We say that rulers are exempt from the law regarding its coercive force, since, properly speaking, one is not coerced by oneself, and law has coercive force only by the power of a ruler. therefore, we say that rulers are exempt from the law because no one can pass sentence on them if they act contrary to the law...But regarding the directive power of the law, rulers are subject to the law by their own will...And so, regarding God's judgment, rulers are not exempt from the law regarding its directive power, and they should willingly, not by coercion, fulfill the law.

How are rulers exempt from the law regarding its coercive force, according to the text?
a) Rulers are exempt from all laws
b) Rulers are not subject to any authority
c) Rulers are not subject to coercive laws
d) Rulers are not exempt from the law