The English InstructorPrinted at the Baptist Mission Press, 1840 - Readers |
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... earth , on which we live , so wonderful , that to know them is well worth the trouble of learning to read . But there are some lessons which are too grave for you to laugh at , and about things , too plain for you to wonder at . Yet ...
... earth , on which we live , so wonderful , that to know them is well worth the trouble of learning to read . But there are some lessons which are too grave for you to laugh at , and about things , too plain for you to wonder at . Yet ...
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... EARTH . ( First Lesson . ) Come hither , George . Why have you been absent from school so many weeks ? My father took me with him to Benares , and we did not return until last Tuesday ... earth ? The end of the earth ! No. I did not 48.
... EARTH . ( First Lesson . ) Come hither , George . Why have you been absent from school so many weeks ? My father took me with him to Benares , and we did not return until last Tuesday ... earth ? The end of the earth ! No. I did not 48.
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The end of the earth ! No. I did not think at all about it . Well , but you are ten years old : you should now begin to think . Yes ; my master tells me that . But the end of the earth is not at Benares . How do you know ? Because I ...
The end of the earth ! No. I did not think at all about it . Well , but you are ten years old : you should now begin to think . Yes ; my master tells me that . But the end of the earth is not at Benares . How do you know ? Because I ...
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... earth is round . The outside , or what is called the surface of the earth , is partly land and partly water . You should make haste and learn Geography , which tells us all about these curious things . THE EARTH . ( Second Lesson ...
... earth is round . The outside , or what is called the surface of the earth , is partly land and partly water . You should make haste and learn Geography , which tells us all about these curious things . THE EARTH . ( Second Lesson ...
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... earth travels through the heavens something in the same way . Wise men know that the earth continually rolls around the sun , though at a great distance from it . No : the sun rolls round the earth : we see it every day . You must not ...
... earth travels through the heavens something in the same way . Wise men know that the earth continually rolls around the sun , though at a great distance from it . No : the sun rolls round the earth : we see it every day . You must not ...
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Page 174 - He saved others, himself he cannot save : If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
Page 190 - ... for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me ; and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Page 141 - And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
Page 159 - And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
Page 162 - And Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down, and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
Page 158 - And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased; 36 And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
Page 179 - And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
Page 182 - ... feet. But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power ? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart ? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
Page 152 - So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth : and himself believed, and his whole house.
Page 152 - And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down and heal his son: for he was at the point of death. Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.