The Divine Right and Original of the Civil Magistrate, Table of contents
The Contents.
THE entry and partition of the work, pag. 1.
CHAP. I.
Of the ſubject here ſpoken of, power, the powers, p. 3.
Sect. 1. An enquiry w… …ther power be put for the perſon inveſted who power, or for the abſtract, the office ſeated in him? p. 3.
Sect. 2. The main enquiry, to wit, what kind of power it is which the Apoſtle intends in thoſe words, power, powers, p. 5.
Subſection 1. Of the force of the wo…d foreign. p. 5.
Subſection 2. Power diſtinguiſht into Naturall, and Morall, p. 15.
Subſection 3. That Mo…all power o…ly is intended in this wo…d power, in this place. p. 23.
Subſection 4. What is required to the making of a Morall power, p. 29.
CAHP. II. Of the Tearm, of God, p. 40.
Sect. 1. The diverſe Scripture-acceptations of this tearm of God, p. 41.
Sect. 2. For the clearing of the Queſtion, which of theſe acceptations are proper for this Text, divers things diſcuſſed, p. 46.
Subſection 1. The difference betwixt the Narrative, and the Legiſlative word of God, and that Scripture predictions are not a warrant for us to act upon, in the things predicted, p 46.
Subſection 2. Certain propoſitions to explain thoſe ſeverall wayes wherein things are ſaid to be of God, p. 49.
Subſection 3. Of Gods working in humane actions, whether good, or evill; and the difference betwixt the being of the one of God, and of the other; p 51.
Subſection 4. How the hand of God is clear from the ſin of man, when it act…th in mans ſinfull action, and from injuſtice in puniſh him for that action, p. 57.
CHAP. III. A Digreſsive enquiry concerning the voice, or declarative uſe of Divine providence, p. 61.
Sect. 1. The uſefulneſſe of the ſaid enquiry, p. 62.
Sect. 2. In what ſenſe the word providence is taken in this enquiry, p. 63.
Sect. 3. The queſtion diſcuſſed, whether Divine providence be, and wherein it is regulating, or declarative of the will of God to be done by us, p. 63.
Subſection 1. That providence doth declare ſomething of God, p. 64.
Subſection 2. That providence doth declare ſomewhat of Gods counſels, p. 65.
Subſection 3. That providence doth declare to us that God is, and what he is, p 67.
Subſection 4. Certain diſtinctions premiſed for the diſcovery how far providence is declarative of the wil of God which we are to doe, p. 68.
Subſection 5. Five propoſitions explaining, wherein providence is, and wherein it is not declarative of Gods will to be done by us, and how providence where it de…ivers not the rule, may yet determine its obligation to the particular matter, p. 69.
Subſection 6. That Dominion is not founded in eventual providence, p. 89.
Subſection 7. That providence alone, or without the Rule of Gods word doth not ſignifie to us the allowing or diſallowing will of God in matters either of human right, or poſitive inſtitutim, p. 92.
CHAP. IV. The Queſtion [how the text ſaith th… power is of God] ſtated and reſolved, p. 97.
CHAP. V. Of the tearm, ordained of God, p. 101.
Sect. 1. Of the ſeverall acceptions of the word ordained, being put for an action of God, p. 102.
Sect. 2. What the ſpeciall and proper acception of the Term ordained of God, is in this Text, p. 107.
Sect. 3. Reaſons to prove that Gods ordination of the power is preceptive, or warrantive, not meerly providential, p. 109.
Sect. 4. Gods preceptive ordination of the power explained, particularly how it is communicated to this or that particular Magiſtrate, p. 120.
Subſection 1. Ordination contains inſtitution, and conſtitution: and what each of theſe ſignifies, p. 121.
Subſection 2. That inſtitution of the power is of God: and whether by the law of nature in man innocency, p. 123.
Subſection 3. That conſtitution of the power, or putting in of the particular Magiſtrate is of God, and how, or by what means he doth it? p. 124.
Subſection 4 That Gods ordination is conveyd to the particular Magiſtrate by the conſent of the community, p. 136.
