Quotation from Lex, Rex by Samuel Rutherford

The first assertion of the question whether the king is above the law; because a king is made by law and not by nature, the law is prior to him.

Citation: "The Law hath a supremacy of constitution above the King" — Samuel Rutherford, Lex, Rex, Question XXVI (1644 first edition, EEBO-TCP transcription (original spelling)). (id lex-rex-q6)

Portrait: Samuel Rutherford St. Andrews, Unidentified painter / Robert Walker, Public domain.

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