Profession of Divinity by David Barton

From this short, but plain and, I hope, just statement of things, we perceive a principle of connection between all the learned professions; but james wilson at the signing of the constitution james wilson at the signing of the declaration wilson’s law lectures especially between the two last mentioned [the profession of Divinity and the profession of law]. Far from being rivals or enemies, religion and law are twin sisters, friends, and mutual assistants. Indeed, these two sciences run into each other. 85

David Barton tells us that founding Father and Supreme Court Justice James Wilson, a leading figure in the development of American constitutional law, believed – and taught – that all good civil law must embrace and flow from God’s law.

Placed on four pillars around the back of the Old Supreme Court Chamber are four busts – those of John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court; John Rutledge, the Court’s second Chief Justice; Oliver Ellsworth, its third Chief Justice; and John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice. another of justice wilson’s lectures on religion and law