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A Christian Directory
A Christian directory, or, A sum of practical theology and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortify every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.A Christian directory, or, A summ of practical theologie and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortifie every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by Robert White for Nevill Simmons, 1673
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Part 4 › Chapter 3: Directions for Subjects concerning their duty to their Rulers.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
§. 15. Object. 4. But, saith he, pag. 193. l. 8. [In Kingdoms of this quality, (as this we live 1in) the Highest Governor hath indeed universal dominion, but with dependency upon that whole entire body over the several parts whereof he hath dominion: so that it standeth for an axiom in this •ase, The King is major singulis, universis minor.]
§. 15. Object. 4. But, saith he, pag. 193. l. 8. [In Kingdoms of this quality, (as this we live 1in) the Highest Governour hath indeed universal dominion, but with dependency upon that whole entire body over the several parts whereof he hath dominion: so that it standeth for an axiome in this •ase, The King is major singulis, universis minor.]
- 1Object. 4.
Answ. If you had included Himself, its certain that he cannot be Greater than the whole, because he1 cannot be greater than himself. But seeing you speak of the whole in contradistinction from him, I answer, That indeed in genere causae finalis the Sovereign is Universis Minor, that is, The whole Kingdom is naturally more worth than One, and their felicity a greater good: or else the bonum publicum, or salus populi could not be the End of Government: But this is nothing to our case: For we are speaking of Governing power as a means to this end: And so in genere causae efficientis the Sovereign (yea, and his lowest Officer) hath more Authority or Jus Regendi than all the people as such; (for they all as such have none at all): Even as the Church is of more worth than the Pastor, and yet the Pastor alone hath more Authority to administer the Sacraments and to Govern the people, than all the flock hath: For they have none either to use or give (what ever some say to the contrary,) but