The King's Mirror (Speculum regale-Konungs skuggsjá)
Philosophy
The King's Mirror (Speculum regale-Konungs skuggsjá)
Education of princes; Encyclopedias and dictionaries -- Early works to 1600; Scandinavia -- Civilization
LIV. THE KING’S PRAYER 290
LV. A FURTHER DISCUSSION OF THE KING’S BUSINESS 297
ESPECIALLY HIS JUDICIAL DUTIES
LVI. THE SPEECH OF WISDOM 299
LVII. DIFFICULT DUTIES OF THE KING’S JUDICIAL OFFICE 304
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
LVIII. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED 309
LIX. WHEN JUDGMENTS SHOULD BE SEVERE AND WHEN THEY 313
SHOULD BE MERCIFUL
LX. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED 316
LXI. CONCERNING CAPITAL PUNISHMENT 318
LXII. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED 320
LXIII. THE JUDGMENTS OF GOD ILLUSTRATED BY THE STORY OF 321
DAVID AND SAUL
LXIV. ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE JUDGMENTS OF SOLOMON 339
LXV. SOLOMON’S DECISION IN THE CASE OF SHIMEI 341
LXVI. SOLOMON’S JUDGMENT IN THE CASE OF ADONIJAH AND HIS 344
FOLLOWERS
LXVII. WHY SOLOMON BROKE HIS PROMISE OF PEACE AND 353
SECURITY TO JOAB
LXVIII. A DISCUSSION OF PROMISES: WHEN THEY MUST BE KEPT 355
AND WHEN THEY SHOULD BE WITHDRAWN
LXIX. CONCERNING THE KINGSHIP AND THE CHURCH AND THE 357
KING’S RESPONSIBILITY TO GOD
LXX. THE AUTHORITY OF KINGS AND BISHOPS. END OF THE 363
SECOND PART
BIBLIOGRAPHY 369
INDEX 375
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THE KING’S MIRROR
INTRODUCTION
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