A general view of the geology of Scripture, in which the unerring truth of the inspired narrative of the early events in the world is exhibited, and distinctly proved / by the corroborative testimony of physical facts, on every part of the earth's surface.

  • George Fairholme
Date:
1833
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Credit: A general view of the geology of Scripture, in which the unerring truth of the inspired narrative of the early events in the world is exhibited, and distinctly proved / by the corroborative testimony of physical facts, on every part of the earth's surface. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    discovered in chemistry; and as it was found by chemists that various substances, under certain ledgment of Him from whom all things have arisen. In a posthumous treatise by Milton, we find the following just reflections on this subject.—“ Though there be not a few “ who deny the existence of God, for ‘ the fool hath said “ ‘ in his heart, there is no God,’ (Psal. xiv.) yet the “ Deity has imprinted on the human mind so many un- “ questionable tokens of Himself, and so many traces of “ Him are found throughout the whole creation, that no “ one in his senses can long remain ignorant of the truth. “ There are some who pretend that nature, or fate, is the “ supreme power ; but the very name of nature implies that “ it must owe its birth to some prior agent; and fate can “ be nothing but a Divine decree, emanating from some “ superior Power.” We must, however, injustice admit, that, in the minds of many, the exclusion above alluded to has been acceded to with the very best intention, though this admission may be looked upon as a proof of that very tone in philosophy in general, which is so often opposed to the great truths of Revelation; for, in the obscurities under which many of the phenomena of creation are still viewed, and under the impression of such obscure and erroneous theories as have been put forth by philosophy, men of the soundest faith must have found themselves so constantly involved in con- tradiction to the records of Inspiration, in the course of their scientific researches, that it would be found more advantageous to the cause of religion to accede to this entire exclusion, than to confound and shatter both, by such con- tinual collision as must occur, till the views of creation become more enlightened, and complete concord is estab- lished between Revelation and the phenomena of the world
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