A92147:967
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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Obj. 8. Eccles. 8. 3. 4. Where the word of a King is, there is power: and who may say to him, what dost thou? Ergo, the King cannot be resisted.
Ans. 1. Tremel. saith well, that the scope is that a man go not from the Kings lawful command in passion and rebellion. Vatab. If thou go from the King in disgrace, strive to be reconciled to him quickly. Cajetan. Use not Kings too familiarly, by coming too quickly to them, or going too hastily from them. Plutarch, Cum rege agendum ut cum rogo, neither too near this fire, nor too far off. Those have smarted who have been too great in their favour, Ahasuerus slew Haman, Alexander so served Clitus, and Tiberius Sejanus, and Nero Seneca. But the sense is clear, rebellion is forbidden, not resistance, so the hebrew, [Greek or Hebrew] stand not in an evil matter, or in a rebellion. And he dehorteth from rebellion against the King, by an argument taken from his power. 3. For he doth whatsoever pleaseth him. 4. Where the word of a King is, there is power, And who may say unto him, What doest thou? The meaning is in way of justice, he is armed with power that cannot be resisted, other ways Samuel ⟨p. 358⟩said to King Saul, 1 Sam. 13. 13. Thou hast done foolishly. Elijah said more to Ahab then What hast thou done? And the Prophets were to rebuke sin in Kings, 2 King. 3. 14. Jer. 1. 28. Chap. 22. 3. Hos. 5. 1, 2. And though Solomon here give them a power, he speaketh of Kings as they are de facto; but de jure they are under a Law, Deut. 17. 18.
Ans. 1. Tremel. saith well, that the scope is that a man go not from the Kings lawfull command in passion and rebellion. Vatab. If thou go from the King in disgrace, strive to be reconciled to him quickly. Cajetan. Vse not Kings too familiarly, by comming too quickly to them, or going too hastily from them. Plutarch, Cum rege agendum ut cum rogo, neither too neere this fire, nor too farre off. Those have smarted who have been too great in their favour, Ahasuerus slew Haman, Alexander so served Clitus, and Tiberius Sejanus, and Nero Seneca. But the sence is cleare, rebellion is forbidden, not resistance, so the hebrew, stand not in an evil matter, or in a rebellion. And he dehorteth from rebellion against the King, by an argument taken from his power. 3. For he doth whatsoever pleaseth him. 4. Where the word of a King is, there is power, And who may say unto him, What doest thou? The meaning is in way of justice, he is armed with power that cannot be resisted, other wayes Samuel