A few of the sublimest geniuses of Rome and Athens had some faint discoveries of the spiritual nature of the human soul, and formed some probable conjectures, that man was designed for a future state of existence.
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Worldly pleasures, such as flow from greatness, riches, honours, and sensual gratifications, are infinitely worse than none.
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Birth: | 20th April, 1718 |
Death: | 9th October, 1747 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Missionary |
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David Brainerd was born in Haddam, Connecticut, USA. He was an American missionary to the Native Americans who had a particularly fruitful ministry among the Delaware Indians of New Jersey. During his short life he was beset by many difficulties.
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