A parallel to nearly every clause in these two descriptions might be found in the account of the libertines given by St. Jude.
The way in which the libertines spoke hard things against God was by murmuring against His decrees and complaining of the dispensations of His Providence.
In the case before us the "But" introduces a warning given prophetically to these libertines by Enoch (vv.
This makes good sense; but if this translation is adopted, we must beware of interpreting it to mean that these libertines had become schismatics, and had set up a love-feast of their own.
In any case the writer is giving directions as to how to deal with two or three different classes of persons, who are in danger of being seduced by the libertines; and possibly the libertines themselves are included.
Consequently, the fact that it was an evil angel against whom Michael did not dare to rail by no means proves that it was evil angels against which the libertines did dare to rail.
There is not a hint of any such notion here; on the contrary, it is implied that these libertines mocked at God's dealings with themselves, and at the belief that the Gospel did not give them full liberty to gratify their sensual desires.
Magistrates and libertines therefore combined to overthrow the consistory.
They were between two camps, both equally noxious in their way--the libertines and the ascetics.
The theatre was the rallying point for adventurers and libertinesof both sexes, and served many purposes besides its legitimate one of entertainment.
What would all the libertines say of me, all the people of fashion, if they knew of my conduct?
It is an observed fact that "all libertines are great eaters or famous gastronomists.
Physiology shows conclusively that thousands of parents whose sons have become libertines and their daughters courtesans, have themselves implanted in their characters the propensity which led to their unchastity.
The children of libertines are almost certain to be rakes and prostitutes.
After the execution of Servetus, and the expulsion of the Libertines two years later, Calvin's power in Geneva was firmly established, and he used it vigorously and beneficently for the defence of Protestantism throughout Europe.
During the long struggle with the Libertines occurred also Calvin's controversies with Sebastian Castellio, Jerome Bolsec, and above all, Michael Servetus.
And all the libertines and their female accomplices assembled by degrees at the place of embarkation.
The libertines vowed it was impossible, and all glared at the goddess like a battery.
For the time being Nicomaco forgets his old associates, abandons his business, and consorts with youthful libertines in taverns.
His sonnets had made what the French call a success of scandal; and the libertines who protected him, were less particular about literary elegance than eager to be amused.
The Lord- Lieutenant was not only licentious and corrupt, but was distinguished from other libertines and jobbers by a callous impudence which presented the strongest contrast to the Secretary's gentleness and delicacy.
We must teach libertines that the English people appreciate the importance of domestic ties.
Not as libertines love, nor as boys flirt and pass on.
Sometimes they even reproved their fathers, with a liberty which had nothing of childish in it, and their reproofs put the most dissolute libertines to the blush.
Certain degraded libertines satisfy their hyperæsthetic and perverted appetites with goats or even with large birds or rabbits.
I know that libertines will also exclaim, that woman would be unsexed by acquiring strength of body and mind, and that beauty, soft bewitching beauty!
And reformedlibertines are a notoriously intolerant class.
Now there arose some, of that which is called the synagogue of the Libertines and of the Cyrenians and of the Alexandrians and of them that were of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.
The prayer-books of certain pious libertines were decorated with the portraits of their favourite minions and ladies in the characters of saints, and even of the Virgin and Jesus.
It is futile to deduce the name from the Libertines of Acts vi.
On one occasion, a set of libertines managed to entice a poor but honest girl away from home.
But really, Lovelace, I see more and more that there are not in the world, with our conceited pride, narrower-souled wretches than we rakes and libertines are.
I boasted of my own good qualities; some of which none that knew me deny; and to which few libertines can lay claim.
Here may be seen a pair of stealthy, muffled libertines hastening to complete an assignation.
If she played the part of a mercenary beauty with libertines of fashion, I could not remain her friend.
Libertines invariably attempt to confound prudent and respectful friends of women with the odious tribe of hypocrites.
But the Knowledge, good Sense and Penetration, which your Libertines display at some Times, are inconsistent with the Ignorance, Folly and Stupidity they shew at others.
Libertines, who are libertines in defiance of talents, of superior lights, of conviction, hardly ever reform but by miracle, or by incapacity.
Absolution is the sorcery that binds these libertines of Rome to our will.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "libertines" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
