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John Pye Smith. There is a knowledge which creates doubts that nothing but a larger knowledge can satisfy ; and he who stops in the difficulty will be perplexed and uncomfortable for life . MR . SHARON TURNER . PHILADELPHIA : DEACON ...
John Pye Smith. There is a knowledge which creates doubts that nothing but a larger knowledge can satisfy ; and he who stops in the difficulty will be perplexed and uncomfortable for life . MR . SHARON TURNER . PHILADELPHIA : DEACON ...
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... knowledge . The amount of this accumulation is now not small : for I have felt it my duty to verify the encomium with which , on the publication of the third edition , I was honoured by the REV . DR . WHEWELL , the Master of Trinity ...
... knowledge . The amount of this accumulation is now not small : for I have felt it my duty to verify the encomium with which , on the publication of the third edition , I was honoured by the REV . DR . WHEWELL , the Master of Trinity ...
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... knowledge of the substances ( airs , water , earth , stones , and me- tals , ) which , in different combinations and arrangements , form the accessible parts of the planet assigned by the Almighty Creator for our present dwelling ...
... knowledge of the substances ( airs , water , earth , stones , and me- tals , ) which , in different combinations and arrangements , form the accessible parts of the planet assigned by the Almighty Creator for our present dwelling ...
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... knowledge is the science of the Mineralogist . But their inward nature , and the states of union in which we find them , must also be known ; together with the principles or laws , as they are usually called , which regulate those ...
... knowledge is the science of the Mineralogist . But their inward nature , and the states of union in which we find them , must also be known ; together with the principles or laws , as they are usually called , which regulate those ...
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... knowledge has been obtained , and that knowledge resting upon rigorously examined evidence , of the geological conditions of Europe generally ; of large districts in North and South America , India and Central and Western Asia ; and of ...
... knowledge has been obtained , and that knowledge resting upon rigorously examined evidence , of the geological conditions of Europe generally ; of large districts in North and South America , India and Central and Western Asia ; and of ...
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Page xii - And behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven : and every thing that is in the earth shall die. But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons
Page xi - PRAIsE ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation. 2 The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
Page 182 - There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured ; coals were kindled by it.
Page 170 - For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
Page 163 - Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Page 211 - God is not a man, that he should lie; Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and shall he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good ? Behold, I have received commandment to bless: And he hath blessed ; and I cannot reverse it.
Page 171 - Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
Page 168 - There is but one living and true God, everlasting, without body, parts, or passions; of infinite power, wisdom, and goodness; the Maker, and Preserver of all things both visible and invisible. And in unity of this Godhead there be three Persons, of one substance, power, and eternity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
Page 215 - I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things...
Page 133 - A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.