{"product_id":"the-method-of-the-divine-government-physical-and-moral-paperback-9781108004145","title":"The Method of the Divine Government; Physical and Moral (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108004145","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Method of the Divine Government\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePhysical and Moral\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Victorian account of how God's providence permeates the world in an external (physical) as in an internal (moral) sense.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames McCosh (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108004145, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e556 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.1 cm, 0.7 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 1850 edition of The Method of The Divine Government is the Scottish philosopher and clergyman James McCosh's influential account of how God's providence, which in his opinion is an unquestionable fact, governs the world in both a physical (external) and in a moral (internal) sense. The latter is particularly connected to the many layers that make up man's conscience. This second edition, which consists of four parts ('books') and an appendix, differs from the original version as McCosh pays far more attention to first principles than to fundamental ones. He seeks to pinpoint God's character and probes the depths of man's conscience (First Book) and in the following he delves into the physical aspects of God's government, paying particular attention to Comte's Positivism. McCosh devotes part three to a detailed analysis of the human mind and moral nature and finally in the fourth part he reconciles God and man.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. General View of the Divine Government as Fitted to Throw Light on the Character of God: 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. General aspect of the divine government\u003cbr\u003e 3. The actual world and the view which it gives of its governor\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Particular Inquiry into the Method of the Divine Government in the Physical World: 1. General laws or the principle of order\u003cbr\u003e 2. Providence\u003cbr\u003e 3. Relation of the providence of God to the character of man\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Particular Inquiry into the Principles of the Human Mind through which God Governs Mankind: 1. Man's original and indestructible moral nature\u003cbr\u003e 2. Actual moral state of man\u003cbr\u003e 3. Other governing principles of the human mind\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Results - The Reconciliation of God and Man: 1. Natural and revealed religion\u003cbr\u003e 2. Restoration of man\u003cbr\u003e Appendix on fundamental principles.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265907020056,"sku":"9781108004145","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108004145i_1a48bb83-6498-4185-abdb-7e2147d0506c.jpg?v=1694867196","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-method-of-the-divine-government-physical-and-moral-paperback-9781108004145","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}