Bible Dictionary: Punishments: Power of Inflicting, Given to Magistrates

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Job 31:11
For this is an heinous crime; yes, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
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Romans 13:4
For he is the minister of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid; for he bears not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath on him that does evil.
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Of Civil Government.
... understand that the magistrate, in inflicting punishment, acts ... requiring that the
severity of punishments should be ... heaven, they, by a greater power, curbed a ...
/.../the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 20 of civil government.htm

The Polity Settled by Moses; and How He Disappeared from among ...
... is convicted, suffer all the very same punishments which he ... let him not have it in
his power to make ... is smitten be avenged immediately, by inflicting the same ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 8 the polity settled.htm

The Number of those who Fought for Religion in Gaul under Verus ...
... which an infuriated mob delight in inflicting on enemies ... brotherhood, but not beyond
the power of Christ ... who denied suffered such terrible punishments, but that ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter i the number of those.htm

Subtopics

Punishments

Punishments for Murder not to be Commuted

Punishments were Inflicted by Order of Kings

Punishments were Inflicted by Order of Magistrates

Punishments were Inflicted by Soldiers

Punishments were Inflicted by the People

Punishments were Inflicted by the Witnesses

Punishments were Inflicted without Partiality

Punishments were Inflicted without Pity

Punishments were Inflicted: Immediately After Sentence Was Passed

Punishments were Inflicted: On the Guilty