Sacred Philosophy of the Seasons: Illustratring the Perfections of God in the Phenomena of the Year, Volume 3Marsh, Capen, Lyon, and Webb, 1839 - God |
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... creation , where the materials are so unlimited in their extent and variety , I have ever found it much more difficult to de- termine what might , without prejudice to the argument , be rejected , than what might be usefully chosen ...
... creation , where the materials are so unlimited in their extent and variety , I have ever found it much more difficult to de- termine what might , without prejudice to the argument , be rejected , than what might be usefully chosen ...
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... creation ; they are em- ployed to represent his dealings with the children of men . The snow , the hail , the thunder , and the storm , are appealed to as grandly showing forth his power and terrible majesty ; the wind , that " bloweth ...
... creation ; they are em- ployed to represent his dealings with the children of men . The snow , the hail , the thunder , and the storm , are appealed to as grandly showing forth his power and terrible majesty ; the wind , that " bloweth ...
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... creation to these fluids , which have not yet been considered . Among these , the conformation of the organs of sight and hear- ing are particularly worthy of notice . Light possesses very peculiar qualities . Its rays dart with ...
... creation to these fluids , which have not yet been considered . Among these , the conformation of the organs of sight and hear- ing are particularly worthy of notice . Light possesses very peculiar qualities . Its rays dart with ...
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... creation ; and how many sources of enjoyment and of improvement would have been withheld ! The want of so useful a medium of communication , would throw an effectual bar- rier in the way of advancement in the arts and comforts of social ...
... creation ; and how many sources of enjoyment and of improvement would have been withheld ! The want of so useful a medium of communication , would throw an effectual bar- rier in the way of advancement in the arts and comforts of social ...
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... creation , which gave origin to the skill of the gardener , and have raised his laborious profession to the dignity of a science . The herbalist , the florist , and , in a still higher department , the botanist , each finds exercise for ...
... creation , which gave origin to the skill of the gardener , and have raised his laborious profession to the dignity of a science . The herbalist , the florist , and , in a still higher department , the botanist , each finds exercise for ...
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Page 341 - Seeing then, that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought we to be in all holy conversation and godliness...
Page 328 - Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper ? the glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted ; neither turneth he back from the sword.
Page 368 - Therefore is the name of it called Babel ; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth : and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
Page 311 - Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock. And I went out after him, and smote him and delivered it out of his mouth ; and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear ; and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
Page 42 - My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass : Because I will publish the name of the Lord: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.
Page 80 - Flowers worthy of Paradise, which not nice Art In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon Pour'd forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain...
Page 71 - The path of the just is as the shining light which shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Page 12 - That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good. Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled : thou takest away- their breath, they die, and return to their dust. Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created : and thou renewest the face of the earth.
Page 42 - And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.
Page 230 - I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 solitude! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech, I start at the sound of my own. The beasts that roam over the plain My form with indifference see, They are so unacquainted with man, Their tameness is shocking to me.