 | William Smith (M.D.) - Great Britain - 1771 - 508 pages
...the primitive church j it contradicts the doctrine and hiftory of the holy fcriptures, the conftant practice of ancient monarchies, and the very principles...the commandment of Honour thy father : if there were a higher power than the fatherly, then this commandment would not Hand and be ob-. ferved. But in all... | |
 | Carole Pateman, Mary Lyndon Shanley - Social Science - 1991 - 304 pages
...support patriarchal political authority, according to Filmer: "The power of the government is settled and fixed by the commandment of 'honour thy father'; if there were a higher power than the fatherly, then this command could not stand and be observed."1 Filmer's omission... | |
 | Nancy J. Hirschmann, Kirstie M. McClure - Social Science - 2010 - 352 pages
...support patriarchal political authority, according to Filmer: "The power of the government is settled and fixed by the commandment of 'honour thy Father'; if there were a higher power than the fatherly, then this command could not stand and be observed" (FW 188). Filmer's... | |
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The power of the government is settled and fixed by the commandment of 'honour thy Father'; if there were a higher power than the fatherly, then this command could not stand and be observed" (FW 188). Filmer's omission is obvious. In service of political... 