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Almighty apparent motions astronomy behold celestial celestial orbs centre circle circumference constellation contains contemplate course Creator crescent degrees diameter disk display distance diurnal motion diversified divine earl of Rosse east ecliptic elevation enlightened exist firmament fixed stars gibbous phase globe half-moon heavens hemisphere horizon hundred millions immense inferior conjunction inhabitants invisible Jupiter light luminary lunar magnitude Mercury meridian miles an hour millions of miles millions of square minutes moon mountains move round naked eye nearly night observations ocean orbit orbs perceived period placed plain planet planetary planetary system pole pole star portion position present regions revolution round revolve rising round its axis round the earth round the sun Saturn seen shines solar system space splendor spots square miles sublime sun will appear sun's superior conjunction suppose telescope thousand miles tion universe Uranus velocity Venus visible wisdom
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Page 184 - For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth ; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
Page 12 - The heavens declare the glory of God: And the firmament showeth His handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech: And night unto night showeth knowledge. There is no speech nor language: Where their voice is not heard.
Page 13 - It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
Page 115 - The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
Page 12 - Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard That the everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Fainteth not, neither is weary? There is no searching of his understanding.
Page 175 - For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.
Page 184 - shall have the heathen for his inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for his possession ; " when " the kingdoms of this world shall become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Page 162 - He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
Page 16 - These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty ! thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair : thyself how wondrous then, Unspeakable ! who sitt'st above these heavens To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works ; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
Page 94 - If my immortal Saviour lives. Then my immortal life is sure ; His word a firm foundation gives : Here let me build and rest secure.