The Birth of the Universe; Being a Philosophical Exposition of the Origin, Unfoldings and Ultimate of CreationHarmonial Association, 1853 - 142 páginas |
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... inconceivable depths of eternity the primary Germ of Creation's life . In this indefinite and undefinable period— even the beginning of eternity - there are perceived to be no external creations , not even a form or substance which ...
... inconceivable depths of eternity the primary Germ of Creation's life . In this indefinite and undefinable period— even the beginning of eternity - there are perceived to be no external creations , not even a form or substance which ...
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... inconceivable combinations of space are formed . Then the substance which pervades immensity , though it may exist in myriad different forms , and states , and degrees , is ultimately resolved into this one primary germ , on the same ...
... inconceivable combinations of space are formed . Then the substance which pervades immensity , though it may exist in myriad different forms , and states , and degrees , is ultimately resolved into this one primary germ , on the same ...
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... inconceivable but real , and so infinity was then , as infinity is now , incomprehensible but necessary . Moment after moment makes the deep of endless years , while atom after atom com- poses the expanse of endless space . Picture then ...
... inconceivable but real , and so infinity was then , as infinity is now , incomprehensible but necessary . Moment after moment makes the deep of endless years , while atom after atom com- poses the expanse of endless space . Picture then ...
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... The movement of the planetary bodies in their several orbits around the sun , and the movement of suns in all their inconceivable splendor around a parent - sun of still greater magnitude , should be 40 BIRTH OF THE UNIVERSE .
... The movement of the planetary bodies in their several orbits around the sun , and the movement of suns in all their inconceivable splendor around a parent - sun of still greater magnitude , should be 40 BIRTH OF THE UNIVERSE .
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... inconceivable numbers . At this point in the discussion of the present subject , it may be well to present a brief and comprehensive summary of the conclusions which may be entertained as the result of princi- ples disclosed ...
... inconceivable numbers . At this point in the discussion of the present subject , it may be well to present a brief and comprehensive summary of the conclusions which may be entertained as the result of princi- ples disclosed ...
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A. J. Davis ages animal ANIMAL MAGNETISM appears basis beautiful birth body bosom cause CLAIRVOYANCE composed comprehend conceive conception connection constitution contained corresponding created creative forces Deity depths Divine Mind divine principles earth effects essential established eternal evolved existence expanse fact form of matter gence George Combe glory gradations harmony Hence human mind ical Ichthyosaurus illustration immensity inconceivable infinite infinity inherent intel intelligence interior invisible laws light lizard magnetism manifested material ments mighty movements Muslin Nature necessary necessity organization original germ outward particles perceived perfect pervaded philosophy PHRENOLOGY plants Plesiosaurus portions position Positive Mind presented primary primitive elements process of creation produced progressive development quadruped reality realm reason refined substance relation represented result revealed sense soul space sphere spirit spiritual essence stance structure sublime supposed Supreme Intelligence tendencies things thought tion truth ultimate uncreated unfolding Universe vast visible wisdom
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Página 124 - Were we to press, inferior might on ours; Or in the full creation leave a void, Where, one step broken, the great scale's destroy'd: From Nature's chain whatever link you strike, Tenth, or ten thousandth, breaks the chain alike. And, if each system in gradation roll Alike essential to th' amazing whole, The least confusion but in one, not all That system only, but the whole must fall.
Página 53 - Then liv'd the almighty One : then, deep retir'd In his unfathom'd essence, view'd the forms, The forms eternal of created things ; The radiant Sun, the Moon's nocturnal lamp, The mountains, woods, and streams, the rolling globe, And Wisdom's mien celestial.
Página 117 - ... derived from ore, for the most part coeval with, or more ancient than the fuel, by the aid of which we reduce it to its metallic state, and apply it to innumerable uses in the economy of human life. Thus, from the wreck of forests that waved upon the surface of the primeval lands, and from ferruginous mud that was lodged at the bottom of the primeval waters, we derive our chief supplies of coal and iron ; those two fundamental elements of art and industry, which contribute more than any other...
Página 124 - Alike essential to the amazing whole, The least confusion but in one, not all That system only, but the whole must fall. Let earth, unbalanced, from her orbit fly, Planets and suns run lawless through the sky...
Página 116 - The important uses of coal and iron in administering to the supply of our daily wants, give to every individual amongst us, in almost every moment of our lives, a personal concern, of which but few are conscious, in the geological events of these very distant eras. We are all brought into immediate connexion with the vegetation that clothed the ancient earth, before one-half of its actual surface had yet been formed.
Página 120 - To the head of a Lizard, it united the teeth of a Crocodile ; a neck of enormous length, resembling the body of a Serpent: a trunk and tail having the proportions of an ordinary quadruped, the ribs of a Chameleon, and the paddles of a Whale.
Página 117 - ... heat, and light, and wealth. My fire now burns with fuel, and my lamp is shining with the light of gas derived from coal, that has been buried for countless ages in the deep and dark recesses of the earth. We prepare our food, and maintain our forges and furnaces, and the power of our steam-engines, with the remains of plants of ancient forms and extinct species, which were swept from the earth ere the formation of the transition strata was completed. Our instruments of cutlery, the tools of...
Página 117 - We prepare our food, and maintain our forges and furnaces, and the power of our steam-engines, with the remains of plants of ancient forms and extinct species, which were swept from the earth ere the formation of the transition strata was completed. Our instruments of cutlery, the tools of our mechanics, and the countless machines which we construct, by the infinitely varied applications of iron, are derived from ore, for the most part coeval with or more ancient than the fuel by the aid of which...
Página 116 - ... to man the sources of heat and light, and wealth. My fire now burns with fuel, and my lamp is shining with the light of gas derived from coal that has been buried for countless ages in the deep and dark recesses of the earth.
Página 116 - We are all brought into immediate connexion with the vegetation that clothed the ancient earth before one-half of its actual surface had yet been formed. The trees of the primeval forests have not, like modern trees, undergone decay, yielding back their elements to the soil and atmosphere by which they had...