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. 1890 Excerpt: ...of the gospel, nor better enter into the spirit of the times, nor better serve the cause of the Revival, than by causing to abound in sermons the morality which abounds in the gospel.... Let the preacher examine under a wide aspect the book of God, he will everywhere find morality, sometimes completing doctrine, and ...
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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. 1890 Excerpt: ...of the gospel, nor better enter into the spirit of the times, nor better serve the cause of the Revival, than by causing to abound in sermons the morality which abounds in the gospel.... Let the preacher examine under a wide aspect the book of God, he will everywhere find morality, sometimes completing doctrine, and sometimes completed by it: he will see two sides of the truth, not only in accordance with, but completing each other; and in his sermons he will show with equal care that morality is all dogma, and that dogma is all morality." "The effect produced by Vinet's inaugural address was immense. It was spoken of as an event. The Canton of Vaud had been flooded by itinerant preachers from Geneva and from England, who compromised the holiness of their cause by narrow views and vulgar affectations. "The Vaudois revival owed something to these exotic influences, and this caused suffering to many of the souls most deeply touched by the new teaching. On seeing Vinet afford the example of a simple, natural faith, and display the grace of good sense, more than one drooping heart took courage. "It was an event, not only for the Canton of Vaud, but for the religious revival in general. If the Revival had encountered obstacles, it owed them, not only to indifference or to natural opposition, but also to the insufficiency of its principle. It was because it was not Christian enough, or, what comes to the same thing, not human enough. To humanize it, to reconcile it with science, with reason, and with art--such was the work to which the new professor was called." 1 According to Professor Astie, we may distinguish three phases separating the Vinet of the second from the Vinet of the third period, upon which we are now entering. (1) He bewai...
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