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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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QUEST. XXI. What power the People, and States of Parliament, hath over the King, and in the State? p. 172. The Elders appointed by God, to be Judges, p. 173. Parliaments may convene, and judge without the King, p. 173, 174. Parliaments are essentially Judges, and so their consciences neither dependeth on the King, quoad specificationem, that is, That they should give out this sentence, not this, nec quoad exercitium, That they should not in the morning execute judgement, p. 174, 175. Unjust judging, and no judging at all, are sins in the States, p. 175. The Parliament coordinate Judges with the King, not advisers only, By eleven Arguments. p. 176, 177, Inferior Judges not the Kings Messengers or Legates, but public Governors, p. 176. The Jews Monarchy mixed, p. 178. A Power executive of Laws more in the King, a Power legislative more in the Parliament, p. 178, 179.
QUEST. XXI. What power the People, and States of Parliament, hath over the King, and in the State? p. 172. The Elders appointed by God, to be Iudges, p. 173. Parliaments may conveen, and judge without the King, p. 173, 174. Parliaments are essentially Iudges, and so their consciences neither dependeth on the King, quoad specificationem, that is, That they should give out this sentence, not this, nec quoad exercitium, That they should not in the morning execute judgement, p. 174, 175. Ʋnjust judging, and no judging at all, are sins in the States, p. 175. The Parliament coordinate Iudges with the King, not advisers onely, By eleven Arguments. p. 176, 177, Inferior Iudges not the Kings Messengers or Legates, but publike Governours, p. 176. The Jews Monarchie mixt, p. 178. A Power executive of Laws more in the King, a Power legislative more in the Parliament, p. 178, 179.
QUEST. XXII. Whether the power of the King as King, be absolute, or dependent, and limited by Gods first mould and pattern of a King? Negatur, Prius, Affirmatur, Posterius, p. 179. The Royalists make the King as absolute as the Great Turk, p. 180. The King not absolute in his power, proved by nine Arguments, p. 181. 182, 183, seq. Why the King is a living Law, p. 184. Power to do ill, not from God, ibid. Royalists say, power to do ill is not from God, but power to do ill as punishable by man, is from God, p. 186.