Author: John Jamieson

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-15

Total Pages: 486

ISBN-13: 9780483148420

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Excerpt from Sermons on the Heart, Vol. 1 of 2 The Author is fenfible that there are innumerable defefls in this Work, both as to matter and fiyle. With refpeet to the latter, it hath been his principal aim to render himfelf intelligible to every reader. It is feared, that few will have patience to perufe it, to whom this would be the leading objeco tion. Were the Public entertained with romantic ideas of life, a defcription of feelings which Were never realized, or a hilto ry of the heart from charaeters that never had an exifience, fave in the warm imaginations'of writers far more attention might be expee'ted. The attempt might be applauded, as throwing light on the important fiudy of Man. But can a portrait of the Heart be more unworthy of attention, becaufe it is originally drawn by the finger of God? Can chara&ers aford no infiruetion or entertainment, merely becaufe they are. 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.

Download or read book Sermons on the Heart, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by John Jamieson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-15 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Sermons on the Heart, Vol. 1 of 2 The Author is fenfible that there are innumerable defefls in this Work, both as to matter and fiyle. With refpeet to the latter, it hath been his principal aim to render himfelf intelligible to every reader. It is feared, that few will have patience to perufe it, to whom this would be the leading objeco tion. Were the Public entertained with romantic ideas of life, a defcription of feelings which Were never realized, or a hilto ry of the heart from charaeters that never had an exifience, fave in the warm imaginations'of writers far more attention might be expee'ted. The attempt might be applauded, as throwing light on the important fiudy of Man. But can a portrait of the Heart be more unworthy of attention, becaufe it is originally drawn by the finger of God? Can chara&ers aford no infiruetion or entertainment, merely becaufe they are. 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.