Profession is not Principle; OR THE NAME OF CHRISTIAN IS Pot Christianity. BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE DECISION." "If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are SECOND AMERICAN EDITION. PUBLISHED BY DANIEL FENTON, TRENTON, N.J., AND Clark & Raser, Printers, 33 Carter's Alley. EXTRACTS FROM REVIEWS OF THIS WORK. "This is certainly the work of a very able pen. The truism in the title conveys a most important lesson, which is ably amplified throughout the book, which contains a series of very interesting conversations between two old friends."-Evangelical Magazine for Feb. 1823. "We have been exceedingly entertained by this little book. We are sure that none can read it, in a right feeling, without deriving profit from its contents; and we feel tempted to make the concession, that if all religious fictions were composed in the spirit of this series of dialogues, our objections to them would be disarmed of half their force."-London Christian Instructor for Feb. 1823. "This work is well written, and displays considerable powers both of argument and composition. It abounds with passages marked by ingenious reasoning, beautiful description, and pathetic incident.- -Our readers will see, from the remarks we have made, that we have examined this book with care, and our favourable report of it, is the result of deliberate conviction. It is with the utmost confidence that we pronounce it to be a work of no common merit; and, we trust, the author will be encouraged to proceed in attacking other prejudices against the principles and feelings of the gospel, and to employ the energy of a powerful mind, and charms of a style marked by correctness and beauty, in promoting that devotedness to the Saviour, which is the whole duty and felicity of redeemed men."-Edinburgh Christian Monitor, Feb. 1823. INTRODUCTION. In the following pages, an attempt has been I made to delineate the effects that necessarily follow the introduction into the soul, of a principle characterized as that "which overcomes the world;" and which is declared to have its origin direct from God. It is not surprising that such effects should appear extravagant to those who are unacquainted with the powerful principle from whence they proceed; or that they should regard them with aversion, as the proofs of a state of mind utterly at variance with their own. The important question, however, is,-Which is indeed the right state of mind? In attempting to answer this question, the delineation of character has been chosen, as most likely to No63810 ·373 (RECAP)/0006 |