A Narrative of the Establishment and Progress of the Missions to Ceylon and India: Founded by the Late Rev. Thomas Coke, L.L.D., Under the Direction of the Wesleyan-Methodist Conference, Including Notices of Bombay and the Superstitions of Various Religious Sects at that Presidency, and on the Continent of India : with an Introductory Sketch of the Natural, Civil, and Religious History of the Island of Ceylonauthor, 1823 - 404 páginas |
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afforded Alexander Johnstone appeared appointed Armour arrival Asiatic attended Ault Batticaloa Bisset blessing Bombay brethren Brownrigg Budhu Budhuist Captain Birch Ceylon Ceylonese character Christian church circumstances Clough Colombo commenced Conference congregation Connexion considerable conversation dæmons Divine Doctor Coke Dutch endeavoured engaged England English esteem European Excellency expressed favourable friends Galle Gentoo Gospel Government Governor Harvard heathen honour hope idolatry immediately India influence inhabitants instruction interesting Island of Ceylon Jaffna Kandy Kandyan kind labours Lady land language letter Lord Lynch Madras Malabar Matura meet ment Messrs Methodist mind morning natives Negombo Pantura party persons Pettah pious pleasure Portuguese Portuguese language possession prayer preachers preaching present priests principal racter received religion religious rendered residence respect Robert Brownrigg sermon servants Singhalese situation Society spirit Squance station Sunday things tion tree Trincomalee Twisleton Veddas venerable vessel Wesleyan Missionaries worship
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Página 372 - 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' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
Página 10 - There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
Página 36 - While place we seek, or place we shun, The soul finds happiness in none ; But, with a God to guide our way, "Tis equal joy to go, or stay.
Página 23 - For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, for to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
Página 334 - Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him ; let him know that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
Página 36 - To souls impress' d with sacred Love ! Where'er they dwell, they dwell in Thee ; In heaven, in earth, or on the sea. To me remains nor place, nor time ; My country is in every clime ; I can be calm and free from care On any shore, since God is there.
Página 345 - And the Spirit and the bride say, come. And let him that heareth, say, come. And let him that is athirst, come; and whosoever will, let him come and take of the water of life freely.
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