TheBibleconstantlyimpressesmenthatthisrelationtoGodistheessentialone。Everythingelseisincidental。Grantednowapeoplefreshlyundertheinfluenceofthatteaching，youhavealargeexplanationofthemovementwhichfollowedtheissuanceofthisversion。
[1]ShortHistoryoftheEnglishPeople，chap。vii，sec。vii。
Jamesopenedhisfirstparliament1604withaspeechclaimingdivineright，adoctrinewhichhadreallybeenraisedtomeettheclaimoftherightofthepopetodeposekings。Jamesarguedthatthestateofmonarchyisthesupremestthingonearth，forkingsarenotonlyGod\'slieutenantsonearthandsetuponGod\'sthrone，butevenbyGodHimselfarecalledgods。HeneverfoundthatintheGenevanversionoritsnotes!AstodisputewhatGodmaydoisblasphemy，soitisseditioninsubjectstodisputewhatthekingmaydointheheightofhispower。\"Iwillnotbecontentthatmypowerbedisputedon。\"TheHouseofCommonssatbyhisgraceandnotofanyright。
SetthatideaofJamesoveragainsttheideawhichtheBiblewasconstantlydevelopinginthemindofthepeople，andyouseewhyTrevelyansaysthattheBiblebroughtindemocracy，andwhyhethinks，aswehavealreadyseen，thatthegreatestcontributionEnglandhasmadetogovernmentisitstreatmentoftheStuarts，whenittransferredsovereigntyfromthekingtoParliament。AmongthemenwholistenedtothatkindofteachingwereEliot，Hampden，Pym，allPuritansunderthespelloftheBible。
ButthestrifegrewlargerthanamerelyPuritanone。Thepeoplethemselveswerestronglyfeelingtheirrights。\"TothedevoutEnglishman，muchashemightlovehisprayer-bookandhatethedissenters，thecoreofreligionwasthelifeoffamilyprayerandBiblestudy，whichthePuritanshadforahundredyearsstrugglednotinvaintomakethecustomoftheland。\"ItwasthisspiritwhichJamesmet。