The
Magisterial Reformation is a phrase that "draws attention to the manner in which the
Lutheran and
Calvinist reformers related to
secular authorities, such as princes,
magistrates, or city councils", i.e. "the magistracy". While the
Radical Reformation rejected any secular
authority over the
Church, the Magisterial Reformation argued for the interdependence of the church and secular authorities, i.e. "The
magistrate had a right to authority within the church, just as the church could rely on the authority of the magistrate to enforce discipline, suppress heresy, or maintain order."