Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Rev. Claudius Buchanan, D.D., Late Vice-provost of the College of Fort William in Bengal, Volume 1Strahan and Spottiswoode, 1819 - 395 pages |
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... preceding brief observa- tion , that his allowance from his employers en . abled him to make a genteel appearance , there are various intimations , in a memorandum book kept by Mr. Buchanan during a part of this period , that he was ...
... preceding brief observa- tion , that his allowance from his employers en . abled him to make a genteel appearance , there are various intimations , in a memorandum book kept by Mr. Buchanan during a part of this period , that he was ...
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... preceding circumstances are derived , and which are chiefly written in Latin , it appears that Mr. Buchanan's father died on the 24th of August 1788 , precisely a twelvemonth after his own de- parture from Scotland . This event was ...
... preceding circumstances are derived , and which are chiefly written in Latin , it appears that Mr. Buchanan's father died on the 24th of August 1788 , precisely a twelvemonth after his own de- parture from Scotland . This event was ...
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... preceding extracts have been made . " Since 66 my coming to London , " he observes , " until " June last , I led a very dissipated , irreligious life . 66 Some gross sins I avoided ; but pride was in my " heart ; I profaned the Lord's ...
... preceding extracts have been made . " Since 66 my coming to London , " he observes , " until " June last , I led a very dissipated , irreligious life . 66 Some gross sins I avoided ; but pride was in my " heart ; I profaned the Lord's ...
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... preceding extracts have been made , was addressed . Nor must the occasion be omitted of paying a passing tribute of respect to the memory of that eminently pious and useful minister of Jesus Christ . The chosen and highly valued friend ...
... preceding extracts have been made , was addressed . Nor must the occasion be omitted of paying a passing tribute of respect to the memory of that eminently pious and useful minister of Jesus Christ . The chosen and highly valued friend ...
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... preceding letter was addressed to Mr. New- ton anonymously ; but so simply , yet so forcibly does it describe the state of a penitent , awakened to a just apprehension of his sin and folly , and earnestly desiring relief , that it could ...
... preceding letter was addressed to Mr. New- ton anonymously ; but so simply , yet so forcibly does it describe the state of a penitent , awakened to a just apprehension of his sin and folly , and earnestly desiring relief , that it could ...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the REV. Claudius Buchanan, D.D., Late ... Hugh Nicholas Pearson No preview available - 2015 |
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Page 336 - ... if any man will do the will of God, he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of God.
Page 362 - this early period be advanced to see what « eye hath not " seen, nor ear heard, nor hath entered into the heart of
Page 173 - Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days.
Page 281 - Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you...
Page 355 - God's purpose by his Spirit working in due season : they, through grace, obey the calling : they be justified freely : they be made sons of God by adoption : they be made like the image of his only begotten Son Jesus Christ : they walk religiously in good works : and at length by God's mercy they attain to everlasting felicity.
Page 154 - He has fought a good fight ; he has finished his course ; he has kept the faith...
Page 291 - Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
Page 240 - And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not, I will lead them in paths that they have not known : I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake . them.
Page 355 - Wherefore, they which be endued with so excellent a benefit of God be called according to God's purpose by his Spirit working in due season: they through grace obey the calling...
Page 349 - After we have received the Holy Ghost, we may depart from grace given, and fall into sin, and by the grace of God we may arise again, and amend our lives.