Religious Lectures on Peculiar Phenomena in the Four Seasons ...: Delivered to the Students in Amherst College, in 1845, 1847, 1848 and 1849 |
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... endeavored to defend the scripture doctrine of the resurrection of the body , by an appeal to certain principles of chemistry and physiology , which seem to have been VI PREFATORY . overlooked , both by the enemies and.
... endeavored to defend the scripture doctrine of the resurrection of the body , by an appeal to certain principles of chemistry and physiology , which seem to have been VI PREFATORY . overlooked , both by the enemies and.
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... seems to me quite conclusive . Yet as I have met with it in no writer , I ought not to be over confident in its validity . The drawings attached are intended to give a more accurate idea of some of the phenomena described than mere ...
... seems to me quite conclusive . Yet as I have met with it in no writer , I ought not to be over confident in its validity . The drawings attached are intended to give a more accurate idea of some of the phenomena described than mere ...
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... seems very strong . The subject de- serves careful examination by all the light , which the bible and philosophy are able to shed upon it . And the resurrections of nature around us , at this interesting sea- son of the year , seem to ...
... seems very strong . The subject de- serves careful examination by all the light , which the bible and philosophy are able to shed upon it . And the resurrections of nature around us , at this interesting sea- son of the year , seem to ...
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... seems for a time to be dy- ing ; and indeed , everything does decay except the mi- nute germ which springs forth from , and is nourished by , the decaying cotyledon . The ascending plumule , making its way to the air , and the ...
... seems for a time to be dy- ing ; and indeed , everything does decay except the mi- nute germ which springs forth from , and is nourished by , the decaying cotyledon . The ascending plumule , making its way to the air , and the ...
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... world . This very important principle appears to me , in a great degree , to have been overlooked by commentators ; and yet it seems clearly taught in the text and context . In the passage 18 POSSESSES IDENTITY . already quoted , it is ...
... world . This very important principle appears to me , in a great degree , to have been overlooked by commentators ; and yet it seems clearly taught in the text and context . In the passage 18 POSSESSES IDENTITY . already quoted , it is ...
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Page 79 - As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord.
Page 112 - If then God so clothe the grass, which is to-day in the field, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith ? And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
Page 111 - Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: And thou renewest the face of the earth.
Page 132 - With those whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own. His are the mountains, and the valleys his, And the resplendent rivers. His to' enjoy With a propriety that none can feel, But who, with filial confidence inspired. Can lift to Heaven an unpresumptuous eye, And smiling say —
Page 110 - Day unto day uttereth speech: And night unto night showeth knowledge. There is no speech nor language: Where their voice is not heard.
Page 53 - I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
Page 21 - And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword; and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
Page 16 - Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die. And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain ; it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain. But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him ; and to every seed his own body.
Page 53 - And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
Page 111 - But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.