A92147:1039
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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Assert. We are obliged, by many bands, to expose our lives, goods, children, &c. in this cause of religion and of the unjust oppression of enemies, for the safety and defence of our dear brethren and true religion in England. 1. Prov. 24. 11. If thou forbear to deliver them, that are drawn to death, [Greek or Hebrew] taken as captives to be killed, and those that are ready to be slain. 12. If thou say, behold we know it not, doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth he not know it? and shall he not render to every man, according to his work? Master Jermin on the place, is too narrow, who commenting on the place, restricteth all to these two, that the priest should deliver, by interceding for the innocent,1 and the King by pardoning only. But 1. to deliver is a word of violence, as 1 Sam. 30. 18. David by the sword rescued his wives, Hos. 5 14. I will take away, and none shall rescue. 1 Sam. 17. 35. I rescued the lambs out of his mouth, out of the Lyons mouth, which behoved to be done with great violence. 2 King. 18. 34. They have not delivered [Greek or Hebrew] Samaria out of my hand. So Cornel. à Lapide, Charitas suad••, ut vi & armis eruamus injuste ductos ad mortem. Ambros. lib. 1. offic. c. 36. citeth this same text, and commendeth Moses who killed the Egyptian in defending a Hebrew man. 2. It is an act of Charity and so to be done, though the judge forbid it, when the innocent is unjustly put to death.
Assert. We are obliged, by many bands, to expose our lives, goods, children, &c. in this cause of religion and of the unjust oppression of enemies, for the safety and defence of our deare brethren and true religion in England. 1. Prov. 24. 11. If thou forbear to deliver them, that are drawn to death, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 taken as captives to be killed, and those that are ready to be slaine. 12. If thou say, behold we know it not, doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth he not know it? and shall he not render to every man, according to his work? Master Iermin on the place, is too narrow, who commenting on the place, restricteth all to these two, that the priest should deliver, by interceding for the innocent,