 | Presbyterianism - 1813 - 580 pages
...necessary occasions d. III. 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 e : yet he hath auafraid (Of the power ? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same... | |
 | Nathaniel MORREN - 1813 - 132 pages
...Thus, while it is asserted, that the civil magistrate may not assume to himself administration of the word and sacraments, or the power of the keys of the kingdom of heaven; (which power is afterwards described in the xxx. chapter, as consisting in the admission to, and exclusion... | |
 | William Johnson Fox - Christianity - 1819 - 344 pages
...as completely as the Episcopalians. The Assembly's Confession declares, that " the civil magistrate hath authority, and it is his duty to take order,...the church; that the truth of God be kept pure and entire ; that all blasphemies and heresies be suppressed; all corruptions and abuses in •worship... | |
 | Thomas M'Crie - Christian union - 1821 - 192 pages
...this declaration. It is true, that it allots to the magistrate a care of religion, and asserts that " he hath authority, and it is his duty to take order,...that unity and peace be preserved in the church," &c. But is there no order which he can take for having these things done by the persons and in the... | |
 | William Johnson Fox - Christianity - 1822 - 344 pages
...as completely as the Episcopalians. The Assembly's Confession declares, that " the civil magistrate hath authority, and it is his duty to take order,...the church ; that the truth of God be kept pure and entire ; that all blasphemies and heresies be suppressed ; all corruptions and abuses in worship and... | |
 | Unitarianism - 1824 - 126 pages
...admission still used the liberty " 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 hie duty, to take order, that unity and peace be preserved in the church, that the truth of God be... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, Richard Bligh - Law reports, digests, etc - 1825 - 778 pages
...the following words : " The " civil magistrate may not assume to himself the " administration of the word and sacraments, or the " power of the keys of...church ; " that the truth of God be kept pure and entire ; " that all 'blasphemies and heresies be suppressed ; " all corruptions and abuses in worship... | |
 | Scotland. Court of Session - Law reports, digests, etc - 1826 - 826 pages
...sect, of 23d chapter declares — ' The civil magistrate may not as' sumc the administration of the word and sacraments, ' or the power of the keys of...Heaven. ' Yet he hath authority, and it is his duty to ' order that unity and peace be preserved in * — that the truth of God may be kept pure ' tire—... | |
 | United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly - 1826 - 686 pages
...and necessary occasions. "Civil magistrates may not assume to themselves the administration of the word and sacraments; or the power of the keys of the kingdom of heaven; or, in the least, interfere in matters of faith. Yet, as nursing fathers, it is the duty of civil magistrates... | |
 | 1827 - 600 pages
...government, of the church : " 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." After these limitations and restrictions of the magistrate's power with regard to religious matters... | |
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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,... 
