Sacred History of the World: Attempted to be Philosophically Considered, in a Series of Letters to a Son, Volume 3, Issue 84Harper, 1844 |
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... Classes of Things of which our World is composed . - The distinction of these into material Substances , moving _Powers , and living Beings . The Plans as to the Human Race different from those of the rest of Nature LETTER V. 28 The ...
... Classes of Things of which our World is composed . - The distinction of these into material Substances , moving _Powers , and living Beings . The Plans as to the Human Race different from those of the rest of Nature LETTER V. 28 The ...
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... LETTER XXI . 176 Sketch of the Plan on which the FEMALE WORLD appears to have been arranged , qualified , and stationed . - The Effect of it on Human Society · 186 LETTER XXII . The AGED Class of Society considered . CONTENTS . vii.
... LETTER XXI . 176 Sketch of the Plan on which the FEMALE WORLD appears to have been arranged , qualified , and stationed . - The Effect of it on Human Society · 186 LETTER XXII . The AGED Class of Society considered . CONTENTS . vii.
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... Class of Society considered . - State and Proportion of them in England and Wales . - Review of their Character , Position , and Utilities in the Living World LETTER XXIII . Page 202 Great Longevity one Part of the Plan , and one of the ...
... Class of Society considered . - State and Proportion of them in England and Wales . - Review of their Character , Position , and Utilities in the Living World LETTER XXIII . Page 202 Great Longevity one Part of the Plan , and one of the ...
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... Classes of the Animal Kingdom , and find Nutriment from all LETTER XXXII . 313 Almost all the Vegetable Kingdom is applicable and convert- ible into Human Food . - Instances of this in the use of its various Genera for that Purpose in ...
... Classes of the Animal Kingdom , and find Nutriment from all LETTER XXXII . 313 Almost all the Vegetable Kingdom is applicable and convert- ible into Human Food . - Instances of this in the use of its various Genera for that Purpose in ...
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... classes ; and in the diffusing desire of educating and of being educated . The in- dividuals are becoming more numerous and decided in all stations who feel that the union of knowledge , virtue , and re- ligion produces the most ...
... classes ; and in the diffusing desire of educating and of being educated . The in- dividuals are becoming more numerous and decided in all stations who feel that the union of knowledge , virtue , and re- ligion produces the most ...
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Page 411 - That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee : shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
Page 434 - Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself...
Page 410 - And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him ? For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Page 396 - And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall, he corrupt by flatteries ; but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.
Page 435 - Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.
Page 413 - And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth...
Page 415 - At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; if that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them. And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it ; if it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
Page 429 - And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Lord ; and they shall be afraid of thee.
Page 440 - As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria ; shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
Page 444 - Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.