A92147:670
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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4. We endeavour nothing more then the safety and happiness ⟨p. 221⟩of the King, as King: but his happiness is not to suffer him to destroy his Subjects, subvert Religion, arm Papists, who have slaughtered above two hundred thousand innocent Protestants, only for the profession of that true Religion which the King hath sworn to maintain. Not to rise in arms to help the King against these, were to gratify him as a Man, but to be accessory to his souls destruction, as a King.
4. We endeavour nothing more then the safetie and happinesse ⟨p. 221⟩of the King, as King: but his happinesse is not to suffer him to destroy his Subjects, subvert Religion, arme Papists, who have slaughtered above two hundred thousand innocent Protestants, only for the profession of that true Religion which the King hath sworne to maintaine. Not to rise in armes to helpe the King against these, were to gratifie him as a Man, but to be accessarie to his soules destruction, as a King.
5. That the Royal Prerogative is the end of a Monarchy ordained by God; neither Scripture, Law, nor Reason can admit.
5. That the Royall Prerogative is the end of a Monarchie ordained by God; neither Scripture, Law, nor Reason can admit.
6. The people are to intend the safety of other Judges, as well as the Kings. If Parliaments be destroyed, whose it is to make Laws and Kings; the People can neither be safe, free to serve Christ, nor happy.