A92147:136
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. XXXIII. Whether or no Rom. 13. 1. make any thing against the lawfulness of defensive wars? Neg. p. 350. The King not only understood, Rom. 13. p. 351. 352. And the place Rom. 13. discussed. p. 352, 353, 354.
QUEST. XXXIII. Whether or no Rom. 13. 1. make any thing against the lawfulnesse of defensive warrs? Neg. p. 350. The King not only understood, Rom. 13. p. 351. 352. And the place Rom. 13. discussed. p. 352, 353, 354.
QUEST. XXXIV. Whether Royalists prove by cogent reasons, the unlawfulness of defensive wars. p. 355. Objections of Royalists answered, p. 355, 356, 357. seq. The place Exod. 22. 28. Thou shalt not revile the Gods, &c. answered, p. 357. And Eccles. 10. 20. p. 358. The place Eccles. 8. 3, 4. Where the word of a King is, &c. answered. p. 357, 358. ⟨image 20⟩The place Job 34. 18. answered, p. 359. And, Act. 23. 3. God shall smite thee thou whited wall, &c. p. 359, 360, 361. The Emperors in Pauls time not absolute by their Law, p. 361. That objection that we have no practise for defensive resistance, and that the Prophets never complain of the omission of the duty of resistance of Princes answered, p. 163, 164, 165. The Prophets cry against the sin of non-resistance, when they cry against the Judges, because they execute not judgements for the oppressed. p. 365, 366. seq. Judahs subjection to Nebuchadnezzar a conquering Tyrant, no warrant for us to subject our selves to tyrannous acts. p. 363, 364, 365. Christs subjection to Caesar nothing against defensive wars, p. 365, 366.