A92147:59
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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8. That the Presbytery of Edinburgh hath a superintending1 power, because they communicate the affairs of ⟨image 6⟩the Church, and writ to the Churches, what they hear Prelates and Hell devise against Christ and his Church.
8. That the Presbytery of Edinbrough hath a superintending1 power, because they communicate the affaires of ⟨image 6⟩the Church, and writ to the Churches, what they hear Prelates and Hell devise against Christ and his Church.
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9. That the King must submit his Sceptre to the Presbytery; the Kings Sceptre is his Royal office, which is not subject to any judicature, no more then any lawful ordinance of1 Christ; but if the King as a man, blaspheme God, murder the innocent, advance Belly-gods, (such as our Prelates for the most part were) above the Lords inheritance, the Ministers of Christ are to say, The King troubleth Israel, and they have the keys to open and shut heaven to, and upon the King, if he can offend.
9. That the King must submit his Scepter to the Presbytery; the Kings Scepter is his Royal office, which is not subject to any judicature, no more then any lawfull ordinance of1 Christ; but if the King as a man, blaspheme God, murther the innocent, advance Belly-gods, (such as our Prelates for the most part were) above the Lords inheritance, the Ministers of Christ are to say, The King troubleth Jsraell, and they have the keyes to open and shut heaven to, and upon the King, if he can offend.