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... book , this of the Revelation , there is much danger in adhering too close to the letter . . . As then to depart from the literall sense , that sense which the very letter presents , in the book of Genesis , is dangerous , because if we ...
... book , this of the Revelation , there is much danger in adhering too close to the letter . . . As then to depart from the literall sense , that sense which the very letter presents , in the book of Genesis , is dangerous , because if we ...
Page 184
... Book of Revelation yielded as many interpretations of history as there were spokesmen prepared to entertain them . Donne pretended not to be concerned . Since several of the early Fathers had also accepted the prophecy of Christ's ...
... Book of Revelation yielded as many interpretations of history as there were spokesmen prepared to entertain them . Donne pretended not to be concerned . Since several of the early Fathers had also accepted the prophecy of Christ's ...
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... Book of Revelation , especially in his apocalyptic account of the War in Heaven which in the poem's ' prevenient ' time - scheme anticipates the Son of God's ultimate victory during his second advent at the end of history ( §S - 448 ) ...
... Book of Revelation , especially in his apocalyptic account of the War in Heaven which in the poem's ' prevenient ' time - scheme anticipates the Son of God's ultimate victory during his second advent at the end of history ( §S - 448 ) ...
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Political theory and political practice | 34 |
Population economy and society in Miltons England | 72 |
The educational background | 102 |
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