Sturm's Reflections on the works of God (from the Germ.).Baynes and Son ... [and 25 others], 1824 - 336 sider |
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Side 40
... begin this meditation with a lively sense of gratitude to my Creator , and of compassion for those of my fellow - creatures to whom nature has been less bountiful in her gifts , I shall confine my attention in this day's re- flection to ...
... begin this meditation with a lively sense of gratitude to my Creator , and of compassion for those of my fellow - creatures to whom nature has been less bountiful in her gifts , I shall confine my attention in this day's re- flection to ...
Side 60
... begin to feel their value when they can no longer enjoy them . But is it true that those three seasons alone possess every advantage ? Is winter really so great an evil as some represent it to be ? These are important questions , as ...
... begin to feel their value when they can no longer enjoy them . But is it true that those three seasons alone possess every advantage ? Is winter really so great an evil as some represent it to be ? These are important questions , as ...
Side 72
... begin to ferment and inflame , the fire makes an effort in every direction ; and , if it does not find a natural vent , throws up the earth with violence , and forces a passage . In this kind of earthquake the shock is more confined ...
... begin to ferment and inflame , the fire makes an effort in every direction ; and , if it does not find a natural vent , throws up the earth with violence , and forces a passage . In this kind of earthquake the shock is more confined ...
Side 74
... begin to increase . How evident is the care which Divine Providence extends over his creatures ! From the very moment of their entering the world he protects and watches over them ; the poor as well as the rich enjoy his protection ...
... begin to increase . How evident is the care which Divine Providence extends over his creatures ! From the very moment of their entering the world he protects and watches over them ; the poor as well as the rich enjoy his protection ...
Side 78
... begin to enjoy them when they elude our eager grasp ! Often when the sun first gilds the earth we are light , easy , gay and content , smiling with comfort and plenty ; but ere night has drawn her sable curtain , our plea- sure is fled ...
... begin to enjoy them when they elude our eager grasp ! Often when the sun first gilds the earth we are light , easy , gay and content , smiling with comfort and plenty ; but ere night has drawn her sable curtain , our plea- sure is fled ...
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Sturm's Reflections on the Works of God and His Providence ..., Volum 1 Christoph Christian Sturm Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1827 |
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Side 270 - Who knoweth not in all these That the hand of the Lord hath wrought this? In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind.
Side 79 - And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Side 28 - For as the rain cometh down, And the snow from heaven, And returneth not thither, But watereth the earth, And maketh it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: It shall not return unto me void, But it shall accomplish that which I please, And it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
Side 44 - O LORD *~* my God, thou art very great ; thou art clothed with honour and majesty : Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment : who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain...
Side 79 - And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Side 80 - And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
Side 44 - And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good : and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Side 79 - And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Side 44 - Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
Side 45 - The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun. 17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.