Reflections on the Works of God and of His Providnce Throughout All Nature, Volume 2 |
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Page 114 - In the morning it is green, and groweth up; but in the evening it is cut down, dried up, and withered.
Page 15 - For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: but the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
Page 318 - 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 348 - All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth Unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Page 115 - He that now goeth on his way weeping, and beareth forth good seed : shall doubtless come again with joy, and bring his sheaves with him.
Page 2 - Jessamine comes from -the East Indies, the elder-tree from Persia, the tulip from Cappadocia, the daffodil from Italy, the lily from Syria, the tube-rose from Java and Ceylon, the carnation and pink from Italy, the aster from China, &c. With what goodness does God thns provide for our happiness and enjoyment, by making even the most remote countries contribute towards it! But Ifl ns, at tli« same lime, learn the constitution or.
Page 18 - Hear attentively the noise of His voice, and the sound that goeth out of His mouth. He directeth it under the whole heaven, and His lightning unto the ends of the earth. After it a voice roareth : He thundereth with the voice of His excellency ; and He will not stay them when His voice is heard. God thundereth marvellously with His voice ; great things doeth He, which we cannot comprehend.
Page 79 - IT is particularly worth observation, that the more we magnify, by the assistance of glasses, the works of nature, the more regular and beautiful they appear ; while it is quite different in respect to those of art: for when they are examined through a microscope, we are astonished to find them so coarse, so rough and uneven, although they have been done with all imaginable care by the best workmen. Thus God has impressed, even on the smallest atom, an image of his infinity.— STURM.
Page 332 - ... an animal whose flesh is in its tail and legs, and whose hair is in the inside of its breast, whose stomach is in its head, and which is changed every year for a new one, and which new one begins...
Page 24 - Experience teaches us, that the rain which falls when it thunders, is the most fruitful to the earth. The saline and sulphurous particles which fill the atmosphere during a storm, are drawn down by the rain, and become excellent nourishment for the plants ; without mentioning the number of small worms, seeds, and little insects which are also drawn down in thunder showers, and are with the help of a microscope, visible in the drops of water...