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... suppose that we have reached a term , in either direction of our observations . The vast space into which we look , and the “ worlds upon worlds " with which we see it to be filled , may be but the threshold of the finite universe ; and ...
... suppose that we have reached a term , in either direction of our observations . The vast space into which we look , and the “ worlds upon worlds " with which we see it to be filled , may be but the threshold of the finite universe ; and ...
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... suppose the world to have had an earlier origin than " the censurer " admits : for , at whatever period it began to exist , it would alike require infinite power and wisdom to create and ar- range it . Geologists , with scarcely an ...
... suppose the world to have had an earlier origin than " the censurer " admits : for , at whatever period it began to exist , it would alike require infinite power and wisdom to create and ar- range it . Geologists , with scarcely an ...
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... suppose that there are some religious diffi- culties in the conclusions of Geology : how then are we to solve them ? Not by shutting our eyes to facts , or denying the evidence of our senses ; but by patient investigation carried on in ...
... suppose that there are some religious diffi- culties in the conclusions of Geology : how then are we to solve them ? Not by shutting our eyes to facts , or denying the evidence of our senses ; but by patient investigation carried on in ...
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... suppose to have been destroyed by the deluge , or in consequence of it . But this is an imaginary hypothesis involving heavier difficulties than what it professes to remove ; and , if it were to be accepted , it would add to the weight ...
... suppose to have been destroyed by the deluge , or in consequence of it . But this is an imaginary hypothesis involving heavier difficulties than what it professes to remove ; and , if it were to be accepted , it would add to the weight ...
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... suppose . But the existing forms of life RESEMBLE those of times gone by , because the general aspect of the physical conditions of the world has always been , since the origin of life on the globe , decidedly analogous : and they ...
... suppose . But the existing forms of life RESEMBLE those of times gone by , because the general aspect of the physical conditions of the world has always been , since the origin of life on the globe , decidedly analogous : and they ...
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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.