Poets of Action: Incorporating Essays from The Burning OracleMethuen, 1967 - 302 pages |
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... Christian hero ' ( Reason of Church Government , 1 II . Intro .; III . i . 237 ) . He searched among ' lofty fables and romances , which recount in solemn cantos the deeds of knighthood founded by our victorious kings , and from hence ...
... Christian hero ' ( Reason of Church Government , 1 II . Intro .; III . i . 237 ) . He searched among ' lofty fables and romances , which recount in solemn cantos the deeds of knighthood founded by our victorious kings , and from hence ...
Page 77
... Church and State . Such a separation may be from time to time suggested , but to assert this as Milton's considered end is no satisfactory judgement . In the Reason of Church Government the Church is spoken of as ' the king's daughter ...
... Church and State . Such a separation may be from time to time suggested , but to assert this as Milton's considered end is no satisfactory judgement . In the Reason of Church Government the Church is spoken of as ' the king's daughter ...
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... ( Reason of Church Government , 1. iii ; 111. i . 195 ) Milton is arguing that Church government should be patterned on the Gospel , not on the Law : it is an old , and ever - new com- plaint . Organized Christianity often seems , and ...
... ( Reason of Church Government , 1. iii ; 111. i . 195 ) Milton is arguing that Church government should be patterned on the Gospel , not on the Law : it is an old , and ever - new com- plaint . Organized Christianity often seems , and ...
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