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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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Lex, Rex. › Question 26: QUEST. XXVI. Whether the King be above the Law or no?
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4. But let them be Nero's, and mad, and worse, there is no coercing of them, but all must give their necks to the sword, if the poor Prelate be heard; and yet Kings cannot be so mad as to destroy their subjects. Mary of England was that mad, the Romish Princes who have given, Revel. 17. 13. their power and strength to the beast, and do make war with the Lamb; and Kings inspired with the spirit of the beast, and drunk with the wine of the Cup of Babels fornications, are so mad, and the ten Emperors are so mad, who wasted their faithfullest subjects.
4. But let them be Nero's, and madde, and worse, there is no coercing of them, but all must give their neckes to the sword, if the poore Prelate be heard; and yet Kings cannot be so madde as to destroy their subjects. Mary of England was that madde, the Romish Princes who have given, Revel. 17. 13. their power and strength to the beast, and doe make warre with the Lambe; and Kings inspired with the spirit of the beast, and drunke with the wine of the Cup of Babells fornications, are so madde, and the ten Emperours are so madde, who wasted their faithfullest subjects.
P. Prelate. If there be such a power in the Peers, resumable in the exigent of necessity, as the last necessary remedy for safety of Church and State, God and nature not being deficient in things necessary, it must be proved out of the Scripture, and not taken on trust, for Affirmanti incumbit probatio.
P. Prelate. If there be such a power in the Peeres, resumable in the exigent of necessity, as the last necessary remedy for safety of Church and State, God and nature not being deficient in things necessary, it must be proved out of the Scripture, and not taken on trust, for Affirmanti incumbit probatio.