{"id":"23.1","chapter":23,"number":1,"text":"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 Public good: and, to this end has armed them with the Power of the Sword, for the defense and encouragement of them that are good, and for the punishment of evil doers.","segments":[{"text":"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 Public good: and, to this end has armed them with the Power of the Sword, for the defense and encouragement of them that are good, and for the punishment of evil doers.","proofs":["Romans 13:1–4","1 Peter 2:13–14"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 13:1–4","osis":["Rom.13.1-Rom.13.4"]},{"printed":"1 Peter 2:13–14","osis":["1Pet.2.13-1Pet.2.14"]}],"note":null}],"relations":{"lbcf1689-modernized":["24.1"],"savoy1658-modernized":["24.1"],"wcf1646":["23.1"]},"diffs":[{"source":"lbcf1689-modernized","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"the","position":8},{"text":"are","position":null}]},{"source":"savoy1658-modernized","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"are","position":null}]}],"page":null,"leaf":null}