A92147:139
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. XXXVI. Whether the King have the power of war only? Negatur. p. 372, 373. Inferior Judges have the power of the sword no less then the King. p. 372, 373. The people tied to acts of charity, and to defend themselves, the Church, and their posterity against a foreign enemy, though the King forbid. p. 373, 374. Flying unlawful to the States of Scotland and England now, Gods Law tying them to defend their Country. p. 374. Parliamentary Power a fountain-power above the King, p. 376, 377.
QUEST. XXXVI. Whether the King have the power of warre only? Negatur. p. 372, 373. Inferiour Iudges have the power of the sword no lesse then the King. p. 372, 373. The people tyed to acts of charity, and to defend themselves, the Church, and their posterity against a forraigne enemy, though the King forbid. p. 373, 374. Flying unlawfull to the States of Scotland and England now, Gods Law tying them to defend their Country. p. 374. Parliamentary Power a fountain-power above the King, p. 376, 377.
QUEST. XXXVII. Whether the Estates of Scotland are to help their Brethren the protestants in England against Cavaliers? Affirmatur, proved by 13. Arg. p. 378. seq. Helping of neighbour Nations lawful, divers opinions concerning the point. p. 378, 379. ⟨image 20⟩The Law of Egypt against those that helped not the oppressed, p. 380.
QUEST. XXXVII. Whether the Estates of Scotland are to help their Brethren the protestants in England against Cavaliers? Affirmatur, proved by 13. Arg. p. 378. seq. Helping of neighbour Nations lawfull, divers opinions concerning the point. p. 378, 379. ⟨image 20⟩The Law of Aegypt against those that helped not the oppressed, p. 380.