The Complete Works of Thomas Dick, Volume 2A.C. Goodman, 1850 |
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Thomas Dick. PREFACE TO THIS EDITION . THE following pages were written under the impression that the visible manifestations of the attributes of the Deity are too frequently overlooked by Christians in their views of the great objects ...
Thomas Dick. PREFACE TO THIS EDITION . THE following pages were written under the impression that the visible manifestations of the attributes of the Deity are too frequently overlooked by Christians in their views of the great objects ...
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... impression on created beings . Similar trains of thought sug- gested in the Scriptures . Moral Effects of such contemplations . Humility . Folly of pride - low rank of man in the scale of being . Reverence and Veneration - Rea- son why ...
... impression on created beings . Similar trains of thought sug- gested in the Scriptures . Moral Effects of such contemplations . Humility . Folly of pride - low rank of man in the scale of being . Reverence and Veneration - Rea- son why ...
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... impression upon the heart ; as if they believed that such contemplations were suited only to carnal men , and mere philosophers ; and as if they were afraid , lest the sanctity of the pulpit should be polluted by particular descrip ...
... impression upon the heart ; as if they believed that such contemplations were suited only to carnal men , and mere philosophers ; and as if they were afraid , lest the sanctity of the pulpit should be polluted by particular descrip ...
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... impression made by such contemplations , the mind must pause at every step , in its excursions through the boundless regions of material existence : for it is not by a mere attention to the figures and numbers by which the magnitudes of ...
... impression made by such contemplations , the mind must pause at every step , in its excursions through the boundless regions of material existence : for it is not by a mere attention to the figures and numbers by which the magnitudes of ...
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... impression of awe , and even of terror , beyond the power of language to express . The earth contains a mass of matter equal in weight to at least 2,200,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons , supposing its mean density to be only about 2 times ...
... impression of awe , and even of terror , beyond the power of language to express . The earth contains a mass of matter equal in weight to at least 2,200,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons , supposing its mean density to be only about 2 times ...
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Page 78 - The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
Page 72 - Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Page 63 - Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; That put darkness for light, and light for darkness; That put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Page 43 - For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Page 39 - 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.
Page 86 - When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys : I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Page 137 - Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth: Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children: Let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
Page 36 - 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.
Page 78 - ... loved them, and washed them from their sins in his own blood, and rejoicing in hope of the glory of God.
Page 11 - Then," in the full sense of the words (Rev. xi. 15), " shall the kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of our LORD, and of his CHRIST, and he shall reign for ever and ever.