Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Richard Baxter: a chronology
- Further reading
- Biographical notes
- A Holy Commonwealth
- Preface
- An Addition to the Preface
- Adam Contzen the Jesuites Directions
- 1 There is a God that is mans Creator
- 2 God is the Soveraign Ruler of Mankind
- 3 Of the Constitution of Gods Kingdome
- 4 Of the Administration of the Universal Kingdom
- 5 Of a subordinate Commonwealth in General
- 6 Of the several sorts of Commonwealths
- 7 Of the Foundation efficient and conveying causes of Power
- 8 Of the best form of Government, and Happyest Common-wealth
- 9 How a Commonwealth may be reduced to this Theocratical temper, if it have advantages, and the Rulers and People are willing
- 10 Of the Soveraigns Power over the Pastors of the Church, and of the difference of their Offices
- 11 Of the Soveraigns Prerogatives, and Power of Governing by Laws and Judgement
- 12 Of due Obedience to Rulers, and of Resistance
- 13 Of the late Warres Meditations
- Appendix: Preface to The Life of Faith (1670)
- Index
- Title in the Series
11 - Of the Soveraigns Prerogatives, and Power of Governing by Laws and Judgement
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Richard Baxter: a chronology
- Further reading
- Biographical notes
- A Holy Commonwealth
- Preface
- An Addition to the Preface
- Adam Contzen the Jesuites Directions
- 1 There is a God that is mans Creator
- 2 God is the Soveraign Ruler of Mankind
- 3 Of the Constitution of Gods Kingdome
- 4 Of the Administration of the Universal Kingdom
- 5 Of a subordinate Commonwealth in General
- 6 Of the several sorts of Commonwealths
- 7 Of the Foundation efficient and conveying causes of Power
- 8 Of the best form of Government, and Happyest Common-wealth
- 9 How a Commonwealth may be reduced to this Theocratical temper, if it have advantages, and the Rulers and People are willing
- 10 Of the Soveraigns Power over the Pastors of the Church, and of the difference of their Offices
- 11 Of the Soveraigns Prerogatives, and Power of Governing by Laws and Judgement
- 12 Of due Obedience to Rulers, and of Resistance
- 13 Of the late Warres Meditations
- Appendix: Preface to The Life of Faith (1670)
- Index
- Title in the Series
Summary
The Reader need not tell me here, either that the whole should have been handled before the parts, and the Genus before the Species, or that Laws and Judgement are parts of Administration, and not of the Constitution of a Common-wealth: For I intend not exactness of Method, and I purposely past over the Jura Regalia generally before, and resolve to say nothing (here at least) of the Administration, but what falls in upon the by in the description of the Power and therefore shall somewhat the fullyer here describe the Power with respect to its acts, which I avoid the fuller handling of, and say no more of the Jura Regalia then is necessary hereunto.
Thes. 271. The Rights of the Soveraign are, 1. His Power of Governing, which is his Office itself. 2. That safety, strength and Honour, as far as the people can afford it, which is sufficient or necessary thereunto …
Thes. 272. 1. It is a Prerogative of Majesty, that the Soveraigns life have a special Guard; and that the crimes that tend to his destruction be Treason, and have the severest punishment …
Thes. 273. 2. Another Prerogative is, to have power to bind all the subjects in an Oath of fidelity …
Thes. 274. 3. Another Prerogative is, to declare enemies to the State, and to have the power of war and peace … […]
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- Baxter: A Holy Commonwealth , pp. 172 - 177Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1994