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... grace . Eve's disobedience " overthrew , as to that , the reputation of women forever . " Bunyan concludes his remarks with a dis- claimer that defines a good woman as one who assents to his argument : " Nor do I think , that any woman ...
... grace . Eve's disobedience " overthrew , as to that , the reputation of women forever . " Bunyan concludes his remarks with a dis- claimer that defines a good woman as one who assents to his argument : " Nor do I think , that any woman ...
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... Grace Abounding ( 1666 ) , Bunyan describes himself as the mother of his congregation.30 In A Present for Teeming Women , Oliver casts human ministers in the role of midwives and travailing mothers . The female speaker in Oli- ver's ...
... Grace Abounding ( 1666 ) , Bunyan describes himself as the mother of his congregation.30 In A Present for Teeming Women , Oliver casts human ministers in the role of midwives and travailing mothers . The female speaker in Oli- ver's ...
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... grace in thine eyes , that thou shouldest take knowledge of me , seeing I am a stranger ? " ( Ruth 2:10 ) , Mercy fears Christ's rejection , because " I am come , for that unto which I was never invited " ( 236 ) . Like Ruth , who asks ...
... grace in thine eyes , that thou shouldest take knowledge of me , seeing I am a stranger ? " ( Ruth 2:10 ) , Mercy fears Christ's rejection , because " I am come , for that unto which I was never invited " ( 236 ) . Like Ruth , who asks ...
Contents
Spensers Brides Errant | 37 |
Subsuming | 87 |
The Sanctification | 105 |
Copyright | |
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