Million Book Collection - The Fishers of Men Ministries
Million Book Collection - The Fishers of Men Ministries Million Book Collection - The Fishers of Men Ministries
VIADVERTISEMENT.Kingdom of Truth and Grace, proceeding from thePerson of its Founder, which I here attempt to de-lineate.But not merely is the volume which 1 now publish apart only of a projected design; even as a part it isincomplete. It was my wish to finish this portion ofmy subject in one volume, which should reach to thegreat Nicene Council. But the treatment of the GreekPhilosophy was too large for my limits, and so thelast two chapters A serve t but as an introduction to theactual contact of that Philosophy with the ChristianCIlurch, which-remains to be considered before I canftcomplete my view of the Formation of Christendom inthe ante-Nicene period.
IST. & t *COUPCONTENTS.CHAPTERVII.THE GODS OF THE NATIONS WHEN CHRIST APPEARED.PAGEThe imperial unity how advantageous to the provinces. 1I. Transition to the polytheistic idolatry o1. Its multiplicity 4Specimen of the worship at Athens ... 5Greek worship encompassing all nature ...8Roman worship9Oriental religions10Effect of conquest on these idolatries . . .11Exception of Jewish Monotheism . . . .122. Universality of Polytheism . . . . . 123. Its grasp on daily life by means of institutions . 13And still more by the belief in invisible agency . 104. Moral influence of Polytheism . . . .19Yarro's fabulous and civil theology identical. . 20Corruption of the theatre image of corruption inthe temples21Absence of any moral teaching on divine warrant. 23Prayers not for moral objects24Corruption arising from the sexual relation attri-buted to the deities 25Idea of sanctification absent from religion . . 25Moral corruption the source of polytheistic idolatryon man's part26o. Further, a consummating cause for it outside ofman07 - tIts unity consists in its worship of the fallen Angels 28And it is directed by one Sovereign ... 29Statements of Scripture corroborated by historicalJ-tiClbo O
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VIADVERTISEMENT.Kingdom <strong>of</strong> Truth and Grace, proceeding from thePerson <strong>of</strong> its Founder, which I here attempt to de-lineate.But not merely is the volume which 1 now publish apart only <strong>of</strong> a projected design; even as a part it isincomplete. It was my wish to finish this portion <strong>of</strong>my subject in one volume, which should reach to thegreat Nicene Council. But the treatment <strong>of</strong> the GreekPhilosophy was too large for my limits, and so thelast two chapters A serve t but as an introduction to theactual contact <strong>of</strong> that Philosophy with the ChristianCIlurch, which-remains to be considered before I canftcomplete my view <strong>of</strong> the Formation <strong>of</strong> Christendom inthe ante-Nicene period.
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