 God's excellency, his wisdom, his purity and love, seemed to appear in every thing; in the sun, moon, and stars; in the clouds, and blue sky; in the grass, flowers, trees; in the water, and all nature; which used greatly to fix my mind. I often used to...  Half-hours with the Best American Authors - Page 1471886Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Pearson - Apologetics - 1854 - 640 pages
...nature ; which used greatly to fix my mind. I often used to sit and view the moon for a long time, and in the day spent much time in viewing the clouds...behold the sweet glory of God in these things; in the meantime singing forth, with a low voice, my contemplations of the Creator and Redeemer." " He looks... | |
 | Rev. Pearson (Thomas), Thomas Pearson - Atheism - 1854 - 630 pages
...fix my mind. I often used to sit and view the moon for a long time, and in the day spent much timk in viewing the clouds and sky, to behold the sweet glory of God in these things; in the meantime singing forth, with a low voice, my contemplations of the Creator and Redeemer." " He looks... | |
 | Gideon Hiram Hollister - Connectictut - 1855 - 774 pages
...nature, which used greatly to fix my mind. I used often to sit and view the moon for a long time ; and in the day, spent much time in viewing the clouds...contemplations of the Creator and Redeemer. And scarce any thing among all the works of nature was so sweet to me as thunder and lightning. * * * I felt God,... | |
 | Gideon Hiram Hollister - Connectictut - 1855 - 714 pages
...singing forth with a low voice my contemplations of the Creator and Redeemer. And scarce any thing among all the works of nature was so sweet to me as thunder and lightning. * * * I felt God, if I may so speak, at the first appearance of a thunder-storm, and used to take the... | |
 | Gideon Hiram Hollister - Connecticut - 1857 - 788 pages
...all nature, which used greatly to fix my mind. I used often to sit and view the moon for a long time; and in the day, spent much time in viewing the clouds...contemplations of the Creator and Redeemer. And scarce any thing among all the works of nature was so sweet to me as thunder and lightning. * * * I felt God,... | |
 | Gideon Hiram Hollister - Connecticut - 1857 - 782 pages
...nature, which used greatly to fix my mind. I used often to sit and view the moon for a long time ; and in the day, spent much time in viewing the clouds...with a low voice my contemplations of the Creator arid Redeemer. And scarce any thing among all the works of nature was so sweet to me as thunder and... | |
 | Gideon Hiram Hollister - Connecticut - 1858 - 808 pages
...nature, which used greatly to fix my mind. I used often to sit and view the moon for a long time ; and in the day, spent much time in viewing the clouds...contemplations of the Creator and Redeemer. And scarce any thing among all the works of nature was so sweet to me as thunder and lightning. * * * I felt God,... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1858 - 696 pages
...nature ; which used greatly to fix my mind. I often used to sit and view the moon for continuance ; and in the day spent much time in viewing the clouds...sweet glory of God in these things; in the mean time, sioging forth, with a low voice, my contemplations of the Creator and Redeemer. And scarce any thing,... | |
 | John Shaw (M.D.) - Australasia - 1858 - 420 pages
...all nature, which used greatly to fix my mind. I often used to sit and view the moon for a long time, and in the day spent much time in viewing the clouds and sky, to behold the sweet glory ot God in these things, in the mean time, singing forth, with a low voice, my contemplations of the... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1859 - 812 pages
...nature ; which used greatly to fix my mind. I often used to sit and view the moon for a long time ; and, in the day, spent much time in viewing the clouds...contemplations of the Creator and Redeemer. And scarce any thing, among all the works of nature, was so sweet to me as thunder and lightning ; although formerly... | |
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