Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Rev. Claudius Buchanan, D.D., Late Vice-provost of the College of Fort William in Bengal, Volume 1 |
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... Divine blessing which its Author fervently implores , in some degree , the means of confirming and extending the kingdom of Christ , not only in India , but throughout the world at large . St. Giles's , Oxford , March 8 , 1817 ...
... Divine blessing which its Author fervently implores , in some degree , the means of confirming and extending the kingdom of Christ , not only in India , but throughout the world at large . St. Giles's , Oxford , March 8 , 1817 ...
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... divine grace ; whether " or not it was a fiction imposed by grave and " austere persons from their own fancies . He took " occasion from this enquiry to enlarge much upon the subject ; he spoke with zeal and ear- " nestness , and ...
... divine grace ; whether " or not it was a fiction imposed by grave and " austere persons from their own fancies . He took " occasion from this enquiry to enlarge much upon the subject ; he spoke with zeal and ear- " nestness , and ...
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... divine precepts . That such was the general tenor of the counsel which was imparted upon these occasions , plainly appears from several succeeding letters of Mr. Buchanan ; and though it is to be lamented that those of his pious ...
... divine precepts . That such was the general tenor of the counsel which was imparted upon these occasions , plainly appears from several succeeding letters of Mr. Buchanan ; and though it is to be lamented that those of his pious ...
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... divine origin . If the spiritual change , however , which has been thus explained , is acknowledged by some to have been devoid of any thing delusive or visionary , it may still perhaps be considered by others as neither extraordinary ...
... divine origin . If the spiritual change , however , which has been thus explained , is acknowledged by some to have been devoid of any thing delusive or visionary , it may still perhaps be considered by others as neither extraordinary ...
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... divine law , which reaches to the thoughts and intents of the heart , and conse- quently of those innumerable transgressions of its pure and extensive demands , and of that inward corruption and weakness , which lead the awakened mind ...
... divine law , which reaches to the thoughts and intents of the heart , and conse- quently of those innumerable transgressions of its pure and extensive demands , and of that inward corruption and weakness , which lead the awakened mind ...
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Page 336 - ... if any man will do the will of God, he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of God.
Page 173 - Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days.
Page 362 - this early period be advanced to see what « eye hath not " seen, nor ear heard, nor hath entered into the heart of
Page 281 - Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you...
Page 355 - God's purpose by his Spirit working in due season : they, through grace, obey the calling : they be justified freely : they be made sons of God by adoption : they be made like the image of his only begotten Son Jesus Christ : they walk religiously in good works : and at length by God's mercy they attain to everlasting felicity.
Page 181 - Then say not man's imperfect, Heaven in fault; Say rather, man's as perfect as he ought: His knowledge measured to his state and place; His time a moment, and a point his space.
Page 154 - He has fought a good fight ; he has finished his course ; he has kept the faith...
Page 291 - 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.
Page 203 - Hindoo codes of law and religion, and with the political and commercial interests and relations of Great Britain in Asia. They should be regularly instructed in the principles and system which constitute the foundation of that wise code of regulations and laws enacted by the Governor-General in Council for the purpose of securing to the people of this empire the benefit of the ancient and accustomed laws of the country, administered in the spirit of the British constitution.
Page 240 - 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.