Ductor dubitantium, or, The rule of conscience in all her generall measures serving as a great instrument for the determination of cases of conscience : in four books / by Jeremy Taylor ...

K.

• 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, what it means.
• l. 3. c. 3. r. 1. n. 5. p. 133.

Keys.

• Of the power of the Keys.
• l. 3. c. 4. r. 1. n. 11. p. 217.
• Wherein the power of the Keys dif∣fers from proper jurisdiction.
• ibid. n. 13. p. 217.
• If they are not rightly used they neither bind nor lose. ibid.
• There is no jurisdiction in the power of the Keys. ibid. n. 14. p. 219.
• That power is only a suspension of their own act by Ecclesiastics.
• ibid. n. 15. p. 219.

Kill.

• The reason why it is lawfull to kill a man in my own defence.
• l. 1. c. 5. r. 8. n. 38. p. 206.
• The Commandment that forbids to kill is not broken by the Authors of a just war, nor execution upon Malefa∣ctors. l. 3. c. 2. r. 1. n. 18. p. 59.

King.

• The Edicts of Kings are by Gratian put among the Laws of the Church.
• l. 3. c. 3. r. 5. n. 4. p. 175.
• The Gallican Church is ruled by those Laws Ecclesiastical that their Kings have made.
• l. 3. c. 3. r. 5. n. 7. p. 177.
• Instances to prove that the Ecclesia∣stics are under the jurisdiction of the Ci∣vil or Kingly power.
• l. 3. c. 3. r. 6. n. 3. p. 179.
• What is to be done when the com∣mand of the King and Bishop enterfere.
• ibid. n. 26. p. 192.
• A King that commands to the Guard is to be obeyed before a Bishop that commands to goe to Divine service.
• ibid. n. 27. p. 193.
• In external actions the command of the King is to be obeyed before the command of the Church. ibid.
• The King hath jurisdiction in cau∣ses internal and spiritual.
• ibid. r. 7. n. 2. p. 200.
• The King is by God appointed to be an Overseer, Governour, Father and Protector over his Church.
• l. 3. c. 3. r. 7. n. 6. p. 202.
• The King ought to determine what doctrines are to be taught the people, and what are to be forbidden.
• ibid. n. 13. p. 205.
• Every article of Religion that the King allows is not to be accounted a part of the true religion. ib. n. 16. p. 207.
• The King must govern the Church by Church-men.
• l. 3. c. 3. r. 8. n. 1, 2. p. 208.
• Good Kings use to verifie the judicial acts of the Church. ib. n. 3. p. 208.
• but freely, not by necessity.
• ibid. n. 4, 6. p. 209, 210.
• Kings are not bound to execute the Decrees of the Church.
• l. 3. c. 3. r. 8. n. 5. p. 209.
• The difference between the Kingly and Ecclesiastical power.
• l. 3. c. 4. r. 1. n. 1. p. 211.
• Kings obey the Laws of the Church.
• l. 3. c. 4. r. 6. n. 1. p. 237. &n. 5. p. 239.
• The Example of Kings prevails much.
• l. 3. c. 4. r. 6. n. 4. p. 238.
• In what manner Kings were bound by the Canons of the Church under the old Testament. ib. n. 6. p. 240.
• A King cannot be excommunicated.
• l. 3. c. 4. r. 7. n. 3. p. 241.
• The Primitive Bishops never durst think of excommunicating Kings.
• ibid. n. 7. p. 242.
• The Church may deny the Sacra∣ment to evil Kings.
• l. 3. c. 4. r. 7. n. 10. p. 243.
• The King though unworthy must not be denied the Sacrament, if he be instant for it. ibid.
• A Church-man though an Apostle must be subject to the King.
• l. 3. c. 3. r. 6. n. 1. p. 178.
• Penances cannot be inflicted on the King against his will.
• l. 3. c. 4. r. 7. n. 12. p. 244.
• Some Kings have received hurt by such Penances. ibid. n. 13. p. 245.
• Kings may not be publicly reprov'd.
• ibid. n. 14. p. 245.
• The old Prophets did, but mere Priests never did reprove Kings.
• ibid. n. 16. p. 246.
• How Bishops and Ministers should carry themselves in the reproof of Kings.
• ibid. n. 18. p. 246.
• The King nor the people cannot be excommunicated. l. 3. c. 4. r. 8. n. 7. p. 250.
• The Hebrew Kings had power to cause the Malefactors body to hang all night on the tree, though the Laws forbid it, say the Rabbins.
• l. 3. c. 6. r. 1. n. 16. p. 405.
• A King may be either more severe or more gentle then the Law.
• ib. r. 2. n. 3. p. 408.
• He is Dominus Legum, and therefore may intervene between Equity and strictness by Interpretation. ibid.
