A Treatise Of Magistracy, Shewing, The Magistrate hath beene, for ever is to be the cheife Officer in the Church, out of the Church, and over the Church; and that the two Testaments hold forth. Soveraignty lieth in Rule and Dominion; Now if Soveraignty lieth in Rule and Dominion, I desire to ask one question in this Kingdome, who is the So- veraigne? Subjection lieth in duty, and obedience; Rule is that which makes a King
Subtitle: Obedience is that which constitutes a Subject. Rule and Domi- nion, I meane that which exerciseth it selfe in a pious and legitimate Di- scipline, for the well preservation, and direction of a people; and this is that which tyeth a King to his Subjects. Now seeing all the Actors upon the Stage, the Parliament that stood up in the roome of the King; and Army that have stept in the Tract, have acted their parts much worse  then our King did before He went away; where then are the fit persons, or the fit person to put pro- salls to our King, or make bounds for Him, seeing they have broken them all downe themselves? And this I am sure, our King was borne our Naturall King; and seeing we have good Lawes and righteous Statutes, by which he was constituted, why may not the same lawfull, warrantable, and legall way be re- newed againe? And I doubt not if we looke unto God, and rely on his All-suffi- ciency in his way; that he will make our King to be a King of Praises, as he hath beene a King of Prayers
Contributors: Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649; McAlpin Collection of British History and Theology (Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary)
Publisher: [publisher not identified]
Published: 1647
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Language: eng
Number of pages: 131
Notes: British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, I:575

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