Multum in parvo : captivity of the human race, revolution by Jesus Christ, the protracted and desperate campaign, biographical sketches of scripture characters, three hundred scripture allusions and quotations : or running history of earth and time : retrospect of earth and time from beyond the Judgment / by C. Devol.

  • Devol, C.
Date:
1857
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Credit: Multum in parvo : captivity of the human race, revolution by Jesus Christ, the protracted and desperate campaign, biographical sketches of scripture characters, three hundred scripture allusions and quotations : or running history of earth and time : retrospect of earth and time from beyond the Judgment / by C. Devol. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    infanticide. When the army needed supplies, down came the manna and the quails, and the cristal beverage issued in profuse abundance from the smitten rock in the parched desert. The pillar of fire shone brilliantly on the encamp- ment, but was dark on the side next the army of the aliens. The Red sea at once afforded a way of escape for the army of the Lord and swallowed up Pharaoh, and his hosts pursuing. Gideon's little band with lights, trumpets and pitchers saw their enemies scattered as chaff before the wind. Senacharib, king of Assyria, and his one hundred and eighty-five thousand warriors Avas slain by the angel of God, who spread his wings on the blast and breathed in the face of the foe as he passed. The giant Goliah fell by the sling of a stripling. Job the servant of God though afflicted so as not to be able to wield carnal weapons, nevertheless with the sword of the spirit withstood a legion of infernal foes. Job resisted the Devil more successfully than Adam. He better knew the sinfulness and danger of sin. Sodom and Gomorrah, Adma and Zaboim were scathed and burned and sunk by heaven's artillery. Depraved humanity except eight germs had drowned in the Noahan deluge. Ararat is the world's Plymouth. The Ark, the world's Mayflower. Here three young Adams began to repeople the earth. The second edition of humanity was issued here. Ararat after immersion, reared his dripping head, and taking cold, has stood draped in ermine icebergs and gla-