Astronomical Principles of Religion, Natural and Reveal'd: In Nine Parts: ... Together with a Preface, of the Temper of Mind Necessary for the Discovery of Divine Truth; ... By William Whiston, ...J. Senex, W. and J. Innys, J. Osborne, and T. Longman, 1725 - 304 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 30
Page xxxi
... laft , Him midft , and without End . Faireft of Stars , laft in the train of Night , If better thou belong not to the Dawn , Sure Pledge of Day , that crown'ft the fmiling Morn With thy bright Circlet , praise him in thy Sphere While ...
... laft , Him midft , and without End . Faireft of Stars , laft in the train of Night , If better thou belong not to the Dawn , Sure Pledge of Day , that crown'ft the fmiling Morn With thy bright Circlet , praise him in thy Sphere While ...
Page 22
... laft at 1,800.000 Miles , in 79 Days 22 Hours . Nor is it improbable , that the large Interval between the fourth and fifth may have a fixth , which is yet to us invifible , as Hugenius conje- ctures . As to that strange and unparallel ...
... laft at 1,800.000 Miles , in 79 Days 22 Hours . Nor is it improbable , that the large Interval between the fourth and fifth may have a fixth , which is yet to us invifible , as Hugenius conje- ctures . As to that strange and unparallel ...
Page 24
... laft- ly , A. D. 1680 , 1681 , when I faw it ; and fo has made within the Limits of our present Hi- ftories , three periodical Revolutions , in about 575 Years apiece . The middle Distance of the for- mer from the Sun's Center must be ...
... laft- ly , A. D. 1680 , 1681 , when I faw it ; and fo has made within the Limits of our present Hi- ftories , three periodical Revolutions , in about 575 Years apiece . The middle Distance of the for- mer from the Sun's Center must be ...
Page 33
... laft as a really certain Demonstration . PROP . II . The Annual Motion , or that which occafions the Succeffion of Summer and Winter , and the apparent Motion of the Sun through the Eclip tick , in the Space of 365 Days , which we call ...
... laft as a really certain Demonstration . PROP . II . The Annual Motion , or that which occafions the Succeffion of Summer and Winter , and the apparent Motion of the Sun through the Eclip tick , in the Space of 365 Days , which we call ...
Page 34
... laft Number is con- tain'd no less than 475 Times in the former . So that if the Sun revolv'd about the Earth , from Fig . III . Pag - 37 1 6. 10.1 2 that 36 Aftronomical Principles as Herefy; and that, by Confequence, the ...
... laft Number is con- tain'd no less than 475 Times in the former . So that if the Sun revolv'd about the Earth , from Fig . III . Pag - 37 1 6. 10.1 2 that 36 Aftronomical Principles as Herefy; and that, by Confequence, the ...
Other editions - View all
Astronomical Principles of Religion, Natural and Reveal'd: In Nine Parts ... William Whiston No preview available - 2020 |
Astronomical Principles of Religion, Natural and Reveald: In Nine Parts ... William Whiston No preview available - 2020 |
Common terms and phrases
Accounts Æther Aftronomers againſt alfo alſo Ancient Atmoſpheres becauſe beſt Bleffing Cafe Caufe Cauſe Center centripetal Force Comets Confequence Confideration Creatures Demonftration Diameter difcover Diſtance Diurnal Diurnal Motion Divine Earth Eternity Evidence faid fame farther feem feen felf felves feveral fhall fhew fhould fince firft firſt Fixed Stars fome fometimes ftill fuch fuppofe greateſt Happineſs hath Heaven Hiftory himſelf Invifible Jewish and Chriftian juft Jupiter laft leaft leaſt lefs Light Lord Matter Miles moft Moon moſt Motion muft muſt Nature neceffary Neceffity Number Obfervations Occafion Oppofition Orbits Parallax Phænomena Philofophers Planets Power of Gravity prefent Proportion Quantity Reaſon Recognitions of Clement reft Religion reſt Revelation revolve Sacred Saturn Scripture Senfe ſhall Soul ſtill Supreme Syftem thee thefe themſelves theſe Things thofe thoſe thou tion true Syftem Truth Ufes Underſtanding Univerſe unto vaft vaftly Velocity vifible whatſoever whofe whole Wiſdom World
Popular passages
Page 166 - Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar ; The Lord of Hosts is his name.
Page xxxii - Of Nature's womb, that in quaternion run Perpetual circle, multiform ; and mix And nourish all things ; let your ceaseless change Vary to our great Maker still new praise.
Page 165 - Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool : where is the house that ye build unto me ? and where is the place of my rest ? For all those things hath mine hand made...
Page 158 - He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
Page 168 - Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places.
Page 167 - His glory covered the heavens, And the earth was full of his praise. And his brightness was as the light; He had horns coming out of his hand : And there was the hiding of his power.
Page 158 - Who knoweth not in all these That the hand of the Lord hath wrought this? In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind.
Page 159 - Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
Page 160 - Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?
Page 159 - And unto man he said, Behold, The fear of the LORD, that is wisdom ; And to depart from evil is understanding.