AN ESSAY

ON

THE CHARACTER AND PRACTICAL WRITINGS

OF

SAINT PAUL.

CHAP. I.

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON THE MORALITY OF PAGAN

ISM, SHOWING THE NECESSITY OF THE CHRISTIAN

REVELATION.

THE morality of a people necessarily partakes of the nature of their theology; and in proportion as it is founded on the knowledge of the true God, in such proportion it tends to improve the conduct of man. The meanest Christian believer has here an advantage over the most enlightened heathen philosopher; for what he knows of the nature of God, arising chiefly from what he knows of Christ, and entirely from what is revealed in scripture, he gains

THE WORKS

1638

OF

HANNAH MORE,

INCLUDING

Several Pieces never before Published.

VOL. VIII.

PHILADELPHIA:

PUBLISHED BY EDWARD EARLE.

J. MAXWELL, PRINTER.

Chap. I-Introductory Remarks on the Morality of Pa-
ganism, showing the necessity of the Christian Reve-
lation,

Chap. II-On the Historical Writers of the New Testa-

ment,

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Chap. III-On the Epistolary Writers of the New Testa-

ment, particularly Saint Paul,

Chap. IV-Saint Paul's Faith, a practical Principle,

Chap. V-The Morality of Saint Paul,

Chap. VI-The Disinterestedness of Saint Paul,

Chap. VII-Saint Paul's Prudence in his Conduct to-

Chap. VIII-Saint Paul's Judgment in his intercourse

Chap. IX-On the general Principle of Saint Paul's

Chap. X-On the Style and Genius of Saint Paul,

Chap. XI-Saint Paul's Tenderness of Heart,

Chap. XII-Saint Paul's Heavenly-Mindedness,

Chap. XIII—A general View of the Qualities of Saint

Paul-his Knowledge of Human Nature-his Deli-

cacy in giving Advice or Reproof-his Integrity,

Chap. XIV-Saint Paul on the Love of Money,

205

Chap. XV-On the Genius of Christianity, as seen in

Chap. XVI-Saint Paul's respect for constituted Autho-

rities,

233

Chap. XVII-Saint Paul's Attention to inferior Concerns, 247

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