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Charles the first believed in the divine right of kings those chosen by God to rule. Why would parliament oppose this idea

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Parliament is a government organization, if ever a time comes where they would disagree with a monarch or, say, a monarch was unfit to rule, the idea that they were chosen by God would go directly in opposition to parliament's power and ability to properly govern.

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