A57975:467
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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7. These stiles of Gods, of Heads of the people, of Fathers, of Physicians, and healers of the sons of the most High, of such as Reign and Decree by the wisdom of God, &c. that are given to Kings, for the which Royalists make Kings only Judges, and all inferior Judges, but deputed, and Judges by participation, and at the second hand, or given to inferior Judges, Exod. 22.8, 9. Joh. 10.35. These who are appointed Judges under Moses, 1Deut. 1.16. are called in Hebrew or Chaldee, 1 Kings 8.1, 2. Chap. 5.2. Mic. 3.1. Josh. 23.2. Num. 1.16. [Greek or Hebrew] rasce, [Greek or Hebrew] fathers, Act. 7.2. Josh. 14.1. c. 19.51. 1 Chro. 8, 28. Healers, Isaiah. 3.7. Gods, and sons of the most High, Psal. 82.1.2.6.7. Prov, 8.16, 17. I much doubt, if Kings can infuse Godheads in their Subjects. I conceive they have from the God of Gods these gifts, whereby they are enabled to be Judges, and that Kings may appoint them Judges, but can do no more, they are no less essentially Judges then themselves.
7. These stiles of Gods, of Heads of the people, of Fathers, of Physicians, and healers of the sonnes of the most High, of such as Raign and Decree by the wisedome of God, &c. that are given to Kings, for the which Royalists make Kings onely Iudges, and all inferiour Iudges, but deputed, and Iudges by participation, and at the second hand, or given to inferiour Iudges,