Church and State

"We believe that our gracious God, because of the depravity of mankind, hath appointed kings, princes and magistrates, willing that the world should be governed by certain laws and policies; to the end that tithe dissoluteness of men might be restrained, and all things carried on among them with good order and decency. For this purpose he hath invested the magistry with the sword, for the punishment of evil-doers, and for the protection of them that do well. "We believe that our gracious God,...