Lex, rex: The law and the prince. A dispute for the just prerogative of king and people. Containing the reasons and causes of the most necessary defensive wars of the Kingdom of Scotland, and of their expedition for the ayd and help of their dear brethren of England. In which their innocency is asserted, and a full answer is given to a seditious pamphlet, intituled, Sacro-sancta regum majestas, or The sacred and royall prerogative of Christian kings; under the name of J.A. But penned by Jo: Maxwell the excommunicate P. prelat. With a scripturall confutation of th ruinous grounds of W. Barclay, H. Grotius, H. Arnisæus, Ant. de Domi. P. Bishop of Spalato, and of other late anti-magistratical royalists; as, the author of Ossorianum, D. Fern, E. Symmons, the doctors of Aberdeen, &c. In XLIV. questions. Published by authority.

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  • Lex, rex: The law and the prince. A dispute for the just prerogative of king and people. Containing the reasons and causes of the most necessary defensive wars of the Kingdom of Scotland, and of their expedition for the ayd and help of their dear brethren of England. In which their innocency is asserted, and a full answer is given to a seditious pamphlet, intituled, Sacro-sancta regum majestas, or The sacred and royall prerogative of Christian kings; under the name of J.A. But penned by Jo: Maxwell the excommunicate P. prelat. With a scripturall confutation of th ruinous grounds of W. Barclay, H. Grotius, H. Arnisæus, Ant. de Domi. P. Bishop of Spalato, and of other late anti-magistratical royalists; as, the author of Ossorianum, D. Fern, E. Symmons, the doctors of Aberdeen, &c. In XLIV. questions. Published by authority.
  • Law and the prince
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Imprint
London: printed for Iohn Field, and are to be sold at his house upon Addle-hill, neer Baynards-Castle, Octob. 7. 1644.
Publication year
1644-1644
ESTC No.
R12731
Grub Street ID
60880
Description
[40], 280, 313-467, [1] p. ; 4⁰
Note
Anonymous. By Samuel Rutherford.

In part a reply to the work by John Maxwell.

The first leaf bears a dialogue between Seneca and Nero in Latin on verso.

Text continuous despite pagination.