 | Hugo Grotius - 1777 - 392 pages
...fpoke worthily of the Power of God, when hewrites in the Beginning ofhis Laws, Godfpake: What? Let there be Light, and there was Light. Let there be Earth, and it was fo." Chalcidins took many Things out of Mejti, of whom he fpeaks thus; " Mojet was the wifeft... | |
 | Daniel Bellamy - 1789 - 512 pages
...declares it. — " In the beginning of his law, he has this expreffion, GOD SAID ;— "what? — LET THERE BE LIGHT, — AND THERE WAS LIGHT; " LET THERE BE EARTH, AND IT WAS SO." The facred writings are full of this majeftic fimplicity, and unaffected grandeur. —... | |
 | Longinus - 1800 - 238 pages
...ornament and dress. He then shews at large, that whatever nqble and majestic expression, elevation of of the power of God, has nobly expressed it in the beginning of his Lavv-j-. " And God of thought, and -importance of event can contribute to Sublimity, may be found united... | |
 | Elias Boudinot - 1801 - 366 pages
...worthily of the power of God," when he writes, in the beginning of his laws, " God spake ;" what ? " Let there be light, and there was light — let there be earth, and it was so." Among the late discoveries by Europeans, the sacred books of the Chinese, are not the least.... | |
 | Thomas Williams - 1803 - 72 pages
...spake worthily of the power of God, when he writes in the beginning of his laws, God spake—what ? Let there be light, and there was light. —Let there be earth ; and if was so."—Let the reader form his own judgment. I can conceive nothing more worthy. of the Supreme... | |
 | 1810 - 500 pages
...agree with him. " The Jewish legislator, no ordinary person, having," says he, " conceived a just idea of the power of God, has nobly expressed it in the beginning of his law, (IctKi) — And God said — What? — Let there be light, and there teas light. Let the earth... | |
 | 1831 - 492 pages
...BIBLE. "THE Jewish legislator," says Longinus, — "no ordinary person, having conceived a just idea of the power of God, has nobly expressed it in the beginning of his law — 'And God said— • What ? ' Let there be light, and there was light ! Let the earth be; and... | |
 | George Pretyman - 1815 - 606 pages
...third century after Christ. Vide sect. 9. legislator, no ordinary person, having conceived a just idea of the power of God, has nobly expressed it in the beginning of his law; ' And God said,'—What ?—' Let there be light, and there was light. Let the earti1 be, and... | |
 | George Pretyman - 1815 - 578 pages
...after Christ. Vide sect. 9. legislator, legislator, no ordinary person, having conceived a just idea of the power of God, has nobly expressed it in the beginning of his law; ' And God said,'—What?—' Let there be light, and there was light. Let the earth be, and the... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1830 - 574 pages
...worthy of the power of God, where he writes in the beginning of his laws, God spake, — Whntf — Let there be light ; and there was light. Let there be earth; and it was so." Chalcidius took many things out of Moses, of whom he speaks thus, " Moses was the wisest... | |
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Jewish legislator, no ordinary person, having conceived a just idea of the power of god, has nobly expressed it in the beginning of his law. "And god said, - what? - Let there be light, and there was light. Let the earth be, and the earth was. 
