Heavenly Doctrine (Tafel) n. 314

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314. Those in authority who are placed over those things among men which belong to heaven, that is, over ecclesiastical things, are called priests; and their office is called the priesthood. But those in authority who are set over those things among men which belong to the world, that is, over civil things, are called magistrates, and their chief, where there are such governments, is called a king.


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