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... given offence , only because it seems to me to be demanded by the greatness of the truths which I defend , and of the errors which I oppose . It is due to myself to say , that the controversial character of a part of this volume , is to ...
... given offence , only because it seems to me to be demanded by the greatness of the truths which I defend , and of the errors which I oppose . It is due to myself to say , that the controversial character of a part of this volume , is to ...
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... given by the poet ; for this is apt to follow us through the whole work ; and here we think Milton eminently successful . The first glimpse of Satan is given us in the following lines , which , whilst too in- definite to provoke , and ...
... given by the poet ; for this is apt to follow us through the whole work ; and here we think Milton eminently successful . The first glimpse of Satan is given us in the following lines , which , whilst too in- definite to provoke , and ...
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... given of his deep anguish and des- pair , and of the touches of better feelings which are skilfully thrown into the dark picture , both suited and designed to blend with our admiration , dread , and abhorrence , a measure of that ...
... given of his deep anguish and des- pair , and of the touches of better feelings which are skilfully thrown into the dark picture , both suited and designed to blend with our admiration , dread , and abhorrence , a measure of that ...
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... given me ability the while to reason against that man that should be the author of so foul a deed , or should she , by blessing from above on the industry and courage of faithful men , change this her dis- tracted estate into better ...
... given me ability the while to reason against that man that should be the author of so foul a deed , or should she , by blessing from above on the industry and courage of faithful men , change this her dis- tracted estate into better ...
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... given thee which thou hast , God listened if he could hear thy voice among his zealous servants , but thou wert dumb as a beast ; from henceforward be that which thine own brut- ish silence hath made thee . " *** But now by this little ...
... given thee which thou hast , God listened if he could hear thy voice among his zealous servants , but thou wert dumb as a beast ; from henceforward be that which thine own brut- ish silence hath made thee . " *** But now by this little ...
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Page 239 - ... to whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles ; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom ; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus : whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
Page 401 - By thine Agony and bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion ; by thy precious Death and Burial ; by thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension ; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost, Good Lord, deliver us.
Page 27 - I am now indebted, as being a work not to be raised from the heat of youth, or the vapours of wine; like that which flows at waste from the pen of some vulgar amourist, or the trencher fury of a rhyming parasite; nor to be obtained by the invocation of dame Memory and her siren daughters, but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases.
Page 27 - ... faith against the enemies of Christ; to deplore the general relapses of kingdoms and states from justice and God's true worship. Lastly, whatsoever in religion is holy and sublime, in virtue amiable or grave, whatsoever hath passion or admiration in all the changes of that which is called fortune from without, or the wily subtleties and refluxes of man's thoughts from within ; all these things with a solid and treatable smoothness to paint out and describe.
Page 13 - And in sweet madness robbed it of itself, But such a sacred and home-felt delight, Such sober certainty of waking bliss, I never heard till now.
Page 50 - And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery : and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
Page 27 - I trust hereby to make it manifest with what small willingness I endure to interrupt the pursuit of no less hopes than these, and leave a calm and pleasing solitariness, fed with ^cheerful and confident thoughts, to embark in a troubled sea of noises and hoarse disputes ; from beholding the bright countenance of truth in the quiet and still air of delightful studies...
Page 229 - What could have been done more to my vineyard, That I have not done in it? Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, Brought it forth wild grapes?
Page 11 - ... not true that the poet paints a life which does not exist. He only extracts and concentrates, as it were, life's ethereal essence, arrests and condenses its volatile fragrance, brings together its scattered beauties, and prolongs its more refined but evanescent joys. And in this he does well; for it is good to feel that life is not wholly usurped by cares for subsistence and physical gratifications, but admits, in measures which may be indefinitely enlarged, sentiments and delights worthy of...
Page 258 - God to be the light of the world, and "able to save to the uttermost all who come to God by him." We are therefore seldom called to preach Christ in the senses which have just been considered, and our preaching must of course differ in a measure from that of the Apostles.