Family Lectures on the Principles and Practice of the Christian Religion 2nd Ed (Volume 1)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1826 Excerpt: ... let us believe that there are Three that bear record in heaven; the'Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost; and that these Three are One. 1 John v. 7. LECTURE III. CHARACTER AND PERFECTIONS OF GOD, AS DELINEATED IN SCRIPTURE, AND EXEMPLIFIED IN HIS DEALINGS WITH MEN. Deuteronomy xxxii. 4. He is the Rock; His work is perfect, for all His ways are judgment: a God of truth, and without iniquity; just and right is He. Next to the belief of a God, it is incumbent on every one, who desires to worship him aright, and to secure his favour, to think, speak, and act towards him in full accordance with the revelation which he has given of himself in the Scriptures; lest, framing to himself an imaginary God, he should reverence a mere creature, that has no existence, but in the excursions of the wildest fancy.. The behaviour of men towards God too clearly proves that his character is not rightly understood, and duly estimated. Some exalt one of his attributes at the expense of another: extolling the mercy of God beyond all bounds, they overlook his justice, and thus flatter themselves with a false and fatal peace, though they go on frowardly in their wickedness. Others presumptuously say, The Lord will neither do good nor evil; because he does not speedily execute sentence against their ungodly deeds. These mistakes, so pernicious in their consequences, spring from wilful ignorance of the spotless holiness of the Divine Character, which will be found at last to accord most fully with the representations of his Word. The experience of all ages shews, that although Ecclesiastcs viii. 11. reason, in its proper exercise, enables us to discern some feeble glimmerings of the excellence and glory of God, yet that if we would form just conceptions of his Divine Majesty, ...