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neither the duration of the sixth day, nor that of any of the other days, is 
definitely limited by any statements in Gen. i., the vast periods of time 
which, as Mr. Titcomb shows, are demanded by astronomical and geological 
facts, may be conceded without contradicting the truth of the sacred 
narrative, insomuch that we may conclude that on this point Scripture and 
Science are at one. 
