The Prose Works of John Milton: With a Life of the Author, Volume 3J. Johnson, 1806 |
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... fometimes true : but far more frequently to do ill and hear well ; fo great is the multitude of flatterers , and them that deify the name of king ! Yet , not content with thefe neighbours , we have him ftill a perpetual preacher of his ...
... fometimes true : but far more frequently to do ill and hear well ; fo great is the multitude of flatterers , and them that deify the name of king ! Yet , not content with thefe neighbours , we have him ftill a perpetual preacher of his ...
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... fometimes , as well as conftantly in Heaven . That is not always beft , which is moft regu- lar to written law . Great worthies heretofore by difo- beying law , ofttimes have faved the commonwealth ; and the law afterward by firm decree ...
... fometimes , as well as conftantly in Heaven . That is not always beft , which is moft regu- lar to written law . Great worthies heretofore by difo- beying law , ofttimes have faved the commonwealth ; and the law afterward by firm decree ...
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... fometimes put to death by the most juft and renowned laws of Lycurgus ; who , though a king , thought it moft unequal to bind his fubjects by any law , to which he bound not himself . In Rome , the laws made by Valerius Publicola , foon ...
... fometimes put to death by the most juft and renowned laws of Lycurgus ; who , though a king , thought it moft unequal to bind his fubjects by any law , to which he bound not himself . In Rome , the laws made by Valerius Publicola , foon ...
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... fometimes plead the like ? If his own crimes have made all men his enemies , who elfe can judge him ? They of the powder - plot against his father might as well have pleaded the fame . Nay , at the refurrection it may as well be pleaded ...
... fometimes plead the like ? If his own crimes have made all men his enemies , who elfe can judge him ? They of the powder - plot against his father might as well have pleaded the fame . Nay , at the refurrection it may as well be pleaded ...
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... fometimes even of reftoring him to his crown , upon articles of agreement . " It seems then the taking away his life was not done upon fo much premeditation , as he talked of before ; and that we did not lay hold on all opportunities ...
... fometimes even of reftoring him to his crown , upon articles of agreement . " It seems then the taking away his life was not done upon fo much premeditation , as he talked of before ; and that we did not lay hold on all opportunities ...
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Page 360 - And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham...
Page 361 - And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord's: it is holy unto the Lord.
Page 371 - Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
Page 339 - For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily, and ye are complete in him ; which is the head of all principality and power...
Page 147 - Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.
Page 368 - Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand : they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
Page 323 - Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy : for by faith ye stand.
Page 363 - And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give; for the labourer is worthy of his hire ; Go not from house to house.
Page 317 - A Treatise of Civil Power in Ecclesiastical Causes ; showing that it is not lawful for any Power on Earth to compel in matters of Religion.
Page 387 - Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.