A Series of Discourses on the Christian Revelation, Viewed in Connection with the Modern Astronomy. By Thomas Chalmers ..Kirk & Mercein [J. & J. Harper, printers], 1817 - 218 pagini |
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Pagina 24
... takes its flight into the upper regions of the air , it becomes less to the eye , and is seen like a dark spot upon the vault of hea- The same is true of all magnitude . ven . The heavenly bodies appear small to the eye of an 24.
... takes its flight into the upper regions of the air , it becomes less to the eye , and is seen like a dark spot upon the vault of hea- The same is true of all magnitude . ven . The heavenly bodies appear small to the eye of an 24.
Pagina 26
... seen on the canopy of heaven . Why then suppose that this little spot , little at least in the immensity which surrounds it , should be the exclusive abode of life and of intelligence ? What reason to think that those mightier globes ...
... seen on the canopy of heaven . Why then suppose that this little spot , little at least in the immensity which surrounds it , should be the exclusive abode of life and of intelligence ? What reason to think that those mightier globes ...
Pagina 29
... seen that it was good . In all these greater arrangements of divine wisdom , we can see that God has done the same things for the accommodation of the planets that he has done for the earth which we inhabit . And shall we say , that the ...
... seen that it was good . In all these greater arrangements of divine wisdom , we can see that God has done the same things for the accommodation of the planets that he has done for the earth which we inhabit . And shall we say , that the ...
Pagina 36
... all is suspended . But what can those stars be which are seated so far beyond the limits of our planeta- ry system ? They must be masses of im- mense magnitude , or they could not be seen + at the distance of place which they occupy . 36.
... all is suspended . But what can those stars be which are seated so far beyond the limits of our planeta- ry system ? They must be masses of im- mense magnitude , or they could not be seen + at the distance of place which they occupy . 36.
Pagina 41
... seen of this magnificent sys- tem , should be reduced to the glimmering of a little star . Why resist any longer the grand and interesting conclusion ? Each of these stars may be the token of a system as vast and as splendid as the one ...
... seen of this magnificent sys- tem , should be reduced to the glimmering of a little star . Why resist any longer the grand and interesting conclusion ? Each of these stars may be the token of a system as vast and as splendid as the one ...
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Pagina 273 - Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house ; and it fell not ; for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon...
Pagina 270 - ... feet. But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power ? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart ? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
Pagina 275 - But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
Pagina 270 - Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it, 45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
Pagina 150 - And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne, and the beasts and the elders, and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing.
Pagina 14 - I say unto you that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons which need no repentance.
Pagina 275 - But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people ; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.
Pagina 21 - Consider the lilies of the field; they toil not, neither do they spin: yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Pagina 112 - The other teaches me, that every grain of sand may harbour within it the tribes and the families of a busy population. The one told me of the insignificance of the world I tread upon. The other redeems it from all its insignificance ; for it tells me that in the leaves of every forest, and in the flowers of every garden, and in the waters of every rivulet, there are worlds teeming with life, and numberless as are the glories of the firmament.
Pagina 29 - And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.