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The Divine Right and Original of the Civil Magistrate

by Edward Gee · 1613–1660

Published: 1658
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The divine right and original of the civill magistrate from God, (as it is drawn by the Apostle S. Paul in those words, Rom. 13.1. There is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God) illustrated and vindicated in a treatise (chiefly) upon that text. Wherein the procedure of political dominion from God, by his ordination; ... is endevored truly and plainly to be laid open. / Written for the service of that eminent truth, order, justice, and peace which the said text, in its genuine sense, holdeth forth, and supporteth: and for the dissolving of sundry important doubts, and mistakes about it. By Edward Gee minister of the Gospel at Eccleston in the county palatine of Lancaster.

London Printed for George Eversden, at the Maidenhead in Pauls-church-yard 1658.

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

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Preface
ErrataThe Author having not opportunity to ſurvey this Impreſſion untill paſt, humbly requeſteth the Readers…
List of scriptural passagesA Direction to ſuch Scriptures as are ſomewhat explained in this Treatiſe, after the figures noting the…
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Chapter 2CHAP. II. Of the term of GOD.
Section 1SECT. I. The divers Scripture-acceptations of this term, of God, recited.
Section 2SECT. II. For the clearing of the Queſtion which of theſe acceptations are proper to this Text, divers…
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Chapter 3CHAP. III. A Digreſsive Enquiry concerning the voice, or declarative uſe of Divine Providence.
Section 1SECT. I. The uſefulneſs of the ſaid Enquiry.
Section 2SECT. II. In what ſenſe the word Providence is taken in this enquiry.
Section 3SECT. III. The Queſtion diſcuſsed, Whether Divine Providence be, and wherein it is regulating, or…
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Chapter 4CHAP. IV. The Queſtion [how the Text ſaith, The Power is of God] Stated and Reſolved.
Chapter 5CHAP. V. Of the term, Ordained of God.
Section 1SECT. I. Of the ſeveral acceptions of the word Ordained, being put for an action of God.
Section 2SECT. II. What the ſpecial and proper acception of the term Ordained of God, is in this text.
Section 3SECT. III. Reaſons to prove that Gods Ordination of the Power is preceptive, or warrantative, not meerly…
Section 4SECT. IV. Gods preceptive ordination of the Power explained, particularly how it is communicated to this or…
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Section 5SECT. V. That diſtinction which ſome give betwixt the Power and the Acquiſition, or Aſſumption of the…
Chapter 6CHAP. VI. Of the univerſal negative note, in the words, there is no power but of God.
Section 1SECT. I. The Originall is not in thoſe words, [no power but of God] expreſsely univerſall.
Section 2SECT. II. The ſeverall qualifications which ſentences in tearms univerſall do admit.
Section 3SECT. III. The ſuteableneſſe of ſome of thoſe qualifications of univerſalls to this (ſuppoſed) univerſall…
Chapter 7CHAP. VII. Of the being of the Powers, in that propoſition, the powers that be are ordained of God.
Section 1SECT. I. The queſtion moved, wherein conſiſts the being of the power, or, what it is that makes the power…
Section 2SECT. II. Reaſons to prove that prevalency, or actuall poſſeſſion of the ſeat of Government doth not make…
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Chapter 8CHAP. VIII. Some Arguments to prove [that by the power in the Text is to be underſtood a power lawful as to…
Section 1SECT. I. A conſideration of the duty to be yeelded to the power in thoſe words, verſ. 1. Be ſubject.
Section 2SECT. II. Of the terme higher annexed to the powers, verſ. 1.
Section 3SECT. III. Of the whole ſtyle Higher Powers, Verſ. 1.
Section 4SECT. IV. Of the Reſiſtance of the power concluded under the penalty of Damnation, verſ. 2.
Section 5SECT. V. The oppoſition, and diſtance which the Text puts betwixt him that is the power, and him that is…
Section 6SECT. VI. Of the worke of the power, deſcribed Verſ. 3. & 4.
Section 7SECT. VII. Of the Magiſtrates ſtyle, the Miniſter of God, verſ. 4.6.
Section 8SECT. VIII. Of the Magiſtrates bearing the ſword, verſ. 4.
Chapter 9CHAP. IX. Some other Arguments for the concluſion inſiſted on in the former Chapter, taken from other…
Section 1SECT. I. Argueth from the ſenſe of Scriptures, forbidding the Retaliating of wrong.
Section 2SECT. II. Argueth from the Prophets compariſon of the Jewiſh State under the predatory power of the…
Section 3SECT. III. Argueth from the nullity of a ſelf-created power, declared negatively in Christs, poſitively in…
Section 4SECT. IV. Argueth from ſundry abſurdities following upon the attributing of a meere poſſeſſory power unto…
Section 5SECT. V. Argueth from that State-maxime, Political power is originally in the people, and in the…
Section 6SECT. VI. Argueth from the Riſe, or nature of civill government.
Section 7SECT. VII. Argueth from the received Diſtinction betwixt a Soveraigns publique, or legall, and his…
Section 8SECT. VIII. Argueth from the being of civill power, by the law of nature.
Section 9SECT. IX. Argueth from the generall ſolemn diſclaim of Arbitrary Government.
Section 10SECT. X. Argueth from the impoſsibility of determining what meaſure of poſſeſsion ſhall make a power.
Chapter 10CHAP. X. Anſwers to ſome Objections, and Doubts concerning that ſenſe of the Text which the aforegoing…
Section 1SECT. I. The objection [that this Text commandeth the Roman Chriſtians obedience to the then Roman…
Section 2SECT. II. Object. Of Chriſts paying, and commanding Tribute-paying to Caeſar: of his owning Pilates power:…
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Section 3SECT. III. The prejudice which the requiring a good title to the making one a power ordained of God may…
Section 4SECT. IV. The examples of the Jews ſubmitting to the Babylonian, Perſian, and Grecian Kings, and of the…
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Section 5SECT. V. The Objection, from the ſuppoſed goodneſſe which may be in the adminiſtration of a meere…
Section 6SECT. VI. Of the ſayings of ſome Proteſtant Authors, interpreting this Text not only to require obedience…
Section 7SECT. VII. Many examples given of perſons of good account, who have diſowned, or oppoſed meer poſſeſſory…
Section 8SECT. VIII. Three other Enquiries ſpoken to, viZ. Whether the power of a meer poſseſſor may not be made uſe…
Section 9SECT. IX. The concluſion is with a ſhort view of the queſtion, what kinde of conſent of the community it is…
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