The Karen Apostle: Or, Memoir of Ko Thah-byu, the First Karen Convert, with Notices Concerning His NationReligious Tract Society, 1847 - 120 páginas |
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Página 118 - For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth ; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
Página 113 - When the Karen king arrives, There will be only one monarch, When the Karen king comes, There will be neither rich nor poor...
Página 101 - 0 children and grandchildren ! men had at first one father and mother ; but because they did not love each other, they separated. After their separation they did not know each other, and their language became different ; and they became enemies to each other and fought.
Página 37 - The horrors of heathenism !' but ' The blessings of missions :' I date no longer from a heathen land. Heathenism has fled these banks.
Página 87 - I feel in my very soul. Yes, the great Invisible is in these Karen wilds. That mighty Being, who heaped up these craggy rocks, and reared these stupendous mountains, and poured out these streams in all directions, and scattered immortal beings throughout these deserts — he is present by the influence of his Holy Spirit, and accompanies the sound of the gospel with converting, sanctifying power. " The best of all is, God is with us...
Página 99 - Temptation, temptation, the fruit of temptation, The fruit of temptation fell on the ground ; The fruit of temptation was bad, It poisoned to death our mother ; The fruit of temptation,
Página 62 - Weep not for her ! Weep not for her ! — Her memory is the shrine Of pleasant thoughts, soft as the scent of flowers, Calm as on windless eve the sun's decline, Sweet as the song of birds among the bowers, Rich as a rainbow with its hues of light, Pure as the moonshine of an autumn night...
Página 97 - In ancient times God created the world ; All things were minutely ordered by him. In ancient times God created the world ; He has power to enlarge, and power to diminish. God created the world formerly ; He can enlarge and diminish it at pleasure. God formed the world formerly ; He appointed food and drink.
Página 85 - The assistants think there are from six hundred to one thousand, who are decidedly Christians. Although but one has been baptized there, still the line of demarcation between those who serve God and those who serve him not, is distinctly drawn ; and generally, there exists on the part of those who reject the gospel, a most bitter hatred towards the Christians. In fact, the Karen converts fear their own countrymen, who are "enemies to the gospel, more than Burman officers. Sometimes, even in families,...
Página 101 - God, and was driven from heaven : — " Satan in ancient times was righteous, But he transgressed the commands of God ; Satan in ancient times was holy, But he departed from the love of God ; And God drove him away, He deceived the daughter and son of God, And God drove you away ; For you deceived the daughter and son of God.