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Chapter 24
Of the Civil Magistrate
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I. The divine ordination of the office of civil magistrate |
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A. His ordained position |
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B. His ordained purpose |
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C. His ordained power |
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II. The Christian's involvement in the office of civil magistrate |
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A. Its ethical propriety |
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B. Its special concern |
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C. The peculiar prerogative |
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III. The believer's subjection to the office of civil magistrate |
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A. The duty of obedience to civil magistrates |
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1. The ground of this obedience |
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2. The extent of this obedience |
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3. The nature of this obedience |
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4. The motives for this obedience |
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B. The duty of prayer for civil magistrates |
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From: Samuel E. Waldron, A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, (Evangelical Press, 1989), p284. Used by permission.
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