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The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulness of Parliamentary proceedings in taking…The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulnesse of Parliamentary procedings in taking…
The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulness of Parliamentary proceedings in taking up of arms, is justified, Doctor Ferns reply answered, and the case in question more fully resolved / by William Bridge ...The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulnesse of Parliamentary procedings in taking up of arms, is justified, Doctor Fernes reply answered, and the case in question more fully resolved / by William Bridge ...
London: printed by T.P. and M.S. for Ben. Allen, 1643
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3• Propos.
Though power abstractively considered, be originally from God himself, yet he hath communicated that power to the people, so as the first subject seat and receptacle of ruling civill power under himself, is the whole people or body politic. ⟨p. 5⟩To this purpose Doctor Ruherfords words are very plain, A free Common-wealth, saith he, contains ordines regni, the States that have Nomothetic power, and they not only by the law of Nature may use justa tutela, a necessary defence of their lives from a tyrants fury, but also by the law of Nations may authoritatively repress and limit, as is proved by Junius, Brutus, Bucherius, Althasius, Haenomus. Therefore Hemming, Amiceus do well distinguish between Plebem & [Greek or Hebrew], populum: for indeed the multitude (excluding the States) or base of the people, can hardly have another law against ityrant, then the law of Nature. But the Common-wealth, including the States of a free Kingdom, hath an authoritative. So Isidore, Origen, Aristotle, Plato, Titus Livius, Plutarch, and that of the Council of Basil, Plus valet Regnum quam Rex, The Kingdom is more worth then the King, approved by all. Thus far Doctor Rutherford, professor of Divinity in Scotland. The reasons of my position are these:
THough power abstractively considered, be originally from God himselfe, yet he hath communicated that power to the people, so as the first subject seat and receptacle of ruling civill power under himselfe, is the whole people or body politicke. ⟨p. 5⟩To this purpose Doctor Ruherfords words are very plaine, Afree Common-wealth, saith he, containes ordines regni, the States that have Nomotheticke power, and they not onely by the law of Nature may use justa tutela, a necessary defence of their lives from a tyrants fury, but also by the law of Nations may authoritatively represse and limit, as is proved by Junius, Brutus, Bucherius, Althasius, Haenomus. Therefore Heming, Amiceus doe well distinguish between Plebem & , populum: for indeed the multitude (excluding the States) or base of the people, can hardly have another law against