A92147:1228
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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2. None of us give any coercive Civill power to the Church, over either Kings, or any other, it is Ecclesiastical; a power to rebuke and censure was never civill.
2. None of us give any coercive Civill power to the Church, over either Kings, or any other, it is Ecclesiasticall; a power to rebuke and censure was never civill.
3. A religious Covenant to swear to resist, that is, to defend our selves is one thing, and a lawful Oath, as is clear in those of Israel, that did swear Asa's Covenant, without the authority of their own King, 2 Chron. 15. 9, 10, 11, 12. and to swear to force the King to submit to Christs Sceptre is another thing; the Presbytery never did swear or covenant any such thing: nor do we take Sacrament upon it, to force the King. Prelates have made the King swear, and take his Sacrament upon it, that he shall root out Puritans, that is Protestants, whereas he did swear at his Coronation to root out Heretics; that is, (if Prelates were not traitorous in administering the Oath) Arminians and Papists, such as this P. P. is known to be; but I hold that the Estates of Scotland have power to punish the King, if he labour to subvert Religion and Laws.
3. A religious Covenant to swear to resist, that is, to defend our selves is one thing, and a lawfull Oath, as is cleare in those of Israel, that did sweare Asa's Covenant, without the authority of their owne King, 2 Chron. 15. 9, 10, 11, 12. and to sweare to force the King to submit to Christs Scepter is another thing; the Presbytery never did sweare or covenant any such thing: nor doe we take Sacrament upon it, to force the King. Prelates have made the King sweare, and take his Sacrament upon it, that he shall roote out Puritanes, that is Protestants, whereas he did sweare athis Coronation to roote out Heretickes; that is, (if Prelates were not traiterous in administring the Oath) Arminians and Papists, such as this P. P. is knowne to be; but I hold that the Estates of Scotland have power to punish the King, if he labour to subvert Religion and Lawes.