A92147:1024
A treatise of civil policy
A treatise of civil policy: being a resolution of forty three questions concerning prerogative, right and privilege, in reference to the supreme prince and the people. / By Samuel Rutherford professor of divinity of St Andrews in Scotland.A treatise of civil policy: being a resolution of forty three questions concerning prerogative, right and priviledge, in reference to the supream prince and the people. / By Samuel Rutherford professor of divintiy of St Andrews in Scotland.
London, : Printed and are to be sold by Simon Miller at the Star in St Pauls Church-yard near the West end., 1657 i.e. 1656
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Obj. 1. Symmons Loyal Subj. Pag. 57. These phrases, 2 Sam. 9. 1. When Kings go forth to war, and Luk. 14. 31. What King going forth to war? speak to my conscience, that both offensive ⟨p. 376⟩and defensive war are in the Kings hand.
Obj. 1. Symmons Loyall Subj. Pag. 57. These phrases, 2 Sam. 9. 1. When Kings goe forth to warre, and Luk. 14. 31. What King going forth to warre? speak to my conscience, that both offensive ⟨p. 376⟩and defensive warre are in the Kings hand.
Answ. It is not much to other men what is spoken to any mans conscience by Phrase and customs; for by this no States where there be no Kings, but government by the best, or the people, as in Holland, or in other Nations, can have power of war, for what time of year shall Kings go to war who are not Kings? and because Christ saith, A certain householder delivered talents to his servants, will this infer to any conscience, that none but a householder may take usury? And when he saith, If the good man of the house knew at what hour the thief would come, he would watch; shall it follow, the son or servant may not watch the house, but only the good man?
Answ. It is not much to other men what is spoken to any mans conscience by Phrase and customes; for by this no States where there be no Kings, but government by the best, or the people, as in Holland, or in other Nations, can have power of war, for what time of yeare shall Kings goe to war who are not Kings? and because Christ saith, A certaine housholder delivered talents to his servants, will this infer to any conscience, that none but a housholder may take usurie? And when he saith, If the good man of the house knew at what houre the thiefe would come, he would watch; shall it follow, the sonne or servant may not watch the house, but onely the good man?