The originall of the dominion of princes, founded upon Gods soveraignty over the whole earth, or, The kingly prerogative, instituted by God, and proved from the holy scriptures to be jure divino by R.W. ...

A Collection of the Contents of the ensuing CHAPTERS.

CHAP. I. A Discovery of the foure causes of Man and his Dominion, from Gen. 1. 26. The Exposition of the words thereof. Of Elohim, the sole Efficient of all that is Soveraignty, and perpetuall Proprietary thereof. The Sacrilege of arrogating the Originality of the least particle of Power; and the method of the en∣suing Discourse.

CHAP. II. No man may presume further then Christ. Christs eight titles to the Dominion of the World. His Titles and Kingdom destroyed, if the People have Power over Kings. The second Psalm explained. The modesty of Christ insisteth onely upon the Formall Donation of God. The Devill himselfe adventureth not upon the claime of Originality. The Exposition of S. John 18. 36. My king∣dome is not of this world, &c. Of S. Peter 1. 2. 13. Submit your selves to every Ordinance of men. Of the kingdome of Heaven in the Gospels. And the Summe of Christian Liberty.

CHAP. III. A briefe Digression, that the Power entrusted to Kings cannot but be Divine, by the unquestionablenesse thereof. Job 34. 16. expounded, and the Exposition justified by parallel texts. The Question answered, What if the King turne Tyrant? An Answer to a Scotch Topick.

CHAP. IIII. Both the Regall and Sacerdotall Powers, were (in the Beginning) the Inheritance of the First-born. The Colloquy between God and Cain, (Gen. 4. 7.) explained. Also that of God

with Evah, (Gen. 3. 16. by the Commentary of S. Paul, 1 Tim. 2. 12. and 1 Cor. 14. 34. No Co-ordination in the Family, the Modell and Nursery of Kingdome. The seed of the Commandement for Kingdome and Priesthood, sowen in the Family from the very Be∣ginning of the World, in the perpetuall Law of Nature▪

CHAP. V. A Recapitulation of what had been formerly proved. Kingship, while we are on Earth, Superior to Priesthood. Exod. 4. 16. expounded. The Name of Elohim communicated, hath rela∣tion to Inferiors; Angel to Superiors. The High-priest honoured with the appellation of Elohim. Exod. 22. 28. expounded, by Acts 23. 5. The acknowledgemen of Constantine thereupon. And the judgement of S. Cyprian. All Kings indifferently dignified with the name of Elohim. Inferior Magistrates receive both Title and Power from their Kings. Unction an evidence of Divine Power. Christ himselfe not Anointed, but in the Persons of his predecessors and Suc∣cessors. Korah's Rebellion and Doom; How far it did goe, and doth reach. Aaron's Priesthood not dead but changed.

CHAP. VI. Monarchicall Power, Instituted under Theocraty it selfe. Upon Gods recesse from the immediate exercise of King∣ship, he never was the Author of Popular Election. The exemplifi∣cation of Gods mind herein; in and by the particulars of his appointing of Saul to the Kingdome of Israel. Wherein consisted the sinfulness of the Israelites petition, for a King. The Law of Kingdom, 1 Sam. 10. 25. The word Mishpat, and divers its great Importances▪ Unction, Gods Demonstration, for the Communication of Divine Power, 1 Sam. 8. 11. &c. The Authors gleanings from the story of King Saul. All summed up in the conclusion of this Chapter.

CHAP. VII. Sect. 1. A Digression in answer to the question, How a man may know whether his Prince be (indeed the Lords

Anointed. Certain Praecognoscenda for the manifestation thereof▪ The three-fold Acts and Donations of the three Persons of the Trinity, conveighing severall rights to man. Of title to, title in, and help from the Creature. Considerations from mans inability to command that which is his own, to nourish him. No evidence produced from him who is the Heir of all things, for the People to Assise mens Severalties. Adam in his Innocency had not Originall right so much as to Herbs and Fruits; much lesse can his sinfull children have naturall propriety (without Donation) in the other things which God (not they) created.

Sect. 2. The fore-mentioned question answered. Every mans assurance from God, of his own title to his owne Estate; asserteth the Kings. The Subjects Right dependeth on the Kings. Humane Lawes (as Humane) cannot give away Gods title to any man. Hu∣mane Lawes, as enlivened by the divine Power of the King, can dis∣pense propriety unto each man. None but the King hath Gods war∣ranty (in his revealed Will) as his Steward, to set forth mans se∣veralties.

