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the life: This sentence, which contains a most important truth, had existed in the Mosaic writings for more than 3,000 years, before the attention of any philosopher was drawn to the subject. That the blood actually possesses a living principle, and that the life of the whole body is derived from it, is a doctrine of revelation, and a doctrine which the experiments of the most accurate anatomists have served strongly to confirm. The proper circulation of this important fluid through the whole human system was first taught by Solomon in figurative language (Ecc 12:6), and discovered, as it is called, and demonstrated by Dr. Harvey in 1628; though some Italian philosophers had the same notion a little before. This accurate anatomist was the first who fully revived the Mosaic notion of the vitality of the blood; which was afterwards adopted by the justly celebrated Dr. John Hunter, professor of anatomy, and established by him, by a great variety of strong reasoning and accurate experiments. Lev 17:14
I have: Lev 8:15, Lev 16:11, Lev 16:14-19; Mat 20:28, Mat 26:28; Mar 14:24; Rom 3:25, Rom 5:9; Eph 1:7; Col 1:14, Col 1:20; Heb 9:22, Heb 13:12; 1Pe 1:2; 1Jo 1:7, 1Jo 2:2; Rev 1:5