Missions and Missionaries: Historically Viewed from Their CommencementLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1853 - 565 pages |
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Missions And Missionaries: Historically Viewed From Their Commencement Joseph Kingsmill No preview available - 2018 |
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Abbeokuta amongst ancient Apostles baptized Bible Bishop blessed brethren British called catechists Catholic chief Christian Church Missionary Society Church of England Church of Rome congregation converts dear death devoted Divine England faith Father favour friends give Gospel grace Greenland hath hear heart heathen heaven holy honour hope hundred India Indians indulgences Inquisition inquisitor instruction interesting Ireland Irish language island Jesuits Jews John King kingdom labours land language letter living Lord Lord's means ment mercy Miss Foulkes mission Missionary Society nations native never O'Meara Pagan Pallasgrean persecution persons Pitcairn's Island Pope pray prayer preached present priest prisoners Protestant received religion religious Roman Roman Catholic Romanists Saviour Scriptures sent sins sionary slaves Society's souls spirit station things thou tion Tong-King truth unto visited whole word worship writes Yoruba zeal
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Page 33 - And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there : save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Page 30 - For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death : for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
Page 184 - This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood; and it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
Page 392 - But Jesus said, Forbid him not : for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me. 40 For he that is not against us is on our part.
Page 22 - Spirit in the inner man ; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith ; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height, and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Page 32 - And when they were come to him, he said unto them, " Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I . have been with you at all seasons...
Page 34 - And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
Page 500 - God, through the holy men of God, who spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
Page 34 - Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more.