Which of the following statements best describes the “Great Chain of Being” ?

Cultural and Literary English Renaissance 04/12/2021

A. It regarded human beings as social creatures who could create meaningful lives only in association with other social beings.
B. Its major premise was that every existing thing in the universe had its “place” in a divinely planned hierarchical order which was pictured as a chain, vertically extended.
C. It could only be achieved through faith in God’s grace.
D. Both A and B

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