A57975:82
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. VI. Whether or no, the King be so allanerly from both in regard of Sovereignty and Designation of his person, as he is no ways from the people, but only by mere approbation? Negatur, pag. 28, 29. The Forms of Government, not from God by an act of naked Providence, but by his approving will, Ibid. ⟨image 10⟩Sovereignty not from the people by sole approbation, P. 29, 30. Though God have peculiar acts of providence in creating Kings, it followeth not hence, that the people maketh not Kings, P. 31. The P. Prelate, expoundeth prophecies true only of David, Solomon, and Jesus Christ, as true of profane heathen Kings, P. 34, 35. The P. P. maketh all the heathen Kings to be Princes, anointed with the holy Oil of saving grace, Ibid.
QUEST. VI. Whether or no, the King be so allanerly from both in regard of Soveraignty and Designation of his person, as he is no wayes from the people, but onely by meer approbation? Negatur, pag. 28, 29. The Forms of Government, not from God by an act of naked Providence, but by his approving will, Ibid. ⟨image 10⟩Soveraignty not from the people by sole approbation, P. 29, 30. Though God have peculiar acts of providence in creating Kings, it followeth not hence, that the people maketh not Kings, P. 31. The P. Prelate, exponeth prophecies true onely of David, Solomon, and Iesus Christ, as true of prophane heathen Kings, P. 34, 35. The P. P. maketh all the heathen Kings to be Princes, anointed with the holy Oyl of saving grace, Ibid.
QUEST. VII. Whether the P. Prelate conclude, that neither constitution, nor designation of Kings is from the people? Negatur, P. 38, 39. The excellency of Kings, maketh them not of Gods only Constitution and Designation, Ibid. How Sovereignty is in the people, how not, P. 43. A Community doth not surrender their right and liberty to their Rulers; so much as their power active, to do, and passive, to suffer violence, P. 44, 45. Gods loosing of the bonds of Kings, by the mediation of the peoples despising him, proveth against the P. P. That the Lord taketh away, and giveth Royal Majesty mediately, not immediately, P. 45, 46. The subordination of people to Kings and Rulers, both natural and voluntary; the subordination of beasts and creatures to man merely natural, P. 46, 47. The place,