A92147:1233
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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Ans. Solomon by no teaching of Church-men deposed Abiathar▪ David by no teaching of Church-men appointed the form of the Temple. 2. Hath God given a Prerogative Royal to Kings, whereby they may govern the Church, and as Kings they shall not know how to use it, but in so far, as they are taught by Church▪ men? 3. Certainly we shall once be informed by Gods Word, what is this Prerogative, if according to it, all the external worship of God may be ordered. Lawyers and Royalists teach, that it is an absoluteness of power, to do above, or against a Law, as they say from ⟨p. 430⟩1 Sam. 8. v. 9. 11. and whereby the King may oppress, and no man1 may say, What dost thou? Now, Good P. Prelate, if by a plenitude of tyranny the King prescribe what he will in the external worship and government of Gods House, who can rebuke the King, though he command all the Antichristian Ceremonies of Rome, and of Turkey, yea and the sacrificing of children to Molech? (for absoluteness Royal will amount to shedding of innocent blood) for if any oppose the King, or say, Sir, What do you? he opposeth the Prerogative Royal, and that is highest Rebellion, saith our P. Prelate.
Ans. Solomon by no teaching of Church-men deposed Abiathar▪ David by no teaching of Church-men appointed the forme of the Temple. 2. Hath God given a Prerogative Royall to Kings, whereby they may governe the Church, and as Kings they shall not know how to use it, but in so farre, as they are taught by Church▪ men? 3. Certainely we shall once be informed by Gods Word, what is this Prerogative, if according to it, all the externall worship of God may be ordered. Lawyers and Royalists teach, that it is an absolutenesse of power, to doe above, or against a Law, as they say from ⟨p. 430⟩1 Sam. 8. v. 9. 11. and whereby the King may oppresse, and no man