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A treatise of magistracy, : shewing, the magistrate hath beene, and for ever is to be the cheife [sic] officer in the Church, out of the Church, and over the Church; and that the two Testaments hold forth. Soveraignty lieth in rule and dominion; now if soveraignty lieth in rule and dominion, I desire to ask one question in this kingdome, who is the soveraigne? Subjection lieth in duty, and obedience; rule is that which makes a king: obedience is that which constitutes a subject. Rule and dominion, I meane that which exerciseth it selfe in a pious and legitimate discipline, for the well preservation, and direction of a people; and this is that which tyeth a king to his subjects. Now seeing all the actors upon the stage, the Parliament that stood up in the roome of the King; and Army that have stept in the tract, have acted their parts much worse ... then our King did before he went away; where then are the fit persons, or the fit person to put prosalls [sic] to our King, or make bounds