CHAPTER X.

ILLUSTRATIONS AND INSTANCES OF THE ANGELIC MINISTRY.

Harmony and Analogy of the Universe. — Faith of the Heathen. - Spir-

itual Experience of the Early Church. — Activity and Philanthropy

of the Angels. — Case of Spiritual Sight reported by Dr. Wer-

ner. — Angels in Sleep. — Case of Deliverance of a, Condemned

Criminal,......

85-97.

CHAPTER XI.

DIRECT AND INDIRECT PROVIDENCES.

Divine Influx Immediate and Mediate. – Divine Action according to

Degrees of Nature. - The Perfect Divine Human Medium. - Con-

nection of Events,..

98-107.

CHAPTER XII.

DESIGNS AND PERMISSIONS.

Nature of Permission. - Power of Prevention. - Physical Evils. —

Spiritual Causes and Natural Effects. Restoration to Material

Order,

108-114.

Chief End in View by the Divine Being. — Results out of Sight. -- Rea.

sons for Disappointment. — The Grand Man of the Heavens. — Vari-

ety of Heaven. — Value and Significance of Life. — The Interfering

God. — The Angelic Watch. – Different Spirits Adjoined to Man. -

Mysterious Influences,..

119-128.

CHAPTER II.

THE ETERNAL MEMORY OF THE SOUL.

Every Faculty a Faculty of Memory. — Substantial Nature of Mental

Impressions. — Recollection. — Forms of the Mind. - Permanence of

Ideas. — Preservation of Personal Identity. — Internal and External

Memory. — Cases of Preternatural Quickening of the Memory.

Sight of the Whole Past Life. — Memory of Man after Death. -

Connection of all Experiences. Book of Life. Final Judg-

ment,..

129-147.

CHAPTER III.

DIVINE PROVIDENCE IN THE REGENERATE LIFE.

Necessity for the New Birth. — Christianity a Restorative System — not

mere Natural Progression. — Present State of Man, Evidence of the

Fall. — The Golden Age. — The Most Ancient Church. The Work

of Adam. -- The Necessity of Christ,.....

148-162.

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CHAPTER IV.

NATURE AND OPERATION OF THE NEW BIRTH.

Agency and Quality of the Holy Spirit. The Lord's Glorification. -

The still Living and Active Saviour. - Death of the Natural Man.

- The Internal Spiritual Principle. — Thoroughness of Depravity. –

Natural Analogies of the New Birth. - Its Hidden, Invisible Nature.

- Spiritual Influx. — Mysterious Providences. - Regeneration Grad-

ual. - Illustration from the Human Body. — Self-exertion. — New

Birth a Marriage,

163-183.

CHAPTER V.

SPIRITUAL WARFARE.

Duality of the Human Mind. — Analysis of Natural Life. - Natural

Man Entirely in the Ascendant. -- Object of Christ to Break up such

a Life. — Scriptural Illustration of this Warfare. - Spiritual, Invisi-

ble Enemies. — Guardian Angels. — Insufficiency of the Prevalent

Christianity. - Revelations of Human Character in the Spiritual

World,.....

184-197.

CHAPTER VI.

TEMPTATIONS OF THE REGENERATING LIFE.

General Internal Sense of the Word. — Three Kinds of Temptations.

Source of Temptations. — Need of Temptations. — Worldly Afflic-

tions. — Methods of Evil Spirits. The Food of Egypt. — Death in

the Wilderness,...

198-212.

CHAPTER VII.

FLUCTUATIONS.

Elations and Depressions of Spirit. — Wonderful Peculiarity of the

Psalms. -- Human Experience of the Same. — Moments of Despair.

- Perfect Death. — Exceptional Cases,

213-219.

CHAPTER VIII.

THE WINDING WAY.

Life's Labyrinth. - Ways in the Spiritual World. – Journey of the

Israelites. - Variety of Experience. — Most Singular Turning. –

Experience of the “New Jerusalem.” - Important Period in the Re-

generating Life,...

220–228.

CHAPTER IX.

THE UNKNOWN PATHS.

