The Political History of the DevilAMS Press, 2003 - 605 Seiten First published in 1726, this full-length study of the devil's role in society combines Biblical history with common sense as Defoe considers the conflict between forces of destructive evil and the benevolent Deity which controls the world. |
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... present . Be it that the Devil has had a share in some of the late councils of Europe , influencing them this way or that way , to his own advantage , what is it to us ? For example , What if he has had any concern in the late affair of ...
... present . Be it that the Devil has had a share in some of the late councils of Europe , influencing them this way or that way , to his own advantage , what is it to us ? For example , What if he has had any concern in the late affair of ...
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... present a prisoner at large : of both which circumstances of Satan I shall take occasion to speak in its course . But when I call the Devil the Monarch of Hell , I am to be understood as suits to the present purpose ; that he is the ...
... present a prisoner at large : of both which circumstances of Satan I shall take occasion to speak in its course . But when I call the Devil the Monarch of Hell , I am to be understood as suits to the present purpose ; that he is the ...
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... present Death ; that to worship him immediately , was a Presumption which would provoke his Wrath ; and that as he was a con- suming Fire in himself , so he would burn up those in his Anger that dar'd to offer up any Sacrifice to him ...
... present Death ; that to worship him immediately , was a Presumption which would provoke his Wrath ; and that as he was a con- suming Fire in himself , so he would burn up those in his Anger that dar'd to offer up any Sacrifice to him ...
Inhalt
List of Illustrations | xi |
Headnote | xix |
Notes to Headnote | lxxv |
Urheberrecht | |
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