General View of the Geology of Scripture: In which the Unerring Truth of the Inspired Narrative of the Early Events in the World is Exhibited, and Distinctly ProvedKey & Biddle, 1833 - 281 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 56
Page vi
... probable Cause of that destructive Event . CHAPTER VII . Mosaic Account of the Deluge . - The Mountains of Ararat.— Origin of that remarkable Name . - Effects during the Deluge . -Action of the Tides , and the Currents , during the ...
... probable Cause of that destructive Event . CHAPTER VII . Mosaic Account of the Deluge . - The Mountains of Ararat.— Origin of that remarkable Name . - Effects during the Deluge . -Action of the Tides , and the Currents , during the ...
Page vii
... Probable identity be- tween the Mammoth and the Asiatic Elephant . - Cuvier's Theory on this Subject , inconsistent with Facts . - More natural Conclusions . - Erroneous Theories respecting Fossils . - The Mastodon not confined to the ...
... Probable identity be- tween the Mammoth and the Asiatic Elephant . - Cuvier's Theory on this Subject , inconsistent with Facts . - More natural Conclusions . - Erroneous Theories respecting Fossils . - The Mastodon not confined to the ...
Page 20
... probable , as impossible , then comes Inspiration , with its lofty and imposing simplicity , to assist our weak understandings , and to assure us , that " in the beginning God created the heaven and " 20 INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER .
... probable , as impossible , then comes Inspiration , with its lofty and imposing simplicity , to assist our weak understandings , and to assure us , that " in the beginning God created the heaven and " 20 INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER .
Page 31
... probable that I shall be classed among those " physico - theological writers , " who , in the early days of science , wrote , it is true , but lit- tle worthy of saving them from the contempt with which they are here treated . As may ...
... probable that I shall be classed among those " physico - theological writers , " who , in the early days of science , wrote , it is true , but lit- tle worthy of saving them from the contempt with which they are here treated . As may ...
Page 39
... the interior of our continents , which have , to all appearance , become extinct from the want of that communication with the waters of the sea , which obviously must , at D 4 CHAP . 1. ] Probable Depth of Volcanic Foci . 39.
... the interior of our continents , which have , to all appearance , become extinct from the want of that communication with the waters of the sea , which obviously must , at D 4 CHAP . 1. ] Probable Depth of Volcanic Foci . 39.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
action Almighty amongst antediluvian appears basin become bodies bones calcareous cause cave cavities chalk chalk formation clay climates coal coast colour conclusion consider considerable contain course Craigleith creation currents Deluge deposits depth diluvial discovered drupeds dry land earth effects elephant elevation embedded Ethiopia evidence exist extent fact feet fissures floating fluid fossil fossil remains geologists Geology globe gradually gravel gypsum hair hippopotamus human hyæna idea immense inhabitants instances Isle of Thanet latitudes laws of nature lime-stone manner mass Mastodon miles mind mineral Monte Bolca Mosaic Record mountains occasioned ocean origin period philosophy plains polar present preserved primitive rocks probably produced proof quadrupeds quarries reason regions remarkable rhinoceros rivers sand Scripture secondary formations shells shew shores Siberia soils solid species stalactite strata stratum substance supposed surface theories things tion trees tropical various vegetable waters whole zoophytes
Popular passages
Page 136 - And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Page 138 - Saviour, 3 knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 'and saying, 'Where is the promise of his coming?' For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
Page 155 - The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook. Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.
Page 149 - And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.
Page 155 - Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: The waters stood above the mountains. At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
Page 247 - While the earth remaineth, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, shall not cease.
Page 428 - The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
Page 62 - And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters, which were under the 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.
Page 256 - And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
Page 148 - And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven ; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons