Samuel Rutherford

Broschiertes Buch

Lex, Rex

The Law and the Prince with De Jure Regni Apud Scotos

Beschreibung

"What is warranted by the direction of nature's light is warranted by the law of nature, and consequently by a divine law; for who can deny the law of nature to be a divine law?" -Samuel Rutherford, Lex, Rex, The Law and the Prince (1644) Lex, Rex, The Law and the Prince (1843) by Samuel Rutherford was originally published in 1644 and focuses on Church-State relations, constitutionalism, and limited government. Rutherford's ideas were so controversial that he was charged with high treason, and the book was burned at Oxford University. This edition is a replica of the 1843 version and includes a related work, De Jure Regni Apud Scotos-A Dialogue concerning the Rights of the Crown in Scotland (1799) by George Buchanan, originally published in 1579 and translated from Latin to English in this edition.

Autor

SAMUEL RUTHERFORD (1600-1661), a Scottish-born Presbyterian minister, scholar, and writer, was influential in Scottish politics through his sermons and widely read theories. His philosophies on limiting government resulted in a charge of high treason, however, he died before the trial. GEORGE BUCHANAN (1506-1582) was lauded as one of the most profound intellectuals of sixteenth-century Scotland. His writing advocated for power to the people and weakening of the monarchy which incited the ire of political pundits and was condemned by an act of parliament.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cosimo Classics
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 1904
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 442g
• ISBN-13: 9798891350953
• Artikelnr.: 71258963