Mystery of Life. — Leadings of the Blind. — Connection of Earthly

Circumstances and Conditions with Spiritual States. — Sight of our

Past Life. Case of a Spirit in the other Life. - Surrender of our

own Will.
Reasons for Peculiar Trials. — Surprises in Heaven,

229-239.

CHAPTER X.

VIEW FROM MOUNT PISGAH.

Representative Character of Moses. — Character of the Noahtic Church.

- Intellectual Exaltations. - Danger of the Mountain Top, 240-247.

CHAPTER XI.

FINAL REST.

Universal Inquietude. — Elements of Happiness. — Power of the Spirit

over External Things. — Correspondence of Internal and External

States. — The Hell within. – The Wings of a Dove. The Sabbath

of the Soul. - The Repose of Heaven,...

248–259.

CHAPTER XII.

Retrospect and Prospect,.

260, 261.

CHAPTER XIII.

DIVINE PROVIDENCE IN THE MODERATION OF THE HUMAN WILL.

The Intermediate World of Spirits. — Catholic Purgatory. - Position

of Man between Heaven and Hell. - Efforts of Angels,.... 262-265.

CHAPTER XIV.

DIVINE PROVIDENCE AND HUMAN PRUDENCE.

“No Use in Planning.” Government of the Inmost Affections by the

Lord. — Change of Fortune. Human Effort. Illustration from

Swedenborg, ...

266-270.

CHAPTER XV.

DIVINE PROVIDENCE WITH DIVINE FORESIGHT.

How the Future can be Foreseen. Germal Pre-existence of all Things.

- Forewarnings. — Remarkable Instances of Spiritual Foresight. –

The Eye of God. — Importance of this to Regeneration,... 271-279.

CHAPTER XVI.

DIVINE PROVIDENCE IN THE PERMISSION OF PARTICULAR EVILS.

Use of Criminal Outbreaks.

- Hidden Connections of Evil. - Wars,

280-285.

CHAPTER XVII.

DIVINE PROVIDENCE EQUALLY TO THE GOOD AND TO THE EVIL.

Finality of the Divine Government. — Deliverance from Infernal Socie-

ties in the other Life. Correspondence between the Soul and the

Body, and Secret Methods of Withdrawment from Evil. — External

Restraints and Fears. — The Bright Result ....

286-292.

CHAPTER XVIII.

DIVINE PROVIDENCE IN EARTHLY AND HEAVENLY RICHES.

Earthly Riches Necessary to the Life of the Soul. — Great Law of Ac-

quisition of Earthly Riches. — Intimate Connection of Material and

Spiritual Nature. — Material Riches Proportioned Greatly to Moral

Worthiness. — Involvements of Evil to the Innocent. — Law of He-

reditary Descent. — Need of Poverty only in the Present State of the

World. - Reversal of Conditions in the Spiritual World. — Great

Law of Correspondence. — Appearance of this world to the Angels.

The Fashion that passeth not away.

Heaven and Hell from In-

ternals to Externals. Continuance of Riches in Family Succession.

- Supernatural Care of the Truly Worthy.- Sanctification of Earthly

Riches to Spiritual Ends,....

293–313.

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CHAPTER XIX.

DIVINE PROVIDENCE IN ANSWER TO PRAYER.

Law of Asking and Receiving. — All True Desire from God. — Analogy

of Nature. -- Psychology of Prayer. — Angelic Agency in Prayer. -

Universal Chain of Connection. Specific Prayer. — Material Gifts

Bestowed by Prayer. — Case of the Rev. Wm. Huntington. Ration-

ale of such Providences. — Case of Washington Allston. Case of

the Praying Collier. — Prayer and Work. – Prayers for the Sick and

Alicted. — Life the Essential of all Prayer,...

314-337.

CHAPTER XX.

DIVINE

PROVIDENCE

CONCERNING FORTUNE, CHANCE, AND

ACCIDENTS..

Interesting Instances. - Distinction between Intimates and Ultimates. -

Between Constant and Inconstant Things. — Connection of Accidents