A92147:1179
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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4. Are they only possible and accidental? but make a Monarch absolute, as the P. Prelate doth, and tyranny is as necessary and as much intended by a sinful man, inclined to make a God of himself, as it is natural to men to sin, when they are tempted, and to be drunken and giddy with honour and greatness; witness the Kings of Israel and Judah, though de jure they were not absolute. Is it accidental to Nero, Julian, to the ten horns that grew out of the woman's head, who sate upon the scarlet coloured beast, to make war against the Lamb, and his followers, especially the spirit of Satan being in them?
4. Are they only possible and accidentall? but make a Monarch absolute, as the P. Prelate doth, and tyranny is as necessary and as much intended by a sinfull man, inclined to make a God of himselfe, as it is naturall to men to sinne, when they are tempted, and to be drunken and giddy with honour and greatnesse; witnesse the Kings of Israel and Iudah, though de jure they were not absolute. Is it accidentall to Nero, Iulian, to the ten hornes that grew out of the womans head, who sate upon the scarlet colloured beast, to make warre against the Lambe, and his followers, especially the spirit of Sathan being in them?
P. Prelate, They infer, 1. They cannot without violation of a Divine ordinance, and breach of faith resume the authority, they have placed in the King. 2. It▪ were high sin to rob authority of its essentials. 3. This ordinance is not [Greek or Hebrew] but [Greek or Hebrew], and hath urgent reasons.
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