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IV. It is the duty of people to pray for magistrates,[8] to honor their persons,[9] to pay them tribute or other dues,[10] to obey their lawful commands, and to be subject to their authority, for conscience' sake.[11] Infidelity, or difference in religion, does not make void the magistrates' just and legal authority, nor free the people from their due obedience to them:[12] from which ecclesiastical persons are not exempted,[13] much less has the Pope any power and jurisdiction over them in their dominions, or over any of their people; and, least of all, to deprive them of their dominions, or lives, if he shall judge them to be heretics, or upon any other pretence whatsoever.[14] |
Is it okay to reject public education, then? I mean, do you think the civil magistrate should require parents send their kids to public education at the expense of private and homeschooling options?
If the state is teaching godlessness (and it is), I would say that, per the WCF, is not giving
lawful commands.
Sorry if I'm detracting. Just let me know and I'll delete the posts.