Missionary Records: China, Burmah, Ceylon, &c., &cReligious Tract Soc., 1799 - 304 pages |
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... object with those engaged in it to proceed quietly , and attract as little notice as possible ; but it was feared that an open profession of christianity might excite their attention ; and it was possible that they would not be at the ...
... object with those engaged in it to proceed quietly , and attract as little notice as possible ; but it was feared that an open profession of christianity might excite their attention ; and it was possible that they would not be at the ...
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... object to first converts , because they are less perfect than christians who have enjoyed higher privileges , discovers great ignorance of human nature . Tsae- a - ko adhered to his profession of the gospel until his death , which took ...
... object to first converts , because they are less perfect than christians who have enjoyed higher privileges , discovers great ignorance of human nature . Tsae- a - ko adhered to his profession of the gospel until his death , which took ...
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... objects of study , in the first place to the more learned , and gradually of education to others , would naturally tend to loosen the fetters of superstition and pre- judice ; to substitute for a contempt , perhaps more feigned than ...
... objects of study , in the first place to the more learned , and gradually of education to others , would naturally tend to loosen the fetters of superstition and pre- judice ; to substitute for a contempt , perhaps more feigned than ...
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... objects of which are the cultivation of Chinese and English literature , and the diffusion of christianity in the countries and islands which lie to the eastward of Penang , owes its origin to the Rev. Dr. Morrison , who generously ...
... objects of which are the cultivation of Chinese and English literature , and the diffusion of christianity in the countries and islands which lie to the eastward of Penang , owes its origin to the Rev. Dr. Morrison , who generously ...
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... object presented itself which chilled my blood ; the body of the man being completely covered with sores . I asked him whence he came , why he re- mained in that place , and why he did not go to the general hospital . He said he felt ...
... object presented itself which chilled my blood ; the body of the man being completely covered with sores . I asked him whence he came , why he re- mained in that place , and why he did not go to the general hospital . He said he felt ...
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Page 160 - Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience ; .and patience, experience; and experience, hope: and hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
Page 138 - Woe unto you, lawyers ! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge : ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
Page 178 - The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it : for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon : and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Page 166 - America, and my beloved friends there — but for nearly a year and a half, so entirely engrossed was every thought, with present scenes and sufferings, that I seldom reflected on a single occurrence of my former life, or recollected that I had a friend in existence out of Ava.
Page 166 - The officers who had taken possession of our property presented it to his majesty, saying, " Judson is a true teacher ; we found nothing in his house but what belongs to priests. In addition to this money, there are an immense number of books, medicines, trunks of wearing apparel, &c., of which we have only taken a list. Shall we take them, or let them remain ? "
Page 200 - As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
Page 19 - ... or other men. His knowledge of course is very limited, and his views perhaps obscure, but I hope that his faith in Jesus is sincere. I took for my guide what Philip said to the Eunuch, — ' If thou believest with all thine heart thou mayest
Page 163 - ... in amazement at the indignities offered their master — and the hardened executioner, with a kind of hellish joy, drew tight the cords, bound Mr. Judson fast, and dragged him off, I knew not whither. In vain I begged and entreated the spotted face to take the silver, and loosen the ropes ; but he spurned my offers, and immediately departed. I gave the money, however, to Moung Ing, to follow after, to make some further attempt to mitigate the torture of Mr.
Page 139 - ... at the further end of which a curtain of black velvet, embossed with gold, conceals the august animal from the eyes of the vulgar, and before this curtain the offerings intended for him are displayed. His dwelling is a lofty hall covered with splendid gilding...
Page 42 - FIRM as the earth thy gospel stands, My Lord, my hope, my trust ; If I am found in Jesus' hands, My soul can ne'er be lost.