A Spring-day: Or, Contemplations on Several Occurrences which Naturally Strike the Eye in that Delightful Seasonauthor, 1806 - 338 pages |
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Page 13
... Adam , as has been already observed , would be less astonished at finding himself , and be- holding creation around ? nay , certainly , un- speakably more so would he be . In the other case , case , the powers of the mind and body were ...
... Adam , as has been already observed , would be less astonished at finding himself , and be- holding creation around ? nay , certainly , un- speakably more so would he be . In the other case , case , the powers of the mind and body were ...
Page 15
... Adam to give them their names ; for , though he was perfect , yet he was not an infinite , but a finite crea- ture ; and so could not do things at once , but must take time for his work , and em- ploy his wisdom in consulting the ...
... Adam to give them their names ; for , though he was perfect , yet he was not an infinite , but a finite crea- ture ; and so could not do things at once , but must take time for his work , and em- ploy his wisdom in consulting the ...
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... Adam first received the hand of his innocent bride from indulgent heaven . Now , if it was the duty , as well as a great part of the employment of man , in a state of innocence , to contemplate the works of God ; it certainly is and ...
... Adam first received the hand of his innocent bride from indulgent heaven . Now , if it was the duty , as well as a great part of the employment of man , in a state of innocence , to contemplate the works of God ; it certainly is and ...
Page 24
... Adam are invited to come and drink freely , without money and without price . Isaiah lv . 1. Rev. xxi . 17 . It is wonderful , that all the rivers are ex- haled in vapours from the sea by the heat of the sun ; refined in the clouds ...
... Adam are invited to come and drink freely , without money and without price . Isaiah lv . 1. Rev. xxi . 17 . It is wonderful , that all the rivers are ex- haled in vapours from the sea by the heat of the sun ; refined in the clouds ...
Page 43
... in the contemplation of in- finity itself . What a noble creature then is the soul of man ! True , indeed , it , by the fall of Adam , ( as Mephibosheth falling out of his nurse's łap ) , was maimed in all its powers , CREATION . 43.
... in the contemplation of in- finity itself . What a noble creature then is the soul of man ! True , indeed , it , by the fall of Adam , ( as Mephibosheth falling out of his nurse's łap ) , was maimed in all its powers , CREATION . 43.
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Adam Almighty beams beasts beautiful bees behold blessed Canaan cast Christ Jesus cometh CONTEMPLATION crea creation creature darkness death delight destroyed devil divine divine grace doth earth enemies eternal everlasting evil Ezek faith Father field flesh flock flower fruit glory God's goeth gospel grace green bay tree green pastures ground grow hand happy hath heart heaven holy Husbandman infinite wrath Israel JOHN MOIR John vi John x kingdom of heaven live Lord Luke maketh manner Matt mercy Nadab nature ness night ordinances plant pleasure plough Prov Psal Psalm putteth reason rejoice rience root saith Satan Saviour saying seed shepherd shew sinner sins soul sown spiritual spring Sun of righteousness swallow sweet thee ther thereof things thorns thou tion trees ture unto wicked wisdom wise wonder wood