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... some remarkable properties in animals 181 The human countenance 267 269 Gravity of bodies 270 182 Many effects in nature proceed from the 184 same cause 272 . 320 Induence of the moon upon the human body viii CONTENTS .
... some remarkable properties in animals 181 The human countenance 267 269 Gravity of bodies 270 182 Many effects in nature proceed from the 184 same cause 272 . 320 Induence of the moon upon the human body viii CONTENTS .
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... Cause of all things be hidden from your view , rest assured , that nothing is created in vain : all tends to one grand point , the glory of God , and the happiness of man . JANUARY III . GOD CONTINUALLY PRESIDES OVER HIS CREATION . 12 ...
... Cause of all things be hidden from your view , rest assured , that nothing is created in vain : all tends to one grand point , the glory of God , and the happiness of man . JANUARY III . GOD CONTINUALLY PRESIDES OVER HIS CREATION . 12 ...
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... causes to admire the wonderful works of God ! JANUARY XIV . ADVANTAGES OF NIGHT . When the sun hath withdrawn his ... cause to complain of this arrangement . As the mixture of pleasure and pain , the alternation of good and evil , are ...
... causes to admire the wonderful works of God ! JANUARY XIV . ADVANTAGES OF NIGHT . When the sun hath withdrawn his ... cause to complain of this arrangement . As the mixture of pleasure and pain , the alternation of good and evil , are ...
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... cause we have to arraign the government of the Almighty . It is true , a severe season causes many inconveniences , and induces some distressing consequences . Sometimes the water is frozen to such a depth that it is not possible to ...
... cause we have to arraign the government of the Almighty . It is true , a severe season causes many inconveniences , and induces some distressing consequences . Sometimes the water is frozen to such a depth that it is not possible to ...
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... cause to admire the Supreme wisdom . Was it more hard , more com- pact , and less penetrable , it would be incapable of being converted to the purposes of agriculture , and we should not enjoy the plants , the herbs , the roots , and ...
... cause to admire the Supreme wisdom . Was it more hard , more com- pact , and less penetrable , it would be incapable of being converted to the purposes of agriculture , and we should not enjoy the plants , the herbs , the roots , and ...
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Page 17 - 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.
Page 55 - 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 56 - 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 55 - 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.
Page 386 - It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.
Page 29 - 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.
Page 163 - 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.
Page 106 - Let us work whilst it is day, for the night cometh in which no man can work.
Page 162 - And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end ; that ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Page 55 - 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.