General View of the Geology of Scripture: In which the Unerring Truth of the Inspired Narrative of the Early Events in the World is Exhibited, and Distinctly Proved |
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... mass , from which , in the course of some indefinitely long period of time , our globe , in all its cry- stalline beauty , must have formed itself . We are no where informed by this chaotic philosophy whence the material atoms , of ...
... mass , from which , in the course of some indefinitely long period of time , our globe , in all its cry- stalline beauty , must have formed itself . We are no where informed by this chaotic philosophy whence the material atoms , of ...
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... mass , and to wait the fermenting or crystallizing process from which its more perfect form was to arise ? The idea is revolting to reason ; and when we have rejected it as im- probable , as impossible , then comes Inspiration , with ...
... mass , and to wait the fermenting or crystallizing process from which its more perfect form was to arise ? The idea is revolting to reason ; and when we have rejected it as im- probable , as impossible , then comes Inspiration , with ...
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... mass of secon- dary formations over the surface of the primi- tive globe , we shall at once perceive that such violent transporting powers , acting for a million of years , must have produced a mass of secon- dary formations ...
... mass of secon- dary formations over the surface of the primi- tive globe , we shall at once perceive that such violent transporting powers , acting for a million of years , must have produced a mass of secon- dary formations ...
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... mass , and it is thus much more dense in the lower , than in the upper regions . The air , in the higher regions , therefore , must be extremely rare , from its elastic nature not being opposed by any pressure from above ; and , in this ...
... mass , and it is thus much more dense in the lower , than in the upper regions . The air , in the higher regions , therefore , must be extremely rare , from its elastic nature not being opposed by any pressure from above ; and , in this ...
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... mass as we must con- ceive the primitive earth to have been . But , in this enquiry , we should be adopting that very hypothetical reasoning which has so often led to error , and which we have already found such reason to condemn . The ...
... mass as we must con- ceive the primitive earth to have been . But , in this enquiry , we should be adopting that very hypothetical reasoning which has so often led to error , and which we have already found such reason to condemn . The ...
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