A Series of Discourses on the Christian Revelation, Viewed in Connection with the Modern Astronomy |
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... Newton ; and in such terms , as if not farther explained , may be liable to miscon- struction . The grand circumstance of applause in the character of this great man , is , that un- seduced by all the magnificence of his own discoveries ...
... Newton ; and in such terms , as if not farther explained , may be liable to miscon- struction . The grand circumstance of applause in the character of this great man , is , that un- seduced by all the magnificence of his own discoveries ...
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... Newton , we annex a kind of mys- terious greatness to him , who , by the pure force of his understanding , rose to such a gigantic elevation above the level of ordina- ry men - and the kings and warriors of oth- er days sink into ...
... Newton , we annex a kind of mys- terious greatness to him , who , by the pure force of his understanding , rose to such a gigantic elevation above the level of ordina- ry men - and the kings and warriors of oth- er days sink into ...
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... Newton . They see the result of his labours , but they know not how to appreciate the difficulty or the extent of them . They look on the stately edifice he has reared , but they know not what he had to do in settling the foundation ...
... Newton . They see the result of his labours , but they know not how to appreciate the difficulty or the extent of them . They look on the stately edifice he has reared , but they know not what he had to do in settling the foundation ...
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... Newton , which , in the eye of a superficial public , confer up- on him all his reputation . He discovered the mechanism of the planetary system . He discovered the composition of light . He discovered the cause of those alternate move ...
... Newton , which , in the eye of a superficial public , confer up- on him all his reputation . He discovered the mechanism of the planetary system . He discovered the composition of light . He discovered the cause of those alternate move ...
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... Newton proof against this whole weight of authority and allurement , and , casting his cold and unwelcome look at the specious plausibility , he rebuked it from his presence . The strength of his philosophy lay as much in refusing ...
... Newton proof against this whole weight of authority and allurement , and , casting his cold and unwelcome look at the specious plausibility , he rebuked it from his presence . The strength of his philosophy lay as much in refusing ...
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Page 263 - The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb...
Page 269 - Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house ; and it fell not ; for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon...
Page 267 - Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places].
Page 266 - I send thee, to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
Page 266 - Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it, 45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
Page 252 - For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass : for he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
Page 255 - Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens and stretched them out ; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein...
Page 254 - Thou, even thou, art LORD alone: thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
Page 267 - Be sober, be vigilant ; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour : whom resist, steadfast in the faith ; knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
Page 150 - And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne, and the beasts and the elders, and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing.