On the Relation Between the Holy Scriptures and Some Parts of Geological ScienceJackson and Walford, 1843 - 551 pages |
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... strata , so upraised , present of course their broken edges ; and , by following these out - croppings , ( as they are significantly called , ) with careful search and scien- tific discrimination , through extensive tracts of country ...
... strata , so upraised , present of course their broken edges ; and , by following these out - croppings , ( as they are significantly called , ) with careful search and scien- tific discrimination , through extensive tracts of country ...
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... strata follow antecedent ones in an order which is certain and invariable for every region of the earth , so far as investigation has been carried ; and it has been carried , with great care and skill , far enough to render any ...
... strata follow antecedent ones in an order which is certain and invariable for every region of the earth , so far as investigation has been carried ; and it has been carried , with great care and skill , far enough to render any ...
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... strata , presenting at their edges the appearance of leaves , like those of a book or a bundle of pasteboards . Taking some general resemblances of mineral composition as a principle of classification , the whole of the existing beds ...
... strata , presenting at their edges the appearance of leaves , like those of a book or a bundle of pasteboards . Taking some general resemblances of mineral composition as a principle of classification , the whole of the existing beds ...
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... strata gene- rally lie in hollows of various form and extent , which may be called troughs or basins , the edges of which are made by the elevated ridges of the oldest forma- tions , so beautifully called in scripture , " the great ...
... strata gene- rally lie in hollows of various form and extent , which may be called troughs or basins , the edges of which are made by the elevated ridges of the oldest forma- tions , so beautifully called in scripture , " the great ...
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... strata , and which , it scarcely needs to be said , arises from the expanding property of the interior heat . Chemical affinities also , and electrical action , have had , and continually have , a considerable share in the producing of ...
... strata , and which , it scarcely needs to be said , arises from the expanding property of the interior heat . Chemical affinities also , and electrical action , have had , and continually have , a considerable share in the producing of ...
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Page 236 - Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Page 266 - There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured : coals were kindled by it.
Page 430 - O Lord, how manifold are thy works ! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
Page 247 - Is Ephraim my dear son ? is he a pleasant child ? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still : therefore my bowels are troubled for him ; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.
Page 297 - And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
Page 412 - And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: And I will declare thy greatness. They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, And shall sing of thy righteousness.
Page 299 - And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
Page 298 - Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.
Page 262 - That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore ; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies ; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed ; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Page 251 - And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD ; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.