Letters on MissionsWestley and Davis, Stationers' Court, 1830 - 280 Seiten |
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... give it in answer to prayer , and in connexion with effort , while it was their duty in faith and patience to wait for it . I grant that if success in such a cause were indefinitely delayed , it would lead to some im- portant ...
... give it in answer to prayer , and in connexion with effort , while it was their duty in faith and patience to wait for it . I grant that if success in such a cause were indefinitely delayed , it would lead to some im- portant ...
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... volent nature . Giving him full credit for the latter , I trust he will give me also credit for a sincere and anxious desire to promote the same object which he has in view , in the few remarks I am about to make on some of his XV.
... volent nature . Giving him full credit for the latter , I trust he will give me also credit for a sincere and anxious desire to promote the same object which he has in view , in the few remarks I am about to make on some of his XV.
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... give their distracted attention , in rapid suc- cession , now to the home concerns of the society , and now to its foreign operations ; and these foreign operations are of the most dissimilar character . Placed in circumstances so ...
... give their distracted attention , in rapid suc- cession , now to the home concerns of the society , and now to its foreign operations ; and these foreign operations are of the most dissimilar character . Placed in circumstances so ...
Seite xx
... give a large portion of undistracted attention to it . " In conducting a mission to Mahometan nations , is it enough that men should be zealous , prayerful , kind - hearted ? Is it enough that they should be expert in managing those ...
... give a large portion of undistracted attention to it . " In conducting a mission to Mahometan nations , is it enough that men should be zealous , prayerful , kind - hearted ? Is it enough that they should be expert in managing those ...
Seite xxii
... give this direction yet to its missionaries in the East ; or if it cannot , why , if we have the means , not form a society with an exclusive view to the benefit of the followers of the false prophet ? All the rest of the world , unless ...
... give this direction yet to its missionaries in the East ; or if it cannot , why , if we have the means , not form a society with an exclusive view to the benefit of the followers of the false prophet ? All the rest of the world , unless ...
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Seite xxxvii - God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty...
Seite 43 - ... as deceivers, and yet true; as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; as sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
Seite 208 - He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me : and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
Seite 173 - There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more •than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty.
Seite 149 - ... certain it is that whosoever hath his mind fraught with many thoughts, his wits and understanding do clarify and break up in the communicating and discoursing with another:, he tosseth his thoughts more easily; he marshalleth them more orderly; he seeth how they look when they are turned into words; finally, he waxeth wiser than himself, and that more by an hour's discourse than by a day's meditation.
Seite 122 - Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
Seite 211 - Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
Seite 249 - Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia ; how that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
Seite 148 - But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled ; but sanctify the Lord God in your hearts : and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear...
Seite 172 - Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you : but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.