Letters to Indian Youth on the Evidences of the Christian Religion: With a Brief Examination of the Evidences of Hinduism, Pársíism, and Muhammadanism |
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... contains a view of Primitive Hinduism , and of Vedantism , as well as of the popular system . During the last few years the progress made in pressing the august disclosures and claims of Revelation on the mind and heart of India has ...
... contains a view of Primitive Hinduism , and of Vedantism , as well as of the popular system . During the last few years the progress made in pressing the august disclosures and claims of Revelation on the mind and heart of India has ...
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... Contain an immense number of errors in matters of science - Hinduism neither intended , nor fitted , to be a ... contains maný er- rors in matters of science - Is irreconcilable with history - Its general tendency and character - Summary ...
... Contain an immense number of errors in matters of science - Hinduism neither intended , nor fitted , to be a ... contains maný er- rors in matters of science - Is irreconcilable with history - Its general tendency and character - Summary ...
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... contains no new truth Is inconsistent with philosophy - Intolerant - Its doctrines defective and erro- neous - Character of Muhammad - General estimate of Muham- madanism - Summary of the argument . LETTER XIV . Brief recapitulation and ...
... contains no new truth Is inconsistent with philosophy - Intolerant - Its doctrines defective and erro- neous - Character of Muhammad - General estimate of Muham- madanism - Summary of the argument . LETTER XIV . Brief recapitulation and ...
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... contain the Revelation which God has made The Pársí believes the Zendavestá to be The book which is commonly known by the name of the Bible , the Christian believes to contain an infallible Revelation of the will of God . to the Hindus ...
... contain the Revelation which God has made The Pársí believes the Zendavestá to be The book which is commonly known by the name of the Bible , the Christian believes to contain an infallible Revelation of the will of God . to the Hindus ...
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... contains this greatly needed and ardently desired expression of the Divine will ! Let Christians , Muhammadans , Hindus , and Pársís frankly , but kindly , state their mutual differences of sentiment , and see whether they cannot assist ...
... contains this greatly needed and ardently desired expression of the Divine will ! Let Christians , Muhammadans , Hindus , and Pársís frankly , but kindly , state their mutual differences of sentiment , and see whether they cannot assist ...
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Page 77 - The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
Page 55 - If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
Page 77 - Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
Page 54 - From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
Page 164 - GOD having secretly predetermined not only the adverse and prosperous fortune of every person in this world, in the most minute particulars, but also his faith or infidelity, his obedience or disobedience, and consequently his everlasting happiness or misery after death ; which fate or predestination it is not possible, by any foresight or wisdom, to avoid.
Page 55 - Behold the hour cometh, yea is now come, that ye shall be scattered every man to his own, and shall leave me alone : and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
Page 99 - But these are false, or little else but dreams, Conjectures, fancies, built on nothing firm. The first and wisest of them all profess'd To know this only, that he nothing knew...
Page 55 - Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem ; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes ; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles : 34 And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him ; and the third day he shall rise again.
Page 46 - ... were communicated to them separately, yet with no different effect; if it was at last executed ; if I myself saw them, one after another, consenting to be racked, burnt, or strangled, rather than give up the truth of their account;— still, if Mr Hume's rule be my guide, I am not to believe them. Now I undertake to say that there exists not a sceptic in the world, who would not believe them, or who would defend such incredulity.
Page 55 - They shall put you out of the synagogues : yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.