A92147:109
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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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 11⟩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 11⟩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,