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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... less dark , and appear , consequently , to be like our islands . The four last planets of our solar system are , Mars ; Jupiter , with his four moons , or satellites ; Saturn , with five ; and the Georgium Sidus , with two already ...
... less dark , and appear , consequently , to be like our islands . The four last planets of our solar system are , Mars ; Jupiter , with his four moons , or satellites ; Saturn , with five ; and the Georgium Sidus , with two already ...
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... less rapidity . Under the line , where this mo- tion is the swiftest , every thing moves more than two leagues in a minute , though it does not change its situation on the surface . But , besides this , the earth makes its annual ...
... less rapidity . Under the line , where this mo- tion is the swiftest , every thing moves more than two leagues in a minute , though it does not change its situation on the surface . But , besides this , the earth makes its annual ...
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... less than our eye ) , we still , however , see the objects , though they appear much smaller to us . But who reflects upon all this ? The habit of seeing , as soon as we open our eyes , makes us consider this operation as a thing ...
... less than our eye ) , we still , however , see the objects , though they appear much smaller to us . But who reflects upon all this ? The habit of seeing , as soon as we open our eyes , makes us consider this operation as a thing ...
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... less we are able to give an account of all his works , the more earnest we should be to take every opportunity of knowing some of them at least . With this view , let us now consider the formation of the chick in the egg ; such as has ...
... less we are able to give an account of all his works , the more earnest we should be to take every opportunity of knowing some of them at least . With this view , let us now consider the formation of the chick in the egg ; such as has ...
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... less the name of discoveries than that of probable conjecturcs . If we could have a more perfect knowledge of the interior construction and use of the senses of ani- mals , we should have still more reason to admire the wisdom of God ...
... less the name of discoveries than that of probable conjecturcs . If we could have a more perfect knowledge of the interior construction and use of the senses of ani- mals , we should have still more reason to admire the wisdom of God ...
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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.