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... reason . That divine reason is beyond our understanding ; yet we know it is there . God's law is eternal , " being that order which God before all ages hath set down with himself , for himself to do all things by . " God chose to work ...
... reason . That divine reason is beyond our understanding ; yet we know it is there . God's law is eternal , " being that order which God before all ages hath set down with himself , for himself to do all things by . " God chose to work ...
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... reason . Specious arguments on the wrong side ,, too great haste of decision , and custom all persuade us to a wrong choice . Yet they are no excuse , for there is not that good which concerneth us but it hath evidences enough for ...
... reason . Specious arguments on the wrong side ,, too great haste of decision , and custom all persuade us to a wrong choice . Yet they are no excuse , for there is not that good which concerneth us but it hath evidences enough for ...
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... reason . But Shakespeare animates these conflicts by stating with unique intensity the range of man's affinities ... reason Would have mourn'd longer , the whole context is there . The apostrophe to heaven is more than mere interjection ...
... reason . But Shakespeare animates these conflicts by stating with unique intensity the range of man's affinities ... reason Would have mourn'd longer , the whole context is there . The apostrophe to heaven is more than mere interjection ...
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according allowed angels animals beasts beauty beginning belief body called celestial common commonplace contained correspondence cosmic created creation creatures dance describing divine doctrine doth earth educated elements Elizabeth Elizabethan eternal excellent faculties fall fire follows fortune four function gives God's harmony hath head heart heaven heavenly highest Hooker human humours idea instance kind king knowledge known less light living macrocosm man's matter means medieval Middle Ages Milton mind moon nature notion passage passion perfect physical picture piece planets Platonic poem politic possible present prince pure qualities reason references rest says scheme sense serve Shakespeare shows soul speak spheres spirits stand stars things thought tion translated understanding universe unto virtue whole