Work in the Colonies: Some Account of the Missionary Operations of the Church of England in Connection with the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts ... |
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... Christian land , who do not repeat these words each day of their lives ; and Sunday after Sunday their sound is borne upwards , from the hearts , we trust , as well as the lips of innumerable worshippers . But amongst the thousands who ...
... Christian land , who do not repeat these words each day of their lives ; and Sunday after Sunday their sound is borne upwards , from the hearts , we trust , as well as the lips of innumerable worshippers . But amongst the thousands who ...
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... Christ's sake and the Gospel's . " From the days of the Apostles to the present time , there has never been wanting ... Christian England enjoy the full light of the Gospel , -that we owe that blessing entirely to the exertions , to the ...
... Christ's sake and the Gospel's . " From the days of the Apostles to the present time , there has never been wanting ... Christian England enjoy the full light of the Gospel , -that we owe that blessing entirely to the exertions , to the ...
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... Christian's GOD - is never wholly silent . Hour after hour that voice ascends to the throne of grace- now from the magnificent cathedrals , or more humble but time- honoured churches of our native isle - now from the log - built shrines ...
... Christian's GOD - is never wholly silent . Hour after hour that voice ascends to the throne of grace- now from the magnificent cathedrals , or more humble but time- honoured churches of our native isle - now from the log - built shrines ...
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... Christian worship , but oh ! how feeble is the sound - how scattered are the worshippers in comparison with what they might become , if we were to unite in one mighty effort to propagate the gospel throughout the world , and especially ...
... Christian worship , but oh ! how feeble is the sound - how scattered are the worshippers in comparison with what they might become , if we were to unite in one mighty effort to propagate the gospel throughout the world , and especially ...
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... Christians , members of the British Church , being themselves in possession of abundant spiritual privileges , were ... Christian Knowledge , together with the most active Bishops and lay Churchmen of the day , petitioned King William ...
... Christians , members of the British Church , being themselves in possession of abundant spiritual privileges , were ... Christian Knowledge , together with the most active Bishops and lay Churchmen of the day , petitioned King William ...
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Page 202 - What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's. isle ; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown : The heathen in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone.
Page 21 - NOT unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give the praise; for thy loving mercy, and for thy truth's sake.
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