Excerpt from The Star in the East: A Sermon, Preached in the Parish Church of St. James, Bristol, on Sunday, Feb. 26, 1309, for the Benefit of the "Society for Missions to Africa and the East" Fourthly, The doctrine of the influence of the sirit of God. In the most ancient writings of the Hindoos, some of which have been lately published, it is asserted' that the divine spirit, or light of holy knowledge, influences the minds of men. And the man who 13 the subject of such influence is called the man twice-born. Many chapters are devoted to the duties, character, and virtues of the fi' man twice-born. If, then, in the very systems of the heathen world, this exalted idea should have a place, how much more might we expect to find it in the revelation of the true God! 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.