| Paras | |
| 1 | I. The divine ordination of the office of civil magistrate |
| A. His ordained position | |
| B. His ordained purpose | |
| C. His ordained power | |
| 2 | II. The Christian's involvement in the office of civil magistrate |
| A. Its ethical propriety | |
| B. Its special concern | |
| C. The peculiar prerogative | |
| 3 | III. The believer's subjection to the office of civil magistrate |
| A. The duty of obedience to civil magistrates | |
| 1. The ground of this obedience | |
| 2. The extent of this obedience | |
| 3. The nature of this obedience | |
| 4. The motives for this obedience | |
| B. The duty of prayer for civil magistrates | |
From: Samuel E. Waldron, A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, (Evangelical Press, 1989), p284. Used by permission.