The Religious Theory of Civil Government
The Religious Theory of Civil Government
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When our text was writ- ten, there were represented, among the several na- tions of the earth, though enfolded in the great Ro- man despotism, all the various forms of civil polity. Hence it was not necessary to any theory to prove its conformity to the original pattern of government, since the form of administration was unimportant to the practical issue, while the attempt to do so in a way which rejected the scriptural history seemed like a de- parture from truth ; and shed, upon the theory o...f the social compact, a complexion of irreligion.
Its antiscriptural character is exposed in another point ; for it represents the body of the people as the grand fountain of authority. From them, the magis- 3 18 trate receives, by election, the office which they have alone instituted ; to them, he is solely responsible ; and, according to the familiar maxim of politics, he is the servant of the people. Now here is a literal con- tradiction of the religious maxim, " he is the minister of God ;" holding an office whose authority man did not create ; responsible reverently, and supremely, to the divine Ordainer of magistrates.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
When our text was writ- ten, there were represented, among the several na- tions of the earth, though enfolded in the great Ro- man despotism, all the various forms of civil polity. Hence it was not necessary to any theory to prove its conformity to the original pattern of government, since the form of administration was unimportant to the practical issue, while the attempt to do so in a way which rejected the scriptural history seemed like a de- parture from truth ; and shed, upon the theory o...f the social compact, a complexion of irreligion.
Its antiscriptural character is exposed in another point ; for it represents the body of the people as the grand fountain of authority. From them, the magis- 3 18 trate receives, by election, the office which they have alone instituted ; to them, he is solely responsible ; and, according to the familiar maxim of politics, he is the servant of the people. Now here is a literal con- tradiction of the religious maxim, " he is the minister of God ;" holding an office whose authority man did not create ; responsible reverently, and supremely, to the divine Ordainer of magistrates.
What to read after The Religious Theory of Civil Government?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Alexander H Alexander Hamilton Vinton to read onlineMoreLess
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