A92147:1136
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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But God only and the people gave the King his power. Ergo, God with the people having an express commandment from God, must denude the King of power.
But God onely and the people gave the King his power. Ergo, God with the people having an expresse commandement from God, must denude the King of power.
Answ. 1. This shall prove that God only by an immediate action, or some having an express commandment from him, can deprive a preacher for scandals, Christ only, or those who have an express commandment from him can excommunicate, God only or the magistrate with him can take away the life of man; and Numb, 11. 14, 15, 16. No inferior Magistrates, who also have their power from God immediately, Rom. 13. 1. If we speak of the immediation of the office, can divide inferior judges of their power. God only by the husbandmans pains maketh a fruitful vineyard, Ergo, the husbandman cannot make his vineyard grow over with nettles and briars.
Answ. 1. This shall prove that God onely by an immediat action, or some having an expresse commandement from him, can deprive a preacher for scandals, Christ onely, or those who have an expresse commandement from him can excommunicate, God only or the magistrate with him can take away the life of man; and Numb, 11. 14, 15, 16. No inferiour Magistrates, who also have their power from God immediatly, Rom. 13. 1. If we speak of the immediation of the office, can devide inferiour judges of their power. God only by the husbandmans paines maketh a fruitfull vineyard, Ergo, the husbandman cannot make his vineyard grow over with nettles and briars.