Lex, Rex
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Lex, Rex is a 1644 political treatise by Scottish theologian Samuel Rutherford that argues for limited government, the rule of law, and the conditional authority of kings based on covenantal principles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lex, Rex canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5641421 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lex, Rex Context triple: [Samuel Rutherford, notableWork, Lex, Rex]
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Roary the Lion
Roary the Lion is the official lion-costumed mascot who entertains fans at Detroit Lions football games and team events.
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Rex
Rex is a veteran clone trooper captain from the Star Wars universe who appears in Star Wars Rebels as an experienced ally of the early Rebel Alliance.
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Rex
Rex is the military working dog who partners with U.S. Marine Megan Leavey in the biographical war drama film "Megan Leavey."
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D.
Rex
Rex is the lovable, anxious green toy dinosaur from Pixar's Toy Story films, known for his nervous personality and comic relief.
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E.
Rex
Rex is the dinosaur mascot representing the University of Calgary at its athletic and campus events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lex, Rex Target entity description: Lex, Rex is a 1644 political treatise by Scottish theologian Samuel Rutherford that argues for limited government, the rule of law, and the conditional authority of kings based on covenantal principles.
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A.
Roary the Lion
Roary the Lion is the official lion-costumed mascot who entertains fans at Detroit Lions football games and team events.
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B.
Rex
Rex is a veteran clone trooper captain from the Star Wars universe who appears in Star Wars Rebels as an experienced ally of the early Rebel Alliance.
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C.
Rex
Rex is the lovable, anxious green toy dinosaur from Pixar's Toy Story films, known for his nervous personality and comic relief.
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D.
Rex
Rex is the military working dog who partners with U.S. Marine Megan Leavey in the biographical war drama film "Megan Leavey."
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E.
Rex
Rex is the dinosaur mascot representing the University of Calgary at its athletic and campus events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political treatise ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
legitimacy of resistance to tyranny
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limits of obedience to rulers ⓘ relationship between church and state ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
magistrates are bound by covenant to God and people
ⓘ
subjects may lawfully resist tyrannical rulers within limits ⓘ |
| author | Samuel Rutherford ⓘ |
| bannedBy | authorities after the Restoration of Charles II ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
civil authority is derived from God through the people
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law is above the king ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | “Rex, Lex” (King is Law) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | the Covenanters cause ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
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theology ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
English Civil War era
ⓘ
Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| influenced |
Presbyterian resistance theory
ⓘ
later Reformed political thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Calvin
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Reformed covenant theology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
early articulation of constitutionalist ideas
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important work in Protestant resistance literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
covenantal theology
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limited government ⓘ political authority ⓘ resistance to tyranny ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
| opposesConcept |
absolute monarchy
ⓘ
divine right of kings (unlimited) ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| publicationYear | 1644 ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| religiousMovementContext | Scottish Covenanters ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | Christian ⓘ |
| structure | question-and-answer format ⓘ |
| supportsConcept |
conditional authority of kings
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covenantal basis of political authority ⓘ popular sovereignty under God ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Reformed theology ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | “Law is King” ⓘ |
| usesSource |
Bible
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natural law reasoning ⓘ |
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Subject: Lex, Rex Description of subject: Lex, Rex is a 1644 political treatise by Scottish theologian Samuel Rutherford that argues for limited government, the rule of law, and the conditional authority of kings based on covenantal principles.
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