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title: 'Two Sermons for the Times: Obedience to the Civil Authority; and Constitutional Government Against Treason'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Samuel Thayer Spear'
date: 1861-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Citizenship and Government'
- 'United States'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 13'
- 'Acts 5'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/spear-1861-two-sermons-for-the-times-obedience-to-the-civil-authority-and-constitutional-government-against-treason
---

# Two Sermons for the Times: Obedience to the Civil Authority; and Constitutional Government Against Treason

Two 1861 sermons urging Christians to obey civil authority and uphold the U.S. Constitution against treason, while affirming obedience to God over men when laws conflict.

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