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Page 125
... authority from the consent of the people at large , i.e. , the soc- iety . We do not need to believe any divine - right - of - kings non- sense any more than Milton did . The authority of a ruler was invested with a religious sanction ...
... authority from the consent of the people at large , i.e. , the soc- iety . We do not need to believe any divine - right - of - kings non- sense any more than Milton did . The authority of a ruler was invested with a religious sanction ...
Page 126
... authority , but ordinary humans did , for their own sakes . Milton concludes from his premises , ' it follows that , since the King or Magistrate holds his authority of the people , both originally and naturally for their good in the ...
... authority , but ordinary humans did , for their own sakes . Milton concludes from his premises , ' it follows that , since the King or Magistrate holds his authority of the people , both originally and naturally for their good in the ...
Page 175
... authority to your own , so well joining religion with civil prudence and yet so well distinguishing diffe- rent power of either . . . . ' We notice how anxious he was , as always , to direct attention to his participation in public ...
... authority to your own , so well joining religion with civil prudence and yet so well distinguishing diffe- rent power of either . . . . ' We notice how anxious he was , as always , to direct attention to his participation in public ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Paradise Lost | 215 |
Milton Christ and Samson | 243 |
Copyright | |
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