Principles of Christianity: Being an Essay Towards a More Correct Apprehension of Christian Doctrine, Mainly Soteriological (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Principles of Christianity: Being an Essay Towards a More Correct Apprehension of Christian Doctrine, Mainly SoteriologicalDO not propose to detain the reader with any preliminary remarks on the nature of the work here submitted to his perusal. If the title does not convey to his mind a general notion of what he may expect to find in it, I could hardly hope to do so within the limits of a short preface. Besides, I am unwilling to increase still further the bulk of a volume which, notwithstanding every effort to compress it, has swollen to much larger dimensions than I could have wished. I shall only say that by looking through the table of contents a view will be obtained of the scope of the investigation, while the introductory chapter will afford some indication of its character, as well as of the reasons which have compelled me to under take it, and thereafter, I trust, the subject will open itself up not unnaturally. One suggestion I may be allowed to offer: if the reader feels that I have gone more minutely into the analysis of the typological system of the Epistle to the Hebrews than is either agreeable to his taste or necessary to satisfy his judgment, let him pass over the seventh chapter, which may be left out without seriously detracting from the force of the main argument, though it will be well to glance at the contents, and to bestow more special attention on the section dealing with the writer's ideas on inspiration, with which the chapter concludes. My discussion has been specially adapted for those who can still continue to cite that epistle as if it were an infallible authority in matters of Old Testament interpretation.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.