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... nature in its lowest stage of degrada- tion . Even in Europe , where the light of sci- ence has chiefly shone , how ... nature and properties of the at- mosphere which surrounds them -- of the disco- veries which have been made ...
... nature in its lowest stage of degrada- tion . Even in Europe , where the light of sci- ence has chiefly shone , how ... nature and properties of the at- mosphere which surrounds them -- of the disco- veries which have been made ...
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... nature , -of determining the arrangement , the motions , and magnitudes of distant worlds , -of weighing the masses of the planets , -of penetrating into the distant regions of the universe , of arresting the lightning in its course ...
... nature , -of determining the arrangement , the motions , and magnitudes of distant worlds , -of weighing the masses of the planets , -of penetrating into the distant regions of the universe , of arresting the lightning in its course ...
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... nature which are the result of regular and invariable laws . Under the influence of such timid emo- tions , the phenomena of nature , both in the heavens and on the earth , have been arrayed with imaginary terrors . In the early ages of ...
... nature which are the result of regular and invariable laws . Under the influence of such timid emo- tions , the phenomena of nature , both in the heavens and on the earth , have been arrayed with imaginary terrors . In the early ages of ...
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... nature is the great source of the absurd opinions to which I have adverted , -a position which , I presume , will not be called in question . For such opinions cannot be deduced from an atten- tive survey of the phenomena of nature , or ...
... nature is the great source of the absurd opinions to which I have adverted , -a position which , I presume , will not be called in question . For such opinions cannot be deduced from an atten- tive survey of the phenomena of nature , or ...
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... nature and art , during the last two centuries . For this purpose , the study of natural history , as recording the vari- ous facts respecting the atmosphere , the waters , the earth , and animated beings , combined with the study of ...
... nature and art , during the last two centuries . For this purpose , the study of natural history , as recording the vari- ous facts respecting the atmosphere , the waters , the earth , and animated beings , combined with the study of ...
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Page 54 - Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
Page 83 - And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.
Page 123 - And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me ; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Page 55 - So shall it be at the end of the world : the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire : there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Page 99 - AND after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: for true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
Page 104 - Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard That the everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Fainteth not, neither is weary? There is no searching of his understanding.
Page 58 - ... backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful ; who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do. them.
Page 34 - Let all the earth fear the Lord : let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
Page 25 - ... the stage. Would an infinitely wise Being make such glorious creatures for so mean a purpose ? Can he delight in the production of such abortive intelligences, such short-lived reasonable beings ? Would he give us talents that are not to be exerted ? Capacities that are never to be gratified?
Page 25 - There is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion than this of the perpetual progress which the soul makes towards the perfection of its nature, without ever arriving at a period in it.