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an excerpt from bishot jaques boussets political treatise:
it appears from all this that the person of the king is sacred, and that to attack him in any way is sacrilege. god has the kings anointed by his prophets with the holy unction in like manner as he has bishops and altars anointed. but even without the external application in thus being anointed, they are by their very office the representatives of the divine majesty deputed by providence for the execution of his purposes. accordingly god calls cyrus his anointed. \thus saith the lord to his anointed, to cyrus, whose right hand i have holden, to subdue nations before him.\ kings should be guarded as holy things, and whosoever neglects to protect them is worthy of death...
there is something religious in the respect accorded to a prince. the service of god and the respect for kings are bound together. st. peter unites these two duties when he says, \fear god. honor the king.\...
...kings should tremble then as they use the power god has granted them; and let them think how horrible is the sacrilege if they use for evil a power which comes from god. we behold kings seated upon the throne of the lord, bearing in their hand the sword which god himself has given them. what profanation, what arrogance, for the unjust king to sit on gods throne to render decrees contrary to his laws and to use the sword which god has put in his hand for deeds of violence and to slay his children!...
- according to bousset, how should kings be trated?
- according to bousset, how should kings use their power?
For question 7, the text states that the king's person is sacred, attacking him is sacrilege, and kings should be guarded as holy things. For question 8, it implies that kings should use the power God granted them for good, not evil, as using it for evil is sacrilege.
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- Kings should be treated as sacred beings, guarded as holy things, and attacking them is sacrilege.
- Kings should use the power God has granted them for good (in line with God's purposes), not for evil (like using it for violence against God's children).