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484 4. Rom. 13:1-4; Luke 3:14, Matt. 8:9; Acts 10:1, 2.
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(o) Ed. 1647 reads: "III. The Civill Magistrate may not assume to himself the administration of
the Word and Sacraments, or the power of the Keyes of the Kingdome of Heaven: yet, he hath
Authoritie, and it is his duetie, to take order, that Unitie and Peace be preserved in the Church,
that the Truth of God be kept pure, and intire, that all Blasphemies and Heresies be suppressed,
all corruptions and abuses in Worship and Discipline prevented, or reformed; and all the
Ordinances of God Duely settled, administered, and observed. For the better effecting whereof,
he hath power to call Synods, to be present at them, and to provide that whatsoever is transacted
in them, be according to the minde of God."
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5. Matt. 16:19; I Cor. 4:1; John 18:36; Eph. 4:11, 12; II Chron. 26:18.
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6. GENERAL NOTE: At several points the Confession of Faith is more specific in its statements
than the Scriptures. These statements are inferences drawn from the Scriptures or from
statements based on the scriptures, or from the experience and observation of the Church. In
such cases no texts are cited, but reference is made to this General Note.
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7. I Tim. 2:1, 2.
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8. I Peter 2:17.
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9. Rom. 13:6, 7.
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10. Rom. 13:5; Titus 3:1.
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11. This is an inference from the duties just stated.
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12. Rom. 13:1; Acts 25:10, 11.
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(p) Ed. 1647 reads: "and."
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13. This is an inference from the doctrine of the civil magistrate, and from duties incumbent on
believers with respect to him.
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(q) Ed. 1647, Chapter XXIV reads: "I. Marriage is to be between one Man and one Woman:
neither is it lawfull for any Man to have more then one Wife, nor for any Woman to have more
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