Human Reason and the Perfect Morality: A Discourse (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Human Reason and the Perfect Morality: A Discourse

By Christianity we mean that which is revealed in the everlasting Gospel not any Of the counterfeits, ancient or modern, which are Offered as substitutes for it. Incarnation Of divinity without a divine person, redemption without a ransom, justification without a perfect righteousness, a covenant Of peace without a proper atoning sacrifice, a good conscience without an adequate vindication of moral law, a pure heart without faith in divine love, and such like incoherent fancies may suit those who resolve their belief into a feeling devoid Of thought but a sound understanding, discern ing that truth is not self-contradictory, can no more find rest in meaningless mysticism, or in vague idealism, than in the romantic theory of the soul's salvation by the physical power of Sacraments. The christianity by which men are made holy is found in the genuine Gospel of Jesus Christ. Sanctify them through thy truth thy word is truth.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.