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... understanding gaine , and manie understandings , knowl- edge bring ; and by much knowledge , wisdome we obtaine . " 10 But the popular William Fenner , William Ames's tutor , treats a concept related to self - knowledge which is deep in ...
... understanding gaine , and manie understandings , knowl- edge bring ; and by much knowledge , wisdome we obtaine . " 10 But the popular William Fenner , William Ames's tutor , treats a concept related to self - knowledge which is deep in ...
Page 92
... understanding . We must assume that his understanding depends here , as elsewhere , on his sensory perception . The question is then raised as to how far beyond his sense the exploits to be revealed actually are . One is tempted to ...
... understanding . We must assume that his understanding depends here , as elsewhere , on his sensory perception . The question is then raised as to how far beyond his sense the exploits to be revealed actually are . One is tempted to ...
Page 93
... understanding than to divine . We think of the war itself as a concession to Adam's understanding as a human being since he ' could be expected to rely on human experience to project back into heavenly events to gain a partial understanding ...
... understanding than to divine . We think of the war itself as a concession to Adam's understanding as a human being since he ' could be expected to rely on human experience to project back into heavenly events to gain a partial understanding ...
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action Adam Adam and Eve Adam's analysis angels appears argument Aristotle Assurance Bacon begins body Book causes chapter chart Christ Christian Doctrine close Columbia Edition concept concerned conscience consequences consider course death developed Discourse discussion divine earth effect essence Eve's example explains fact faith Fall Father Figure further gives God's grace Heaven Hell hope human immediately implied important interest John kind knowledge known learning less light lines logic London look means Michael Milton mind nature obedience offers Paradise Lost particularly passage perceive perception persons Philosophy physics poem problem qualities question Ramist Ramus Raphael reason references relation revelation rhetoric Satan says scene Scripture seems seen self-knowledge sense shows significant soul Spirit substance substantial suggests syllogism thaumaturgy thee things thought tion true ultimate understanding universe wisdom