ORIGIN, NATURE, AND OFFICE OF EMOTIONS. 415. Emotions. 417. Emotions compared with sensations. PRINCIPAL VARIETIES OF THE EMOTIONS. 427. Principal orders of emotions. 428. Enotions relating to the beautiful. 429. Beauty of visible objects. 430. Relation of beauty to love. 431. Emotions relating to the sublime. 432. Mirth. 433. Emotions relating to novelty. 434. Triteness. 435. Emotions relating to hap- 437. Basis of the affections. 438. Conditionality of affec- tions. 439. Moral character. 440. Love and hatred. 441. Pleasurable nature of love, and painful nature of hatred. 442 Nature of hatred. 443. Self-love. 444. Selfishness. 445. Domestic and social affections. 446. Love of God. 447. Capacity of the affections subject to modification. 450. Nature of desires. 451. Co-existence of desires. 452. IS MISERY IN ANY CASE AN OBJECT OF DELIGHT? 462. Objects of pleasure and pain. 463. Punishment of NATURE AND EXERCISES OF THE WILL. 472. The will. 473. Choices. 474. Rational nature of $485. Influence of choices. 486. Mutual influence of the will and other mental faculties. 487. Limitation of the capa- city of willing. 488. Office of good and evil. 489. Disa- 492. Dependence of the will on ideas of possible good or evil. 493. Proof from experience. 494. The only possi- ble incitements to choice. 495. Proof of the dependence of choices. 496. Motives. 497. Supposed testimony of consciousness; necessity. 498. Authorship of sin. 499. Tyranny. 500. fatalism. 501. Conclusion. 502. Influ- ence of the greatest perceived good. 503. Scripture evi- dence. 504. Absurdity of the contrary hypothesis. 505. Prevalence of the true faith. 506. Inconsistency of skep- PART FOURTH. PHILOSOPHY OF DISPOSITIONS, AND PROXIMATE CHAPTER I. NATURE AND VARIETIES OF DISPOSITIONS. 509. Nature of dispositions. 510. Moral character of dispositions. 511. Phrenological theory of dispositions. 512. Importance of understanding the theory of dispositions. CHAPTER II. NATURE AND OFFICE OF WISDOM. 513, Nature of wisdom. 514. Christian wisdom. 513. Doctrine of Solomon and others. 516. Secular wisdom. 517. Acquisition of wisdom. 518. Wisdom identified with moral goodness. 519. Dignity and excellence of the wise. 520. The essential element of Christianity. 521. True wisdom distinguished from counterfeit. CHAPTER III. NATURE AND OFFICE OF PRUDENCE. § 522. Nature of prudence. 523. Prudence in regard to health. 524. Prudence in regard to property. 525. Prudeuce in regard to friends. 526. Importance of good friends. 527. Character. 528. Religion. CHAPTER IV. NATURE AND OFFICE OF INDUSTRY. § 529. Industry. 530. Wealth. 531. Cultivation of industry. 532. Scripture instructions. 533. Moderation. CHAPTER V. NATURE AND OFFICE OF ECONOMY. 534. Economy. 535. Domestic economy. 536. Use of economy. CHAPTER VI. NATURE AND OFFICE OF TEMPERANCE. 537. Temperance. 538. Physical constitution. 539. Liability to be injured. 540. Food and drink. 541. Luxuries. 542. Intoxicating drinks. 543. Intemperate appetites. 544. Disuse of intoxicating drinks. 379 381 387 393 397 400 CHAPTER VII. NATURE AND OFFICE OF GRATITUDE. 545. Gratitude. 546. Conditionality of gratitude. 547. Gratitude for benefits conferred on others. 448. Displeasure on account of evil doing. 549. Scripture doctrines of gratitude. 550. Cultivation of gratitude. 551. Christian Gratitude. 552. Capacity of experiencing gratitude. CHAPTER VIII. NATURE AND OFFICE OF LIBERALITY. § 553. Nature of liberality. 554. Liberality to the state. 555. Liberality in the support of religion. 556. Credit of liberality. 557. Relation of liberality to piety. CHAPTER IX. NATURE AND OFFICE OF COURAGE. § 558. Nature of courage. 559. Demand for this virtue. 560. Paul an example of courage. 561. Policy of God in respect to men. 562. Dependent virtues. CHAPTER X. NATURE AND OFFICE OF MAGNANIMITY. 563. Nature of magnanimity. 564. Examples. 563. Example of Christ. 566. Doctrine of Aristotle. 409 415 422 526 CHAPTER XI. CONCLUSION. § 567. General views. 568. Something to be learned. 569. Relation of mental and physical sciences. 570. Difficult nature of mental science. 431 |