Background information: this passage was written by jean domat, a famed french judge who served during the reign of louis xiv. since government is necessary for the public good, and god himself has established it, it is consequently also necessary for those who are subject to government, to be submissive and obedient. for otherwise they would resist god himself, and government, which should be the bond of peace and unity that brings about the public good, would become an occasion for divisions and disturbances that would cause its downfall. the first duty of obedience to government is the duty to obey those who hold the first place in it, monarchs or others who are the heads of the body that makes up society, and to obey them as the limbs of the human body obey the head to which they are united. —jean domat, 1697 according to the text, what must the people do? obey the king in all matters hold the king accountable for his actions resist god when ordered to do so submit to god unless the king objects