The Christian Fathers Present to His Children volume 1
The Christian Fathers Present to His Children volume 1
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" Happiness has no other equivalent term than religion, and this is a moral synonym. If, in- deed, the case were otherwise, and religion, so PRESENT TO HIS CHILDREN. 131 far as the present world is concerned, entailed nothing but wretchedness, yet, as it leads to eternal felicity in the world to come, it is most manifestly our interest to attend to its claims. The poor Hindoo devotee, who endures all kind of tortures under the idea that it is the only way to eternal felicity, acts with perfect ...ration- ality, if you allow his data. A life protracted to the length of Methuselah's, and filled with penances and pilgrimages, should be willingly and thankfully endured, if salvation could be procured by no other means. In the prospect of eternity, with heaven spreading out its ineffa- ble glories, and hell uncovering its dreadful horrors, the only question which a rational crea- ture should allow himself to ask is, " What is necessary to avoid the torments of the one, and secure the felicities of the other V 9 and on being told " Religion, " he should apply with all the energies of his soul to this great business, without scarcely allowing himself to ask whether its duties are pleasant or irksome.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" Happiness has no other equivalent term than religion, and this is a moral synonym. If, in- deed, the case were otherwise, and religion, so PRESENT TO HIS CHILDREN. 131 far as the present world is concerned, entailed nothing but wretchedness, yet, as it leads to eternal felicity in the world to come, it is most manifestly our interest to attend to its claims. The poor Hindoo devotee, who endures all kind of tortures under the idea that it is the only way to eternal felicity, acts with perfect ...ration- ality, if you allow his data. A life protracted to the length of Methuselah's, and filled with penances and pilgrimages, should be willingly and thankfully endured, if salvation could be procured by no other means. In the prospect of eternity, with heaven spreading out its ineffa- ble glories, and hell uncovering its dreadful horrors, the only question which a rational crea- ture should allow himself to ask is, " What is necessary to avoid the torments of the one, and secure the felicities of the other V 9 and on being told " Religion, " he should apply with all the energies of his soul to this great business, without scarcely allowing himself to ask whether its duties are pleasant or irksome.
What to read after The Christian Fathers Present to His Children volume 1?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by James, John Angell, 1785-1859 to read onlineMoreLess
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