Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Rev. Claudius Buchanan, D.D.: Late Vice-provost of the College of Fort William in Bengal |
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... period of its most extensive and effective operation . The pro- ceedings of this Institution are , it is believed , but little known in England , and deserve particular attention at the present moment.b The account also of the journey ...
... period of its most extensive and effective operation . The pro- ceedings of this Institution are , it is believed , but little known in England , and deserve particular attention at the present moment.b The account also of the journey ...
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... period of the extraordinary occurrences which took place in that valley , in consequence of the preaching of the celebra- ted Mr. Whitefield , in the year 1742. Notwithstanding the enthusiasm and extravagance which probably attended ...
... period of the extraordinary occurrences which took place in that valley , in consequence of the preaching of the celebra- ted Mr. Whitefield , in the year 1742. Notwithstanding the enthusiasm and extravagance which probably attended ...
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... period , that he was frequently a sufferer from the pressure of poverty : nor is this to be wondered at , when it is known , that the utmost salary which he received amounted only to forty pounds per annum . Accordingly , it appears ...
... period , that he was frequently a sufferer from the pressure of poverty : nor is this to be wondered at , when it is known , that the utmost salary which he received amounted only to forty pounds per annum . Accordingly , it appears ...
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... period so little under the influence of religion , that the Sabbath was too often spent in the study of Virgil and Horace ; though at other times his reading on that sa- cred day appears to have been of a graver nature . But the later ...
... period so little under the influence of religion , that the Sabbath was too often spent in the study of Virgil and Horace ; though at other times his reading on that sa- cred day appears to have been of a graver nature . But the later ...
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... period of his life , of the subject of these Memoirs . If slight views are entertained of the evil of sin , of the guilt , misery , and danger of a sensual and worldly life , and of the nature and extent of Christian faith and holiness ...
... period of his life , of the subject of these Memoirs . If slight views are entertained of the evil of sin , of the guilt , misery , and danger of a sensual and worldly life , and of the nature and extent of Christian faith and holiness ...
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Page 127 - Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days.
Page 210 - ... if any man will do the will of God, he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of God.
Page 362 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Page 167 - And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not, I will lead them in paths that they have not known : I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake . them.
Page 166 - No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life ; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
Page 437 - And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.
Page 114 - He has fought a good fight ; he has finished his course ; he has kept the faith...
Page 182 - Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
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Page 450 - For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith,