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... characters of the Europeans reflect the beauty and holiness of that religion ? Are we distinguished by our peace , as the followers of the Prince of Peace ? Are we renowned for our eager- ness to seek and save , as the followers of the ...
... characters of the Europeans reflect the beauty and holiness of that religion ? Are we distinguished by our peace , as the followers of the Prince of Peace ? Are we renowned for our eager- ness to seek and save , as the followers of the ...
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... character applies rather to past Europe than to the present . What ! are all these things at an end ? For what then are all these standing armies ? What all these marching armies ? What these men - of - war on the ocean ? What these ...
... character applies rather to past Europe than to the present . What ! are all these things at an end ? For what then are all these standing armies ? What all these marching armies ? What these men - of - war on the ocean ? What these ...
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... character . We talk of the heathen , the savage , and the cruel , and the wily tribes , that fill the rest of the earth ; but how is it that these tribes know us ? Chiefly by the very features that we attribute exclusively to them ...
... character . We talk of the heathen , the savage , and the cruel , and the wily tribes , that fill the rest of the earth ; but how is it that these tribes know us ? Chiefly by the very features that we attribute exclusively to them ...
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... characters of thieves , mur- derers , and oppressors ? The missionaries told them that in Christianity lay their salvation ; —they shook their heads , they had already found it their destruc- tion ! They told them they were come to ...
... characters of thieves , mur- derers , and oppressors ? The missionaries told them that in Christianity lay their salvation ; —they shook their heads , they had already found it their destruc- tion ! They told them they were come to ...
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... character , starting as it were into sudden creation before the eyes of growing , in- quisitive , and ambitious Europe ! Day after day , some news , astounding in its very infinitude of good- ness , was breaking upon their excited minds ...
... character , starting as it were into sudden creation before the eyes of growing , in- quisitive , and ambitious Europe ! Day after day , some news , astounding in its very infinitude of good- ness , was breaking upon their excited minds ...
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Page 202 - And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
Page 399 - The white people had now found our country. Tidings were carried back and more came amongst us. Yet, we did not fear them. We took them to be friends. They called us brothers. We believed them and gave them a larger seat. At length, their numbers had greatly increased. They wanted more land; they wanted our country. Our eyes were opened and our minds became uneasy.
Page 399 - Brother, you say there is but one way to worship and serve the Great Spirit. If there is but one religion, why do you white people differ so much about it?
Page 22 - Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish ; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
Page 202 - Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, -Give me thy vineyard for money ; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it : and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
Page 202 - Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
Page 29 - Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.