The Reformed Quarterly Review Vol 32

Excerpt from The Reformed Quarterly Review, Vol. 32: October, 1885 The will is the agency or faculty through which the good is brought to pass for man and made his own. The good might exist all around us in other beings, and yet, unless willed by us, we would be forever separated from it by an impassable gulf. The will is the organ of self-determination. A man is what he wills, - I do not mean, is, in some magical way, what he wills himself to be, but he is the good that he wills, or the evil that he wills. As truth or falsehood finds entrance into us by the organ of the intellect and becomes a part of our being, so the good enters us through the will and no otherwise. But the good, which is here viewed as benevolence or love, is so related to the will that the one is not in order to the other, but they become one, just as truth and truthful thinking are identical. A good will is the good in itself. Like a diamond, it shines in itself, and by virtue of its native lustre. What now do we mean by the autonomy of the will? We mean that characteristic which renders it self-determining. But what is the meaning, then, of the word self-determining? Does it mean that the will itself determines, as the subject, or that it determines itself as object? It means both. Just as the ego in personality is at once both subject and object, and the com munion of the two gives us self-consciousness, so the will itself determines, and it determines itself. But the main reference here doubtless is to the will as subject. 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 Reformed Quarterly Review, 1887, Vol. 34 IT has been thought proper to insert the following addresses in this review, because Dr. Nevin was its first editor. The review was called into existence in the early days of the history of our institutions at Mercersburg. The founding of the first college and seminary was an event of great significance for the Reformed Church. It naturally called forth a great deal of interest throughout the church. These institutions were to be come both the centre and exponent of her life and spirit. It soon began to appear that the church had a life as well as a history of its own which could not be a mere copy of any other church. It was necessary not only to develop a theology that should fitly represent the historical life and faith of the church in whose interest especially these institutions were founded, but also a system of thought or philosophy that would mould the. 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 Reformed Quarterly Review, 1892, Vol. 39 The Bible is the Book. This title, which it has acquired for itself the world over, implies that it is unique as compared with all other books. It is the book in a preeminent sense. The first construction that might be put upon this title is, that it is the book containing the record of a religion, the Christian re ligion. AS the Vedas contain the religion of the East, or the Koran the religion of Mohammad, so the Bible is the authority for the religion of Christ. 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 Reformed Quarterly Review, 1884, Vol. 31 After referring to the marked reticence of the New Testament in reference to little children, and quoting an important passage bearing upon the question of their salvation (mark 10 13 the article proceeds to give a succinct historical review of the doctrine held by Augustine and the Roman Church, by the Reformers, but especially by the Calvinistic theologians of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Augustine connected salvation mechanically with the sacrament of baptism, and drew the inference that unbaptized infants were lost, though their punishment was of the mildest sort, -the loss of heaven rather than the torment of hell. The doctrine of Augustine became the doctrine of the Roman Catholic church, and has reigned in that communion, without essential modification, to the present time. 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 Reformed Quarterly Review, Vol. 41 Jehovah was the God of this peculiar people. From among all other persons He had chosen Abraham to be the founder of a holy nation; in Abraham, then in Isaac and Jacob, Jehovah had chosen Abraham's descendants. He had loved this people, multiplied their numbers, directed their history, delivered them from bondage, defended them against enemies, and subjected them to moral and religious discipline, as an earthly father loves his children, trains them, and supplies their needs. 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.