...of his poem, a sentence confirming this supposition. " Many," says he, " there be that complain of Divine Providence for suffering Adam to transgress....that obedience or love or gift which is of force." This feeling becomes stronger the more the mind is influenced by Christianity, arid this it is which...

...due to well-doing, what grammercy* to be sober, just or continent ? Many there be that complain of Divine Providence for suffering Adam to transgress...mere artificial Adam, such an Adam as he is in the motions.f We ourselves esteem not of that obedience, or love, or gift, which is of force : God therefore...

...due to well doing, what gramercy to be sober, just, or continent? Many there be that \ complain of divine Providence for suffering Adam to transgress....choosing; he had been else a mere artificial Adam, such an Aclarn as he is in the motions. We ourselves esteem not of that obedience, or love, or gift, which...

...transgress. Foolish/ tongues ! when God gavp \i\\j\ rc^oili hejjaj^hjjajrefidom to choose, for an/ Jam as tie is in the motions. ' "We ourselves esteem not of that obedience, or love, or gift, which is of force ; Gc-4 th.erpfnn" *pft him f""*, "** hpl him aprovoking obje.ctj.ever_a]mpst in his eve|^Jje.rein consisted...

...that which purifies us is trial, and trial is by what is contrary." " Many there be that complain of Divine Providence for suffering Adam to transgress....been else a mere artificial Adam, such an Adam as lie is in the motions. We ourselves esteem not of that obedience, or love, or gift, which is of force...

...exercise of will A passage from Milton's Areopagitica throws some light on the above expression : " When God gave him reason he gave him freedom to choose ; for reason is but choosing." Their will, disposed by absolute decree 115 Or high foreknowledge ; they themselves decreed Their own...

...he had bin elfe a meer artificiall Adam, fuch an Adam as he is in the motions. We our felves efteem not of that obedience, or love, or gift, which is of force : God therefore left him free, fet before him a provoking object, ever almoft in his eyes herein confifted his merit, herein the right...

...he had been elfe a mere artificial Adam, fuch an Adam as he is in the * motions. We ourfelves efteem not of that obedience, or love, or gift, which is of force. God therefore left him free, fet before him a provoking object, ever almoft in his eyes ; herein confifted his merit, herein the...

...left free by God — surely not to bo compelled by his fellow man. " Many there be that complain of Divine Providence for suffering Adam to transgress....choosing ; he had been else a mere artificial Adam. Wherefore did he create passions within us, pleasures around us, but that these, rightly tempered,...

...well-doing ? what gramercy [thanks] to be sober, just, and continent ? Many there be that complain of Divine Providence for suffering Adam to transgress....artificial Adam, such an Adam as he is in the motions. J "We ourselves esteem not of that obedience or * Alluding to Plato's Banquet. t He means the New Atalantis...