The Apostles of India

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Hodder and Stoughton, 1915 - 447 pàgines

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Pàgina 79 - He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
Pàgina 123 - Thou, O my Jesus, Thou, didst me Upon the cross embrace; For me didst bear the nails and spear, And manifold disgrace; And griefs and torments numberless, And sweat of agony, — Yea, death itself; and all for me, Who was Thine enemy.
Pàgina 124 - E'en so I love Thee, and will love, And in Thy praise will sing ; Solely because Thou art my God, And my eternal King.
Pàgina 124 - Thou, O my JESUS, Thou didst me Upon the Cross embrace ; For me didst bear the nails, and spear, And manifold disgrace, And griefs and torments numberless, And sweat of agony ; Yea, death itself ; and all for me Who was Thine enemy.
Pàgina 260 - St. Paul enumerates idolatry among ' the works of the flesh,' and corrupt nature does indeed derive support from it in more ways than one. If it were only an error of the understanding, the greater number of heathens would already have forsaken it ; but being a work of the flesh, and Christianity requiring its crucifixion, they stop there. May divine power rescue them from it, through Jesus Christ.
Pàgina 79 - And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, even Jesus Christ.
Pàgina 8 - THE BODY OF ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE ; AND OF THE MIRACLES THEREOF. THE Body of Messer St. Thomas the Apostle lies in this province of Maabar at a certain little town...
Pàgina 366 - I am satisfied that if you ever see him, you will be pleased with him. He will give you grace before and after dinner, and admonish such of your party as take the Lord's name in vain ; but his good sense and great learning will delight you, whilst his constant cheerfulness will add to the hilarity of your party.
Pàgina 309 - Buchanan, viceprovost ; and, to my great surprise, I was asked to undertake the Bengali professorship. One morning, a letter from Mr. Brown came, inviting me to cross the water, to have some conversation with him upon this subject. I had but just time to call our brethren together, who were of opinion that, for several reasons, I ought to accept it, provided it did not interfere with the work of the mission. I also knew myself to be incapable of filling such a station with reputation and propriety....
Pàgina 39 - Vie philosopher. ABOUT the same time, the school of the faithful was governed by a man most distinguished for his learning, whose name was Pantaenus. As there had been a school of sacred learning established there from ancient times, which has continued down to our own times, and which we have understood was held by men able in eloquence, and the study of divine things.

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