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 which conclusion is most supported by this passage from a speech by james i? a. constitutional monarchy was a cornerstone of james i’s political philosophy. b. english politics became largely separated from religion during the reign of james i. c. james i relied on the divine right of kings to push england toward absolute monarchy. d. james i believed that only protestants had the legitimate right to rule over england.