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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... result of an abstract meditation on the inability of the merely human agent . The antidote to this suspicion and hesitation , is a firm belief and steady contempla- " " tion of the power of divine grace on the heart 10.
... result of an abstract meditation on the inability of the merely human agent . The antidote to this suspicion and hesitation , is a firm belief and steady contempla- " " tion of the power of divine grace on the heart 10.
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... result from the circumstance of his reputed father being a carpenter . According to the Abbé's account of the sermon which gave so much umbrage to his Hindoo audience , it appears as though he had unnecessarily , and unscripturally ...
... result from the circumstance of his reputed father being a carpenter . According to the Abbé's account of the sermon which gave so much umbrage to his Hindoo audience , it appears as though he had unnecessarily , and unscripturally ...
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... result of many editions and revisions , is the more surpris- ing , as his own statements seem both to elicit and establish the very maxim contended for.- " It is a well known fact , " says he , " that when England separated herself from ...
... result of many editions and revisions , is the more surpris- ing , as his own statements seem both to elicit and establish the very maxim contended for.- " It is a well known fact , " says he , " that when England separated herself from ...
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... resulting from Sanscrit stores , and a learned modification of the sacred page . That by Mr. Ellerton excels in many happy renderings of a familiar and idiomatic kind . Whilst capable of improvement in subsequent editions , they are ...
... resulting from Sanscrit stores , and a learned modification of the sacred page . That by Mr. Ellerton excels in many happy renderings of a familiar and idiomatic kind . Whilst capable of improvement in subsequent editions , they are ...
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... resulting from the Indian versions , which must readily present themselves to every reflecting mind ; such as the furnishing the great weapon of spiritual warfare to the missionary , who other- wise would resemble a soldier without a ...
... resulting from the Indian versions , which must readily present themselves to every reflecting mind ; such as the furnishing the great weapon of spiritual warfare to the missionary , who other- wise would resemble a soldier without a ...
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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.