The person of the king is sacred [holy], and to attack him in any way is sacrilege [violation of holiness]. God has the kings anointed by his prophets with the holy oil in the same way as He has bishops and altars anointed. Kings are by their very office the representatives of the divine majesty sent by Heaven for carrying out God’s purposes… Without this absolute authority the king could neither do good nor repress evil. Royal power holds all the kingdom in position, as God holds the earth. Should God withdraw his hand, the earth would fall to pieces; should the king’s authority cease in the realm, all would be in confusion. Based on this excerpt, what is Jacques-Benigne Bossuet’s point of view regarding the power of kings? Explain.

The person of the king is sacred [holy], and to attack him in any way is sacrilege [violation of holiness]. God has the kings anointed by his prophets with the holy oil in the same way as He has bishops and altars anointed. Kings are by their very office the representatives of the divine majesty sent by Heaven for carrying out God’s purposes… Without this absolute authority the king could neither do good nor repress evil. Royal power holds all the kingdom in position, as God holds the earth. Should God withdraw his hand, the earth would fall to pieces; should the king’s authority cease in the realm, all would be in confusion. Based on this excerpt, what is Jacques-Benigne Bossuet’s point of view regarding the power of kings? Explain.