Excerpt from Truth, in Defence of the Word of God-Vanquishing Infidelity: A Vindication of the Book of Genesis; Addressed to the Rev. William Buckland, D.D. Professor of Geology, Etc., Christ Church, Oxford; Wherein His Objections to the First Chapter of Genesis Are Met Had those who objected to the Bible Root, projected a scheme to vary any inferior writing it might have passed unheeded by: But when a cloud hovering presents to veil the precious truths my God to me has given! And not to me only, but-to mankind! The Bible's Spirit calling a Defender a duty it became to move obedient to the voice that leads me to the field where, in th' Almighty's strength, may I stronger and stronger grow, while a bearer of the guardian shield I stand, to preserve his picture in the native glory! A I am not a party man: neither am I alone, for looking deeper and higher I see that He! In whom I trust is with me; and as it pleaseth Him to feed the soul with light, the heart must incline, the will is brought to, yield, the reasoning faculty consenting, commands the organs active, causing the tongue and pen to ex press the truths that, til] now have stood and, must eternal stand. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.