Read the following quotation from Catholic bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet at the court of Louis XIV.Rulers then act as the ministers of God and as his lieutenants on earth. It is through them that God exercises his empire. . . . Consequently, as we have seen, the royal throne is not the throne of a man, but the throne of God himself.
A
The king should leave the throne immediately.B
Kings on Earth rule with God’s authority.C
There should be no kings at all.D
Kings have greater authority than God.