The Prose Works of John Milton ...: With a Preface, Preliminary Remarks, and Notes, 1. köideG. Bell and sons, 1877 |
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... Reformation of the Times 445 . 450 CHAP . XXI . - Upon his Letters taken and divulged . . 452 CHAP . XXII . - Upon his going to the Scots 456 CHAP . XXIII . - Upon the Scots delivering the King to the English . 457 CHAP . XXIV . Upon ...
... Reformation of the Times 445 . 450 CHAP . XXI . - Upon his Letters taken and divulged . . 452 CHAP . XXII . - Upon his going to the Scots 456 CHAP . XXIII . - Upon the Scots delivering the King to the English . 457 CHAP . XXIV . Upon ...
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... reformation , and to explain the causes which had hitherto hindered it . In his peculiarly nervous and masculine eloquence he describes the corruptions of the gospel introduced by priestly heresiarchs , la- menting " that such a ...
... reformation , and to explain the causes which had hitherto hindered it . In his peculiarly nervous and masculine eloquence he describes the corruptions of the gospel introduced by priestly heresiarchs , la- menting " that such a ...
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... Reformation flashed forth ; at which , " methinks , " says Milton , " a sovereign and reviving joy must needs rush into the bosom of him that reads or hears , and the sweet odour of the returning Gospel im- bathe his soul with the ...
... Reformation flashed forth ; at which , " methinks , " says Milton , " a sovereign and reviving joy must needs rush into the bosom of him that reads or hears , and the sweet odour of the returning Gospel im- bathe his soul with the ...
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... reformation But , among those who most honourably distinguish themselves in the service of the people , advocating the cause which Milton advo- cated , and diffusing far and wide the principles that inflamed his mind , and rendered him ...
... reformation But , among those who most honourably distinguish themselves in the service of the people , advocating the cause which Milton advo- cated , and diffusing far and wide the principles that inflamed his mind , and rendered him ...
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... reformation is not entire that is defective in this point : that no reason can be alleged , no probable cause assigned , why the supremacy of the pope being once dis- 6 owned , episcopacy should notwithstanding b . retained , PREFACE . 13.
... reformation is not entire that is defective in this point : that no reason can be alleged , no probable cause assigned , why the supremacy of the pope being once dis- 6 owned , episcopacy should notwithstanding b . retained , PREFACE . 13.
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Page xiii - For either He never shall find out fit mate, but such As some misfortune brings him, or mistake ; Or whom he wishes most shall seldom gain, Through her perverseness, but shall see her...
Page 486 - So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
Page 256 - When I was preparing to pass over into Sicily and Greece, the melancholy intelligence which I received of the civil commotions in England made me alter my purpose; for I thought it base to be travelling for amusement abroad, while my fellow-citizens were fighting for liberty at home.
Page 73 - For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shall have praise of the same: . for he is the minister of God to thee for good.
Page 55 - Keep therefore and do them ; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
Page 71 - They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.
Page 68 - Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man, for the Lord's sake : whether it be to the king, as supreme ; or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers, and the praise of them that do well.
Page 258 - ... constitution of the republic ; and as I had from my youth studied the distinctions between religious and civil rights, I perceived that if I ever wished to be of use, I ought at least not to be wanting to my country, to the church, and to so many of my...
Page xiii - This novelty on earth, this fair defect Of nature, and not fill the world at once With Men as Angels- without feminine, Or find some other way to generate Mankind...
Page 33 - When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me...