Greenland Missions, with Biographical Sketches: Of Some of the Principal ConvertsReligious Tract and Book Society for Ireland, 1831 - 286 pages |
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... happy departure - Kuyayak - Awaken- ing among the children - Arrival of assistants from Europe— Growth of the congregation - An Angekok confounded - Green- land school - Piety of children - General awakening - A melan- choly accident - ...
... happy departure - Kuyayak - Awaken- ing among the children - Arrival of assistants from Europe— Growth of the congregation - An Angekok confounded - Green- land school - Piety of children - General awakening - A melan- choly accident - ...
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... happy alteration which took place , when these commands were written upon the hearts of the Greenlanders in the blood of Je- sus , will appear in the course of this history . Before any Missionaries arrived in the country , the ...
... happy alteration which took place , when these commands were written upon the hearts of the Greenlanders in the blood of Je- sus , will appear in the course of this history . Before any Missionaries arrived in the country , the ...
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... happy , but our desire is to win souls , and we cannot gratify it yet . Yet , by God's grace , we will not despond , but keep the Lord's watch . When he puts himself in motion , we will move on with him , and will not swerve from his ...
... happy , but our desire is to win souls , and we cannot gratify it yet . Yet , by God's grace , we will not despond , but keep the Lord's watch . When he puts himself in motion , we will move on with him , and will not swerve from his ...
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... happy effect of the fall , that men concerned themselves solely for the body , and had no care for their immortal soul , nor for that state where they are to be fixed for eternity , when Jesus Christ shall come to judge the world , and ...
... happy effect of the fall , that men concerned themselves solely for the body , and had no care for their immortal soul , nor for that state where they are to be fixed for eternity , when Jesus Christ shall come to judge the world , and ...
Page 99
... happy are we , and all the efforts of the enemy cannot hurt us , for we are sheltered in his wounds . Yet watching and praying will behove us much , if we would maintain the victory . For the ene- my has great wrath against those that ...
... happy are we , and all the efforts of the enemy cannot hurt us , for we are sheltered in his wounds . Yet watching and praying will behove us much , if we would maintain the victory . For the ene- my has great wrath against those that ...
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Common terms and phrases
affected Angekok Arbalik baptism baptized believe blessing blood boat Brethren called Christian church colony conversion countrymen Crantz creature death desire discourse divine divine grace earth Egede Egede's eternal Europe eyes faith father feel friends glory God's Gospel grace Green Greenland language Hans Egede happy hath hear heard heart Herrnhuth history of Greenland Holy Holy Spirit hope instruction Jesus Christ John Beck Kainaek Kajarnak Kangek kayak Kleinschmidt labour Lamb of God landers Lichtenau Lichtenfels live Lord Lord's Lord's supper Matthew Stach mind Mission Missionaries Moravian natives obliged occasion pain poor Greenlanders pray prayer preaching Pussimek reader received rejoice rience salvation Sarah savages Saviour seals shewed ship sick singing sinners sisters soon soul Spirit sufferings teachers tears tents thee things thou thren tion tism told truth unto voyage winter words
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Page 22 - God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness : because that which may be known of God is manifest in them ; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead : so that they are without excuse.
Page 102 - Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.
Page 116 - But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it ; Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while : for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
Page 209 - But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are despised hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: that no flesh should glory in his presence.
Page 197 - O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is gracious : and His mercy endureth for ever.
Page 238 - In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this...
Page 151 - Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands, that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives, while they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.
Page 152 - But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.
Page 20 - Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry ; and my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword ; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
Page 127 - And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the Word of His grace, Which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.