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Westminster Confession of Faith · Chapter 23

Of the Civil Magistrate

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2. It is lawful for Christians to accept and execute the Office of a Magistrate; when called thereunto:a in the managing whereof, as they ought especially to maintain Piety, Justice, and Peace, according to the wholsom Laws of each Commonwealth;b so, for that end, they may lawfully now, under the New Testament, wage War, upon just and necessary occasion.c

Proofs

Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.

  1. aProverbs 8:15–16; Romans 13:1–2; Romans 13:4
  2. bPsalm 2:10–12; 1 Timothy 2:2; Psalm 82:3–4; 2 Samuel 23:3; 1 Peter 2:13
  3. cLuke 3:14; Romans 13:4; Matthew 8:9–10; Acts 10:1–2; Revelation 17:14; Revelation 17:16

Commentary

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