The Complete Works of Thomas Dick, Volume 2A.C. Goodman, 1850 |
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... nearly the same size as the present . This subject ( for which the author has abundance of materials ) will be prosecuted in another volume , under the title of THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION ; and will comprise , among many other objects ...
... nearly the same size as the present . This subject ( for which the author has abundance of materials ) will be prosecuted in another volume , under the title of THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION ; and will comprise , among many other objects ...
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... nearly 8,000 miles , and its circumference about 25,000 , and , consequently , its surface contains nearly two hundred millions of square miles - a magnitude too great for the mind to take in at one concep- tion . In order to form a ...
... nearly 8,000 miles , and its circumference about 25,000 , and , consequently , its surface contains nearly two hundred millions of square miles - a magnitude too great for the mind to take in at one concep- tion . In order to form a ...
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... nearly five times denser than water , or about twice as dense as the mass of earth and rocks which compose its surface . Though we cannot dig into its bowels beyond a mile in perpendicular depth , to explore its hidden wonders , yet we ...
... nearly five times denser than water , or about twice as dense as the mass of earth and rocks which compose its surface . Though we cannot dig into its bowels beyond a mile in perpendicular depth , to explore its hidden wonders , yet we ...
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... Nearly a thousand of these lumina- ries may be seen in a clear winter nigh ' , b , the naked eye ; so that a mass of matter equal to a thousand solar systems , or to thirteen hun- dred and twenty millions of globes of the size of the ...
... Nearly a thousand of these lumina- ries may be seen in a clear winter nigh ' , b , the naked eye ; so that a mass of matter equal to a thousand solar systems , or to thirteen hun- dred and twenty millions of globes of the size of the ...
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... nearly two hundred thousand miles in a moment of time , or , about 1,400,000 times swifter than the motion of a cannon ball : Suppose that one of the highest order of intelli- gences is endowed with a power of rapid motion superior to ...
... nearly two hundred thousand miles in a moment of time , or , about 1,400,000 times swifter than the motion of a cannon ball : Suppose that one of the highest order of intelli- gences is endowed with a power of rapid motion superior to ...
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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.