A57975:108
Lex, Rex
Lex, rex The law and the prince : a dispute for the just prerogative of king and people : containing the reasons and causes of the most necessary defensive wars of the kingdom of Scotland and of their expedition for the aid and help of their dear brethren of England : in which their innocency is asserted and a full answer is given to a seditious pamphlet entitled Sacro-sancta regum majestas, or, The sacred and royal prerogative of Christian kings, under the name of J. A. but penned by Jo. Maxwell the excommunicate P. Prelate. : with a scriptural confutation of the ruinous grounds of W. Barclay, H. Grotius, H. Arnisœus, Ant. de Domi P. Bishop of Spalata, and of other late anti-magistratical royalists, as the author of Ossorianum, D. Fern, E. Symmons, the doctors of Aberdeen, &c. : in XLIV questions.Lex, rex The law and the prince : a dispute for the just prerogative of king and people : containing the reasons and causes of the most necessary defensive wars of the kingdom of Scotland and of their expedition for the ayd and help of their dear brethren of England : in which their innocency is asserted and a full answer is given to a seditious pamphlet intituled Sacro-sancta regum majestas, or, The sacred and royall prerogative of Christian kings, under the name of J. A. but penned by Jo. Maxwell the excommunicate P. Prelat. : with a scripturall confutation of the ruinous grounds of W. Barclay, H. Grotius, H. Arnisœus, Ant. de Domi P. Bishop of Spalata, and of other late anti-magistratical royalists, as the author of Ossorianum, D. Fern, E. Symmons, the doctors of Aberdeen, &c. : in XLIV questions.
London: printed for John Field, 1644London: printed for Iohn Field, 1644
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QUEST. XXXII. Whether or no the lawfulness of defensive wars can be proved from the Scripture, from the examples of David, the peoples rescuing Jonathan, Elisha, and the 80. valiant Priests who resisted Uzziah? Affirm. p. 340. David warrantably raised an Army of men to defend himself against the unjust violence of his Prince Saul, p. 340, 341, 342. Davids not invading Saul, and his men, who did not aim at Arbitrary Government, at subversion of Laws, Religion, and extirpation of those that worshipped the God of Israel and opposed Idolatry, but only pursuing one single person, far unlike to our case in Scotland and England now, p. 342.343. Davids example not extraordinary, p. 343, 344. Elisha's resistance proveth defensive wars to be warrantable, p. 344, 345 Resistance made to King Uzziah by eighty valiant Priests proveth the same, p. 346, 347, 348. The peoples rescuing Jonathan proveth the same, p. 348, 349. Libnah's revolt proveth this, p. 349. The City of Abel defended themselves against Joab King Davids General, when he came to destroy a City for one wicked conspirator, Sheba his sake, p. 349, 350.
QUEST. XXXII. Whether or no the lawfulnesse of defensive warrrs can be proved from the Scripture, from the examples of David, the peoples rescuing Ionathan, Elisha, and the 80. valiant Priests who resisted Vzziah? Affirm. p. 340. David warrantably raised an Army of men to defend himselfe against the unjust violence of his Prince Saul, p. 340, 341, 342. Davids not invading Saul, and his men, who did not aime at Arbitrary Government, at subversion of Lawes, Religion, and extirpation of those that worshipped the God of Israel and opposed Idolatry, but only pursuing one single person, farre unlike to our case in Scotland and England now, p. 342.343. Davids example not extraordinary, p. 343, 344. Elisha's resistance proveth defensive warrs to be warrantable, p. 344, 345 Resistance made to King Vzziah by eighty valiant Priests proveth the same, p. 346, 347, 348. The peoples rescuing Ionathan proveth the same, p. 348, 349. Libnah's revolt proveth this, p. 349. The City of Abel defended themselves against Ioab King Davids Generall, when he came to destroy a City for one wicked conspirator, Sheba his sake, p. 349, 350.