A92147:431
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Barclay, Ferne, Grotius, Arnisaeus, the P. Prelate following them saith, An ill King is a punishment of God, for the sins of the people, 1and there is no remedy but patient suffering. Ans. Truly it is a silly Argument. The Assyrians coming against the people of God, for their sins, is a punishment of God, Esa. 10. 5. 12. 13. But doth it follow that it is unlawful, for Israel to fight and resist the Assyrians, and that they had warrant to do no other thing, but lay down Arms, and pray to God, and fight none at all? Is there no lawful resisting of ills of punishment, but mere prayers and patience? The Amalekites came out against Israel for their sins, Sennacherib against Hezekiah, for the sins of the people. Asa his enemies fought against him for his sins, and the peoples sins; shall Moses and the people, Hezekiah, Asa, do then nothing but pray and suffer? Is it unlawful with the sword to resist them? I believe not, Famine is often a punishment of God in a Land, Amos. 4. 7, 8. is it therefore in famine, unlawful to till the earth, and seek bread by our industry and are we to do nothing but to pray for daily bread? It is a vain Argument.
Barclay, Ferne, Grotius, Arnisaeus, the P. Prelate following them saith, An ill King is a punishment of God, for the sins of the people, 1and there is no remedy but patient suffering. Ans. Truely it is a silly Argument. The Assyrians comming against the people of God, for their sins, is a punishment of God, Esa. 10. 5. 12. 13. But doth it follow that it is unlawfull, for Israel to fight and resist the Assyrians, and that they had warrant to doe no other thing, but lay downe Armes, and pray to God, and fight none at all? Is there no lawfull resisting of ills of punishment, but meere prayers and patience? The Amalikites came out against Israel for their sinnes, Senahkerib against Ezekiah, for the sins of the people. Asa his enemies fought against him for his sins, and the peoples sins; shall Moses and the people, Hezekiah, Asa, do then nothing but pray and suffer? Is it unlawfull with the sword to resist them? I beleeve not, Famine is often a punishment of God in a Land,