Max Heindel Quotes
Among all the characters mentioned in the Bible, none is more mysterious than Melchisedec; said to be without father, mother, or earthly kin, and holding the dual office of king and priest.
Heindel, Max. Freemasonry and Catholicism. Rosicrucian Fellowship, 1919.
Typical of the times, the king was accountable to no one for anything. 200 years later, most of the world have accepted the principle that no one is above the law and that every leader is accountable to the people.
The king would often walk alone or with only a few companions. His brother expressed concern about exposing the royal person to risk.
Quoted in somewhat different form by Richard Nixon
As soon as the king dies, his successor is immediately vested in the rights, duties, and prerogatives of the king.
Cooke was a bitter foe of monarchy in general and not just of Charles I. His argument here is that when the people support a king, they are breaking the Biblical commandment of not worshipping idols. Thus God is against monarchy. See {634004} for another religious attack on monarchy.
What Alcuin did not say was that Charlemagne had the largest and most powerful army.
Max Heindel was a Danish-American Christian occultist, astrologer, and mystic.
