An answer to the abbé Dubois; in which the various wrong principles [&c.] contained in his work, entitled 'Letters on the state of Christianity in India', are pointed out1824 |
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... Lord Jesus Christ said to his servant Paul , My grace is sufficient for thee , for my strength is made perfect in weakness ; " and Paul wrote in consequence to the Corinthian Church , " Most gladly , therefore , will I rather glory in ...
... Lord Jesus Christ said to his servant Paul , My grace is sufficient for thee , for my strength is made perfect in weakness ; " and Paul wrote in consequence to the Corinthian Church , " Most gladly , therefore , will I rather glory in ...
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... Lord ? " The Abbé's argument virtually gives a reply -- Yes ; the conversion of a Hindoo , especially of a Bramin , is a thing too hard for him . The truth is , that if the chains which hold the Hindoos were twice as numerous and as ...
... Lord ? " The Abbé's argument virtually gives a reply -- Yes ; the conversion of a Hindoo , especially of a Bramin , is a thing too hard for him . The truth is , that if the chains which hold the Hindoos were twice as numerous and as ...
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... Lord Jesus Christ to save to the uttermost all who come unto God by him . The author argues , that because the Roman Catholic Missionaries have failed , therefore all Protestant labourers must , à fortiori , fail like- wise . His ...
... Lord Jesus Christ to save to the uttermost all who come unto God by him . The author argues , that because the Roman Catholic Missionaries have failed , therefore all Protestant labourers must , à fortiori , fail like- wise . His ...
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... Lord . ” I may notice , that the introduction of the cor- rect principle defeats the author's à priori argu- ment against the practicability of establishing female schools . He thus expresses his sentiments on the subject : - " That ...
... Lord . ” I may notice , that the introduction of the cor- rect principle defeats the author's à priori argu- ment against the practicability of establishing female schools . He thus expresses his sentiments on the subject : - " That ...
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... Lord and Master being fulfilled in those who shall come after them . Others have laboured , ye are entered into their labours . ' In so doing , if they should have done no more , they will have de- served to be held in grateful ...
... Lord and Master being fulfilled in those who shall come after them . Others have laboured , ye are entered into their labours . ' In so doing , if they should have done no more , they will have de- served to be held in grateful ...
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Page 199 - And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years...
Page 7 - My grace is sufficient for thee : for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake : for when I am weak, then am I strong.
Page 66 - And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief : for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove ; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Page 7 - ... quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens ; women received their dead raised to life again ; and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection...
Page 191 - So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are : for blood it defileth the land : and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
Page 66 - And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
Page 78 - To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak. I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
Page 8 - ... they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword : they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented ; (of whom the world was not worthy :) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
Page 199 - And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them. And I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God...
Page 87 - Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine Holy Name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went.