History of the Insurrection in China: With Notices of the Christianity, Creed, and Proclamations of the InsurgentsSmith, Elder, & Company, 1854 - 351 Seiten |
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Seite 305 - But the great God, Out of pity to mankind, Sent His first-born Son To come down into the world. His name is Jesus, The Lord and Saviour of men, Who redeems them from sin, By the endurance of extreme misery. Upon the cross They nailed His body ; Where He shed His precious blood, To save all mankind. Three days after His death He rose from the dead : And during forty days He discoursed on heavenly things.
Seite 299 - Saviour of the world, likewise manifested equal favour and grace in descending to earth during the ninth month of the same year ; where, for these six years past, they have marvellously guided the affairs of men, mightily exhibited their wondrous power, and put forth innumerable miraculous proofs, exterminating a vast number of imps and demons, and aiding our Celestial Sovereign in assuming the control of the whole Empire. " ' But now that you distant English have not deemed myriads of miles too...
Seite 293 - The same as ourselves ! the same as ourselves ! ' while the simply observant expression on the face of his companion disappeared before one of satisfaction as the two exchanged glances. He then stated, with reference to my previous inquiry as to their feelings and intentions towards the British, that not merely might peace exist between us, but that we might be intimate friends. He added, we might now, at Nanking, land and walk about where we pleased. He spoke repeatedly of a foreigner at Canton,...
Seite 309 - There was one who looked on with envy, Namely the King of Hades ; Who displayed much malignity, And acted like a devilish serpent. But the great God, With a high hand, Instructed His son To subdue this fiend ; And having conquered him, To show him no favour. And in spite of his envious eye, He damped all his courage. Having overcome the fiend, He returned to heaven, Where the great God Gave him great authority. The celestial mother was kind And exceedingly gracious, Beautiful and noble in the extreme,...
Seite 295 - As I still made no remark, but merely kept looking at him, he did not think fit to insist on an answer, and, after a while, turned his head, and began talking of other matters. His conversation gave great reason to conclude that though his religious beliefs were derived from the writings, or it might even be the teachings, of foreigners, still he was quite ignorant of the relative positions of foreign countries ; and had probably got most of his notions of international dealings from the Chinese...
Seite 291 - Our attendants here ranged themselves in two rows, forming an avenue of ten or fifteen yards in length from the door of the house to ourselves. Two persons clothed in yellow silk gowns and hoods then appeared at the threshold, and the soldiers about called on me to kneel. This I refused to do, but advanced and, uncovering, told the two persons that I had been sent by Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary to make inquiries and arrangements respecting a meeting between him and the chief authorities at Nanking.
Seite 310 - How to sustain the weight of government. God has set up his Son To endure for ever, To defeat corrupt machinations, And to display majesty and authority. Also to judge the world, To divide the righteous from the wicked; And consign them to the misery of hell, Or bestow on them the joys of heaven. Heaven manages every thing, Heaven sustains the whole : Let all beneath the sky Come and acknowledge the new monarch.
Seite 55 - China, were originally members of a email foreign tribe. With the aid of a powerful army, they took possession of our treasure, our lands, and the government of our country, proving that superior strength is all that is required for the usurpation of an empire. There is, therefore, no difference between...
Seite 293 - While the simply observant expression on the face of his companion disappeared before one of satisfaction, as the two exchanged glances. " He then stated, with reference to my previous inquiry as to their feelings and intentions towards the British, that not merely might peace exist between us, but that we might be intimate friends. He added, we might now, at Nankin, land and walk about where we pleased. " He spoke repeatedly of a foreigner at Canton, whom he named Lo-ho-sun, as being a good man.
Seite 295 - or Sovereign; that " the Lord of China is the Lord of the whole world ; he is the second Son of God, and all people in the whole world must obey and follow him.