A92147:129
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. XXVI. Whether the King be above the Law? p. 230, 231. The Law above the King in four things, 1. In constitution, 2. Direction, 3. Limitation, 4. Coaction, p. 231. In what sense the King may do all things, p. 231, 232. The King under the morality of Laws. 2. Under Fundamental Laws, not under punishment to be inflicted by himself, nor because ⟨image 18⟩of the eminency of his place, but for the physical incongruity thereof, p. 232, 233. If, and how the King may punish himself? p. 233. That the King transgressing in a heinous manner, is under the Coaction of Law, proved by seven Arguments, p. 234, 235, seq. The Coronation of a King, who is supposed to be a just Prince, yet proveth after a Tyrant, is conditional, and from ignorance, and so unvoluntary; and in so far, not obligatory in Law, p. 234, 235. Royalists confess, a Tyrant in exercise may be dethroned, p. 235, 236. How the people is the seat of the power of Sovereignty, p. 239, 240. The place, Psal. 51. Against thee only have I sinned, &c. discussed, p. 241, 242. Israels not rising in arms against Pharaoh, examined, p. 245, 246, 247, 248, 249. And Judahs not working their own deliverance under Cyrus, p. 248, 249. A Covenant without the Kings concurrence lawful, p. 249, 250, 251.
QUEST. XXVI. Whether the King be above the Law? p. 230, 231. The Law above the King in four things, 1. In constitution, 2. Direction, 3. Limitation, 4. Coaction, p. 231. In what sense the King may do all things, p. 231, 232. The King under the moralitie of Laws. 2. Ʋnder Fundamentall Laws, not under punishment to be inflicted by himself, nor because ⟨image 18⟩of the eminency of his place, but for the physicall incongruity thereof, p. 232, 233. If, and how the King may punish himself? p. 233. That the King transgressing in a hainous manner, is under the Coaction of Law, proved by seven Arguments, p. 234, 235, seq. The Coronation of a King, who is supposed to be a just Prince, yet proveth after a Tyrant, is conditionall, and from ignorance, and so unvoluntary; and in so far, not obligatory in Law, p. 234, 235. Royalists confesse, a Tyrant in exercise may be dethroned, p. 235, 236. How the people is the seat of the power of Soveraigntie, p. 239, 240. The place,