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#### Confession of Faith
##### Chapter 31: Of Synods and Councils
Synods and councils are to handle, or conclude nothing, but that which is ecclesiastical: and are not to intermeddle with civil affairs which concern the commonwealth, unless by way of humble petition in cases extraordinary; or, by way of advice, for satisfaction of conscience, if they be thereunto required by the civil magistrate.[^fnref:wcf1]
[^fnref:wcf1]: <div class="esv"><h5>Luke 12:13-14</h5> <div class="esv-text"> <p id="p42012013.07-1">Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” But he said to him, <span class="woc">“Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?”</span></p> </div><h5>John 18:36</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p43018036.01-2">Jesus answered, <span class="woc">“My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.”</span> (<a href="http://www.esv.org" class="copyright">ESV</a>)</p> </div> </div>