Christvs dei, or, A theologicall discourse wherein is proved that regall or monarchicall power is not of humane but of divine right and that God is the sole efficient cause thereof and not the people : also, that every monarch is above the whole common-wealth and is not onely major singislis, but major vniversis : written in answer to a late printed pamphlet intituled Observations upon some of His Majesties late answers and expresses.

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Christvs dei, or, A theologicall discourse wherein is proved that regall or monarchicall power is not of humane but of divine right and that God is the sole efficient cause thereof and not the people : also, that every monarch is above the whole common-wealth and is not onely major singislis, but major vniversis : written in answer to a late printed pamphlet intituled Observations upon some of His Majesties late answers and expresses.

Author

Jones, John, d. 1660.

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Oxford :: Printed by H. Hall ...,

1642.

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Subject terms

Parker, Henry, 1604-1652. -- Observations upon some of His Majesties late answers and expresses.

Divine right of kings.

Theology, Doctrinal.

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Contents

• title page
• CHRISTUS DEI, OR, A Theologicall Discourse, wherein is proved, that Regall Power is not of Hu∣mane, but of Divine Right, and that GOD onely is the Efficient cause thereof, and not the People.
  • Preface.
  • §. 1 Of the Primary Finall cause; as also of the Efficient cause of all Civill Societies or Republiques.
  • §. 2. Of the Secondary finall Cause, and also the onely Efficient Cause of all Civill Societies and Republiques.
  • §. 3 Of the Finall and Efficient cause of Civill Power in a Com∣mon wealth.
  • §. 4. Of the Efficient cause of Regall Power.