Reflections for Every Day in the Year on the Works of God, and of His Providence Throughout All Nature, Volumen2D. Shaw and Company, 1800 |
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... country of five or six leagues extent : Each tree , each herb , or even blade of grass , sends rays to us , otherwise it would be impossible we should see a continued verdure on the fields be- neath us . Is it not also very astonishing ...
... country of five or six leagues extent : Each tree , each herb , or even blade of grass , sends rays to us , otherwise it would be impossible we should see a continued verdure on the fields be- neath us . Is it not also very astonishing ...
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... countries . There reigned a mournful silence every where ; and , as far as our sight could reach , we saw only a dismal solitude . But scarce has the almighty breath been felt , when nature awakes from its inanimate state , and spreads ...
... countries . There reigned a mournful silence every where ; and , as far as our sight could reach , we saw only a dismal solitude . But scarce has the almighty breath been felt , when nature awakes from its inanimate state , and spreads ...
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... countries are covered with " flocks , and the valleys are full of corn . Every " place resounds with songs of joy and gladness . " The praises and thanksgivings of all nature " rise to heaven itself . " 66 In this revolution , which the ...
... countries are covered with " flocks , and the valleys are full of corn . Every " place resounds with songs of joy and gladness . " The praises and thanksgivings of all nature " rise to heaven itself . " 66 In this revolution , which the ...
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... countries are swallowed up by earthquakes , or laid waste by fire and water , we become attentive : we then see , that such re- volutions are the works of the Master of the uni- verse ; and his wise providence is acknowledged . Does not ...
... countries are swallowed up by earthquakes , or laid waste by fire and water , we become attentive : we then see , that such re- volutions are the works of the Master of the uni- verse ; and his wise providence is acknowledged . Does not ...
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... countries of the earth 66 66 so different from one another , sometimes cold , " sometimes damp , sometimes low , and sometimes " high " But , O man , if thou hadst the power to form a globe , wherein every thing was to be for the ...
... countries of the earth 66 66 so different from one another , sometimes cold , " sometimes damp , sometimes low , and sometimes " high " But , O man , if thou hadst the power to form a globe , wherein every thing was to be for the ...
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Página 66 - O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God ! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out ! For who hath known the mind of the Lord ? or who hath been his counsellor...
Página 66 - For who hath known the mind of the Lord ? or who hath been his counsellor? or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again ? For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things : to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
Página 40 - Man that is born of a woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one.
Página 276 - In the morning it is green and groweth up, but in the evening it is cut down, dried up, and withered.
Página 27 - The eyes of all wait upon thee ; And thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
Página 96 - But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee ; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee...
Página 20 - ... and hind part of the head. Towards the end of the fourth day, the two auricles, already visible, draw nearer to the heart than they did before.
Página 45 - I WILL magnify thee, O God, my King ; and I will praise thy Name for ever and ever.
Página 20 - ... it evidently moves itself. — The feathers begin to shoot out towards the 240th hour, and the skull becomes gristly. At the 264th the eyes appear. At the 288th, the ribs are perfect. At the 331st, the spleen draws near to the stomach, and the lungs to the chest.
Página 68 - Behold the fowls of the air ; they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns ; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them.