 | 1863 - 712 lehte
...the administration of the word and sacraments, or the power of the keys of the kingdom of heaven ; yet he hath authority, and it is his duty, to take...worship and discipline prevented or reformed, and all ordinances of God duly settled, administered, and observed. For the better effecting whereof, he hath... | |
 | Hugh Miller - 1863 - 522 lehte
...necessarily leads. The article in our Confession quoted by his lordship instructs the civil magistrate "to take order that unity and peace be preserved in...that the truth of God be kept pure and entire; that blasphemies and heresies be suppressed ; corruptions and abuses in worship and discildinc prevented... | |
 | George Herbert Curteis - 1873 - 488 lehte
...day in seven for a Sabbath.' . . XXH. Of Lawful Oaths and Vows. XXIII. Of the Civil Magistrate. . . ' It is his duty to take order that unity and peace...corruptions and abuses in worship and discipline prevented and reformed, and all ordinances of God duly settled, administered, and observed. For the better effecting... | |
 | rev. William Balfour - 1873 - 256 lehte
...Confession of Faith itself, which is the legalised creed of that Church, it is declared that "the magistrate hath authority, and it is his duty, to take order...that all blasphemies and heresies be suppressed, all corruption and abuses in worship and discipline prevented or reformed, and all the ordinances of God... | |
 | William Marshall - 1873 - 312 lehte
...shadow of a doubt as to what the Westminster Assembly meant when they said, " The civil magistrate hath authority, and it is his duty, to take order, that unity and peace be preserved in the Church," etc. What have the defenders of the Standards against the charge of teaching persecuting principles... | |
 | 1873 - 780 lehte
...the executive of the Church. It was held to be one of the most important duties of the civil power " to take order that unity and peace be preserved in the Church ;" and the expression of any opinions at variance with those of the Church was not only to be reproved,... | |
 | 1874 - 608 lehte
...own influence, and ihe reyulation of hie own conduct ; ' and holds that when he iä directed to 'taie order that unity and peace be preserved in the Church,...worship and discipline prevented or reformed, and alt the ordinances of God duly settled, administered, and observed,' nothing more is meant than that... | |
 | John A. Crozier - 1875 - 630 lehte
...Westminster Confession of Faith says, ' The civil magistrate hath authority, and it is his duty to take order that all blasphemies and heresies be suppressed, all...in worship and discipline prevented or reformed.' " The General Synod says, ' That if any person thus licensed be afterwards found not to preach the... | |
 | 1876 - 204 lehte
...the Westminster Confession of Faith, the 39th article of which declares that the Civil Magistrate has authority, "and it is his duty, to take order that...Church,- that the truth of God be kept pure and entire, and that blasphemies and heresies be suppressed, all corruptions and abuses in worship and discipline... | |
 | Philip Schaff - 1877 - 944 lehte
...the administration of the Word and Sacraments, or the power of the keys of the kingdom of heaven : '/yet he hath authority, and it is his duty to take...ordinances of God duly settled, administered, and observed.1 For the better effecting whereof he hath power to call synods, to - be present at them,... | |
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The civil magistrate may not assume to himself the administration of the Word and Sacraments, or the power of the keys of the kingdom of heaven : yet he hath authority, and it is his duty to take order, that unity and peace be preserved in the Church,... 
