Sturm's Reflections on the Works of God, and His Providence Throughout All NatureJ. J. Woodward, 1832 - 486 páginas |
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... give a literal , but a liberal translation of Sturm : his repetitions of the same things , and many such there are , I have avoided ; some of his inaccuracies ventured to correct , and have omitted some trifling pas- sages , which ...
... give a literal , but a liberal translation of Sturm : his repetitions of the same things , and many such there are , I have avoided ; some of his inaccuracies ventured to correct , and have omitted some trifling pas- sages , which ...
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... give to our garments the brilliancy of the scarlet , nor the richness of the purple ; our me- tals , incapable of being melted , would remain useless in the depths of the earth ; glass could not be formed from the sand ; the beautiful ...
... give to our garments the brilliancy of the scarlet , nor the richness of the purple ; our me- tals , incapable of being melted , would remain useless in the depths of the earth ; glass could not be formed from the sand ; the beautiful ...
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... give will be an obstacle to its approach ; nor shall we be able to sleep till all such ideas are dissi- pated . Sleep comes unsolicited ; the more efforts we make to obtain it , the less likely are we to succeed . God has so appointed ...
... give will be an obstacle to its approach ; nor shall we be able to sleep till all such ideas are dissi- pated . Sleep comes unsolicited ; the more efforts we make to obtain it , the less likely are we to succeed . God has so appointed ...
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... give no better protection than by shielding them with snow , which , though seemingly cold , yet shelters the earth's surface from freezing winds , and preserves a due degree of heat for the preservation of seeds . Thus God provides ...
... give no better protection than by shielding them with snow , which , though seemingly cold , yet shelters the earth's surface from freezing winds , and preserves a due degree of heat for the preservation of seeds . Thus God provides ...
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... give the power of moving in every direction : but a machine like this , in frequent motion , must be liable to a continual waste ; to supply which loss , and keep it in proper order , it will be necessary to receive aliment , to ...
... give the power of moving in every direction : but a machine like this , in frequent motion , must be liable to a continual waste ; to supply which loss , and keep it in proper order , it will be necessary to receive aliment , to ...
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Página 22 - For as the rain cometh down, And the snow from heaven, And returneth not thither, But watereth the earth, And maketh it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: It shall not return unto me void, But it shall accomplish that which I please, And it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
Página 174 - 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 192 - 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.
Página 60 - And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Página 61 - And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
Página 34 - O LORD *~* my God, thou art very great ; thou art clothed with honour and majesty : Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment : who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain...
Página 60 - 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.
Página 34 - 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.
Página 362 - 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.
Página 34 - And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good : and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.