Kings 23:20–21","osis":["2Kgs.23.20-2Kgs.23.21"]},{"printed":"2 Chronicles 34:33","osis":["2Chr.34.33"]},{"printed":"2 Chronicles 15:12–13","osis":["2Chr.15.12-2Chr.15.13"]},{"printed":"2 Chronicles 15:16","osis":["2Chr.15.16"]},{"printed":"Daniel 3:29","osis":["Dan.3.29"]},{"printed":"1 Timothy 2:2","osis":["1Tim.2.2"]},{"printed":"Isaiah 49:23","osis":["Isa.49.23"]},{"printed":"Zechariah 13:2–3","osis":["Zech.13.2-Zech.13.3"]}],"note":null}],"relations":{"wcf1646":["20.4"]},"diffs":[],"page":null,"leaf":null}