Question

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.

Who would most likely have disagreed with the bishop’s point of view?

Answer 1

Answer:C

a member of England’s parliament

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Assuming that this is referring to the same list of options that was posted before with this question, the correct response would be "John Locke," since Locke believed that leaders such as Louis XIV had an obligation to protect the rights of the citizens, and that the citizens could overthrow despotic kings such as this.