The Testimony of the Rocks, Or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural & RevealedW.P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, 1871 - 454 pages |
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The Testimony of the Rocks, Or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two ... Hugh Miller Affichage du livre entier - 1857 |
The Testimony of the Rocks, Or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two ... Hugh Miller Affichage du livre entier - 1857 |
The Testimony of the Rocks, Or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two ... Hugh Miller Affichage du livre entier - 1857 |
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Acrogens ages amid ancient animals anti-geologists appearance argument bear beds birds Carboniferous Cephalaspis character Coal Measures Coccosteus coniferous conifers creation creatures Cyclopteris Deluge deposits detected dicotyledonous Divine division earth elephant Eocene evidence exhibited existing extinct fact feet ferns fishes flood flora forests formations fossil fragments fronds furnished geologic geologist globe greatly heavens Helmsdale higher Holoptychius human hundred hyæna inches instance known land least length Lepidodendron less lower mammals mayhap Miocene molluscs Mosaic Moses nature occur ocean Old Red Sandstone Oolitic organisms original PALEONTOLOGICAL HISTORY Paleozoic peculiar period plants Pleistocene portion present race regarded remains remark represented reptiles resembles revelation rocks says scale scarce scene Scripture seems shells Silurian species specimens Sphenopteris stems surface terrestrial Tertiary theologians thick thousand tion trees true ture Turretine upper vegetable vision Zostera
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Page 4 - And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
Page 191 - Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written; Which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
Page 228 - Adam the goodliest man of men since born His sons, the fairest of her daughters Eve.
Page 194 - These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens...
Page 222 - Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; When the morning stars sang together, and all the Sons of God shouted for joy?
Page 333 - In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
Page 224 - He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth...
Page 222 - The decrees of God are, his eternal purpose according to the counsel of his will, whereby, for his own glory, he hath fore-ordained whatsoever comes to pass.
Page 187 - Who sees with equal eye, as God of all, A hero perish, or a sparrow fall, Atoms or systems into ruin hurl'd, And now a bubble burst, and now a world.
Page 162 - Let there be light, said God ; And forthwith light Ethereal, first of things, quintessence pure, Sprung from the deep...