CONTENTS. PSALM CXI. 2. The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. Object, design, and importance of geological science. Requisites DEUTERONOMY XXXIII. 13, 15, 16. Blessed of the Lord be his land; for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,- -and for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills, and for the precious things of the earth Change in the material universe, constant, but according to law. A series of Propositions, describing facts in relation to the crust of the ROMANS XI. 36. Of HIM, and through HIM, and to HIM, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Recital of opinions which are by many assumed to be asserted or GENESIS VI. 17. And behold I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh wherein is the breath of life from under heaven and every thing that is in the Continuation of apparent discrepancies between geological doctrines erroneous. 2 PETER II. 5. God spared not the old world,—bringing the flood upon the world of the ungodly. Continuation. More accurate and discriminating inquiry. Investi- 1 THESSALONIANS V. 21. Prove all things: hold fast that Examination of various methods which have been proposed for the removal of the difficulties and alleged contradictions, between Geology and the Scriptures. I. Denial of any difficulty, by shutting the eyes to the evidence of geological facts, and representing the inquiry as PART II. Page 192. II. Sacrificing the Mosaic records, as unintelligible, or as being the Examination continued of the diluvial theory. PSALM XII. 6. The words of the Lord are pure words; as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. The certain and infallible truth of all that is taught in the Holy Application of the principle established, to the interpretation of the ECCLESIASTES XII. 13. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter; Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is Religion the perfection of our nature. The duty of scientific studies, especially in a course of education. Exhortations to personal efforts for improvement. Peculiar claims of Geology. The proper accom- paniments of scientific pursuits. Advantage to the comforts of life. Moral uses. Responsibility to the just and holy GOD. Interest and urgency of these considerations. The rational claims and attractions C, referring to Prop. xv. and xvii. page 61. On the Number of Species in the earlier Fossiliferous Rocks. D, referring to the series of Propositions, page 40 to 69. Sentiments of the elder Rosenmüller, Bishop Bird Sumner, and the Rev. W. D. Conybeare, on the initial portion of the book of Ge- O, referring to page 269, but omitted to be there mentioned. Professors Wiseman and Hitchcock, on the reference of the Mosaic P, referred to at page 274 and 285. DISSERTATION on the Solution of Difficulties with respect to the Mosaic Narrative, in reply to Observations by Professor Baden Quotations from the late M. Lamarck, on the meaning and use of the term Nature.-Opinion of M. Deshayes on the complete independency of certain systems of Fossils.-On cutting out a The Notes B, D, E, G, L, M, and P, are added to those of the |