Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Rev. Claudius Buchanan, D.D.: Late Vice-provost of the College of Fort William in BengalStrahan and Spottiswoode, 1819 - Educators |
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... called manners and customs , are nearly as futile to " him who is enquiring in what state a people are “ in relation to the Almighty , and to the purpose " of their creation . " 66 " Cuttack , 8th June , 1806 . Tigers abound in the ...
... called manners and customs , are nearly as futile to " him who is enquiring in what state a people are “ in relation to the Almighty , and to the purpose " of their creation . " 66 " Cuttack , 8th June , 1806 . Tigers abound in the ...
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... called for pawn ; and immediately " afterwards a servant came up with four pieces of 66 gold cloth of different kinds , which the Rajah " taking into his hands presented to me . He then " put a chaplet of flowers round my neck , ( this ...
... called for pawn ; and immediately " afterwards a servant came up with four pieces of 66 gold cloth of different kinds , which the Rajah " taking into his hands presented to me . He then " put a chaplet of flowers round my neck , ( this ...
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... called upon a lower minister to read it with a " distinct voice , to which he himself listened as to “ a record , and then proceeded to expound . His prayer for the Church of England at the end was “ full of fervour ; and the psalm ...
... called upon a lower minister to read it with a " distinct voice , to which he himself listened as to “ a record , and then proceeded to expound . His prayer for the Church of England at the end was “ full of fervour ; and the psalm ...
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... called them schismatiques , " whom no European or Romish priest had ever " visited . " During his stay at Tanjore , Dr. Buchanan wrote at considerable length to his venerable friend Mr. Newton . His letter contained a sketch of his jour ...
... called them schismatiques , " whom no European or Romish priest had ever " visited . " During his stay at Tanjore , Dr. Buchanan wrote at considerable length to his venerable friend Mr. Newton . His letter contained a sketch of his jour ...
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... Mussulman , as I expected would " be the case . In Ceylon the fable of Adam's flight from the island is very current . The truth " seems to be this . The Hindoos called Ceylon 66 66 " a paradise , on account of its spices 32 MEMOIRS OF.
... Mussulman , as I expected would " be the case . In Ceylon the fable of Adam's flight from the island is very current . The truth " seems to be this . The Hindoos called Ceylon 66 66 " a paradise , on account of its spices 32 MEMOIRS OF.
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Page 142 - Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel...
Page 366 - 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 254 - FOR an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water : whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in, was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
Page 204 - Ye know also, some of you in your blessed experience, that God has given testimony to the word of his grace, so that " our gospel came not to you in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance.
Page 302 - Committee that it is the duty of this country to promote the interest and happiness of the native inhabitants of the British dominions in India, and that such measures ought to be adopted as may tend to the introduction among them of useful knowledge and of religious and moral improvement.
Page 114 - DEAR SIR, I had the pleasure to receive your letter of the...
Page 323 - My health, concerning which you inquire, continues, we hope, to mend; but it will be long before I obtain much strength, even if there should be no relapse of paralysis, which can only be known to him who said to the sick of the palsy,
Page 185 - Considerations on the Practicability, Policy, and Obligation of communicating to the Natives of India the Knowledge of Christianity. With Observations on the "Prefatory Remarks" to a pamphlet published by Major Scott Waring.
Page 132 - I hope your Royal Highness does me the justice to believe that it is with the utmost reluctance that I trouble you with my opinion unasked at any time, much more so upon a subject where it may not be agreeable to your wishes. I am sure...