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Quote by Samuel Marsden
In the above manner the Gospel has been introduced into New Zealand, and I fervently pray, that the Glory of it may never depart from its Inhabitants till Time shall be no more.
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The sentence says that the Gospel has been brought to New Zealand, and expresses a fervent prayer that its glory will remain with the people who live there forever. “Till Time shall be no more” gives the wish an eternal scope: the Gospel’s presence and influence should never leave the inhabitants.
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- Marsden Online Archive, Journal of Samuel Marsden’s First Visit to New Zealand, p. 66
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