The Christian Philosopher, Or, The Connection of Science and Philosophy with Religion, Illustrated with EngravingsG. & C. Carvill, 1826 - 397 pagina's |
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Pagina 9
... Stars . - Proce- dure of the mind in acquiring the most impressive concep- tions of such august objects - Reflections .- ( 2 ) Rapid Mo- tions of the Celestial Bodies . - How we acquire the ideas of relative velocities -- weight of the ...
... Stars . - Proce- dure of the mind in acquiring the most impressive concep- tions of such august objects - Reflections .- ( 2 ) Rapid Mo- tions of the Celestial Bodies . - How we acquire the ideas of relative velocities -- weight of the ...
Pagina 11
... stars seen in the day - time - their apparent revolution indicates Almighty Power - never shift their relative positions . So- lar System . The Sun - his size and probable destination illustrated - his spots and atmosphere - different ...
... stars seen in the day - time - their apparent revolution indicates Almighty Power - never shift their relative positions . So- lar System . The Sun - his size and probable destination illustrated - his spots and atmosphere - different ...
Pagina 12
... Stars -- their distance illustrated - their arrangement , changes --moral reflections . Relation of Astronomy to Religion- moral effects which its objects have a tendency to produce -criminality of overlooking the works of God , & c ...
... Stars -- their distance illustrated - their arrangement , changes --moral reflections . Relation of Astronomy to Religion- moral effects which its objects have a tendency to produce -criminality of overlooking the works of God , & c ...
Pagina 20
... scenery of nature around us , or as descending from those re- gions where stars unnumbered shine , and planets and comets run their solemn rounds . Instead of con- trasting the one department of knowledge with the other , 20 INTRODUCTION .
... scenery of nature around us , or as descending from those re- gions where stars unnumbered shine , and planets and comets run their solemn rounds . Instead of con- trasting the one department of knowledge with the other , 20 INTRODUCTION .
Pagina 41
... stars are known to be placed , proves , that they are bodies of a prodigious size , not inferior to our own sun , and that they shine , not by reflected rays , but by their own native light . But bodies encircled with such refulgent ...
... stars are known to be placed , proves , that they are bodies of a prodigious size , not inferior to our own sun , and that they shine , not by reflected rays , but by their own native light . But bodies encircled with such refulgent ...
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Pagina 58 - It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: that bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
Pagina 311 - And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of My people, and Mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their ha'nds.
Pagina 95 - O 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.
Pagina 63 - Let all the earth fear the Lord : let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
Pagina 280 - I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made : marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
Pagina 344 - Thou, even thou, art LORD alone: thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
Pagina 172 - All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
Pagina 310 - When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and the rie in their place? For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.
Pagina 114 - How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them ! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand : When I awake, I am still with thee.
Pagina 344 - I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.