A TREATISE CONCERNING THE LIFE OF GOD IN THE SOUL OF MAN. BY THEODORE ECCLESTON. "In Him was Life, and the Life was the Light of Men." MANCHESTER: JOHN HARRISON, MARKET STREET. LONDON: CHARLES GILPIN. DUBLIN: JAMES B. GILPIN. 1851. CONTENTS. IV. In the fall man hath no true peace.. V. In the fall man's will depraved. XVIII. Of the Scriptures; and that they ought to be read, with our minds turned to that Spirit by XIX-That it is the Spirit of God which teaches and enables us to practise our duty." recovery VIII.-How this recovery is wrought by Christ IX.-Christ treated of as our Light. X.-Christ treated of under the name Life. XXII. Of the promise of the Spirit, and of the glory of the Church thereby in the primitive times, and of XXIII. Of forms set up and imposing thereof .. XXVI. Of a holy life, that it is our duty and our interest, and is a life of great enjoyment XXVII. Of Meditation and Spiritual Prayer. XXVIII. Further of Worship, and of many comforts and advantages thereby, as it is performed by the XXX.-Of Joel's Prophecy, and of the pouring forth of the Spirit upon Sons and Daughters. XXXI-Preaching, as moved by the Spirit, not acquired by carnal men and carnal means XXXIV-The eating of Spiritual meat, strengthens the Spiritual man in the holy warfare. XXXV.-Concerning an established state, and the glorious promises pertaining thereto.. .. XXXVII-Of the union of the soul with God XXXVIII —Those who have not hereunto attained are recommended to watch to the Light.. XXXIX. They who experience this inward work aforesaid, discern between the Christian indeed and XLI.-Whom they are apt to suppose are the elect, and in no possibility of falling away, notwithstanding SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF HENRY SCOUGAL. HENRY SCOUGAL, second son of Patrick Scougal, Bishop of Aberdeen, was born at Sutton, in East Lothian, June, 1650. His father, designing him for the service of God in the ministry, took the greatest care of him from his infancy, and had the pleasure to observe such a happy inclination in him to piety and virtue, even in his tender years, as answered his expectations. He very soon put away childish things, and by shunning the company of those of his own age, shewed very little fondness for childish amusements. He now began to look into the bible, and took a peculiar pleasure in reading the histo rical parts of it, curiously inquiring into the nature of the Mosaic economy, and wanted to be satisfied why the Jewish sacrifices and other ceremonies were now abolished. This inquiry set him upon prying into the grounds of the Christian religion, and afforded him infinite delight. As soon as he was able to read Latin authors, he was charmed with the speeches and debates of the Roman senate, and was wont to retire with some of the most ingenious of his fellows, to make little orations, debate on several points, and personate the senators. Not only did he love sermons, but took a pleasure in writing down such passages as affected him most. At the age of fifteen, he entered the university, where he behaved with great modesty, sobriety and application. He disliked the philosophy then taught, and endeavoured after a thorough knowledge of natural philosophy; that philosophy, which has now happily got such a footing in the world, and tends to enlarge the faculties. In |
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