Full title: A short treatise of politiqve povver, and of the true obedience which subjects owe to Kings, and other civill governours [electronic resource] / written by D. John Ponnet ...

Author/creator: Early English Books Online, Ponet, John, 1516?-1556.

Date: 1642..

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Record Identifier: 74VvLe6b3Z3l

Language: English

Formats: ebooks

Contents: 68 p.

Publishers: [London : s.n.] 1642.

Notes: Pages 26, 30 and 44 have print faded in filmed copy. Pages 20-47 photographed from Union Theoloical Seminary Library, New York copy inserted at end. "Being an answer to seven questions, viz. 1. Whereof politique power groweth, wherefore it was ordained, and the right use and duty of the same? Chap. I. 2. Whether kings, princes, and other governours have and absolute power and authority over their subjects? Chap. II. 3. Whether kings, princes, and other politique governours be subject to Gods laws, and the positive lawes of their countries? Chap. III. 4. In what things and how farre subjects are bound to obey their princes and governours? Chap. IV. 5. Whether all the subjects goods be the emperours or kings owne and that they may lawfully take them as their owne? Chap. V. 6. Whether it be lawfull to depose and evill governour and kill a tyrant? Chap. VI. 7. What confidence is to be given to princes and potentates? Chap. VII." Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library.

Citation / references note: Wing P2804B.

Additional physical form availability note: Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/57.

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