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... revelation of spiritual things . But the " common sense " of many great and wise men has impelled them to a different con- clusion , and led them to express the conviction that all natural things are not only embodiments of Divine ideas ...
... revelation of spiritual things . But the " common sense " of many great and wise men has impelled them to a different con- clusion , and led them to express the conviction that all natural things are not only embodiments of Divine ideas ...
Page ix
... harmony is in- creasingly recognised , we see more and more clearly and fully that God's highest and grandest revelations in Nature and the Bible are identical . His method in each is the same , and when PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION ix.
... harmony is in- creasingly recognised , we see more and more clearly and fully that God's highest and grandest revelations in Nature and the Bible are identical . His method in each is the same , and when PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION ix.
Page xiv
... Revelation of God . It is our purpose in the following pages to fulfil , in some humble measure this lofty end , by unveiling the spiritual significance of Creation , and exhibiting , not merely the similarity but the actual identity of ...
... Revelation of God . It is our purpose in the following pages to fulfil , in some humble measure this lofty end , by unveiling the spiritual significance of Creation , and exhibiting , not merely the similarity but the actual identity of ...
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... REVELATIONS CHAPTER V 49 THE DELIGHT OF DISCOVERY • 58 CHAPTER VI THE GREAT BOOK OF SYMBOLS 73 CHAPTER VII ✓THE SKY AS A SYMBOL 89 CHAPTER VIII THE SUN AS A SYMBOL 99 xix CHAPTER IX THE MOON AND OTHER PLANETS AS SYMBOLS PAGE.
... REVELATIONS CHAPTER V 49 THE DELIGHT OF DISCOVERY • 58 CHAPTER VI THE GREAT BOOK OF SYMBOLS 73 CHAPTER VII ✓THE SKY AS A SYMBOL 89 CHAPTER VIII THE SUN AS A SYMBOL 99 xix CHAPTER IX THE MOON AND OTHER PLANETS AS SYMBOLS PAGE.
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... revelation of Infinite Spirit , the Eternal Life re- turning to itself . " The agnostic evolutionist , on the other hand , declares , that the origin of things is an insoluble problem . In saying this he goes further than he ought , for ...
... revelation of Infinite Spirit , the Eternal Life re- turning to itself . " The agnostic evolutionist , on the other hand , declares , that the origin of things is an insoluble problem . In saying this he goes further than he ought , for ...
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