The Prose Works of John Milton: With a Life of the Author, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1806 |
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... gospel . Excefs cured by contrary excefs . Chrift neither did nor could abrogate the law of divorce , but only reprieve the abuse thereof . HITHERTO the pofition undertaken has been declar- ed , and proved by a law of God , that law ...
... gospel . Excefs cured by contrary excefs . Chrift neither did nor could abrogate the law of divorce , but only reprieve the abuse thereof . HITHERTO the pofition undertaken has been declar- ed , and proved by a law of God , that law ...
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... Gospel ; he that is filthy , let him be filthy ftill . ' But where the law itself gives a warrant for fin , I know not what condition of mifery to imagine mifera- ble enough for fuch a people , unless that portion of the wicked , or ...
... Gospel ; he that is filthy , let him be filthy ftill . ' But where the law itself gives a warrant for fin , I know not what condition of mifery to imagine mifera- ble enough for fuch a people , unless that portion of the wicked , or ...
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... Gospel is apter to difpenfe than the Law . Paraus anfwered . IF then the law will afford no reason , why the Jew fhould be more gently dealt with than the Chriftian , then furely the gospel can afford as little , why the Christian ...
... Gospel is apter to difpenfe than the Law . Paraus anfwered . IF then the law will afford no reason , why the Jew fhould be more gently dealt with than the Chriftian , then furely the gospel can afford as little , why the Christian ...
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... gospel is not fo much to exact our obedience , as to reveal grace , and the fatisfaction of our disobedience . What is now exacted from us , it is the accufing law that does it , even yet under the gofpel ; but cannot be more extreme to ...
... gospel is not fo much to exact our obedience , as to reveal grace , and the fatisfaction of our disobedience . What is now exacted from us , it is the accufing law that does it , even yet under the gofpel ; but cannot be more extreme to ...
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... gospel require perfecter obe- dience than the law as a duty , it exalts the law , and debafes itself , which is difhonourable to the work of our redemption . Seeing therefore that all the caufes of any allowance , that the Jews might ...
... gospel require perfecter obe- dience than the law as a duty , it exalts the law , and debafes itself , which is difhonourable to the work of our redemption . Seeing therefore that all the caufes of any allowance , that the Jews might ...
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Page 173 - And he answered and said unto them, "Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, and said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Page 146 - He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
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Page 298 - And surely they that shall boast, as we do, to be a free nation, and not have in themselves the power to remove or to abolish any governor supreme, or subordinate, with the government itself upon urgent causes, may please their fancy with a ridiculous and painted freedom, fit to cozen babies; but...
Page 143 - When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
Page 211 - For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. 15. But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
Page 405 - Epistles, and by continual study had so incorporated the phrase and style of that transcendent apostle into all his familiar letters, that the imitation seemed to vie with the original. Yet this availed not to deceive the people of that empire, who, notwithstanding his saint's vizard, tore him to pieces for his tyranny. From stories of this nature both ancient and modern which abound, the poets also, and some English...
Page 205 - But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.