Subſection 5. Three other wayes of conveying into perſons a title to Soveraign Magiſtracy exami…ed, viz. 1. That of Father-hood, and primogeniture. 2. That of Conqueſt. 3. That of voluntary benefi…iallneſſe by protection, p. 144.
Subſection 6. A ſolution of ſome objections made againſt the paſſing of Gods ordination unto the perſon of the Supreme Magiſtrate by the conſent of the people, p. 167.
Sect. 5. That diſtinction which ſome give betwixt the power, and the acquiſition, or aſſumption of the power; and its aptneſſe to reſolve the queſtion [Whether a violent intruder into Dominion be among the powers in this Text, that are of God, ordained of God?] conſidered, p. 191.
CHAP. VI. Of the univerſal negative note, in the words, there is no power but of God. p. 204.
Sect. 1. The originall is not in thoſe words, [no power but of God] expreſſely univerſall, p. 205.
Sect. 2. The ſeverall qualifications which ſentences in terms univerſall do admit, p. 207.
Sect. 3. The ſutableneſſe of ſome of thoſe qualifications of univerſalls to this (ſuppoſed) univerſall in the Text, p. 210.
CHAP. VII. Of the being of the powers, in that propoſition, the powers that be are ordained of God, p. 216.
Sect. 1. The queſtion moved, wherein conſiſts the being of the power, or, what it is, that makes the power to be, p. 217.
Sect. 2. Reaſons to prove that prevalency, or actual poſſeſſion of the ſeat of Government doth not make or inferre one to be the power, p. 218.
Subſection 1. Argument 1. Taken from the nature of …, p. 218.
Subſection 2. Argument 2. From the abſurdity of admitting Satans, and the Popes uſurped powers upon the ground of actual rule, p. 220.
Subſection 3. Argument 3. From the custome of hereditary Kingdomes, accounting the ſucceeding to be King in the moment of the death of his predeceſſor, without actual inveſture, p. 225.
Subſection 4. Argument 4. From the lawfulneſſe, and uſ…fulneſſe of fundamental Lawes, and proviſions for the future continuance of Government by ſucceſſion, and againſt encroachers upon the ſame, p. 226.
Subſection 5. Argument 5. From the practice of Nations, owning them for their Soveraign powers who have not actually ruled, p. 228.
Subſection 6. Argument 6. From another practice of Kingdomes, their admitting ſome to the place of Supreme command whom they acknowledge not to be the Supreme power, p. 233.
Subſection 7. Argument 7. From the approved cuſtome of determining controverted Titles unto Soveraignty by arbitration, p. 234.
Subſection 8. Argument 8. From the expreſſions of the holy Ghoſt in Scripture, owning men for Kings in relation to the Kingdomes of which they have been unpoſſeſſed, p. 236.
Subſection 9. Argument 9. Taken from the nature of Magiſtracy, p. 245.
Subſection 10. Argument 10. From Gods expreſſe diſallowance of ſome in actual command, p. 249.
CHAP. VIII. Some Arguments to prove, that by the power in the Text is to be underſtood a power lawfull as to title, and not a meer poſseſſory power, taken from the context, p. 252.
Sect. 1. A conſideration of the duty to be yielded to the power in thoſe words, ve…ſ. 1. Be ſubject, p. 253.
Sect. 2. Of the term, higher, annexed to the powers, verſ. 1. p. 259.
Sect. 3. Of the whole ſtyle, higher powers, verſ. 1. p. 262.
Sect. 4. Of the reſistance of the power concluded under the penalty of damnation, verſ. 2. p. 263.
Sect. 5. The oppoſition and diſtance which the Text puts betwixt him that is the power, and him that is the reſiſter of the power, verſ. 2. p. 269.
Sect. 6. Of the worke of the power, deſcribed verſ. 3, 4. p. 274.
Sect. 7. Of the Magiſtrates ſtyle, the Miniſter of God, verſ. 4, 6. p. 279.
Sect. 8. Of the Magiſtrates bearing the Sword, verſ. 4. p. 281.
CHAP. IX. Some other Arguments for the concluſion inſiſted on in the former Chapter taken from other Mediums, p. 283.
Sect. 1. Argueth from the ſenſe of ſome Scriptures forbidding the retaliating of evil, ibid.
