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 21
... wisdom , power , and glory of their infinite Almighty Maker . Nor are terrestrial things less silent in his praise . If we only cast our eyes around , and behold the surface of the globe ; how may we be struck with wonder at the ...
... wisdom , power , and glory of their infinite Almighty Maker . Nor are terrestrial things less silent in his praise . If we only cast our eyes around , and behold the surface of the globe ; how may we be struck with wonder at the ...
Page 23
... wisdom of their Maker . And seeing we cannot fully comprehend how a single pile of grass begins to vegetate and strike forth its roots in the earth , let us lie low in the valley of humility , nor dare to arraign the divine decrees ...
... wisdom of their Maker . And seeing we cannot fully comprehend how a single pile of grass begins to vegetate and strike forth its roots in the earth , let us lie low in the valley of humility , nor dare to arraign the divine decrees ...
Page 24
... - haled 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 .
... - haled 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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... wisdom . and power of its almighty Maker , while they lash the shore , and threaten to over- whelm the world . No sooner do they reach the decreed place , than they begin to retreat with apparent reluctance , still renewing their ...
... wisdom . and power of its almighty Maker , while they lash the shore , and threaten to over- whelm the world . No sooner do they reach the decreed place , than they begin to retreat with apparent reluctance , still renewing their ...
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... wisdom , and goodness , which created that vehicle of com- merce , and made and discovered the power of the loadstone , by which means naviga- tion is arrived at such perfection , draw forth our affections to our bountiful Creator ? And ...
... wisdom , and goodness , which created that vehicle of com- merce , and made and discovered the power of the loadstone , by which means naviga- tion is arrived at such perfection , draw forth our affections to our bountiful Creator ? And ...
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