When we speak of knowing God, it must be understood with reference to man’s limited powers of comprehension. God, as He really is, is far beyond man’s imagination, let alone understanding. God has revealed only so much of Himself as our minds can conceive and the weakness of our nature can bear.
JOHN MILTON
JOHN MILTON
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John Milton74 quotes“When we speak of knowing God, it must be understood with reference to man’s limited powers of comprehension. God, as He really is, is far beyond man’s imagination, let alone understanding. God has revealed only so much of Himself as our minds can conceive and the weakness of our nature can bear.”
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John MiltonJohn Milton Innocence, Once Lost, Can Never Be Regained. Darkness, Once Gazed Upon, Can Never Be Lost.
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John MiltonJohn Milton This is servitude, To serve the unwise.
John MiltonJohn Milton Long is the way and hard, that out of hell leads up to light.
John MiltonJohn Milton Awake, arise or be for ever fall’n.
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