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Excerpt from The Works of the Rev. John Maclaurin, Vol. 1 of 2
The Essay 'on Prejudices against the Gospel, ' and the Sermons on 'the Sins of Men not chargeable on God, ' and 'on glorying in the Cross of Christ, ' are compositions, the two first for profundity and acuteness, the last for impressive eloquence, to which, in the whole range of theological literature, we will not easily find anything supe rior; and there is not one of the Treatises in the volume, which do not contain in them many indications of a mind of extraordinary endowments, subjected to the best of all influences, and employing its best energies in the best of causes. Maclaurin's thoughts have, in a remarkable degree, the characteristic mark of original genius; they are singularly pregnant thoughts. They germinate in the mind - there is a living spirit in them. It is impossible to read him with attention, without being, as it were, compelled to exercise your own faculties. He is a writer who requires attention in his readers, but he richly re pays it. Let no one be deterred from prosecuting the perusal of his works, by finding it at first a somewhat laborious exercise of mind. Let him persevere, and we can confidently promise, the toil will soon become a pleasure; for Maclaurin is by no means a dry writer. There is a depth of spiritual feeling corresponding to the extent and clearness of his Spiritual discernment. Indeed, he combines in an ex traordinary degree, excellences which seldom meet, and have some times been thought incompatible; for, while scarcely less intellectual than Butler, he is as spiritual as Leighton. 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.
