The survey of policy: or, A free vindication of the Commonwealth of England, against Salmasius, and other royallists. By Peter English, a friend to freedom.:

Title

The survey of policy: or, A free vindication of the Commonwealth of England, against Salmasius, and other royallists. By Peter English, a friend to freedom.:

Author

English, Peter, a friend to freedom.

Publication

Leith :: [s.n.],

Printed in the year, 1653. [i.e. 1654]

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Subject terms

Monarchy

Republics

Great Britain -- Politics and government

Great Britain -- History

Saumaise, Claude, -- 1588-1653

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Contents

• title page
• dedication
• To the Very Honourable, Major General Lambert, and the rest of the Honourable Commissioners, for ordering and managing affairs in Scotland. AS ALSO, To the Right Honourable, Colonel R. Lilburne, Commander in chief of the English Forces in SCOTLAND.
• To the READER.
• ANAGRAM.
• THE CONTENTS Of the whole BOOK.
• A SURVEY of POLICY; OR, A Free VANDICATION of the COMMON-VVEALTH of ENGLAND.
  • PROEME.
  • SECT. I. Whether or not, is the power of the King absolute?
    • SUBSECT. 1. Salmasius his Opinion concerning the Power of Inferiour Judges, examined, and refuted.
    • SUBSECT. 2. The rest of the Arguments, for enforcing the second Assertion, propounded and followed-forth.
  • SECT. II. Whether or not is Royal Government the choicest of Govern∣ments?
  • SECT. III. Whether or not is a Common-wealth the best of Governments?
  • SECT. IV. Whether or not is it lawful to resist the Royal Person, and decline the Royal Authority?
  • SECT. V. Whether or not doth the Covenant tie us, to preserve Monarchy inviolably.
  • COROLLARY.
• Errors to be corrected, thus.
• APPENDIX. In which the seven Angels sounding, are compared with the seven Angels plaguing, in overturning all Powers and Potentates.