The Life of God in the Soul of Man
Subtitle: or, the nature and excellency of the Christian religion ; to which is subjoined, Rules for a holy life / by Archbishop Leighton
Publisher: Sprinkle Publications
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Harrisonburg, VA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781594421150
Table of contents: title: Part 1.; title: Preface; title: A brief notice of the life of the Rev. Henry Scougal, M.A.; title: The occasion of this discourse; title: Mistakes about religion; title: What religion is; title: Its permanency and stability; title: Its freedom and unconstrainedness; title: Religion is a divine principle; title: The natural life; title: The different tendencies thereof; title: The divine life; title: Religion better understood by actions than by words; title: Divine love exemplified in our blessed Saviour; title: His diligence in performing God's will; title: His patience in bearing it; title: His constant devotion; title: His charity to men; title: His purity; title: His humility; title: A prayer; title: Part 2.; title: The excellency and advantage of religion; title: The excellency of divine love; title: The advantages of divine love; title: The worth of the object to be regarded; title: Love requres a reciprocal return; title: Love requires the object to be present; title: The divine love makes us partake of an infinite happiness; title: He that loveth God finds sweetness in all His dispensations; title: The duties of religion are delightful to him; title: The excellency of universal charity and love; title: The pleasure that attends it; title: The excellency of purity; title: The delight if affords; title: The excellency of humility; title: The pleasure and sweetness of a humble temper; title: A prayer; title: Part 3.; title: Despondent thoughts which may arise in such as are awakened to a sense of religion; title: The unreasonableness of such fears; title: We must use our utmost endeavors, and then rely on God's assistance; title: We must shun all manner of sin; title: We must learn what things are sinful; title: We must consider the evils of sin, and resist the temptations to it; title: We must constantly watch ourselves; title: We must often examine our actions; title: We must restrain ourselves in many lawful things; title: We must strive to put ourselves out of love with the world; title: We must conscientiously perform the outward actions of religion; title: We must endeavor to form internal acts of devotion and charity; title: Consideration a great instrument of religion; title: We must consider the excellency of divine nature, to beget divine love in us; title: We must oftne meditate on God's goodness and love; title: To beget charity, we must remembert that all men are nearly related unto God; title: That they bear His image; title: To beget purity, we must consider the dignity of our nature; title: And meditate often on the joys of heaven; title: Humility ariseth from the consideration of our failings; title: Thoughts of God make us have a humble sense of ourselves; title: Prayer another instrument of religion; title: Mental prayer very profitable; title: Religion is advanced by the same means with which it began; title: The frequent use of the holy sacrament; title: A prayer