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Page 116
... vessels to be used as it is wanted . The former method has in the end produced to us the scholastical divinity ; whereby divinity has been reduced into an art , as into a cistern , and the streams of doctrines and positions have been ...
... vessels to be used as it is wanted . The former method has in the end produced to us the scholastical divinity ; whereby divinity has been reduced into an art , as into a cistern , and the streams of doctrines and positions have been ...
Page 123
... the Legitimate Use of Human Reason in Divinity . Irenæus , or , On the Degrees of Unity in the Kingdom of God . Celestial Vessels , or Emanations of the Scriptures . ! NATURAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HISTORY FOR THE FOUNDATION OF PHILOSOPHY.
... the Legitimate Use of Human Reason in Divinity . Irenæus , or , On the Degrees of Unity in the Kingdom of God . Celestial Vessels , or Emanations of the Scriptures . ! NATURAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HISTORY FOR THE FOUNDATION OF PHILOSOPHY.
Page 147
... vessels sailing to Peru from returning by the same way.1 2. In the European seas , when the sky is calm and clear , and no particular winds are stirring , there is a gentle breeze from the East , following the sun . 3. It is generally ...
... vessels sailing to Peru from returning by the same way.1 2. In the European seas , when the sky is calm and clear , and no particular winds are stirring , there is a gentle breeze from the East , following the sun . 3. It is generally ...
Page 179
... vessel . 2. The names of these masts are ; the mainmast in the centre , the foremast , the mizenmast ( which is sometimes double ) , and the bowsprit . 3. Each mast consists of several parts , two or three in num- ber , which may be ...
... vessel . 2. The names of these masts are ; the mainmast in the centre , the foremast , the mizenmast ( which is sometimes double ) , and the bowsprit . 3. Each mast consists of several parts , two or three in num- ber , which may be ...
Page 180
... vessel ; for a vessel of 500 tons or thereabouts will carry the mainsail of its mainmast only a few square feet less than that other which was twice the size . And hence it is that small vessels sail much faster than large ones , not ...
... vessel ; for a vessel of 500 tons or thereabouts will carry the mainsail of its mainmast only a few square feet less than that other which was twice the size . And hence it is that small vessels sail much faster than large ones , not ...
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