John Milton, EnglishmanGollancz, 1950 - 314 pages |
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... Christ is victorious not by power , but by wisdom . Satan is defeated in a Socratic argument . His weapons of specious logic have proved valid against Eve ; against Christ they are not so . The battle is thus transferred from the field ...
... Christ is victorious not by power , but by wisdom . Satan is defeated in a Socratic argument . His weapons of specious logic have proved valid against Eve ; against Christ they are not so . The battle is thus transferred from the field ...
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... Christ rejects the offer , without reasoned answer , and Satan pronounces Him invincible in temperance . The ... Christ's reply is a serene declaration of faith in spiritual as opposed to material values . Wealth , without virtue ...
... Christ rejects the offer , without reasoned answer , and Satan pronounces Him invincible in temperance . The ... Christ's reply is a serene declaration of faith in spiritual as opposed to material values . Wealth , without virtue ...
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... Christ by argument alone , Satan presents the kingdoms of the earth ” visually before Him . The first vision is that ... Christ's replies . The Parthian armies are but " ostentation vain of fleshly arm ” ; Rome's grandeur and ...
... Christ by argument alone , Satan presents the kingdoms of the earth ” visually before Him . The first vision is that ... Christ's replies . The Parthian armies are but " ostentation vain of fleshly arm ” ; Rome's grandeur and ...
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