(c.1600\u2013March 1661), was Rector of St. Andrew\u2019s Church in Scotland and one of the commissioners at Westminster Assembly in London, 1643\u201347. In 1644, he wrote the controversial book, Lex, Rex<\/i> or, The Law and the Prince,<\/i> which challenged the \u201cdivine right of kings.\u201d Instead of the king being God\u2019s appointed regent whose word is law, Rutherford stated that all men, even the king, were under the law and not above it. He reasoned that even though rulers derived their authority from God, Romans 13:1\u20134, they received their authority through the people.<\/p>\n
Samuel Rutherford cited the following biblical passages in support:<\/p>\n
II Samuel 16:18, \u201cHushai said to Absalom, Nay, but whom the Lord and the people, and all the men of Israel choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide\u201d; Judges 8:22, \u201cThe men of Israel said to Gideon, Rule thou over us\u201d; Judges 9:6, \u201cThe men of Shechem made Abimelech king\u201d; II Kings 14:21, \u201cThe people made Azariah king\u201d; I Samuel 12:1, II Chronicles 23:3.226<\/p>\n
This book brought immediate opposition, being banned in Scotland and publicly burned in England. Rutherford was placed under house arrest and summoned to trial before the Parliament in Edinburgh. He died before the orders could be carried out. In his book, Lex, Rex,<\/i> Samuel Rutherford introduced the phrase:<\/p>\n
All men are created equal.227<\/p>\n
Samuel Rutherford\u2019s last words were:<\/p>\n
Glory, Glory dwelleth in Emmmanuel\u2019s land.228<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
(c.1600\u2013March 1661), was Rector of St. Andrew\u2019s Church in Scotland and one of the commissioners at Westminster Assembly in London, 1643\u201347. In 1644, he wrote the controversial book, Lex, Rex or, The Law and the Prince, which challenged the \u201cdivine right of kings.\u201d Instead of the king being God\u2019s appointed regent whose word is law, … Continue reading “RUTHERFORD,
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