by Robert Barclay, A Catechism and Confession of Faith… (1673)
“ Q. What do the Scriptures speak of the Duty of such as are under Authority?A. Let every Soul be Subject to the Higher Powers; for there is no Power but of God: The Powers that be, are ordained of God: Whosoever therefore resists the Power, resists the Ordinance of God ”
by Robert Barclay, A Catechism and Confession of Faith… (1673)
“ As therefore the Tares are gathered and burnt in the Fire, so shall it be in the end of this World; the Son of Man shall send forth his Angels, and they shall gather out of his Kingdom all things that offend, and them which do Iniquity [Matt. 13:38-41] . ”
by Robert Barclay, A Catechism and Confession of Faith… (1673)
“ But he said, Nay, lest while ye gather up the Tares, ye root up also the Wheat with them [Matt. 13:27-29] .Q. Doth he explain these Tares of the Wicked, whom the Godly must not take upon them to cut off, lest through Mistake they hurt the Good; but leave it to God, to do it by his Angels?A. The Field is the World; the good Seed are the Children of the Kingdom; but the Tares are the Children of the Wicked One; the Enemy that sowed them is the Devil; the Harvest is the End of the World ”
