The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation: In Two Parts. Viz. The Heavenly Bodies, Elements, Meteors, Fossils, Vegetables, Animals (beasts, Birds, Fishes and Insects), More Particularly in the Body of the Earth, Its Figure, Motion, and Consistency; and in the Admirable Structure of the Bodies of Man and Other Animals; as Also in Their Generation, &c. With Answers to Some ObjectionsWilliam Innys, 1714 - 389 pages |
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... Light of Nature , and Works of the Creation . For as all other Sciences , fo Divinity proves not ; but fuppofes its Subjects , taking it for granted , that by Natural Light , Men are fufficiently con- vinced of the Being of a Deity ...
... Light of Nature , and Works of the Creation . For as all other Sciences , fo Divinity proves not ; but fuppofes its Subjects , taking it for granted , that by Natural Light , Men are fufficiently con- vinced of the Being of a Deity ...
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... light by the Telescope , the Milky - way being found to be ( as was formerly conjectur'd ) nothing but great companies or fwarms of minute Stars fing- ly invifible , but by reafon of their proximity mingling and confounding their Lights ...
... light by the Telescope , the Milky - way being found to be ( as was formerly conjectur'd ) nothing but great companies or fwarms of minute Stars fing- ly invifible , but by reafon of their proximity mingling and confounding their Lights ...
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... light impulse there- of with their Fins . OF Again ; Tho ' the Water , being a cold Ele- inent , the most wife God hath fo attemper'd the Blood and Bodies of Fishes in general , that a finall degree of heat is fufficient to preserve ...
... light impulse there- of with their Fins . OF Again ; Tho ' the Water , being a cold Ele- inent , the most wife God hath fo attemper'd the Blood and Bodies of Fishes in general , that a finall degree of heat is fufficient to preserve ...
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... Light from the Sun. This Hypothefis , which hath fome fhew of Reafon , for fomething muft neceffarily exist of it felf ; and if fomething , why may not all things ? This Hypothefis , Ifay , is fo clearly and fully confuted by the ...
... Light from the Sun. This Hypothefis , which hath fome fhew of Reafon , for fomething muft neceffarily exist of it felf ; and if fomething , why may not all things ? This Hypothefis , Ifay , is fo clearly and fully confuted by the ...
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... light- ed upon the Earth would be fo difpos'd and rank'd that a Man might fee and read in their Ennius's Annals ; whereas it were a great chance if he should find one Verfe thereof among them all . For if this concourse of Atoms could ...
... light- ed upon the Earth would be fo difpos'd and rank'd that a Man might fee and read in their Ennius's Annals ; whereas it were a great chance if he should find one Verfe thereof among them all . For if this concourse of Atoms could ...
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