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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. XXXII. Whether or no the lawfulness of defensive wars can be proved from the Scripture, from the examples of David, the peoples rescuing Jonathan, Elisha, and the 80. valiant Priests who resisted Uzziah? Affirm. p. 340. David warrantably raised an Army of men to defend himself against the unjust violence of his Prince Saul, p. 340, 341, 342. Davids not invading Saul, and his men, who did not aim at Arbitrary Government, at subversion of Laws, Religion, and extirpation of those that worshipped the God of Israel and opposed Idolatry, but only pursuing one single person, far unlike to our case in Scotland and England now, p. 342. 343. Davids example not extraordinary, p. 343, 344. Elisha's resistance proveth defensive wars to be warrantable, p. 344, 345 Resistance made to King Uzziah by eighty valiant Priests proveth the same, p. 346, 347, 348. The peoples rescuing Jonathan proveth the same, p. 348, 349. Libnah's revolt proveth this, p. 349. The City of Abel defended themselves against Joab King Davids General, when he came to destroy a City for one wicked conspirator, Sheba his sake, p. 349, 350.
QUEST. XXXII. Whether or no the lawfulnesse of defensive warrrs can be proved from the Scripture, from the examples of David, the peoples rescuing Ionathan, Elisha, and the 80. valiant Priests who resisted Vzziah? Affirm. p. 340. David warrantably raised an Army of men to defend himselfe against the unjust violence of his Prince Saul, p. 340, 341, 342. Davids not invading Saul, and his men, who did not aime at Arbitrary Government, at subversion of Lawes, Religion, and extirpation of those that worshipped the God of Israel and opposed Idolatry, but only pursuing one single person, farre unlike to our case in Scotland and England now, p. 342. 343. Davids example not extraordinary, p. 343, 344. Elisha's resistance proveth defensive warrs to be warrantable, p. 344, 345 Resistance made to King Vzziah by eighty valiant Priests proveth the same, p. 346, 347, 348. The peoples rescuing Ionathan proveth the same, p. 348, 349. Libnah's revolt proveth this, p. 349. The City of Abel defended themselves against Ioab King Davids Generall, when he came to destroy a City for one wicked conspirator, Sheba his sake, p. 349, 350.
QUEST. XXXIII. Whether or no