An exposition ... upon the first eleven chapters of ... Genesis [ed. by J. Lee].1839 |
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... creature that hath life , and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven . That the fishes should be brought forth by the waters is easily understood , water being their proper element and receptacle . But how the ...
... creature that hath life , and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven . That the fishes should be brought forth by the waters is easily understood , water being their proper element and receptacle . But how the ...
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... creatures of such vast bulk , seems to be the product of more than ordinary power , -almighty power indeed . Whales are the largest of all fishes , and are therefore mentioned to manifest the power of God . He that could make the whales ...
... creatures of such vast bulk , seems to be the product of more than ordinary power , -almighty power indeed . Whales are the largest of all fishes , and are therefore mentioned to manifest the power of God . He that could make the whales ...
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... creatures living in it but they , and therefore they may fill it but the earth and air are common to birds , with ... creature after his kind , cattle , and creeping thing , and beast of the earth after his kind : and it was so . 25 And ...
... creatures living in it but they , and therefore they may fill it but the earth and air are common to birds , with ... creature after his kind , cattle , and creeping thing , and beast of the earth after his kind : and it was so . 25 And ...
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... creature ; a very unlikely thing that the earth , which had no life itself , should bring forth that which should have life . It is a known rule , nil dat quod non habet ; and therefore it is added , and God made the beast . The same ...
... creature ; a very unlikely thing that the earth , which had no life itself , should bring forth that which should have life . It is a known rule , nil dat quod non habet ; and therefore it is added , and God made the beast . The same ...
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... creatures ; and why so ? The Jewish Talmud gives three good rea- sons why man was made in the close of the sixth day . ( 1. ) Lest it should be suspected that man had been a helper to God in the creation of the world . To keep him ...
... creatures ; and why so ? The Jewish Talmud gives three good rea- sons why man was made in the close of the sixth day . ( 1. ) Lest it should be suspected that man had been a helper to God in the creation of the world . To keep him ...
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Abel Adam Adam and Eve Adam's Arphaxad beasts begat sons behold blessed blood bring brother Cain Cain and Abel Cain's Cainan called Canaan Chaldees chap chapter children of Eber Christ church comfort command corrupt covenant creation creatures cubits curse death Deut devil divine doth dust earth Enoch evil eyes faith father fear firmament flesh flood fowl fruit glory God's gospel grace ground Haran hast hath heart heaven holy honour hundred iniquity Japheth Lamech lest light lived Lord Mahalaleel Matt mercy Methuselah Mizraim Nahor Noah Noah's perhaps promise Prov reason repent rest righteous saints saith scripture seed serpent Serug shalt thou Shem signifies sinned sinners sons of Noah soul Spirit Terah thee there's thing thou shalt tree Twas unto walked waters wicked wisdom woman word worship wrath
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Page 211 - And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
Page 63 - Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Page 184 - And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven ; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons
Page 291 - And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
Page 136 - And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt. 24. If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
Page 19 - And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
Page 17 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years...
Page 235 - I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.
Page 161 - That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
Page 240 - And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea ; into your hand are they delivered.