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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Gregory the Dialogist
Who saith to a king, Apostate: who calleth leaders ungodly. We know often that most of those who rule exact an inordinate degree of dread from their subjects, and that they wish them to venerate them not so much for the Lord's sake, as in the Lord's place. …
Thomas Aquinas
He commends divine justice by first assuming that God does not respect the persons of the powerful, but he accuses them and punishes them for their sins. Among human powers, royal power is preeminent, and as to this he first says, "Who (God) says to the king: Apostate!" because he is not afraid to accuse a king of apostasy from his oath in which he promises he will preserve justice. …
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