The gospel is not brought in to change the common politics
of the world and to make laws that belong to the temporal state. It is true that kings, princes, and
magistrates ought always to ask the counsel at God’s mouth and to conform
themselves to his Word, but yet for all that, our Lord has given them liberty
to make such laws as they shall perceive to be fitting and suitable for the
rule committed to them. They must call
upon God to give them the spirit of wisdom and discretion, and because they are
insufficient for this in and of themselves, they must take counsel from God’s
Word.
Ephesians 6:5—9, Sermons
on the Epistle to the Ephesians.
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