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... universe time had two aspects . First , it was cyclic , in the pattern laid down at the Creation , when the universe was set in motion : day and night , the lunar week , the solar year with its months and zodiac signs . The sure return ...
... universe time had two aspects . First , it was cyclic , in the pattern laid down at the Creation , when the universe was set in motion : day and night , the lunar week , the solar year with its months and zodiac signs . The sure return ...
Page 82
... universe as created by God His imposing of divine ideas on formless chaos . Man as created in the image of God was now more important than man fallen and to be redeemed . The universe , produced by the conjunction of form and first ...
... universe as created by God His imposing of divine ideas on formless chaos . Man as created in the image of God was now more important than man fallen and to be redeemed . The universe , produced by the conjunction of form and first ...
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... universe : of its very nature it should have order , harmony , proportion , hierarchy . Every aspect of it should be in keeping . Every contributory part of it should be ' in place ' , as everything has its appointed place in a sacral ...
... universe : of its very nature it should have order , harmony , proportion , hierarchy . Every aspect of it should be in keeping . Every contributory part of it should be ' in place ' , as everything has its appointed place in a sacral ...
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