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hisson,charlesi,intheyear1625both</p>
firybelievedintheprincipleoftheir``divinerightto</p>
adheirrealstheythoughtfithoutnsultingthe</p>
heirsubjects.theideanehepopes,</p>
orethanonehesuessorsofthe</p>
roneerorsorratheroftheronierialidealof</p>
asingleandundividedstateveriireknownworld,</p>
hadalselvesandhadbeenpubliclyregnised</p>
asthe``viceregentsofchristupoh.noone</p>
questioherightofgodtorulethe.</p>
asanaturalresult,feuredtodoubttherightofthe</p>
divine``viethingandtodendthe</p>
obedienassesbecausehehedirectrepresentative</p>
oftheabsoluteruleroftheuniverseandresponsible</p>
onlytoalghtygod.</p>
ationprovedsuessful,those</p>
rightserlyhadbeeedinthepapacywere</p>
takehenyeuropeansnse</p>
protestants.asheadoftheiroionalordynastic</p>
hestheyinsisteduponbeing``eregents</p>
itoftheiroerritory.thepeopledidnotquestion</p>
therightoftheirrulerstotakesuchastep.theyaepted</p>
it,justastheideaofarepresentative</p>
systetheonlyreasonableandjust</p>
fovent.itisunfairthereforetostatethateither</p>
lutheranisrcalvinisausedtheparticularfeelingof</p>
irritationessoftandloudlyrepeated</p>
assertionofhis``divineright.theresthavebeenother</p>
groundsfenuineenglishdisbeliefinthedivineright</p>
ofkings.</p>
thefirstpositivedenialofthe``divinerightofsns</p>
hadbeenheardintheherlaatesgeneral</p>
abjuredtheirlahe</p>
year1581.``theking,sotheysaid,``hasbrokenhisntract</p>
andthekingthereforeisdisssedlikeanyotherunfaithful</p>
servant.sihen,thisparticularideaofakings</p>
responsibilitiestoongnyofthe</p>
natioheshoresofthenorthsea.theywere</p>
<hepoorpeople</p>
intheheartofercyoftheir</p>
rulersbodyguard,uldnotaffordtodis</p>
inthedeepestdungeonofthe</p>
castle.butthertsofhollandandengland</p>
aintenanceof</p>
greataresandnavies,ighty</p>
,hadnosuchfear.theywerewilling</p>
topitthe``divinerightoftheirooneyagainst</p>
the``divinerightofanyhabsburgorbourbonorstuart.</p>
theykheirguildersandshillingsuldbeatthe</p>
cluyfeudalaresheonlyheking.</p>
theydaredtoaedtosuffer</p>
insilenceorruntheriskofthescaffold.</p>
hestuartsbegantoannoythepeopleofengland</p>
thattheyhadarighttodotheypleased</p>
andheresponsibil</p>
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