Paras | |
1 | I. The divine ordination of the office of civil magistrate |
A. His ordained position | |
B. His ordained purpose | |
C. His ordained power | |
2 | II. The Christian's involvement in the office of civil magistrate |
A. Its ethical propriety | |
B. Its special concern | |
C. The peculiar prerogative | |
3 | III. The believer's subjection to the office of civil magistrate |
A. The duty of obedience to civil magistrates | |
1. The ground of this obedience | |
2. The extent of this obedience | |
3. The nature of this obedience | |
4. The motives for this obedience | |
B. The duty of prayer for civil magistrates | |
From: Samuel E. Waldron, A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, (Evangelical Press, 1989), p284. Used by permission.