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 1 1|           is the duty of the civil magistrate, by the impartial execution
 2 1|            life, therefore, is the magistrate armed with the force and
 3 1|          whole jurisdiction of the magistrate reaches only to these civil
 4 1|         not committed to the civil magistrate, any more than to other
 5 1|        such power be vested in the magistrate by the consent of the people,
 6 1|         cannot belong to the civil magistrate, because his power consists
 7 1|         indeed be alleged that the magistrate may make use of arguments,
 8 1|            belongs to none but the magistrate. And, upon this ground,
 9 1|          ground, I affirm that the magistrate’s power extends not to the
10 1|         souls cannot belong to the magistrate; because, though the rigour
11 1|        belongs wholly to the civil magistrate, and the possession of all
12 1|          said) belongs only to the magistrate, nor ought any private persons
13 1|       government and are under the magistrate’s protection. The whole
14 1|            not even when the civil magistrate (as it sometimes happens)
15 1|   government. So that, whether the magistrate join himself to any church,
16 1|          power of the sword by the magistrate’s coming to it, nor does
17 1|       nevertheless, that the civil magistrate inclined to favour one of
18 1|          where they have the civil magistrate on their side. But so soon
19 1|           Let them not call in the magistrate’s authority to the aid of
20 1|           now consider what is the magistrate’s duty in the business of
21 1|       souls does not belong to the magistrate. Not a magisterial care,
22 1|           to the government of the magistrate than the other? Will the
23 1|           than the other? Will the magistrate provide by an express law
24 1|       heaven more certainly to the magistrate than every private man’s
25 1|          therefore belong unto the magistrate to prescribe me a remedy,
26 1|            me to do whatsoever the magistrate ordains? Those things that
27 1|           undone, it is not in the magistrate’s power to repair my loss,
28 1|       religion, to be in the civil magistrate, but in the Church. What
29 1|         determined, that the civil magistrate orders to be observed; and
30 1|       things is in the Church; the magistrate himself yields obedience
31 1|            not better known to the magistrate than to private persons,
32 1|            and secure, because the magistrate does not now enjoin the
33 1|           those Churches, upon the magistrate’s command, because he commands
34 1| controversy, is this: Although the magistrate’s opinion in religion be
35 1|    Churches; and these, I say, the magistrate ought to tolerate, for the
36 1|          the first place, that the magistrate has no power to enforce
37 1|         hence that I deny unto the magistrate all manner of power about
38 1|          therefore follow that the magistrate may ordain whatsoever he
39 1|            out of the reach of the magistrate’s jurisdiction, because
40 1|           be granted also that the magistrate understand such washing
41 1|           one therefore say that a magistrate has the same right to ordain
42 1|            hinders but a Christian magistrate may have subjects that are
43 1|      enough to answer Him that the magistrate commanded them. If civil
44 1|         inventions, built upon the magistrate’s authority, might not (
45 1|       under the power of the civil magistrate, yet cannot, upon that pretence,
46 1|          In the next place: As the magistrate has no power to impose by
47 1|         heinous enormities, is the magistrate obliged to tolerate them,
48 1|        that do it. The part of the magistrate is only to take care that
49 1|     murrain, who sees not that the magistrate, in such a case, may forbid
50 1|        cannot be prohibited by the magistrate in the Church. Whatsoever
51 1|       their sacred rites. Only the magistrate ought always to be very
52 1|        also to be tolerated by the magistrate?” I answer: What power can
53 1|          power can be given to the magistrate for the suppression of an
54 1|          be granted unto the civil magistrate in spirituals as that at
55 1|           by the same rule another magistrate, in some neighbouring country,
56 1|            rule of truth which the magistrate has framed unto himself.
57 1|        amongst them. At length the magistrate becomes a Christian, and
58 1|    therefore to be punished by the magistrate. For it does not belong
59 1|           does not belong unto the magistrate to make use of his sword
60 1|         were to be punished by the magistrate. The reason is because they
61 1|          put He the sword into any magistrate’s hand, with commission
62 1|   salvation of their souls! If the magistrate thinks to save men thus,
63 1|        them by a law?~Further, the magistrate ought not to forbid the
64 1|          citizen. The power of the magistrate and the estates of the people
65 1|       governor; I mean both of the magistrate and conscience. Here, therefore,
66 1|           the society to the civil magistrate. This is the original, this
67 1|         some may ask: “What if the magistrate should enjoin anything by
68 1|            within the verge of the magistrate’s authority (as, for example,
69 1|          owners is the duty of the magistrate. And therefore the magistrate
70 1|      magistrate. And therefore the magistrate cannot take away these worldly
71 1|      commonwealth.~But what if the magistrate believe such a law as this
72 1|           as I may call it) of the magistrate does not give him any new
73 1|            others. But what if the magistrate believe that he has a right
74 1|          earth between the supreme magistrate and the people. God, I say,
75 1|      inquire into the power of the magistrate in the different constitutions
76 1|            You will say, then, the magistrate being the stronger will
77 1|         are to be tolerated by the magistrate. But of these, indeed, examples
78 1|            the eye and hand of the magistrate and awaken all the care
79 1|       right to be tolerated by the magistrate; as neither those that will
80 1|       leave to be tolerated by the magistrate so long until they find
81 1|       right to be tolerated by the magistrate which is constituted upon
82 1|      prince. For by this means the magistrate would give way to the settling
83 1|    faithful subject to a Christian magistrate, whilst at the same time
84 1|          Church who is the supreme magistrate in the state.~Lastly, those
85 1|         this be so, why is not the magistrate afraid of his own Church;
86 1|        therefore deal plainly. The magistrate is afraid of other Churches,
87 1|       would be as dangerous to the magistrate as any others that had associated
88 1|         divine service against the magistrate’s will?” I answer: Why,
89 1|      averse to the religion of the magistrate will think themselves so
90 1|            Church itself which the magistrate indulges will not always
91 1|            the jurisdiction of the magistrate, but entirely to the conscience
92 1|            has done hitherto, with magistrate and people, and so long
93 2|            greater part, or by the magistrate’s patronage the stronger
94 2|           nor the authority of the magistrate, that can make any man guilty