A Spring-day: Or, Contemplations on Several Occurrences which Naturally Strike the Eye in that Delightful Seasonauthor, 1806 - 338 pages |
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... in vapours from the sea by the heat of the sun ; refined in the clouds , distilled in gentle showers on the earth , and return thither again . Doth not the wisdom and " goodness of God appear greatly in this ? For , 24 CREATION .
... in vapours from the sea by the heat of the sun ; refined in the clouds , distilled in gentle showers on the earth , and return thither again . Doth not the wisdom and " goodness of God appear greatly in this ? For , 24 CREATION .
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... doth the wisdom and goodness of the Creator appear in them , whether we con- sider their numbers , uses , colours , or forms . That those quadrupeds which are of a fero- cious kind should be few in number , and those which are gentle ...
... doth the wisdom and goodness of the Creator appear in them , whether we con- sider their numbers , uses , colours , or forms . That those quadrupeds which are of a fero- cious kind should be few in number , and those which are gentle ...
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... doth “ lighten " it , and the Lamb is the light thereof , and " the nations of them which are saved shall " walk in the light of it , " Rev , xxi . 23 , 24 . He , whose star conducted the wise men of the cast to the humble place of his ...
... doth “ lighten " it , and the Lamb is the light thereof , and " the nations of them which are saved shall " walk in the light of it , " Rev , xxi . 23 , 24 . He , whose star conducted the wise men of the cast to the humble place of his ...
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... doth make manifest the deformities and beauties of objects in the natural world ; yet , without the rays and sa- lutary beams of the sun , nothing is cherish- ed or brought forward to perfection . In like manner , though a sinner may be ...
... doth make manifest the deformities and beauties of objects in the natural world ; yet , without the rays and sa- lutary beams of the sun , nothing is cherish- ed or brought forward to perfection . In like manner , though a sinner may be ...
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... doth not only praise his Maker early ; but often , with the sweet singer of Israel , preventeth the dawning of the morning , Ps . cxix . 147 . Yea , even at midnight riseth to give thanks unto him , Ps . cxix . 62. and meditateth on him ...
... doth not only praise his Maker early ; but often , with the sweet singer of Israel , preventeth the dawning of the morning , Ps . cxix . 147 . Yea , even at midnight riseth to give thanks unto him , Ps . cxix . 62. and meditateth on him ...
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