The Descent of Urania: Studies in Milton, 1946-1988Reflecting Milton's knowledgeability in many fields, this collection investigates a wide variety of subjects fundamental to an understanding of the seventeenth century, including the importance of the writings of Thrice-Great Hermes, the profound influence of Aristotle on Milton's conception of the power of matter, and the issue of Milton's relations with the Presbyterian church. |
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Page 109
... Christ acquired righteousness for fallen mankind " by the whole course of his obedience , " the authority being ... Christ's life as well as his death for the salvation of mankind is , however , emphasized . It remained for later ...
... Christ acquired righteousness for fallen mankind " by the whole course of his obedience , " the authority being ... Christ's life as well as his death for the salvation of mankind is , however , emphasized . It remained for later ...
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... Christ was subject is the same law prescribed for us , including everything to which that law bound us . 11 In sum , the law bound man to obedience to it and to punish- ment for infraction of it . Christ's active obedience satisfied ...
... Christ was subject is the same law prescribed for us , including everything to which that law bound us . 11 In sum , the law bound man to obedience to it and to punish- ment for infraction of it . Christ's active obedience satisfied ...
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... Christ has " regained lost Paradise , " which , rather than the Garden of Eden , is " A fairer Paradise " where ... Christ's passive obedience . The earliest statement of the subject is the youthful and abortive poem The Passion , which ...
... Christ has " regained lost Paradise , " which , rather than the Garden of Eden , is " A fairer Paradise " where ... Christ's passive obedience . The earliest statement of the subject is the youthful and abortive poem The Passion , which ...
Contents
Acknowledgments 16 | 9 |
Introduction to Part I | 19 |
The Meaning Not the Name I Call 1988 | 31 |
Copyright | |
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