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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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Lex, Rex. › Question 26: QUEST. XXVI. Whether the King be above the Law or no?
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Ans▪ The consequence is nought, no more then the King the absolute independent is infallible. 2. It is sure the people are in less hazard of Tyranny and self destruction, then the King is to subvert Laws, and make himself absolute, and for that cause there must be a superintendent power above the King; and God Almighty also must be above all.
Ans▪ The consequence is nought, no more then the King the absolute independent is infallible. 2. It is sure the people are in lesse hazard of Tyranny and selfe destruction, then the King is to subvert Lawes, and make himselfe absolute, and for that cause there must be a superintendent power above the King; and God Almighty also must be above all.
P. Prelate. The Parliament may err, then God hath left the state remediless except the King remedy it.
P. Prelate. The Parliament may erre, then God hath left the state remedilesse except the King remedy it.
Ans. There's no consequence here, except the King be impeccable. 2. Posterior Parliaments may correct the former. 3. A State is not remediless, because Gods remedies, in sinful mens hands may miscarry. But the question is now, whether God hath given power to one man to destroy men, subvert Laws, and Religion, without any power above him to coerce, restrain or punish.
Ans. There's no consequence here, except the King be impeccable. 2. Posteriour Parliaments may correct the former. 3. A State is not remedilesse, because Gods remedies, in sinfull mens hands may miscarry. But the question is now, whether God hath given power to one man to destroy men, subvert Lawes, and Religion, without any power above him to coerce, restraine or punish.