limited view of the subject, appears to be much the same with that which is aimed at in the present work. The view which is taken of the nature of pure or holy love, namely, that in its basis it is the love of existence, (a doctrine to which some, who have not reflected much on the subject, may have objections,) does not essentially differ, I believe, from that which is presented by President Edwards, in his Treatise on the Nature of Virtue. All those writers, of various denominations of Christians, who hold to the doctrine of sanctification in the present life, as a thing provided for and attainable, agree more or less with what is here said. But this would afford but little satisfaction, if I did not fully believe that it is also in accordance with the Bible. ness. It is generally conceded among Christians that a better day is approaching, and the great characteristic of that day will be, and must be, practical holiSo that holiness of heart and life, as a matter of personal realization, is brought closely home to all. Let us, therefore, in the expressive language of Scripture, stand "with our loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness." Perhaps we may be called to endure trials; but we should not forget that truth emerges safely from its conflicts, and that virtue is not destroyed, but only purified, by suffering. All things will be well, when God dwells in man. Bowdoin College, Jan. 1, 1851. T. C. U. CONTENTS. ON FAITH, AND THE UNION OF GOD AND MAN IN FAITH. I.-On Faith as an Element of the Divine Nature, II. On Faith as the Constitutive Element of Human and Divine III. On the relation of the Work of Christ to the Restoration of IV.-The Life of Faith in Distinction from the Life of Desire, On the Scripture Declaration, that God is Love, III.-On the Love of Existence in Distinction from the Love of Thoughts on the Creation of Holy Existences,. VII. On the Manifestations of Love in the Form of Sympathy, VIII. - On the Religion of Love as compared with the Religion of ON THE UNION OF MAN WITH GOD IN HIS PROVIDENCES. I. On the True Idea of Providence, and its Extent, - . 183 - On the Successive Developments of the Plan of Redemption, 252 VIII. — On Union with God in the Redemption of the Arts and IX. On the Nature and Practical Extent of the Power of Love, X.-Principles and Explanations on the Subject of Practical Holi- XI. On the Union of Man with God in the Spirit of Prayer, . .362 XII.-On the Relation of the Character of Man to the Happiness of . 397 VI. The Soul in Union rests from Conflicts with Providence, VII.The Soul in Union rests from the Anxieties of Labor, VIII.The holy Soul has Peace, because what it wants in itself it - IX. The holy Soul has Peace, because its action is natural and X.The Soul in Union with God has Rest, because it has passed - 409 413 419 425 430 |