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 pages |
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... honour to the new - born King . Thirdly , It was done by the ministry of Nature . Na- ture herself was commanded to bear witness to the presence of the God of Nature . A Star or Divine Light , pointed out significantly from heaven the ...
... honour to the new - born King . Thirdly , It was done by the ministry of Nature . Na- ture herself was commanded to bear witness to the presence of the God of Nature . A Star or Divine Light , pointed out significantly from heaven the ...
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... honoured ? Why was the East , and not the West , the scene of these transactions ? The East was the scene of the first revelation of God . The fountains of inspiration were first opened in the East . And , after the flood , the first ...
... honoured ? Why was the East , and not the West , the scene of these transactions ? The East was the scene of the first revelation of God . The fountains of inspiration were first opened in the East . And , after the flood , the first ...
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... honour was given to the Protestant churches of Denmark and Germany . It was sent to a cer- tain nation in the South of India ; for there are many na- tions in Hindostan . What then was the effect of giving them the Bible ? It was the ...
... honour was given to the Protestant churches of Denmark and Germany . It was sent to a cer- tain nation in the South of India ; for there are many na- tions in Hindostan . What then was the effect of giving them the Bible ? It was the ...
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... honour of the Gospel . In the month of July , 1806 , a Jubilee was observed by these Hindoo churches , in commemoration of the arrival of the two first Protestant Missionaries on the 9th of July , 1706. The year 1806 , being the ...
... honour of the Gospel . In the month of July , 1806 , a Jubilee was observed by these Hindoo churches , in commemoration of the arrival of the two first Protestant Missionaries on the 9th of July , 1706. The year 1806 , being the ...
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... honour to his memory in the presence of his Braminical court . He covered the body with a gold cloth , and shed a flood of tears . He afterwards composed an epitaph for him whom he called " his father and his friend , " and caused it to ...
... honour to his memory in the presence of his Braminical court . He covered the body with a gold cloth , and shed a flood of tears . He afterwards composed an epitaph for him whom he called " his father and his friend , " and caused it to ...
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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
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Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 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.