The Following Is an Excerpt from Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet's Politics Drawn

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The following is an excerpt from Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet's Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture (Thinking Like a Historian) : "The service of God and the respect for kings are bound together. St. Peter unites these two duties when he says, 'Fear God. Honour the king.' . . . But kings, although their power comes from on high, as has been said, should not regard themselves as masters of that power to use it at their pleasure; . . . they must employ it with fear and self-restraint, as a thing coming from God and of which God will demand an account."
Based on this passage, the historian can conclude that, in Bossuet's view,

• A)kings are accountable to God.
• B)kings are accountable to their people.
• C)secular and spiritual authority should be kept separate.
• D)kingship is the result of a social contract.

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