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The best treatise ever written on the doctrine of the lesser magistrates was by John Knox in his Appellation to the Nobility and Estates of Scotland (1558). Knox made clear that lesser magistrates are not to hide behind the excuse that they must simply obey

The doctrine of the lesser magistrates was first formalized in the Magdeburg Confession by Lutheran pastors in Magdeburg, Germany. Emperor Charles V wanted to crush the Protestant Reformation. He therefore instituted his draconian Augsburg Interim. All of the cities and towns obeyed except one —

The rule of law simply stated is: the law is king. All are subject to the laws of the land, both king and commoner, both government officials and citizens, and that law is equitable to all. Christian men first formalized God’s moral law, along with

The Law of God is the objective standard so that men know when governments are making unjust or immoral law. The disobedience of the lesser magistrate is not subjective. He is only justified in defying the higher authority when the higher authority clearly contravenes the

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