Sect. 3. Disobedience to the King, forfeiteth the Subjects titles. Soveraignty established in both the Tables, before the naming the sins punishable by it. Obedience to the Supreme Earthly Powers, to be preferred before Life, Honour, and Livelihood. The fifth Camman∣dement the Guardian of all the rest. The publike Father-hood of the King, proved from Gen. 9. 5. A repetition of some passages else∣where justified.

Sect. 4. The seven first Verses of Rom. 13. expounded. Obe∣dience not due to the Lower in Power, when the Higher contradicts. Aquinas his definition of Order. God the Invisible; the King the Visible Head thereof. Hell it selfe not without an one Head. No man to presume out of the station, wherein the God of Order hath set

him. They (be they never so great or many) who doe so, encamp them∣selves with Apollyon, against God. Inferior Magistrates receive not their Power from God, but from the King. The King Gods Deacon, not only to dispense Necessaries for our Livelihood; but also the Lord of Hosts Commissary generall for his Gold and Steel. But one Sword in one Kingdome. The hard condition of Kings from hence. Popular Flattery most pestilentiall; robs them of all they have, while it strokes them into a Fansie for their robbing of God. Eccles. 10. 4. expounded.

Sect. 5. The 1 Tim. 2. 12. (I permit not a Woman, &c.) explained. The Apostles Argument for Monarchicall Dominion, from Adam formed alone. The Case of Zelophehad's Daughters, Num. 27. Their Plea considerable for these times. Gods deter∣mination thereupon.

CHAP. VIII. Sect. 1, An Introduction to the ensuing Chapter. The Adversaries Principles unjustly taken up, but more fouly de∣serted. The Peoples Liberty, the Word of God, and the Kingdom of Christ, find no such enemies, as the pretenders for them. The writ∣ten Word of God, the best Commentary upon the unwritten Law of Nature. Gen. 49. 10. and 1 Sam. 13. 13. reconciled. The exem∣plification of Gods mind in the Institution of King Saul; an Argu∣ment unanswerable by the Adversaries. The acknowledger of the Scriptures, must acknowledge, that in the Patent of King David, all Christian Kings have a joynt Commission. Some conveniences through the settlement of Gods Power in one Man, pointed at. Prov. 21. 1. paraphrased.

Sect. 2. The grounds of Gods preferring David and his Seed to the Kingdome of Israel: expressed in the 13••. Psalme. Its first part containes David's solicitous care for the building of a materiall Tem∣ple for God. The second David's Petition: first, for Gods Inhabi∣tancy

therein: secondly, for the Support and Glory of the Priests there∣of: thirdly, for the performance of Gods Leiturgie: fourthly, for the Honour of Christ, in and by these. The last expresseth Gods Oath, in answer to Davids Vow, for the perpetuity of the severall petitioned for particulars. Gods Oath fulfilled to a title in the typified, though not in the Type.

Sect. 3. A Paraphrase upon the 89. Psalm; which celebrateth the Promise of the Worlds Administration by Kings; as the gloriousest of all Gods earthly favours; and the faithfulnesse of Gods perfor∣mance herein. Gods Covenants with Jewish and Christian Kings; One and Two; as are the Stock and the Graffe. Kings onely the Sons of Gnelion, or the most High▪ Christian Kings taken in into a bet∣ter Covenant then the naturall Line of David. They the ultimate Object of the Mercifull and Faithfull Oath of God. No misdemea∣nors in them, or their Seed can Dethrone either. Mischiefs attending the contrary Doctrine. Former Proofs abated, enough here asserted. The Sunne and Moone Gods Witnesses of the perpetuity of both the Powers Regall and Sacerdotall.

Sect. 4. A recollection of certaine Proofs: that as well Tem∣porall earthly Kingship over the whole Creature, as Spirituall (pro∣perly Priesthood) was, and is Christs, unto the end of the world: then he must resigne. Christ the primary Object of Gods sworne Co∣venant with David; Christian Kings the secondary. Antichrists by Saint John 1. 2. 22. described. What is denying of the Father and the Son. The people may be Antichrists. Saint Johns marks of An∣tichristianisme. Perpetuity▪ sworne (together with the other two) unto the Temple, which could not sin; manifesteth that the perfor∣mance of that Oath of God must be expected in the typified, which cannot be in the Type. The change of the Priesthood before the Tem∣ple might be built, attesteth the same.

