The Influence of the Bible

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Excerpt from The Influence of the Bible: In Improving the Understanding and Moral Character Some persons are more influenced by the temporal benefits of the gospel than by those which are spiritual and eternal. To such readers this volume has a special adaptation. It is designed to show that genuine religion, when sincerely embraced and practised, makes men wiser, better, and happier, than others are or can be in similar circumstances, without piety. To this end it maintains that the acquisition and cordial belief of divine knowledge, as revealed in the Bible, improve the understanding, and increase our intellectual strength and vigor , that they refine the heart, control the temper, and regulate the life, and thus form a high moral character , and finally that they produce faith, hope, and love, and by these powerful and appropriate means support and comfort the soul in adversity. In concluding his discussion on the intellectual benefits of the Bible, our author remarks : "It is readily admitted that among the Greeks and Romans, who were ignorant of divine revelation, there were many whose minds were improved with the knowledge of arts and sciences, in a degree far above thousands of Christians. 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.