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... suppose that a man entering a forest ( the objector might say ) in which only one leaf upon one tree was possessed of particular properties , and that he should by accident walk up to that very tree , and by accident pluck that one leaf ...
... suppose that a man entering a forest ( the objector might say ) in which only one leaf upon one tree was possessed of particular properties , and that he should by accident walk up to that very tree , and by accident pluck that one leaf ...
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We cannot suppose that by accident he would select the forest that contained the one tree , and by accident select the tree that bore the one leaf , and by accident put his finger upon the very leaf that he was in search of . So ( says ...
We cannot suppose that by accident he would select the forest that contained the one tree , and by accident select the tree that bore the one leaf , and by accident put his finger upon the very leaf that he was in search of . So ( says ...
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... suppose a necklace thrown round the body of the sun , composed of gigantic beads strung together , each bead exactly the size of our moon , it would require 900 of these worlds hung side by side to girdle its circum- ference . It is not ...
... suppose a necklace thrown round the body of the sun , composed of gigantic beads strung together , each bead exactly the size of our moon , it would require 900 of these worlds hung side by side to girdle its circum- ference . It is not ...
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extending in some cases several thousand miles beyond the solar surface , unless we suppose that the refraction of the sun's exterior atmosphere produces an optical illusion , similar to that occasionally produced by our own atmosphere ...
extending in some cases several thousand miles beyond the solar surface , unless we suppose that the refraction of the sun's exterior atmosphere produces an optical illusion , similar to that occasionally produced by our own atmosphere ...
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... Suppose that a traveller , wandering upon the mountains , came upon a spot where some ashes and charred wood in- dicated that a fire had been kindled by the side of a rock , he would be quite certain that the fire had been only recently ...
... Suppose that a traveller , wandering upon the mountains , came upon a spot where some ashes and charred wood in- dicated that a fire had been kindled by the side of a rock , he would be quite certain that the fire had been only recently ...
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Page 176 - And these signs shall follow them that believe ; In my name shall they cast out devils ; they shall speak with new tongues. They shall take up serpents ; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them ; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
Page 352 - And the servant of the Lord must not strive ; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves, if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth, and that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
Page 258 - For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
Page 178 - And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst and said, Peace be unto you.
Page 210 - Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb . and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. 23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the Son of David ? 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
Page 176 - And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven?
Page 129 - So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself; for no man ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church for we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
Page 334 - Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work : but the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God : in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates...
Page 137 - And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament, from the waters which were above the firmament : and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Page 352 - Lest Satan should get an advantage of us : for we are not ignorant of his devices.