Read the speech James I made to Parliament in 1609. The state of monarchy is the supremest thing upon
earth, for kings are not only God's lieutenants upon earth
and sit upon God's throne, but even by God himself they
are called gods
You do not meddle with the main points of government;
that is my craft... to meddle with that were to lessen
What argument was the king making?
-Kings should not believe in God, for they are gods themselves.
-Kings are God's representatives on Earth, and they should not be challenged.
-Kings should agree that it is Parliament's job to run
the government.
-Kings need to be more respectful of Parliament.
me.