History of the Mission of the Secession Church to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island: From Its Commencement in 1765 |
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... Truro ; and , having re- turned to Scotland early in 1769 , was soon after ordained at Paisley , where he died . In consequence of numerous petitions from Nova ment . Scotia and other parts of America , the 22 MISSION TO NOVA SCOTIA .
... Truro ; and , having re- turned to Scotland early in 1769 , was soon after ordained at Paisley , where he died . In consequence of numerous petitions from Nova ment . Scotia and other parts of America , the 22 MISSION TO NOVA SCOTIA .
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... soon thereafter as he can be in readiness , and an opportunity of a ship offers . " Further , the Synod appointed him to continue in America after his arrival about the space of one year , and then re- turn home , unless , at their next ...
... soon thereafter as he can be in readiness , and an opportunity of a ship offers . " Further , the Synod appointed him to continue in America after his arrival about the space of one year , and then re- turn home , unless , at their next ...
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... soon after his arrival , his connection with the congregation in Greenock was dissolved . Mr. Smith followed in the summer of 1771 ; and it so happened that , while Mr. Cock landed first , and immediately after received a call , yet ...
... soon after his arrival , his connection with the congregation in Greenock was dissolved . Mr. Smith followed in the summer of 1771 ; and it so happened that , while Mr. Cock landed first , and immediately after received a call , yet ...
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... soon as it was in circum- stances to receive it . It had just fallen into the hands of the English , and was beginning to be occu- pied by British settlers , while there were few French colonists remaining to offer opposition to the ...
... soon as it was in circum- stances to receive it . It had just fallen into the hands of the English , and was beginning to be occu- pied by British settlers , while there were few French colonists remaining to offer opposition to the ...
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... sight of God , speak we in Christ . " His ap- pointment to Nova Scotia , as we have already seen , took place in August 1769 , but he did not leave this country till the summer of 1771 ; and soon after 30 MISSION TO NOVA SCOTIA .
... sight of God , speak we in Christ . " His ap- pointment to Nova Scotia , as we have already seen , took place in August 1769 , but he did not leave this country till the summer of 1771 ; and soon after 30 MISSION TO NOVA SCOTIA .
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Page 275 - of the field shall clap their hands. Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
Page 78 - Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
Page 32 - And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, 0 Satan!
Page 208 - Yet he hath authority, and it is his duty, to take order, that unity and peace be preserved in the Church—that the truth of God be kept pure and entire— that all blasphemies and heresies be suppressed—all corruptions and abuses in worship and discipline prevented or reformed, and
Page 30 - For we are not as many, which corrupt the Word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ.
Page 117 - saying, Thus saith the Lord, I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
Page 17 - ran in the following terms :—" Here I protest, before God and your lordships, that I profess, and allow with my heart, the true religion presently professed within this realm, and authorized by the laws thereof: I shall abide thereat, and defend the same to my life's end— renouncing the Roman religion called Papistry.
Page 67 - Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season f
Page 212 - Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing : then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.
Page 117 - Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord, I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.