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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. XXX. Whether or no passive obedience be a mean to which we are subjected in conscience by virtue of a Divine Commandment? Neg. What a mean resistance is? that flying is resistance? p. 313. The place 1 Pet. 2. 18. discussed, ibid. Patient bearing of injuries, and resistance of injuries compatible in one and the same subject, ibid. Christs non-resistance hath many things rare and extraordinary, and so is no leading rule to us, p. 315. Suffering is either commanded to us comparatively only, that we rather choose to suffer then deny the truth: or the manner only is commanded, that we suffer with patience, p. 317, 318. & sequent. The Physical act of taking away the life, or of offending, when commanded by the Law of self defence, is no murder, p. 321. ⟨image 19⟩We have a greater dominion over our goods and members, (except in case of mutilation, which is a little death) then over our life, p. 321. To kill is not of the nature of self defence, but accidental thereunto, ibid. Defensive war cannot be without offending, p. 323. The nature of defensive and offensive Wars. p. 324, 325. Flying is resistance, p. 325, 326.
QVEST. XXX. Whether or no passive obedience be a meane to which we are subjected in conscience by vertue of a Divine Commandement? Neg. What a meane resistance is? that flying is resistance? p. 313. The place 1 Pet. 2. 18. discussed, ibid. Patient bearing of injuries, and resistance of injuries compatible in one and the same subject, ibid. Christs non-resistance hath many things rare and extraordinary, and so is no leading rule to us, p. 315. Suffering is either commanded to us comparatively only, that we rather choose to suffer then deny the truth: or the manner only is commanded, that we suffer with patience, p. 317, 318. & sequent. The Physicall act of taking avvay the life, or of offending, vvhen commanded by the Lavv of self defence, is no murther, p. 321. ⟨image 19⟩We have a greater dominion over our goods and members, (except in case of mutilation, vvhich is a little death) then over our life, p. 321. To kill is not of the nature of self defence, but accidentall thereunto, ibid. Defensive vvar cannot be vvithout offending, p. 323. The nature of defensive and offensine Warrs. p. 324, 325. Flying is resistance, p. 325, 326.