The History of Missions: Or, Of the Propagation of Christianity Among the Heathen, Since the Reformation, Volume 1B. Coles V.D.M., 1816 - Bible |
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... poor Indians wan- dering in the paths of ignorance and error , without God , without Christ , and without hope in the world . For some years , however , the difficulties attending a new settlement in a desert uncultivated region , the ...
... poor Indians wan- dering in the paths of ignorance and error , without God , without Christ , and without hope in the world . For some years , however , the difficulties attending a new settlement in a desert uncultivated region , the ...
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... poor- ness , and meanness , and brokenness of his meditations ; " but , added he , with singular humility , " My dear brother , here , will by and by mend all . " * But though this excellent man imagined he could no long- er be useful ...
... poor- ness , and meanness , and brokenness of his meditations ; " but , added he , with singular humility , " My dear brother , here , will by and by mend all . " * But though this excellent man imagined he could no long- er be useful ...
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... poor , and small , and lean doings ; and I will be the man who will cast the first stone at them all . " One of the last ex- pressions which were heard to drop from his lips were these emphatic words : " Welcome joy . " He at length ...
... poor , and small , and lean doings ; and I will be the man who will cast the first stone at them all . " One of the last ex- pressions which were heard to drop from his lips were these emphatic words : " Welcome joy . " He at length ...
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... poor Pagans were to be instructed , and cases of conscience with regard to their conduct in life . From the chapters con- cerning heaven and hell , we shall select a few particulars : - Q How is the soil made in heaven ? A. It is a very ...
... poor Pagans were to be instructed , and cases of conscience with regard to their conduct in life . From the chapters con- cerning heaven and hell , we shall select a few particulars : - Q How is the soil made in heaven ? A. It is a very ...
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... poor creatures , who had been the slaves of Satan from their infancy , now professed them- selves the servants of God , revealed the mysteries of their diabolical art , and expressed the utmost abhorrence of their past conduct . It ...
... poor creatures , who had been the slaves of Satan from their infancy , now professed them- selves the servants of God , revealed the mysteries of their diabolical art , and expressed the utmost abhorrence of their past conduct . It ...
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Page 41 - God: and thou shalt teach them the statutes and the laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do. Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens...
Page 318 - And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the Word of His grace, Which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
Page 103 - And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
Page vii - And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three Sabbath days reasoned with them out of the Scriptures ; opening and alleging, " that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead ; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
Page 311 - For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom : but we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling-block, and unto the Greeks foolishness : but unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
Page 202 - ... who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sin, should live unto righteousness : by whose stripes ye were healed.
Page 190 - For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.
Page 154 - After the tower had proceeded some way, a pilgrim announced that he was ready to offer himself a sacrifice to the idol. He laid himself down in the road before the tower, as it was moving along, lying on his face, with his arms stretched forwards. The multitude passed round him, leaving the space clear, and he was crushed to death by the wheels of the tower. A shout of joy was raised to the god. He is said to smile when the libation of the blood is made.
Page 44 - And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD ; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.