A92147:973
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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Answ. Rivetus, Exo. 22. learnedly discussing the place, thinketh Paul, professing he knew him not to be the High-Priest, speaketh ironically, that he could not acknowledge such a man for a Judge. Piscator answereth, he could not then cite Scripture, It is written, Exod. &c. Ans. But they may well consist, in that act of smiting Paul unjustly, he might be reproached, otherwise it is not lawful to reproach him; and surely it is not like that Paul was ignorant that he was a Judge. Yea it is certain he knew him to be a Judge. ⟨p. 360⟩1. He appeared before him as a Judge, to answer for himself. 2. Paul saith expressly he was a Judge, ver. 3. Sittest thou to judge me after the Law? &c. and therefore the place is for us, for even according to the mind of all, the fault was (if there were any) in calling him a whited wall: and he resisted him in judgement, when he said, Commandest thou me to be smitten against the Law? 2. Though Royalists rather put a fault on the Apostle Paul now in the act of prophesying judgement against Ananias, which after fell out, then upon their God the King; yet the consequence amounteth but to this, We may not revile the High Priest, Ergo we may not resist the King in his illegal commandments. It followeth not. Yea it should prove, if a Prelate come in open war to kill the innocent Apostle Paul, the Apostle might fly or hold his hands, but might not re-offend: Now the Prelate is the High Priests successor, and his base person so is as sacred as the person of the Lords Anointed, the King. Hence the Cavaliers had in one of their Colours which was taken by the Scots at the battle of Marston, lull. 2. An. 1644. the Crown and the Prelates Mitre painted with these words, Nolite tangere Christos meos, as if the Antichristian Mitre were as sacred as the lawful Crown of the King of Britain.
Answ. Rivetus, Exo. 22. learnedly discussing the place, thinketh Paul, professing he knew him not to be the High-Priest, speaketh ironically, that he could not acknowledge such a man for a Judge. Piscator answereth, he could not then cite Scripture, It is written, Exod. &c. Ans. But they may well consist, in that act of smiting Paul unjustly, he might be reproached, otherwise it is not lawfull to reproach him; and surely it is not like that Paul was ignorant that he was a Judge. Yea it is certain he knew him to be a Judge.