The Mission Field, Volums 1-2

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Bell and Daldy, 1856
 

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Pàgina 45 - Dominions ; that all things may be so ordered and settled by their endeavours, upon the best and surest foundations, that peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion and piety, may be established among us for all generations.
Pàgina 84 - Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without ; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
Pàgina 67 - And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
Pàgina 245 - His death and passion: and grant, that the grace of God, which bringeth salvation, may effectually teach and persuade me to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world...
Pàgina 221 - God's assistance, to administer to all such as shall be religiously and devoutly disposed the most comfortable Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ; to be by them received in remembrance of his meritorious Cross and Passion; whereby alone we obtain remission of our sins, and are made partakers of the kingdom of heaven.
Pàgina 104 - He probably has learnt from some stray canoe or a neighbouring island the name of the chief. He calls out his name, he steps forward, the bishop hands him a tomahawk, and holds out his hand for the chief's bow and arrows. The old chief with innate chivalry sends the tomahawk to the rear to show that he is safe and may place confidence in him.
Pàgina 58 - I attempted to apologize for having come that evening : he said, ' No apology, Sir : if you will be satisfied with my humble board, you are welcome ; ' and he ordered supper immediately. He seemed greatly agitated, and, a few moments after, rising from his chair, broke forth with that incomparable song of praise, the 'Te Deum Laudamus;' repeating it with great solemnity and accuracy.
Pàgina 38 - ... Hottentots, to the plain which they had spoken of; riding through magnificent groups of acacia or camelthorn trees, many of which were covered with the enormous nests of the social grosbeaks. As they de scended to the plain they perceived large herds of brindled gnoos, quaggas, and antelopes covering the whole face of the country as far as the eye could reach, moving about in masses to and fro, joining each other and separating, so that the whole plain seemed alive with them. " Is not this splendid...
Pàgina 79 - ... him to the village with the sad tidings that Daniel had fallen, but she did not then know the extent of his hurt. Less than half an hour previous he had left her with a smile on his countenance, for Daniel was always in a cheerful mood. What must have been the poor creature's agony as she sat by her dead husband, with his head resting in her lap, for more than an hour ere any one could...
Pàgina 172 - Kings with their armies did flee, and were discomfited : and they of the household divided the spoil.

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