Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, "Avertissement au Protestants I" (1689), in Œuvres complètes de Bossuet, ed. F. Lachat, Vol. XV (Paris: Louis Vivès, 1863), p. 221
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Heresies have never been more than particular opinions, since they began with five or six men.
— Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet on Heresy
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About Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (September 27, 1627 – April 12, 1704) was a French bishop, theologian, and court preacher. Bossuet was one of the first to advocate the theory of political absolutism; he made the argument that government was divine and that kings received their power from God.
About Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (September 27, 1627 – April 12, 1704) was a French bishop, theologian, and court preacher. Bossuet was one of the first to advocate the theory of political absolutism; he made the argument that government was divine and that kings received their power from God.
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