Sect. 2. Argueth from the Prophets compariſon of the Jewiſh State under the Predatory power of the Chaldean, unto that of ſuch Animals as have no Ruler over them, p 287.
Sect. 3. Argueth from the nullity of a ſelf-created power, declared negatively in Chriſts, poſitively in Babylons caſe, p. 288.
Sect. 4. Argueth from the ſundry abſurdities following upon the attributing of a meer poſſeſſory power unto God, as his ordinance, p. 290.
Sect. 5. Argueth from that State-maxim, Politicall power is originally in the people, and in the Magiſtrate, onelyonly derivatively from them, p. 294.
Sect. 6. Argueth from the riſe, or nature of Civil Government, p. 295.
Sect. 7. Argueth from the received d…ſt nction of a Soveraigns legall, or publique, and his perſonall, or private capacity, p. 297.
Sect. 8. Argueth from the being of Civil power by the Law of Nature, p. 299.
Sect. 9. Argueth from the generall, and ſolemn diſclaim of Arbitrary Government, p. 300.
Sect. 10. Argueth from the impoſſibility of determining what meaſure of poſſeſſion ſhall make a power, p. 301.
CHAP. X. Anſwers to ſome objections, and doubts concerning that ſenſe of the Text which the aforegoing Chapters have ſtated, and confirmed. p. 303.
Sect. 1 The Objection [that this Text commandeth the Roman Chriſtians obedience to the then Roman Emperor, as the Supreme Power of God, ordained in that Empire, and that he was a Ʋſurper] anſwered, p. 304.
Sect. 2. The Objection of Chriſts paying, and commanding Tribute-paying to Caeſar: of his owning Pilates power: of Souldiers ſerving the Roman without diſallowance of the Baptiſt, Chriſt, or his Apoſtles, anſwered, p. 311.
Subſection 1. The queſtion, whether the Romans were Ʋſurpers over Judea in our Saviours time, diſcuſſed, p. 311.
Subſection 2. Of Chriſts paying Tribute, Matth. 17. p. 326.
Subſection 3. Of Chriſts commanding Tribute-paying to Caeſar, p. 327.
Subſection 4. Of Chriſts acknowledging Pilates power to be of God, p. 329.
Subſection 5. Of the Souldiers ſerving the Roman without the diſallowance of the Baptiſt, Chriſt, or his Apoſtles, p. 329.
Sect. 3. The prejudice which it is alledged, the requiring a good title to the making one a power ordained of God, may cast upon all Governments, (inaſmuch as their beginning is ordinarily either unknown, or known to have been violent) weighed, p. 330.
Sect. 4. The force of the examples of the Jewes ſubmitting to the Babylonian, Perſian and Graecian Kings, and of the Chriſtians to others, and the command the Jewes had of ſubmitting to the Babylonian, viewed, p. 334.
Subſection 1. Of the examples of the Jewes, and Chriſtians ſubmiſſion to the (ſuppoſed) Ʋſurpers over them, p. 335.
Subſection 2. Of the command the Jewes had of ſubmitting to the Babylonian, p. 337.
Sect. 5. The Allegation of the ſuppoſed goodneſſe which may be in the adminiſtrations of a meer poſseſſory power, conſidered, p. 340.
Sect. 6. Of the ſayings of ſome Proteſtant Authors interpreting this Text, not only to require obedience to preſent Rulers, whatever their Title be, but to juſtifie their being ordained of God, p. 342.
Sect. 7. Many examples of exemplary perſons diſowning, or oppoſing meer poſſeſſory powers in ſuch recognitions, and rights as are due to the powers ordained of God, p. 349.
Sect. 8. Three other Enquiries ſpoken to, viz. whether the power of a meer poſseſſor may not be made uſe of? whether ſubjection to it be not lawfull, and neceſſary? and, if it be, whether the ſubjects conſcience, or practice be at all concerned in the juſtneſſe, or unjuſtneſſe of the power that is over them? p. 364.
Sect. 9. The concluſion is, with a ſhort view of the queſtion, what kinde of conſent of the Community it is which is requiſite to the conveying of Gods ordination to the power, p. 371.
FINIS.
End of the text · Edward Gee, The Divine Right and Original of the Civil Magistrate (1658)