The Life of John Milton: Narrated in Connexion with the Political, Ecclesiastical, and Literary History of His Time, Volume 3Macmillan and Company, 1873 |
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... nature , a pact between the two kingdoms , proposed by the Scots , it was useless for them to swear until they had seen whether the English would accept the pact . But , as soon as it was known in Scotland that the Covenant had been ...
... nature , a pact between the two kingdoms , proposed by the Scots , it was useless for them to swear until they had seen whether the English would accept the pact . But , as soon as it was known in Scotland that the Covenant had been ...
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... nature of his Headship over the Church ; the Church officers under Christ men- tioned in Scripture ( Apostles , Prophets , Pastors , Doctors or Teachers , Bishops or Overseers , Presbyters or Elders , Deacons , and Widows ) , with the ...
... nature of his Headship over the Church ; the Church officers under Christ men- tioned in Scripture ( Apostles , Prophets , Pastors , Doctors or Teachers , Bishops or Overseers , Presbyters or Elders , Deacons , and Widows ) , with the ...
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... natural vengeances of a civil war ? At the beginning of the purgation , at all events , Parliament professed carefulness and even leniency in its choice of victims . A fifth of the income of every ejected minister was reserved to his ...
... natural vengeances of a civil war ? At the beginning of the purgation , at all events , Parliament professed carefulness and even leniency in its choice of victims . A fifth of the income of every ejected minister was reserved to his ...
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... nature unchangeable , hindering and ever likely to hinder the main benefits of conjugal society , which are solace and peace , is a greater reason of divorce than natural frigidity , especially if there be no children , and that there ...
... nature unchangeable , hindering and ever likely to hinder the main benefits of conjugal society , which are solace and peace , is a greater reason of divorce than natural frigidity , especially if there be no children , and that there ...
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... nature on either side , blasting all the content of their mutual society " ; " a violence to the reverend secret of nature " ; " to force a mixture of minds that cannot unite " ; " two incoherent and uncombining dispositions " ; " the ...
... nature on either side , blasting all the content of their mutual society " ; " a violence to the reverend secret of nature " ; " to force a mixture of minds that cannot unite " ; " two incoherent and uncombining dispositions " ; " the ...
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Page 243 - But here the main skill and groundwork will be, to temper them such lectures and explanations upon every opportunity as may lead and draw them in willing obedience, inflamed with the study of learning and the admiration of virtue, stirred up with high hopes of living to be brave men and worthy patriots, dear to God and famous to all ages...
Page 279 - I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragon's teeth : and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men.* And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book : who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he who destroys a good book, kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were, in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood...
Page 71 - WHEN a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her : then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
Page 13 - GOD, endeavour, in our several places and callings, the preservation of the reformed religion in the Church of Scotland, in doctrine, worship, discipline, and government, against our common enemies ; the reformation of religion in the kingdoms of England and Ireland, in doctrine, worship, discipline, and government, according to the word of GOD, and the example of the best reformed Churches...
Page 719 - The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates PROVING THAT IT IS LAWFUL, AND HATH BEEN HELD SO THROUGH ALL AGES, FOR ANY WHO HAVE THE POWER TO CALL TO ACCOUNT A TYRANT, OR WICKED KING, AND AFTER DUE CONVICTION TO DEPOSE AND PUT HIM TO DEATH, IF THE ORDINARY MAGISTRATE HAVE NEGLECTED OR DENIED TO DO IT.
Page 250 - In those vernal seasons of the year, when the air is calm and pleasant, it were an injury and sullenness against nature not to go out and see her riches, and partake in her rejoicing with heaven and earth.
Page 468 - Men whose life, learning, faith, and pure intent, Would have been held in high esteem with Paul Must now be named and printed heretics, By shallow Edwards, and Scotch what d'ye call...
Page 249 - Tasso, Mazzoni, and others, teaches what the laws are of a true epic poem, what of a dramatic, what of a lyric, what decorum is, which is the grand masterpiece to observe.
Page 719 - These are therefore to will and require you to see the said Sentence executed in the open street before Whitehall, upon the morrow, being the thirtieth day of this instant month of January between the hours of ten in the morning and five in the afternoon of the same day, with full effect.
Page 285 - A man may be a heretic in the truth ; and if he believe things only because his pastor says so, or the assembly so determines, without knowing other reason, though his belief be true, yet the very truth he holds becomes his heresy.