The Essential ErasmusFirst single volume in English to show the full spectrum of this Renaissance man's thought, which is no less profound because it is expressed with grace, wit, and ironic detachment only a great writer can achieve. |
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... angels of heaven to the Lord's mercy . My word would carry little weight , if Paul did not teach this clearly when writing to the Hebrews . Speaking of the angels he says : " What are they , all of them , but spirits apt for service ...
... angels of heaven to the Lord's mercy . My word would carry little weight , if Paul did not teach this clearly when writing to the Hebrews . Speaking of the angels he says : " What are they , all of them , but spirits apt for service ...
Page 346
... angels whose ministry God uses for the protection of His own . Elizaeus saw this army and said to a servant dis- heartened at the sight of the Syrians : “ Do not fear — there are more with us than with them . " At the prayers of the ...
... angels whose ministry God uses for the protection of His own . Elizaeus saw this army and said to a servant dis- heartened at the sight of the Syrians : “ Do not fear — there are more with us than with them . " At the prayers of the ...
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... angels whose ministry God uses for the protection of His own . Elizaeus saw this army and said to a servant dis- heartened at the sight of the Syrians : “ Do not fear — there are more with us than with them . " At the prayers of the ...
... angels whose ministry God uses for the protection of His own . Elizaeus saw this army and said to a servant dis- heartened at the sight of the Syrians : “ Do not fear — there are more with us than with them . " At the prayers of the ...
Contents
Introduction 71 | 7 |
The Life of Erasmus | 17 |
THE HANDBOOK OF | 24 |
Copyright | |
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