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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. XIIII. Whether or no the people make a Person their King conditionally, or absolutely? and whether there be such a thing as a Covenant tying the King no less then his subjects?
QUEST. XIIII. Whether or no the people make a Person their King conditionally, or absolutely? and whether there be such a thing as a Covenant tying the King no lesse then his subjects?
There is a Covenant Natural and a Covenant Politic and Civill, there is no politic or civill covenant betwixt the King and his Subjects, because there be no such equality (say Royalists) betwixt1 the King and his people, as that the King can be brought under any civill or legal obligation in mans Court, to either necessitate the King civilly to keep an Oath to his people, or to tie him to any punishment, if he fail, yet (say they) he is under natural obligation •n Gods Court to keep his Oath, but he is comptible only to God, if he violate his Oath.
THere is a Covenant Naturall and a Covenant Politick and Civill, there is no politick or civill covenant betwixt the King and his Subjects, because there be no such equality (say Royalists) betwixt1 the King and his people, as that the King can be brought under any civill or legall obligation in mans Court, to either necessitate the King civilly to keepe an Oath to his people, or to tye him to any punishment, if he faile, yet (say they) he is under naturall obligation •n Gods Court to keepe his Oath, but he is comptible only to God, if he violate his Oath.
- 1The King under a natural, but no civil obligation to the people, say Royalists.The King under a naturall, but no civil obligation to the people, say Royalists.