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that it, together with the awe and reverence, 

 which have no kinship with hase fear, but arise 

 whenever one tries to pierce below tlie surface of 

 things, whether they be material or si)iritual, con- 

 stitutes all that has any unchangeable reality in 

 religion. 



And just as 1 think it would be a mistake to 

 confound the science, morality, with the affection, 

 religion; so do I conceive it to be a most lament- 

 able and mischievous error, that the science, 

 theology, is so confounded in the minds of many — 

 indeed, I might say, of the majority of men. 



I do not express any opinion as to whether 

 theology is a true science, or whether it does not 

 come under the apostolic definition of '' science 

 falsely so called; " though I may be permitted to 

 express the belief that if the Apostle to whom 

 that much misapplied phrase is due could make 

 the acquaintance of much of modern theology, he 

 would not hesitate a moment in declaring that it 

 is exactly what he meant the words to denote. 



But it is at anv rate conceivable, that the 

 nature of the Deitv, and his relations to the 

 universe, and more especially to mankind, are 

 capable of being ascertained, either inductively or 

 deductively, or by both processes. And, if they 

 have been ascertained, then a body of science 

 has been formed which is very properly called 

 theology. 



Further, there can be no doubt that affection 



