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title: 'The Moral Character of Civil Government, Considered with Reference to the Political Institutions of the United States'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Gilbert McMaster'
date: 1832-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Citizenship and Government'
- 'United States'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 8'
- 'Romans 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mcmaster-1832-the-moral-character-of-civil-government-considered-with-reference-to-the-political-institutions-of-the-united-states
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# The Moral Character of Civil Government, Considered with Reference to the Political Institutions of the United States

Defends civil government as God's ordinance grounded in natural moral law; distinguishes state from church, and upholds voluntary civic membership and constitutional moral authority.

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