Sacred Writings: With Introductions and NotesCharles William Eliot Christian (Part II). Buddhist. Hindu. Mohammedan. |
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alms angels apostles Arjuna bhante birth Blessed body bounties will ye Brahma Sahampati Brahman brother Buddha thou shalt called cessation CHAPTER chariot children of Israel Christ deeds Dependent Origination Doctrine dost doth dwell earth entered eternal evil exist after death faith father fear fire flesh follows forgiving Future Buddha give glory God's gods Gotama grace hath hear heart heaven hell holy Jātaka Jesus Jetavana Kaabah karma king KRISHNA live Lord's bounties majesty Māra merciful and compassionate mighty milk-rice mind misbelieve Mohammed monk Nāga Nagasena night parure pass into Nirvana pray priests Prince prophet Qur'ân Rāma Reverend Sir saint Saketa Sāriputta Savatthi sensation soul Spirit Subhadda Surely a Buddha Tathāgata Teacher thee therein things thou art thy Lord trance treasurer truth turn unto venerable Ananda verily Visākhā whoso wisdom wise worship ye twain deny ye who believe
Popular passages
Page 577 - Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes; shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies: Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee; in life, in death, O Lord, abide with me!
Page 551 - The LORD, ye know, is GOD indeed ; Without our aid He did us make : We are His flock, He doth us feed, And for His sheep He doth us take.
Page 574 - Brightest and best of the sons of the morning, dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid ; star of the east, the horizon adorning, guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
Page 559 - We therefore pray thee, help thy servants : whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood. Make them to be numbered with thy saints : in glory everlasting. O Lord, save thy people : and bless thine heritage. Govern them : and lift them up for ever. Day by day : we magnify thee ; And we worship thy Name : ever world without end.
Page 552 - Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite ? It breathes in the air, it shines in the light, It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain, And sweetly distils in the dew and the rain. 5 Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail, In Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to fail : Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end, Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend...
Page 573 - BY cool Siloam's shady rill, How sweet the lily grows ! How sweet the breath beneath the hill Of Sharon's dewy rose ! 2 Lo ! such the child whose early feet The paths of peace have trod ; Whose secret heart, with influence sweet, Is upward drawn to God...
Page 505 - Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God ; for it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
Page 505 - But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment : yea, I judge not mine own self. For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified : but He that judgeth me is the Lord.
Page 516 - But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given her for a covering. 16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God...
Page 559 - CREATOR SPIRIT, by whose aid The world's foundations first were laid, Come, visit every pious mind; Come, pour thy joys on human kind ; From sin and sorrow set us free, And make thy temples worthy thee.