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Page 135
... religious , legal , and political beliefs and practices were inadequate . The Great Fire , the plague , political upheaval , and social problems seemed beyond rational explanation and human solution . The plague is more than plague ; it ...
... religious , legal , and political beliefs and practices were inadequate . The Great Fire , the plague , political upheaval , and social problems seemed beyond rational explanation and human solution . The plague is more than plague ; it ...
Page 142
... religious virtues were synonymous.46 H.F.'s account has far more directions for the conduct of life than the practice of piety ; he gives more instruc- tions to magistrates than to clergymen . Government is far more important to the ...
... religious virtues were synonymous.46 H.F.'s account has far more directions for the conduct of life than the practice of piety ; he gives more instruc- tions to magistrates than to clergymen . Government is far more important to the ...
Page 218
... religious , and ethical facets to political issues concisely and clearly was ready to do a similar kind of synthesis in a book that combined the pilgrim , travel adventure , and memoir forms . He was ready to create a deeply spiritual ...
... religious , and ethical facets to political issues concisely and clearly was ready to do a similar kind of synthesis in a book that combined the pilgrim , travel adventure , and memoir forms . He was ready to create a deeply spiritual ...
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