...Agent upon the rude chaotic mass," what, we ask, are we to understand by " the Spirit of God moving upon the face of the waters," when " the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep?" We refer the reader to Prof. Bush's hypothesis, in his...

...Agent upon the rude chaotic mass,'5 what, we ask, are we to understand by "the Spirit of God moving upon the face of the waters,'' when " the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep ?" We refer the reader to Prof. Bush's hypothesis, in his...

...your promised Helper. He who is the creator and upholder of all tilings — the same Spirit that " moved upon the face of the waters" when the earth was " without form and void," is he who helpeth our infirmities. Surely his aid must bo sufficient and effectual ; for his power,...

...of regeneration. The Spirit of God is the author of life, of all kinds, throughout the universe. He moved upon the face of the waters, when the earth was without form and void ;* and he still continues to actuate nature, and to support vegetable and animal life. Thou sendest...

...manifestation of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of God had indeed never been absent from the earth. He had moved upon the face of the waters when the earth was without form, and void3. He had breathed into Adam the breath of life, and man became a living soul4. By Him had Noah...

...Spirit garnished the heavens, and laid the foundation of the earth ; and if it was the Spirit that moved upon the face of the waters when the " earth was without form and void," and by His wisdom and power brought forth from chaotic darkness and confusion, the light, and order,...

...? It may be safely said that the power of grace has been nowhere more signally displayed than upon heathen and missionary ground. From this quarter have...of the Pagans of his day, in the first chapter of Romans — so true to the reality still, that intelligent heathens have charged missionaries with having...

..."new creation" of man. The indwelling spirit Gen. i. 2. moves in the disorganised soul of man, as He "moved upon the face of the waters, when the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep;" forming order out of disorder, beauty out of deformity,...

...all things, and bring all things to your remembrance whatsoever I have told you." That Spirit which moved upon the face of the waters when the earth was without form, and darkness on the face of the deep, spreads its wings over the pious biblical student, wafts away the...

...was baptized for the Remission of nns! Let me think also how, just as the Spirit of God brooded over the face of the waters, when the earth was without form and void, so the same Spirit seems to hover over my heart, on the one hand, as if waiting to alight; on the other,...