Puritan Sailor
Puritan Board Doctor
[quote:5a4b2df3e2]II. It is lawful for Christians to accept and execute the office of a magistrate, when called thereunto: in the managing whereof, as they ought especially to [b:5a4b2df3e2]maintain piety[/b:5a4b2df3e2], justice, and peace, according to the wholesome laws of each commonwealth; so, for that end, they may lawfully, now under the New Testament, wage war, upon just and necessary occasion. [/quote:5a4b2df3e2]
What did the divines mean here when they said the civil magistrate must "maintain piety?"
[Edited on 6-29-2004 by puritansailor]
What did the divines mean here when they said the civil magistrate must "maintain piety?"
[Edited on 6-29-2004 by puritansailor]