Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (modernized) · Chapter 24
Of the Civil Magistrate
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1. 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 defense and encouragement of them that do good, and for the Punishment of evil doers.a
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- Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) 24.1
- Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (modernized, 1658) 24.1
- Westminster Confession of Faith (modernized, 1646) 23.1
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