William Paley
Published: 2017-11-19
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Excerpt from The Works of William Paley, D.D, Vol. 1 of 2: With a Biographical Sketch of the Author, Containing Extracts From His Correspondence The minister of the Gospelismot taught by his Divine Master to aspire after human distinctions, or to'court worldly em'olument. He: is su posed to act. Upon purer principles, and to be swayed by sub-h limer opes, than are to be found among'man'kmd at The' glory of God, and the promotion of the best interests of hls brethren, should be the moving spring of his exertions; and m poverty, de sertion, and contempt, with these ends constantly in view, theref is enough, in the religion of Jesus Christ, to animate, support, and cheer. But when we speak of the complete annihilation of every selfish' feeling, anda'a complete indifference to all which the heart most ardently desires, it' is manifest that we speaklof such a high advancement in the Christian life, as must not be expected from the average, even of those who have been solemnly dedicatedzto God. The teachers of Christianity are men, and men whom their polished education renders peculiarly susceptible to those refinements which. 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.