The point is not mere verbal acclaim of God as suzerain.

并不是仅仅是口头上承认上帝为领主。

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Rulers have been thought to be divine or appointed spokesmen for divinity.

人们或笃信统治者为神,或承认他们是神在人间的代理

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He wants to find a way to not so much redeem as affirm time and age and understand them not simply as a cause of despair or as a cause of defeat.

他想找到一种方式，不是去挽回,时间或年龄，而是承认它们,不将其仅仅理解为绝望或失败的原因。

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