The Truth of Revelation, Demonstrated by an Appeal to Existing Monuments, Sculptures, Gems, Coins, and MedalsLongman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1831 - 276 pages |
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... compared with the lucid and descriptive language of Scripture , cannot fail to astonish and delight . It must be ... comparing , as I had already done , the combined testi- monies of these eminent travellers , Sir R. Ker Porter , M. M. ...
... compared with the lucid and descriptive language of Scripture , cannot fail to astonish and delight . It must be ... comparing , as I had already done , the combined testi- monies of these eminent travellers , Sir R. Ker Porter , M. M. ...
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... compared with facts which modern science has substantiated , and which , therefore , may be adduced in evidence of the truth of these Oracles of Heaven . None but OMNISCIENCE could have described , at this remote era of antiquity , a ...
... compared with facts which modern science has substantiated , and which , therefore , may be adduced in evidence of the truth of these Oracles of Heaven . None but OMNISCIENCE could have described , at this remote era of antiquity , a ...
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... compared with our present accession of knowledge , the luminous triumphs of the mind may be as " the light of seven days " - " and that day fully declare it . " No one can read the record of creation without being impressed with the ...
... compared with our present accession of knowledge , the luminous triumphs of the mind may be as " the light of seven days " - " and that day fully declare it . " No one can read the record of creation without being impressed with the ...
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... comparing their form and arrangement , with those of the quartz crystals , in the feldspar ground of graphic granite , in some specimens in our cabinet , we have been much struck with their resemblance . There is a specimen of ...
... comparing their form and arrangement , with those of the quartz crystals , in the feldspar ground of graphic granite , in some specimens in our cabinet , we have been much struck with their resemblance . There is a specimen of ...
Page 66
... compared with the masquerade of Egyptian deities , and the entire paraphernalia of the mythology of that coun- try , it is so dissimilar in every part of it , as to form a striking and bold contrast - as distinct as contrarieties— as ...
... compared with the masquerade of Egyptian deities , and the entire paraphernalia of the mythology of that coun- try , it is so dissimilar in every part of it , as to form a striking and bold contrast - as distinct as contrarieties— as ...
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