A92147:944
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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Inferior Judges are not necessarily sent by the King, by any divine Law, but chosen by the people, as the King is; and defacto, is the practise of creating all1 Magistrates of Cities in both Kingdoms. 7. Augustin. expos, Prop. 72. on Epist. Rom. lrenaeus l. 5. c. 24. Chrysostom. in Psal. 148. and on the place, Hieron. Epist. 53. advers. vigilant. expound it of Masters, Magistrates; so do Calvin, Beza, Pareus, Piscator, Rollocu. Marlorat. So do Popish Writers, Aquinas, Lyra, Hugo Cardinal. Carthus. Pirerius, Toletus, Cornel. à Lapide, 2Salmeron, Estius, expound the place; And therefore there is no argument, that Royalists hence draw against resisting of the King by the Parliaments; but they do strongly conclude against the Cavaliers unlawful wars against the Parliaments and Estates of two Kingdoms: Here what P. P. saith to the contrary. 1. They are called eminent powers. Ergo, Kings only. Answ. It followeth not, for these can be no other then [Greek or Hebrew], 1 Tim. 2. 2. But these are not Kings, but in the Text contradivided from [Greek or Hebrew], Kings, and they can be no other then [Greek or Hebrew], Principalities and powers. 2. The reason of the Apostle proveth clearly, that [Greek or Hebrew] ▪ cannot mean Kings only, for Paul addeth of that same [Greek or Hebrew], For there is no power but of God: It must be there is no supereminent Royal power, but it is of God, and the powers Royal only (so he must mean) that are, are ordained of God. Now this latter is manifestly false, for inferior powers are of God; The power of the Roman Senate, of a Master, of a Father, are of God. P. Prelate. Peter must expound Paul, and Pauls higher powers must be, 1 Pet. 2. [Greek or Hebrew]. More reason that Paul expound Paul: Now 1 Tim. 2. 2. [Greek or Hebrew], All in authority are not Kings. P. Prelate. (Are of God) or (ordained of God) cannot so properly be understood of subordinate powers, for that is not ⟨p. 353⟩