The Dynamical Theory of the Formation of the Earth, Volume 2Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1850 |
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... firmament " when it " divided the waters from the waters , " or , the level at which that expanse was introduced into the primitive ocean . These questions are not without their difficulties , but , to simplify them as much as possible ...
... firmament " when it " divided the waters from the waters , " or , the level at which that expanse was introduced into the primitive ocean . These questions are not without their difficulties , but , to simplify them as much as possible ...
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... firmament ( or expansion ) in the midst of the waters ; and Let it divide the waters from the waters ; " and when we consider that the expansive force which caused the rotation of the earth , and which had acted in a tangential ...
... firmament ( or expansion ) in the midst of the waters ; and Let it divide the waters from the waters ; " and when we consider that the expansive force which caused the rotation of the earth , and which had acted in a tangential ...
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... , that " God said , Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters , and Let it divide the waters from the waters . " After which it is immediately added by the inspired historian , " And God made 232 DYNAMICAL THEORY OF THE.
... , that " God said , Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters , and Let it divide the waters from the waters . " After which it is immediately added by the inspired historian , " And God made 232 DYNAMICAL THEORY OF THE.
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... firmament from the waters which were above the firmament : and it was so . And God called the firmament Heaven . And the evening and the morning were the second day . ” All who reflect maturely on what has now been stated , will ...
... firmament from the waters which were above the firmament : and it was so . And God called the firmament Heaven . And the evening and the morning were the second day . ” All who reflect maturely on what has now been stated , will ...
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... firmament by the union of that of Expansion with certain elements of or associated with the water . " It being understood , however , that agreeably to the general plan of the creation , it was necessary that the command should be given ...
... firmament by the union of that of Expansion with certain elements of or associated with the water . " It being understood , however , that agreeably to the general plan of the creation , it was necessary that the command should be given ...
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Page 618 - And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth : and it was so.
Page 184 - And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged...
Page 319 - And brake up for it my decreed place, And set bars and doors, And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: And here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
Page 289 - Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
Page 259 - But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting King : at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
Page 134 - Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain; 3 who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; who maketh the clouds his chariot; who walketh upon the wings of the wind; 4 who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire; 5 who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
Page 387 - And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the Lord, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth; and the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.
Page 259 - I, even I, am he that comforteth you : who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass...
Page 495 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night ; and let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days,
Page 364 - ... and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven; and the evening and morning were the second day. God also said: Let the waters that are under the heaven be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.