我们神圣的职责是维护他并使之永久。

To perpetuate them it is our sacred duty to preserve it.

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因此，那些他用来维护他自己的大炮的权威，表明了他实际上是有怀疑的。

So, the authority of the Canon that he invokes to defend himself in fact suggests perhaps that he has some doubts? Yes.

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当你在聚会中听到别人贬损你的朋友，站出来反驳闲话或者批评，维护他或她的权益。

If you're at a gathering at which someone mentions your friend disparagingly, defend him or her against gossip or criticism.

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So, the authority of the canon that he invokes to defend himself in fact suggests perhaps that he has some doubts? Yes.

因此，那些他用来维护他自己的大炮的权威,表明了他实际上是有怀疑的。

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Were Milton not to fight in some way to defend what he takes to be the true church, he would simply not be investing those talents that God had given him.

如果弥尔顿没有以某种方式,来维护他心中真正的教会，他就并没有在发挥上帝给予他的才能。

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It is the people who endow the sovereign with the authority to represent them on their behalf.

他认为，君主的权力是人民赋予给他的,让其代表广大的人民,并维护人民的利益。

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