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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"]}]},{"document":"phila1742","id":"25.1","url":"/api/v1/documents/phila1742/paragraphs/25.1","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"]}]},{"document":"flcf1644","id":"48.1","url":"/api/v1/documents/flcf1644/paragraphs/48.1","segments":[{"text":"That a civill Magistracie is an ordinance of God set up by God for the punishment of evill doers, and for the praise of them that doe well; and that in all lawfull things commanded by them, subjection ought to be given by us in the Lord: and that we are to make supplication and prayer for Kings, and all that are in authority, that under them we may live a peaceable and quiet life in all godlines and honesty.","proofs":["Romans 13:1–4"]}]},{"document":"flcf1646","id":"48.1","url":"/api/v1/documents/flcf1646/paragraphs/48.1","segments":[{"text":"A civill Magistracy is an Ordinance of God, set up by him for the punishment of evill doers, and for the praise of them that doe well; and that in all lawfull things, commanded by them, subjection ought to be given by us in the Lord, not onely for wrath, but for conscience sake; and that we are to make supplications and prayers for Kings, and all that are in authoritie, that under them we may live a quiet and peaceable life, in all godlinesse and honesty.","proofs":["Romans 13:1–4"]}]},{"document":"wcf1646","id":"20.4","url":"/api/v1/documents/wcf1646/paragraphs/20.4","segments":[{"text":"And because the Powers which God hath ordained, and the Liberty which Christ hath purchased, are not intended by God, to destroy, but mutually to uphold and preserve one another; They, who upon pretence of Christian Liberty, shall oppose any lawfull Power, or the lawfull exercise of it, whether it bee Civil or Ecclesiasticall, resist the Ordinance of God.","proofs":["Romans 13:1–8"]},{"text":"and by the Power of the Civil Magistrate.","proofs":["Romans 13:3–4"]}]},{"document":"wcf1646","id":"23.1","url":"/api/v1/documents/wcf1646/paragraphs/23.1","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 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.","proofs":["Romans 13:1–4"]}]},{"document":"wcf1646-modernized","id":"20.4","url":"/api/v1/documents/wcf1646-modernized/paragraphs/20.4","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; 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