On the Improvement of Society by the Diffusion of Knowledge: Or, An Illustration of the Advantages which Would Result from a More General Dissemination of Rational and Scientific Information Among All RanksWaugh and Innes, 1833 - 542 Seiten |
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Seite vii
... human race , 6. Causes which have retarded the progress of the human mind , 11. A more general diffusion of knowledge desirable , 14. Preludes which indicate the approach of the era of intelligence , 15 . SECTION I. INFLUENCE OF ...
... human race , 6. Causes which have retarded the progress of the human mind , 11. A more general diffusion of knowledge desirable , 14. Preludes which indicate the approach of the era of intelligence , 15 . SECTION I. INFLUENCE OF ...
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... human frame , and in the surrounding elements - muscles of the eye ( illustrated with figures ) -gratification afforded to our different senses , 246-251 . Remedies against the evils to which we are exposed , 251. Mul- titude of ...
... human frame , and in the surrounding elements - muscles of the eye ( illustrated with figures ) -gratification afforded to our different senses , 246-251 . Remedies against the evils to which we are exposed , 251. Mul- titude of ...
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... human body , the heavens - plurality of worlds , 374-383 . Advantages which would result from an intelligent study of the Scriptures , 384. Folly of infidelity , & c . 387 . b SECTION X. MISCELLANEOUS ADVANTAGES OF KNOW . LEDGE BRIEFLY ...
... human body , the heavens - plurality of worlds , 374-383 . Advantages which would result from an intelligent study of the Scriptures , 384. Folly of infidelity , & c . 387 . b SECTION X. MISCELLANEOUS ADVANTAGES OF KNOW . LEDGE BRIEFLY ...
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... human character and enjoyment - various remarks on this topic , 389-394 . II . The acquisition of general information would enable persons to profit by their attendance on public instructions , 394. Scientific lectures -instructions ...
... human character and enjoyment - various remarks on this topic , 389-394 . II . The acquisition of general information would enable persons to profit by their attendance on public instructions , 394. Scientific lectures -instructions ...
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... human mind . For the active powers of man necessarily follow the dictates of his understanding , and when the intellectual faculties are not directed to the pursuit and the contempla- tion of noble and benevolent objects , they will ...
... human mind . For the active powers of man necessarily follow the dictates of his understanding , and when the intellectual faculties are not directed to the pursuit and the contempla- tion of noble and benevolent objects , they will ...
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Seite 336 - For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim: afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.
Seite 335 - And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind: And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee ; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life: In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even!
Seite 338 - The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens : and his kingdom ruleth over all.
Seite 341 - Marvel not at this ; for the hour is coming, in which all that are in their graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth-; they that have done good to the resurrection of life ; and they that have done evil to the resurrection of damnation,"
Seite 380 - My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Seite 381 - How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them ! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand : When I awake, I am still with thee.
Seite 341 - The hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and shall come forth ; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
Seite 414 - Nevertheless, he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave them rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling their hearts with food and gladness.
Seite 338 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance...
Seite 234 - Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number : he calleth them all by names, by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power, not one faileth.