Christianity Designed and Adapted to be a Universal Religion: A Discourse Delivered at the Ordination of the Rev. James W. Thompson, as Pastor of the South Congregational Society, in Natick, Feb. 17, 1830. ... |
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CHRISTIANITY DESIGNED & ADAPTE Alexander 1800-1854 Young,James 1780-1854 Thompson,Luther 1796-1853 Hamilton No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 69 - Alas, I have lost every thing ; my understanding leaves me, my memory fails me, my utterance fails me ; but I thank God my charity holds out still ; I find that rather grows than fails.
Page 71 - The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts. The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts : and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.
Page 40 - I desire to see it done before I die, and I am so deep in years, that I cannot expect to live long; besides, we have but one man, viz. the Indian Printer, that is able to compose the sheets, and correct the press with understanding.
Page 6 - The hour is coming, in the which all that are in the grave shall hear his voice, and shall come forth ; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation...
Page 58 - Lingua is composed; one would think, they had been growing ever since Babel, unto the Dimensions to which they are now extended. For instance, if my Reader will count how many Letters there are in this one Word, Nummatchekodtantamooonganunnonash, when he has done, for his Reward I'll tell him, it signifies no more in English, than our Lusts, and if I were to translate, our Loves; it must be nothing shorter than Noowomantammooonkanunonnash. Or, to give my Reader a longer Word than either of these,...
Page 34 - Thus after three houres time thus spent with them, wee asked them if they were not weary, and they answered, No. But wee resolved to leave them with an appetite...
Page 29 - Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, And prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sake, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
Page 67 - God first put into my heart a compassion over their poor Souls, and a desire to teach them to know Christ, and to bring them into his Kingdome...
Page 72 - Weaknesse ; or a Glorious Manifestation of the further Progresse of the Gospel among the Indians in New-England. Held forth in Sundry Letters from divers Ministers and others to the Corporation established by Parliament for promoting the Gospel among the Heathen in NewEngland : and to particular Members thereof since the last Treatise to that effect, formerly set forth by Mr.
Page 37 - I have not been dry, night nor day, from the third day of the week unto the sixth ; but so travelled, and at night pull off my boots, and wring my stockings, and on with them again, and so continue. But God steps in and helps. I have considered the word of God, 2 Timothy 2,3: ' Endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.