Sect. 5. Evidences from the words Melech and Moshel. Da∣vid, the most irrefragable of all Witnesses; and the most liberall of all Acknowledgers. That the Temporall Kingships of all the world, are Elohim's owne. The name of Melech or King, primarily Gods and his Christs. Twenty places out of the one Booke of Psalmes, produced to prove this. Others concerning the title of Moshel. Da∣vid had Arbitrary Prerogative, beyond the bounds of Gods owne de∣scribed Sanctions. Salus populi, suprema Lex esto, understood. The Sons of David, heirs of his Prerogative.

Sect. 6. Intervenient Considerables between this and the ensuing Chapter. A briefe Answer to the chiefe Arguments of the Millena∣rians. The difference between Kings Pagan, Jewish, and Christian, truly stated. No gap in the Series of Christs Kingdome, during the times of Infidelity; fore-prophesied and Typified. Usurpations against the Rule of Natures Law, protested against.

CHAP. IX. The Law of Nature, and its Proviso in this parti∣cular Controversie; This the proper Act of; That only subject to the God of Nature. Princes Rights from these, better then other mens. God the sole Eelector of Kings, when the People seeme most to chuse them. Foure Maximes in this behalfe. The cause of the preferring of So∣lomon before his elder Brother expressed, and justified to be so, by Gods semblable Acts in Ishmael and Esau; not reprobated. So∣lomon's Throne demolishable, as he was King of the Jewes; not demolishable in the Typified Gentiles. Solomon not the Type of Christ, but of Christian Kings: David was the Type of Christ. The Materiall Temples of God ought to be the solicitous care of Solo∣mon's Successors. God's not dwelling in temples made with hands, how to be understood. Christs zeale, for what Temples. The Kings Throne Gods. Why we uncover and bow before the Chaire of

State. Regall Power above mans Limitations or Censures.

CHAP. X. Kings are Gods chiefe Debters for the sins of the People; not the High Court, or High-priest. The King to com∣mand others, what he may not execute himselfe. Kings the Prote∣ctors of Religion; and Religion, of them. The celebrated precedents of good Jewish Kings, the best Commentary upon the Precepts of God for Kingship. This was accounted Argument enough, while we had to doe but with the Faction of Rome. Reverence to the incom∣parable Works of Bishop Andrewes, restraines the needlesse pres∣sing of this invincible Argument. His irrefragable Exemplification of Jehoshaphat's severalizing the matters of Ecclesiasticall and Politicall Cognizance: And his constitution of the High-priest, his chiefe Commissioner in Ecclesiasticals.

CHAP. XI. No new Light after the New Testament. What was both before and under the Law, dyed not with the Law, but was confirmed by the Gospel. Evangelicall Rules and Examples in this particular, followed by Primitive Doctrine and Practice, abun∣dantly justified by others. The Divine Power of Kings, (Saint John 10. 34.) not sequestrable away (by distinction) from their persons, but to the prejudice of the Deity of Christ. The Text of Psal. 82. 6. [I my selfe have said, You, your selves are Gods, and all of you the sons of Gnelion] further cleared. Our Saviours owne Argument from that Text. Further manifestations amply perfor∣med elsewhere, not needed here. Christs owne Assertion, that Tri∣butes and Customes were payed unto God in Caesar. Neither Live∣lihood nor Life it selfe, can countenance Selfe-preservation by Resi∣stance of lawfull Princes, in those who assume the name of Christi∣ans; if the Doctrine and Example of Christ, be onely that which can denominate Christians.

CHAP. XIII. The Authors Reason for not beginning with the End of Dominion. The Reason why God himselfe retroceded from the immediate exercise of his just Monarchy; that Man might not by his Justice be consumed. The Reason why Priesthood is not administred by the Angels. God (by thus doing) doth not onely accommodate our Persons, but dignifie our whole Nature. The Fundamental Axiomes (in this Tract) recollected. The unalterablenesse of Gods Ground, for the unalterablenesse of these Constitutions. This great vouchsafing of God, doth display unto us the Blemishes of our proud frailty, as doe our clothes, and the written Word of God. Saint Peters cautions against wresting of Scriptures. What remaineth to be hereafter treated upon.