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... probably even in oppo- sition to it , as some would think - these conclusions were arrived at on biblical grounds alone . Geology only illustrates and confirms them . The works of God prove to be one with this pre - conceived mean- ing ...
... probably even in oppo- sition to it , as some would think - these conclusions were arrived at on biblical grounds alone . Geology only illustrates and confirms them . The works of God prove to be one with this pre - conceived mean- ing ...
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... probably a few centuries of such lost species . * The Christian need not apprehend that the dis- coveries of science or the researches of paleontology will bring to light anything in opposition to the sacred text . The fears that some ...
... probably a few centuries of such lost species . * The Christian need not apprehend that the dis- coveries of science or the researches of paleontology will bring to light anything in opposition to the sacred text . The fears that some ...
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... probably at no great depth under the ocean . It is further worthy of notice , that whereas the Babylonian cosmogony , which for a moment attracted the attention of Niebuhr , repre- sents the original earth as encompassed with waters in ...
... probably at no great depth under the ocean . It is further worthy of notice , that whereas the Babylonian cosmogony , which for a moment attracted the attention of Niebuhr , repre- sents the original earth as encompassed with waters in ...
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... probably rendered visible by the dissipation of the vapours in the atmosphere , as the heat of the globe abated . To this point , there- fore , geology is not called to witness ; but the period is that of the formation of the coal ...
... probably rendered visible by the dissipation of the vapours in the atmosphere , as the heat of the globe abated . To this point , there- fore , geology is not called to witness ; but the period is that of the formation of the coal ...
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... probably a covenant or engagement in which salt was used as a token of sincerity and con- firmation . Amongst the Turks , salt and bread are taken and eaten as symbolising a solemn contract between the parties . The Turk deems it the ...
... probably a covenant or engagement in which salt was used as a token of sincerity and con- firmation . Amongst the Turks , salt and bread are taken and eaten as symbolising a solemn contract between the parties . The Turk deems it the ...
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Page 41 - And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire ; the third, a chalcedony ; the fourth, an emerald; the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte ; the eighth, beryl ; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
Page 404 - If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them...
Page 228 - And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God, peradventure, will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth...
Page 139 - Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord ! To what end is it for you ? The day of the Lord is darkness, and not light. As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; Or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
Page 181 - Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord.
Page 122 - I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint : my heart is like wax ; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
Page 176 - For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.
Page 170 - The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth ; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand.
Page 177 - And there was a great famine in Samaria : and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.
Page 242 - 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,