Romans 13:4
For he is the minister of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid; for he bears not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath on him that does evil.
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The Heretics Called the Flesh "The Vessel of the Soul," in Order ...
... When, however, we attribute to the soul authority, and to ... of course, not being amenable
to a judicial award: for ... or who sentences the sword to the beasts, if a ...
/.../on the resurrection of the flesh/chapter xvi the heretics called the.htm

Dishonest Tenants
... were sawn asunder, they were slain with the sword.'. ... like to those who came with
God's manifest authority. ... and we have to recognise the judicial calmness and ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture d/dishonest tenants.htm

Of the Beginning and Rise of the Romish Papacy, Till it Attained a ...
... all things is their leaving no judicial authority in the ... that this was sanctioned
by the authority of the ... goes about with fire and sword demolishing everything ...
/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 7 of the beginning.htm

Of his Saying: "If any Will not Work, Neither Shall He Eat. "
... proceeds with the severity of a judicial sentence, and, resuming his apostolic
authority, pronounces sentence ... punishing them with a carnal sword, but with ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xii of his saying .htm

Of the Civil Dissension Occasioned by the Sedition of the Gracchi.
... massacred; and this not by legal authority and procedure ... had defeated and put to
the sword both himself ... of the citizens, instituted a judicial examination of ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 24 of the civil dissension.htm

The Title on the Cross
... to explain how material was found for judicial process ... this enigmatical prisoner
had had a sword, there would ... Absolute authority belongs to utter self-sacrifice ...
/.../the title on the cross.htm

Non-Resistants.
... ourselves from every legislative and judicial body, and ... all human politics, worldly
honors, and stations of authority. ... who resort to the sword, are destined to ...
//christianbookshelf.org/hayward/the book of religions/non-resistants.htm

Chapter xx.
... he has no claim, without any judicial process, as ... Rightly, therefore, does the divine
authority exhort us to ... To give everything to every one--the sword to the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/our lords sermon on the mount/chapter xx.htm

Of the Right of Bishops not to be Accused or Hurt by Detraction.
... and judge, or witness; for in every judicial investigation there ... we decree and ordain
by apostolic authority, that the ... not to be smitten with the sword of the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/unknown/the decretals/ii of the right of.htm

Obedient Disobedience
... the limits of obedience to civil authority are laid ... be called Christ's soldier who
keeps the sword in the ... popularity-hunters get on the judicial bench, society ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/obedient disobedience.htm

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