Excerpt from A Demonstration of the Divine Authority of the Law of Nature, and of the Christian Religion, Vol. 1 of 2 Has no fulficient proof of its pretended Di vine Authority, and that no wife Man is under any obligation to embrace it, but onely as it happens to be commanded by the Laws of the Realm. 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.

Excerpt from A Demonstration of the Divine Authority of the Law of Nature, and of the Christian Religion: In Two Parts Corruptions zof prodigious m, the'ir1n1piet1cs[as debaucheries, yet'the Reverence of Religion (fuch as it was in' appearance preferved with fome thew of facrednefs among the rankell Arbe ifis-andthe worf't of Men, this-was thought intolerable when all otherflwiekednefles were Openly allowed and praétifed. But how it comes topafs among us (unlefs it hethat the erifie of one Age makes Way/for the of another) -i know nor, the Plebeans and Mechanicks have philofophi-i fed themfelves into Principles of Impiety, and read their Leétures of Atheifm in the Streets'and the High-ways. And they [are able to demonltrate out of the Leviathan, that there is no God nor Providence, but that all'things come to pafs by an eternal Chain of natu'ral'caufes: That there are no of Good and Evil but. 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.

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Excerpt from The Principles of Nature, Her Divine Revelations and a Voice to Mankind, Vol. 1 of 3 A work of unprecedented character is here presented to the world. It consists of the consecutive reasonings and revelations of a Spirit freed, by a certain physical process, the philosophy of which is explained, from the ob' structing influence of 'the material organization, and exalted to a position which gave access to a knowledge of the structure and laws of the whole material and spiritual Universe. It treats upon subjects of the profoundest interest and of the most unspeakable importance to the human race; and as its claims are confessedly of the most startling character, and its professed disclosures, with the phenomena attending them, are in some respects unparalleled in the history of psychology, it is certainly no more than just that the world should be furnished with a plain, concise, yet circumstantial account of the author of the book, with a history of its origin and production, and with the means of either verifying or refuting what is said concerning the source from which it sprang, and the means employed in its production. A few preliminary remarks, however, are deemed proper as introductory to the statements herein to be submitted. It is obvious to every intelligent mind that the condition of the human race, socially, nationally, mentally, and spiritually, is continually changing. There is at present no civilized nation upon the globe which does not present a totally different aspect as to manners, customs, social structure, science, art, religion, and all the conventionalisms of life, from any nation ex1st1ng upon the earth four thousand years ago. Every period of human history shows, upon the whole, a distinct progress in the condition of mankind beyond that of previous periods. Instances of apparent retrogression, as in the cases of the various catastrophes that have occurred at different periods during the geo logical history of the earth, only exhibit the apparent disorder incident to a transition from a lower to a higher state of development. In passing through the uncouth semi-barbarism of the early ages to the refinements and intellec tual and artistic attainments of the nineteenth century, the race has of course passed through every intermediate stage of cultivation; and a close observation and analysis will prove that every decided stage of human progress has been accompanied by new and distinct mental and social wants and in order that these might be duly supplied, new resources have been invariably opened, and new instrumentalities have been instituted. 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.

Excerpt from The Divine Nature: An Abbreviated Statement, Heaven's First Law, the Knowledge of God, the Only Begotten Son, Man and Body, Unity of Action All the things that have actual being exist at the standpoint of effect in consequence of some substantial cause which has induced their exist ence. Everything in the universe is a manifesta tion of some basis, origin, source, foundation, causation, Principle. Man with his intelligence is the phenomenon of a necessarily intelligent cause or creative animus. This primary creative cause is an infinite, conscious, intelligent Being; the only law-maker; the supreme author and ruler of the universe. This Supreme Being, who is infinite good and who hath done all things well, alone may be called Deity. This divinity is the only God. 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.

Excerpt from Christian Science: The Religion of Divine Law Christ Jesus taught this same law, saying, Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. It is written that when a lawyer asked of him, Master, which is the great com mandment in the law? Jesus answered: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two command ments hang all the law and the prophets. 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.