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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Page viii
... wonderful facts are stamped with a literality and precision which , when compared with the lucid and descriptive language of Scripture , cannot fail to astonish and delight . It must be cheering to the lover of truth - the Christian- to ...
... wonderful facts are stamped with a literality and precision which , when compared with the lucid and descriptive language of Scripture , cannot fail to astonish and delight . It must be cheering to the lover of truth - the Christian- to ...
Page ix
... wonderful events , are durable as adamant , and per- manent as brass . They form a legend which all " who run may read , " though one which , if we mistake not , instead of occupying the high vantage ground it ought to have possessed ...
... wonderful events , are durable as adamant , and per- manent as brass . They form a legend which all " who run may read , " though one which , if we mistake not , instead of occupying the high vantage ground it ought to have possessed ...
Page xi
... wonderful works of GOD . " There is no room here for the charge of inter- polation and artificial interpretation ; the legend has nothing to do with phraseology , and belongs not to any kindred or tongue ; our proofs are tangible ...
... wonderful works of GOD . " There is no room here for the charge of inter- polation and artificial interpretation ; the legend has nothing to do with phraseology , and belongs not to any kindred or tongue ; our proofs are tangible ...
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... wonderful ; and he who made them is all- perfect- " without variableness or the least shadow of turning . " Accepting the existence of a supreme and im- mutable Creator as a self - evident proposition , and that reason and argument ...
... wonderful ; and he who made them is all- perfect- " without variableness or the least shadow of turning . " Accepting the existence of a supreme and im- mutable Creator as a self - evident proposition , and that reason and argument ...
Page 8
... wonderful being , and its achievements vast and stupendous , we should be the very last to dispute or deny ; but , that it has not attained , and never can attain the possession of all possible knowledge , we accept as an axiom which is ...
... wonderful being , and its achievements vast and stupendous , we should be the very last to dispute or deny ; but , that it has not attained , and never can attain the possession of all possible knowledge , we accept as an axiom which is ...
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