divine decree
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The British colonizers were driven by the belief that they were entitled by divine decree and by royal declaration to live on and use the land and resources of North America.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Behold well pleased 450 I seek to finish thy divine decree.
From Poetical Works of Akenside by George Gilfillan
Men are not particularly concerned as to whether He is artistically glorified and perpetuated by some divine decree.
From Levels of Living Essays on Everyday Ideals by Henry Frederick Cope
A divine decree, resting beyond the gaze of human beings, works mysteriously to bring all things into outer manifestation at the proper time.
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
We were jealous even of the zephyr which passed over you: but when the divine decree is issued, the eye becometh blind!
From The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Anonymous
