PREFACE. 



in all a clear belief in the power of Reason and in 

 the reality and authority of Revelation. There is a 

 hearty acceptance of Science, and yet a clear insist- 

 ence upon its necessary limitations. On p. 147 

 will be found the author's own statement of the 

 chief problem of the day : " The great metaphy- 

 sical problem of the day is personality, implying 

 self-consciousness and freedom ; " and I believe 

 that this volume will prove a real contribution in 

 defence of those two points, Personality the Per- 

 sonality of God and of man and Freedom. One 

 of the strongest statements of Personality will be 

 found in the Sermon on Theology and Law ; the 

 most fearless claim for the Reason in the sermon 

 on "The Pride of Intellect." This will be an 

 adequate excuse for including sermons in such a 

 volume as this. These sermons were, moreover, 

 preached on special occasions, and are philoso- 

 phical rather than hortatory in tone and treatment. 

 My warmest thanks are due to the Editor of the 

 Guardian for permission to republish the reviews 

 which have appeared in his paper ; to the Presi- 

 dent of the Aristotelian Society for leave to print 

 No. IX. ; and to many friends who have helped 

 me in the choice of papers and the revision of 

 proofs, especially to the Rev. J. R. Illingworth, 

 Rev. W. J. H. Campion, and the Rev. T. B. 

 Strong. My task has been made easy and 

 pleasant by the kind help of the Rev. D. Moore, 



