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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... dangers : they triumphed while stretched on the rack ; they sung in the midst of the fire . By the vigorous efforts which they made , the authority of the Pope was shaken to its centre ; his throne was seen to totter ; and ever since ...
... dangers : they triumphed while stretched on the rack ; they sung in the midst of the fire . By the vigorous efforts which they made , the authority of the Pope was shaken to its centre ; his throne was seen to totter ; and ever since ...
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... dangers , he encoun- tered in the prosecution of this important work . In a letter to the Hon . Mr. Winslow , he says ... danger even of his life . Both- the chiefs and the powaws were the determined enemies of Christianity - the sachems ...
... dangers , he encoun- tered in the prosecution of this important work . In a letter to the Hon . Mr. Winslow , he says ... danger even of his life . Both- the chiefs and the powaws were the determined enemies of Christianity - the sachems ...
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... dangerous exercise ; and it is a striking proof of the power of habit over the human frame , that it is not more frequently followed by fatal consequences . They dance , Mr. Sergeant informs us , round a large fire , till they are ...
... dangerous exercise ; and it is a striking proof of the power of habit over the human frame , that it is not more frequently followed by fatal consequences . They dance , Mr. Sergeant informs us , round a large fire , till they are ...
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... danger ; but afterwards it assumed an alarming aspect , and , at length , put a period to his invaluable life , March 22 , 1758 , in the fifty - fifth year of his age , and only about two months after his removal from Stockbridge . † At ...
... danger ; but afterwards it assumed an alarming aspect , and , at length , put a period to his invaluable life , March 22 , 1758 , in the fifty - fifth year of his age , and only about two months after his removal from Stockbridge . † At ...
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... dangers to which they would be exposed , if they continue to reject it . The Delawares thanked them for their visit ; and it appears that then , or soon after , they " unanimously agreed to accept and take hold with both hands , " of ...
... dangers to which they would be exposed , if they continue to reject it . The Delawares thanked them for their visit ; and it appears that then , or soon after , they " unanimously agreed to accept and take hold with both hands , " of ...
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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.