Christianity Quote by William Carey

“Secondly, If the command of Christ to teach all nations be confined to the apostles, then all such ordinary ministers who have endeavoured to carry the gospel to the heathens, have acted without a warrant, and run before they were sent.” quote by William Carey — Download Open image

““Secondly, If the command of Christ to teach all nations be confined to the apostles, then all such ordinary ministers who have endeavoured to carry the gospel to the heathens, have acted without a warrant, and run before they were sent.””

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“But none of the moderns have equalled the Moravian Brethren in this good work; they have sent missions to Greenland, Labrador, and several of the West-Indian Islands, which have been blessed for good. They have likewise sent to Abyssinia, in Africa, but what success they have had I cannot tell.”

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“Thirdly, in other parts, where they have a written language, as in the East-Indies, China, Japan, &c. they know nothing of the gospel. The…

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Our Lord Jesus Christ, a little before his departure, commissioned his apostles to Go, and teach all nations; or, as another evangelist expresses it, Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. This commission was as extensive as possible, and laid them under obligation to disperse themselves into every country of the habitable globe, and preach…

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Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God.

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“One would have supposed that the remembrance of the deluge would have been transmitted from father to son, and have perpetually deterred mankind from…

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“Some attempts are still making, but they are inconsiderable in comparison of what might be done if the whole body of Christians entered heartily…

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“In many of these countries they have no written language, consequently no Bible, and are only led by the most childish customs and traditions. Such, for instance, are all the middle and back parts of North America, the inland parts of South America, the South-Sea Islands, New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea; and I may add Great Tartary, Siberia, Samojedia,…

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The most glorious works of grace that have ever took place, have been in answer to prayer; and it is in this way, we…

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Young man, sit down: when God pleases to convert the heathen, He will do it without your aid or mine.

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