Politica sacra & civilis, or, A model of civil and ecclesiastical government wherein, besides the positive doctrine concerning state and church in general, are debated the principal controversies of the times concerning the constitution of the state and Church of England, tending to righteousness, truth, and peace / by George Lawson ...

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Politica sacra & civilis, or, A model of civil and ecclesiastical government wherein, besides the positive doctrine concerning state and church in general, are debated the principal controversies of the times concerning the constitution of the state and Church of England, tending to righteousness, truth, and peace / by George Lawson ...

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Lawson, George, d. 1678.

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London :: Printed for J.S. :

1689.

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Church of England -- Government -- Controversial literature.

Church and state -- England -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• THE EPISTLE TO THE READER.
• In opus politicum viri claris∣simi Georgi Lawsonii, popularis mei.
• The Arguments of the several Chapters.
  • CHAP. I.
  • CHAP. II. Of a Community Civil.
  • CHAP. III. Of an Ecclesiastical Community.
  • CHAP. IV. Of Power Civil.
  • CHAP. V. Of the Acquisition of Civil Power, and the Amission thereof.
  • CHAP. VI. Of Power Ecclesiastical.
  • CHAP. VII. Of acquiring or losing Ecclesiastical Power.
  • CHAP. VIII. Of the disposition of Power Civil, from the several manners of which arise the several forms of Government.
  • CHAP. IX. Of the Disposition of Power Ecclesi∣astical, and whether the Bishop of Rome be the first Subject of it un∣der Christ.
  • CHAP. X. Whether Civil Soveraigns have any right unto the power of the Keys.
  • CHAP. XI. Whether Bishops be the primary sub∣ject of the power of the Keys.
  • CHAP. XII. Whether Presbytery be the primary Subject of the power of the Keys.
  • CHAP. XIII. Whether the power of the Keys be primarily in the People.
  • CHAP. XIV. Concerning the extent of a particu∣lar Church.
  • CHAP. XV. Of Subjection Civil.
  • CHAP XVI. Of Subjection Ecclesiastical.
• LIB. I.
• CHAP. II. Of Government in general, and of a Com∣munity Civil.
• CHAP. III. Of an Ecclesiastical Community.
• CHAP. IV. Of a Common-wealth in general, and Power Civil.
• CHAP. V. Of the manner how Civil Power is ac∣quired.
• CHAP. VI. Of Power Ecclesiastical.
• CHAP. VII. Of the manner of acquiring Eccle∣siastical Power.
• CHAP. VIII. Of the disposition of Power Civil, and the several forms of Government.
• CHAP. IX. Of the disposition of Ecclesiastical Power: and first, whether it be due unto the Bishop of Rome.
• CHAP. X. Whether the Civil State have any good Title to the Power of the Keys.
• CHAP. XI. Whether Episcopacy be the primary sub∣ject of the Power of the Keys.
• CHAP. XII. Whether Presbytery, or Presbyters be the Primary Subject of the Power of the Keyes.
• CHAP. XIII. That the Government of the Church is not purely Democratical, but like that of a free State, wherein the Power is in the whole, not in any part, which is the Authors judgement.
• CHAP. XIV. Of the extent of a Particular Church.
• CHAP. XV. Of subjection in general, and the subjects of a Civil State.
• CHAP. XVI. Of Subjects in an Ecclesiastical Politie.