Good Morals and Gentle Manners; For Schools and Families (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: v CHAPTER IV. My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: for length of days, and long life, and peace shall they add to thee." THE MORAL LAW. Moral law defined. The moral law may be defined as, a rule of action prescribed by God to mankind concerning their duties to him and to each other. Natural religion. From the earliest periods of the world's history, among all people, in every part of the earth, mankind have recognized and worshiped a Being, whom they regarded as superior to themselves, possessing attributes of infinite wisdom, power, and knowledge. This being they call God. They derive their knowledge of Him through the traditions of their ancestors and the works of his creation. The following is a sublime description of God as seen through his works: "He hath made the earth by his poreer; he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion. When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures." " Let What is the subject of Chapter IV ? Repeat the text. Define moral law. Whom do: na.ikind recognize as their superior ? How do mankind generally derive their notions of God ? What is meant by tradition ? Repeat the beautiful description of God as seen in his works. Who made the world ? How does he utter his voice ? What do the ascending vapors produce ? What would the earth he without rain ? Why should all the earth stand in awe of God ? Who prescribes laws for the rain, the lightning, and the storm ? all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him." He is the " Superior Power," who made...