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necessary, therefore, to refer to some of that writer's 

 arguments, and to give reasons for regarding them as 

 inconclusive. No attempt is made, however, to give 

 a formal or exhaustive criticism of the two works to 

 which we refer. Dissenting as we do from the position 

 therein maintained, and rejecting the sufficiency of the 

 arguments by which it is supported, we gladly acknowl- 

 edge that Dr. Tennant has presented valuable data, 

 and has thrown needed light upon certain aspects of 

 the problem of sin. 



Owing to the brevity with which he has been com- 

 pelled to treat of certain points, and to the fact that 

 his method of treatment is in some respects peculiar, 

 the writer has ventured to give a number of references 

 to his own previous works, in which these matters are 

 more fully discussed. 



Some repetitions will be found in these pages. They 

 are to be explained by the fact that the form and 

 sequence of argument were controlled by the exigen- 

 cies of prospective oral delivery. 



