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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... seen and read of all men , and are written in a species of universal language- " Par- thians and Medes , and Elamites , and the dwellers in Mesopotamia and in Judea , and Cappadocia , in Pontus and Asia , Phrygia , and Pamphylia , in ...
... seen and read of all men , and are written in a species of universal language- " Par- thians and Medes , and Elamites , and the dwellers in Mesopotamia and in Judea , and Cappadocia , in Pontus and Asia , Phrygia , and Pamphylia , in ...
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... seen in part . " It is this conviction which brings the mind to its proper level , and causes it to take that attitude which best becomes it ; thereby making it the readier recipient of truth . Humility is the pearl and the ruby of its ...
... seen in part . " It is this conviction which brings the mind to its proper level , and causes it to take that attitude which best becomes it ; thereby making it the readier recipient of truth . Humility is the pearl and the ruby of its ...
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... seen that the natural consequences of this mixture of gaseous matter , with vapour , must have been , that the waters would begin to collect above the firmament , and divide themselves from the waters which were below the firmament ...
... seen that the natural consequences of this mixture of gaseous matter , with vapour , must have been , that the waters would begin to collect above the firmament , and divide themselves from the waters which were below the firmament ...
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... seen that vegetation had unlocked its buds , and the sunbeam had shed its influence over it , before animal life had yet breathed either by lungs or gills . Now the dis- coveries of modern chemistry have clearly demonstrated that animal ...
... seen that vegetation had unlocked its buds , and the sunbeam had shed its influence over it , before animal life had yet breathed either by lungs or gills . Now the dis- coveries of modern chemistry have clearly demonstrated that animal ...
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... seen the work of a living pholas , in a fragment of indurated limestone from Bridlington Harbour . This extraordinary tunnel is effected by a mechanical act on the part of the animal , somewhat in the manner of the " centre - bit ...
... seen the work of a living pholas , in a fragment of indurated limestone from Bridlington Harbour . This extraordinary tunnel is effected by a mechanical act on the part of the animal , somewhat in the manner of the " centre - bit ...
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