Excerpt from The Christian's Present for All Seasons: Containing Devotional Thoughts of Eminent Divines, From Joseph Hall to William Jay Devotion may be considered in reference either to the act performed, or the spirit in which the act originates. Between the act and the Spirit there is an indissoluble connection - the latter could not long exist without manifesting itself in the former the former without the latter would be simple hypocrisy. As the heart, being the fountain of all moral action, gives complexion to the life, so the devotional habits of an individual will be deter mined by his devotional feelings. There may indeed be the appearance of devotion where there is not the reality; but insincerity even towards God Will be almost sure to betray itself to the observation of men. But while all devotion recognizes a God, or at least a being who is called God, it is obvious that the devotion must assume a type Degreescorresponding with the character of the being who is the object of it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.