The Indebtedness of Modern Civilization to the Bible: A Discourse Delivered Before the Sussex County (N. J.) Bible Society, at Its Annual Meeting in Newton, June 8th, 1864. E-book. Formato PDF James C. Moffat   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. — psalm cxix. 105. IN the Holy Scriptures, counsels of infallible wisdom have been provided for every condition in the life of man. It is difficult, perhaps impossible, to estimate how much the world has been unconsciously benefited by the Bible. It is a lamp unto the feet of the righteous, but some of its light is also enjoyed by all who walk in his company. Its ways extend far over the path on which he treads. The counsels of Holy Scripture have been found as practically useful for the present life as they are safe in guiding to the life to come.

A Comparative History of Religions. E-book. Formato PDF James C. Moffat   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

Of such junctures five, at least, have entered so deeply into the life of mankind that general history cannot be recorded intelligibly without them. These are, first, the change whereby, out of the Simple patri archal religion, there was gradually constructed a legal system of religious Observances: secondly, that whereby the legal observances were, in some quarters, adopted and inspired by a monotheistic reformation; thirdly, that whereby in the extremity of legal bondage and degradation, a reaction of reason was created against it; fourthly, that whereby, in the hopelessness of ra tional unbelief, men threw themselves back into legal bondage, or sustained a rational faith by a philosophic system; and fifthly that which was effected by the introduction of Christianity.

A Comparative History of Religions. E-book. Formato PDF James C. Moffat   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

IN the work, of which this is the first part, it is proposed to exhibit a general view of all religions in their relations to one another. Without presuming to treat so vast a subject exhaustively, the writer believes that a simple statement and classification of the doctrines and practices of religion, and the facts of their historical development, as far as known, will help towards a scientific comprehension of the whole. At present, its materials are an utter chaos, in which superstition and unbelief alike find refuge, and the wildest assertions on both sides elude exposure. To compare and arrange what we know partly, enables us to know it better, and is some advance towards understanding what would otherwise remain unknown. Truth is always served by that work, however brief or feeble, which goes to clear up the order of facts.