Punishments: Power of Inflicting, Given to Magistrates
Source: TTT
Job 31:11
For that would be a heinous crime, an iniquity to be judged.
Romans 13:4
For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.