The Christian Philosopher, Or, The Connection of Science and Philosophy with Religion, Illustrated with EngravingsG. & C. Carvill, 1826 - 397 pages |
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... whole mass of continents , islands , and oceans , on its surface , and the foundations on which they are supported . We have the strongest reasons , however , to conclude , that the earth , in its general structure , is one solid mass ...
... whole mass of continents , islands , and oceans , on its surface , and the foundations on which they are supported . We have the strongest reasons , however , to conclude , that the earth , in its general structure , is one solid mass ...
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... whole of the bodies which compose the solar system ( without taking the sun and the comets into account , ) contains a mass of matter 2,500 times greater than that of the earth . The sun himself is 520 times larger than all the ...
... whole of the bodies which compose the solar system ( without taking the sun and the comets into account , ) contains a mass of matter 2,500 times greater than that of the earth . The sun himself is 520 times larger than all the ...
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... whole habitation is invisible from the nearest star - whose powers of vision are so imperfect , and whose mental faculties are so limit- ed - it cannot be supposed that man , who " dwells in tabernacles of clay , who is crushed before ...
... whole habitation is invisible from the nearest star - whose powers of vision are so imperfect , and whose mental faculties are so limit- ed - it cannot be supposed that man , who " dwells in tabernacles of clay , who is crushed before ...
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... whole earth , the earth with the planet Jupiter , Jupiter with the sun , the sun with a thousand stars , a thousand stars with 80 millions , and 80 millions with all the boundless extent which lies beyond the limits of mortal vision ...
... whole earth , the earth with the planet Jupiter , Jupiter with the sun , the sun with a thousand stars , a thousand stars with 80 millions , and 80 millions with all the boundless extent which lies beyond the limits of mortal vision ...
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... whole course round the central luminary . Were we placed within a thousand miles of this stupendous globe , ( a station which superior beings may occasionally occupy ) where its hemisphere , encompassed by its magnificent rings , would ...
... whole course round the central luminary . Were we placed within a thousand miles of this stupendous globe , ( a station which superior beings may occasionally occupy ) where its hemisphere , encompassed by its magnificent rings , would ...
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Page 58 - It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: that bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
Page 311 - And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of My people, and Mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their ha'nds.
Page 95 - O Lord, how manifold are, thy works ! In wisdom hast thou made them all : The earth is full of thy riches. So is this great and wide sea, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.
Page 63 - Let all the earth fear the Lord : let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
Page 280 - I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made : marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
Page 344 - Thou, even thou, art LORD alone: thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
Page 172 - All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
Page 310 - When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and the rie in their place? For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.
Page 114 - How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them ! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand : When I awake, I am still with thee.
Page 344 - I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.