CONTENT S. INTRODUCTION. NATURE, SOURCES, AND OBJECTS OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY. BOOK I.. THE BEING, PERFECTIONS, AND MORAL GOVERNMENT OF GOD, MADE KNOWN BY THE CREATION. THE ACTIVE AND MORAL POWERS OF MAN, AND REMARKS UPON THEIR DUE REGULATION. CHAPTER I. General Preliminary View of the Character and Condition of Man 29 I. A Rational Being II. An Immortal Being III. Free Agency and Accountability of Man IV. Happiness of Man in his Present State The Voluntary Principle CHAPTER II. SECTION I. This Principle described 66 II. Influence and Office of Motives 29 30 288333 35 35 III. Influence exerted on the Will by Knowledge, Atten- 40 IV. The Moral Culture of the Benevolent Affections 48 49 54 56 Duty of Prudence, or a suitable Regard to our own Happiness Systems of Grecian Schools in relation to Happiness forming it. Influence of Opinions upon Happiness VI. Influence of Habits upon Happiness. VIII. Injustice to Providence in computing our Pleasures BOOK VI.-PART II. The Ten Revealed Precepts of Human Duty SECTION I. Circumstances in which the Moral Law was deliver- (1.) Atheism, Explicit, Constructive, and Practical (2.) Polytheism of Heathen Lands (b.) Other Methods of Violating this Precept with respect (c.) Needless Swearing, embracing (1.) rash and inconsider- (e.) Other Offenses against the Spirit of this Precept-the Profanation or Abuse of those Things by which God II. Origin and Date of the Sabbatical Institution VII. Classes particularly addressed in the Fourth Commandment |