This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 edition. Excerpt: ... CONTENTS OF APPENDIX II. Preface, ....... On Angelic Ministry, Or Spiritual Agency, On Inspiration, ...... On The Nature Of God, .... On The Miracles Of Christ, .... On True Theology, . . . On The Purification Of The Human Organism, On The Term "forgiveness Of Sins," On The Dogma Of The Atonement, On Implicit Obedience To The Dictates Of Conscience, On Love, ....... On The Word "power," As Used In The English New Testament, ...... On The Physical Relation Of Present Pain To Future Joy, ....... On The Future Life, ..... On The Hidden Meaning Of Scripture, On Spiritual Experiences, .... On The Word "shaddai," .... On The Atomic Affinity Between Christ And True Chris Tians, ...... On The Dogma Of The Trinity, On The Word "pneuma," .... On The Restoration Of True Christianity, Postscript, ...... APPENDIX II. PEEFACE TO THE NOTES IN THE APPENDIX. The following notes are the result of a simple and honest search after the truth of God. The writer, in the course of a somewhat long and varied experience as a priest of the Church of England, had for some time been conscious of a growing uneasiness in his mind as to the present condition of Christianity. He had met, in the course of his ministry, with many evidences of a widespread sense of dissatisfaction at the results hitherto achieved by the dogmas and organisations of the Churches and sects of Christendom. Nor, so far as his powers of investigation went, did he find it otherwise as regards the effects produced by the other great religions of the world. As to the practical daily life of the human race, the world at this moment is scarcely better than if all its religions had never existed. Evil passions of every kind were never more rampant than they are at present: misery, pain, sickness, and...