A92147:947
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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Ergo, It is not his strong hold. In this point then he must be a Papist, and so he refuses to own Protestant strong holds, for justification by faith alone.
Ergo, It is not his strong hold. In this point then hee must be a Papist, and so he refuses to owne Protestant strong holds, for justification by faith alone.
D. Ferne sect. 2. pag. 10. As many as have souls must be subject to the higher powers spoken of here; but all inferior Judges have souls. Answ. If the word (souls) be thus pressed, none shall be understood by higher powers, but the King only▪ 2. Certainly, he that commandeth as he commandeth, must be excepted, except, because the King hath a soul, you must subject the King to himself, and to his own commandments Royal; and so to penal Laws.
D. Ferne sect. 2. pag. 10. As many as have soules must be subject to the higher powers spoken of here; but all inferiour Iudges have soules. Answ. If the word (soules) be thus pressed, none shall be understood by higher powers, but the King onely▪ 2. Certainly, he that commandeth as he commandeth, must be excepted, except, because the King hath a soule, you must subject the King to himself, and to his owne commandements Royall; and so to penall Lawes.
3. Inferior Judges, as Judges by this text, must either be subject to themselves as Judges, and by the same reason, the King must be subject to himself, as he is a Judge: Or Judges as men, or as erring men are to be subject; which I would grant, but they are not subject as Judges, no more then one as he commandeth, can also obey as he commandeth. These are contradictory; I am not put off that opinion since I was at Schools, Species subjicibilis qua subjicibilis non est praedicabilis.