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title: 'The Punishment of Treason: A Discourse Preached April, 23rd, 1865, in the South Presbyterian Church, of Brooklyn'
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authors:
- 'Samuel Thayer Spear'
date: 1865-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Capital Punishment'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 89'
- 'Romans 13'
- 'Isaiah 53'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/spear-1865-the-punishment-of-treason-a-discourse-preached-april-23rd-1865-in-the-south-presbyterian-church-of-brooklyn
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# The Punishment of Treason: A Discourse Preached April, 23rd, 1865, in the South Presbyterian Church, of Brooklyn

1865 sermon: God's government requires justice and judgment; civil law and capital punishment are justified for treason. Magistrates are God's ministers; gospel mercy does not annul public justice.

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