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Page 485
... fire ] Cp . 2 Kings xxiii 10 : ' that no man might make his son or daughter to pass through fire to Molech ' . George Sandys describes the idol of Moloch as hollow , filled with fire ; and explains that ' least [ the chil- dren's ] ...
... fire ] Cp . 2 Kings xxiii 10 : ' that no man might make his son or daughter to pass through fire to Molech ' . George Sandys describes the idol of Moloch as hollow , filled with fire ; and explains that ' least [ the chil- dren's ] ...
Page 511
... fire ] Cp . Lev . x 1-2 : ' Nadab and Abihu , the sons of Aaron ... offered strange fire before the Lord , which he commanded them not . And there went out fire from the Lord , and devoured them . ' ii 73-4 . See note on the ' oblivious ...
... fire ] Cp . Lev . x 1-2 : ' Nadab and Abihu , the sons of Aaron ... offered strange fire before the Lord , which he commanded them not . And there went out fire from the Lord , and devoured them . ' ii 73-4 . See note on the ' oblivious ...
Page 514
... fire ' among his angels . This baser fire Belial con- trasts with the ethereal fire of the throne , or perhaps of the angels ( whose substance is called ' empyreal ' at i 177 ) . See Dan . vii 9 : ' his throne was like the fiery flame ...
... fire ' among his angels . This baser fire Belial con- trasts with the ethereal fire of the throne , or perhaps of the angels ( whose substance is called ' empyreal ' at i 177 ) . See Dan . vii 9 : ' his throne was like the fiery flame ...
Contents
A Paraphrase of Psalm cxiv Eliensis On the Death | 27 |
Elegia tertia In Obitum | 49 |
Mansus Manso Bibliothecarium To John | 59 |
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