The Mathematical and Philosophical Works of the Right Rev. John Wilkins, Late Lord Bishop of Chester: II. That it is probable our earth is one of the planetsVernor and Hood, 1802 |
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... concluded his days with constancy of mind , contempt of the world , and cheerful hopes of a blessed eternity , through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ . He died in the house of his friend Dr. Tillotson , in Chancery - lane in London , on ...
... concluded his days with constancy of mind , contempt of the world , and cheerful hopes of a blessed eternity , through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ . He died in the house of his friend Dr. Tillotson , in Chancery - lane in London , on ...
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... conclude , yet it is probable if there had been another world , we should have had some notice of it in scripture . I answer , it is as probable that the scripture should have informed us of the planets , they being very remarkable ...
... conclude , yet it is probable if there had been another world , we should have had some notice of it in scripture . I answer , it is as probable that the scripture should have informed us of the planets , they being very remarkable ...
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... conclude that the silence of scripture concerning any other world , is not suf- ficient argument to prove that there is none . Thus for the two first arguments . Unto the third , I may answer , that this very example is quoted by others ...
... conclude that the silence of scripture concerning any other world , is not suf- ficient argument to prove that there is none . Thus for the two first arguments . Unto the third , I may answer , that this very example is quoted by others ...
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... . * De Colo , l . 2. c . 13 . Plin . Nat . Hist . 1. 34. cap . 6 . § Plat de conviviis . Macrob . Somn . Scip . 1. 1. c . 11 . number three , concluded that there must necessarily be a 44 THAT THE MOON MAY BE A WORLD .
... . * De Colo , l . 2. c . 13 . Plin . Nat . Hist . 1. 34. cap . 6 . § Plat de conviviis . Macrob . Somn . Scip . 1. 1. c . 11 . number three , concluded that there must necessarily be a 44 THAT THE MOON MAY BE A WORLD .
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John Wilkins. number three , concluded that there must necessarily be a trinity of worlds , whereof the first is this of ours ; the second in the moon , whose element of water is represented by the sphere of Mercury , the air by Venus ...
John Wilkins. number three , concluded that there must necessarily be a trinity of worlds , whereof the first is this of ours ; the second in the moon , whose element of water is represented by the sphere of Mercury , the air by Venus ...
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