A92147:1222
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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
7. There is reason our Covenant should provide against divisive motions. The Prelates moved the King to command all the Land to swear our Covenant, in the Prelatical sense, against the intent thereof, and only to divide, and so command. Judge what Religion Prelates are of, who will have the Name of God profaned by a whole Nation, by swearing fancies.
7. There is reason our Covenant should provide against divisive motions. The Prelates moved the King to command all the Land to swear our Covenant, in the Prelaticall sense, against the intent thereof, and onely to devide, and so command. Iudge what Religion Prelates are of, who will have the Name of God prophaned by a whole Nation, by swearing fancies.
8. Of making private men Magistrates, in defending themselves against cut-throats. Enough already: Let the P. Prelate answer if he can.
P. Prelate. Let no man imagine me to privilege a King from the1 direction, and just power of the Church, or that like Uzzah he should intrude upon sacred actions, exviordinis, in foro interno conscientiae, to Preach or Administrate Sacraments, &c.
P. Prelate. Let no man imagine me to priviledge a King from the1 direction, and just power of the Church, or that like Uzzah he should intrude upon sacred actions, exviordinis, in foro interno conscientiae, to Preach or Administrate Sacraments, &c.
- 1Pag. 65.