The Star in the East: A Sermon, Preached in the Parish-Church of St. James, Bristol, on Sunday, Feb. 26, 1809, for the Benefit of the "Society for Missions to Africa and the East"Williams & Whiting, 1809 - 48 Seiten |
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... Arabia , and dawned , as it were , on the Temple of Mecca itself . Two Mahometans of Arabia , persons of consideration in their own country , have been lately converted to the Chris- tian faith . One of them has already suffered ...
... Arabia , and dawned , as it were , on the Temple of Mecca itself . Two Mahometans of Arabia , persons of consideration in their own country , have been lately converted to the Chris- tian faith . One of them has already suffered ...
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... Arabia , they agreed to travel toge- ther , and to visit foreign countries . They were both zeal- ous Mahometans . Sabat is son of Ibrahim Sabat , a noble family of the line of Beni - Sabat , who trace their pedigree to Mahomet . The ...
... Arabia , they agreed to travel toge- ther , and to visit foreign countries . They were both zeal- ous Mahometans . Sabat is son of Ibrahim Sabat , a noble family of the line of Beni - Sabat , who trace their pedigree to Mahomet . The ...
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... Arabia , for the truth of the facts * . The following circumstance in the history of Sabat ought not to have been omitted . When his family in Arabia had heard that he had followed the example of Abdallah , and become a Christian , they ...
... Arabia , for the truth of the facts * . The following circumstance in the history of Sabat ought not to have been omitted . When his family in Arabia had heard that he had followed the example of Abdallah , and become a Christian , they ...
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... Arabia . And these , my brethren , are the instances I wished to lay before you , of the divine power of the Christian religion recently exemplified in the East . The conversions of Ah- dallah and Sabat seem to have been as evidently ...
... Arabia . And these , my brethren , are the instances I wished to lay before you , of the divine power of the Christian religion recently exemplified in the East . The conversions of Ah- dallah and Sabat seem to have been as evidently ...
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... Arabia , Northern India , Tartary , and China , whose respective places of residence may be easily discovered . The places which have been already ascertained , are 65 in number . These tribes have in general , ( particularly those who ...
... Arabia , Northern India , Tartary , and China , whose respective places of residence may be easily discovered . The places which have been already ascertained , are 65 in number . These tribes have in general , ( particularly those who ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Abdallah amongst ancient antiquity appears Arabia Archbishop Armenia Asia believe Bengal Bible Bishop of Cochin black Jews blessed Bochara brethren Buchanan Cabul called character Chris Christ Christian church Christian religion Christianity in India church of England church of Rome circumstances Cochin communion conversion copy Cranganore diffusing doctrine East English Estrangelo Europe evidence existing faith Gospel hath heard heathen world Hebrew Hindoos Hindostan Holy Ghost honour incarnation Jewish Jubilee king language Latin Light Lord Madras Mahometans Malabar Malayala Malayalim manuscripts Mesopotamia Messiah Metropolitan Monophysites moral mountains nations native natural Nestorian Nestorius Patriarch of Antioch Persia plate ples Portuguese possessed preached preserved priests prophecies Rajah reside respect Roman Catholic Romish church Sabat Saviour seen his Star sent Swartz Syrian Christians Syrian church Syrio tablets Tanjore testimony tian tion Travancore true truth Udiamper Verapoli whence whole words worship
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 4 - When they had heard the king, they departed; and lo, the star which they saw in the east went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
Seite 4 - And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down and worshipped him; and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
Seite 19 - He made no answer, but looked up steadfastly towards heaven, like Stephen the first martyr, his eyes streaming with tears. He did not look with anger towards me. He looked at me, but it was benignly, and with the countenance of forgiveness. His other hand was then cut off. But, sir," said Sabat, in his imperfect English, " he never changed, he never changed.
Seite 14 - And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.
Seite 41 - ... parish churches in England ; the style of building in both being of Saracenic origin. They have sloping roofs, pointed arch windows, and buttresses supporting the walls. The beams of the roof, being exposed to view, are ornamented ; and the ceiling of the choir and altar is circular and fretted. In the cathedral churches, the shrines of the deceased bishops are placed on each side of the altar.
Seite 40 - The first view of the Christian churches, in this sequestered region of Hindostan, connected with the idea of their tranquil duration for so many ages, cannot fail to excite pleasing emotions in the mind of the beholder. The form of the oldest buildings is not unlike that of some of the old parish churches in England : the style of building in both being of Saracenic origin.
Seite 44 - ... exact form of the letter. In other copies, where the ink had less of a corroding quality, it has fallen off, and left a dark vestige of the letter, faint indeed, but not, in general, illegible. There is a volume, which was deposited in one of the remote Churches, near the mountains, which merits a particular description.
Seite 39 - I speak not of interfering1 with their religious prejudices, or endeavouring to convert the natives by »n extraordinary effort on the part of the British government. Conversion, in my opinion, must be the consequence which would naturally flow from our attention to their moral instruction, and their more intimate acquaintance with the English character. " I do not mention this as an experiment, the result of which might be considered as problematical : the experiment has been already made, and the...
Seite 34 - We believe in the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, three persons in one God ; neither confounding the persons nor dividing the substance, one in three, and three in one. The Father generator, the Son generated, and the Holy Ghost proceeding. None is before or after the other ; in majesty, honor, might, and power co-equal ; Unity in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity.
Seite 48 - Some of the Jews suppose that this roll came originally from Senna, in Arabia ; others have heard that it was brought from Cashmir. The Cabul Jews, who travel annually into the interior of China, say, that in some synagogues the Law is still found written on a roll of leather; not on vellum, but on a soft flexible leather, made of goats' skin, and dyed red ; which agrees with the description of the roll above mentioned.