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... condition of the earth , before its conformation into its present globular shape , ap- pears both from the description of Moses , and from the universal opinion of the ancients on this subject . The sacred historian declares , that the ...
... condition of the earth , before its conformation into its present globular shape , ap- pears both from the description of Moses , and from the universal opinion of the ancients on this subject . The sacred historian declares , that the ...
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... and apply them to our use . But if denied this medium of perception , how globmy and cheerless would be our condition ! We would live in the world , without being capable of enjoying the pleasures arising ON THE CREATION . 13.
... and apply them to our use . But if denied this medium of perception , how globmy and cheerless would be our condition ! We would live in the world , without being capable of enjoying the pleasures arising ON THE CREATION . 13.
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... condition of their residence . Not only do we find terrestrial animals , which are sup- ported by the fruits of the earth , but also aquatic crea- tures , which subsist in vast multitudes among the waters of the ocean . As this element ...
... condition of their residence . Not only do we find terrestrial animals , which are sup- ported by the fruits of the earth , but also aquatic crea- tures , which subsist in vast multitudes among the waters of the ocean . As this element ...
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... condition for which they were intended . And we shall see reason to acknowledge , that nothing less than the wisest contrivance could have pro- vided them with organs of sensation and motion , impart- ed to them faculties for attack and ...
... condition for which they were intended . And we shall see reason to acknowledge , that nothing less than the wisest contrivance could have pro- vided them with organs of sensation and motion , impart- ed to them faculties for attack and ...
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... condition consisted in knowledge , righteousness , and true holiness ; and in these respects it was created after the image of God . Adam was therefore wise in his mind , holy in his heart , and righteous in his actions . The ...
... condition consisted in knowledge , righteousness , and true holiness ; and in these respects it was created after the image of God . Adam was therefore wise in his mind , holy in his heart , and righteous in his actions . The ...
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Page 22 - And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind : and God saw that it was good.
Page 47 - 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.
Page 47 - 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.
Page 67 - And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
Page 1 - 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.
Page 43 - And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
Page 22 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night ; and let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days,
Page 56 - And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind : and God saw that it was good.
Page 48 - And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed: to you it shall be for meat.
Page 22 - And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.