A92147:1361
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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to say nothing, that unanswerably I have proved, that the Kingdom is superior to the King. 3. It is true, Qui plus dat, plus obligat, as the Scripture saith, Luke 7. He that giveth a greater benefit, layeth a foundation of a greater obligation. But 1. If benefit be compared with benefit, it is disputable; if a King give a greater benefit then an earthly father, to whom under God the son is debtor for life and being, if we regard the compensation of eminency of honour and riches, that the People puteth upon the King; but I utterly deny that a power to act Tyrannous acts, is any benefit or obligation, that the People in reason can lay upon their Prince, as a compensation or hire for his great pains, he taketh in his Royal Watch-Tower: I Judge it no benefit, but a great hurt, damage, and an ill of nature, both to King and people, that the people should give to their Prince any power to destroy themselves, and therefore that people doth reverence and honour the Prince most, who lay strongest chains and Iron fetters on him, that he cannot tyrannize.
to say nothing, that unanswerably I have proved, that the Kingdome is superiour to the King. 3. It is true, Qui plus dat, plus obligat, as the Scripture saith, Luke 7. He that giveth a greater benefit, layeth a foundation of a greater obligation. But 1. If benefit be compared with benefit, it is disputable; if a King give a greater benefit then an earthly father, to whom under God the sonne is debtor for life and being, if we regard the compensation of eminency of honour and riches, that the People puteth upon the King; but I utterly deny that a power to act Tyrannous acts, is any benefit or obligation, that the People in reason can lay upon their Prince, as a compensation or hire for his great paines, he taketh in his Royall Watch-Tower: I Iudge it no benefit, but a great hurt, dammage, and an ill of nature, both to King and people, that the people should give to their Prince any power to destroy themselves, and therefore that people doth reverence and honour the Prince most, who lay strongest chaines and Iron fetters on him, that he cannot tyrannize.