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... followed ; and , like Elymas , he was led home by his affrighted companions , who considered it a visitation from the Almighty . I had frequent interviews with him afterwards , one in the precincts of his own temple , which I visited in ...
... followed ; and , like Elymas , he was led home by his affrighted companions , who considered it a visitation from the Almighty . I had frequent interviews with him afterwards , one in the precincts of his own temple , which I visited in ...
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... followed ; after- wards the conduct of the king , who , on his first profession , they would not have hesitated to bap- tize , was such , as to induce them to fear that his baptism would injure the Christian cause among the people ; and ...
... followed ; after- wards the conduct of the king , who , on his first profession , they would not have hesitated to bap- tize , was such , as to induce them to fear that his baptism would injure the Christian cause among the people ; and ...
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... followed , less fatal , but very distress- ing , and more extensive , as scarcely an individual escaped . These diseases have generally passed through the islands from the east to the west , in the direc- tion of the trade winds . After ...
... followed , less fatal , but very distress- ing , and more extensive , as scarcely an individual escaped . These diseases have generally passed through the islands from the east to the west , in the direc- tion of the trade winds . After ...
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... followed by almost instant death . Mr. Barff once took this preparation , at the earnest recommendation of the people ; but it nearly cost him his life , although he had not drunk more than half the quantity prepared . Frequently , when ...
... followed by almost instant death . Mr. Barff once took this preparation , at the earnest recommendation of the people ; but it nearly cost him his life , although he had not drunk more than half the quantity prepared . Frequently , when ...
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... followed by fever , which terminated his life fourteen days after the death of Mr. Tessier . Though his illness was short , his mind , towards the latter part of it , was tranquil , in reliance on that Saviour who alone can support in ...
... followed by fever , which terminated his life fourteen days after the death of Mr. Tessier . Though his illness was short , his mind , towards the latter part of it , was tranquil , in reliance on that Saviour who alone can support in ...
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Page 26 - I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Page 163 - Lo, the poor Indian ! whose untutored mind Sees GOD in clouds, or hears Him in the wind ; His soul proud science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk or Milky Way...
Page 7 - Saviour comes ! by ancient bards foretold ! Hear Him, ye deaf; and all ye blind, behold ! He from thick films shall purge the visual ray, And on the sightless eyeball pour the day: 'Tis he the obstructed paths of sound shall clear, And bid new music charm th' unfolding ear: The dumb shall sing, the lame his crutch forego, And leap exulting, like the bounding roe.
Page 297 - In these regions may be seen islands in every stage of their formation : " some presenting little more than a point or summit of a branching coralline pyramid, at a depth scarcely discernible through the transparent waters ; others spreading, like submarine gardens or shrubberies, beneath the surface ; or presenting here and there a little bank of broken coral and sand, over which the rolling wave occasionally breaks...
Page 130 - Missionaries illustrated the general principles of scripture, that in all the public stations they sustained , they were to do unto others as they would that others should do unto them...
Page 401 - Christianity teacheth people to beat their swords into plough-shares, and their spears into pruning-hooks, and to learn war no more...
Page 136 - ... in eighteen articles. After reading and explaining the several articles, he asked the chiefs if they approved of them. They replied aloud, ' We agree to them ; we heartily agree to them.' The king then addressed the people, and desired them, if they approved of the laws, to signify the same by lifting up their right hands. This was unanimously done, with a remarkable rushing noise, owing to the thousands of arms being lifted at once.
Page 67 - If it is not proper you must tell me. But I do greatly desire to dwell with you in the fold of Christ. Who do you think are the proper persons to be received into the church ? Those who have repented of their sins, and have obtained new hearts. What is a new heart * It is one whi'ch loves God, and loves the Word of God, and does not love sin, or sinful ways.
Page 100 - ... headlong into the water. — The inhabitants of Rurutu have a singular and less pleasant method of conveying their friends from a boat, &c. to the shore. On the arrival of strangers, every man endeavours to obtain one as a friend, and carry him off to his own habitation, where he is treated with the greatest kindness by the inhabitants of the district; they place him on a high seat, and feed him with abundance. of the finest food.
Page 67 - This is the reason why I hope I have a new heart. The heart I have now is not like the heart I formerly had. The one I have now is very bad, it is unbelieving, and inclined to evil. But it is not like the one I formerly had. Yes; I think I have a new heart.
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| Titre | Polynesian Researches: During a Residence of Nearly Eight Years in the Society and Sandwich Islands, Volume 3 Polynesian Researches: During a Residence of Nearly Eight Years in the Society and Sandwich Islands, William Ellis Volume 3 de Polynesian researches, William Ellis |
| Auteur | William Ellis |
| Édition | 2 |
| Éditeur | Fischer, Son & Jackson, 1831 |
| Original provenant de | Université d'Oxford |
| Numérisé | 21 sept. 2006 |
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