The Prose Works of John MiltonBell & Daldy, 1860 - English literature |
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... Roman senate that St. Peter directed his epistle to . Now let us hear what use you make of St. Paul , ( for you take ... Romans has these words : " Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers , for there is no " He power but of God ...
... Roman senate that St. Peter directed his epistle to . Now let us hear what use you make of St. Paul , ( for you take ... Romans has these words : " Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers , for there is no " He power but of God ...
Page 76
... Roman senate governed the people , the people themselves had appointed them to be their governors , and had put that power into their hands . We read the term of majesty more frequently applied to the people of Rome than to their kings ...
... Roman senate governed the people , the people themselves had appointed them to be their governors , and had put that power into their hands . We read the term of majesty more frequently applied to the people of Rome than to their kings ...
Page 137
... Roman senate under the emperors was in effect but an assembly of slaves in robes : " and here you say , " that very senate was an assembly of kings ; which if it be allowed , then are kings , according to your own opinion , but slaves ...
... Roman senate under the emperors was in effect but an assembly of slaves in robes : " and here you say , " that very senate was an assembly of kings ; which if it be allowed , then are kings , according to your own opinion , but slaves ...
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