Sturm's Reflections on the Works of God, and His Providence Throughout All Nature

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J. J. Woodward, 1832 - Calendar - 486 pages

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Page 60 - it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided 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. The
Page 34 - O Lord, my God ! thou art marvellously great ; thou art clothed with honour and majesty ! Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment : who stretchest out the heavens as a curtain.
Page 60 - on the third day God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear; let the earth bring forth grass, the
Page 60 - let the dry land appear; let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind : and it was so.
Page 60 - On the fourth day God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and for years : and it was so.
Page 111 - to close our eyes in darkness, that as the measure of our days is full, so also may the measure of our good works be completed ! Let us work whilst it is day, for the night cometh, in which no man can work. MARCH XXIX. MAGNIFICENCE OF GOD DISPLAYED IN HIS WORKS.
Page 204 - In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.' JUNE X. IMMENSITY OF THE FIRMAMENT.
Page 61 - man, to whom he gave dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowls of the air, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and
Page 34 - Hearken unto this, stand still, and consider the wonderful works of God.'* ' Jehovah hath formed the earth by his power ; he hath established the earth by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his understanding.'! ' And God said, Let there be light,
Page 356 - man cannot save him from danger. Alas ! wretched is the mortal who seeketh vain supports ! Put not your trust in princes, nor in the sons of men, in whom there is no help; but repose on the Rock of Ages, your Saviour and your God. His word is a source of life and salvation. O ye

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