[17] Harmony of Scripture and Geology.
[18] Christian Observer, 1834.
[19] Religion of Geology, Lect. ii.
[20] Scripture and Geology.
[21] I am not replying to any of these conflicting opinions; else, with respect to this one, I might consider it sufficient to adduce the ipsissima verba of the inspired text. Not a word is said of Adam's being "nine hundred and thirty years old;" the plain statement is as follows:—"And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years." (Gen. v. 5.)
[22] "Protoplast," pp. 58, 59; p. 325; 2d. Ed.
[23] Unity of Worlds (1856), pp. 488, 493.
[24] "A geological truth must command our assent as powerfully as that of the existence of our own minds, or of the Deity himself; and any revelation which stands opposed to such truths must be false. The geologist has therefore nothing to do with revealed religion in his scientific inquiries."—Edinb. Review, xv. 16.
[25] Ansted's Ancient World, 18.
[26] Ansted's Ancient World, 30.