A Spring Day, Or, Contemplations on Several Occurrences which Naturally Strike the Eye in that Delightful Season |
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... the worlds were made . If this is not the use which is made of thy lofty strains of poetry , and my low themes of profe , I'm afraid all will prove but a trifling amusement . 1 A DESCANT ON CREATION . THE works of God [ vii ]
... the worlds were made . If this is not the use which is made of thy lofty strains of poetry , and my low themes of profe , I'm afraid all will prove but a trifling amusement . 1 A DESCANT ON CREATION . THE works of God [ vii ]
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... use they are for preferving and nourishing their fin- ny inhabitants , which fo plentifully furnish our tables ; they are of abfolute neceffity for the fupport and nourishment of both ani- mal and vegetable life . In them , not only all ...
... use they are for preferving and nourishing their fin- ny inhabitants , which fo plentifully furnish our tables ; they are of abfolute neceffity for the fupport and nourishment of both ani- mal and vegetable life . In them , not only all ...
Page 40
... use and capacity of all our men- tal powers , how thankful fhould we be , and improve them for his honour and glory , for which end we were endowed with them , and after whose image we were made ! And , on the other hand , treat with ...
... use and capacity of all our men- tal powers , how thankful fhould we be , and improve them for his honour and glory , for which end we were endowed with them , and after whose image we were made ! And , on the other hand , treat with ...
Page 93
... use , by sowing in it the good feed . The husbandman fallows fome of his ground , lets it reft a while ; then fallows it over again , and lets it remain a while longer undisturbed , then ploughs it over and over again , till it is fit ...
... use , by sowing in it the good feed . The husbandman fallows fome of his ground , lets it reft a while ; then fallows it over again , and lets it remain a while longer undisturbed , then ploughs it over and over again , till it is fit ...
Page 103
... use of to water them with , and he himself rejoiceth at their good . The feed does not lie long hid in the earth , but soon springs up to view . In like manner , the good feed will not lie long hid in that heart where it is fown , but ...
... use of to water them with , and he himself rejoiceth at their good . The feed does not lie long hid in the earth , but soon springs up to view . In like manner , the good feed will not lie long hid in that heart where it is fown , but ...
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