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Quotation from Lex, Rex by Samuel Rutherford
“Monarchy, de jure, that is, lawfull and limited Monarchy is best; even now in a Kingdome, under the fall of sin, if other circumstances be considered.”
Lex, Rex, Question XXXVIII (1644 first edition, EEBO-TCP transcription (original spelling))
Rutherford, writing reluctantly on the question of the best government, prefers a limited monarchy for fallen men while denying that other forms are unlawful.
Citation: "Monarchy, de jure, that is, lawfull and limited Monarchy is best; even now in a Kingdome, under the fall of sin, if other circumstances be considered." — Samuel Rutherford, Lex, Rex, Question XXXVIII (1644 first edition, EEBO-TCP transcription (original spelling)). (id lex-rex-q8)
Portrait: Samuel Rutherford St. Andrews, Unidentified painter / Robert Walker, Public domain.
