Encore: Christianity, Biblical Law and Constitutionalism
The Reformation and Modern Era From the Reformation era, we can observe that without apology, the Rhineland, Huguenot, Dutch, Scottish, Swiss, and Puritan commonwealths clearly founded their regional polities and constitutions on the book of Deuteronomy. Martin Bucer, John Calvin, and Pierre Viret had led the way in holding high the law of God for all of life. Viret expounded the law at great length, and wrote in the preface to his commentary on the law: comprehended in ...