• S. Chrysostom proves the office of a Bishop is more difficult then that of a King. l. 3. c. 4. r. 1. n. 7. p. 214.
• Difference between a King and Ty∣rant. l. 3. c. 1. r. 3. n. 5. p. 34. & l. 3. c. 3. r. 1. n. 1. p. 130.
• The power of Kings.
• l. 3. c. 3. r. 1. n. 3. p. 132.
• Though they have an absolute pow∣er, they may not use it. ib. n. 4. p. 132.
• Their power is absolute in doing right, not in doing wrong; their power of go∣vernment is absolute, not their power of possession. ib. n. 5. p. 133.
• The difference between a King and Lord of the people. ibid.
• What is Jus Regium?
• l. 3. c. 3. r. 1. n. 7. p. 135.
• A consideration upon the power of Kings as it is described by Samuel.
• l. 3. c. 3. r. 1. n. 7, 8. p. 135.
• Whether Kings are subject to their own Laws. l. 3. c. 3. r. 2. n. 1. p. 138.
• Kings are not under the directive pow∣er of Laws. ibid. n. 2. p. 138.
• They are not under the fear of their Laws. ibid. n. 5. p. 139.
• They are obliged by the Laws of God and nature. ibid. n. 6. p. 141.
• A King may not command his Sub∣jects to fight in an unjust cause.
• ibid. n. 7. p. 142.
• Their Laws must not be neglected upon the opinion of every vain person.
• ibid. n. 8. p. 142.
• Some Laws bind the Prince.
• ibid. n. 10. p. 142.
• Whatsoever the King hath sworn to, obliges him. ibid. n. 13. p. 143.
• Of the Oath which Kings take.
• ibid. n. 14. p. 144.
• Of the Kingly prerogative.
• ibid. n. 16. p. 145.
• The King can give pardon to a Cri∣minal condemned. ibid. n. 18. p. 146.
• Clemency a great vertue in a King.
• ibid.
• In what cases a King may pardon a Criminal condemned. ibid. n. 19. p. 147.
• It is not lawful in any cases to resist the King. l. 3. c. 3. r. 3. n. 1. p. 149.
• per tot. reg.
• A King, though wicked, must not be resisted. l. 3. c. 3. r. 3. n. 13. p. 156.
• A King cannot be supposed to have a desire to destroy his Kingdome.
• ibid. n. 15. p. 157.
• A Christian must not seek revenge upon, nor resist his Father or King.
• ibid. n. 16. p. 158.
• A King must not, because no subject does, forfeit his right in his estate by his vices. l. 3. c. 3. r. 3. n. 17. p. 159.
• The King hath no power over his Subjects against Law, so neither the Subject over his King. ibid.
• Arguments brought to prove the Pope hath power over Kings.
• l. 3. c. 3. r. 4. n. 4. p. 161.
• Kings are Governours of religion.
• ibid. n. 7. p. 163.
• Attalus in making the State of Rome his Heir, together with the Kingly pow∣er bequeathed the power over things sa∣cred. ibid.
• Religion being the great band of soci∣eties must be under the government of the King. l. 3. c. 3. r. 4. n. 8. p. 164.
• The King without the conduct of re∣ligion in many exigencies cannot go∣vern his people. ibid. n. 9. p. 165.
• If the Priests rule religion, they may be superiour to the King. ib. n. 10. p. 166.
• Examples of Kings and Princes that have been put out of their thrones by a pretended Ecclesiastical power.
• ibid. n. 11. p. 166.
• Ancient Kings would not endure any change in religion. ibid. n. 13. p. 167.
• Kings are the vicegerents of Christ.
• ibid. n. 19. p. 170.
• ...

• The Jewish Kings were superiour in power to the Priests in matter of religi∣on. l. 3. c. 3. r. 4. n. 20. p. 173.
• Christ will call Christian Kings to account for Souls. ibid. n. 21. p. 173.
• Kings have a Legislative power in the matters of religion.
• l. 3. c. 3. r. 5. n. 1. p. 174.
• Kings may compell their Subjects to serve God. ibid. n. 3. p. 174.
• Those matters are under the power of the King which God hath left under no Commandment, viz. Church-af∣fairs. ibid. n. 4. p. 174.

Kinred.

• The Canon and Civil Law account not the distance of Kinred in the same manner. l. 2. c. 2. r. 3. n. 67. p. 313.
• those reasons considered which men invent for the restraint of those mar∣riages which God restrains not.
• ibid. n. 75. p. 315.

Know.

• Every Knowing facultie is the seat of Conscience. l. 1. c. 1. r. 2. n. 4. p. 13.
• How little certainty there is in hu∣mane discourses. l. 1. c. 2. r. 6. n. 7. p. 74.