A92147:1258
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. The King, at his Coronation, 1 Par. K. James 6. Act. 8. sweareth1 to maintain the true Kirk of God, and Religion now presently professed, in purity; And to rule the People according to the Laws and Constitutions received in the Realm; causing Justice and equity to be ministered without partiality. This did King Charles swear at his Coronation, and ratified Parl. 7. K. Jam. 6. Act. 99. Hence he who by the Oath of God is limited to govern by Law, can have no Prerogative above the Law. If then the King change the Religion, Confession of Faith, authorised by many Parliaments, especially by Parliament, 1 K. Charles, An. 1633. He goeth against his Oath 3. The Kings Royal Prerogative, or rather Supremacy, enacted Parl. 8. K. James 6. Act. 129. and Parl. 18. Act. 1. and Parl. 21. Act. 1. K. James, and 1 Parl. K. Charles, Act. 3. cannot, 1. be contrary to the Oath that K. Charles did swear at his Coronation, which bringeth down the Prerogative, to governing according to the standing Laws of the Realm. 2. It cannot be contrary to these former Parliaments and Acts, declaring that the Lieges are to be governed by the Laws of the Realm, and by no particular Laws and special Privileges: (but absolute Prerogative is a special Privilege above, or without Law) which Acts stand unrepealed to this day: and these Acts of Parliaments stand ratified, An. 1633. the 1 Parl. K. Charles.
2. The King, at his Coronation, 1 Par. K. James 6. Act. 8. sweareth1 to maintaine the true Kirk of God, and Religion now presently professed, in puritie; And to rule the People according to the Lawes and Constitutions received in the Realme; causing Justice and equitie to be ministred without partialitie. This did King Charles sweare at his Coronation, and ratified Parl. 7. K. Iam. 6. Act. 99. Hence he who by the Oath of God is limited to governe by Law, can have no Prerogative above the Law. If then the King change the Religion, Confession of Faith, authorised by many Parliaments, especially by Parliament, 1 K. Charles, An. 1633. He goeth against his Oath 3. The Kings Royall Prerogative, or rather Supremacie, enacted Parl. 8. K. James 6. Act. 129. and Parl. 18.